Hello fellow teachers all over the world! Hi, I'm Steph. You might never have visited my blog before, but rest assured you are most welcome here. There's a lot going on in the world at the minute, isn't there? It's all a bit crazy and a bit sad and a bit scary. On both a … Continue reading Letters to… teachers up and down the land
Hello! I don't normally post at 7pm, but I've been working on a little something for the school website in light of school closures. I wanted to create something for our school website for recommendations for parents to use to support their children being active and staying healthy in the coming weeks. It's a collection … Continue reading Home learning PE recommendations
What's the big fuss? WHAT'S THE BIG FUSS? WHAT'S THE BIG FUSS? I'll tell you what the big fuss is: Tomorrow, we have one of my favourite days of the year: World Book Day. World Book Day is a celebration of everything bookish. It's getting people together to celebrate books. It's a chance to read … Continue reading World Book Day: what’s the big fuss?
Why do you love books so much? Well that's a loaded question and a half. It's a question my children (despite the fact I've taught them for 2 years now) have asked me. It's a question my colleagues have asked me. I don't have ONE answer for them. I don't have one blanket answer. I … Continue reading Books and my classroom…
Half term is... A time for me to switch off for a minute. For me to see friends that I've not seen for a while. A time for me to breathe. Time to get creative. An opportunity for me to read all of the books. The time I spend with my family. A time to … Continue reading Half term is…
Respect: an informative and approachable way to teach children all about the importance of consent. "Your body belongs to you and you get to set your own rules, so that you may have boundaries for different people and sometimes they might change. Like when you hi-five your friends and kiss your kitten, but not the … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: Respect
Hello everyone! Last week, I posted the first half of my A-Z of Back to School post and this week it's time for the end of that post! I had such a lovely reception to last week's post, so I hope you all enjoy this one just as much. (I'm well aware we are WELL … Continue reading A-Z of Back to School (part 2)
Hello there! Friends, teachers, non-teachers, educators, non-educators, readers and everyone! Today, I'm coming to you with something a bit different. Something a bit serious, a bit fun and a dive into the world of teaching. As you may know (if you're new around here, hello, come say hello to me!), I'm a teacher and as … Continue reading A-Z of Back to School (Part 1)
Hello! How are you all? Today, I thought I would share some pictures of the books my class are reading... cause they're all reading some absolute corkers. Starting this academic year, I really wanted to get my kids excited about books and about reading. I'm such an advocate for reading for pleasure that I want … Continue reading What we’re reading!
Today, I come to you sharing 'A Planet Full of Plastics' by Neal Layton. I was invited to be on the blog tour and I was thrilled as this is something we have been thinking about this year in school and my class and I did a whole unit of work around plastic pollution in … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: A Planet Full of Plastics
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