Label the environment
This is a great exercise to trick young people into writing (cue evil laugh) I used this exercise for the first time the other day… Read More »Label the environment
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Tuesdays are terrific
Tuesdays are terrific With their “not monday-ness” Wednesdays are woeful With their “only halfway-ness” Thursdays are frilly With their “on the edge of Fridayness” Fridays… Read More »Tuesdays are terrific
Poems generated from outdoor learning session
I was pleasantly surprised yesterday to be presented with a wall of poems inspired by an outdoor session I led with a year two class.… Read More »Poems generated from outdoor learning session
Play “What am I?” to improve literacy”
If you like the game 20 questions – where one must guess smothers identity by asking a series of yes/no questions, you’ll love this. This… Read More »Play “What am I?” to improve literacy”
Get them thinking of themselves as writers
A great way to get kids thinking of themselves as writers is to ask them to draw themselves as writers. I had some great pictures… Read More »Get them thinking of themselves as writers
The Sound And Action Story Circle
I first came across this exercise in Sri Lanka where it proved to be a great way of interacting with a group where there was… Read More »The Sound And Action Story Circle
Winter is as white as a frozen rainbow
This week I have been working in two schools in Essex for Creative Partnerships consulting on ways of improving literacy skills using outdoor apparatus. I’ve… Read More »Winter is as white as a frozen rainbow
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Whitecross market
I have new posts on the Whitecross market project run by All Change.
Death throes of a fox
A grey day, fresh Running again past the terraced housing Small unkempt gardens leading to modest brick homes The smell made me turn Without a… Read More »Death throes of a fox