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Stop Screaming at Similes (like a Banshee)
Teaching similes shouldn't annoy me, but it does. I recently spent hours planning a lesson with visuals, videos and carefully constructed
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Mr D
Mar 27, 2022
D.I.S.C.O. Questions
Welcome to our first guest blog! Behind the many Spurs-obsessed tweets of @SimonGood21, lies a deputy head of a two-form entry Nottingham...
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Mr D
Mar 13, 2021
Focus on Fluency
It was a long while ago when we first picked up on the positive benefits of teaching reading fluency in the classroom. In our first post...
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Mr D
Nov 14, 2020
The 'Series of 7' (7 Micro-Rules of Non-Fiction)
This is the final instalment of our 3-part series that has explored some of the key aspects of literature that we believe children should...
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Mr D
Jul 14, 2020
The 'Series of 7' (7 Character Archetypes)
In the first blog post of our 'Series of 7' resources, we looked at the 7 Story Types and how they are important in developing a child's...
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Mr D
Jun 14, 2020
Music Videos in the Classroom
In the heyday of the 1980s and 1990s, music videos became an integral part of a record label's marketing strategy to sell big single...
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Mr D
Dec 27, 2019
Resource Round-Up 2019
It's been an incredibly busy year with more and more teachers sharing resources, ideas and blog posts than ever before. Regardless of its...
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Mr D
Nov 17, 2019
A Knowledge Organiser about Knowledge Organisers!
We have been busy creating a range of 'Knowledge Organisers' for Key Stage Two. However, many teachers have contacted with us recently...
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