Teach Primary Issue 18.7

54 SIGNS AND SIGNALS Topsy Page explains how to take oracy to the next level in your classroom 57 GROW A BACKBONE! Pie Corbett shares his expert advice on how to create a reading spine 60 WAGOLL Peer inside the mind of the author, and help pupils understand how to a nerve-wracking scene 63 BOOK TOPIC Scale a magical plant and unearth your colourful community with Lanisha Butterfield’s fairytale exploration of home and nature, Flower Block 66 BOOK CLUB We review five new titles that your class will love 69 UNCOVERING THE PAST Researching little-known facts from Black history is like solving the ultimate detective puzzle, says K. N. Chimbiri 71 A WHOLE NEW WORLD Pari Thomson discusses her tried-and-tested ways to get children thinking deeply about books, and creating fictional places of their own devising 6 | www.teachwire.net 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 SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER: Demi Maynard, demi.maynard@artichokehq.com 01206 505962 ACCOUNT MANAGER: Kim Richards, kim.richards@artichokehq.com 01206 505420 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. FEATURES 21 BILINGUALISM IN THE CLASSROOM The importance of identity and inclusion in helping EAL pupils thrive 29 REACHING OUT Expert advice on how to support children with communication difficulties 33 A PRECIOUS RESOURCE Arts education has huge benefits to offer – and we underestimate them at our peril, warns Dr Audrey Tang 36 SPARK A PASSION FOR SCIENCE Teaching pupils to think and act like scientists is the key to unlocking the subject for every child, says the Tes Primary Curriculum Leader of the Year 39 THIS WAY! School improvement advice for headteachers and SLT – this issue we’re looking at financial stability 72 PULLING TOGETHER How can we increase parental engagement to help close the attainment gap? 78 ADVENTURE TIME Find out how to tailor your school’s next activity residential according to pupil needs and learning objectives LESSON PLANS 74 ADVENT Get KS2 children thinking about some big questions, such as why we count down to special events, and whether anticipation is more exciting than celebration 76 INTO THE WOODS Autumn is an ideal time to investigate the trees in your school grounds or local area with KS1 pupils