It's the happiest of publication days to the brilliant Laura Ellen Anderson with her newest wondrous creation, Rainbow Grey! I read Rainbow Grey a while ago now and honestly, I just adored it! You can check out my review here: Rainbow Grey mini review Ten-year-old Ray Grey lives in the magical Weatherlands, high in the … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: Laura Ellen Anderson
Month: May 2021
FREE RESOURCE: June KS2 SPAG calendars
Morning everyone! I hope you’re all doing well! I’m popping by on your timeline to share something new around here! For anyone who is new around here, I’ve been sharing Maths calendars for a year now and I wanted to branch out and try something SPAG-y. I asked on twitter if these would be something … Continue reading FREE RESOURCE: June KS2 SPAG calendars
FREE RESOURCE: June phonics calendars
Morning everyone! I hope you’re all doing well! For anyone who is new around here, I’ve been sharing Maths calendars for a year now and I wanted to continue to branch out and try something SPAG-y – last month, I shared the first SPAG and phonics versions of those calendars and they were super popular, … Continue reading FREE RESOURCE: June phonics calendars
FREE RESOURCE: Active June 2021
Good morning everyone! Thanks for popping by my blog today! I’m back with another PE calendar. For anyone who is new around here, my PE calendars were super popular in the first lockdown and have continued to be popular over the past few months. They’re ideal for using in class with one year group, can be used … Continue reading FREE RESOURCE: Active June 2021
S4S – Character growth
Good morning #SixforSunday crew! How are you all today? I hope you are well and that the world is treating you kindly! Thanks for stopping by today for my #SixforSunday post! This week, we're thinking about 6: Characters with brilliant growth/arcs I think this could have been my favourite 6 Melinda Salisbury character growths, but … Continue reading S4S – Character growth
FreiTAG: The currently reading blog tag
Good morning everyone! I know it's not technically ThursTAG today, but I thought I'd just do it on FreiTAG instead! I saw this over on Charlotte's blog (her post can be found here) and thought it would be a good quick one to have a go at! *** How many books do you usually read … Continue reading FreiTAG: The currently reading blog tag
A-Z of book recommendations: kids’ books!
I was sitting the other day thinking about ways in which my kids and I could share our love of books... and someone said, "Miss, I bet you can't do an A-Z of book recommendations!" so here I am, taking on his challenge. I've set them a 2 week challenge to complete it, but here … Continue reading A-Z of book recommendations: kids’ books!
BOOK BLOG: Jeffrey Boakye
Musical Truth: just blew me away Lord Kitchener, Neneh Cherry, Smiley Culture, Stormzy . . . Groundbreaking musicians whose songs have changed the world. But how? This exhilarating playlist tracks some of the key shifts in modern British history, and explores the emotional impact of 28 songs and the artists who performed them. This book … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Jeffrey Boakye
BOOK BLOG: Tom Palmer
Arctic Star: bravery, friendship, duty and the cold! Winter 1943. Teenagers Frank, Joseph and Stephen are Royal Navy recruits on their first mission at sea during the Second World War. Their ship is part of an Arctic Convoy sailing to Russia to deliver supplies to the Soviets. The convoys have to navigate treacherous waters, sailing … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Tom Palmer
Tales from the classroom: teacher appreciation week
Recently, it was Teacher Appreciation Week (I know I'm late... but y'know what? whatever, ha) and my kids wanted to show their appreciation to all of the staff in school in some way. At the minute, we can't cross bubbles and we're still being quite strict on our COVID rules in school, so we had … Continue reading Tales from the classroom: teacher appreciation week