Hello everyone! I'm back with October versions of the Maths calendar that was SUPER popular during lockdown. A few teachers have asked for this, so I figured there was still people who wanted it (and I quite enjoy making these!) For today, I'm sharing 2 versions: a version aimed at Year 5/6 and a version … Continue reading FREE DAY: October Maths calendars
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Reading for pleasure… not just an add on!
"I want my kids to read for pleasure but I just don't know how to get them to get there" As a teacher, you see posts like this quite often, in many different guises on Twitter/Facebook. While I'm no expert in the field, I thought I'd share some different ways over the next few weeks … Continue reading Reading for pleasure… not just an add on!
BLOG TOUR: Angie Lake
Morning guys! Today is an exciting guest post on the blog today. You know I love giving time and space on my blog to authors to talk about their books and when I'm given the opportunity I will jump at it! Today, the amazing Angie Lake is popping onto my blog to talk about Mina's … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: Angie Lake
BLOG TOUR: Rachel Brian
The Worry (less) Book: a gorgeous look at anxiety and worries - perfect for the classroom! "Start worrying less and enjoying life with this book for people who worry or struggle with anxiety (so yeah -- everyone)! We all have a mixture of fun and not-so fun feelings. And everyone feels worried sometimes. But too … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: Rachel Brian
FREE DAY: September Maths calendars
Hello everyone! I'm sharing 2 posts today because I'm so pleased to get this resource out to everyone! During lockdown (and subsequent back to school time), I shared a load of different resources based on a question/prompt/challenge a day and you guys loved them! I posted the PE calendar for September last week (you'll find … Continue reading FREE DAY: September Maths calendars
Back to school – the musings of a teacher…
Morning everyone, By the time you read this, I'll be in school. There's no children today (they're back tomorrow) because we're having an INSET day. I thought I'd put together my thoughts to just share with everyone. If you're interested in my musings, please keep reading. If you're not, that's cool. I appreciate that there … Continue reading Back to school – the musings of a teacher…
Active September
Hello everyone! Apologies for this not going up in August... it had totally evaded me! During lockdown, I was uploading monthly calendars for PE, Writing and Maths and was on the fence about whether they'd be useful to people, but after asking a few people, they said they'd be interested. Over the next few days, … Continue reading Active September
BOOK BLOG: Catherine Emmett/Ben Mantle
King of the Swamp: a gorgeous story about looking after nature! "McDarkly lives quietly all on his own, growing orchids in his dank swamp, until one day his peace is disturbed by an arrogant king who wants to turn the swamp into a roller-skate park. McDarkly has ten days to prove that the swamp isn't … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Catherine Emmett/Ben Mantle
BOOK BLOG: Nathan Bryon/Dapo Adeola
Clean Up: a GORGEOUS story about the importance of looking after our world! "When Rocket goes for a holiday to visit her grandparents, she's shocked by the pollution that is spoiling their island home and putting the local sea life at risk. Can she think of a way to save the day?" Clean Up is … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Nathan Bryon/Dapo Adeola
FREE DAY: July Maths calendars
Good morning! How are you all today? Over the past 2 months, I've been producing a calendar resource (there's a PE one and a writing version that I posted earlier this week if you like the look of these!). They're differentiated Maths documents for use in KS1, LKS2 and UKS2 and people have seemed to … Continue reading FREE DAY: July Maths calendars
