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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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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Apostrophes for Possession
Are you learning about apostrophes for possession? If yes, then carry on reading! 1.Singular possessionExplanation: An apostrophe and the letter ‘s are used to show possession. Example: The girl’s bicycle. Note: In the example, the apostrophe indicates that …
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D.I.R.T in teaching
I just love this comic to show the D.I.R.T acronym in a nutshell! If you are wondering what DIRT stands for you are in the right place! Read on to find out how you can …
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5 Benefits for Children Learning Poetry by Heart
The national curriculum wants children to learn poems by heart. Having recently done a great poetry lesson, where the children had so much fun trying to learn ‘Tomcat’ by Don Marquis, it got me thinking …
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Recommended Book List for 7-9 year olds
Reading is an essential skill for children to acquire and once mastered, it acts as an important source of knowledge and pleasure that lasts a lifetime! As you help your kids appreciate the magic of reading, …
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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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10 Free Sites to Improve Your Child’s Literacy Skills
Immersing children in literacy activities can help them improve their literacy skills. Many times, I get parents asking me if I can recommend any sites to help their children strengthen in a variety of literacy …
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Spellings: To test or not to test?
Anyone had thoughts about abandoning age-old practices of Friday spelling tests? You all know the drill, I’m sure many of you did it when you were still at school: you get the words …
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