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Free ‘safe’ music resources for Primary School Music Teachers (Key Stage 1) from My First Piano books by Karen Marshall

Click here for a pack of eight paper resources for Key Stage 1 music activities that comply with government guidelines for safe lessons (NB. at the time of writing* – September 9th, 2020): [mks_button size=”medium” title=”Access free Key Stage 1 music activities” style=”rounded” url=”https://collins.co.uk/pages/primary-primary-music-get-set-piano-free-samples” target=”_blank” bg_color=”#BCD514″ txt_color=”#FFFFFF” icon=”” icon_type=”” nofollow=”0″]… Read More

How can you support struggling readers?

It’s that time of year again: new pupils, new faces, new reading levels, new panic over how best to support them in your classroom. It’s probably best to start by establishing the main barriers in class and create a strategy from there. Engaging demotivated and reluctant readers The Collins Read… Read More

10 ways to keep your kids entertained this summer

Can’t wait for six whole long weeks of fun or dreading the time stretching ahead of you? Whichever may be the case for you, we have some great suggestions for ways you can proactively keep your child’s English and Maths skills from waning and have fun together at the same time. Read More