Tag / Key Stage 2
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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.
December 14, 2022 -
Just imagine!
How can you inspire children to try different approaches and ideas to writing? There’s a very old Chinese story about a young boy who is given a paintbrush. The boy is told…
December 6, 2022 -
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.
November 30, 2022 -
Get a Grip!
One of the reasons that grammar is so important is that the way we speak is related to the way we think.
October 18, 2022 -
What’s been happening at Brilliant Publications? (13 October 2022)
Today is ‘National Train Your Brain Day’ in the United States. I thought it was a fun thing to celebrate. What do you like to do to stimulate your brain?
October 13, 2022 -
Resistance is dangerous
Multiplication tables linked to superheroes with whom the children can identify, taking them through step by step, with the superhero guiding the way.
September 21, 2022 -
This not that
Suppose your blank sheet of paper, rather than being white, was black, and the ink you were writing with was white. Would that change what you wrote?
September 13, 2022 -
I play therefore I learn
What is the single most effective way of teaching English grammar at Key Stage 2? Give children the chance to play with and utilise the grammar they have learned.
August 25, 2022 -
Multi-sensory Spanish
Why is the multi-sensory approach to teaching so effective, and how can it be applied to teaching Spanish?
June 15, 2022 -
What’s new at Brilliant Publications? (31 March 2022)
Did you know today is Eiffel Tower Day? It marks the completion in 1889. The lifts weren’t in operation for the launch, so the attendees had to use the stairs.
March 31, 2022
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