Diane Buchanan

Teacher of Early Years Picturebooks ~ Play ~ STEM

[Diane Buchanan @dianebbuchanan]

@sainsburys @maxkruger Hello I’m the same just now. Have reinstalled and still a problem. Right in middle of amending my order 😩

[Diane Buchanan @dianebbuchanan]

@maxkruger @sainsburys Hello I’m the same just now. Have reinstalled and still a problem. Right in middle of amending my order 😩

[Jon Biddle @jonnybid]

Have just seen that this is being published in a few weeks, from @clpe1 and @storyriver (illustrations by @kenwilsonmax). I think it'll be one of the most important educational texts of 2024. #ReflectingRealities

[Dan Wuori @DanWuori]

Want to give your child a leg up in kindergarten?

Expose them to a million extra words. It’s easier than it sounds.

I wrote recently about the vocabulary building power of reading aloud to your child.

Books expose children to new worlds through their storytelling - and with those new worlds come new WORDS. Words that you may not have had occasion to use otherwise.

Reading develops this vocabulary quality in part through vocabulary quantity.

A recent study from Ohio State University suggests that children who are read five books a day from infancy will be exposed to 1.4 million more words by kindergarten than those who lack this advantage.

If five books seems like a lot, rest assured that there’s advantage to any reading at all. Children read a single book a day will benefit to the tune of 290,000 more words.

A rich vocabulary lends itself to explosive reading growth when the time comes. That’s because you can’t truly decode words you don’t know.

So read, read, read with your little one. You’ll be amazed by the return on investment.

This adorable little book worm was shared to IG by pitterpatterpals_.

[Jon Biddle @jonnybid]

There are some books that all children should get to experience during their time at primary school. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo is one of them.

[Picture Book Den @PictureBookDen]

Pippa Goodhart is linking countries and peoples through the retelling of Christmas folktales and magical cob webs.
https://t.co/lrAD9b8qkh
@pippagoodhart @EmaMalyauka

[Diane Buchanan @dianebbuchanan]

@MissT1302 Are you ok? Are you safe? Do you have someone to talk to?

[Diane Buchanan @dianebbuchanan]

Please help me say thank you to the wonderful staff at Ayrshire Hospice for looking after my brother before he passed away. I’m running a half marathon! Thank you ❤️💙🙏🥹 https://t.co/haBCq6Pak0

[Diane Buchanan @dianebbuchanan]

@gblackwellbooks @Bridgeanne My school do this topic really well. Trips to the museum and artwork and wonderful class displays. Lovely to see kids so interested in history!

[Glen Blackwell - History Through Today's Eyes 📚🎙 @gblackwellbooks]

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Is anyone teaching Titanic to Y5/6 this term? Due to a cover refresh, I've got 15 copies of The Titanic Tunnel which I'd like to donate as a class set. RT/comment to enter. Drawn 20/2 🎉

[Diane Buchanan @dianebbuchanan]

@FromNikki @KarenLNHollis Hot Ribena 👍

[Diane Buchanan @dianebbuchanan]

@OneNightStanzas 👍✅🦦🚫🌲
I have no idea 🤣

[Diane Buchanan @dianebbuchanan]

@fastworkers6 @OliverJeffers

[Diane Buchanan @dianebbuchanan]

@MrsMc_teaches Hi I would love to see a copy thank you xx

[Diane Buchanan @dianebbuchanan]

@LydiaMonks @frankcottrell_b @dc_litchfield Thank you for seeing us 🥰. Kids have changed and so have the staff. Big change in resilience of young learners but also a big shift in the openness of the mental health of kids, parents and staff. It’s a new job.

[Diane Buchanan @dianebbuchanan]

@MrBamBoo_teach Put about 6 of them out with other loose parts like wee people, pegs, tubes, balls and see what your kid does…

[Suzanne Zeedyk @suzannezeedyk]

I was awake too early this morn, the stories I’ve been hearing circling uncomfortably around my head. What are they stories of? How our exhaustion & fear is leading us to damage young children. A THREAD on BEING BRAVE and SAYING NO.

[Diane Buchanan @dianebbuchanan]

@Laura_E_Foley @JeannaLStars @DinasaurusD The red part in the north is Scotland - not England

[Diane Buchanan @dianebbuchanan]

@MichaelRosenYes “Underground to Canada” by Barbara Smucker - I remember us all holding out breathe with awe and anticipation. It was the first time I learned about any other kind of life than my own.

[Diane Buchanan @dianebbuchanan]

@RachelJesson @ian_nutrition They are absolutely delicious, thank you so much!My wee boy is excited to try the sourdough for breakfast - what should we put on top 🤔❤️🙌