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Maths is irrelevant
There is a tendency among some adults to suggest that maths is irrelevant to their daily lives. And yet of course we all know that to be a fully functioning adult, one…
November 29, 2022 -
What’s been happening at Brilliant Publications?
It’s been a fairly routine week in the office this week I’m very pleased to say that an engineer was able to fix our boiler on Monday, so we no longer need…
November 24, 2022 -
Paperback Writers
Given how much writing already goes on in primary classrooms, who in their right mind would want to add to the load? Answer, we did.
November 23, 2022 -
What’s been happening at Brilliant Publications?
Integrating phonics into your foreign language lessons talk at the Language Show. Do you support the re-introduction of compulsory languages at GCSE? Do you remember what life was like before central heating?
November 17, 2022 -
Why is the bike IN the tree?
Can your children write a puzzle hook to start a narrative about the picture which will leave readers with more questions than answers?
November 17, 2022 -
‘Doing maths’ always needs a purpose
How can we make use of children asking “Why?” Exploiting and answering the question can be a very powerful tool when it comes to teaching and learning maths.
November 16, 2022 -
What’s been happening at Brilliant Publications?
I’ve been trying to learn to speak some Czech. It uses the same alphabet as English, but the phonics is unlike any other language I have ever studied.
November 10, 2022 -
Is it really possible to teach SPaG with games?
What child can resist the part of their English coursework that is titled “How to be rude – like William Shakespeare”? Or how about “A Martian is learning English”?
November 9, 2022 -
What’s the difference between fact and fiction?
What’s the difference between history and fiction? It’s a valid question as we ensure children understand the difference between what is real and what is not.
November 8, 2022 -
What’s been happening at Brilliant Publications?
Welcome back after half term! I hope you had a good break. Guess how many trade visitors attended this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair This year’s fair was noticeably smaller than in pre-Covid years,…
November 4, 2022
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