Category Archives: Resources

The Ickabog

May 27, 2020 Mrs Macfadyen Leave a comment

The entire world probably know this by now, but J.K. Rowling is releasing a new story.

You can also get your illustrations in the published version of the book. Take a look at the website.

We are pleased to announce @JK_Rowling's story #TheIckabog is now available to read online for free at https://t.co/HJVrLd0KRI. .

Each weekday, over the next seven weeks, a new instalment will be published. We hope you and your children will enjoy this original fairy tale! pic.twitter.com/ddIIWKfeHL

— The Ickabog (@TheIckabog) May 26, 2020

Art, drawing, Authors, Illustrators, Music, Videos

BBC Drawn to Music

May 23, 2020 Mrs Macfadyen Leave a comment

James Mayhew is a children’s author and illustrator. He has participated in a series of events where he sketched or painted alongside live orchestras, and this wee set of clips provides a glimpse of the events.

Brilliant for anyone who loves music or art.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcnow/events/play/popular/p08dhjdv

Musicals

The Shows Must Go On

May 23, 2020 Mrs Macfadyen Leave a comment

Free live performances of musicals will be announced every Monday morning on the Shows Must Go On YouTube channel and will be available for 48 hours from Friday night to Sunday afternoon.

The Shows Must Go On series of free musical streams on YouTube to continue 'for the foreseeable future' https://t.co/BdKCV2rLyb pic.twitter.com/mHMtknc3YH

— WhatsOnStage (@WhatsOnStage) May 22, 2020

Art, drawing, Events

Take part in a World Record!

May 15, 2020 Mrs Macfadyen Leave a comment

Would you like to help illustrator and author Rob Biddulph break the World Record for the largest ever online art lesson?

On 21st May, Rob will teach the world a 30 minute art lesson where we learn to draw a much loved character.

To beat the Guinness World Records title for largest online art lesson at least 10,000 people need to tune in to draw with Rob for a full 30 minutes on 21st May at 4PM.

Please be aware there is also a fund-raising element to this event, to raise funds to fight COVID-19.

To find out more, and register, please visit

https://www.artworldrecords.com/

Books, Creativity, Participate, Websites

Miniature books

May 14, 2020 Mrs Macfadyen Leave a comment

Calling all children – we need your imagination! We’re creating a virtual library of miniature books with some of your favourite authors and you can be part of it. Make your own mini book and send it to us at @BL_Learning with #DiscoveringChildrensBooks https://t.co/w8s7Gs8nO0 pic.twitter.com/wbGVK3oXGt

— The British Library (@britishlibrary) May 11, 2020

Art, drawing, Creativity

Wednesday #shapechallenge

May 14, 2020 Mrs Macfadyen Leave a comment

It's the Wednesday #ShapeChallenge! What can you make of this shape? 🙂✏️ pic.twitter.com/e2RApMpL0R

— Virtual Studio (@StudioTeaBreak) May 13, 2020

Look out for more shapes every Wednesday.

Competitions, Creative writing, Creativity

YPPT Script Competition

May 14, 2020 Mrs Macfadyen Leave a comment

Here's a brilliant opportunity for budding scriptwriters: the Young People's Puppet Theatre @YouthPuppetsUK have a script competition. Deadline 31st May. See link for further details. https://t.co/vKFGENZEao

— OLHS Library (@OLHSLRC) May 13, 2020

Photographs, Photography

Old photos – can anyone identify where they were taken?

May 14, 2020 Mrs Macfadyen Leave a comment

Can you help with our biggest #ArchiveMystery yet?!

We've digitised a wealth of photos taken by the Scottish Development Department in the 1960s and 1970s – but thousands of locations are unknown!

Will you spot a familiar facade or a recognisable road?https://t.co/uFtoIA8C6O

— Historic Environment Scotland (@HistEnvScot) May 6, 2020

Audiobooks, Books, English, Literacy, Modern Languages, Primary resources, Resources

MyOn books and MyOn News

May 14, 2020 Mrs Macfadyen Leave a comment

MyOn from Renaissance is a huge collection of easy reading books (over 7000) currently available for free.

Each book can be read aloud (and you can change the speed as you need), there’s a dictionary, a zoom function, and you can search or browse by category.

No need to sign up for anything, just hit Read.

https://readon.myon.co.uk/library/browse.html

There’s also MyOn News which provides daily articles, again in an easy to read way, but again there are added extras: you can change the news article into French or Spanish, which can also be read to you; you can change the font size; view where the story is taking pace on a map; watch connected videos and slideshows

https://readon.myon.co.uk/news/index.html

Drama, Resources, Theatre

A Monster Calls

May 13, 2020 Mrs Macfadyen Leave a comment

The stage version of A Monster Calls will be shown for free on YouTube from Friday 5 June at 7pm – Thursday 11 June, courtesy of The Old Vic Theatre.

The Old Vic to stream shows including A Monster Calls for free as part of new digital programme https://t.co/MmtySUn2oo pic.twitter.com/69cOWFV8tm

— WhatsOnStage (@WhatsOnStage) May 13, 2020

Librarian: Mrs Macfadyen