Here is a link to an article by Maggie Dent about brain development and gaming. The article focuses particularly on boys, but I feel that educators and parents need to be aware of the impact of screen time on the brain development and well-being of both teenage boys and girls.

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Tic Tac Toe

Your child will have told you about this blog and will have shared the password to allow you to get here so welcome to our class blog! Please feel free to ask any questions you may have about blogging by emailing me, phoning me at the school or making an appointment . The link below gives an indication of one of the ways we will be using this blog in our learning; in this example you will see how youtube clips can help in the learning of grammar.

Using ICT in the classroom

Here is another link to an article which deals with the anxiety that some children – and parents – experience in relation to making friends at school.

My daughter finds it hard to make friends

Here is an article about teaching mindfulness to teenagers – it includes links to meditation sites

Mindfulness

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