Throughout my 21 years of teaching, physics teachers have been in short supply. There have always been science departments with…
Definitions
Definitio. I. Quantitas materiæ est mensura ejusdem orta ex illius densitate et magnitudine conjunctim. Definition I The quantity of matter…
In Praise of “1000 Facts” Books
Unglamorous, but loved by some, I am writing in praise of geeky fact books. I had lots of these as…
Reading Aloud In Science
I’ve been using Reading Reconsidered (Lemov, Driggs, Woolway) a lot with my year 6 class recently. It is an excellent…
SATs – the next drama
@johntomsett For those of us on the front line of Key Stage 2 testing reform – children, parents and teachers…
A Quick, Easy and Effective Reading Activity for Science Classes
I thought I had blogged about my favourite “quick and easy reading activity for science classes” before, but it seems…
How to Assess Science Reading in Class
Learning science in a classroom is an anomaly. Once school is over, it is very unusual for professionals or citizens…
Reading Reconsidered Review
I pre-ordered my copy of Reading Reconsidered by Doug Lemov, Colleen Driggs and Erica Woolway back in October. It arrived…
Some Archaic Science Text Adaptations
Not a blog post: just a selection of my adaptations of great archaic texts. Where Are The Children’s Adaptations of…
Silent Reading: What’s Going On Inside?
The student is silent. Eyes flick across the page. The page turns. It’s a good book. What could go wrong?…
Reading for Learning 