Leanne Sercombe
Embedding Social Skills into Your PYP Classroom
It's a well-known fact that social skills are integral to a child's development. These skills, which include communication,...
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Leanne Sercombe
Nov 18, 20232 min read
Research Skills in the PYP
Research skills are crucial for students as they can be applied in everyday life, interests, and hobbies, helping them become critical...
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Leanne Sercombe
Sep 2, 20231 min read
Why use decodable texts?
Decodable texts are books that contain words that can be sounded out using phonics rules that children have learned. Here are some...
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Leanne Sercombe
Jul 18, 20232 min read
Vocabulary: Tell me more
Vocabulary is a crucial component of reading and is essential for reading comprehension. Here are some key points to consider when...
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Leanne Sercombe
Jul 16, 20232 min read
Phonological Awareness: Tell me more
Phonological awareness refers to the ability to hear and manipulate the sounds of spoken language. It is a crucial foundational skill in...
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Leanne Sercombe
Jul 15, 20231 min read
Fluency: Tell me more
Fluency is a critical reading skill that facilitates reading for understanding and is the ultimate goal for teaching reading. It involves...
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Leanne Sercombe
Jul 11, 20232 min read
Science of Reading: Recommended Books
The Science of Reading is a complex topic that requires a deep understanding of how children learn to read. Fortunately, there are many...
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Leanne Sercombe
Jul 7, 20232 min read
The Science of Reading: What Every Teacher Needs to Know.
The science of reading refers to decades of research into how the brain learns to read and what methods and strategies are most effective...
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Leanne Sercombe
Dec 19, 20201 min read
Visual Literacy - Understanding Gesture with Year 1
Students in Year 1 have recently been looking at "how actions and emotions that influence friendships can be learnt and applied." As an...
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Leanne Sercombe
Dec 14, 20201 min read
Transdisciplinary Links with Maths
Time today for combining student thinking with real world math - scale and ratio. Students initially spent time brainstorming what their...
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Leanne Sercombe
Dec 14, 20201 min read
The first step is always the hardest
Take baby steps along the way and in the end you will reach your goal... Today an enthusiastic group of teachers voluntarily gave up 3...
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Leanne Sercombe
Dec 14, 20202 min read
Time to Create - 3
First published 1/7/2016 This was our third foray into 'Time to Create' with Year 5 students. We began as always, with a story connected...
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Leanne Sercombe
Dec 14, 20202 min read
Time to Create 2 - The Most Magnificent... Bridges
Session 2 Our second foray into giving students "time to create" started with the reading of "The Most Magnificent Thing". This is a...
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Leanne Sercombe
Dec 14, 20202 min read
Time to Create 1 - What Do You Do With An Idea?
Welcome to an exciting teacher inquiry that a group of three teachers are undertaking. Having looked at deep learning and creativity we...
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Leanne Sercombe
Apr 3, 20183 min read
Introducing Hexagonal Thinking
Y4 PYP unit on migration I first became interested in hexagonal thinking when I read a few blogs about how it was being used in Y13...
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Leanne Sercombe
Oct 13, 20171 min read
Using Picture Books to Promote Wellbeing
When it comes to recommending books it’s often hard to know where to begin. Picture books are a fabulous way to engage children of all...
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Leanne Sercombe
May 25, 20173 min read
Culture and Identity in Picture Books - What do we have in our library? What next?
This week we welcomed our Year 4 classes who are learning about culture and identity. Their current unit of inquiry is People express...
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