You HAVE To Try Black-Out Poetry.  

I recently saw a great idea on Pinterest: black-out poetry.  When I tried it with my class recently, it worked … More

Content for Scholastic: 50 Story Starters

I recently wrote some content for Scholastic. It was a number of story starter sentences to inspire children to write … More

Writing for Scholastic: ‘You’re The Teacher Now’

I recently did some writing for Scholastic.  It was a resource filled with mistakes which students must correct – hence … More

Here’s How A Student In My Class Uses Tech To Build Her Vocabulary.

Recently, I was amazed to see a huge improvement in a one of my student’s  vocabulary when writing a setting … More

Want to add some excitement to handwriting lessons? Make some GIFs!

I was racking my brains for ways to make handwriting lessons more fun.  One of my students came up with … More

Reluctant writers in your class? Engage them with Pokemon character reports.

I recently came across this amazing art on BoredPanda.  It is an artist’s vision of the anatomy of different Pokemon … More

A great website to use when teaching dialogue.

Today I taught an English lesson which focused on dialogue between characters.  I wanted to motivate the students and found … More

An English Unit Of Work, Full Of EdTech, Based On The Book ‘Tuesday’ By David Wiesner

David Wiesner is a wonderful author and most of his stories are told solely through pictures.  This makes them absolutely perfect … More

How Makin Misteaks Can B A Pwrfl Teeching Statergy;

We all make mistakes.  I certainly have made them whilst teaching.  And do you know what?  Pupils love it when … More

What Is The Effect Of Using Minecraft As A Descriptive Writing Prompt?

Descriptive writing of settings is one of my favourite areas to teach.  I enjoy enthusing my students; trying to find … More