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Your projects are inspiring and impressive Alexander – thanks for sharing your thought processes and findings!
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Teach Your Monster to Read – UK based & free synthetic phonics program. They can play on the iPad or PC. Kids from as young as 2 enjoy it – starts similarly to the Jolly Phonics & Letters and Sounds programs – SATPIN etc.
Another program I used with my son (when he was homeschooled in prep) was Matholia – Singapore Maths. They will need concrete materials/ MAB blocks to begin with the help establish the fundamentals before it moves into more abstract reasoning.
For rewards/ behaviour/ growth mindset (both in the classroom and at home), look at ClassDojo. My Year 3 class adore it, The dojo point system is a winner.
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I thought of another novel with similar themes – Daddy by Loup Durand. It was translated and printed in English. There is a theme interwoven, comparing every decision to that of a chess move. The protagonist is 5 or 6 years old from memory (a genius obsessed with chess) – this is why I associate it with Enders Game.
Daddy is based during WW2, whereas Enders Game is set on Earth (and beyond) in a realistic, not too distant future. Back in 1980 it would have seemed farfetched, however.
The ‘Enders Shadow’ series is worth reading also – a parallel timeline written from another child’s perspective. Could be a popular read for a tween interested in strategy/psychology and is less outwardly violent than Ender.
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I’ve just looked it up – the protagonist in Daddy is 11 years old. This makes better sense considering the storyline. It’s hard to find but worth looking for – one of those gems. My copy has long since disappeared – I’ll need to try and find it myself now!
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This was fun – thanks for posting these Puzzle Master!
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Forces of Nature by Brian Cox
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Thanks for the Time Dilation video link @AlexanderB – another one to add to my stash for classroom use ????????
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Another fan here! I found ‘Speaker for the Dead’ (Book 2 of the Ender series) at the school library in primary school and decided to read it based on the interesting title. That began an obsession with all the Orson Scott Card books I could get my hands on.
Card was eerily ahead of his time – so many of the ‘science fiction’ elements that feature in the Ender series have now become a reality. Card is able to capture empathy, leadership and motive so well and he brings the characters to life. Quite fascinating! I still have a copy of Enders Game with me and never tire of reading it. The Alvin Maker series is another favourite.
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Pic below. I’m interested to hear how other people from around the world are spending the break. Northern hemisphere antics in winter are of particular interest to my kids ????
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Hi Kate! Yes this will be exciting to watch. We spent an hour at the Scarborough Beach skate park. It was 38C at 10am with a top of 44C predicted today, so we didn’t stay long. The glass off turquoise water made us wish we’d considered swimming! Happy holidays everyone! ????????
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I think I was meant to PM the answers ????
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???? Red Dwarf is the best!
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I thought of this video also when I read your post Emily! It’s quite uncomfortable watching these cats in a zero/low gravity environment. Whatever happens, I hope that some of our furry friends would be able to make the transition to Mars – how to make the journey possible/comfortable? That’s a good question.