BOOK NOW! Improving Writing through Paper Technology course led by Paul Johnson

Improving Writing through Paper Technology led by Paul Johnson

In this pop-up workshop aimed at involving boys, you will explore several exciting paper technology projects for pupils using only paper, scissors and a gluestick.

This includes pop-up paper engineering, paper mechanics and packaging design.

An emphasis is placed on using paper technology to motivate boys to write.

Paul Johnson is a successful  book artist with work in the collections of the Tate Gallery, London, the  Cooper-Hewett Museum in New York, the National Gallery, the Library of  Congress, Washington DC, and many US universities.

Course Details

Saturday 23rd June 2012
9.30 – 3.00pm
Cost: £150 (includes lunch)

Call 020 7401 3382/3 to book a place on this course

A one-day course aimed at bringing the language-rich worlds of Shakespeare’s plays to primary children and using these to create original, dynamic and commanding poetry.

Date: Wednesday 26th September, 9.30 – 3.30

Cost: £165

Email sharon@clpe.co.uk to book a place or phone 020 7401 3382/3

A selection of resources used on CLPE's Phonics course

CLPE’s phonics course, Phonics Within a Rich Reading Curriculum, is proving popular with schools taking advantage of the matched-funding available.

Last week’s course saw teachers from a number of schools coming together in a highly interactive session led by Amy and Sarah.

According to Ofsted in October 2011 ‘A creative approach to teaching phonics works particularly well’ and CLPE wholly shared this sentiment during their training!

Techniques such as reading aloud and rhyme and song were shared, with participants using instruments and children’s books to understand how to teach phonics through increasing childrens pleasure in books.

For more information on the course or to book click here

Full and open discussions are encouraged in this highly interactive course

Enjoying a swapped book at CLPE!

On Saturday 25th February between 10am and 2pm, CLPE hosted the London Children’s Bookswap 2012

Over 100 people came along to swap books with the 1000 which had already been donated by Wolters Kluwer, Morley College Library, Waterloo Action Centre, Association of British Healthcare Industries, Walker Books, Nosy Crow and HarperCollins.

Other activities on the day included envelope puppet making, story-telling from our resident children’s librarian Ann and ‘radio interviews’.

Thanks to all that came along. We hope to see you again next year!

Envelope puppet making was very popular with our young bookswappers!