Teaching in Good Company

Create a buzz about books and boost reading for pleasure with these easy-to-use book review sticky note templates. These are perfect for key stage 2 students. Included in the file are: Comparison style book review- a simple book review where children are able to recommend a book based on a similarly well-loved book 3 word book review- the simplest and most accessible book review! Share your book using just 3 words (and give it a star rating too!) Trumps-style book review- a super fun twist on a

Are you looking to improve your students' knowledge and understanding of vocabulary? Word mapping is a powerful tool to help your students make as many links and connections to new words with existing knowledge. Realising connections helps strengthen the brain and improve working memory- helping students to use, not lose, new words. Included are 5 different organizers featuring different skill sets to help your students make connections orthographically, orally and semantically. S

Organise your EYFS / Kindergarten Book Bins with these Book Bin Labels. Available in soothing natural themes, each book bin label features the theme and a simple icon. Pick from 4 natural themes: WoodSkyLeafyBlack and WhiteSelect either a full colour background or a borderThe book bin labels come in two fonts: OpenDyslexicand TeachToTellSummerSlideBoldThe book bin labels are sized 12.5cm x 9.12cm / 4.92in x 3.59inThe following 39 labels are all included in the pack: All About Me AnimalsBeac

If you're looking for a simple way to engage readers during independent reading activities time, then these 200 fun reading activities are just the resource for you! These fun book activities will help keep calm and focus in your reading sessions, allowing you to work with individuals or groups as you wish. You can use these as part of your daily reading activities, choice boards, as fun end-of-the-year reading reviews or as a way to revise and consolidate your reading, grammar and punctuation t

Upgrade your library bulletin board with these cute hot air balloons to showcase your class' favourite books. Celebrating reading for pleasure has never been easier! Using these resources is as easy as pie: Simply click on the hot air balloons and fill with images of saved or copied to clipboard images of book covers. Then print and you're done! Included in this bundle are: Terms of use and instructionsBulletin board letteringBulletin board hot air balloon templatesWeekly & Monthly poster templa

Make reading records work for you and help inspire a love of reading by helping students to recognise and celebrate their growth as a reader. Parents and teachers love: the handy icon key to make feedback meaningful, personal and objective-drivenspace to note down new vocabularythe comments bank (linked to the UK National Curriculum)that each journal showcases each student's reading progressionStudents love: personalising their reading journal by selecting one of the six cover designsmindful tr

If you liked my personal growth certificates, you'll love this editable version! These editable certificates are a perfect replacement for traditional star of the week awards. Celebrate every child's personal growth weekly and show them how much they are valued in your class. These easy-to-use editable certificates are quick to complete and can be shared virtually as well as in person.Simply: First: Select your chosen colour (ten available- choose your favourite or match to your school o

Tired of lost reading records and generic "good reading" comments? Want a tool to help promote reading for enjoyment? These Reading Journals are an excellent replacement, helping you to get the most out of your reading records. With these reading journals, students are able to customise their front covers, and are encouraged to explore emotional connections with texts. The well-being tracker can be used to help them to reflect on how reading makes them feel and shine a light on the books the

Make morning circles a breeze with these 200 morning circle question prompts! Suitable for primary students, these questions feature a mix of ' which is best...?', ' would you rather...?' and ' if you could...?' fun questions to break the ice and build connections. Work through systematically or pick a prompt at random! Morning circles are a great way to check the weather of your class before behaviours start to bubble, and they're a great way to help your students realise things they have

Looking for activities to your classroom advent calendar? Look no further! Complete with 24 activities, these advent calendar activities are the perfect addition to your class Bookvent. Alongside given activities, there are also templates to help you adapt to your students' needs. Available with display materials, and numbering and activities in both black and white and colour, this class advent calendar is super easy to put together. Simply pick out the activities you wish to use (you can repea

Looking for a way to display your class' favourite books? This editable reading display can be used to showcase the books your class have loved. This is a reading display that grows throughout the year. You could put it in your class reading corner, your class library, anywhere! Showing off the books your class have loved couldn't be easier! Just save an image of your chosen book, open up the balloon file, click the balloon and fill with your saved image. Then it's as easy as clicking print, c

These easy-to-use printable improvement certificates are a great way to recognise every child's achievements in your classroom. Using these certificates weekly has had a huge impact on improving my students' self-esteem and recognition of their personal growth. Simply select the colour of your choice (there are 10 to choose from!), print, complete and award! You could even use these as a reflection activity to help student's identify their personal growth each week! What's included:10 differen

Are you stuck for ideas of what to write in student reading records? Frustrated with all the " good reading" comments in the reading record, but don't know what else to put? Want to maximise the purpose of your reading record comments to make each document a valuable asset for Ofsted Deep-Dives into reading? My no-prep comments for reading records will help you to write constructive, meaningful comments that support a growth mindset, whilst also being objective-focused.These comment banks

If you're a class teacher or school librarian looking to showcase books that children can see themselves in, this display is perfect for you! The CLPE's annual Reflecting Realities Survey of Ethnic Representation within UK Children’s Literature, revealed that only 17% of children’s books published in 2023 featured a racially minoritised character. It has never been more important to showcase books where every child can see themselves as the hero in the story; to give every child a voice; t

Inspired by UK poet and children's laureate Joseph Coelho's poem MORERAPS, this series of lessons helps children understand, identify and use figurative language in poetry. The poetic devices taught in these lessons are: Metaphor Onomatopoeia Rhyme Emotion Repetition Alliteration Personification Simile Drawing on the latest education research, the Poetry Toolkit lessons are designed to maximise children's acquisition and retention of poetic devices by keeping them active and engaged through disc

This plant themed display pack encourages a positive growth mindset as students write down their goals for the year. I recommend starting the session by reflecting back on how much students have grown over the past year: "What can you do now that seemed impossible this time last year?" Take the time to celebrate all the big and small wins. Then encourage students to think about what they'd like to achieve over the forthcoming year. Use the posters and biblical quotes within the display pack to

Promote reading for pleasure in your class with this reading river display pack. Easy to fill with images of your students' favourite book covers, this bright and attractive display pack is a great way to highlight book recommendations. Easy to make!Simply start by downloading images of the book covers and save to your device.Then open the boats powerpoint and fill the boats with your saved images (included are instructions on how to do this)Print out your boats and letteringCut outUse fabric o

Perfect for displaying your class' favourite reads or for when you're teaching the topic of Space, this space themed book display has everything you need to celebrate books that are outta this world! This resource is super easy to use: 1. Open up the powerpoint 2. Click on the space shape 3. Select the format shape menu 4. Click fill shape with picture 5. Select an image of your chosen book 6. Print Included are: 7 space object designs (2 planets, 2 spaceships, 1 astronaut, 1 star, 1 comet)disp

Are you looking for a bulletin board display that promotes reading for pleasure? Something that will build a reading community and help students connect with texts and choose their next book? Then this is the resource for you! The Class Shelfie consists of 12 reading challenges that help students recognise emotional connections they've experienced whilst reading and showcases your student's favourite books. Teachers: Simply download and print, then cut, back (if you wish) and display. It's as si

Celebrate reading for pleasure in your classroom has never been easier! Showcase weekly and monthly trending books by filling the hot air balloons with images of the book covers. Posters can be displayed on classroom doors or in reading areas. The presentation provides a paperless option for classroom use. Which books will be most popular with your students? Included: Terms of use and instructionsMonthly and weekly poster templatesMonthly and weekly powerpoint presentationWorks brilliantly with