I received this gorgeous piece of book post from Puffin books recently and it is just brilliant. It's a beautiful book filled with 80 different poems written by Roger McGough and it will be so perfect to use in the classroom! Now, I am no poetry aficionado whatsoever so any time poetry is brought in … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Roger McGough
Vlad: The World's Worst Vampire - a great quick story filled with fun and friendship! "Vlad is the youngest member of the Impaler family, the bravest vampires that ever lived. But Vlad isn't very brave at all. He's even a little bit scared of the dark! All Vlad wants is some friends and he thinks … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Anna Wilson
The final installment of #AskMissElliott this year featured some interesting questions, some stupid questions and some that weren't even questions! So here we are, a few of the choice questions! Once you started working in this school, what class did you teach first? I started as a TA in Year 6. Did 3 years in … Continue reading Ask Miss Elliott
I know they'll never read this, but it only feel right that now the year is over I get to say thanks to them myself. Hello you lot, We've been through a lot this year haven't we? It's not always been easy, we've not always got on, but it turned out alright in the end. … Continue reading Letters to… my kids
Hello! It's Sunday again. How? Where did that week go? Are you enjoying #SixforSunday? Have you joined me yet? What has your favourite post been so far? This week on #SixforSunday I'm talking: Reasons I love teaching Kids - my kids are the absolute reason I do my job. Making a difference - I may … Continue reading S4S – #loveteaching
There's so many incredible MG books out there today. So many. Looking at my bookshelves there's a brilliant mix of old and new books. Books from my childhood, books that shaped me as a reader, as the reader I am today. I've always loved reading. I can't remember a time when I didn't love reading. … Continue reading Favourite childhood books
Hello! It's #SixForSunday time again! This week, the 6 books topic is: Six books I've used in the classroom Books I've used in the classroom come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, and for a multitude of reasons! Girl of Ink and Stars - Kiran Milwood Hargrave The Christmasaurus - Tom Fletcher Perijee and … Continue reading S4S – Books in the classroom
"Miss, can we do writing again?" NOW THERE'S A PHRASE I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD HEAR. But hear me out... So I love teaching writing. I think, alongside reading, that writing is one of my favourite things to do. I will never be an author - I have huge amounts of respect for authors but … Continue reading “Miss, can we do writing again?”
Behaviour is a MASSIVE thing in schools and it can be as small and as irritating as low level disruptions, to massive scary things like fights and bullying. It all affects the way classrooms work, how kids feel and the dynamics of a room. We all know, even those who aren't teachers, that one person … Continue reading School days: dealing with behaviour!
Here we go, the final half term of the school year and the final half term of being a HLTA. From September I will officially be a trainee teacher. That's pretty scary to say the least. Am I ready for it? I think yes. I'm probably NOT but I'm ready to do the thing I … Continue reading Back to school
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