Exploring maths through a core text
Last week, we had our annual school carnival and this year it was linked to the book Leon and the Place Between. For two weeks […]
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You could have heard a pin drop: mindful maths
I’m really getting into the whole mindfulness movement and the benefits it can bring, both personally and, now, to the children I teach. Tomorrow, I’m […]
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Computing cartoons
Recently, I’ve realised my motto regarding primary computing seems to have become ‘concepts first, language second.’ By that I mean, initially at least, we should […]
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#proudofmyselfie one year on: some new ideas
Thanks to my Timehop app, I was reminded that yesterday was a year to the day since I came up with the idea for #proudofmyselfie, […]
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My Learning to Code books: the journey
One evening last week, I came home from work to the best package – a batch of my new books, the Learn to Code series. […]
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Dear Nicky Morgan, here’s the problem with 100%.
In response to Nicky Morgan’s ‘war on illiteracy and innumeracy’ announcement – 140 characters just wasn’t enough. Dear Nicky Morgan, We seem to have a lot […]
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Evaluating digital content: 6 resources for teachers
Teaching responsible Internet use has always been been important and as of September 2014 teaching children to ‘be discerning in evaluating digital content’ officially became […]
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#Nurture1415 – thinglink style
It’s that time of year again: time to reflect on the highlights of the year just gone and hopes for 2015. Five of each this […]
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#MindfulBreaktime: a challenge for busy teachers
I’ve toyed with writing a post about mindfulness for a while because I felt the topic was perhaps a little too ‘woo woo’ for a […]
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Sequence, selection, Google Forms and stories
I’ve been tinkering recently with a project that combines two of the key elements of computer science – sequence and selection – and literacy. Sequence […]
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