Primary Resources Website

Click on the title 'Primary Resources Website' for a fantastic Free website with many lesson ideas ranging from PE to Science.

Believing you can!

I came across this inspiring message and thought it would be great to pass it on:

Believing you can

by Will Craig

A young man fell asleep during maths class. He woke up as the bell rang, looked at the blackboard and copied down the two problems that were there. He assumed they were the homework for the night. He went home and laboured the rest of the afternoon and into the evening knowing if he didn't complete the work he would surely fail the class.
He couldn't figure out either one but he kept on trying for the rest of the week. Finally he got the answer to one and brought it to class. The teacher was absolutely stunned. The boy feared he had done too little too late. It turned out the problem he solved was supposedly unsolvable.
How did he do it? He was able to do what was thought to be impossible because he believed it was possible. He not only believed it was possible, he believed that if he didn't solve it he would fail the class. Had he known the problem was unsolvable he would never have done it.
Beliefs are the commanders of our brain. When we believe something is true we literally go into the state of it's being true. Handled effectively beliefs can be the most powerful forces for creating good in our lives.

Low Muscle Tone in Children

This is a new book which is aimed at parents, teachers and therapists. It is written by Pamela Dawson who has a master of Physiotherapy.

Children with low muscle tone may present the following symptoms:

• balance problems


• deficient eye-hand coordination


• gross and fine motor problems


• postural deviations

Secondary manifestations may include:

• reduced concentration


• decreased sporting ability


• scholastic difficulty


• socio-emotional manifestations

If correctly managed, the symptoms are completely reversible.


To find out more you can purchase the book online at http://www.teacherresources.co.za/ or visit the following websites:


http://msweiner-ivil.tripod.com/hypotonia/id9.html


http://www.babycenter.com/404 what-is-low-muscle-tone-and-what-does-it-mean 12189.bc

Happy New Year

"We will open the book. It's pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called opportunity and it's first chapter is New Year's Day."

Edith Lovejoy Pierce

AD/HD National Awareness Day

14th September 2009

Whether your ADDer child or spouse is super bright, of average IQ or one who is intellectually challenged, their AD/HD is a gift.

Find out what makes them special and love them unconditionally.
Stop looking for the bad - Catch'em Doing Good
Educate yourself and those around you.

Explore all the options for treatment.
Lobby your medical aidsRemember - optimally medicated AD/HD children are less likely to self medicate with drugs and alcohol and nicotine later in life.

Courtesy of Ladd News Sept 2009

Website for Remedial and Special Education Educators

Please go and have a look at http://www.remspeced.co.za/index.htm They have fantastic articles and information relevant to educators and parents of remedial and special education children.

New Maths Handbook and Studyguide

For those of us that have been exposed to the fantastic Afrikaans as well as English Handbook and Study Guides put together by Beryl Lutrin and Marcelle Pincus, you will be delighted to know that two more books are being added to their range:

The Grade 11 Maths Handbook and Study Guide AND

The Grade 12 Maths Handbook and Study Guide

These books are written by Kevin Smith and will be available in September from our website http://www.teacherresources.co.za/