Teach Primary Issue 18.2

36 ALL TOGETHER NOW Not sure whether to make the switch to whole-class reading? Just use these strategies and you’ll reap lots of literacy rewards 40 THE PLACE TO BE How a new ‘Story Centre’ at Pegswood Primary is transforming attitudes to reading across the whole school community 47 BOOK TOPIC Take a fresh look at Neil Gaiman’s classic fantasy horror, Coraline 50 WAGOLL Use an extract from Liz Flanagan’s book, The Pirate’s Dragon , to learn how to show important events through a character’s eyes 54 BOOK CLUB We review five new titles that your class will love PUBLISHERS: Joe Carter Sam Reubin Richard Stebbing EDITOR: Lydia Grove, lydia.grove@artichokehq.com GROUP ADVERTISING MANAGER: Samantha Law, samantha.law@artichokehq.com 01206 505499 ADVERTISING MANAGER: Salema Khan, salema.khan@artichokehq.com 01206 414217 SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER: Demi Maynard, demi.maynard@artichokehq.com 01206 505962 ACCOUNT MANAGER: Kim Richards, kim.richards@artichokehq.com 01206 505240 ART EDITORS: Richard Allen & Sarah Barajas ACCOUNTS: artichokemedialtd@integral2.com SUBSCRIPTIONS: subscriptions@artichokeHQ.com PUBLISHED BY: Artichoke Media Ltd. The views in this magazine are not necessarily those of the publisher. Every effort is made to ensure the veracity and integrity of the companies, persons, products and services mentioned in this publication, and the details given are believed to be accurate at the time of going to press. However, no responsibility or liability whatsoever can be accepted for any consequence or repercussion of responding to information or advice given or inferred. Copyright Artichoke Media Ltd. 6 | www.teachwire.net FEATURES 11 8 WAYS To embed MFL in your classroom 22 MEDIUM-TERM PLAN Say goodbye to fraction anxiety with these comprehensive KS2 maths resources 26 ADVENTURES IN LANGUAGE Translanguaging and an exciting cross- continental story swap 31 HOW I DO IT Get children thinking creatively about numbers by challenging them to come up with maths questions 32 FULL STEAM AHEAD An enduring love of science and the arts is within reach of all your pupils 34 ALL HANDS ON DECK Why community involvement is vital for green development in schools LESSON PLANS 72 CROSS-CURRICULAR 76 HISTORY 78 PSHE