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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 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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Mr D
Apr 28, 2019
Maths Vocabulary (contextualised)
I work in a large primary school consisting of children from all sorts of backgrounds and cultures right in the heart of Nottingham. In...
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Mr D
Apr 7, 2019
Book Knowledge Organisers (Updated)
Originally, this article was written shortly after we had produced a range of editable geography and history knowledge organisers (which...
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Mr D
Feb 21, 2019
The 'Series of 7' - (7 Story Types)
Last year, we asked teachers, authors and researchers to help us create a KS1 and KS2 reading spine based on Doug Lemov's 'Reading...
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Mr D
Oct 7, 2018
Here's a Turn Up for the Books!
Having taught in Year 6 for many years, I was well aware of the endless simile and alliteration lessons I had hammered into children so...
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