First and foremost mummy to identical twin girls šŸ’–Lover of children’s literaturešŸ“šāœØ Year 1/2 Teacher and English specialist.

Peterborough, England
I have gathered lots of ideas and written a new blog about Reading for Pleasure in the classroom šŸ“ššŸ“– Credited in blog: @smithsmm @MrBoothY6 @ReadingExplorer @MaryMyatt @Meringoo @Misterbodd @QTMissL teachingandlearning-kslater.…
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Please can we settle a debate… what colour are these shoes??!
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Anyone tried using part-part-whole models and bar models for spelling? Makes perfect sense to me šŸ˜€ #primaryrocks #edutwitter #crosscurricularmaths
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Change the mood activities today. Modelled changing a paragraph from happy to scary and then the kids did the same.
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This. Please don’t ban your pupils from using said - it’ll make their writing clunky and weird. Said is just fine.
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In a similar way to Only Connect, can you make four groups of four numbers from the selection below? Think squares, primes, factors, multiples, etc.! #edutwitter
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I am putting together an offer for #nonfiction November for local schools. I am looking for one more hardback non-fiction books to go with these (focus is on reading for pleasure) loved to know what your contenders would be. @Snotlady5 @Rosemarycalm @BooksTales @_Reading_Rocks_
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*New resources* -Planet fact files (with my own artwork) -Fact retrieval questions - Statistics for graph plotting - Top trumps style posters for each planet - Diagrams and explanations of the geocentric and heliocentric solar system models mrsfclassroom.wordpress.com/… #edutwitter
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I’ve made some ā€˜show not tell’ writing mats, as I couldn’t find exactly what I wanted online. Here’s the link if anyone would like a free copy: teachpal.co.uk/show-not-tell… #edutwitter #writingks2 #shownottell
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Here are some knowledge organisers (FREE!), which I made for units of work I’ve completed in years 4, 5 and 6. They’re not perfect, but all editable and hopefully of use to someone ā˜ŗļø can be downloaded using the link below. šŸ¤ž ā­ļø teachingandlearning-kslater.…
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In love with these dressing gowns 🄰🄰
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Really overwhelmed with all the love and support here, thank you everyone šŸ’–ā¤ļø Also, it’s so nice to hear about so many other twin mums and dads! What a wonderful club to be part of šŸ‘Æā€ā™€ļø šŸ‘£ šŸ‘£ 🌟
I usually keep my Twitter to work related, but I thought this was a worthy occasion to share something personal 🄰 I’ve been very, very quiet on here lately because I am now a very proud mummy to twin girls, Isabelle and Grace šŸ’•šŸ’• We are so in love xxx
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I usually keep my Twitter to work related, but I thought this was a worthy occasion to share something personal 🄰 I’ve been very, very quiet on here lately because I am now a very proud mummy to twin girls, Isabelle and Grace šŸ’•šŸ’• We are so in love xxx
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This is a fantastic resource for primary school science. Using a jam jar and easily available items. @BloomsburyEd @Snotlady5
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I’ve finally updated my book blog! Here are some more recommended reads for across the school (predominantly Years 4, 5 and 6) ā˜ŗļø šŸ“š šŸ’« teachingandlearning-kslater.…
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Kate Slater retweeted
Shout out to anyone who did something what wasn’t on their to do list, then added it to the list afterwards and crossed it off as if it was on there in the first place. #edutwitter
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Here's a link to over 80 slides of times tables slides designed to support your teaching. There's a little guide too but feel free to ask any questions. drive.google.com/file/d/1oAj… #edutwitter
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Really interesting!
If I finish all of the physics a lesson or two before the end of term, I like to use those spare lessons to do something fun. For the last 12 years I have done a boys vs girls engineering challenge and the girls nearly always win. Here is why...
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