Progression in Narrative Texts
How our fantastic FREE Progression Document can help you plan for narrative writing across KS1 and KS2.
Playing with words
The first in a series of posts about putting the playfulness into vocabulary learning.
Progression in Non-Fiction Texts
Our hugely popular FREE download guides you through the grammatical features found in authentic non-fiction texts and helps you teach those skills progressively across KS1 and KS2. Read more about it here.
Promoting a Whole School Love of Reading
In which I outline a range of approaches to help you promote a love of reading in your school. An essential read for teachers looking to improve: reading aloud, children’s engagement with reading, staff knowledge and love of children’s literature and much, much more.
Any Questions? Consideration of the Reading Content Domain
A short article introducing our hugely popular KS2 question prompts for the Reading Content Domains. A must-read article for teachers looking to develop questioning to meet the requirements of the KS2 SATs.
Riddle with vocabulary
Wordplay is a great way to grow vocabulary. In this article we look at riddles and how they can improve language learning in your classroom.
Very punny vocabulary
In this post I consider the place of wordplay in building children’s vocabularies.
In the groove with grammar
A round up of grammar articles and advice from the Primary English website.
Quick tips for grammar: the die is cast
A collection of ideas for using dice to support the teaching of grammar.
Quick tips for grammar: commas and clauses
Quick and easy ideas to support teaching and learning about commas and clauses.
Quick tips for grammar: commas in lists
Quick and easy ideas to support teaching and learning about commas in lists.
Quick tips for grammar: possessive apostrophes
Quick and easy tips to support teaching and learning about possessive apostrophes.
Quick tips for grammar: inverted commas
Quick and easy tips to support teaching and learning about inverted commas.
Quick tips for grammar: using question marks
Quick and easy tips for teaching and learning about question marks.
Quick tips for grammar: capital letters and full stops
Quick and easy tips for teaching and learning about capital letters and full stops.