This cracked me up! One of my students opened the thesaurus to this page, sneezed loudly, and said, "It's my hay fever!" Have you ever met someone with hay fever so intense they sneeze just looking at a picture of a flower? 🤣
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This is absolutely amazing! J. put so much effort into his story, and it paid off—we sent it to the Young Writers competition, and the judges loved it! I can't wait to read his story in their anthology 🥳
Well done to Freddie! You won the golden ticket for all of your great learning this term. Your prize is a book of your choice and you've chosen such a funny one - Bunny vs Monkey. Happy reading, Freddie!
I've been to the library and found some wonderful books to read. I tutor one or two students with ADHD, so these are going to be so helpful.
I love helping struggling writers reach their full potential. Whether it's a gap in their knowledge, confidence or dyslexia, it's a total pleasure to tutor them.
I'm gathering some fantastic poetry activities this half-term. My book by Michael Rosen is jam-packed with great ideas that I can't wait to share!
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I saw him wincing as he wrote his first line of ideas. "Does it hurt when you write?" I asked. "Of course," Sam replied. He believed that handwriting was a painful activity they made you do at school.
