Avengers Audio Descriptions

I recently discovered a bit of a game changer when it comes to accessing engaging texts to use in class, see the video here:It has inspired an incredible English project where we deconstructed the model text from the film before writing and performing our own audio descriptions...

The Power of Reading!

As much as I love technology, I will always talk about the importance of reading on my CPD sessions. It really annoys me when people like to blame technology as a reason why children don't read as much. We like to blame technology for a number of things but for me, it comes...

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...

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...

Making our own Interactive Avengers Story Cubes

Before I start discussing what we did, it is only right to share where the original idea for this project came from. This blog post by the brilliant @Joe_Moretti gave me the inspiration for this project - AR STORYCUBES PROJECTI have been using my iPad with my...

The Struggles for Teachers Administrating a Test

If you're in the midst of testing season, I am sure you can relate to these videos:This also made me chuckle, this chicken has nailed it as a teacher!😂😂😂 Tag a teacher who walks like this! #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #teachersA post shared by Lee Parkinson...

Bringing Picture Books to Life!

Ever since John Murray (@ReadingExplorer) visited our school around 5 years ago, our school's approach to reading has changed massively. One aspect of the training which has really engaged our teachers and students was the use of picture books as a stimulus in English....

An Empowering song for Comprehension

Over the weekend, I finally managed to watch the film - The Greatest Showman. One of the songs stood out to me and straight away I thought, this is a must for the classroom. If you have followed my blog, you know I am a fan of using music for reading comprehension and you...

Using GIFs in the classroom

A few years back, I put together an eBook - 15+ ideas for the emoji keyboard in class. The eBook shared some useful and inspiring ideas for how to utilise the emoji keyboard.I have since blogged about using Bitmoji in class. This is another great tool that...

Another Song to Develop Comprehension in Class

I have blogged about the power of music in the classroom and have previously shared a number of songs which can be used in the classroom, especially for reading comprehension. You can read them here. The song currently at Number 1 in the charts - These Days by Rudimental feat. Macklemore, Jess Glyne and Dan Caplen - is another great song which can be used in class. Here is a link to the music...

Now That's What I Call Being a Teacher Vol. 14 - The 90s Edition

The next in the series takes a step back in time and uses some of the best hits from the 90s for those popular teacher catchphrases:Watch every volume of Now That's What I Call Being A Teacher Vol 1-14 here.Please subscribe on YouTu...