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6th September 2020

Creative Homework Ideas

How can you create homework assignments that build on the day’s lessons and encourage creative, student-led learning? It’s a challenge for most teachers, especially as motivating pupils to complete homework can add a whole extra layer to your lesson plans. But it’s essential to bridge the gap between teacher and student learning –  the skills gained through independent study reinforces knowledge from your class, as well as a host of other benefits:

• Extended learning time – outside of the constraints of the school day, students are free to learn at their own pace and in their own environment.
• Independent learning – vital skills for exam preparation and higher education
• Teaches students to be resourceful and to overcome challenges independently.
• Gives students the freedom to be creative in their learning, gain valuable problem-solving skills and confidence in their own abilities.

Tips For Setting Creative Homework

• Plan independent learning both in and out of the classroom – you can monitor students effectiveness and address issues that may arise in the classroom before they become problematic for pupils at home.
• Don’t leave homework assignment to the end of the lesson, rushing through the task might leave some students confused which inevitably leads to a lower homework completion rate. Write plenty of time for explaining homework assignments into your lesson planning – read our Beginner’s Guide To Lesson Planning here
• Homework should to not too easy nor not too hard, offering pupils a challenge that reinforced the topics learnt during the day
• Give room for creative expression – allowing students to add their own diagrams, decorations or chose their own project topics from a selection. 
• Try using peer or self-assessment to mark homework – a double whammy of reducing your workload and allowing pupils to take control of their own learning.
• Include timings and explicit steps for completing more complicated assignments, especially for pupils that you anticipate might struggle. Comprehension of the task is the biggest hurdle in getting pupils to work on an independent basis.
• Self-driven projects, posters, creative tasks and research are more exciting than standard comprehension tasks and might encourage pupils that find sitting and writing dull or hard to complete the homework set – give students the freedom to learn and be creative in their home study.
• Provide specific instructions and internet safety reminders for research-led assignments. It’s very easy for children to find research overwhelming with a vast amount of information available online. Provide suggested websites and links in your homework to keep things on track!
• Don’t introduce a new topic for homework – keep it to topics that you’ve already covered in class
• Taking note of the subjects that excite and engage your class and set homework accordingly – try keeping dryer topics and  for the classroom so that you can monitor engagement
• Mark work promptly – essential to keep students motivated to complete work in their own time!
• Offering students the opportunity to select the homework that they would like to do from a selection guarantees a higher rate of completion. We’ve seen some teachers create grids or sheets of homework assignments for the pupils to select, or offer baskets of activities for younger children to take home and complete with an adult.

Creative Homework Ideas For All Ages

Coming up with innovative ways for students to reinforce their knowledge at home can be difficult – many of these ideas would be suitable for lots of subjects with a little tweaking!

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20+ creative alternative homework ideas for teachers

When giving homework, it must always be based on learning goals your students have to reach, just like in your lessons. But it’s sad to see that lots of teachers are using homework as extra lesson time. Of course, as a teacher, you’re on a clock. But that doesn’t mean your students have to suffer from it and keep working on those boring textbooks and worksheets at home.

Consider goals like attitudes, real-life experiences, and practice, physical exercise, social encounters, creative solutions, and philanthropy as crucial as your lesson goals. These are things students don’t just pick up in your classroom. These are things they pick up in life.

In this blog post, I’ll give you some innovative homework ideas that will engage your students more. These alternatives to traditional homework will thereby also teach your students new things that can’t be taught in the classroom. You will find a variety of homework ideas: online and offline.

I will mention homework alternatives for primary school and high school. Some of these ideas can be changed a little bit, so they are the perfect fit for the right audience.

20 Creative homework ideas

You can divide homework tasks into the following themes or categories:

• Crafts & arts
• Outdoor activities & outings
• Games and activities
• Physical activities
• Digital or computer activities
• Philanthropy & social work

💡 Good to know : all the ready-to-use homework activities are created with BookWidgets . You can easily create activities like these yourself or duplicate an activity below for free, edit it if needed, and share it with your students. You can do so in the examples separately, or you can find all the homework examples in the BookWidgets Blog group folder .

Crafts and arts homework

1. prepare a dish from a recipe book.

2. Make a board game

3. Create a birdhouse

4. Transform a fictional book character into a hand puppet

Outdoor homework activities and outings

5. coupon game.

Students can also go grocery shopping with their parents. Here, they have to read the ingredients of the products and help their parents choose the healthiest products for the best prices, figure out the best deal between the sizes of items, …

6. Visit the zoo

7. Visit the local dumping ground or container park

8. Build a tree house

Games and activities as homework

9. bookwidgets games.

10. Minecraft

11. Play Cards

12. Play Zoo Tycoon or Rollercoaster Tycoon

Physical homework activities

13. rope skipping.

Many rope-skipping songs let your students do different tricks while rope-skipping. This is an excellent opportunity for homework as well. Ask your students to transform a rope skipping song into a song with lesson content. Let them count or spell or even sum up the different states or capitals. To engage their lifestyles even harder, you can additionally give them the assignment to create a TikTok in which they are jumping and singing.

Click here to see how you can get Tiktok more involved in the classroom.

14. Walking quest

If there aren’t any walking quests in the neighborhood, you could ask your students to create a walking quest like this for their fellow students. What a fun day it will be!

15. Obstacle Quiz

In order for students to answer the questions, they have to run and pass a challenging parkour. This is a fun homework exercise, and in the end, it’s a great lesson starter or lesson end.

16. Swimming games

After the activity, they can fill out an Exit Slip:

Digital or computer homework activities

17. create a picture album.

This teaches them to handle the online software, add pictures and write without spelling mistakes. And of course, creating memories is so much fun!

18. Video job application

19. Your life in 10 minutes - video

20. Email pen-pals

Is it still too complicated? Read the messages from your students, before they send them, and provide them with some feedback.

Philanthropy and social homework

21. grow a community garden.

22. Help in a retirement home

23. Help at a homeless shelter

24. Collect litter

Here’s another homework tip: Don’t call homework “homework”. Call it a challenge. Homework has become a negative word for students, and I bet they start rolling their eyes as you even mention the word.

Still looking for more inspiration? Check out the blog on short films and lesson activities that spice up your Google Classroom . Tip: even if you don’t use Google Classroom, there is a lot of inspiration back here.

Above you have read single assignments. But, you also have the option to involve your homework in a project. Find out more here .

So, as I mentioned earlier, there are many fun alternatives to traditional homework. Now it’s up to you to apply this in the classroom as well. In this folder , you will find all the examples you have come across.

Which idea do you or perhaps your students like the most? Let us know on Twitter . Of course, there are many more alternatives. If you have other ideas, you are always welcome to share it with other teachers in our Facebook group .

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BookWidgets enables teachers to create fun and interactive lessons for tablets, smartphones, and computers.

