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A Holistic Approach To Creative Education

Assembly Ideas: Feb 28 2008 at 19:48 GMT by Admin

A Holistic Approach To Creative Education Through Ancient Indian Mathematics - A New Paradigm by Gaurav Tekriwal

The philosophy of education is to acquire right knowledge of different aspects and dimensions of the ... More

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How to Improve Your Writing Skill and Be A Great W

Assembly Ideas: Feb 28 2008 at 19:16 GMT by Admin

How to Improve Your Writing Skill and Be A Great Writer by Michael Lee

Want to know how to improve your writing skill? It would ultimately depend on your motivation. There can be many reasons why you would want to learn how to improve ... More

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How To Write An Ebook

Literacy: Feb 28 2008 at 19:15 GMT by Admin

How To Write An Ebook by David O Connell

The process of writing an Ebook is fairly straightforward if you follow a few simple tips. Before you begin, it helps to get your ideas organized; otherwise your book could end up an utter ... More

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How To Write A Book, 4 Simple Strategies by Bob

Literacy: Feb 28 2008 at 19:14 GMT by Admin

How To Write A Book, 4 Simple Strategies by Bob Burnham

Writing a book doesn't have to be complicated. The image of the frustrated writer sitting at their typewriter with piles of balled up paper at their feet is a myth. In fact, ... More

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From Non-Writer to Writer: Five Easy Steps to to D

Literacy: Feb 28 2008 at 19:05 GMT by Admin

From Non-Writer to Writer: Five Easy Steps to to Develop a Writing Habitby Angela Booth

Want to develop a writing habit? You can.

Here are five very simple steps.

1. Schedule time for ... More

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How to submit your article if you are novice

Literacy: Feb 28 2008 at 19:04 GMT by Admin

How to submit your article if you are novice to the internet bloggingem> by Taisia Karaseva

You are not the only one who started like that and you are not the last one. Every author ... More

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Y3 - Number Sequences

Maths Ideas: Dec 21 2007 at 10:31 GMT by Admin

Respond to questions such as:
• Count on from any small number in steps of 2, 3, 4,
5, 10 or 100, and then back.
• Use a number grid computer program to display
multiples of 2, 5, 10… on a 10 ´ 10 grid, and
describe the patterns made.
• ... More

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Y2 - Counting, properties of numbers and sequences

Maths Ideas: Dec 21 2007 at 10:30 GMT by Admin

Respond to questions such as:
• From zero and then from any small number, count
on in 2s, 3s, 4s or 5s to 30 or more.
Can you go past 100?
Now count back.
• Take a 4 ´ 4 number grid.
Count on in twos from 1.
Colour numbers you land ... More

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Y3 Odd and Even Numbers

Maths Ideas: Dec 21 2007 at 10:29 GMT by Admin

Count from 0 or 1 in steps of two to about 50.
Count back again.
Respond to questions such as:
• Is 74 odd or even? How do you know?
• Test whether 75 is odd or even.
Now try all the numbers from 75 to 95. What do
you notice?
• Ring ... More

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Y2 - Odd and Even Numbers

Maths Ideas: Dec 21 2007 at 10:28 GMT by Admin

Count from 0 or 1 in steps of two to 40 or more.
Count back again.
Respond to questions such as:
• Ring every other number on a number line.
What do you notice about the ringed numbers?
Is 18 odd or even? How do you know?
• Take a ... More

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Y3 - Counting in hundreds

Maths Ideas: Dec 21 2007 at 10:27 GMT by Admin

Respond to questions such as:
• Count on or back 400 in hundreds:
from 500, from 520, from 570...
• Count on in hundreds from 460 to 960.
How many hundreds did you count?
• Count back in hundreds round the circle of
children, starting ... More

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Y3 - Counting in tens

Maths Ideas: Dec 21 2007 at 10:26 GMT by Admin

Respond to questions such as:
• Count on and back in tens, crossing 100.
• Count on 40 in tens:
from 30, from 27, from 480, from 652...
Count back 40 in tens:
from 80, from 72, from 590, from 724...
• Count on in tens from 36 to 76. How ... More

