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πŸ“•KS2 Lead/ English Lead/ History Lead πŸ“”ECT Mentor πŸ“—NPQLT and NPQLL πŸ“˜Year 6 Teacher πŸ“™ Midlands based πŸ“š Lover of books, music, sea glass searching and all things cosy πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦ Mama and wife to brilliant humans ⚑️ Forever a Victim of The Killers⚑️

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How to teach long division (and actually enjoy it!) If you use these resources and find them useful and would like to buy me a coffee in return, I’d really appreciate it β˜•οΈ Over the past couple of years, I’ve written some blog posts which have been pub...

YEAR 6 TEACHERS:

πŸ“Œ Save this for when you’re teaching long division:

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I’ve taught it this way for years now and I’ve never seen something β€œclick” so much with so many kids (they think they’re doing something super hard - which they are!). I get excited to teach it now πŸ˜‚

28.08.2024 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 1

Exactly the same here! I'm also not wanting to make reading onerous for parents. I get how busy days and weeks are and I want families to enjoy a book because its brilliant, not because they need to fill in a reading record of some sort.

26.08.2024 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Reading question: If your school has scrapped reading diaries, have you replaced it with anything different? How do you ensure your children are reading out of school? Or do you just focus on IN school? #edu #reading #primary #readingforpleasure #conundrum

26.08.2024 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Hello! Please add me 😊

24.08.2024 00:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How do teachers with kids cope with the parent guilt? My 2 spent the first week of the hols helping me in the classroom (which they loved), but now the last week is drawing near, and I need to start planning. Sandwiched between this has been 4 weeks of pure family time. The juggle is hard! Any tips?

23.08.2024 10:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm knee deep into "The Pillars of the Earth' by Ken Follett. Absolutely mesmerising.

18.08.2024 06:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This sounds great!

17.08.2024 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh I love this!! 🀩 Thank you!

16.08.2024 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm going to share this on one of our teacher days...after one year at my new school, it acutely challenges some practice next on my list to reinvigorate!

16.08.2024 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking for motivation ideas for y6. Have whole school house points, want something personal in classroom. Done dojo's/prize bag
/raffle tickets/ extra playtime minutes etc... need something fresh and engaging! Any ideas you've had success with? 🀞 #year6 #edu #primaryrocks #primary #classroom

16.08.2024 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

A big thank you to @missiebee.bsky.social for sharing this new platform. Looking forward to being part of a positive, inspiring community again with like-minded practitioners πŸ’œ

16.08.2024 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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