Creating better writers
A range of techniques to ensure that the children in your class are writing the best that they can.
Modelled Writing
A range of approaches to support you as you model writing to children in KS1 and KS2.
Forbidden Food in Stories
Food appears in many stories, often as a vehicle for moving the narrative forward. In this article we consider where food features in well-known stories and how children can use these examples in their own writing.
10 ways to use word clouds in the classroom
Word clouds are a popular way of representing information and they can be seen everywhere. But how can we use them in the classroom? Here's a list of ten easy tried and tested ways to use them to support teaching and learning.
To boldly go... and come back again: voyage and return stories
A hugely popular article looking at voyage and return (sometimes called home-away-home) stories. The article refers to well-known children’s stories and films and shows that knowing the structure of these stories can support children with their own narrative writing.