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Our Right to Write: The Power of Writing

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New school year. Time to believe in your writing and help your students to believe in theirs...

It’sapicnic!

Hello summer!

Have you ever tried writing a story with only 24 words?

Keeping a record of what we see around us needs only a few minutes each day. When you look back you can remember all the things that you have learned about the plants and creatures that surround us. In the late eighteenth century Gilbert White kept a Naturalist’s Journal and we can still learn from what he wrote.

People talk about having a teacher ‘toolbox’ and all kinds of formulas and tricks for teaching writing, usually involving some complicated acronyms and pretty rigid approaches. Nature is my toolbox! It can provide enough inspiration to keep you writing for weeks, months, years…

Snickety Snack

Check out Jeni’s new pamphlet of poems for children (and adults too!) http://michaellaskey.co.uk/shop/4593840652/smith-snickety-snack/11437227

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