A Joyful Night with Jenny Éclair in Leeds
A Joyful Night with Jenny Éclair in Leeds I don’t often blog about anything other than books these days. I’m not sure why. It’s not that I don’t do anything; I must do something, surely. Perhaps I’m just not convinced that anyone else is terribly interested in reading about my Monday rehearsals with Saints’ Singers […]
The Power of Displays
Positive Classroom and Library Environments Displays are a very powerful tool in creating a positive classroom and library environment. We’re having an exciting time at work promoting the Antarctica 2041 Environment agreement. in our library and have certainly reaped the benefits of creating a positive environment. We have opted to turn our libraries into a […]
Mums (and Dads) and Maths’ Anxiety
Helping Children with Maths Anxiety I was listening to Jenni Murray exploring Maths’ anxiety in a parenting podcast yesterday on Woman’s hour along with Lucy Rycroft-Smith, a research officer at Cambridge University’s Faculty of Education and its centre for Neuroscience. It was stated that on the podcast one in ten students between 8 and 13 years old […]
Maths Anxiety(2)? – Let the Tutor take the Strain
Helping Maths Anxiety Haha!! Image courtesy of http://clipart-library.com/clipart/kcMK4b8Ai.htm I blogged the other day about my self-revelation that Betsy has probably been suffering from maths anxiety for her whole school life; I did make a basic parent error of not checking with her before posting and I’m not sure that she is completely ok with me, not only […]
Why Read Aloud?
Why Reading Aloud Matters? From sharing Roger Hargreave’s Mr Men stories with Year 1 children, to reading Shakespeare’s Hamlet with Year 13, I have never had any doubt that reading aloud is hugely valuable. This is a common view, and certainly one that I imagine all librarians and lovers of books share. The benefits of reading aloud […]
How to Read More in 2018
How to Read More? It’s that time of the year when the question on everyone’s lips is ‘what are your new year’s resolutions?’ My stock response is usually to eat less and exercise more-I seldom manage either! This year though, I have a definite target that I am determined to meet. I want to read […]