Well done to one of our pupils, who wrote a detailed and fantastic character description based on our English text ‘Billy and the beast’ ! ⭐️ We are soo proud! @literacytree.bsky.social

Today, Year 1 became real life environmental heroes today! This was a lovely end point inspired by our English text ‘Stella and the Seagull’ by Georgina Stevens. They organised their own ‘litter picking party’ to clean up their local area. ♻️🗑️ @literacytree.bsky.social

Bring your school together with a seasonal Whole School Writing Root. Here are some snaps of our resource for The Lights That Dance In The Night, but we also have Writing Roots for: ☃️ The Snowman 🚂 The Polar Express ❄️ Winter Sleep #LiteracyTree #WinterWriting #ChristmasBooks #PrimarySchool

Why does the moon shine? 🌙
 What makes plants grow? 🌿
 Where does rain come from? 🌧️

 This #WorldScienceDay, we’ve gathered together books that inspire young readers to ask the big questions… and find answers! #primaryschoolteacher #primaryteacher #primaryschool #classroomideas

Bring your school together with our Whole School Writing Root for 'Winter Sleep: A Hibernation Story.' 🐻 💤 ❄️ A cosy winter tale of a child and his grandma, who travel through a glade together and discover the sleepy world of winter hibernation.

Very excited to share this #WorkingWall of the Week from Maryport C of E Primary School! A feast for the eyes, complete with speech bubbles, wow words and animal descriptions! 👀 😍 #primaryteacher #primaryschool #classroomideas #childrensbooks #childrensliterature #teacherlife #LiteracyTree

Our #DisplayOfTheDay comes from Hardwick Primary School in Banbury and is a real feast for the eyes. 🙌 👀 Having joined us this year, this is Hardwick's first #LiteracyTree display showcasing book-based writing from every year group. We can't wait to see what they get up to next half-term... 🌳✨

#workingwalls working well @dulwichvillageinfantschool. Keeping the content focused on the writing sequence and what the children need to write. #reducecognitiveoverload #teachthroughatext #literacytree

Golden feathers bringing the magic at our staff meeting on adapting planning @lingfieldprepschool today #teachingthroughatext #literacytree #firebird #saviourpirotta #sentencestripsgamechanger #scaffoldingwriting #rosenshine #zoneofpromiximaldevelopment

We’re in Hollywood Primary School, Birmingham for a second day this week. Today we’re running live, in-person planning surgeries for class teachers to help get the best out of our #TeachThroughaText approach @literacytree.bsky.social

Our #WorkingWall of the week comes from Repton School in Abu Dhabi, where Y5 have been reading Robot Girl by Malorie Blackman. Take a look at those grammar splats, sticky notes, shared writes and key vocabulary! 😍 #primaryschoolteacher #primaryteacher #primaryschool #classroomideas

Today has been a jam packed day: looking at book recommendations, working on guidance notes and reflection points for our Writing Root on Stonewall by Rob Sanders #TeachThroughaText and writing blog content!

So lovely to see Grangehurst Primary, Coventry adopting the ‘Bring and Brag’ style of book-looks between staff. A great way to share and celebrate each year group’s achievements in writing so far this year! #TeachThroughaText @literacytree.bsky.social

Our EEF Research Trial is well underway and this week, we're shining a spotlight on St. Martin & St. Mary School, Windermere! ✨ On Monday, Year 3 & 4 launched their new #LiteracyTree text in spectacular style - a circus extravaganza complete with costumes, tickets... and popcorn! 🍿

Thank you to the team at The British International School of Kuala Lumpur @nordanglia.bsky.social for hosting our visit this morning. The balance of nurture, community, excellence, academics, the arts, sport, values and so much more makes for an incredible setting! @literacytree.bsky.social

Our Year 6s have been learning how to write informal letters, using punctuation lighten their tone of writing ✍️ Using inspiration from the book ‘The Windrush Child’ they wrote letters as Leonard to his father. Then, they published their work. What great teaching sequence @literacytree.bsky.social

