Simon Smith

@smithsmm

Principal, Learner, Teacher, mad about children's books, Views are my own. #PrimaryPicBookClub.Proud to be part of the @enquiretrust. Raring to go!

Marske-by-the-Sea, England smithsmm.wordpress.com Joined April 2009

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Simon Smith @smithsmm Jul 1, 2022

Just updated this post to include all my picturebook recommendation links.

It has 3 lists for Year 3-6.

A picturebook biography list and list of picturebooks bout loss.

Hope it’s useful.

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smithsmm.wordpress.com Year 1-Year 6 Picturebook lists so far… (links) Here are a list if the picturebook lists I’ve put together, hope they’re helpful Year 6 list 1… Why Picturebooks? -10 picturebooks forYear 6 #picturebookpage Year 6 List 2… …

Simon Smith @smithsmm 15h

Dear Lord, we don’t need the government to tell us this. Just grow a backbone and get rid. We removed ages ago as they’re really rubbish.

Tes magazine @tes 21h

.@ASCL_UK is calling on the government to issue guidance on whether books written by David Walliams should be removed from school libraries
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Simon Smith @smithsmm 22h

Funny how firmly held educational principles can become remarkably flexible when the right opportunities come along.

Simon Smith @smithsmm 2d

I’ve read quite a few books about space. Looking forward to updating my bio to “rocket scientist”.

Simon Smith @smithsmm 2d

Teaching is gloriously human. It’s noticing the raised eyebrow, the hesitation, the spark of understanding. It’s knowing when to pause, push, explain or simply listen. No script or App can replace the craft of a great teacher.

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smithsmm.wordpress.com Stop Trying to Take the Teacher Out of Teaching There is a strange idea gaining ground in education. That the more we can standardise teaching, script it, package it, sequence it and reduce it to a set of replicable moves, the better teaching wi…