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One of the things with school on #lockdown is that

One of the things with school on #lockdown is that you miss all of those asides that happen a hundred times in a normal day.👩‍🏫
The chat with kids at the door, the gossip from the playground, the "Miss you'll never guess what?!". 🙄
Even if you are able to host live video lessons (we don't do this for safeguarding reasons) you can't manage 32+ individual interactions via video link.🚸
So how can I make lesson time via email (or whatever) more personal?
Here are a few things I tried:
- off topic quizzes every once in a while
- a quick video or voice message from me sharing what I've been up to
- a softer register/tone/style to my emails
- creative lessons
- fun challenges - rounds of would you rather or never have I ever - sharing podcast, TV, film recommendations - asking kids for their fave food ideas so I can try new recipes - getting the kids to set us quizzes and challenges - calling home just to say hi.
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What else can I try? Anymore suggestions for me?? #lockdownteachers
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Leaving the house to go to the post box 📮 makes

Leaving the house to go to the post box 📮 makes me feel like I'm in a period drama. 👒
I don't know how well my jeans would go down in Austen-ville but I'd be happy to give it a go. 👖😁 I've sent more cards in the last couple of weeks than I did in the whole of last year. 💌💌💌
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While our school buildings are closed, we're now b

While our school buildings are closed, we're now building remote communities. Here in London we can't do drive bys at our students homes. So our remote communities are built with different bricks. .
We've been working hard to let our kids know that we care. Here are a few things we've tried:
1. Whole school challenges. For Earth Day we took the whole school off timetable and challenged them to be creative.
2. Weekly challenges. Each week we set a challenge for every form group in the school. We post the results on our school social media.
3. We do an assembly via video each week.
4. We are sending actual postcards to our students so they know we are thinking about them.
5. We set wellbeing work, not just academic work. In fact, each week we set it instead of academic work.
6. We ask kids how they are.
7. We teach life skills - this week it was making perfect scrambled eggs.
8. We share all manner of open access cultural experiences.
9. We host 'no pub, pub quizzes'.
10. We don't chase late work without first doing a wellbeing check.
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Remote communities can be just as vibrant as present ones.
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Are you working longer hours at the moment? It sur

Are you working longer hours at the moment? It sure feels like it for me.
So I am plonking my butt down on the sofa for a cuppa and a cop show (don't judge).
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While one kid is on Zoom choir, one kid is playing swing ball, and one kid is scrolling thru Pinterest, I am gonna watch the interceptors chase some bad guys.
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Time to switch to relax mode. What are you watching tonight?! 📺

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Are you missing your students like I am? I can't b

Are you missing your students like I am? I can't believe that even though we haven't been closed for that long, it feels like years. Those kids - I miss their sass, their smiles and spark. The chat, giggles, and lightbulb moments. .
I love the email and online contact. Kids are funny online. I like the 'kk' replies. They make me chuckle. Those kids are still themselves. This makes me feel better.
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They are helping me stay strong. My plan is to help them be strong too.
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Happy Wednesday friends! Today I am recording more

Happy Wednesday friends! Today I am recording more videos of analysis for The Handmaid's Tale. In fact I am planning to record a latte videos today 🤣. What are you doing today?

Among other things today we got out all our story

Among other things today we got out all our story cubes. These are such a delight to use in the classroom but at home - well, dare I say, they were even more fun! 😁
Here's what we did:
1. Which story cube best represents your mood right now?
2. Which story cube is something you miss?
3. Take 2 story cubes and create a Lockdown comedy.
4. Take 4 story cubes and create a Lockdown disaster.
5. Take a story cube, use it to create a superhero.
6. Take another one and create a villain.
7. Line up a bunch of story cubes and ask someone else to create the story.
We went on and on...
What are you doing today?
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The PERFECT accompaniment to Romeo & Juliet. This

Hey everyone happy Wednesday! How's it going? The

Hey everyone happy Wednesday! How's it going? The last few days have been pretty low key in our house. We've accepted that getting up and then going back to bed is ok. I have made my peace with my kids being glued to their phones. We have little projects that distract us for an hour or so, then we flop again.
What are you doing today?

