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And finally…

My 6 weeks of summer ‘mark-making’ end today.

I decided to put all of the read-alouds together in one place:

Make a mark

Thanks to everyone who joined me along the way.

Make a mark

by Read with Julia 22nd Jul 2022

My 3 minute video

by Read with Julia 1st Jul 2022

A story to say a fond farewell

by Read with Julia 21st Jul 2022

A beautiful birthday book

Today, I’m sharing ‘Beautiful Oops’ by Barney Saltzberg. A birthday gift from my good friend, Jenny.

I am now… “52, going on 5,” (said my 21 year old daughter, with a smile, when I showed her the start of the video).

Faith, Hope, Love

Yesterday, I was an employed teacher.

Today, I am not.

4) When Julia met Anna and Phoebe

Book 4 (Julia’s choice): ‘Don’t touch my hair’ by Sharee Miller

3) When Julia met Anna and Phoebe…

Book 3 (Phoebe’s choice): ‘Counting Creatures’ by Julia Donaldson & Sharon King-Chai

2) When Julia met Anna and Phoebe…

Book 2 (Anna’s choice): ‘Rosie Revere, Engineer’ by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts

1) When Julia met Anna and Phoebe…

While spending a week in Liverpool with my mum, I had the pleasure of meeting Anna (7) and Phoebe (3) for the first time. They came over one afternoon and we shared some stories together…

Book 1: ‘Bet you can’t’ by Penny Lane (Do you like the choice of author for a Liverpool read?)

‘Shhh!’ by Sally Grindley and Peter Utton

I’ve had lots of fun sharing this book with children over the years. It’s probably not the best choice for a bedtime story, as it gets quite exciting at the end…

‘CATCH UP OR KEEP UP’

An advertisement for tutoring caught my eye yesterday. I walked past, but the choice of words stoked something in me that made me turn back and take a photo.

‘Jim and the Beanstalk’ by Raymond Briggs

I’m posting today’s read aloud as a tribute to Raymond Briggs, who died on Wednesday (10/08/22) at the age of 88.