holiday time.

It is holiday time for me. I'm not going to lie, I'm SUPER excited! A journey, a new culture to discover and let's not forget, some very much needed sunshine!

Does mean no blogging for a week or so though.

See you soon!

harris.

Ok. Easter weekend is over, but I found this little gem, about, well, a rabbit. I had to share.

Harris Finds His Feet by Catherine Rayner tells the little tale about Harris who, well, finds his feet! His Grandpa shows him how he can use his big, BIG feet. Seeing any links here with Daley B?!

I just love the pictures in this story book. They really do make you fall in love with Harris. I think I have a bit of a thing for books that make you fall in love with their characters simply by taking a glimpse at one of their images!

Hope you all had a great Easter weekend!

Easter time.

Going away for the long weekend.

Family to see.

Chocolate to be eaten.

What have you got planned?

Happy Easter!

be you.

I went to see The Blind Side yesterday at the movies. It was a cute movie, and I can for sure see why Sandra Bullock won her Oscar.

Without giving too much away, the story of Ferdinand the bull was mentioned in the movie. Of course it was deliberate to the story line, and when you watch the movie, you will know why.

Ferdinand is a bull who, as you all may know, was created by Munro Leaf and illustrated by Robert Lawson. Ferdinand would rather smell flowers than be involved in bullfights. The story demonstrates a clear message, that even though Ferdinand is a bull, it doesn't mean he has to act like one.

The story has a message, which for children is important. Every person has the freedom to define who they are and what they want to be. This would be a great story to use as a stimulus for learning about aspirations or any PSHE lesson with children.

Happy Monday! Have a good week ahead!

a little shimmer.

Last night I watched P.J. Hogan's Peter Pan. The dvd has been sitting on my book case for longer than I can remember. Judging by the cover, I didn't think it was going to be anything great and hence why I put it off for so long. Yet, I was pleasantly surprised at how entertaining it was and just goes to show, don't judge by the cover!

The movie got me thinking about fairies. Every young girl wants to be the fairy at the birthday party and the fairy in the school play. After this movie, I can see why.

Although, to be honest, I often found Tinker bell quite annoying, there were points in this movie where the fairies were all together quite good. These moments I loved. Their golden beings lit up the night sky. As an adult I find the image of a typical fairy pretty ugly and quite frankly a little bit scary! For the child, it's more about what the fairy does than what it looks like. What child wouldn't want to have magical powers?

Do you remember being a fairy as a child? I'd love to hear!

laugh a little.

Take everything with a pinch of salt. laugh.

It's what they do.

Do you have any laughter that could pop out to say hello this weekend?!

I do. A skype chat with a good friend. Tonight!

Happy Friday!

a little bit of magic.

I was working in a Year 1 class today (5 year olds mainly). They were doing a phonics worksheet. Learning about the oa, ow, o _ e sound.

Phonics is always a funny one to engage children in.

Introducing... the magic pencil.

I made a 'c' shape first and then...

My body shook and I made a few exciting sounds as this simple pencil become something wonderful. It was magical.

The c became an o. The c became an e. The w was made up of two v's.

They thought these transformations were down to the magic pencil.

Of course they were...