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7 smashing sensory trays for writing practice

  • by: Anna from Pobble
  • On: 7, Oct 2021
21 min read

7 smashing sensory trays for writing practice

As far as simple classroom tools go, it’s hard to beat a sensory writing tray! From those that aren’t quite at the writing stage yet, but want to develop their mark-making skills, to emerging writers ...

9 books to inspire great lessons

We’ve picked the brains of some of our teaching community to discover their favourite books to inspire great writing. There are some classics, but also a few lesser-known suggestions. We hope they pro...

10 ideas to take literacy learning outdoors

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...

Awesome classrooms on a low (or no) budget

Ever dished out money from your own pocket on resources to improve your classroom? I’m guessing the answer is yes. According to the UK Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) over 90% of teachers ...

4 free escape room ideas for the classroom

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...

WAGOLLs for every writing genre

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...

Class attention grabbers that really work

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...

Mark making areas to motivate your writers

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...

8 anti-bullying displays to foster friendship in schools

Bullying is a major issue for schools and there are oodles of great resources out there to help educators combat it. To further promote friendship and kindness in your school, a display in a frequentl...

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