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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas!

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas!

Well, we made it! Hooray for the last day and hello to the holidays in a few short hours! We’re just back from the school Christmas concert – which had bagpipes, ukuleles and even ‘Frozen’ in Gaelic! As it is

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We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

Salutations! Well, things are starting to get hectic here at Zoo HQ – the usual round of Christmas parties, concerts – not to forget the Christmas cleaning – and I still haven’t written my cards. *has a sinking feeling as tomorrow

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So, tell me what you want, what you really, really want…

So, tell me what you want, what you really, really want…

Well, there’s only a few days left now until the end of term and the start of the holidays – hooray! So today we have another prize – another poetry book – again ideal to have on your desk and

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Another Tuesday, another Task Map!

Another Tuesday, another Task Map!

Hi everybody! Today in our Advent Extravaganza we have another TexTplorers Task Map for you to use right now, or you can squirrel it away for the start of 2015. This one can be used as a whole class activity, with

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Jeffrey the Assessment Giraffe

Jeffrey the Assessment Giraffe

Well, here we are – finally, it’s the last week of school before Christmas! Woo hoo! Today’s prize is a very special one indeed! How would you like to win your very own Mini Jeffrey Puppet for your classroom? As

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Christmas, Cannibals and Cats

Christmas, Cannibals and Cats

Ho! Ho! Ho! Here is Santa Jeffrey with another quick Christmas gift to save time planning for next week! Don’t resort to a DVD – keep the cherubs busy in the last week by giving them this tricky Blankety Blank

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What Big Eyes You Have…

What Big Eyes You Have…

Greetings! I bring good news – we had so many entries for the ‘book bangle’ prize the other day that we’ve decided to do another! Today’s bangle may bring back memories if you were an avid reader of Ladybird books

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The Derk Isle

The Derk Isle

Well, can you believe it? Today marks the half-way point in our Advent Extravaganza! It also means that there are only 13 (unlucky for some) shopping days until Christmas… but that’s the bad news – the good news is, that,

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The Giraffe Who Came to Tea

The Giraffe Who Came to Tea

As Anne is off gallivanting around the countryside, today’s advent treat is another giveaway. I know that many of you have remarked on Anne’s bracelets and bangles in the past, as she often tries to wear a ‘book bangle’ particularly

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It will be Christmas in Snow Time…

It will be Christmas in Snow Time…

Well, today’s giveaway might be appropriate soon, if the weather forecast is to be believed. Anne has chosen a lovely book of poems called ‘Sun Time, Snow Time’ (RRP £6.99) which is a cross-cultural collection of poems, contrasting life in the Caribbean with

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Can you Picture It?

Can you Picture It?

Bonjour mes amis! (see my 1+2 languages there!) Today on the blog we’re giving away another lesson download, one that you can file away to be used on a rainy day, or whenever you just need a quick literacy activity

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Ah dinna like Mondays

Ah dinna like Mondays

Well, perhaps you’ve guessed from the title and picture that today’s giveaway has a Scots theme! ‘I dinna like the Midge’ (RRP £6.99) is a lovely anthology of Scots poems for children and is ideal to keep on the teacher’s desk, to

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Giraffe is the Word

Giraffe is the Word

Hello! Jeffrey here. Anne is busy with her Clean the Pets for Christmas project. Moomin (French Bulldog) is up first, followed by Rocky. (Crested Gecko) She has a special Wild Cherry scented shampoo that she is excited about… I hope

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Christmas cards should be banned!

Christmas cards should be banned!

Hello! As 25th December gets ever closer, I’m starting to panic about my Christmas cards… I love choosing them, buying gold and silver pens to go with them – but I never seem to have the time to sit down and take pleasure in

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As Good As it Gets

As Good As it Gets

Woo hoo! All happy at Zoo HQ because it’s nearly Christmas, but more importantly – it’s nearly the weekend! Thank you to those of you have been dropping by the blog everyday so far, and an especially big thank you if you’ve

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Please Look After This Bear

Please Look After This Bear

Well, here we are… another day closer to Christmas! As the nativity play and carol concert rehearsals start to take over the timetable, today’s Advent Giveaway is something to keep literacy on the menu, with an appealing Short Read Task

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Advent, Excitement and Anticipation

Advent, Excitement and Anticipation

Now that December is here, and the great countdown is upon us, the excitement can be difficult to contain in the classroom. Well, today’s prize capitalises on that excitement, on the anticipation of Christmas – with a simply gorgeous book

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Advent Day 2 at The Learning Zoo!

Advent Day 2 at The Learning Zoo!

Good morning visitors! Thank you for stopping by! Today you have a chance to win a copy of ‘The Day the Crayons Quit’ written by Drew Daywalt and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers. Not only that, but the book will arrive

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Woo hoo! Say Hello to The Learning Zoo!

Woo hoo! Say Hello to The Learning Zoo!

Well… I am thrilled to be able to introduce you to my new venture, The Learning Zoo, and to my new colleague – Jeffrey the Giraffe! The Zoo will offer in-service training and conferences in Reflective Reading (formerly Muckle Reading) as

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