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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · 21d

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

Picture of the Interactive whiteboard: ‘Launching Literacy Tree’ slide

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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · 26d

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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · 26d

A jam-packed day with Y6 teachers from across the UK & indeed the globe exploring literary culture, the important of audience & purpose and our Writing Root for ‘Can We Save the Tiger?’ by Martin Jenkins & Vicky White. Attendees based in Jerusalem, Qatar, Germany, Switzerland & Dubai this AM! 🌎🥰📚✍️

The Discovery Point from the book: a claw scratch mark and an emergency call to action

A ‘Shades of Meaning’ activity used in the Writing Root resource

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Pippa McGeoch @literacypippa.bsky.social · 26d

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

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Literacy Tree @literacytree.bsky.social · 26d

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...

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Literature Review – October 2025 | Literacy Tree

Autumn is always an exciting time to be a book lover as children’s literature festivals in Bath and Cheltenham are in...

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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · 28d

It was brilliant to work with teachers at Intake Primary in Doncaster today launching our Writing Roots ☺️🙏 @literacytree.bsky.social

Tweet showing images of the resources used throughout the inset (taken from the book The Wilderness)

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Chloe Burridge @literacychloe.bsky.social · Sep 11

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

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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · Sep 17

Another full day of meeting our lovely new schools online as they access our onboarding process ☺️. Looking forward to supporting such ambitious and passionate teachers and leaders on their LT journey! #getcreative @literacytree.bsky.social

Welcome Aboard sign. Purple/blue in colour.

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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · Sep 16

A joyful day of meeting some of my new Literacy Tree schools today as they have their initial onboarding meeting with me as their link consultant. Great to meet so many new schools from across the UK in one day and really looking forward to supporting them moving forwards! @literacytree.bsky.social

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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · Sep 16

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Pippa McGeoch @literacypippa.bsky.social · Sep 15

@literacyhannah.bsky.social Thought you might like to see this! It’s grrrrreat!! 🐅

Year 6 Brunswick Park Primary School @year6bpps.bsky.social · Sep 11

Year 6 classroom was destroyed by a ferocious but majestic tiger! Pupils discussed and debated poaching and wrote eye-catching fact files with a range of captivating expanded noun phrases - what a great start Year 6! @literacypippa.bsky.social Can We Save the Tiger🐅 @brunswickparkps.bsky.social

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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · Sep 16

Oh fabulous 😍! How gorgeous!

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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · Sep 15

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

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Literacy Tree @literacytree.bsky.social · Sep 2

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. 🧱

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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · Sep 1

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

Literacy Tree book display in the school hall

Example of discovery point being set up for The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

Examples of some resources used the session when considering adaptations.

A cardboard wardrobe made and set up at the classroom door witb snowy trees behind it (Discovery Point for The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe)

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Literacy Tree @literacytree.bsky.social · Aug 22

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? 💭 👇

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Literacy Tree @literacytree.bsky.social · Jul 11

@literacyhannah.bsky.social and @literacychloe.bsky.social have headed to Hardwick Primary in Banbury for an INSET today! Keeping the energy levels up at the end of term and ready to deliver a jam-packed overview of all things Literacy Tree! 🤩

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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · Jul 1

A great day of consultancy yesterday at Holy Rood RC Primary in Barnsley! Children excited to write and making some wonderful vocabulary choices ☺️✍️

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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · Jun 4

Happy Summer 2! I kicked the half term off earlier this week with an Inset day at Pear Tree Primary in Nantwich. It was so wonderful to see how staff and children are really leaning into the power of publishing there ☺️👏 @literacytree.bsky.social

A display of y5 writing inspired by the book ‘The Lost Thing’

The front cover of a non-fiction book written by a y4 class, inspired by the book ‘The Crown’

An excerpt from a whole class ‘Film Pitches’ hardback book, created by Y5

A hall display inspired by the book ‘Leon and the Place Between’

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Literacy Tree @literacytree.bsky.social · May 8

Such a brilliant first meeting! Looking forward to the next one already, where Hannah will lead a discussion on 'Listening to the Quiet' by Cassie Silva and 'Jakub's Otter' by Coral Rumble. 📚

Book your space for June's session now:
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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · May 7

I’m all set to talk about these two beauties very soon at our first @literacytree.bsky.social online book club ‘Leafing through Literature’ 🥰!

I Want a Dog by Jon Agee and I Am Rebel by Ross Montgomery.

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Literacy Tree @literacytree.bsky.social · May 16

👋 Members, you're invited to our half-termly book club with @literacyhannah.bsky.social -join us from 3.45-4.30PM, 18th June.

We'll be chatting about 'Jakub’s Otter' by Coral Rumble and 'Listening to the Quiet' by Cassie Silva. Book your space here:
literacytree.com/training/cou...

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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · May 7

I’m all set to talk about these two beauties very soon at our first @literacytree.bsky.social online book club ‘Leafing through Literature’ 🥰!

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Literacy Tree @literacytree.bsky.social · May 7

Looking to get a head start before September? Our Online Launch Training Day, on the 2nd of July, has you covered! 🚀 ✨

At just £300, our whole day session is an affordable way to get your training in ahead of the Summer break.

🔗 Find out more:
literacytree.com/training/cou...

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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · May 6

Thank you to the staff at The Grange Academy in Runcorn for having me today! So lovely to see writing celebrated as a priority in corridors and shared spaces ☺️.
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Pictures of the environment: Displays based on books: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe, Boy in the Tower & The Midnight Panther.

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Literacy Tree @literacytree.bsky.social · May 2

📢 ‼️ Last call! If you've got a free 45 minutes after school on Wednesday the 7th, don't miss out on our brand new #BookClub: Leafing Through Literature with @literacyhannah.bsky.social

👉 Sign up here: literacytree.com/training/cou...

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