18 Feb Monsters go to Paignton!
The monsters and I had a fabulous visit at Curledge Street Academy. Year 1 had great fun designing their very own class monsters, resulting in some truly weird and wonderful critters indeed...
Inspiration
14 Jan Bags of Fun
What’s better than a book? A book in a sack! Devon County Council have been running a ‘Story Sack’ course in Tiverton, to promote reading with children. This brilliant course encouraged the learners to think creatively about elements of a story and create related activities to...
10 Jan Tall Tales…
Writers Tip: If you want to liven your story up somewhat, why not include a great, big, stonking giant? Giants are fascinating characters (literally larger-than-life), and have been around for centuries. From the Bible to fairy tales to legends across the world, giants crop up everywhere....
17 Dec Of potties, hooks and picture books
I am in the process of potty-training my 17-month daughter. What has this to do with picture books? Everything! On the first attempt, to persuade her to stay on said potty, without leaving a charming trail of destruction and chaos behind her, I pulled out the...
07 Mar Something happened on the way to school…
A rather beautiful thing happened on the way to school yesterday. So I thought I’d share it. Usually the school run involves flapping madly, shoehorning everyone into the car, checking whether everyone has everything they need, flapping madly, getting out of the car,...