Create an Image Tree
Descriptive language describes a person, object or place in such a way that the reader is able to visualise the image in the same way as the writer. It requires the writer to pay close attention to details using all … Continued
Palindromes
A ‘palindrome’ is a word, number, phrase or other sequence of characters which reads the same backward as forward, such as madam, eye, kayak, refer, civic, level or Hannah. The word was apparently coined in 1638 by Henry Peacham using … Continued
The Long-term Impact of Effective Teaching in the Early Years
We often talk about how critical the first few years of school can be on a child’s future education. Two published studies highlight the long-term impact of effective versus ineffective teaching in the first year of school Peter Tymms et … Continued
Find the Words
This is a fun vocabulary activity you can use with your class once they have learned half the number of words as there are students (i.e., 20 students=10 words). Divide the class in half. Give each student in Group A … Continued
‘le’ or ‘al’???
When you hear /l/ at the end of a word with more than one syllable, it is often difficult for children to know whether to write ‘l’, ‘ll’, ‘le’, ‘el’ or ‘al’. However, with some orthographic knowledge it is possible … Continued