Year 6s @brunswickparkps.bsky.social have been reading the book ‘The Windrush Child’ and through it studied key events of the Windrush generation. They used these to create timelines in English lessons. @literacytree.bsky.social

Wonderful to be back at Hexthorpe Primary Academy in Doncaster today launching Writing Roots with the full team! #teachthroughatext @literacytree.bsky.social

Back in school today face to face with the brilliant team at St Mark’s. Co-planning, looking through books and admiring some of the lovely displays and work children have already completed 4 weeks into the school year! #TeachThroughaText @literacytree.bsky.social

We are delivering our #TeachThroughaText in Year 1 sessions today - member schools this morning and EEF schools this afternoon. It’s dragons galore with @emmayarlett.bsky.social and Dragon Post ✉️ GORGEOUS book!! 📕 @literacytree.bsky.social

It's T.S Elliot's Birthday! 🎂 If you've never checked out Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, expect an all-star cast of feline characters: Macavity, Grizabella, Mr. Mistoffelees... the list goes on! And the best part? We have a Reading Leaf to help you explore the playful poem with your class! 🐈

Consultant Chloe is coming to you with 5 books to cosy up with during the -ber months. 🍂 Read our full October Literature Review here 👉 literacytree.com/blog/literat... #LiteracyTree #bookblog #bookblogger #childrensbooks #childrensliterature #primaryteacher #primaryschool

What an incredibly strong start Belmont School in Harrow have got off to! Look at these displays spotted around school. Truly celebrating all writing and allowing children to become authors 📕 🖊️ #TeachThroughAText @literacytree.bsky.social

Today was @literacytree.bsky.social #TeachThroughaText day 1 for year 2 teachers. Member schools joined this morning & our EEF cohort had their session this afternoon… in excess of a phenomenal 80(!) teachers attended to discuss literary cultures, audience & purpose and The 🐻 & The Piano 🎹 🌹

Schools on our EEF Trial are busy diving into their Autumn Term texts. It’s wonderful to see them embracing the trial + bringing Writing Roots to life in the classroom. 🧡 Take a look at what Y3 have been up to at Four Swannes Primary ... "Help! I'm lost. Come and save me!... I'm worried. SOS." 🆘

Whilst planning today with the fabulous Y6 team @dulwichwoodprimaryschool- using the gorgeous text, Leila and the Blue Fox - we spied children’s work being celebrated everywhere we looked! #creativewriting #inspiringlearning #kiranmillwoodhargrave @literacytree.bsky.social

Look at our Year 2's writing! @brunswickparkps.bsky.social @literacytree.bsky.social

Our Year 2 pupils are very proud of their work! @brunswickparkps.bsky.social @literacytree.bsky.social

Our Year 6s absolutely loved the @literacytree.bsky.social writing sequence “Can we save the tiger?” They wrote persuasive speeches to her peers, trying to convince their audience to act immediately and support the tigers, before it’s too late 🐅🐯

We were thrilled to see Flower Block win the 2025 Wainwright Prize for Children's Book of the Year! 🌻💛 When we reviewed Flower Block over a year ago, we knew it was special. A year on, our Resource Team have created a Whole School Writing Root, supporting teachers to teach through this joyful text.

Absolutely thrilled to hear news of Lanisha Butterfield’s Flower Block winning the Wainwright Prize Children’s Picture Book of the Year & Book of the Year prizes!A stunning book.Helping put together the resource for it was an absolute joy. @wainwrightprize.bsky.social @literacytree.bsky.social

We’re thoroughly enjoying our visit to Warmington Primary School in North Northants today. We’ve planned long term, daily and everything else in between to #TeachThroughaText in their mixed-age classrooms. Instant publishing on special paper all the way @literacytree.bsky.social

Wonderful to be sent these stunning pictures from Oakdene Primary in Rainhill today themed around the gorgeous text ‘The Midnight Panther’ 🥰! @literacytree.bsky.social

