Run Wild Written by Gill Lewis 96 pages Published by Barrington Stoke Publication date: 15th July 2018 Summary (from Goodreads): Award-winning author Gill Lewis makes her debut to the Barrington Stoke list with a stunning tale of the wild that hides in us all. Run Wild is a thought-provoking and touching story that celebrates the…
Category: Classroom Resources
Interview with Rebecca Cobb, illustrator of The Day War Came by Nicola Davies
Originally posted on Acorn Books:
The Day War Came, a poem written by Nicola Davies was originally published in The Guardian in response to the UK government denying entry to child refugees in 2016. It sparked the project #3000chairs which invited people to post images of an empty chair on social media. The poem has now…
Multilingual flashcard: King
King in 10 languages Continuing with the theme of royalty (see prince and princess here) with king in 10 languages. A lot of the terms for King in various languages come from the Latin, rex. However, the English for King come from the Anglo-Saxon cyning, which is descended from an old form of German. I…
Multilingual flashcard: Prince
Prince in 10 languages To match the princess card posted a few days ago, here is how to say prince in 10 languages. The English word comes, via French, from the Latin: princeps, from primus (first) + capio (to seize), meaning “the chief, most distinguished, ruler, prince” and was the informal title of the Roman…
Multilingual flashcard: Morning Mist
Morning Mist in 10 languages I walk through a park to get to work in the mornings, which is amazing and much better than the commute I used to do (three different trains!). One thing I really like, particularly in Spring and Autumn is the early morning mist which usually disperses as the day heats…
Multilingual flashcard: Breathe
Breathe in 10 languages Happy Monday everyone! I am back to work today after an incredible weekend away walking in North Wales. At first I was a bit worried that I would be exhausted by going away instead of staying at home and catching up on all the chores. But, in fact, going away for…
Multilingual flashcard: Earth Day
Happy Earth Day! Now you can celebrate in 10 languages and spread awareness about looking after our planet. Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970 and, now, events take place in nearly 200 countries around the world. The focus this year is on reducing plastic waste, an issue which is greatly damaging a lot of…
Multilingual flashcards: I’m tired!
“I’m tired” in 10 languages Today’s post was supposed to be a recap of YA Shot, which was an amazing event where I got to meet loads of lovely people – authors, bloggers, publishers etc. Unfortunately it was also a very long day so I’m exhausted. I spent most of yesterday sleeping, then getting ready…
Multilingual flashcard: Read
Read in 10 languages Start your week as you mean to go on – by picking up a book and getting stuck in! It doesn’t matter what your book of choice is, but be nice to yourself and let yourself have the time to snuggle up with a great book and a hot beverage of…
Multilingual flashcard: Relax
Relax in 10 languages Hope all the teachers out there are getting a chance to relax (and read!) over the Easter holidays. I also hope that anyone who is back to work is looking forward t a nice, relaxing weekend! What do you do to relax? Let me know in the comments! I like to…
Multilingual flashcard: Butterfly
Butterfly in 10 languages Find me on Twitter or Goodreads
Multilingual flashcard: Happy Easter!
No matter how you’re spending it, hope you’re having a lovely long weekend! Find me on Twitter or Goodreads
