The Pobble blog

Summer term is here! We can be hopeful of plenty of sunny days and opportunities to go outdoors. We’ve found some brilliant ideas that will allow you to get out whilst teaching those essential literac...

Escape rooms are all the rage. They consist of a challenge that allows you to work together to solve a variety of puzzles in order to “break out” of a room. Demanding an exciting mix of problem-solvin...

Good WAGOLLs (what a good one looks like) or model texts aren’t easy to come by. Teachers often end up writing their own or using one from a textbook. It’s time to put a stop to that. On Pobble, you’l...

Your class are engrossed in activities. There’s chitter-chatter and the buzz of excitement all around. Now, you want the whole classes attention and quickly. What do you do? These class attention grab...

Developing early writing skills is essential to instil a love of writing. For this, providing the opportunity is key: activities don’t need to be planned if plenty of resources are available for the p...

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. Can your class use...

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...

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...

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...

Practical and simple strategies to improve your pupils’ writing.