A wonderful, heart warming tale, of a young boy with a facial dis-figuration and his journey from being home schooled to the wild lands of a real school in America. The story is wonderfully told from different character's perspectives for each chapter, so that you really get to know the characters, and also see different... Continue Reading →
Encouraging children to see themselves as readers
The full report can be found on the UKLA's website and is also full of the resources and references that I have mentioned here. Context I have worked at my school, in Hertfordshire, for 10 years, and I am currently, ‘gasp’, the mathematics coordinator. The school, as most schools, has been through a turbulent... Continue Reading →
The Hound Of The Baskervilles by Russell Punter andAndrea de Rold
A superb version of the well-known classic. This version sticks very closely to the original story as told by Arthur Conan Doyle. The story focuses on the legend that there is a terrible beast on the moors near to the stately ancestral home of the family of the Baskerville in Devon. Sherlock Holmes and his... Continue Reading →
Mog In The Dark by Judith Kerr
I really like Judith Kerr's drawings , and her strange tales. This one focuses on Mog and what she dreams is happening when left outside in the dark in her family's back garden. Some of the pictures, the birds with teeth, are a little scary for little ones.
My Cat Just Sleeps by Joanne Partis
This is a heart -warming story of a little girl and her cat, which she is really annoyed with, as he never does anything! I wonder why this could be?! The repeating line, of 'My cat just sleeps' really helps link things together for younger readers. My two year old was able to enjoy the... Continue Reading →
Against All Gods by Maz Evans
What an emotional roller-coaster! This is the fourth and final installment of the “Who let the Gods out?” series by Maz Evans. Elliot’s epic journey has reached a point where he needs to make the hardest, most devastating decision anyone could bare to make: to save the world, or to save the person he... Continue Reading →
The Steam Whistle Theatre Company by Vivian French
What's it about? We are, “a company of inspiring thespians bringing stirring drama, heart-rending tragedy, and extraordinary excitement,” expounds Pa, as he drags his family out of London and the untimely clutches of many who are looking to be paid for services rendered, and to the uncharted lands of Victorian Northern England. The story tells... Continue Reading →
Chester Parsons is Not a Gorilla by Martyn Ford
I was a little skeptical about the title and the blurb on the back, and was worried that it might be another book which is trying to be funny and 'down with the kids'. However, after the initial part of the book introduces you to the different characters it actually becomes quite deep, and complex.... Continue Reading →
How effective are Cuisenaire rods in aiding children to create bar models?
Abstract The idea behind the project was to find a way of helping PPG children feel more confident when trying to understand mathematical word problems. In order to do this, I chose to teach a range of children (from Key Stage 1 and 2) on a one-to-one basis, the bar modeling strategy through a CPA... Continue Reading →
The Wicked King by Holly Black
The Wicked King by Holly Black My rating: 4 of 5 stars
