I have started to move away from material prizes in my classroom this year. I still have a well stocked prize box  but I have also introduced a number of rewards based on time and fun experiences instead, and so far the children are choosing the non material prizes...

Hi guys, Today was 'Special Women in History' day. This week we will be learning about women who made a difference in history, starting with Helen Keller and Florence Nightingale. I have uploaded biographies and activity sheet PDF's of these two famous women on to my...

Is there any nicer way to settle your class after yard time than by reading a story? It is ones of the simplest pleasures of teaching. And if done very efficiently, it can tick off a number of objectives from our lovely overloaded English curriculum. So first off any...

I am running a lego club in my school at the moment with two colleagues and the children love it. As a result I have loads of lego. LOADS! A few children in the class can't attend lego club after school so I want to try incorporate using it into our learning somehow...