Primary English Magazine

Disjunct adverbials and conjunct adverbials

Completing his series of ideas for teaching children how language works, this article looks at adverbials and how they can convey attitude.

Subordinate clauses

Continuing his series of ideas for teaching children how language works, this resource features three articles continuing discussion regarding how clauses are constructed.

Prepositional Phrase 2

Continuing his series of ideas for teaching children how language works, Jim Crinson takes another look at the prepositional phrase and the fun children can have playing with language.

The verb phrase: passives

The National Literacy Strategy suggests that children should be introduced to passives in Y6. However, Jim Crinson feels there should only be limited work on them in primary school.

The power of a text revisted

Gary Crew’s compelling and complex picturebook The Watertower features in this article which suggest ways of reading picturebooks with older readers.

Year 6 pupils have a weird experience

Gary Crew’s compelling and complex picturebook The Watertower features in this article which suggest ways of reading picturebooks with older readers.

Fathers as role models for reading

This is a useful article about fathers as role models for reading. This project began some time ago and Caroline has added an update showing that the work is still relevant and helps children get into reading with pleasure.

Drama approaches to pre-20th century text – The Lady of Shalott

Exploring Tennyson’s poem ‘The Lady of Shalott’ with Key Stage 3. As well as continuing to provide training for teachers in drama methodology, Peter is working on a story based cross-curricular approach called ‘narrative immersion’ and the development of thinking skills through drama.

Having a Go with the Box Part 3

December 2010 Resource: The final part of Helen Bromley’s three-part series about how Storyboxes can help develop children’s storytelling. First published in 1999, Helen Bromley’s work on Storyboxes has been widely influential and is still fresh today.

Having a Go with the Box Part 2

November 2010 Resource: The second of Helen Bromley’s three-part series describes how Storyboxes can help develop children’s storytelling. First published in 1999, Helen Bromley’s work on Storyboxes has been widely influential and is still fresh today.

Having a Go with the Box Part 1

October 2010 Resource: The first of a three-part series by Helen Bromley describing how Storyboxes can help develop children’s storytelling. First published in 1999, Helen Bromley’s work on Storyboxes has been widely influential and is still fresh today.
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