[senco-forum] 5 min reading books with answers

Ann Arbor supply a book called The Listen and Learn Connection.  ISBN:
0-87879-973-7
It is American - so some areas are not relevant e.g. American presidents -
but it has areas on Geology, Biology, Astronomy, Literature, Functional
Facts  (e.g. the calendar).  A page of the book has 5 short passages read
out,  After each passage is a question.   You can choose to do as many or as
few fit into your 5 minutes.   The children then have a multiple choice
answer sheet.  I have used it to a) check on and b) improve
listening/comprehension skills as well as general/curriculum knowledge.
SRA also have  a range of activities that would fit the bill - but generally
included in very expensive boxed sets - whereas this is one book. 
Sharon

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[mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Julie Bullivant
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Sorry to request help via this route but am feeling lazy today!! I have 
had a request from a member of staff for any reading books which will 
take teacher approx. 5 minutes to read to class followed by some 
questions. Low ability year 9 class really like this format but we have 
used up all our ideas. Anyone have any suggestions?
Julie

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Date: 04-Oct-2006 14:00
To: <webmaster at aylesburyvale-sec.bucks.sch.uk>
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Subj: Re: [senco-forum] test

I had a funny happen to me at school the other day. I was on supply  
in a Reception class. Some kids couldn't quite manage my name and so  
called me Mrs Curtains.
One child obviously conceptualised my name, because the next day, at  
register time he answered his name with:
"Good morning, Mrs Blinds."

Cute. :-)

Cheers,
Liz

On 4 Oct 2006, at 13:52, webmaster at aylesburyvale-sec.bucks.sch.uk 
wrote:

>
> From: David Lane <xavier at bangor.ac.uk>
>
>> E Olson wrote:
>>> Blankjust checking my presence!
>>>
>>
>> ye gods, is it Christmas already....
>
> Reminds me of the new child at a primary school told by a
> teacher to 'wait there for the present'. Was in tears at the
> end of the day when the present never materialised.

Liz Curtis
KS1 Ex- SENCO/ICT Co-ordinator
Supply teaching at the moment.
Northumberland