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What’s been happening at Brilliant Publications?
The author of our Cracking Creative Writing books has sent me some wonderful brain games he thought would be great additions to my newsletter. I thought so too.
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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 when music comes their way, and so they respond through movement as a way of expressing their pleasure – which in turn is…
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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 enjoyable activity for all children. But how? Especially with children who proclaim that they hate writing and can’t do it, and indeed don’t…
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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 Seccombe, an MFL teacher and consultant in the north-east of England, has written a very interesting blog about teaching Spanish phonics. Clare trained…
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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 have some freelance illustrators who have worked for us for many years. This makes it easier to commission artwork as they are already…
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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 unable to make it, don’t worry. You can watch it on Joe Dale’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfbjg9wuzLM In an early section of the webinar…
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We’re always looking for new book ideas! If you have an idea for a book, or a series of books, that you think would fit into the Brilliant Publications list, we’d like to hear about it. We publish resources that aim to be a bit different from the norm so as to inspire and engage…
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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 to bed, he asked ‘where are the batteries inside us?’ I tried to tell him that we don’t have batteries, but he insisted…
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Boost Spelling Skills 3
The Boost Spelling Skills series provides strategies to improve primary school pupils’ spelling skills, making them more confident readers and writers. See the series. Scroll down to find out more and download ‘Try before you buy’ sample pages from the book.
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