Good morning! How are you all today? I was sitting thinking the other day about quick ways in which we might be able to incorporate Maths (and English and EVERYTHING ELSE if I'm honest, but I started with Maths) into every day. I had a play around with some different formats and different set ups, … Continue reading FREE-DAY: Calendar Maths!
Hello everyone! A while ago, I asked if anyone would be interested in seeing how my brilliant TA (I don't think he ever reads my blog, but if he does: HELLO!) planned some lessons on printing and how we did it! I have my PPA on a Friday and my TA covers my class, so … Continue reading PRINTING: How we did it in the classroom!
When Sadness Comes To Call: one hell of a picture book "When Sadness arrives, try not to be afraid: give it a name, listen to it and spend some time together. Maybe all it wants is to know that it’s welcome." When Sadness Comes to Call tells the story of a young girl who one … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: When Sadness Calls
Every Child A Song: Poignant and a wonderful readaloud for kids of all ages! "Using the metaphor of song, the book opens with the arrival of a newborn and its unique 'song', then pans out to explore all the essential things that every song needs to thrive - love, protection, a home, a name, the … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Nicola Davies
Good morning! Today is something a little bit different! Last Monday, I posted a little resource of things to do inside with kids. The response to that was lovely, so I decided to share another one of my favourite resources. Today I’m sharing a few of my Book Bingo templates. There's 4 different templates in … Continue reading FREE-Day: Reading Bingo!
Good morning! Today is something a little bit different! Today I'm sharing my A-Z of things to do indoors - this could be something for kids to tick off doing in the coming weeks! It could be something for parents to look at using with their kids for when they seem to be bored. I've … Continue reading A-Z of indoor activities!
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…
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