Category / Primary
Resources for primary aged children
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Has anything like this happened to you?
We love hearing anecdotes from our authors. Our author of the month, Meg Fabian, recently shared this memory with us… Back in the early 70s I was teaching in an infant school…
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There’s some weird rules out there
In terms of clarity of speech and writing, grammatical rules need to be understood and used, but it is not easy to stop and give the children pause for thought.
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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…
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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?
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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?
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‘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.
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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”?
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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.
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The play is the thing
Children enjoy imagining, and then acting out the situations. Which is why a simple play in French can stimulate children’s progress in studying the language.
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How do you spell Tuesday?
Children who develop a range of strategies to help them with spelling, are the children who more readily learn to spell and read words that are unfamiliar.
