Two weeks reading and learning about Systematic Synthetic Phonics, most of today has been set aside for building Triptico resources. I have started with Phase 2, letters and sounds, and GPC Sets 1-5 and High Frequency Words. All “public,” all …
With a commitment to smaller, slower steps, I am starting with just sounds and simple words for Phase 2, Set 1 (s, a, t, p). We are also looking at the format and presentation of the sounds. For now, these …
I shared two connected posts, home learning and teaching and my use of Triptico to create resources with our Year R son. This experience offered a good reason to learning about both phonics and handwriting, and where these two important …
I have been a supporter and fan of Triptico for many years now. Every now and again, I am reminded of Triptico’s versatility. Setting up Olly’s (Year 4) home learning this morning was another one of those times. Writing a …
Are your IWBs primarily overly sophisticated whiteboards? If yes, read on. Those of you that answered no, please re-read the question, I did hedge my bets with the inclusion of ‘primarily.’ If the answer is still no, you are on the …
The SSAT English radar is an electronic newsletter, distributed to the SSAT’s English network, approximately 3000 Heads of English and teachers of English, as well as senior leaders, across England. It focuses on the successful leadership and management of an English …
Today we used the very versatile thinklink as a recording tool to highlight the themes of friendship that students could recall from reading chapters 1-6 from War Horse. We continued to use the same canvas as a back channel for …
Today I used Coldplay’s Paradise and Triptico’s Word Magnets to stimulate a creative poetry activity. You can decide how to use the activity, I will share how I prepared it in less than ten minutes. Triptico is definitely quick, easy …
