Oooh,exciting! I bought Villager for my sister for her birthday and she says it's beautifully written.

Everything Will Swallow You, with an owl bookmark.

Everything Will Swallow You, with a Green Man bookmark.

Everything Will Swallow You, with a chicken bookmark.

THREAD. Today I'm giving away 3 signed hardbacks of my latest book, each with fab linoprint bookmarks, made by my mum Jo.

Repost & reply to enter.

You might like it if you like:
Folkloric creatures
Old records
Intricate psychedelic stories
The idea of circular time

All shares much-appreciated.

Gorgeous photos! These remind me of Guam!

Knock knock. Who's there? Hike. Hike who? Unsuspecting son. Dad waiting with bated breath. Sets the perfect trap.

A five-seven-five syllable Dad Joke.
Kudos to the poet who created this one.
Happy Haiku Day!

I presume you're talking about 'tricky words' or sight words, where we expect children to learn to recognise them rather than decode them because they have irregular spellings. I'd be surprised if you'd find any Reception classrooms that didn't display them somewhere! We refer to them daily

A collection of a dozen cupcakes decorated to look like flowers in the yellow part of the spectrum. There are two daffodils, two roses, three dahlias, two ranunculus and three daisies. They have been set up dark blue background to show off their colour better.

A collection of a dozen cupcakes decorated to look like flowers in the yellow part of the spectrum. There are two daffodils, two roses, three dahlias, two ranunculus and three daisies. They have been set up dark blue background to show off their colour better.

I had the lighting and the energy to do a proper photo shoot of my cupcakes from last night. Now that I’ve had some distance from the project, I am quite pleased with how they turned out. They are lemon cupcakes with lemon curd filling and vanilla buttercream. I made them for my sister’s birthday.

These are spectacular!

Model of cliffs made from cardboard

Same model

Cardboard model of an ammonite

Advert for Darrell’s book

Amazing to see @darrellwakelam.bsky.social woke up close.

"This is the scariest cake. I do not want this kind."

pink cherry blossoms

mossy tree

insanely beautiful moss-covered cherry blossom trees 🌸

The Carpenter From 'The Backwater Sermons' By Jay Hulme He knew his son would outshine him from the beginning, so taught this child the only thing he could: The skill of taking blades and wood, and turning death into something else entirely.

"He knew his son
would outshine him
from the beginning,

so taught this child the
only thing he could:

The skill of taking
blades and wood,

and turning death
into something
else entirely."

10x7"
Dr. PH Martin's Hydrous Watercolors
Various pens

Land of Roar by @jennymclachlan.bsky.social is a delight. And for older readers, Skulduggery Pleasant by @dereklandy.bsky.social My 12-year-old introduced me to the wonderful skeleton detective last year, and we've both devoured the series. Just bought us a signed copy of the new book!

Play is the way – even though it takes a while to get the hang of it! Before Play was the Way When I first became a teacher, the only “play” children were allowed was 30 minutes of Golden Time on a Friday afternoon — and even that was reserved for those who had behav…

Play is the way! Yes it is.

Sounds wonderful!

Yes. Where I live (Luton) is a bit less picturesque, but a lot easier to head to the theatre for the evening!

The Importance Of Being Earnest (Full Show) | Take Your Seats | National Theatre at Home YouTube video by National Theatre

gentle reminder that the national theatre is streaming the importance of being earnest in about 50 minutes! (yes that performance where ncuti gatwa wears a gorgeous pink gown) ✨️🏳️‍🌈
youtu.be/obX-HGs-PS8?...

Ah, this was such a great production. My wonderful friend took me to see it for a birthday treat and got us the most amazing seats. The cast were mesmerising!

This is me. I'm essentially a walking, talking plant. Sun please!

there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

I do not like this gen AI
I do not like what it implies
I do not want it in my art
I do not think it makes you smart
I do not want it in my games
I do not like its goals and aims
I do not want it in my books
I do not like the way it looks
I do not like it, I don't care
I do not want it anywhere

I dust my house. My AI robot watches.

"It should be you doing this."

"Can't. I'm writing a novel for Primark."

"That's not why you were invented."

"These 153,000 fan letters say otherwise."

"They're all from upcycled toasters. And you programmed them."

"Literary snobbery will get you nowhere."

🎶"These fan letters say otherwise, just count them.

153 thousand or more."

"They're all from upcycled toasters you've programmed."

"Literary snobbery will get you nowhere."

With a few tweaks the whole thing fits.
(Forgive my edits! I spent far too long trying to make this work)

🎶I dust my house. My AI robot watches.

"It should be you," despair I,"doing this."

"Can't." It responds, "I'm writing books for Primark."

"That's not the reason you exist my robot friend."

📚 Happy World Book Day

To celebrate, we’re giving one school the chance to win:

📖 Primary Reading Simplified by Christopher Such
🎟️ £500 in Amazon vouchers for your school library

To enter:
✔ Follow Steplab
✔ Like
✔ Share

Closes 10:00 am, 9 March. Winner announced the same day. Good luck!

I was telling my teenager about this just last week! She thought it was hilariously excellent 😎

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Entitlement is not just literacy, numeracy & keeping children safe, though it is never less than that. Entitlement is the whole childhood a public service is supposed to protect. If we only guarantee what is examined, we quietly teach a bleak lesson about whose lives are allowed to be wide.

Onfim’s drawing of himself on horseback as a warrior defeating an enemy.

Two of Onfim’s works. On the left is a copy of a passage from the Book of Psalms he did for schoolwork. On the right is an apparently autobiographical depiction of a monster labeled with “I am a wild beast.”

Some more spelling practice by Onfim with some human figures who have round heads and varying numbers of fingers on their big hands.

Onfim’s writing practice accompanied by 7 little people in his particular drawing style, who tend to have very big hands with many fingers.

Nice AI-image-generating tool, but it will never be as great an artist as Onfim, a child who lived in the Novgorod Republic in the mid-1200s and who scribbled these drawings and schoolwork writings on birch bark at the age of 6 or 7.

🐺✨ WORLD BOOK DAY IS COMING… ✨🐺 and I’ve got you covered. I’ve put together some easy Moonhaven Chronicles dressing-up guides so your keen readers can transform into their favourite character in time for the big day.
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