This is a solar panelled fairy house - very posh!

What wonderful work - year 5/6 teachers - this is the very stuff of great English teaching.

Rewriting a traditional tale as a detective story - first person. Free model text and notes.

On TeachingLive, Dervaig Primary on Isle of Mull have created great designs for their mini poetry books:

Great front covers for their mini poetry books from Dervaig primary on TeachingLive

Rich poem from yr5 at Hallsville - ‘even the most trite things have their secrets’… from weekly online writing sessions with TeachingLive. David Mitchell

Terrific end to Noah's poem on TeachingLive - Trythall PS.

'Notice/ how even a leaf can breathe./ Look closer/ and see the special things.'

Terrific poem from Lottie at Trythall on TeachingLive:

Talk for Writing in an SEN setting. A game changer. A chance to visit and see what is happening. I loved this school when I visited -,truly outstanding.

Northern Ireland teachers - a few places left on our Poetry training day at the Heaney HomePlace.

Northern Ireland - few places left for primary teachers at our poetry day in Heaney's Home Place - a day of creative writing next week so book now! NO expertise required!!!!

I start every academic year by creating a group agreement with students. ‘No cold calling’ has consistently the first thing on every list for the past 10 years.

Kinda says it all 🤷‍♀️

I'm in Glasgow on Thursday 6th June for a day's conference on talk for writing nonfiction - talk4writing.com/conferences/

A few people have told me they've posted reviews for North & the Only One on Amazon (last Thurs) but nothing is on there - if you've read it & have a sec to pop a review on it would really help me as feeling something strange might be occurring as sure it shouldn't take 4 days...

From the 'Shared Sky' exhibition, 'Jupiter and Ten Moons' by Indigenous Australian artist Barbara Merritt #WomensArt

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Poetry Comics, written and illustrated by Grant Snider, is an absolute delight. Thoughtful, funny and enjoyable poems alongside lively illustrations. Can see it becoming a real favourite with my class, both for Poem of the Day and as an individual writing prompt.

Glasgow 6th June - talk for writing nonfiction conference. Looking forwards to this - talk4writing.com/conferences/

Today finished the wire snails with beads and tissue. (Ages 5 to 7) Reminds me of #Matisse actually. Against the backdrop of Greenwich Station. Here are some hanging to see light passing through Alison Kriel 💙 #ubuntu #AntiRacist Chris Packham Darrell Wakelam Pepe ❤️ Terry Culkin (He/Him) #AntiRacist Mia