Texting friends positivity. Receiving lovely messages. People checking in on me. Great days filled with CPD. Having people around me who care. Feeling like my opinion matters. Getting out for a run. The sunshine. Book post. Seeing my kids get excited about books. Upcoming half term. Being creative and feeling useful. Working hard and the … Continue reading A round up of happy things
Month: October 2021
ThursTAG: The Apple tag!
Good morning! Sorry for my missing ThursTAG last week. I've had a stinking cold for a while now and just didn't have the energy to write! I hope you enjoy today's post all about apples (which I'll be honest, I don't eat a lot of... but I do like them when I remember I like … Continue reading ThursTAG: The Apple tag!
Mini reviews: more graphic novel goodness!
Good morning everyone! I am here with some more graphic novels that I’ve read recently. I find graphic novels a great thing to wrap up in mini reviews and they’re always super popular blog posts! This is part 6, maybe 7, of the ‘Steph reads loads of graphic novels’ blog series (if you want to … Continue reading Mini reviews: more graphic novel goodness!
Guided reading – it’s not all about questions!
I'm a massive fan of teaching guided reading (in facct, besides Maths, it's actually my favourite thing to teach). Finding that book that just ignites the passion and love in a class is exceptional. I'm also incredibly lucky to work in a school where my opinion matters and they trust that what I'm teaching is … Continue reading Guided reading – it’s not all about questions!
October bujo
Morning everyone! Sorry for the late posting of this bullet journal update for October! I'm here to share with you my set up for October and I really really love it (I say this every month, but I'm waiting for the month where I don't love it as much ha). I wanted to stay away … Continue reading October bujo
BLOG TOUR: Olaf Falafel
Good morning! Happy Monday everyone! I have the utter joy of being on the blog tour for the brilliant new book, Unleash Your Creative Monster, by Olaf Falafel. Olaf is here to give us a sneak peek behind the scenes of creating the monsters in the book! This incredible new book is perfect for budding … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: Olaf Falafel
BLOG TOUR: Michael Mann
This week, the incredible debut novel from Michael Mann, Ghostcloud, was released and I am SO honoured to host Michael on my blog today as part of the blog tour! I adored this book when I read it and a handful of my kids have ALREADY worked their way through it! I implore you all … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: Michael Mann
ThursTAG: The random Qs!
Good morning! It’s ThursTAG once again and I found this blog tag that was all about different books and different prompts that I really liked the look of! *** A BOOK YOU’VE READ MORE THAN ONCE: I read Letters from the Lighthouse by Emma Carroll for school every year because when we study WW2, this … Continue reading ThursTAG: The random Qs!
Mini reviews: the ones that made me chortle
Hello everyone! I hope you are all well! Thank you for all of the love you are showing my mini reviews - they're the perfect, bitesized content that I think people are enjoying, so here I am with some more! I’m stopping by your timelines today to share 4 more books that will be perfect … Continue reading Mini reviews: the ones that made me chortle
September in books
Good morning everyone! It’s finally time to share what I read in September. And I'm going to be honest here. In September, I really struggled to get into the groove of reading. My brain was so full of WORKWORKWORKWORK and SAD that I just couldn't. It's not because I don't have books to read (I … Continue reading September in books