The Girl on the Train... very Gone Girl. "Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She’s even started to feel like she knows the people who live in one of the houses. ‘Jess and Jason’, she calls … Continue reading Book blog: Paula Hawkins
To try and encourage my rather reluctant Year 6's this past year I decided to make a Magic Maths display with challenges on. There were 2 challenges per colour, and 4 colours. The children had to pick to do all set 1 challenges or all set 2 challenges. The challenges explored the 4 different operations … Continue reading Display: Magic Maths
This is my bookshelf. There is a whole host of different types of books on my shelf. This is just one shelf. I have a drawer full of books too! This also doesn't include my picture books... we will get to that collection another time. Most of this is my TBR pile. I've probably read … Continue reading My bookshelf!
As a follow up to my Dream Jars idea, I thought I would share another BFG themed resource. This time it's a resource linked to the emphasis the new curriculum puts on being able to edit and check sentences. I used this sheet with Year 1, but there is no reason why it couldn't be … Continue reading Lesson ideas: The BFG #2
Super excited to tell you all that I've been asked to be involved with the UKYACX author blog tour! I have the absolute pleasure to be blogging for MG author Gabrielle Kent, author of the wonderful Alfie Bloom series! Check out her website here! Also featuring the wonderful UK YA authour Sarah Grant too, author of … Continue reading UKYACX blog tour!!
Whilst teaching Year 6 Science I wanted to get some extended writing out of them and decided that the digestive system was quite a good topic. I didn't want them to just write a report about the digestive system or something dull like that so I decided a diary entry was a great idea. We … Continue reading Lesson idea: Science
I visited a place called Lane 7, It's Newcastle's bowling heaven. You get to go inside, It's really hard to decide, Just make sure you've decided by eleven. We were greeted with a lovely big smile, The place has just top notch style. The decor is lush, All swish, swash, plush. The kitchen has beautiful … Continue reading Oh the places you’ll go, Lane 7!
I've been following Bloomsbury Ed on Twitter for a while and they do an awesome thing on a Friday... they give away a prize. Good old #freebiefriday. I'm one of these people who'll RT something, because hell I'm not losing out on anything but I generally NEVER win. So I RT'd their tweet and thought … Continue reading I won a prize?
Adventure filled, badass main character and daringly exciting! Recently in my blue haul I talked about Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton. I decided that there was no time like the present and that I would read that next. I finished another the book I was reading, read the amazing King of Rats and decided that this was … Continue reading Book blog: Alwyn Hamilton
I recently finished the third installment of Holly Bourne's Spinster Club/Normal Series trilogy and it was amazing. What's A Girl Gotta Do officially is described as "HOW TO START A FEMINIST REVOLUTION: 1. Call out anything that is unfair on one gender 2. Don’t call out the same thing twice (so you can sleep and … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Holly Bourne
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