A woman sits in an educational classroom with children who are holding hand puppets. The children are seated on the floor and facing the woman, who is smiling and holding two colorful puppets.

Using Puppets in the Classroom

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Wanda GajewskiWandsworth LRS Librarian’s view: Storytelling is often considered as a daunting activity. We all have a natural propensity towards telling and will have told many anecdotes and recounted many events.  Research has shown that children who are read to and hear stories before coming to school are most likely to succeed in school. Using a puppet to tell the story is a wonderful technique which can lead children to discover the joy of literature and learning. Within the context of language and literacy puppets can be used anytime to bring stories to life and spark your pupils’ imaginations. …

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A Portrait of Black Artists

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Books which focus on inspiring black icons that will be ideal for your primary school library (with a special focus on activist artist Faith Ringgold), selected by Sharon Walsh from Westminster SLS.

A collection of powerful children's books on a vibrant yellow background brimming with poetic beauty.

Unleash the power of poetry

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Encourage your students to write their own poems by sharing advice and inspiration from Joseph Coelho, author of My Beautiful Voice, and Michael Rosen suggests Nina Simon from Redbridge SLS.