Edie: adorable, cute and perfect story to read aloud. I was very lucky in that I saw this on Bookbairn's instagram and I managed to get my hands on a copy! Thank you so much Sarah from Penguin Children's Dept for sending me a copy! "Hello! My name is Edie. I am EVER so helpful. … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Sophy Henn
Month: February 2017
The great display debate…
Displays in the classroom... what's the point of them? An interesting questions... a very interesting question. It's one which is debated heavily on teaching forums and twitter and is often something of a dividing topic between teachers. I still am not sure entirely WHERE I stand on the whole "display debate" but I would like … Continue reading The great display debate…
BOOK BLOG: Alwyn Hamilton 2
Traitor To The Throne: fast paced, heart wrenching, glorious. For those of you who haven't read Rebel of the Sands (Alwyn's first book) you can find my review here (Book blog: Alwyn Hamilton). Important to read that before this! As soon as I had finished Rebel I knew I needed the second book and now … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Alwyn Hamilton 2
Versatile Blogger Award
A while back I got a lovely tweet to say that my lovely friend Jess had nominated me for the Versatile Blogger Award! What? Little old me and my little old blog? I was very happy and it was so lovely of her! So thank you SO MUCH Jess. (If you want to check Jess' … Continue reading Versatile Blogger Award
Kindness?
Is kindness something we teach? Is it something we hone in our children? Is it something which children have to come to themselves? Whatever you believe, you need to foster a kind school, a kind classroom and kind children as best you can. Children learn from those around them. Children learn from us. If we … Continue reading Kindness?
Ronald the Rhino!
As you all know, I am a huge fan of Twinkl and when I heard they were starting to come out with their own stories I knew I had to give them a look! Man do I wish they had more coming out because this first one is WONDERFUL. I came across the blog post … Continue reading Ronald the Rhino!
Book tasting…
Book tasting? What? Eating books? How can you be suggesting something so ridiculous? NO. Not that kind of tasting. A bit like wine tasting... you get a taste of new wine (or books in this case) before you commit to them. You get a whole host of wines (or books) to look at and you … Continue reading Book tasting…
It All Started In September…
Welcome to the first of many fortnightly guest blogs! The first comes from one of my most recent twitter pals Jack. Without further ado... It started in September. Sitting at a forty-five-degree angle in a hospital bed, having recently undergone the most uncomfortable seven minutes of my life to date. I won’t go into too … Continue reading It All Started In September…
