Mr DApr 28, 2019Maths Vocabulary (contextualised)I work in a large primary school consisting of children from all sorts of backgrounds and cultures right in the heart of Nottingham. In...
Mr DFeb 21, 2019The 'Series of 7' - (7 Story Types)Last year, we asked teachers, authors and researchers to help us create a KS1 and KS2 reading spine based on Doug Lemov's 'Reading...
Mr DOct 7, 2018Here's a Turn Up for the Books!Having taught in Year 6 for many years, I was well aware of the endless simile and alliteration lessons I had hammered into children so...
Mr DJul 30, 2018U.K. Book Map for ChildrenWhilst scrolling through my Twitter feed a few weeks ago, I noticed a fantastic poster showing the locations of book settings across the...