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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Punctuating Dialogue Display Idea
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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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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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Long Division Board Display
Classroom boards are very important when it comes to displaying useful information for children to use. Not only do they brighten up the classroom, they show visitors what the children are learning as well provide …
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Great Maths Display Ideas
Whilst searching for some inspiration to revamp my maths working wall, I came across these amazing ideas that I thought I’d share with you… #1 Place value and partitioning. I think this is genius! #Fractions. …
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Magnetism Display Idea
Displays play an important part in the classroom as they aid learning and provide visual stimulus for the children. Research published by the University of Salford showed that well-designed classrooms can improve learning progress in …
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Classroom Reveal 2019-20: Cactus Theme
It’s the beginning of a new school year and time for my classroom reveal for 2019-2020! 🥁🌵🌵🌵🥁 This year, I chose a really cute and trendy theme, cacti! Or is it cactuses? Well, actually both …
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10 Amazing Classroom Themes
If you are like me, you may be considering changing your classroom theme next academic year. I love a fresh new start for the year and as much as my children and I enjoyed our …
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Yoga in the Classroom
As yoga is becoming more mainstream for adults in recent years, the benefits are indubitable; more and more schools are starting to embrace the power of yoga and mindfulness to improve the wellbeing of their …
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Collaborative, Group and Co-operative Learning
Teaching has moved away from a strictly traditional teacher orientated class, where the teacher talks and the pupils are expected to only work individually and independently. Pupils are required to develop skills that help them …
