The Pobble blog

The end of the year: Filled with Christmas fairs, nativities and glitter, oh so much glitter! It’s the time of year when the flurry of festive activity can leave everyone a bit frazzled. But it’s also...

Learning to spell can seem an impossible task to children and probably the least fun of all their learning challenges. These spelling tips and tricks can help make learning how to spell fun and much s...

You may want to set your children tasks over the school break to ensure they are keeping their brains active. Perhaps you’re a teacher wanting to get to know your new class better or discover what the...

As winter sets in, the frost, snow and ice make for a magical setting. Great for firing up imaginations. We’ve gathered six of our favourite Wintery writing prompts from Pobble 365. Each one comes wit...

According to Ditch The Label, 1-in-2 have experienced bullying, this is a startling fact and highlights the essential need to educate children about the issues surrounding bullying. There’s an abundan...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...