More than just books, our whole-school curriculum blends important themes with immersive classroom experiences to ignite the imagination of children. Book your free space on our free Live Demo with co-CEOs, Lynn and Anthony: literacytree.com/training/ses... When? 24th Sep, 9.30 AM Where? Zoom

It's Roald Dahl's Birthday! 🎂 From marvellous medicines to foul-tasting snozzcumbers, Roald Dahl is a master of the weird and wonderful. Here at Literacy Tree, we have planning resources for 3 of his iconic tales: ✍️ Writing Root: The Minpins ✍️ Writing Root: The BFG 📖 Reading Leaf: The Magic Finger

Are you looking ahead to #BlackHistoryMonth in October? We recommend picking up 'The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries: Drama and Danger' - a gripping mystery inspired by real Black British historical figures. literacytree.com/planning-seq...

It’s a joy to return to High Peak in north Derbyshire today. We’re launching at Padfield Community Primary with the beautiful Fox 🦊 and the Star 🌟 by Coralie Bickford Smith… the school setting is perfect for being out in nature! #TeachThroughaText @literacytree.bsky.social

What a week in Literacy Tree schools! 🌳 From Brentwood to Dubai, teachers have been working hard to create memorable learning experiences for their children. Scroll for inspiration... ➡️ #teacherlife #classroomideas #classroomsetup #LiteracyTree #childrensbooks #primaryschool #primaryteacher

Are you looking ahead to #BlackHistoryMonth in October? Our Y6 Writing Root for 'Windrush Child', by the late and great Benjamin Zephaniah, explores the experiences of those who left behind their homes in the Caribbean and arrived on British shores after WW2. 📖 ✍️ literacytree.com/planning-seq...

We've had enormous demand for our 'Getting to Grips with the New Writing Framework' training, so have scheduled another session! Members book here 👇 literacytree.com/training/cou... Non-members book here 👇 literacytree.com/training/cou...

Happy New Year to all in schools! A great start at Holy Rood Primary in Barnsley for me today working with the team on embedding Literacy Tree. Focus areas included planning purposeful discovery points, prioritising writing motivation & making adaptations for progress ☺️ @literacytree.bsky.social

On this day in 1666, The Great Fire of London began in Pudding Lane and swept through the city. 🔥 Learn more about London before, during and after the fire with our Year 2 Writing Root for 'The Great Fire of London' - as the pages turn, witness London burning to the ground and being rebuilt. 🧱

A good book sparks Imagination. A good plan turns it into learning. Together? A winning combination! 🤝 Through our partner, Peters, you can now access all the books you need (with a 30% discount)... and we'll provide you with resources to bring them to life!

The stories we connect with when we're little can shape us into lifelong readers. 👴 📖 Let’s take a look at Team Literacy Tree’s current favourites… and the books that got us here. Next up, @literacyclaire.bsky.social What books shaped you into the reader you are today? 💭 👇

More than just books, our whole-school curriculum blends important themes with immersive classroom experiences to ignite the imagination of children. Tried, tested, + trusted by teachers worldwide. 🌎 🤝 Book a free space on our next Live Demo to find out more: literacytree.com/training/cou...

COMING MONDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 🪼 Swipe to discover the Literary Theme and Writing Outcomes for our newest Writing Root, going live next week. A moving tale of grit, endurance and self-belief to inspire young explorers and dreamers. 🧊 🌊

The stories we connect with when we're little can shape us into lifelong readers. 👴 📖 Let’s take a look at Team Literacy Tree’s current favourites… and the books that got us here. Next up, Customer Services Manager, Jules!

The stories we connect with when we're little can shape us into lifelong readers. 👴 📖 Let’s take a look at Team Literacy Tree’s current favourites… and the books that got us here. Next up, @literacyhannah.bsky.social What books shaped you into the reader you are today? 💭 👇

We’re excited to be spending the day at Kilby CE in Leicestershire! An introduction to Spelling Seeds so embedded spelling opportunities can be capitalised upon across their small school setting 🏫 🖊️ #TeachThroughaText @literacytree.bsky.social

In the @literacytree.bsky.social office today working on lots of exciting resources!