Activity: Perform a poem

Read the poem, talk about what it means, and perform it to an audience.

5. Find story inspiration

You can find fun story ideas anywhere! Why not raid your kitchen cupboards or hunt through the attic to find lost treasures? Anything from an old hat to a telescope will do the trick. What could the object be used for? Who might be looking for it? What secrets could it hold? Suggest different genres such as mystery or science fiction and discuss how the item might be used in this kind of story.

Real-world facts can also be a great source of inspiration. For example, did you know a jumping flea can accelerate faster than a space rocket taking off into orbit? What crazy story can your child make out of this fact? Newspapers and news websites can be great for finding these sorts of ideas.

For more storytelling ideas, download our free Story idea generator  or our Character profile activity sheet .

Activity: Story idea generator

Activity: Character profile

6. Draw your ideas first

If your child isn’t sure where to start with a story or even a piece of non-fiction, it can sometimes be helpful to sketch out their ideas first. For instance, can they draw a picture of a dastardly villain or a brave hero? How about a scary woodland or an enchanted castle?

Your child might also find it useful to draw maps or diagrams. What are all the different areas of their fantasy landscape called? How is the baddie’s base organised?

Some children might enjoy taking this idea a step further and drawing their own comics. This is great practice – it stretches your child’s creativity, gets them thinking about plot, character, and dialogue, and is a big confidence boost once they’ve finished and have an amazing story to look back on.

What your child will learn

In Year 6 (age 10–11), your child will be aiming to build upon the goals and expectations they were first set in Year 5. They will be expected to:

• Identifying the audience for and purpose of the writing
• Noting and developing initial ideas, drawing on reading and research where necessary.
• Selecting appropriate grammar and vocabulary, understanding how such choices can change and enhance meaning
• In narratives, describing settings, characters and atmosphere and integrating dialogue to convey character and advance the action
• Using a wide range of devices to build cohesion within and across paragraphs
• Using further organisational and presentational devices to structure text and to guide the reader (for example, headings, bullet points , and underlining).
• Assessing the effectiveness of their own and others’ writing
• Proposing changes to vocabulary, grammar and punctuation to enhance effects and clarify meaning
• Ensuring the consistent and correct use of tense throughout a piece of writing
• Ensuring correct subject and verb agreement when using singular and plural , distinguishing between the language of speech and writing and choosing the appropriate register.
• Proof-read for spelling and punctuation errors.

Handwriting, spelling, grammar, and punctuation are all important aspects of writing too. You can find out more about them on our dedicated pages:

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Interesting ideas for primary homework

• Author: Kevin Harcombe
• Main Subject: CPD
• Subject: Leadership
• Date Posted: 12 January 2011

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Evenings and weekends are precious to us all. So don't waste children's time, and your own, by setting dull homework...

Homework – a compound word that resonates down the chalk dust swirling corridors of all our school days. Home: warmth, security, a place to relax. Work: well, fill this one in yourself, why don’t you?

The point is, the two things don’t often sit well together and I have always been ambivalent about the value of homework for children under 11. An Ofsted inspector once told me that they’d stopped being critical of schools about parental attitudes to homework, because invariably half of parents thought the school set too little and the other half set too much, so schools couldn’t win (no change there, then).

Some parents think homework must be a ‘good thing’, without being quite sure why. They may have read it in the Daily Mail, or they may be of the “I had to do it and it never did me any harm” school of thought, in which case what’s wrong with flogging and outside lavatories?

These may well be the same parents who can remember how to do quadratic equations; unlike me whose secondary school child regularly weeps into her calculator at half nine of a Tuesday evening whilst bewailing the fact her parent is a mathematical imbecile. (Watch out, I riposte, it’s genetic.)

When homework has a positive impact

The nub of the matter is that homework is only useful when meaningful, related to and supporting class based work, well matched to the child, time limited and marked with top notch feedback from the teacher. Sadly, this is only the case in a minority of cases. Having got those longwinded caveats off my chest, here are some suggestions where homework can be manageable (for both the setter and the doer) and have a positive impact.

6 creative homework tasks

Interview a family member about their school days, work, play, food, etc. This develops questioning skills and can be recorded rather than written. Digital dictaphones are available for 20 quid and are within the reach of most schools. Results can be shared and presented in any way from a video presentation to a pie chart.

2. Pack a suitcase

Following some input on WWII and the mass evacuation of the young, set the children the task of making their own evacuation suitcase. (Some children will literally make one out of cardboard, but it’s the contents that are the key). What five things would they take with them and why? They can write this, or simply talk through their suitcase with the rest of the class. It’s the thinking behind this task that is the real learning. The speaking/ listening/writing is, as so often, a secondary benefit.

3. Flour babies

Read Anne Fine’s tremendous book of the same name, then provide the children with their very own flour baby (basically a 1 kilo bag of flour they have to look after as if it’s a baby). Children will draw faces on theirs, dress it, even push it to school in a toy buggy. Again, the real learning is in the thinking and empathy the activity generates.

4. Parent portraits

Sketch a parent in Henry Moore / Lucian Freud style, i.e. unflatteringly. It’s great fun, gives the parents a break from the child’s “I don’t know what to draw” cry and is a chance to look at more recent British artists.

5. Set up a museum

Our Y3 and Y4 children were recently given the task of designing their own Egyptian artefact at home. Resourcefulness from children – irrespective of family background – was stunning. We received several hieroglyphic scrolls (rolled up around cotton reels, rubbed with a tea bag to give the ageing effect) a multiplicity of pyramids (made from card, plasticine, lego), sarcophaguses, jewellery and lots of mummified Barbies and Kens. The class was turned into a museum, with carefully written exhibit cards and children curators on hand to explain the historical background to why the Egyptians valued these things, and opened up to parents and other classes on a Friday afternoon.

6. Serve breakfast

Sanctions for not having done homework don’t work, rewards do. Compare “If you don’t hand in homework you’ll miss break / lunch / PE / life.” With ” If you do hand it in regularly you’ll be invited to the end of half term Big Breakfast in the hall where your teacher will serve you toast, cereal, yoghurts, juice, etc.” Simple really, and a special occasion to look forward to at the end of half term.

Level the playing field

Set up a homework club…

For those children who don’t have access to books, internet, paper, pencils, scissors, glue at home, you could start a homework club and give those attending use of the school’s ICT facilities. For those familes who are ‘book poor’ you need to make sure your own library is well provided for. Last Christmas I asked assembly, “How many of you got some sort of a book as a Christmas present?” Less than half the hands went up. In the People’s Republic of Harcombe, when I get round to setting it up, the giving of books as presents would be enforced by presidential decree.

Throw the book at them

When parents ask about homework for their child I always respond that a) the best thing for a child to do of an evening is have some quality time with family and friends, sit down for a meal together, play a sport, learn a musical instrument or sing and not feel badgered into working all the hours God sends, and b) reading is just about the best homework anyone, adult or child, can do.

