Posted by Rob Boden on April 03, 2006 at 13:45:12 from 88.104.198.57 user humyar.
In Reply to: Swollows and Amazons: Teachers Resources posted by Hannah on March 29, 2006 at 12:40:50:
Hannah -
I'm replying a bit late on to this, and as often happens the thread has been woven into a rich tapestry, but whether you got out of it what you were looking for I don't know. I edit "The Outlaw", the Juniors' magazine of TARS. If you don't get Outlaw and you're a member of TARS I can probably find spare copies to lend you. I'm going through the books one by one, though not in any order, and attempt to add in child-orientated information, games/puzzles and stories based on the particular book, along with general news and articles mainly about AR-type activities, often involving use of the imagination. I have all this held electronically so it could be sorted.
I guess though that there's not a lot of need to reinvent wheels to create teaching resources. There's loads of books around (though some are out of print). With authors and others permissions, I would think a good stab could be made at creating suitable materials. The range of topics, and the possibilities of interaction between them, could be of great use in encouraging children to read a whole book.
Let me know re Outlaw
Rob