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Yesterday, a funny thing happened. I encountered a cool problem with a child who was telling me the story they were goin...
23/09/2026

Yesterday, a funny thing happened. I encountered a cool problem with a child who was telling me the story they were going to write and it went something like this:

“My story it’s going to be a wizard and the wizard goes on a boat to get his magic powers from a pig and then coming back he falls out of the boat and has to ride home on a giant woodlouse…” and on it went with characters galore and interesting settings.

Now this is quite brilliant in terms of invention but what I’m saying is, “Okay, that’s not yet a story but if you want to write that, we need to pin it to a story blueprint.”

The reality is, lots of children have brilliant ideas for writing and there are also loads of children who have no idea what to write about.

By giving them a writing framework, a child that thinks they’re bad at writing, once they’ve been given a strategy and some inspiration will find they can do it!

It’s one of the reasons I create genuinely original and useful resources for parents of children aged 6 to 11, primary teachers of children aged 4 to 11, tutors to use to save themselves some time and to help all children to develop their writing.

So whether you’re helping a six-year-old to write a story or preparing a 10 year-old for the 11+, I hope that in my Cloud 9 Creative Writing 9 day challenge (Wild Writing, Tamed) you’ll find that everything becomes a little bit easier.

⭐️ On Friday, doors will open so that you can sign up.
❗️ Spaces are limited as we’ll have daily live Q & As!
✔️ Resources will be posted to your UK postal address (UK challenge only)
🚪 Doors remain open for 7 days and once they’re closed you’ll have to wait until the next one (date unknown).

✨ And even if you can’t do it in the 9 days, the resources and videos will be yours to keep.

See you soon!
Primary teacher, primary school, tutor, 11plus, creative writing, home learning uk, homeschoolinguk, writing for kids,

I promised you an update today and I’ve made it in the nick of time.Today begins the countdown to the launch of the Clou...
20/09/2026

I promised you an update today and I’ve made it in the nick of time.

Today begins the countdown to the launch of the Cloud Nine, 9 Day Challenge to get your children writing.

Over the next few days, I’ll be sharing snippets of the sort of thing I’ll include in the course to help you to understand more about what will be covered, before going live at the end of the week.

I’ve put my heart and soul into it, as I do with all my products and I’m looking forward to letting you know about the ways I can help you to improve your child’s writing skills.

Are you ready to count down with me?!

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Why has this taken so long?There is SO MUCH noise around keeping children safe on the internet. Some schools do things l...
31/08/2026

Why has this taken so long?

There is SO MUCH noise around keeping children safe on the internet. Some schools do things like:
ban chat groups
ban phones
no posting photos taken at school productions
no accessing social media on school devices

but then they plaster photos of kids, their ages/ school year and achievements on their own social media page.

Then recently a school in Manhattan cropped up on my suggested feed, basically saying how can they continue to do this, yet ask children to be mindful of their own digital footprint?

And actually, why are we all so caught up in social media that we let this happen in the first place?

Schools are marketing themselves with our children’s images. We ought to consider whether we’re really okay with this.

And the school in Manhattan opened my eyes.

What do you think?

As my holiday draws to an end I just wanted to let you know that I am so very grateful to have THE BEST followers - and ...
30/08/2026

As my holiday draws to an end I just wanted to let you know that I am so very grateful to have THE BEST followers - and for that I’m counting my blessings.

A tutor’s page can be a funny place; private tuition often feels to my parents that they would rather no one knew.

Wanting to do your best is not fashionable at the moment so people prefer to message me privately. And I’m always happy to help.

So this is to say a very low key thank you for the amazing mothers, godmothers, stepmothers, grandmother, aunties, teachers and tutors who say lovely things in the messages.

I also have a few dads lurking but my follower base is overwhelmingly female. The mother load is very real here!

So in case no one remembers to say:
thank you for labelling everything (almost 🫠)
thank you for remembering the water bottle
thank you for getting me to school
thank you for being you…

Here it is. THANK YOU. You matter so much to all the people who rely on you. Now go and grab a drink and a moment to yourself (even if all you do is scroll through those first day of school photos).

And keep watching here because when September rolls around again, I’ll be ready to help you out with whatever you need.

Knowing what’s coming can be helpful for parents who have a child aged 5 to 10.That’s why I made this. I often work on s...
24/08/2026

Knowing what’s coming can be helpful for parents who have a child aged 5 to 10.

