Helen Bowen
@helenbowen.bsky.social
Education consultant. Happily working with schools to develop high quality teaching and learning experiences. Passionate about all things literacy! #simplethingsdonewell Twitter profile was @helenbowen1
This site is AMAZING! A huge batch of poems we can listen to. Pupils can summarise, sketch, perform, be inspired to write. All FREE! childrens.poetryarchive.org
The Children’s Poetry Archive
Listen to the world's best poetry read out loud. Explore 100s of poems read by the poets themselves. Read along or listen distraction free.
childrens.poetryarchive.org
March 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
This site is AMAZING! A huge batch of poems we can listen to. Pupils can summarise, sketch, perform, be inspired to write. All FREE! childrens.poetryarchive.org
A reminder to look for those seasonal LLC text drivers as well as topic/inquiry linked books. How amazing to have a Mother’s Day ‘crayons’ book!
March 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
A reminder to look for those seasonal LLC text drivers as well as topic/inquiry linked books. How amazing to have a Mother’s Day ‘crayons’ book!
I worked with a wonderful school today who spoke so highly of this book for use as a class reader - Y5/6. I’m adding it to my ‘read soon’ list!
January 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I worked with a wonderful school today who spoke so highly of this book for use as a class reader - Y5/6. I’m adding it to my ‘read soon’ list!
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"This isn't something that's just nice or lovely. It's something fundamental to becoming a human being."
Waterstones #ChildrensLaureate @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social shares why reading is a right for every child. #ReadingRights
Waterstones #ChildrensLaureate @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social shares why reading is a right for every child. #ReadingRights
January 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
"This isn't something that's just nice or lovely. It's something fundamental to becoming a human being."
Waterstones #ChildrensLaureate @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social shares why reading is a right for every child. #ReadingRights
Waterstones #ChildrensLaureate @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social shares why reading is a right for every child. #ReadingRights
Wow! What a brilliant model of the writing process! 🥳
For anyone who's read VARJAK PAW and wants to know how it was written - or anyone interested in the #writing process - here's a free resource I made for the British Library, sharing pages from 7 different drafts. You can have a lot of fun showing this to a class!
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December 4, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Wow! What a brilliant model of the writing process! 🥳
Another seasonal favourite/recommendation from me. This book explores the real meaning of Christmas as well as the concept of homelessness which is ever present. I’ve had wonderful discussion and drama in role with pupils selling ‘wonky’ trees as tree sellers!
December 2, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Another seasonal favourite/recommendation from me. This book explores the real meaning of Christmas as well as the concept of homelessness which is ever present. I’ve had wonderful discussion and drama in role with pupils selling ‘wonky’ trees as tree sellers!
I post a lot about books! I love using seasonal texts with schools. This is possibly one of my favourite versions of a ‘classic’ Christmas one. The illustrations are dark and divine! Ps My first post on Bluesky! 🥳
December 1, 2024 at 6:58 PM
I post a lot about books! I love using seasonal texts with schools. This is possibly one of my favourite versions of a ‘classic’ Christmas one. The illustrations are dark and divine! Ps My first post on Bluesky! 🥳