iHub
The iHub is our interactive platform. It promotes reading with comprehensions, puzzles, polls, debates and more. Based around current affairs, the iHub develops pupils’ knowledge, ideas, opinions and vocabulary of cross-curricular content, and is the perfect tool to use at home or school.
A new way to revitalise classroom reading
- Each activity is available at three levels; Lower KS2, Upper KS2, KS3
- Activities are updated every Monday during term time
- Multiple choice and crossword questions are instantly marked
- Answer sheets are provided for written comprehension questions for Levels 2 and 3, saving you time
- Pupil progress is tracked in the teacher dashboard
- Unlimited access to our archive of activities
Areas to explore in the iHub
Comprehensions
Each question encourages understanding, critical thinking, discussion and debate. Multiple choice questions give instant feedback to pupils.
News debates
Differentiated information helps pupils to understand a debate. Pupils can vote, explain their opinions and then read the viewpoints of others in your school.
News puzzles
Focus on developing pupils’ vocabulary in the context of a news story by analysing with instant feedback to support learning.
News polls
Pupils vote on a dilemma in a news story. Pie charts display the poll results from your school and all iHub schools.
News gallery
The news gallery enables pupils to create their own news using the content that excites them the most.
Teacher dashboard
You can mark and monitor pupils’ progression in the teacher dashboard.
iHub in Primary Schools
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iHub in Secondary Schools
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Courtney Sklar, English Teacher at Watford Grammar School for Boys talks about how the iHub transformed reading in her classroom:
“I would strongly recommend subscribing to iHub in addition to the newspaper.”
Melissande Box
Lead Literacy Teaching Assistant
Platforms the pupils can use the iHub on:
- Windows PC
- MacOS
- Apple iPad’s
- Android Tablets
It’s the perfect tool for school work or home work.
Try the iHub for one term
See the difference the iHub makes to your classroom in just one term. You will receive:
- 13 weeks’ access
- 35 pupil logins
- 1 newspaper delivered to the classroom each week
How the iHub is transforming the learning experience
One child in my class in particular did not enjoy guided reading sessions. However, he very happily gets a laptop, reads an article and is able to discuss the stories.
- Shona Glackin, Class teacher, Martin Primary School
“iHub enables a more constructive and active use of First News. We have always used the print version as a resource for guided reading but with ihub it makes life easier. The students are motivated by the idea of earning points for completing tasks.”
- Melissande Box, Lead Literacy Teaching Assistant, Alexandra Park School
The pupils are not only enjoying reading, discussing and completing their set assignments either in class or at home, they are voluntarily carrying out their own independent research to follow up on many of the interesting stories that they have read. Staff have also received so many positive feedback comments from parents. What a fantastic resource First News and the iHub has turned out to be for our pupils.
- Martin Coogan, Headteacher at Lochgoilhead Primary School
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