Mike Watson

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Mike Watson @WatsEd

1 Aug 2025

It’s ready and available to download now! MUSIC GENRES CALENDAR 2025-26 I know people have been asking me for it! 190 songs… 1 for every day of school! Please RT #primaryrocks #ukedchat #music #teaching #education MUSIC GENRES CALENDAR 2025-26 tes.com/resource-detail/reso…

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Jon Biddle

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Jon Biddle @jonnybid

Mar 27

The most popular reading material in class this term has been this collection of song lyrics. With volitional reading in decline, we need to start paying attention to what children are telling us about their reading preferences and valuing the texts they're already drawn to.

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SF Said

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SF Said @whatSFSaid

1 Dec 2025

This is a golden age of children's literature. There are books being published today that will shape the minds of generations; life-changing books whose readers will change the world. There really is a book for EVERYONE now - if we can just help every reader find those books!

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Ashley Booth @MrBoothY6

3 Jan 2025

Hello - I wrote a new blog about the teaching of whole class reading, which I haven't in a while. It's over 9000 words so quite a read, but I hope the comprehensive nature of it comes across as helpful, rather than patronising. Anyway - hope it's useful! mrboothy6.wordpress.com/2025…

Whole Class Reading 2025

Hello – it’s been a few years since I wrote about the teaching of whole class reading, and I figured I would do it again, as it’s generally the thing I am asked about the most – plus in…

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Mr G

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@DeputyGrocott

29 Oct 2025

Let’s try reconnecting

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@DeputyGrocott

29 Oct 2025

Edutwitter can still work & there are so many great edu folk on here. It’s just finding them! #FFBWednesday can help! All you need to do is: ⭐️Like & repost this post to spread the word ⭐️Comment with your edu bio ⭐️ Follow, follow back all the awesome educators who take part!

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Tom G 📕@checkemoutbooks

26 Oct 2025

Replying to @theLucyStrange

@theLucyStrange always writes great gothic stories so I love that she’s abridged Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. It’s a murderous, exciting, grief-stricken exploration of science, love and loss which readers will love. Out now for 8 . Thanks @WalkerBooksUK checkemoutbooks.wordpress.co…

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Jon Biddle @jonnybid

28 Oct 2025

The #ReconstructingReading online festival takes place during the week of 17th November. @Literacy_Trust have put together a line-up of outstanding speakers. Tickets available for individual sessions or the entire week. More info here: literacytrust.org.uk/trainin… #edutwitter

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@DeputyGrocott

25 Oct 2025

Always a good share for the holidays…

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Jon Biddle

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Jon Biddle @jonnybid

12 Oct 2025

If you're looking for a perfect Halloween class book for Y5/6 that can be read in a week, you won't do better than The Last Day of October by @Hickesy. Creepy and atmospheric, with a fantastic cliffhanger at the end of each chapter.

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Ashley Booth

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Ashley Booth @MrBoothY6

5 Oct 2025

Having already finished Holes with Y6, we are now reading Front Desk by Kelly Yang. My first time reading it with a class, so planning WCR as I go, but my reading lessons for this, plus loads of lessons over last 3 years are in here, for free of course. drive.google.com/drive/folde…

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Tom G 📕

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Tom G 📕@checkemoutbooks

27 Sep 2025

Absolutely love the Dungeon Runners series & Ocean Chase is another gripping instalment! My 6yr old loves this series as do the children at my school after reading it through the @sparkbookaward 🌊 Which teams will succeed & flounder? Thanks @NosyCrow checkemoutbooks.wordpress.co…

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Ashley Booth

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Ashley Booth @MrBoothY6

18 Sep 2025

Teaching speech sandwiches today as part of our work on King Kong. Absolutely love doing this - such a simple way to break down the speech model and easily adaptable for children at different stages of writing.

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1 Aug 2025

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Vocabulary Ninja

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@VocabularyNinja

12 Aug 2025

🥰Wow! Just Wow! Sometimes you can only hope a book you have written has impact and helps the people it's aimed add. This has made my year. @JohnnyGirl1982 @BloomsburyEd @BloomsburyBooks Sentence Ninja - amzn.eu/d/4QfS2Ah Every school needs a copy of for their staff.

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Mike Watson @WatsEd

8 Aug 2025

I’ve made this for the last few years & it’s always really popular! A song for every day of the school year by a legendary artist each week. Expand your classes experience! #music #edutwitter #primaryrocks #ukedchat #education MUSIC GENRES CALENDAR 2025-26 tes.com/resource-detail/reso…

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Jamie Barry

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Jamie Barry @JamieGBarry

8 Aug 2025

We’ve used this for the past few years now and it’s such a useful and important part of our music curriculum. We are really grateful for your time pulling this together each year.

Mike Watson @WatsEd

8 Aug 2025