Deconstructing The New John Lewis Christmas Advert

It is that time of year!!We've been waiting all year in anticipation for the new John Lewis Christmas Advert and I love this year's effort.I know not everyone is a fan. Personally, I think it is more about people possibly not liking Elton John but the message of the...

Reading Comprehension through Disney Villain Songs

A couple of months ago, we released this eBook:The feedback from the eBook has been fantastic! You can get a taste of what is included in the eBook by clicking here.Building on this, I have now written and released another ebook, this time looking at Disney Villain Songs. Click...

Continuing our Journey with the #StopDirtyPalmOil campaign

A few weeks ago, I blogged about a project my Year 4 class had started, inspired by the recent Greenpeace advert - There's a Rang-Tan in my Bedroom. To read that blog post, which includes original questions linked to the advert, please click the picture:The response we...

Please support my class with their #StopDirtyPalmOil campaign

In Year 4, we have been inspired by the latest Greenpeace Advert - There's a Rang-Tan in My Bedroom. The advert tells the story of Rang-Tan, a young Indonesian orangutan that has been forced out of her home by humans. It is a beautifully animated video with a very...

Exploring the New Nike Advert

I've just seen the new Nike advert and was blown away. It has such a powerful message.The advert has been in the news and faced a backlash because of the narrator - Colin Kaepernick. The NFL star was the first athlete to kneel during pre-game anthems to protest...

Reading Comprehension Through Disney Princess Songs

If you are a follower of this blog, you will know that I am a massive fan of using music in the classroom. I have often blogged examples of songs I have used to develop reading comprehension. Click the following image to see all the previous songs I have blogged:To further...

Reading Comprehension through World Cup Songs

So the World Cup is here! I'm sure many of your pupils are excited and can't wait to see their footballing idols in action.A great resources to link to the World Cup, which helps raise standards in English but also embeds key digital literacy skills is the Read Write Perform...

More Emotional Literacy Through Music

If you have followed my blog for a while, you will know I am a massive fan of using music in the classroom, especially for reading comprehension. You can read about other songs I have blogged here.Here is another example:Here is a lyric video to the song:“Praying” is a...