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9 ingenious classroom ideas you’ll want to try!

  • by: Anna from Pobble
  • On: 6, Oct 2021
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9 ingenious classroom ideas you’ll want to try!

Sometimes you just see a classroom idea that is so simple, yet so ingenious, that you want to kick yourself for not thinking of it. Let’s face it, we’ll give anything a try to make our lives easier in...

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7 ways to boost teacher morale and wellbeing

What does your school do to boost staff morale and ensure teacher wellbeing?

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Whole class games to fill a gap

There are times in class where you have a few spare minutes and it’s hard to find something to avoid the class descending into chaos. Don’t waste this time, use it as ‘sponge time’. Time that soaks up...

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Word Power — a unique approach to vocabulary learning

We love to hear brilliant teaching ideas from the Pobble community. When we heard about a dynamic group of vocabulary superheroes, helping pupils to unlock, power up, charge and recharge language lear...

My best lesson: developing persuasive writing skills using toys

Keeping your class on top form in writing lessons is a challenge, especially once they reach the top end of primary school. For many the mention of writing has them slumped in their chairs and grumbli...

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3 effective teaching ideas that you can use right now!

Professional development is great, but it can be difficult to find time in the school calendar and school budget to attend long training days away from the classroom. Microlearning might be the latest...

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Simple lessons, huge impact!

Finding simple, yet effective ways to teach important lessons is no easy task. This is especially true when it comes to teaching core values and traits such as kindness, tolerance and ethics.

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Essential e-safety for schools

Technology has advanced considerably, with social media playing an increasingly significant role in young people’s lives today. For this generation of ‘digital natives', the emergence of mobile techno...

15 sure-fire ways to improve writing ahead of the SATs

Practical and simple strategies to improve your pupils’ writing.

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Why writing for a purpose matters...

If you were given the choice of running a solo 10km around the park or getting involved in a 10km charity run, which would you choose? Which would you train that little bit harder for?

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