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Judy Clark

Lecturer and adviser for National Literacy Trust and Talk for Writing

Judy Clark is a primary adviser at the National Literacy Trust. She is also a Primary English ITE lecturer at Plymouth Marjon University. With extensive expertise in Talk for Writing, Judy works alongside Pie Corbett as a Talk for Writing adviser, supporting schools in developing effective storyt... Judy Clark is a primary adviser at the National Literacy Trust. She is also a Primary English ITE lecturer at Plymouth Marjon University.

With extensive expertise in Talk for Writing, Judy works alongside Pie Corbett as a Talk for Writing adviser, supporting schools in developing effective storytelling, writing and language skills in children.

The Incredible Book Eating Boy planning

Primary by Judy Clark

The Incredible Book Eating Boy – KS1 planning ideas The Incredible Book Eating Boy is an amazing gem from the hand and mind of the supremely original Oliver Jeffers. It will help children to work up an appetite for reading that will continue to nourish them well into the future… Just the title of this book is enough to intrigue young readers to open […]

Speckle the Spider KS1 cross-curricular planning ideas

Primary by Judy Clark

Speckle the Spider – KS1 cross-curricular planning ideas A talent for tap dancing, an adventurous spirit and the ability to inspire reading and writing – introduce your KS1 pupils to Speckle, a very special spider indeed… Look at alliteration, hold a class talent show and follow Speckle’s journey for worldwide fame through numerous countries in this KS1 book topic from Judy Clark. What […]

Where My Wellies Take Me planning

Primary by Judy Clark

Where My Wellies Take Me – Cross-curricular planning for KS1/2 Where My Wellies Take Me uses 40 evocative poems to celebrate the wonder of childhood. If you’re lucky, it will germinate a love of verse that will stay with pupils for many years to come... Try these cross-curricular classroom ideas for KS1/2, all based around the book: What is Where My Wellies Take Me about? […]

A Child of Books resources

Primary by Judy Clark

A Child of Books – Cross-curricular activities for KS2 Take a journey through the extraordinary pages of A Child of Books with these cross-curricular KS2 activity ideas… A Child of Books by Sam Winston and Oliver Jeffers stops you in your tracks and reminds you why you became a teacher in the first place. The book is an invitation to explore the purpose of […]

Twisted fairy tales activities

Primary by Judy Clark

Twisted fairy tales – KS1 planning for Don’t Read This Book! Use Don’t Read This Book! and this PDF of ideas to explore the idea of twisted fairy tales with your KS1 class. Explore the illustrations for clues, role-play the characters and narrator and construct your own version of the story. What are twisted fairy tales? Twisted fairy tales are reinterpretations of traditional fairy tales that […]

Hermelin The Detective Mouse resource

Primary by Judy Clark

Hermelin The Detective Mouse – KS1 inference activities Help KS1 children play detective alongside Hermelin the Detective Mouse by scanning the illustrations of this visual feast of a book for clues. These activities are perfect for comprehension work. Children will create a table of what they can observe, what they know and what they can infer from that. What is Hermelin the Detective […]

This Morning I Met a Whale KS2 planning

Primary by Judy Clark

This Morning I Met A Whale – KS2 planning This Morning I Met a Whale by Michael Morpurgo is a delight in itself, but the opportunities it provides to explore with children not only environmental issues but also the wider question of their role and voice in society is one that’s too good to miss. This PDF features a range of activities that demonstrate […]

Primary by Judy Clark

Christopher Nibble In A Tale of Dandelion Derring-Do – A Cross-Curricular Book Topic For KS1 Play with poetry, create real writing with a menu and role-play advertising for a persuasive pitch to the class. You can also become town planners for Dandeville, designing a map or building a model.

Primary by Judy Clark

Bambert’s Book Of Missing Stories – Help children appreciate the power of reading and writing Use comprehension skills to infer character information from the illustrations, explore similes in the text, build a character description wall of Bambert with notes on what children know about him and see how stories can take us on journeys anywhere in the real world and the imaginary one.

Primary by Judy Clark

Use Scaredy Squirrel To Help KS1 Children Face Their Fears Through Creative Storywriting When the comically paranoid Scaredy Squirrel learns to face his fears, it’s the perfect opportunity for children to do the same. This hilarious book by Melanie Watt lets kids talk about fears and stepping into the unknown, and write a story centred around things that frighten them the most.

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