That’s why I made this. I often work on spellings (through the patterns and tips) with children on a one to one basis.

I’ve added some of these to my Stories over the last week but here it is in a format you can save and refer back to.

So the key points are:

⭐️ Year 1 is about learning to read and write words so the focus is on patterns and rules rather than one big list of spellings. Schools interpret the rules and send spellings home which support the ones they are learning in school.

⭐️ Year 2 builds on Year 1, introducing new spelling rules too. Both Year 1 and 2 have what are called Common Exception Words (where the full word has bits in that don’t follow the usual rules) and I’ve listed those for both years here.

⭐️ Years 3 and 4 have one list to learn over those years. The spellings homes my daughter gets sent home include word searches and other activities to practise certain rules.

⭐️ Years 5 and 6 also share a list - which seems a little shorter than the other year groups but don’t forget, they’ve done a lot of spelling work by the time they arrive here!

📩 Send this to your parent WhatsApp so that you can help other parents out.

FOLLOW Alexandra | Reading, English and maths ahead of the new school year for helpful guidance for your children.
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Try this over the next few days.So simple and effective.Save this to see what we used:Reeves watercolour paint tin set (...
17/08/2026

Try this over the next few days.

So simple and effective.

Save this to see what we used:

Reeves watercolour paint tin set (with paintbrush)
Faber Castell connector pens
Art Space 160 gsm sketch pad

The Reeves colours have fabulous pigments and have lasted us a long time.

The sketch pad is thick enough for everything we used.

And the connector pens mean we never lose them!

Follow Alexandra | Reading, English and maths for lovely learning ideas!

Creative writing takes many forms, it’s not just stories. Practising different types of them is really helpful, particul...
14/08/2026

Creative writing takes many forms, it’s not just stories. Practising different types of them is really helpful, particularly if you’re trying to get ready for an entrance exam.

They might be asked to write a diary entry and actually they’ve probably had a fair bit of practise at it over the years. The sorts of diary books that they may have read in school might include:
Diary of a Killer Cat
Tom Gates
Diary of Anne Frank

The ones in the pictures are more hobby reading.

Reading diaries is excellent for teaching children to write in the first person, to write in chronological order, to write in the past tense and to really get into the character.

The only trouble with these books is that they can be too addictive and you don’t want a child only reading things like Dork Diaries. Not because they’re not HUGE fun but just because they also need access to more complex styles of writing.

And diaries are so good at filling up pages with lots of white space and pictures that they are much easier for children to read quickly, compared with the attention span required for a novel.

A little mixture of everything is ideal.

♥️ if your child loves reading diary books

10th August is here and so is my cut off for buying “How to Write Brilliantly”.It’s available to all UK postcodes and is...
10/08/2026

10th August is here and so is my cut off for buying “How to Write Brilliantly”.

It’s available to all UK postcodes and is the best writing aid for under a tenner, in my opinion.

Because it’s a physical copy, I personally pack and post each one individually and as I am taking some time off this month, I won’t be able to get any to you.

It’s an A to Z reference guide which although aimed at children’s writing, is suitable for all ages too.

It takes you through 40 techniques, in very simple terms and explains what they are and how to use them.

There are even loads of examples you can borrow!

So if you want to tick this off the Back to School list (which is in the back of your mind) today’s the last day to do it.

It will be available again from September but if you want one sooner, today’s your last chance.

20/07/2026

Want a free template to play the game we couldn’t stop playing at home yesterday?

Comment Star to get this now! ⭐️

08/07/2026

“Extra-curricular activities… won’t be taken into consideration by Cambridge during the application process.”

⭐️ Comment “Super” to find out what they really want instead.⭐️

Now, I know not everyone is trying to get to Cambridge!!!

BUT this is a world leading University so what they say matters.

Let’s look at what’s happening NOW.

⭐️ In the 1980s, ‘A’ grades were allocated on a quota basis - meaning only 8 - 10% of all entrants COULD achieve an A grade.
💫Now there’s no quota system, A grades are awarded to 28% of all A levels…

So Universities have redefined what they’re looking for. And they’re called SUPER CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.

I focus on young children so University is literally several lifetimes away for them BUT before you break the bank getting them to Grade 8 in piano thinking it’s an admissions strategy, Cambridge specifically say, IT ISN’T!!!

⭐️ Comment “Super” to find out what they really want instead.⭐️

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