Mrs G

So we did this today! Our whole school version of Antony Gormley’s ‘Field’ 💗#artsweek #whatItaughttoday #primaryrocks @PrimaryRocks1 @BSB_Barcelona

The most popular reading material in class this term has been this collection of song lyrics. With volitional reading in decline, we need to start paying attention to what children are telling us about their reading preferences and valuing the texts they're already drawn to.

Over the past few months, the wonderfully inspiring @MarieZarro97723 has created a fantastic range of Padlets linked to books and reading. They contain lots of resources and book recommendations, and can all be accessed from here: padlet.com/mariezarro/pad…

@jonnybid @NEUnion Fantastic article -thank you. My class mostly have English as a second or third language. We have discovered Zombierella this year and it’s brilliant! 🤩

My latest article for @NEUnion's Educate magazine is about verse novels. I explore how they help make reading possible for children who might feel overwhelmed by the amount of text on a page, why they work brilliantly as read-alouds & how they're helpful for developing empathy.

@MrsFraserSAB @jonnybid @smithsmm Just ordered the invisible. Looks great! Thank you 🤩

@Y6Falcons @jonnybid @smithsmm The Invisible by Tom Percival share.google/qeVKTnUhCAJVcJ… Here We Are by Oliver Jeffers share.google/6Os8gefyPooAXh…

Hi! Can anyone recommend a picture book for use on World book day with primary children ? Ks1 and ks2. We celebrate it on April 23rd here in Spain! @jonnybid @smithsmm

Join us on 19 March for a free online seminar exploring why we're reading less by choice and how to bring back the love for books! 🔗 Register now and be part of the conversation: ow.ly/OhYu50Ygzi4

If you want an alternative to dressing up for this year's #WorldBookDay, why not ask kids to draw something by their favourite illustrator? You could create a 'gallery' and get them to talk about why they like that particular artwork. Celebrate both illustrators and writers! 🤩

@ajuntamentvng Que más estás haciendo para proteger las playas de el Prat de Vilanova con tantas borrascas?

Las defensas del mar no son lo suficientemente fuertes @ajuntamentvng

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@PaulWat5 Got quite a few! smithsmm.wordpress.com/2023/02/12/wor…

Agreed!

If you missed Thursday's online webinar for the launch of the National Year of Reading (with the keynote delivered by @TeresaCremin), you can watch it here. @Literacy_Trust youtu.be/OT5misrfNIA?si…

💥Just landed! 💥 The first batch of *free* National Year of Reading teaching resources are now live. Includes support for book choice, reading motivation, an early years starter kit, author events and much more. Explore here: literacytrust.org.uk/resources/?key…

I'm getting requests for #WorldBookDay visits and I am sorry to say I am booked. However... I am doing a virtual event with @AnneFrankTrust on the big day (5th March) and it is free and open to all 9+. More about that and other free things I am doing at tompalmer.co.uk/meet-me/.