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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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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Poetry Display: Draw back the curtains
Poetry should be a curriculum priority in English classes, as it can help students become more versed in writing and literature. Many teachers shy away from poetry because they find it hard to teach or …
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Staff Shout Outs!
Boost staff morale and spread the love, by bringing positivity to your school with a ‘Staff Shout-Out’ board! So often, teachers get caught up in the manic pace of school life and get sucked …
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(Part 1) Reading Corner for the classroom with bonus video
Don’t you think that it’s beneficial for children to have a reading corner in the classroom? I do! I think having a reading area in the classroom is very important for children to start loving …
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How to make a dragon scale background
Follow me to school to see how I change a plain background into one with dragon scales for my dragon themed classroom. What is your classroom theme? Have you got one? Let me know in …
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Classroom display idea for ‘The Environment’
Here is an idea for a quick display for the Science topic ‘The Environment’. Firstly, you will need a catchy backdrop, I used one with the sea. If you don’t have one like it then …
