In my humble opinion, this book was made for reading aloud and sharing together.
Continue reading “‘The Bear in the Cave’ by Michael Rosen and Adrian Reynolds”‘The Very Busy Spider’ by Eric Carle
Let’s share a story and a walk through the Herefordshire countryside.



‘The Happy Lion’
by Louise Fatio and Roger Duvoisin
This book is special to me as my childhood memories are held within its pages. The text and illustrations open up many avenues for discussion. I hope you enjoy exploring some of these with your children.
Continue reading “‘The Happy Lion’”‘Bet you can’t!’
by Penny Dale
Continue reading “‘Bet you can’t!’”Make a mark
A story to say a fond farewell
At the end of last summer, I found myself with an empty nest after all 3 of my children left home. At the beginning of September, 30 wonderful little people joined me in the Robins’ Class of 2021-2022.
Continue reading “A story to say a fond farewell”My 3 minute video
A few weeks ago, I was shortlisted for a job and given the task of putting together a short video to answer the question, “What is meant by blending and segmenting?”.
Continue reading “My 3 minute video”Slow… How?
I love the idea of slow pedagogy but I haven’t yet found a way to live it out as a full-time teacher in a reception class of 30.
Continue reading “Slow… How?”3, 2, 1, SLOW! (Why all the rush?)
A World Book Day Discovery

‘Arlo, the lion who couldn’t sleep’ by Catherine Rayner
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