One thing children always have a hard time with is punctuation. Capital letters and full stops are hard enough, commas are even harder and then…speech marks come into the picture! Yikes! Read on if you …
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Self-Care Teacher Challenge
With Valentine’s Day approaching, let’s take some time to think about all the love that surrounds teaching. Teachers, openly give a part of their heart and soul into molding young students to being the best …
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Classroom Display Idea: Poem Comparison
In Year 4, one of our favourite units from the Hamilton Trust scheme is ‘It’s Raining Cats and Dogs’. In this unit, children are given the opportunity to explore lots of poems about dogs, cats …
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Quadrilaterals
Learn all about quadrilaterals in this post! Read on to learn more and play a game to test your knowledge. Quadrilaterals are closed shapes with four straight sides. They can be put into categories according …
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Stay Safe With Electricity
Electricity is created by generators which can be powered by gas, coal, oil (fossil fuels) wind or solar. The electrical energy can be converted into other types of energy such as light, heat, movement or …
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Traditional Fairy Tales
Traditional fairy tales were passed on verbally from generation to generation before being recorded in books, that is why there are different versions of a known story. Fairy tales are stories with fictional elements. Below …
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It's a Zoo Around Here: The New Rules for Better Communication – Book Review
This is such a fun and quick read if you are interested in learning about a different take on communication styles and you can approach others and be heard. Read on if you want to …
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New Year's Resolutions for Teachers
September finds us teachers relaxed and ready to put into practice all those wonderful ideas we’ve had during the summer break. But before we know it, it’s December and all we’re try to do is …
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This Much I Know About Love Over Fear…Creating a Culture for Truly Great Teaching – Book Review
This book, which was recommended by two colleagues of mine, was a true light of optimism, in the tunnel of despair surrounding teachers and schools. John Tomsett calls for all those involved in education to …
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Say No to Your Child
Parents naturally want to see and make their children happy and many will go to any lengths to grant their children’s wishes, even if it means never saying no to them. Children, however, need to …
