Welcome to the 5th installment in the guest blog posts! This time it comes from a teacher friend of mine from over the big pond, Gen! I’ve taught sixth-graders in America for 14 of my 16 years of teaching. Although I teach six subjects daily in my current position, Reading is my true passion. Over … Continue reading Books Worth Reading With Students
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#AskMissElliott 3
Here we are again! Even more #AskMissElliott! (If you're interested in the other posts, you'll find them at Ask Miss Elliott and #AskMissElliott 2) The kids are loving this so I am going with it! I'm going to try something new next week, I'll let you know how it goes! But here goes with this week's select few … Continue reading #AskMissElliott 3
Wonderful writing?
I've been working on expanded noun phrases with my Year 4s recently and the CT noticed that one of the dips they have in their independent writing is their setting descriptions lack detail. I decided we would use some visual stimulus from Once Upon A Picture to add some sparkle to their writing. We talked … Continue reading Wonderful writing?
The state of education…
Welcome to Wednesday! It's me. I'm here to talk about something which is quite dear to my heart... education. As you all know I work in a primary school and am currently doing my degree and everything going well I should be doing a teacher training course in September. I can't wait. I've never not … Continue reading The state of education…
BOOKBLOG: Tom Fletcher
The Christmasaurus: fun, engaging and exciting! I KNOW I KNOW. IT'S MARCH. We've just finished The Christmasaurus in Year 4 and it was SO GREAT. I get 1/2 afternoons a week to read to Year 4 (hence why it's taken us so long to get through it!) and listening to me read is their favourite … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Tom Fletcher
Drawing on interests?
When I found these pictures whilst browsing Pinterest I knew instantly that I needed to use them to inspire my Year 4 class to do some drawing! Throughout the year we have been doing a variety of different portraits (we did selfies, then used Picasso as inspiration) displaying them on the window facing out for … Continue reading Drawing on interests?
BOOKBLOG: R.J.Palacio
We're All Wonders: moving with an important message. (Released: 28th March 2017) I was very lucky to be sent this by Lauren at Puffin and I was taken completely by surprise! I didn't even know this book existed. It was such a lovely surprise. Book post is excellent, but surprise book post is one of … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: R.J.Palacio
BOOKBLOG: Mark Sperring
Beauty and the Very Beastly Beast: perfect for this week! I LOVE BOOK POST. I love Beauty and the Beast themed book post EVEN MORE. Thank you so much to Katrina at Scholastic for this wonderful book post! It certainly put a massive smile on my face on Saturday morning! "A fun and feisty picture … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Mark Sperring
Ask Miss Elliott
I really enjoy taking you guys inside my classroom and sharing my ideas in the classroom. I love it even more when I'm taken into someone else's classroom and I see their ideas that I know that I need to magpie and try myself! Enter Mr N. He wrote a blog post titled #AskMrN in which he … Continue reading Ask Miss Elliott
The great display debate…
Displays in the classroom... what's the point of them? An interesting questions... a very interesting question. It's one which is debated heavily on teaching forums and twitter and is often something of a dividing topic between teachers. I still am not sure entirely WHERE I stand on the whole "display debate" but I would like … Continue reading The great display debate…
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