Art is always a favourite with me – despite me being the actual worst artist EVER!! I cannot draw at all. I’m almost embarrassed to even try. Thank goodness for google images! But I do love creativity. I do love originality. And I believe that enthusiasm is the key to success (not just In art …
I love teaching science. . . children getting totally absorbed in the knowledge and enquiry that science delivers if taught with a little imagination. There should also be LOTS of talk, always be a practical element and most of the lesson should be experiential. Children should be ‘doing’ something; up out of their seats, moving …
Learning to read is one of the most crucial skills that a child will learn in his/her lifetime. We live in a speculative society in which proficient literacy abilities are embraced and are considered the key to success and academic achievement. Growing up, I loved to read and it sort of came naturally as a …
What exactly is ‘good writing’? How do we define improvement? How can we recognise it? Measure it? What part does a teacher’s own confidence and skill in writing play in children’s progress? What range of strategies are available? Getting writing ‘RIGHT’ is a massive challenge…….. I LOVE teaching children to write! Do see my blog …
Over the last 20 years, maths teaching hasn’t really changed in my eyes – has it? Yes – priorities and approaches have shifted (often quite dramatically) but, in a nutshell, teaching maths looks very similar to when I started in Year 2 all those years ago. The direct teaching remains at the heart of maths …