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How to run a whole school writing day

  • by: Simon Blower
  • On: 9, Sep 2021
36 min read

How to run a whole school writing day

As a former school leader and Pobble founder, I am often asked by schools about initiatives that schools can introduce alongside Pobble to make writing even more exciting for their pupils, but also as...

Awesome Autumn activities for EYFS and KS1

Autumn provides a great opportunity to go out on a scavenger hunt and collect a selection of interesting items for your class to play and create with. These 5 awesome Autumn activities support the dev...

5 ways to use emojis to inspire writing ✏️

Love them or loathe them, there is no way of getting away from these colourful little creations. Emojis continue to take the world by storm and whilst they are often overlooked as just fun, insignific...

The Power of Pobble 365 in EYFS

We love to hear stories from schools about how they use our resources. Charlotte Smythe, EYFS teacher at Richmond Academy, shares her ideas for using Pobble 365 in the early years classroom to promote...

The power of chalk: 8 learning opportunities

During an episode of our newly launched podcast, we discussed ideas for non-screen activities that were not only educational, but fun too. The panel agreed unanimously that chalk is a brilliantly vers...

25 school holiday well-being ideas for teachers

Maintaining teacher well-being is vital. Not only for our own mental health, but for that of our families and the pupils we care for. It’s easy to overlook our own welfare when we’re primarily concern...

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Literacy through sport - using sport to inspire writing

How do you get children to be motivated to write? You give them something they're passionate about as a focus for their work and we know that many kids are passionate about sport! This is why we came ...

9 ways to use Pobble 365

As teachers ourselves, we know how hard you work. We know the effort that goes into repeatedly creating exciting and memorable lessons for your pupils; that’s why we created Pobble.

5 'would you rather' quick writing activities

It’s likely you’ve heard of the ‘would you rather’ game or maybe even played it. It’s perfect as an ice-breaker, conversation starter or just as a bit of fun! But have you considered using ‘would you ...

How to extend children’s vocabulary throughout school

Over the past few years there has been huge progression in the way in which Pobble 365 is used at Richmond Academy. It first began inspiring minds in my own EYFS classroom where I experienced first-ha...

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