I use the same copy of The Handmaid's Tale for my

I use the same copy of The Handmaid's Tale for my A Level lessons that I had when I was 16 and first studied it. Clearly my 16 year old self was amazed that an adult would use the word 'tart'! 🤣 Or maybe I was training myself away from using some of the more choice language in the novel!
I am having so much fun planning distance learning experiences for my class on this novel. 💻
If you teach THMT check out my slowly growing YouTube playlist here.
📱https://youtu.be/dbyJMlTTreI
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Latest family drawing challenges.

Latest family drawing challenges.

Introducing Loo Roll Literature - our students are

Introducing Loo Roll Literature - our students are using up all those spare loo rolls to display quotes or depict scenes from our exam texts.

Using my copy of Handmaid's Tale (from when I was

Using my copy of Handmaid's Tale (from when I was at school) today to record a lecture for my pupils. In 1992 (when I didn't know how to spell inherently) we did not have debit cards 💳, mobile phone 🤳, the internet of things, FB or any social media. I mean still we used VHS 📼, and had TVs on wheels at school 🤣.
So today recording a lecture for my students seems like an amazing privilege.

#stayathome
#remotelearning

Perfect reading 📚 for #quarantinelife Very few

Perfect reading 📚 for #quarantinelife Very few of my students have access to IT at home, so it's time to rethink the tech heavy lessons. 👍 What are you reading this weekend??
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I always need new ways to generate deep and though

I always need new ways to generate deep and thoughtful debate with my students. This one, is one of my favourites. This activity is called ‘Kill the Question’ and works as a quasi-CSI style lesson where students investigate a ‘question’ and decide whether... https://www.literaturedaydreams.com/one-amazing-debate-idea/
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Went to an We Are EU party and took these as my co

Went to an We Are EU party and took these as my contribution. Yum.

Below I have shared 5 different types of writing p

Below I have shared 5 different types of writing prompts for you to use this week with your classes! If you are preparing your classes for GCSE English Language, or any type of creative writing, then these writing will be great for you to use! https://www.literaturedaydreams.com/gcse-writing-prompts/
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These vocabulary activities are the perfect additi

This recap/revision game is perfect for any GCSE s

This recap/revision game is perfect for any GCSE subject and is a fun and engaging way to interest your students in their revision. It does require a little bit of preparation. But it is definitely worth it! Once you have it ready to go, it’s done for future use. https://www.literaturedaydreams.com/gcse-revision-game/
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Help your students explore Shakespeare's Antony &

Help your students explore Shakespeare's Antony & Cleopatra with this engaging and rigorous unit. Study the whole play using this 5 week unit which includes detailed analysis, historical background, critical perspectives, and many written response options. High school students will be gripped by this battle for the future of Rome.
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https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Antony-And-Cleopatra-Unit-3685397

These vocabulary activities are the perfect additi

Help create a positive culture in your classroom w

Help create a positive culture in your classroom with these inspirational posters. In this pack, there are 6 inspirational quotes each one champions positivity. The posters are multi-functional for use with table work and centers or to be printed b-i-g for your classroom displays!
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https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Inspiration-Posters-4024150

It's here! Your WHOLE YEAR writing set! This writi

It's here! Your WHOLE YEAR writing set! This writing bundle is made up of four of my most popular writing prompt packs. With it you will have writing prompts for the whole year. Use it to inspire excellent creative writing with your classes this year. https://www.literaturedaydreams.com/store/Writing-Mega-Bundle-p137433899

If you are looking to review or recap material wit

If you are looking to review or recap material with your students AND you love interactive (and maybe a little crazy) activities - then this activity is for you! Read about the perfect review games in this blog post.
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https://www.literaturedaydreams.com/review-game/

Create and inspire with this fantastic collaborati

Create and inspire with this fantastic collaborative world map project. Students each design their own part of the planet, then combine and display. Stretch your imaginations by adding fantastical details and colors to pop. This display project is a perfect collaboration project for the beginning of the school year or finish the year with this fun assignment.
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