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Music is the food of knowledge
Just as young children learn the language they hear around them in infancy, so there is a similar inborn inclination to respond to music. Children of course realise that they feel good…
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Creative Writing: Cracked
What is the most effective way of giving children the confidence to explore and experiment with their writing? The aim is something that we can all aspire to making creative writing an…
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Teaching phonics to aid pronunciation
I am in the group of pupils who (a while ago now!) did not have grammar and punctuation taught in their English lessons. This made learning other languages quite a challenge. Clare…
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La Chandeleur, Pancake Day: free French teaching resource
Do your pupils know that France has already had ‘Pancake day’ on 2nd February? Do they know why it is celebrated then?
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What’s been happening at Brilliant Publications?
How do we commission artwork? We like to use a variety of illustration styles in our books so that they look fresh and different. Having said that, we are very fortunate to…
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Spanish from Year 3 to 6
The key to successfully teaching Spanish from Year 3 to 6 is the use of three relevant senses. The children need to hear, see, and say the words.
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Why do we enjoy singing and dancing?
… because it creates an emotional response. Did you manage to join Catherine Cantin and Joe Dale with their webinar on Singing and Dancing in the Primary MFL Classroom? If you were…
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Art lessons promote creativity – obviously
Painting as a class activity promotes reflection, self-criticism, visual-spatial abilities, and the willingness to evaluate, improve and experiment.
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What’s been happening at Brilliant Publications?
Happy New Year! I hope you had a good break and were able to recharge your batteries. Talking of recharging batteries, one night many years ago when I was putting my son…
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Why use songs and actions to teach languages?
Many of us who listen to popular music find that although we have never tried to learn the lyrics, we can in fact recall them for a large number of such songs.
