Beegu in Bristol

Beegu has been amazing in my Year 1/2 class. They loved her & she helped with our work during Equalities Week. We have done some beautiful writing & artwork .The children continue to pick up the book out of choice when we read or share a book.
Alice, St George Primary
Bristol

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

I found this book to be a very easy (and quick!) read but also very frustrating! It really bugged me that the whole way through you knew what was really going on and how it would end and yet I still hoped that Bruno would see what was going on! Whilst part of me was begging for the blossoming friendship to cause a change in events, the inevitable was always looming :(
(Having said that, I'm much more likely to watch the film now I've read the book!really I guess that's not point of the book but hey!)
Lora, Glenfrome
West of England Project

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

This book is amazing. The funny thing is that you know what a possible ending for this book is likely to be but it still shocked me and made me cry!
I am intrigued to see how it pans out in the film now.
Laura, Portishead
West of England Project

Group C

We've been having a really good look at our bookcorners and thinking how to develop them across the whole school.

Lyon park School

Traction Man is highly engaging and the children are really enthusiastic about it!

Message from Wandsworth teachers

The books really capture the children's imagination - we're doing I was a Rat

Bernie, Sheringdale

A boy in my school this morning was waving The Garbage King, saying how much he was enjoying it.
Fiona, Ravenstone

A little five year old had a real tarantuala on her hand after reading Aaaarrgggh Spider

Jane, Beatrix Potter

The Man on the Moon has been out of this world. Abena, St Judes.

We've had fun with spaghetti from the Spaghetti Spaghetti poem. Helen, St Peters.

The children have really enjoyed talking about the characters from Beegu. Ade, English Martyrs

Message from West of England Teachers

Themed book corners have transformed the children's interest in reading. Debbie, Glenfrome

A 'reluctant writer' in year 6 said " I don't want to stop writing I've got too many ideas!" Beth, Woodlands

I taught the teaching sequence Ten Ways to Help my World with my year one children, they have really enjoyed it- we did booktalk they made links with their own world. Rebecca, Kingsway

I've been using Traction Man it has inspired the lower ability writers and we had a classroom full of action men! Laura, Portishead

Message from Merton POR

I taught the Traction Man sequence and it was fantastic - all the children enjoyed it.

Natalie

It made my class enthusiastic about reading everything.

Cassie

We've put up photos of staff with their favourite books.

Sarah

I taught Clockwork - children loved the story but are critical about the ending.

Rebecca

Message from Central A teachers

It has given me confidence and freedom to enjoy a range of texts and
different activities and teaching approaches in new and exciting ways! Ollie
Winstone, Eltham C of E

My class have really enjoyed The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. It
has been great to unfold the book and explore the text as a whole, seeing the
whole picture. Kidbrooke Park Primary

It has changed my planning for the better! I have been more imaginative
in my approach and it's not taking such a long time! Eltham C of E

Welcome to the Power of Reading blog 2011-12

Welcome to all Power of Reading bloggers new and old for the year 2011-12.

We hope you will use the blog to record your responses to the teachers' books, the classroom texts and teaching sequences.

In particular in the next few weeks we're looking forward to hearing what you think about The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne.

The CLPE team