Parents don’t count reading as homework, see, and we need to educate them (this parent thinks homework is when you have indentations in your finger from holding the pen/tapping the keyboard for three hours, because writing is homework).

Time spent reading is seldom wasted and is either entertaining, thought provoking or informative or – just like this article, hopefully – all three. If you like you can structure what the children read by recommending lists (The Redlands Ten – ten books to read before you’re 10) to add a little challenge to the task. Local libraries might be able to help by ordering multiple copies of books for those parents that can’t/won’t buy them. Children get a certificate (and a book!) when they complete the ten.

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English Holiday Homework Class 6: Creative Ideas and Worksheets for Young Minds

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To ensure that students learn during their holidays, holiday homework is a great way. This not only ensures that students enjoy it but also makes them learn new concepts. Hence, in this blog, we are providing you with Creative Ideas and Worksheets for Young Minds: English holiday homework class 6. Let us explore them now. 

Table of Contents

• 1.1 1. Grammar 
• 1.2 2. Vocabulary 
• 1.3 3. Comprehension 
• 1.4 4. Writing 
• 1.5 5. Reading Comprehension 
• 1.6 6. Vocabulary Expansion: 
• 1.7 7. Writing Prompt: 
• 1.8 8. Language Skills Practice: 
• 2 Ideas for English Holiday Homework Class 6
• 3 FAQs 

English Holiday Homework Class 6: Worksheet 

1. grammar .

Also Read : 7 Creative Ideas For Holiday Homework for Class 4 Science  

2. Vocabulary 

a) Match the words with their meanings : 

3. Comprehension 

Also Read : Holiday Homework for Class 3 Science: Creative Ideas for Curious Minds  

4. Writing 

Write a short paragraph (5-6 sentences) describing your favourite season. Include details about the weather, activities you enjoy during that season, and why it is your favorite.

5. Reading Comprehension 

Also Read : Fun and Engaging Holiday Homework Ideas for Classes 1-8  

6. Vocabulary Expansion: 

a) Write sentences using each of the following words :

i) Magnificent

ii) Enormous

iii) Astonished

b) Create your own sentences using synonyms for the word “happy.”

7. Writing Prompt: 

Imagine you are a character in a fantasy world. Write a short story (7-8 sentences) describing an adventure you embark on to save your kingdom from an ancient curse. Include details about the challenges you face, the allies you meet along the way, and how you ultimately defeat the curse.

8. Language Skills Practice: 

Ideas for english holiday homework class 6.

• Author Study Project : Research about a particular author. In a notebook, write about the life of that author, his writings, etc. You can also create a sketch or a poster for it. 
• Vocabulary Notebook : Take a notebook and, on a daily basis, write 5 unique words with their meanings in that notebook. Also, learn those words along with their meanings. 
• Writing a Movie Screenplay : 

From your own imagination, create and write a screenplay for a movie. You can create characters of the same type in the notebook and colour them vividly. 

• Reading Challenge : Read a total of 5 story books. Out of them, write about the one you liked the most. Include liked and disliked and the reasons behind the same. 

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• Creative Writing : In a notebook, write about the following topics: “What would you do if you were made the President of your country for a week?” and “If you could have a superpower, what would that be and why?” 

Ans: In your holidays, you can do a lot of fun things to make them interesting, for instance, you can go on a trip, you can learn a new hobby, you can go swimming, you can do arts and crafts, you can learn to skate, etc.

Ans: By creating a study schedule and diligently sticking to it, you will be able to complete your holiday homework in no time.

Ans: During the holidays, a student should definitely stay in touch with their studies but also enjoy a lot by going for an outing, going on a trip, playing the sports of their choice, watching their favourite movies, going for a walk, or learning a new hobby, etc. 

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Year Six Yearbook Ideas: Capturing Memories with Creative Flair

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As Year 6 students approach the end of their chapter in primary school, creating a yearbook is a thoughtful way to capture precious memories of their early educational journey.

The yearbook serves not just as a keepsake but also as a mirror reflecting the collective experiences of a group of students about to embark on the next stage of their academic lives.

It’s a project that encourages creativity and teamwork, allowing students to contribute to a lasting memento of their time together.

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The process of putting together a yearbook for Year 6 students entails a series of thought-out steps, from design and customisation to print and binding.

Selecting which moments to feature and deciding on the look and feel of the yearbook are important decisions that can make the difference between a simple collection of photographs and a dynamic record of school life.

In this journey, every student has an opportunity to add their personal touch, whether through writing, art, or helping with the layout, ensuring the final product is truly representative of their class’s unique spirit.

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Key Takeaways

• A yearbook encapsulates the key moments of Year 6 students’ time at primary school.
• The creation process offers a wealth of customisation and design choices.
• It provides a collaborative and creative experience for students and teachers alike.

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Creating Lasting Memories

The end of Year 6 is a significant milestone for students, marking the conclusion of their primary education and the beginning of a new chapter.

A Year 6 Leavers Book full of cherished memories can serve as a timeless keepsake, capturing the essence of their early school years. Below are specific ideas to create a memorable yearbook.

Year 6 Leavers Book

The Year 6 Leavers Book is a personalised compilation that encompasses the journey of the students through primary school.

It includes memory book tips for capturing the unique experiences of the class, from first-year photos to final-day celebrations. Individual pages can be dedicated to each student, featuring their achievements and memorable quotes.

Memory Book Tips

Creating a Memory Book that truly resonates with students involves more than just collating images and quotes.

It should narratively anchor the class’s shared experiences, highlighting key milestones and group accomplishments. Incorporate prompts for reflections, such as “My happiest moment was…” or “I’ll never forget when…”, to elicit personal anecdotes that bring the memory book to life.

Photo Frame Templates

Photo memories are visually engaging and form an integral part of any yearbook. Implementing photo frame templates adds a creative touch, allowing students to frame their favourite moments from the year in a fun and decorative manner.

Whether it’s a staged class photo or candid playground shots, these templates provide structure while showcasing the personalities within the class.

‘Most Likely to’ Awards

“‘Most Likely to’ Awards” inject a playful element into the yearbook. Peer-nominated awards like ‘Most Likely to become a Scientist’ or ‘Most Likely to be Prime Minister’ celebrate the individual traits and potentials of each student.

This can forge a sense of identity and camaraderie, leaving behind a fondly humorous trace of each student’s character.

Proudest Moments Worksheet

A Proudest Moments Worksheet provides a platform for self-reflection, encouraging students to recognise and document their personal triumphs.

From academic achievements to acts of kindness, these worksheets capture a spectrum of proud experiences that contribute to the student’s sense of accomplishment and growth during their time in primary school.

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Design and Customisation

Creating a yearbook is a significant project, and one of the most exciting aspects is the ability to customise and design a unique memento.

