As a big reader, I am a massive massive fan of encouraging my children to think about what they're reading and reflecting on it. One of the things that I inherited when I moved into Year 6 almost 2 years ago was reading journals and I have embraced them fully, but also changed their use! … Continue reading Classroom fun: reading journals!
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Guided reading – it’s not all about questions!
I'm a massive fan of teaching guided reading (in facct, besides Maths, it's actually my favourite thing to teach). Finding that book that just ignites the passion and love in a class is exceptional. I'm also incredibly lucky to work in a school where my opinion matters and they trust that what I'm teaching is … Continue reading Guided reading – it’s not all about questions!
FREE RESOURCE: Maths calendars: Redo October
Good morning everyone! When we went into lockdown, I started making Maths calendars to share with everyone and now that we’re starting a new academic year, I was thinking about how to change them so that people could still use them and they’re still appropriate for all year groups. The problem I ran into was … Continue reading FREE RESOURCE: Maths calendars: Redo October
FREE RESOURCE: Fluency checks
Hello! I don't normally post on a Saturday night, but I posted a picture on Twitter last night that started to cause a bit of a stir and a few people were interested in what I'd produced, so I HOPE this blog post explains what the resource is and why/how I use it! So yesterday … Continue reading FREE RESOURCE: Fluency checks
FREE RESOURCE: Maths calendars – a redo!
Good morning everyone! When we went into lockdown, I started making Maths calendars to share with everyone and now that we're starting a new academic year, I was thinking about how to change them so that people could still use them and they're still appropriate for all year groups. The problem I ran into was … Continue reading FREE RESOURCE: Maths calendars – a redo!
Reading teachers? Look out for Reading Recharged
Reading Recharged: an invaluable book filled with incredible ideas for reading! Reading Recharged includes a wide range of creative ideas, top tips and photocopiable activities for KS1 and KS2. The book is designed to spark a love of reading for pleasure alongside covering all seven reading skills from the National Curriculum (vocabulary, inference, summarising, predicting, commentating, … Continue reading Reading teachers? Look out for Reading Recharged
BLOG TOUR: Ross Montgomery and Sarah Warburton
Ten Delicious Teachers: a hilarious story of peril (don’t walk through the woods guys!) Ten very foolish teachers have missed the last bus home. But LOOK - a shortcut through the forest! They'll be back in time for tea! Off they skip, unaware that in the woods a hungry horde of mischievous and hilariously goofy … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: Ross Montgomery and Sarah Warburton
Cureadosity BRILLIANCE
Hello, my name is Steph and I am OBSESSED with picture books. I love them. I find them SO HARD to part with. A while back, the brilliant people of Cureadosity put out a call out on their social media to see if any bloggers wanted to work with them. I'll be honest, I entered, … Continue reading Cureadosity BRILLIANCE
FREE RESOURCE: June KS2 SPAG calendars
Morning everyone! I hope you’re all doing well! I’m popping by on your timeline to share something new around here! For anyone who is new around here, I’ve been sharing Maths calendars for a year now and I wanted to branch out and try something SPAG-y. I asked on twitter if these would be something … Continue reading FREE RESOURCE: June KS2 SPAG calendars
FREE RESOURCE: June phonics calendars
Morning everyone! I hope you’re all doing well! For anyone who is new around here, I’ve been sharing Maths calendars for a year now and I wanted to continue to branch out and try something SPAG-y – last month, I shared the first SPAG and phonics versions of those calendars and they were super popular, … Continue reading FREE RESOURCE: June phonics calendars