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Counting in tens

Maths Ideas: Dec 21 2007 at 10:25 GMT by Admin

First with and then without a 100 square,
respond to questions such as:
• Count on in tens from 30... from 26...
Count back in tens from 80... from 72...
• Count on 40 in tens:
from 30... from 27...
Count back 40 in tens:
from 80... ... More

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Y1 - Describe and extend number sequences

Assembly Ideas: Dec 21 2007 at 10:25 GMT by Admin

Understand and use in practical contexts:
odd, even, every other…
Count rhythmically in twos to 20 or more.
Count back again.
Now start at 1. Count in steps of two to 20 or more.
Count back again.
Join in rhymes like:
Two, four, six, ... More

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Y1 - Counting in tens

Maths Ideas: Dec 21 2007 at 10:24 GMT by Admin

Using a 100 square,
respond to questions such as:
• Count on in tens from zero... from 30... from 3…
Count back in tens from 100... from 80... from 63…
• Count in tens from zero until I say stop.
I will keep a count of the tens on my ... More

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Y3 - Counting in ones

Maths Ideas: Dec 21 2007 at 10:23 GMT by Admin

Respond to questions such as:
• Start counting at 80, 200, 452... and count on
or back in ones.
• Here is part of a number track.
Where would 142 be? Where would 132 be?
• Count on six from 169...
Count back six from 172...
Count ... More

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Y2 - Counting in ones

Maths Ideas: Dec 21 2007 at 10:22 GMT by Admin

Respond to questions such as:
• Start at any two-digit number and count on in
ones to 100, or back in ones to zero.
• Here is part of a number track.
Where would 42 be? Where would 33 be?
• Count on six from 63...
Count back six from ... More

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Count larger collections by grouping them.

Maths Ideas: Dec 21 2007 at 10:21 GMT by Admin

Respond to questions such as:
• Can you count 47 things by grouping them in
fives?
• Count these irregular claps or drum beats.
Make a tally while I clap.
• What would be the best way to count:
all the children in school, all the pasta ... More

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Y2 - Understand, use and begin to read count,tally

Maths Ideas: Dec 21 2007 at 10:21 GMT by Admin

Count reliably to at least 100.
Count larger collections by grouping in tens, then
fives or twos.
Respond to questions such as:
• Can you count these 47 things by grouping them
in tens?
• If we count in ones, or count in tens, will the ... More

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Y2 Counting, properties of numbers and sequences

Assembly Ideas: Dec 21 2007 at 10:19 GMT by Admin

Say forwards and backwards the sequences:
zero, ten, twenty, thirty... one hundred;
zero, one hundred, two hundred... one thousand.
Respond to questions such as:
Which tens number comes after 60? Before 30?
Which hundreds number comes ... More

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Y1 -Describe and extend number sequences

Assembly Ideas: Dec 21 2007 at 10:18 GMT by Admin

Counting in ones
Respond to questions such as:
• Start at any small number and count on in ones to 30 or
more, then back in ones to zero.
• Write the next two numbers: 11, 10, 9, 8, ...
• Here is part of a number track. Where does 9 go? ... More

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Y1 Count reliably a set of objects

Assembly Ideas: Dec 21 2007 at 10:16 GMT by Admin

Understand and use in practical contexts: count, how many?
Count reliably at least 20 objects.
Recognise that the size of the set (how many) is given by the
last number in the count.
Respond to questions such as:
• Count 20 or more ... More

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Y1 Know the number names and recite them in order

Maths Ideas: Dec 21 2007 at 10:16 GMT by Admin

Join in rhymes like: One, two, three, four, five, Once I caught a
fish alive... or: Ten green bottles...
Say the sequence: one, two, three… to 20 then beyond.
Say it backwards.
Respond to questions such as:
What number comes after 6? After ... More

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Use everyday words to describe position, direction