The following subsections explore the availability of templates, the potential for personal customisation, and the features that can be edited for a unique finish.

Yearbook Templates and Designs

Various accessible yearbook templates provide an easy starting point for schools and organisations. These templates often include a variety of themes and layouts that cater to different tastes and preferences.

For instance, platforms like Canva offer an array of free printable yearbook templates that facilitate a quick design process while still allowing for a considerable degree of personalisation.

Design Your Own Yearbook Display

For those who wish to take a more hands-on approach, the opportunity to design your own yearbook display is available.

This approach brings the advantage of full customisation, allowing the incorporation of specific graphics, colours, fonts, and arrangement of elements to reflect the school’s spirit and the character of the graduating class.

In-house design teams , like those at AllYearbooks , can transform unique yearbook ideas into a tangible and cherished keepsake.

Editable Yearbook Features

Editable features in a yearbook template ensure that each page reflects a specific aspect of school life. The editors can personalise text, swap images, and adjust layouts.

Editable components can include dedication pages, quotes, and sections highlighting notable events. Companies such as SPC Yearbooks and Leavers’ Books provide platforms where schools can exercise their creative freedom, either by using online yearbook creators or by submitting their own PDFs for professional printing.

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Print and Binding Options

Selecting the right print and binding options ensures the durability and professional appearance of Year Six Yearbooks.

One must consider the essentials of printing, the quality of binding types, and the selection of gloss and finish to create a lasting memento.

Yearbook Printing Essentials

When it comes to printing , the fundamental aspects include paper type and print quality. High-quality images and sharp text are crucial, so one must opt for a printing service that offers advanced digital printing technology.

The number of pages and the paper weight also play a role in the yearbook’s usability and longevity.

Binding Types and Quality

Various binding options are available, each with its own benefits. Softback binding , where pages are glued to the spine like a paperback book, provides a cost-effective option.

For a more durable solution, there are hardback covers that can withstand the test of time. Many yearbook providers offer custom binding solutions , including the possibility to mix and match binding types to suit one’s preferences and budget.

Gloss and Finish Selection

The choice of gloss and finish for the yearbook cover significantly affects its look and feel. A gloss finish is shiny and vibrant, drawing attention and resisting smudges, while a matte finish gives a sophisticated and non-reflective appearance.

Deciding on the finish is a matter of aesthetic preference but also of practicality, based on how the yearbook will be used and by whom.

Invaluable Advice for Students

Creating a yearbook for Year Six is a pivotal moment as students transition from primary to secondary education.

This section presents crucial guidance to support students through this significant change, encapsulating words of wisdom from teachers and practical tips for surviving secondary school .

Words of Wisdom From Teachers

Teachers are the pillars of knowledge and guidance throughout one’s educational journey. They recommend students embrace curiosity and continually ask questions to deepen understanding.

Resilience is key; they should see challenges as opportunities to grow. Teachers also advise maintaining balance between academics and hobbies , ensuring overall well-being.

Tips for Surviving Secondary School

Transitioning to secondary school can be daunting. Experts suggest organisation is paramount ; students should keep track of their schedule and deadlines meticulously.

Involvement in extracurricular activities can enhance social skills and provide a sense of community. Additionally, students should establish a consistent study routine to manage the increased workload effectively.

Yearbook Logistics

In planning the yearbook, three logistical aspects are crucial: the central hub for yearbook coordination, the software utilised for design and layout, and the specifics of minimum order requirements.

Yearbook Hub and Software

The yearbook hub serves as the primary platform where the yearbook committee and contributors can collaborate. Selecting user-friendly software is paramount for efficient design and editing.

There are multiple options available for a yearbook creation software , including those that offer cloud-based collaboration tools. Feature-rich software should offer a blend of template designs, customisable page layouts, and easy export options.

Organising Contributions

For the yearbook to effectively represent the experiences and memories of all pupils, organising contributions is essential. Contributions can include written blurbs, photographs, and artwork.

An organised system allows for tracking which sections have been completed and which still need work. This can involve a simple spreadsheet or a feature within the yearbook software that allows participants to upload their contributions directly.

Minimum Order Information

The minimum order quantity can significantly affect the budget and pricing per copy of the yearbook. Generally, suppliers have a set minimum number of copies that schools can order.

Understanding these details early in the planning process helps to avoid last-minute surprises and ensures that the cost per book remains within budget.

Frequently Asked Questions

Creating a yearbook that accurately commemorates the experiences and achievements of Year Six students is a rewarding task. These frequently asked questions help guide the process of producing a memorable and distinctive yearbook.

How can we ensure our yearbook stands out with unique content?

To ensure a yearbook stands out, it should reflect the unique personalities and experiences of the students. This may include incorporating questions for students that elicit meaningful and personal responses, as well as showcasing original artwork or creative writing pieces by the students themselves.

What are the essential components to include in a primary school yearbook?

A primary school yearbook should capture the key moments from the school year, featuring class photos, individual portraits, highlights of school events, and messages from the staff. It can also include sections for autographs and sentiments from peers to add a personal touch.

What creative ideas can be utilised for the senior section in a yearbook?

For the senior section in a yearbook, one can consider a ‘Then and Now’ theme, comparing students’ earliest school photos with their current ones. Including a retrospective of their journey through school , with anecdotes and achievements, will celebrate their growth and milestones.

In what ways can we make the last page of our yearbook memorable?

The last page of a yearbook offers a final opportunity to leave a lasting impression. It could feature a collage of candid photos from the year, a time capsule of predictions or aspirations for the future, or a heartfelt collective signature from the Year Six cohort.

What guidance can be provided for crafting a compelling faculty yearbook page?

For a compelling faculty yearbook page, it’s important to showcase the educators’ personalities and their commitment to the students. Incorporating quotes, anecdotes from the year, and photos of staff in action can provide a candid snapshot of the faculty’s dedication and spirit.

Could you suggest some innovative yearbook topics that capture the school spirit?

Innovative yearbook topics could range from highlighting extracurricular triumphs, community service initiatives, to showcasing unique traditions or events specific to the school. Emphasising school spirit through these lenses not only encapsulates the year but also the ethos of the school community.

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Your Sora year-end checklist: 7 essential steps for a successful summer of reading

For our school partners in the Northern Hemisphere, the end of another school year might be equal parts exciting and stressful.

To cut down on everything you need to remember, we’ve developed this handy checklist you can consult all summer to make sure your Sora collection is in tip-top shape come fall.

1. Conduct a health check with your Sora team

We know it’s tempting to ditch your daily planner and head straight to the pool – but before you go, don’t forget to check in with your Sora team on a few essential housekeeping items that can help keep your collection in order all summer.

Authentication information updates

School may be out, but your technology team is likely still hard at work optimizing systems and making changes and updates in advance of the next school year. This also might include changes that impact your students’ Sora access.

Here are a few key housekeeping items you may need to work with your tech team to address. As changes come up, you’re also welcome to contact your  Sora Product Support Specialist !

