Cross-curricular planning and ideas linked to Sandra Dieckman’s wonderful book ‘Leaf’. Please do leave a comment if you have used this book in your own classroom! I’d love to hear
‘Mrs Mole, I’m Home!’ By Jarvis Publisher: Walker ISBN: 978-1-4063-7243-4 Suggested age group: Year 1 -Cross-curricular and topic based planning -Using a book as a stimulus for a range of
Creating a community of readers: some practical ideas by Ian Eagleton When I read A.F Harrold’s article in TeachPrimary entitled ‘I met books and I met books and I met
For many years I have tried to read to my class and never quite got it right, which seems like an odd thing to say. Surely, you just sit or
A Review Written for Lovereading4kids An entertaining, colourful picture book, perfect for children aged between 3-5 years old,that is full of wit, warmth and humour. Poor Morris the mole has
These Testing Times… An article I wrote for TeachPrimary, discussing how to effectively prepare children for this year’s Reading SATs paper. http://www.teachwire.net/news/reading-isnt-about-answering-questions-taking-tests-its-about-escaping
Under the duvet, with a grumpy cat sat nxt to me on the bed, reading this and wishing I could have a bunbreak!  A cosy, rip-roaring read!
