Kiersty T

🎁 Just published: Free Christmas Gift! ⚗️ DistillED Playbook → 30 page, printable A4 booklet → 6 high-impact teaching strategies → Strategy checklists → QR codes to planning resources → Built from the most-read DistillED posts this year. If you want a copy, comment below and I’ll DM you the PDF. ⏰ Free until Boxing Day.

@XpatEducator Yes please, looks great!

@sumdog Yes I think 750 would be better.

@KierstyT Thanks for replying! Would 750 work better for your pupils/be enough for them to complete in that time?

We need your feedback! For #MathsWeekScotland we ran our first Monday to Friday Sumdog contest with pupils answering 500 questions rather than 1000. Should we use this format going forward for all contests? Please add any comments/extra thoughts below 👇

@Dougthemoog It was absolutely brilliant!!!

Just finished rewriting the overview for a weekly picturebook assembly which focuses on empathy, inclusion and diversity. It's still a work in progress but please feel free to use and adapt. All shares appreciated. The link is on my Padlet: padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/rea…

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@Suchmo83 Just had notification that my copy has been dispatched. Looking forward to getting stuck in!

If you’ve got this far, I’d really appreciate it if you’d consider retweeting the start of this thread, which can be found here: x.com/Suchmo83/statu…

My new book, Primary Reading Simplified, is released this Monday (27th January). Briefly, I'd like to explain why it exists, who I think will find it useful and where you can find it. >>

@MrMorrisonDHT Congratulations! What a fabulous photo ❤️

@itspeterbrown Reading it now with my class and we love it!

The Wild Robot movie comes out in exactly ONE MONTH! Which means there’s still plenty of time to read the book first! It’s a quick read, I promise. So go read The Wild Robot and then go watch The Wild Robot! #thewildrobot

@takeawaymaths I bought the 100 square & blank hundred square table top stickers a few years ago and both are still going strong!

It’s that time of year again when I’m making lots of lovely stickers for new classrooms all over the country. My table top stickers are always a best seller 👍

@MrBoothY6 Thanks for replying Ashley. I’ll keep an eye out & hopefully get everyone on it - I found it so useful & I know they will too!

@KierstyT No idea - I really struggle to find the time to do them now!

As we reach the end of the academic year, I'm sharing (for free) my folder of Whole Class Reading lessons I've taught across the year. There's multiple full books as we study these 2 x a week and then plenty linked to wider curriculum so science/hist etc drive.google.com/drive/folders/…

@MrBoothY6 Brilliant! When are you doing another CPD session Ashley? I want all of our staff to do it but we’re in the middle of our holiday here in Scotland so can’t get hold of them.

And if anyone fancies some CPD next week eventbrite.com/e/whole-class-…

@GheadCoaches Thank you for the update.

We are pushing for the works to be completed sooner, to enable full route to be served. The 316 will contiune to operate between Cove Fire Station and Helensburgh until further notice. 2/2

Service Update #316 @ 1130 Burst Water Main @ Cove Shops We have just received a update on works from Scottish Water, the repairs to the water main are completed. However the reinstatement works will be carried out within the next 7 days 😲 1/2

Here are my 5 top tips on how to help EVERY CHILD become a reader! Drawn from my @Booktrust blogs with brilliant teachers & librarians like @PieCorbett @TeresaCremin @son1bun @jonnybid @storyriver @Jake_Hope @rumena_aktar @MissNCleveland @lucasjmaxwell: booktrust.org.uk/news-and-featu…

How do you get kids to love reading? Make it central to everything you do. Read to them every day. Always give them time to read for their own entertainment. Let them choose their own books freely. Reading for pleasure changes lives FOREVER! #literacy (Art: Charles M Schulz)

Hey, I've got a full class set (30 copies) of the amazing new book Dragon Force: Infinity’s Secret by @kevtsang and @kwebberwrites to give away for FREE. A whole class set, no catch. To win, all you need to do is retweet.

@LouiseClazey These are fabulous! Thanks for sharing Louise 🐝

For anyone interested in a mini bee project for art, our Y7s read books and articles about the history of bees in different cultures, and also their importance in the natural world,then designed and made clay tiles in response to what they learned. They loved it🐝