• Organizational Units : Will your team be restructuring user groups (i.e. moving from grade-level groupings to building-level groupings, etc.)? If so, this can impact your Contact Access Levels.
• Authentication Vendor Changes:  Switching login methods (for example, moving from Google to ClassLink authentication)? Don’t forget to tell your account team!
• User Login Manager : If your school is currently using this login method, be sure to upload your new .CSV file for next school year.

 Key contact changes

Who manages your Sora collection? Will your main administrator or contact be changing? Let  your Sora team know  – they can help make the switch as seamless as possible!

2. Prevent summer slide with Sora Sweet Reads

Ready, set, read! Sora Sweet Reads  is a free summer reading program that’s available to all schools with Sora. The 2024 edition runs from May 13 to Aug. 26, offering 170+ free, always available ebooks (and select audiobooks) for students of all ages to enjoy.

To help you spread the word to your students, we’ve created assets so that you can easily promote Sora Sweet Reads, including a Zoom background, fun social graphics, bookmarks and more.  Check them out !

Plus, this year, enjoy a fun, free book journaling template courtesy of our friends at Book Creator! To learn how to get the most out of it, watch the quick instructional video , then download the guide sheet .

3. Get your students summer adventure-ready with creative curations

When students log in to Sora and see new books to dive into, they’ll want to keep visiting the app over and over so that they never miss a thing. Whatever they’re looking for, you can curate a list for it in Sora – and our librarians just might’ve given you a head start, with tons of pre-made options and TBR inspiration on the  OverDrive Resource Center .

( Pro-tip: You can include emojis in your curated collection titles to draw even more attention!)

4. Shop audiobooks for the coming school year during our Audiobook Month Sale

We know, we know – it’s way too early to start thinking that far ahead, right? But maybe not, especially if you can save up to 50% on all the audio titles your students can’t get enough of!

That’s exactly what you’ll have a chance to do all June during our Audiobook Month Sale . Enjoy savings you have to hear to believe through June 30, on titles your students can take with them wherever they go.

Shop featured collections | Sora Sweet Reads

5. Stay connected with your community through social media!

Social media is a great way to engage both students and parents over the summer months. Not sure where to start? Fortunately, the Resource Center has tons of graphics and materials to help you making scheduling social posts a snap! Here are a few of our favorite June kits and graphics to get you started:

• Diverse Reads Reading Challenge
• Listen while you… social graphics (.zip file)
• Pride Month

Explore more under  Marketing & Outreach  on the Resource Center.

6. Graduate to Libby: Get your seniors into the public library platform!

The caps have been tossed and the diplomas distributed. So, what happens to your senior Sora users now, after their access to the app ends?

Great news – they can seamlessly transition to the  Libby app ! Before they depart for their next great adventure, prep them for post-grad reading success by introducing them to Libby (it’s just as easy to use as Sora – we promise!) and helping them sign in with their public library card.

If they don’t have a library card yet, they may be able to sign up for one straight from their phone with a free  instant digital library card .

There are also plenty of  Libby graphics and promotional materials  on the Resource Center you can use to encourage your seniors to sign up.

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(*Once you’ve subscribed, check your inbox for a confirmation email to finalize your subscription!)

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• 1. Grammar Mistakes
• 2. Comprehension Skills
• 3. Reading Journals
• 4. Creative Writing
• 5. Extended Responses

Creative writing can be hard, but it needn’t be. Many Year 6 students get overwhelmed by creative tasks. In this post, we’ll show you how to write a Year 6 creative in 8 steps as if you were in Year 7.

Get ready to rock your marker!

How do you write Year 6 creatives?

This is the process we teach students for writing high scoring creatives:

• Design your character
• Work out how your narrative ends
• Decide what happens to them
• Choose your structure
• Write your draft
• Get feedback
• Redraft for submission

Why do Year 6 students struggle with writing creatives?

Many High School students struggle with creative writing. So, it is no wonder that Year 6 students find creative writing difficult.

Year 6 students tend to get frustrated because they can come up with imaginative ideas, but then have difficulty developing them.

Do any of these sound like you?

• I can come up with a character, but I can’t make her believable
• I’ve got an idea for a plot, but I don’t know where it goes
• The narrative I’ve written is too short
• My dialogue is terrible
• I don’t know how to finish my story
• My story tells and doesn’t show
• I can’t use techniques in my narrative

These are common problems. And the good news is that they can be solved by following a process!

We’ve developed a method for writing compelling and exciting creatives that will work for Year 6 students all the way to Year 12!

What we’re going to do now is step you through the step-by-step process for writing fantastic creatives.

How to write a Year 6 creative in 8 steps!

The secret to doing anything well is following a process. Just because narratives are creative doesn’t mean they just pour out of you.

No. There’s a reason it’s called the creative PROCESS!

So, let’s go through the Matrix step-by-step process for writing creatives.

Step 1: Design your characters

Narratives require a character to be engaging. This is because we relate to people (or anthropomorphised creatures – like Simba from the Lion King or Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy.

One of the things that makes characters compelling is having qualities and flaws that are prominent and change over the course of the story.

So, the first thing you want to do is decide on who your character is.

You should use a table to plan out your character details.

Once you’ve created a character, you’re in a position to start figuring out what happens to them.

Step 2: Decide how your narrative ends

Sometimes it is hard to figure exactly how your story ends.

That’s okay. Writing endings, especially good endings, is the hardest part of writing a story.

Remember, you don’t need to produce a complete resolution. Farah doesn’t need to learn how to be a perfect bassist or acquire a taste for his Teta’s baking. You just need to show what the next logical step is in his development.

Here are some questions to ask when deciding on an appropriate ending:

• What are some negative traits that the protagonist has demonstrated? How can they change these?
• Does the protagonist have a damaged relationship that needs addressing or repairing?
• What likes or dislikes that the character has can shape what they need to overcome
• If the protagonist can’t solve their problem, what is the first thing they could do in trying to solve it?

It doesn’t matter if you can’t totally pin down the exact ending, you can always develop it further as you work through the second or 3rd draft

Once you’ve figured out a rough ending, you can plan out the structure in more detail.

Step 3: Decide what happens to get to the ending

Narratives work because they have characters we care about (like the one you just created!) that have interesting and relatable things happen to them.

When you are trying to figure out the broad elements of the narrative, it may help you to break it down into three parts:

• Introduction : Where you introduce the protagonist (the main character), other characters and the setting
• Complication : Something happens that disrupts the regular life of the protagonist, challenging them
• Resolution : The protagonist works out how to solve their challenge and tries to solve it.

Step 4: Choose your Structure

When you plan structure you need to consider:

• The scaffold of events that occur in the text
• The tense that the story is told in (past/present/future)
• The perspective the narrative is told from (1st/ 2nd/ 3rd)

Step 4a: Choose your plot scaffold

A plot scaffold develops your plot in more detail and gives you the structure to tell it. Do you want to use a flashback as a narrative device or would you rather tell your story from start to finish?

