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  • 5 Most Common Grammar Mistakes

    Posted by Saved You a Spot on 22 February 202323 January 2023

    National Grammar Day is observed across the United States each year on March 4th. The observance encourages the use of correct grammar in both verbal and written language. Below are 5 of the most common grammar …

    Literacy
    1 One comment on “5 Most Common Grammar Mistakes”
  • 10 World Book Day Ideas 2023

    Posted by Saved You a Spot on 15 February 202323 January 2023

    World Book Day is a charity on a mission to help change children’s lives by making reading together and reading for pleasure a habit for life. It is celebrated annually on the first Thursday of March in …

    General, Literacy
    1 One comment on “10 World Book Day Ideas 2023”
  • A Child-Friendly Guide to Fiction Genres

    Posted by Saved You a Spot on 18 January 202311 January 2023

    Helping children discover reading genres that interest them makes them discover new books with greater ease. For example, if children understand that a favourite book of theirs falls into the historical fantasy genre, then they can ask …

    General, Literacy
    0 0 comments on “A Child-Friendly Guide to Fiction Genres”
  • 30 Words To Use Instead of Very…

    Posted by Saved You a Spot on 12 January 20229 February 2022

    Very is a word that is used to emphasise an adjective or an adverb. However, using a more powerful word such as intriguing, immediately makes your writing more mature. For example: The book was very interesting. The …

    Literacy
    0 0 comments on “30 Words To Use Instead of Very…”
  • 10 Ways to Motivate Your Child To Read

    Posted by Saved You a Spot on 16 June 202130 June 2021

    Motivating your child to read can be a hard task. As children grow and master the skill of decoding they will be able to open doors and be transported to magical places. This is something …

    Literacy, Parents
    0 0 comments on “10 Ways to Motivate Your Child To Read”
  • 5 Free Online Christmas Book Sites

    Posted by Saved You a Spot on 16 December 202030 December 2020

    Whether you are a teacher looking for resources during online teaching or a parent looking to bond with your young ones, you are bound to love these 5 FREE websites with read aloud online books …

    Literacy, Parents, Teachers
    0 0 comments on “5 Free Online Christmas Book Sites”
  • How To Teach Question Marks

    Posted by Saved You a Spot on 2 September 20203 September 2020

    Question marks are used in writing to denote a direct question. The question ends with a question mark. For example: Why did you come here? Who are you? What will you do in the future? …

    Literacy, Teachers
    0 0 comments on “How To Teach Question Marks”
  • Jabberwocky – Free Lesson Resources

    Posted by Saved You a Spot on 10 June 202018 June 2020

    Lewis Carroll is most known for his book ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’. In his 1871 sequel, ‘Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There’, Alice finds a book in a strange language. She finds …

    Literacy, Teachers
    0 0 comments on “Jabberwocky – Free Lesson Resources”
  • What Limerick Are You?

    Posted by Saved You a Spot on 20 May 2020

    Play this fun quiz to find out what limerick best describes your personality! Whether you are an adult or a child this will be a hoot! Click on the image below to play the quiz! …

    Literacy, Teachers
    0 0 comments on “What Limerick Are You?”
  • Emily Dickinson For Kids

    Posted by Saved You a Spot on 17 May 2020

    Learn all about Emily Dickinson, an American poet from the 1800s, in this short video on the education channel ‘Savedyouaspot’. It’s a short 5min video that introduces some of Emily’s work and describes her life …

    Literacy, TeacherTube, YouTube Channel
    0 0 comments on “Emily Dickinson For Kids”
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