Maths Ideas: Dec 21 2007 at 10:14 GMT by Admin

Understand and use in practical contexts:
position, over, under, above, below, on, in, outside, inside,
behind, beside, before, after, next to, opposite, between…
close, far, apart…
middle, corner, top, bottom, front, back, ... More

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Talk about, recognise and recreate patterns

Maths Ideas: Dec 21 2007 at 10:13 GMT by Admin

Talk about and recreate simple patterns made from people,
beads, shapes, sounds… or by using computer programs…
For example:
• Use a mirror and mosaics to explore patterns.
• Find halves of paper shapes by folding them.
• Make a ... More

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Put sets of objects in order of size - reception

Maths Ideas: Dec 21 2007 at 10:12 GMT by Admin

Understand and use in practical contexts:
size, bigger, larger, smaller…
Listen to and talk about stories related to size, such as:
The Three Bears, Three Little Pigs, Jack and the Beanstalk…
You’ll Soon Grow Into Them, Titch by Pat ... More

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Use language to describe the shape and size solids

Maths Ideas: Dec 21 2007 at 10:11 GMT by Admin

2-D shapes
• Find similar shapes on faces of objects. For example:
find two circles, such as a drinks mat and the base of a jar;
find two triangles, such as a silk scarf and a Logiblock;
match lids to jars or boxes…
• Sort or match scraps ... More

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Use language to describe the shape and size solids

Maths Ideas: Dec 21 2007 at 10:10 GMT by Admin

Understand and use in practical contexts the words:
shape, pattern… flat, curved, round, straight, solid, hollow,
corner, face, side, end…
sort… make, build, draw…
Recognise, name and talk about 3-D and 2-D shapes such as:
cube, cone, ... More

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Begin to understand and use the vocabulary related

Maths Ideas: Dec 21 2007 at 10:08 GMT by Admin

Begin to understand and use in practical contexts:
names of days of the week…
day, week… morning, afternoon, night…
today, yesterday, tomorrow… birthday, holiday…
o’clock…
bed time, dinner time, play time…
now, soon, before, after, ... More

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Use language such as more or less, longer

Maths Ideas: Dec 21 2007 at 10:06 GMT by Admin

Begin to understand and use in practical contexts: size…
length and distance: long, short, tall, high, low, wide, narrow,
deep, shallow, thick, thin, far, near, close…
mass: weight, weigh, heavy, light…
capacity: full, half full, ... More

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Begin to understand and use the vocabulary related

Maths Ideas: Dec 21 2007 at 10:05 GMT by Admin

Begin to understand and use in practical contexts:
coin, penny, pence, pound, price, cost, costs more, costs less,
total, pay, change, how much?… how many?
Use coins to pay for things or buy things in the class ‘shop’,
tickets on the ‘bus’, ... More

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Use developing mathematical ideas and methods

Maths Ideas: Dec 21 2007 at 10:04 GMT by Admin

Solve problems in everyday life in the classroom, or in role play.
Make decisions about what to do. Explain orally and, where
appropriate, record the solution in own way. For example,
respond in practical situations to questions such ... More

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Sort and match objects, pictures or themselves

Maths Ideas: Dec 21 2007 at 10:02 GMT by Admin

Begin to understand and use in practical contexts:
sort, match, count…
Sorting
Sort things as part of classroom routines, such as tidying up: for
example, putting cutlery in the cutlery tray, coins in the cash till,
books on ... More

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Make simple estimates and predictions - Reception

Maths Ideas: Dec 21 2007 at 10:01 GMT by Admin

Make estimates and other predictions, giving reasons for them.
For example:
• Play Kim’s game to find matching pairs of shapes, patterns
or numbers.
• Say what is hidden when an element in a pattern is covered
up, or two elements are ... More

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Solve simple problems or puzzles - Reception

Maths Ideas: Dec 21 2007 at 9:59 GMT by Admin

Solve simple problems or puzzles in a practical context.
For example, explore different ways of:
• distributing four play-people in and out of a house;
• arranging five ladybirds on two leaves;
• choosing three items from the classroom ‘café’ ... More