Your choice here would shape your plot scaffold. Below is a pair of flowcharts illustrating the two most common scaffolds:

• Scaffold 1 is a linear narrative that runs from start to finish
• Scaffold 2 uses a flashback to develop the resolution

One scaffold is not better than the other. Flashbacks can be confusing, cliche or unnecessarily convoluted, similarly linear narratives can be predictable or a little plain.

You will need to play around to see which one works best for YOUR story.

You’ll notice that this is more detailed than the initial plot structure:

• The introduction has been split into  ORIENTATION and  TRIGGER
• The complication has been developed into FIRST and SECOND COMPLICATIONS

Let’s see what this might look like:

Step 4b: Choose your tense

Once, you’ve picked a scaffold, you need to decide if it is told in the present or the past tense.

Writing in the simple past is the most common. It is easy to read and relatively straight forward to write.

Narratives written in the present continuous (-ing) are not uncommon but are a little harder to write. They can become hard to follow when characters in the present are remembering events in the past or they can seem overly simple and childish.

Blake Crouch’s  Dark matter (2017) is a good example of an engaging and well-written present continuous narrative. You can read a sample on this page .

You should think about whether the events in the narrative are being narrated as they happen to the protagonist or if they are being remembered later on:

• Use the present tense if events are being narrated in real-time
• Use the past tense if they are being remembered later on

Step 4c: Choose your perspective

You have three choices when choosing the perspective your story is narrated from:

• First-person : Events are told from a character’s perspective. the narrator uses “I”, “me”, and “we” to describe their actions
• Second-person : Events are told from the reader’s perspective. This means that you use “you” to describe the narrator’s actions. This is a difficult perspective to write and can be quite jarring
• Third-person : Events are told from an omniscient (god’s eye-view) perspective. The common pronouns used to describe the protagonist’s actions are “they”, “he”, “she”, “it”, etc.

if you’re just getting confidence writing narratives, you’ll find it easiest to start off with a third-person perspective. As you develop confidence and skill, you should start practising first-person narration.

As a rule, second-person narration should be avoided intially as it is to get wrong and can seem quite gimmicky.

To help you choose, here are some pros and cons for each tense:

Okay, now you’ve done your planning, you’re ready to… write your 1st draft!

Step 5: Write your draft

First things first,

It’s okay for your first draft to suck!

Like, really really suck. That’s okay. That’s the point of a first draft. it is a starting point for something much much better.

Be prepared to produce something terrible and then rebuild it into something great!

Now grab your plan and we’ll develop a first draft.

Let’s see how you should do that:

Step 5a: Compose the orientation

Your narrative needs a compelling hook. It also needs to introduce the characters and setting.

Don’t worry too much about getting the hook right in the first draft.

Introduce the setting and prominent characters by providing brief descriptions rather than detailed ones. Stories are more effective when the reader gets to paint the picture of characters.

For example, compare these two openings:

• Farah was hunched over his controller focused on clearing the map with his teammates when the door to his room nearly blew off the hinges. His mother hulked in through the frame, eyes glaring.
• Farah was a fourteen-year boy with blue eyes and black hair. He was playing Fortnite Season 9 with his friends. His mum knocked on the door, but Farah couldn’t hear her. His mum opened the door and walked in. She was wearing a green dress and had her hair in a ponytail. She was unhappy with Farah.

See the difference between the two? The first is more concise and only gives the reader as much information as they need. The second is much too detailed and in the process of being detailed loses any tension.

When writing your orientation, aim to only introduce the setting and key characters. You can start developing things further when you introduce the trigger.

Step 5b: Write your trigger

The trigger is an incident that sets the course of events in the narrative in motion. It could be something small like something said in a conversation. Or it could be something huge like an alien invasion.

You should make it clear that your trigger is important. You do this by describing the protagonist’s (and other characters’) response to it.

Step 5c: Write the 1st complication

The first complication is an obstacle that a character or characters encounter

Remember, complications are meant to provoke the character to find a solution to something and to have an emotional response.

For example, in Farah’s story, the first complication is being told by his Mum that he needs to go with the family to see his Teta and Gido at the hospital. He doesn’t want to go he has band practise with his friends, but has no choice but to go to the hospital.

When you write your complication, be sure to explain what the character’s response to it is. Describe their physical response and consider how they speak to people about it.

Ask yourself:

• How does this make the character feel?
• What will my character do in response?
• Does this change the character’s environment or the story’s setting?
• Is there an impact on the character’s relationships because of this complication?

Then you can describe what the characters do in response to the first complication.

Step 5d: Write the 2nd complication

The second complication occurs while the character(s) is overcoming the first one.

As in the first one, you need to describe:

• What the complication is
• How it affects the character
• If it affects their emotions
• Whether it changes their relationships
• What the character(s) will do in response to it

For example, in Farah’s case, the second complication occurs when his Grandma gives him a hard time about not playing the cello and challenging him to play them some music. It doesn’t go well, Farah isn’t as good a bass player as a cellist.

Once you’ve written the complication and its consequences, you can finish the story by writing the resolution.

Step 5e: Write the resolution

A resolution is where you conclude the narrative.

When you resolve a narrative, you don’t need to write the complete ending!

What does this mean? When you write a creative, you are only relating a short series of events that happen to a character or group fo people. You don’t need to tell their whole life stories!

Instead, you need to think about what part of their lives you want to relate and focus on that.

For example, in Farah’s story, we don’t need to see him go to his band practice after the hospital trip. Instead, we can focus on a smaller resolution. Farah’s Gido reveals he was in a punk band, plays some really good music, and explains why he left Lebanon in the 80s. He agrees to teach Farah how to play bass. The end.

Step 6: Edit your creative

When you edit a piece of work you want to break it down into two types of editing:

• Macro edits: This is where you consider bigger picture things like structure, plot holes or characterisation, symbols and leitmotifs
• Micro edits: Where you work on correct grammar, tense consistency, incorporating techniques, making your writing concise

To edit your creative, you want to tick off the items on the following checklist.

✔ Macro: Check for plot holes

Read through your story, make sure all of the events make sense.

Ensure there are no logical flaws.

✔ Macro: Look for consistency

Make sure you’ve used the correct tenses throughout.

Ensure sure you haven’t confused tenses.

Make sure the perspective is consistent throughout.

✔ Macro: Choose a symbol/ leitmotif and develop it

You need to develop a symbol, symbols, or leitmotif (a recurrent symbol) throughout.

For example, instruments in Farah’s narrative show his passion and come to be a leitmotif showing his renewed connection to his Gido

✔ Micro: Develop your dialogue

Dialogue is important. It shows the reader how characters relate to one another.

Dialogue is hard to write right.

