“All I need is a sheet of paper and something to write with, and then I can turn the world upside down,” according to Friedrich Nietzsche. A bold statement from a bold person and the words ring true. Words have a massive impact and there is no denying it. Words are the things that shape our lives, shape who we …
Can You Survive The Easter Holidays Without Chocolate? – Tagtiv8’s Top Tips for the Easter Holidays
Two weeks can seem like a long time for children. Their attention spans are generally shorter than adults, therefore it can sometimes seem like a difficult task to keep them entertained. Especially over the Easter Holidays when they could also be hyped up on easter egg chocolate which doesn’t really help matters. However, fear not. Tagtiv8 have come up with …
On the Road – A to Z, But Mostly B
Tagtiv8 spend a lot of time on the road – not with an A to Z these days, but with Google Maps. This week was somewhat bizarre – it turned out that we were only invited to visit places beginning with B. A happy coincidence? Maybe. However, definitely a good excuse to share what we have been doing… Tagtiv8’s Travels …
Malton Community Primary School – January School of The Month
We know that January can often be a dull and dark month. Christmas festivities in the rearview mirror and dark nights and mornings feel like they’re here to stay forever. No wonder many succumb to the January Blues. However, our January has been quite different this year. We really feel like we have hit the ground running in 2018. January …
Super Movers – Playing With The Big Boys AND Girls
It is now 6 years since we left the world of teaching full time in order to devote ourselves to supporting schools with active learning approaches. We miss the day-to-day work and friendships within our own schools, but we know that Tagtiv8 now impacts across even more schools – with more children, more active, more often. It is great that …
A Postcard from Greece
In a previous blog post we thanked various people who have helped Tagtiv8 create new Physically Active Learning (PAL) games. Their ideas – some of them bizarre but wonderful – have been shared with various schools and PAL communities. Here are 2 further games we took to Athens, Greece – home of the first modern Olympics. This game, ‘Lose & …
Tedious Lessons Made Fun – Thanks to You!
What if there was an easy way to make your most boring, tedious, sit-down lessons engaging and fun for your pupils? You could even take it further and share your ideas with other teachers and schools all over the world so that children everywhere can benefit and learn in a fun, active and relevant way! If only there was a …
Investment in the Future Now
True Innovation with Primary PE Sport Premium Funding Visiting schools to deliver active learning sessions across the country has to be one of the highlights for Tagtiv8. Working with staff and children reminds us about why we became involved in teaching in the first place. Last half term, we were invited by Richard Allman, Specialist Teacher of PE & Leader of …
All Systems Go for Tagtiv8
We hope you are well and enjoying yourselves as much as we are. The idea of TAGTIV8 began at the end of 2012. Since then, in amongst our other work, we have been creating games and activities and trialing them. In other words, we have been playing, having fun, enjoying ourselves… Don’t get us wrong; it’s not all …