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CM Network local groups
We are delighted that 2007 sees the
start of the first two CM Network local groups! The first is
starting in Bristol in the south-west of England and there is also
interest in Luxembourg. We hope that this will just be the beginning
of a ‘web’ of groups that reach out and connect teachers in the UK
and beyond! It’s very straight-forward to
start you own
group.
Visitors and members
Last year’s webs statistics showed
considerable growth in visits to the site over the year and we were
delighted to have visitors from 98 countries around the world! This
is reflected in our membership, with members from sixteen countries
in addition to those in the United Kingdom!
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January's News |
Graphic of the month
Louisa’s dial
In the graphics area, Louisa, 4.9
years, made what at first glance appears to be a clock. In her class
the teacher gave each group of children certain options for them to
choose for play. When Louisa showed me her dial she assigned an
activity to the numerals 1 – 5: bricks, puzzles, role-play, reading
and painting. She paused with her finger on ‘6’, and unable to think
of other play possibilities in her class she smiled and explained
‘you have to sleep’. As she moved the hand of the dial she stopped
at the letters ‘fo’ (off) and explained ‘this is where you turn it
off’.
Louisa had related what she knew
about analogue clocks to that of her classroom culture: perhaps she
was also making links with her home culture too, where after playing
at the end of the day she goes to sleep. |