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Recognise and recreate simple patterns - reception

Maths Ideas: Dec 21 2007 at 9:58 GMT by Admin

Talk about and describe simple patterns, based on experience
with patterns from different cultures: on ornaments, in
necklaces and bracelets, on textiles, pottery, carpets…
Use sets of shapes, printing, collage, weaving, bead ... More

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ECIS International Teacher Certificate ( ITC )

Teaching Websites: Nov 30 2007 at 19:46 GMT by Admin

I am seriously thinking of becoming involved with this program.

http://www.ecis.org/itc.asp

I know I get hundreds of visitors a day to this site - I would really love to know 2 things.

Has anyone else ever attended this particular ... More

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Great Maths Targetting Website

Target Setting: Nov 30 2007 at 18:19 GMT by Admin

I am the Maths coordinator for my school and I took it upon myself to find a way of making maths targeting for pupils easier to manage.

This is a great site - http://numeracy.cumbriagridforlearning.org.uk/index.php?category_id=116

You can ... More

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Begin to understand and use ordinal numbers in dif

Maths Ideas: Nov 20 2007 at 20:11 GMT by Admin

Begin to understand and use in practical contexts ordinal numbers to denote position:
first, second, third, fourth…
last, last but one…
For example, respond to:
• Who is the first, second, last, last but one… in this line of ... More

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Say a number lying between two given numbers

Maths Ideas: Nov 20 2007 at 20:08 GMT by Admin

Say one or more numbers lying between two given small numbers. For example, respond to:

• In this line of nests with eggs in, one nest is missing. Which nest is it? How do you know?

• In this line of spotty cards, one card is missing. Which ... More

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Understand and use language to compare two number

Maths Ideas: Nov 20 2007 at 20:04 GMT by Admin

Begin to understand and use in practical contexts:
the same number as…
bigger, larger, smaller…
biggest, largest, smallest…
more, less, fewer…
most, least, fewest…
order, first, last, before, after, next, between…

Make a ... More

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Begin to record numbers for reception

Maths Ideas: Nov 20 2007 at 20:02 GMT by Admin

Make own marks or tallies to record numbers or quantities arising in or resulting from practical activities. For example:

• Bury several small things in sand. Record in own way how many are buried: for example, by drawing shapes or making
tally ... More

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Recognise and use numerals 1 to 9, extending to 0

Maths Ideas: Nov 20 2007 at 19:59 GMT by Admin

Recognise numerals familiar to them: for example, their age,
house number, bus number…
Recognise numerals: first from 1 to 5, progressing to 10,
then beyond. For example, respond to:
• Look at this number track.
Count along it with ... More

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Estimate a number in the range that can be counted

Maths Ideas: Nov 20 2007 at 19:57 GMT by Admin

Begin to understand and use in practical contexts:
guess how many, estimate…
nearly, close, about the same as, just over, just under…
too many, too few, enough, not enough…
For example, respond to:
• Guess the number of:
books on the ... More

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Count in twos for reception class

Maths Ideas: Nov 20 2007 at 19:56 GMT by Admin

Begin to understand and use in practical contexts:
odd, even, every other…
Join in rhymes like:
Two, four, six, eight, Mary at the cottage gate…
One, two, buckle my shoe…
Ten fat sausages sizzling in the pan…
Ten little squirrels sat on ... More

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Count in tens

Maths Ideas: Nov 20 2007 at 19:54 GMT by Admin

Ideas for counting in tens with a reception class.

Recite the sequence: ten, twenty, thirty… one hundred.
Say it backwards.
Count on or back in tens, starting from a given tens number.
• Count on in tens from fifty.
• Count back in ... More

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Count reliably in other contexts - Reception

Maths Ideas: Nov 20 2007 at 19:53 GMT by Admin

Here are lots of great ideas for how a child can be encouraged to count!

Realise that sounds, movements, hidden things… can be
counted. For example:
• Count evenly spaced or regular claps or drum beats,
first with eyes open to watch, then ... More

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Begin to recognise ‘none’ and ‘zero’ - Reception

Maths Ideas: Nov 20 2007 at 19:51 GMT by Admin

Begin to recognise ‘zero’ as the cardinal number associated
with ‘none’, through stories, rhymes and when counting back.

