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BLOG TOUR: A Planet Full of Plastics

June 29, 20192 Comments

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

Final half term contemplations…

June 10, 2019June 9, 20195 Comments

Ello, ello, ello So for those of you who are new around here, hi, I'm Steph, an NQT in a gorgeous little primary school in Newcastle. I love my job, I love where I work, I have the best colleagues in the world. My road to teaching hasn't been conventional, but I got there in … Continue reading Final half term contemplations…

BOOK BLOG: Sarah Roberts

April 25, 2019April 21, 20192 Comments

Somebody Swallowed Stanley: a beautiful story to teach children about the importance of looking after our oceans! "Say hello to Stanley! He’s swimming around in the sea, but he’s no ordinary jellyfish. Most jellyfish have dangly-gangly tentacles, but Stanley has two handles. Other jellyfish have a magical pearly glow, but Stanley has colourful stripes. Lots … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Sarah Roberts

TeachTreat Subscription Box

February 26, 2019February 17, 20193 Comments

Last week, I got a very excited email from our school business manager that there was a box in my pigeon hole that looked quite exciting. When I got to my pigeon hole, I found this quite exciting looking package.  It's roughly the size of a graze box. As I read through the letter, I … Continue reading TeachTreat Subscription Box

WOOOOOOAH WE’RE HALF WAY THERE…

February 18, 2019February 17, 20193 Comments

The title for this blog has LITERALLY just come to me as I start to type. It is ironic in that it is both true and one of the things I'm going to be mentioning in this blog post. So... we're HALF WAY THROUGH THE ACADEMIC YEAR.  Ahem. Yeah, that's a thing. I'm half way … Continue reading WOOOOOOAH WE’RE HALF WAY THERE…

Using blurbs in the classroom

January 21, 2019January 20, 20192 Comments

As you saw the other day, I was very very lucky to be able to share the exclusive cover of Aisha Bushby's new book A Pocketful of Stars (if you missed the announcement, check it out here!)  It got me thinking about using blurbs in the classroom and how much we really learn about a … Continue reading Using blurbs in the classroom

Reading Rocks North

October 22, 2018October 21, 20182 Comments

Two weekends ago, I spent an amazing Saturday at a school in Blyth with some people I admire most in my teaching bubble, learning all about reading and everything that entails.  For those of you who don't know, Reading Rocks is a wonderful community which grew from a community of educators and librarians sharing and … Continue reading Reading Rocks North

Blackout poetry

October 8, 2018October 7, 20186 Comments

To coincide with National Poetry Day, we celebtrated at school with Poetry Week, where our English lessons all centred around poems. We in Year 5 had already done a week of poetry (it's what I started the year with), so when it came round the celebrating Poetry Week, the kids were enthused to say the … Continue reading Blackout poetry

NQT life

September 24, 2018September 23, 20182 Comments

Well hello, Here I stand, 3 weeks into my NQT life and what a ride it has been so far. There have definitely been more ups than downs (I'm not even sure I'd say there's been any downs so far). I am learning so much every day. I can't wait every single day to get … Continue reading NQT life

BOOK BLOG: Shakespeare Stories

September 18, 2018September 16, 20183 Comments

Are you looking for a gorgeously illustrated simplified version of Shakespeare plays to use in the classroom? LOOK NO FURTHER. A Stage Full of Shakespeare Stories is a beautiful collection of 12 of Shakespeare's most popular plays in a new book, perfect for 7 years+. Having had the chance to read through this already, I … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Shakespeare Stories

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