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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.
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Enough stories to last forever
What do all good stories, all good lessons and indeed all assemblies, do at the very start? They always start by grabbing attention.
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If ever there was a need for problem solving …
As children get used to the idea of exploring ideas and seeing new approaches, the more it benefits them as individuals, and society as a whole.
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We don’t all learn how to spell the same way
There is nothing wrong with remembering how to spell “could” by using the memory jogger “could old unicorns like doughnuts?”