It takes practice. When learning how to write dialogue, focus on keeping it tight by only including dialogue that:

• Shows a relation to another character
• Develops character
• Moves the plot along
• Is only related to the plot!

If it doesn’t do any of the above, then it is unnecessary.

✔ Micro: Incorporate techniques

You need to include techniques in your writing to help represent things.

This is how you SHOW and don’t tell.

Look for parts of your narrative where you only describe things in plain language and change them to using techniques like rhetorical questions, metaphors, similes, or symbols to convey your meaning.

For example, consider the following statements:

• “In the backseat of the car, Farah sat silently but inside he was very upset”
• “Silence engulfed the car, Farah’s cold burning resentment in the backseat was a black hole that compressed the small talk to nothing.’

The second statement might be longer but, clearly, it is more evocative because it compares Farah’s mood to a black hole.

✔ Micro: Edit for grammar

Read your narrative aloud. This will help you find grammatical mistakes and other errors.

You should:

• Look for sentences that aren’t complete sentences
• Make sure you’ve used the correct form of verbs
• Ensure you’ve used possessive apostrophes
• Check you’ve spelled things correctly
• Look to see that you’ve employed paragraphing.

if you want help learning about grammar. You must read our English grammar Toolkit .

✔ Micro: Edit for concision

Finally, you want to get rid of all of the rambling and fluff from your story.

Short stories are meant to be concise. You don’t want to waste a reader’s time. Instead, you want to make sure that the action is moving along throughout.

Read through your narrative and consistently ask yourself:

Does my reader need to know this?

If the answer is no, then you should consider removing or rewriting it.

Once this is done, you’ve finished your first draft!

That’s the hardest bit done.

Now you need feedback.

Step 7: Get Feedback and incorporate

Once you’ve got the first draft and tidied it up, you’re ready to get some feedback.

Feedback is important, as it will tell you what works in your narrative and what doesn’t.

When we write, it is often very easy to write for ourselves:

• Writing big flowery sentences
• Making assumptions about events or characters in the text that a reader needs to make sense of things
• Indulge certain techniques or phrases we like that don’t work for other readers

Feedback is a way of identifying these issues.

It can be hard receiving criticism on our work. Sometimes we don’t like hearing that our work isn’t fantastic.

It’s really important that you separate criticism of your work from criticism of you. The two are not the same (take note, parents!)

To get effective feedback, it will help if you give your reader a feedback form so they can tell you what they like and don’t like.

Step 7a: Give your reader a feedback form:

Once you get the feedback, you want to review it and take on board what the reader says.

You don’t need to follow all of their suggestions, but you should pay attention to those things that the reader says affect the readability of the piece.

Step 7b: Plan your changes

Before you redraft, make a plan outlining the changes you need to make to the story to make it better:

Now you can redraft.

Step 8: Redraft

This is where you redraft your story.

Some of the pieces may need only one redraft, other times they may need to go through several drafts.

The main rule of redrafting is that you

Rewrite the story in full and don’t just cut and paster or drag and drop.

At Matrix, we prefer students to write their first and second drafts by hand. When you rewrite a second or third draft by hand, you are more willing to make drastic changes (which are really great improvements). When you use a word processor, you tend to make things that are bad work, rather than letting them go.

Make sure that after you’ve redrafted the story you give it a final proofread before you…

Now you’ve done all the hard work, you’re ready to submit it.

Remember, writing good narratives won’t happen overnight. Good writers become good through practice AND WIDE READING they weren’t born as good writers.

Don’t be afraid to write fan-fiction or try and imitate your favourite writers.

The best High School English Students try and write in a range of styles for fun and not just for school assessment tasks.

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Here It Comes: Another Hot Summer in Europe

Extreme heat and other weather challenges are in the forecast this summer, and travel advisers, tourists and local officials are getting prepared.

By Ceylan Yeğinsu

Europe, the world’s fastest-warming continent, is headed for another scorching summer, meteorologists warn. And travelers, once again, are heading to the hot spots.

Last year, large parts of southern Europe experienced prolonged periods of extreme heat with temperatures reaching 118 degrees and lasting up to two weeks or more. The sweltering conditions upended vacations throughout the summer season as visitors collapsed from heat exhaustion at crowded tourist sites, and wildfires led to evacuations in Greece, Italy and Spain.

“Our computer models are in good agreement that it’s going to be another unusually hot summer, especially during late July through August,” said Todd Crawford, vice president of meteorology at Atmospheric G2 , a weather and climate intelligence firm based in Manchester, N.H. The company expects the magnitude of the heat to be similar to 2022, the hottest summer ever recorded in Europe, with the most anomalous heat projected in the south, in popular countries for travelers like Greece, Croatia and Italy.

Since 1991, Europe has been warming at twice the global average, and 23 of the 30 most severe heat waves in Europe since 1950 have occurred since 2000, with five in the last three years, according to the World Meteorological Organization. The European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said several factors contribute to the continent’s vulnerability, including the proportion of European land in the Arctic — the fastest-warming region on earth — and changes in atmospheric circulation.

Yet despite the forecast and increasing trend of excessive summer heat, demand is still high for destinations where temperatures reached 100 degrees or higher in recent summers. Overall, U.S. demand for travel to Europe has increased since last year, according to the travel site Hopper . Rome, Paris and Athens are among the most searched cities out of billions of annual searches for summer vacations on Kayak and Expedia.

“The destinations are being booked again, and what really characterizes people is how quickly they forget and push back negative experiences,” said Stefan Gössling, a professor who researches tourism and climate change at Linnaeus University in Sweden. “People who were caught in life-threatening situations like the wildfires may reconsider where they travel, but for the broader population, we are not yet seeing a big change in decision-making because of the heat.”

Green spaces and heat officers: Cities adapt

As the summer approaches, popular destinations that were hit hard last year are working on protocols to make residents and tourists safe and more comfortable. In 2021, Athens became the first European city to appoint a chief heat officer to oversee those efforts. One of the first steps was to categorize heat waves by severity, like hurricanes, as an early warning system for the potential impact on human health. It is also naming heat waves to emphasize their potential risks.

“Heat is a silent killer and projections for the coming years show that it will only get worse, so we are redesigning our city and making changes to adapt,” said Elissavet Bargianni, the chief heat officer for Athens. Beyond raising awareness, the city plans to implement additional measures, which include increasing the number of green spaces and creating cool public areas.

For visitors planning to visit Athens this summer, Ms. Bargianni advises using the Extrema Global app that calculates the coolest route for getting from point A to point B according to the current temperature and density of the trees. The city already has several air-conditioned cooling centers that are free.

During last July’s heat wave, the Acropolis was forced to close between midday and the early evening to protect visitors after some of them collapsed from the heat. The ministry of culture could make the same decision this year, Ms. Bargianni said, if the heat is severe.

