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A Beautiful Day #2
Before I begin, I do not use affiliate links in my posts. (There, that’s got that out the way 🙂 I took the featured photograph today as I went for a walk…
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Effects on Students During Covid.
There are so many problems facing young people today. So, with this in mind, I’ve been thinking for a time about creating posts addressing questions that teenagers face. Subjects including mental health, studying,…
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A Beautiful Day #1
Happy Diwali to everyone! Diwali is mainly celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains, and it’s a festival of light that lasts for 5 days. It is a spiritual victory of light over darkness.…
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Learning to Read
I work in Education, and I thought it would be nice to do a post that talks about the way children are taught to read in primary schools. There are many valuable resources…
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Job Fatigue
Job fatigue is a very common occurrence. Work fatigue is defined as an “unrelenting exhaustion that isn’t relieved by rest, a nearly constant state of weariness that develops over time, reducing your energy,…
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Shakespeare-Bill Bryson/Book Review
I was watching the programme ‘Antiques Roadshow’ this evening, and an interesting item was discussed; a little booklet written by an anonymous writer during Elizabethan times. It was extremely valuable, mainly because it contemporaneously…
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Blogger Shout Outs!
I had a bit of time on my hands a couple of weeks ago, and I decided to post a tweet declaring that I would comment and share all blog links that were…
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Lockdown Poem
I was sitting reflecting on my Lockdown (Yes, I’m in it! My town is still in it!) and the stuff I’ve been up to since the 3rd week of March, 2020. I have…
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Lesson of the Day / Car Park Vexation
I lose my car all the time! Yesterday I was panic stricken with it, wandering up and down examining rows and rows of cars, the majority of them the same colour as mine…
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Pip’s Beef Cannelloni
My children have never been particularly forthcoming with praise in regard to anything that requires cooking on a hob or in the oven. This Cannelloni, (I never knew how hard it was to…
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Learning Resources for Children
I’ve worked in primary schools for many years; in mainstream classroom settings and supporting children with various special educational needs. Here’s a list of great resources that you can use to aid and…