by Ian Addison | Mar 21, 2020 | General Thoughts
During this unusual time, many schools are partially closed and have a large number of pupils learning from home. I know one thing that I am going to miss is the daily reading to the children in my class. I (along with many others) have had the idea of recording...
by Ian Addison | Oct 13, 2019 | General Thoughts
The Bear and The Piano is a stunning book by David Litchfield and tells a story of a bear who finds a piano in the woods. Over time, the noises that he makes become the most beautiful melodies and fill the hearts of those around him. It seemed like a beautiful text to...
by Ian Addison | Feb 11, 2018 | Curriculum
Recently I attended the BETT show and part of the reason to visit is to see the latest technology available in the classroom but this post is about something else entirely. While there, I attended a presentation by Lee Parkinson and John Murray sharing their...
by Ian Addison | Jan 13, 2018 | Curriculum
This week in Year 3, we started reading a new book based on our topic of Egypt. It wasn’t a long book, about 15 pages in fact but I still wanted the children to be hooked in and to get enthused about what they were going to read (and be writing about). They...