Heat and tours: Travel advisers get creative

Travel advisers are also factoring heat into flexible itineraries. In cities like Rome, Barcelona, Paris and Athens, they are scheduling sightseeing in the cooler morning and evening hours, and arranging air-conditioned transportation.

“We tend to do activities and tours in the morning, then stop for lunch, and in the mid- to late afternoon you either go back to the hotel to sit by the pool or go to the beach,” said Gary Portuesi, a co-managing partner at Authentic Explorations, a New York-based travel company that specializes in Europe.

If clients insist on taking midday tours, the company will work with local partners to make the experience as comfortable as possible. “If there is a six-hour tour, for example, they will cut it down to four and take them to an air-conditioned gelateria for a break,” Mr. Portuesi said.

It is not only the heat that travel advisers have had to grapple with, but also other unpredictable weather events. Last summer, while some parts of the continent were hot and dry, others were cold and wet. “There was a period during the summer peak when it was hotter in the Dolomites than it was in Sicily,” said Jennifer Schwartz, the Italy-based partner of Authentic Explorations. “The most important aspect of our job is to set expectations about the variables and guide people instead of saying it’s too hot, don’t come.”

Heat insurance?

To help travelers book with more confidence, Sensible Weather, a Los Angeles-based start-up that provides a weather guarantee for vacations and outdoor experiences, has recently added high heat protection to its coverage. When booking through a Sensible partner, travelers will be able to add daily protection and if the temperature exceeds a threshold — usually set between 90 and 100 degrees — they can claim reimbursement. Currently, the insurance is only available in the United States, but, the company said, will gradually be rolled out in Europe and elsewhere.

“The goal of the company is to cover everything that can ruin a trip, and usually it’s rain, but temperature is number two,” said Nick Cavanaugh, the company’s founder who was developing the product while caught in a heat wave in Barcelona last year.

Customers do not need to cancel their trip in order to be reimbursed. Those on package tours are reimbursed for the average daily rate of their entire trip for each day that surpassed the heat threshold. “Our customers can still go on their vacations, but if it’s too hot for some hours of the day and unpleasant to go outside, you can hang out in the air-conditioning and we will reimburse you,” Mr. Cavanaugh said.

Heading to cooler climes

Some travelers who were caught in Europe’s heat waves last summer are seeking cooler destinations this summer in places like Norway, Slovenia, Switzerland, Sweden and Finland. Flight searches for Tromsø, Norway, for example, have increased by 85 percent over 2023, according to Kayak.

Joanna Walker, a 43-year-old recruiter from Boston, was caught in a blistering heat wave with her family in Italy last July and vowed never to return during the summer. She said she had been advised to travel during the shoulder season, but couldn’t because her children were in school.

“We couldn’t even cool off in the pool because there was no shade and the water was hot,” Ms. Walker recalled. “We wanted to see the sights in Florence and have long lunches in the piazzas, but instead we were stuck in our overpriced villas under the air-conditioning.”

This year her family has booked a tour of Norway’s fjords in July, where temperatures linger in the high 60s. “It’s going to be a different vibe to Italy for sure, lots of nature and not as much history, but at least it will be cool enough to experience something.”

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Rainbow Six Siege – Operation New Blood Operator Remaster and Balancing Guide

Operation New Blood is the second season of Year 9 of Rainbow Six Siege , following the release of Operation Deadly Omen in March. This season will introduce the Recruit remaster, which creates two new Operators to fill the role: Striker on attack and Sentry on defense. While these former Recruits don't have their own unique gadgets, they do have the unique ability to bring two different secondary gadgets, unleashing the potential for some electrifying play-making combos.

Operation New Blood also addresses two dominant Defenders, with balancing updates for Fenrir and Solis, and sharpens barbed wire so it now damages Operators as they move through it. These updates, as well as Versus AI additions, map filter changes, Stadium renovations, and more are coming in Operation New Blood.

Two New Names, Many New Possibilities

Striker and Sentry now fill the Recruit role on attack and defense, respectively, but each can do much more than their predecessor. Each can now be selected in Ranked play, and their appearance can be customized with the usual array of cosmetics, some of which will be available in the Operation New Blood Battle Pass. Unlike other Operators, Striker and Sentry do not have unique gadgets. Instead, each can choose two secondary gadgets to bring into the fray. So Striker can finally realize the Attacker's dream of solo opening an electrified wall by deploying Impact EMP grenades and a hard breach charge. They could also carve their own path towards the objective with a breach charge, and then cover their own flank with a claymore. For every secondary gadget an Attacker could choose, Striker gets to choose two, provided they aren't the same item.

Meanwhile, on defense, Sentry can do the same, but chooses from a very different pool of gadgets. They can focus on staying hidden from Attacker drones by bringing an observation blocker and placing a bulletproof camera nearby to further deter prying eyes. Or they can create some very dangerous situations by placing strategic proximity alarms and lurking nearby with a nitro cell to surprise unwary Attackers.

The key here is flexibility, as both Sentry and Striker open up possibilities for solo and team utility compositions that were not possible before. And each one has a versatile loadout to match: On the attack, Striker brandishes the M4 assault rifle or the M249 light machinegun as their primary, with the 5.7 USG pistol or ITA 12S shotgun as their secondary. Sentry, on the defense, wields the Commando 9 assault rifle or the M870 shotgun as their primary options, with the C75 Auto machine pistol or Super Shorty shotgun in the secondary slot.

Fenrir and Solis Balancing Updates

Operation New Blood also brings balancing changes for Fenrir and Solis to address the two dominant Defenders. Fenrir will now only have four F-NATT Dread Mines to distribute, with two activation codes to deploy amongst them, and the mines will no longer be bulletproof in any state. This means fewer mines can be active at a time and they are easier for Attackers to remove. However, once a mine is destroyed, Fenrir will now be refunded the code instead of losing it, allowing him to more easily use the full complement of his mines. Additionally, his barbed wire option will be replaced with the observation blocker.

As for Solis, her SPEC-IO Electro Sensor will no longer be usable during the prep phase, giving droning Attackers a little more breathing room. Once the action phase is underway, the gadget will have a reduced duration of 10 seconds, as well as a reduced range of 12 meters; plus, it will need to be fully recharged before each activation. Finally, her Impact Grenade option is being replaced with barbed wire. Note that it will now cost Attackers about 5HP per second to move through barbed wire, so choose your steps carefully.

Stadium Renovations, Versus AI Additions, and More

A few more notable updates coming in Operation New Blood include renovations to Stadium Alpha and Stadium Bravo. To make these arenas a bit more competitive, bulletproof glass has been removed in many spots and there are some layout changes to help make certain objective sites more defensible.

The Versus AI map pool is expanding to include Coastline and Nighthaven Labs, and new AI Operators available as opponents include Vigil and Thunderbird. You can now play Versus AI as Ace, Blackbeard, Hibana, and Deimos.

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