by nicola | Mar 25, 2021 | #WritersByNight, Memoir
I thought I’d be going over the park after lunch, you know the climbing frame, the roundabout and just hanging about with whoever was around. And then he asked me. My dad asked me if I wanted to go over to the park and ride my bike. With him! I felt so special that...
by Elena | Mar 21, 2021 | #WritersByNight, Poetry
We have been exploring the words and pictures of the book Rain Before Rainbows to help children represent the changes of feelings during lockdown through metaphors linked to nature. This was the model I shared and edited with the children. The children then drew their...
by 1teacherandherbooks | Mar 7, 2021 | #WritersByNight, Poetry
I thought, on the eve of our return, I would share something I wrote back in May and was too scared to share. But, I’m grabbing the bull by the horns so to speak and, following the inspiration and feeling from last week’s Twitter chat, I’m sharing this. Although...
by HillWalker | Mar 7, 2021 | #WritersByNight, Memoir
This is a reflection, a first draft, of a very joyful memory of teaching. I am sure it will go through a number of versions as I continue to work on it over the next few months, or when the mood takes me. But I hope you enjoy this first version. THE JOY OF TEACHING:...
