Draw-Along-A-Lenton: An Illustrators’ Workshop with Steven Lenton
Grab a pencil and some paper tonight and take a journey into The Reading Realm with illustrator Steven Lenton. On the way, you’ll learn all about The Nothing to See
10/11/2019
Resources
Reading for Pleasure Action Plan
Just a copy of an old action plan I made when I was English Leader, using Michael Rosen’s 20 point plan to encourage Reading for Pleasure! I’m certainly not claiming
22/10/2019
FREE RESOURCE: Jorinda and Joringel Activities
Please find some free resources based around Jorinda and Joringel by the Brothers Grimm. This fairy tale tells the story of a shepherd boy called Jorindel who must venture into
02/10/2019
What is poetry? FREE display resources for National Poetry Day, 3rd October 2019!
✨🌟Please find some free downloadable display resources, featuring lots of childen’s poets (Coral Rumble, Michael Rosen, Liz Brownlee, Sue Hardy-Dawson, Joshua Seigal and many more) and their thoughts on ‘What
18/09/2019
What is poetry?
Thank you to all the poets today we contributed to our discussion about what poetry is and why it’s so important! I will turn your ideas into some freely downloadable
17/09/2019
Where stories come to life: A found poem
✨🌟I had a go at creating a pantoum (a Malayan poem, made up of four-line stanzas, where the 2nd and 4th lines become the 1st and 3rd lines) using my
11/09/2019
My Bookshelf: FREE resources
Journey into a world where stories come to life… Why not use this to record your reading choices throughout the year! A free resource for children, teachers, school librarians and
28/08/2019
Our Class is Reading…FREE DISPLAY!
I used to laminate something similar to this and keep it on the front of my classroom door throughout the year to get the children excited about our class book
17/08/2019
The Army of Teachers
I wrote this poem to read out at a conference. I talked about how, when I say ‘teachers’, I really mean EVERY single person who works with our children to
23/05/2019
Free display resource: Things we could say to each other to encourage a love of writing
Lots of brilliant children’s authors contributed to the list of ‘Things you could say to children to encourage a love of writing’, so I’ve turned their ideas into a display –
19/03/2019
Things you could say to children to encourage a love of writing
I’ve been thinking about things we could say to children to encourage a love of writing. Lots of these ideas are drawn from my own experience as a teacher and
02/03/2019
Free display resource: Things we could say to each other about books and reading
I’ve turned the list of ‘Things you could say to children to encourage a love of reading’ into a display – perfect for school libraries, book corners, English displays, Working
28/01/2019
