Ever since I started blogging it has become apparent that I am buying/receiving more books and it makes me SO HAPPY. Over the past few weeks I have been lucky enough to receive at least 3 lots of book post! I thought I would blog to show you all just some of the wonderful things I have received! Some of … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Book post.
Nervous? Anticipation? Excitement?
Here we are, it's Tuesday night. I've had 6 weeks off and 2 training days in school. I should be ready for the kids to come back. I am. I'm not. I will be. It's this bit that I dislike the most. The waiting. Once there's kids in school I am so much more at … Continue reading Nervous? Anticipation? Excitement?
BOOKBLOG: David Levithan
I think I discovered David Levithan by accident and I am so glad I did. I thank Amazon for recommending one of his books to me and for the love affair that I have since been living with David Levithan and his books. They're all amazing. And you should read them all. His books are … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: David Levithan
UKYACX blog with Gabrielle Kent!
UKYACX is coming soon to Newcastle and I can not wait!! It is going to be amazing. I am lucky enough to be involved in the blog tour! Today is my turn to introduce the amazing Gabrielle Kent! We had a discussion and decided to fuse our worlds together - mine as teacher, hers as … Continue reading UKYACX blog with Gabrielle Kent!
Free-day: Geography edition
Last year I was asked to do a bit of UK Geography with Year 5... and I thought it would be interesting to focus on some physical landmarks for a lesson or 2. We first started by talking about the different parts of the UK - could they identify where England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales were? … Continue reading Free-day: Geography edition
BOOKBLOG: Michael Carey
The Girl With All The Gifts in 3 words? Gripping, thrilling, exciting. When I first saw this book it was perhaps 4 month ago, (maybe sooner, maybe later, I don't have a great handle on time), and it was one I thought 'Ooh yes, that sounds good. I'll get that some other time'. That other … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Michael Carey
Where did it all start?
As you all know, I'm on the route to becoming a teacher. This has been a long and drawn out road but I think it's important to share my journey to show people that it is possible. It takes some hard work, some determination but you can reach your dreams... even if you don't go … Continue reading Where did it all start?
Favourite lessons: Science edition
The thought of teaching adaptation to my Year 6 class was a bit of a struggle initially. But after a bit of thought I came up with some lessons on camouflage and the importance of it to animals. And I have to say that the sequence of lessons is easily my favourite. I can not … Continue reading Favourite lessons: Science edition
SundayYAthon!
Recently on Twitter I have started joining in more blogger chats and it's been really cool getting to know lots of other bloggers and seeing what they're up to. One chat that I'm really fond of is #SundayYA - obviously on a Sunday and about YA books. Now as all of you know, I love … Continue reading SundayYAthon!
Blog calendar
Hello faithful readers and new readers alike... This is just a quick post to enlighten you all to how my blogging week is hopefully gonna break down from September onwards... Monday: book post - could be a review, a book haul or just a general book post. Tuesday: school post - display idea/lesson idea etc. … Continue reading Blog calendar
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