Start to use 0 in counting up and counting down.

How many different ways can we say zero?

Crown Copyright ... More

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Count reliably a set of everyday objects Part 2

Maths Ideas: Nov 20 2007 at 19:50 GMT by Admin

Count systematically to keep a track of the count
Count a collection of objects in different arrangements,
organising the counting by using a strategy for keeping track of
where the count begins and ends.
• Count objects in a line:
first ... More

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Count reliably a set of everyday objects

Maths Ideas: Nov 20 2007 at 19:49 GMT by Admin

Ideas for reception classes

Begin to understand in practical contexts:
count, how many…?
Count a number of objects (first up to 5, progressing to up to 10,
then beyond, using a wide variety of opportunities). Give one
and only one ... More

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Recite the number names in order, counting back

Maths Ideas: Nov 20 2007 at 19:47 GMT by Admin

Maths ideas for reception.

Join in rhymes or sing songs such as:
Five little ducks went swimming one day…
Five little speckled frogs…
Five little monkeys jumping into bed…
Five currant buns in the baker’s shop…
Alice the camel has ... More

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Reception: Recite the number names in order,

Assembly Ideas: Nov 20 2007 at 19:44 GMT by Admin

Recite starting from a given number name:
• when the recitation is begun from one by someone else;
• when it does not begin from one;
• when given a specific number name to continue from.
Say the number name that goes after a given number ... More

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Reception Say and use the number names in familiar

Maths Ideas: Nov 20 2007 at 19:43 GMT by Admin

Used with Permission from Crown Copyright.

Say the number names in familiar contexts such as number
rhymes, songs, stories, counting games and other activities.
For example, join in rhymes or songs like:
One, two, three, four, five. Once ... More

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Fancy Teaching in Romania? UK teachers needed.

Assembly Ideas: Nov 20 2007 at 18:42 GMT by Admin

This weekend we lost three teachers. This is one of the major dangers for schools employing teachers from overseas.

Over a weekend, a confusion over details or the smallest of spats can result in a teacher throwing all they own and heading off to ... More

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Work Permits.

Working overseas: Nov 19 2007 at 18:51 GMT by Admin

I was thinking more about life overseas today, and discovered the other problem of working outside your own continent was work permits.

To get a work permit in Romania requires blood, sweat and tears. I got married which skipped a few stages, but ... More

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Snow Man Competition

Home Schooling: Nov 18 2007 at 20:04 GMT by Admin

I fancy offering the challenge to the children of the world. Using my site to show the final photos off, make and photo a snow man and we will see who can make the best snowman.

The picture must be less than 250 kb in total per picture, but you ... More

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Create your own class photo album.

Teaching Websites: Nov 18 2007 at 20:01 GMT by Admin

When someone leaves your class, it is always a sad time for the students, and sometimes even for the teacher !:-)

If you now go to the gallery part of this site, you can upload pictures of where you live so others can see what you are up to - a ... More

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I have to teach Music

Teaching Websites: Nov 18 2007 at 19:48 GMT by Admin

I have been building up a collection of websites for teachers.

This is an example of the music websites I can recommend for you for primary school children.

Each has the words and a cartoon presentation. In many the children can read ... More

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What can one do to make a positive school?

Good Management Practices: Nov 18 2007 at 18:37 GMT by Admin

I have been in super positive and super negative schools.

Oddly the super positive school - which are nice to work in, one does not truly appreciate the joys of knowing that behind any closed door, knives are not being sharpened for your back. ... More

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Christmas Assembly

Assembly Ideas: Mar 3 2003 at 16:48 GMT by Admin

What can one do for Christmas Assembly? We have been given a 10 minute slot with 20 Year 3 children and a very Muslim audience.

I have worked hard with my class and we are going to learn all about the 12 days of Christmas and also the poem 'Twas ... More

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