Mary J
@primaryteachermary.bsky.social
Primary Teacher 🦕 #SDG obsessed. #EduSky MEd Early Years Pedagogue (dist) #MIEExpert #WakeletAmbassador #noveleffect, travelling elephants and general life posts. @ElliePrimary1 on that place ✝️🏳️🌈Aberdeen, Scotland
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Mary J
@primaryteachermary.bsky.social
· Oct 25
Our Reading Journey
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Fewer books, more engagement.
Sometimes less is more. Read how we increased engagement in our reading corner in our play based classroom by removing most of the books. #EduSkyPrimary
Sometimes less is more. Read how we increased engagement in our reading corner in our play based classroom by removing most of the books. #EduSkyPrimary
Someone’s not been feeling too well today. She wanted her jumper!
December 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Someone’s not been feeling too well today. She wanted her jumper!
Waiting to see Madness and Squeeze. Slightly different demographic here than at JLS.
December 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Waiting to see Madness and Squeeze. Slightly different demographic here than at JLS.
Take it easy friends. 🙂
December 7, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Take it easy friends. 🙂
Playing outsmarted with the family. What a game!
December 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Playing outsmarted with the family. What a game!
I’m being triggered by getting a cup without a saucer. This is perimenopause. Probably.
December 6, 2025 at 11:08 AM
I’m being triggered by getting a cup without a saucer. This is perimenopause. Probably.
20000 children killed. 30000 more children injured. Mass displacement and trauma. And we are supposed to put that aside for an evening of fun songs.
Sign the Petition
Ban Israel from Eurovision or the UK should withdraw
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December 6, 2025 at 9:53 AM
20000 children killed. 30000 more children injured. Mass displacement and trauma. And we are supposed to put that aside for an evening of fun songs.
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Sorry, couldn't resist...
December 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Sorry, couldn't resist...
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MakeDo is a super system for the very youngest children in particular #MakeDo
These tools for cutting cardboard are so good. Children spent ages today sawing boxes into pieces! #EduSkyPrimary
December 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
MakeDo is a super system for the very youngest children in particular #MakeDo
Table dots are so useful for practising letter formation before putting pencil to paper. No need to get whiteboards out. They are already there. #EduSkyPrimary
December 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Table dots are so useful for practising letter formation before putting pencil to paper. No need to get whiteboards out. They are already there. #EduSkyPrimary
These tools for cutting cardboard are so good. Children spent ages today sawing boxes into pieces! #EduSkyPrimary
December 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
These tools for cutting cardboard are so good. Children spent ages today sawing boxes into pieces! #EduSkyPrimary
You learn a lot about yourself from Spotify Unwrapped. My listening age shocked me a little. 🤣
December 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
You learn a lot about yourself from Spotify Unwrapped. My listening age shocked me a little. 🤣
Water play is always a hit.
December 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Water play is always a hit.
The wombling song is in my top 5 songs on Spotify and I’m ok with that!
Womble Mobile GIF
ALT: Womble Mobile GIF
media.tenor.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The wombling song is in my top 5 songs on Spotify and I’m ok with that!
The Muppets Show needs to come back.
Another year, another class of 5 year olds who don’t know who The Muppets are.
Obviously it is my duty to rectify this.
Another year, another class of 5 year olds who don’t know who The Muppets are.
Obviously it is my duty to rectify this.
two muppets are sitting on a balcony in a dark room
ALT: two muppets are sitting on a balcony in a dark room
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December 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The Muppets Show needs to come back.
Another year, another class of 5 year olds who don’t know who The Muppets are.
Obviously it is my duty to rectify this.
Another year, another class of 5 year olds who don’t know who The Muppets are.
Obviously it is my duty to rectify this.
We need to do something. There is so much hatred going on right now.
Together Alliance
Together is an alliance of over 50 civil society organisations united against the far right.
www.togetheralliance.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
We need to do something. There is so much hatred going on right now.
Someone said to me today. “You are very brave wearing a skirt that short at your age.”
A) Noone told me there was an age limit on legs.
B) It wasn’t that short!
A) Noone told me there was an age limit on legs.
B) It wasn’t that short!
December 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Someone said to me today. “You are very brave wearing a skirt that short at your age.”
A) Noone told me there was an age limit on legs.
B) It wasn’t that short!
A) Noone told me there was an age limit on legs.
B) It wasn’t that short!
It’s an alien with wheels instead of legs.
December 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
It’s an alien with wheels instead of legs.
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Advent is here!
November 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Advent is here!
Very proud of my little Glee club and Makaton club performing like stars today at the P & J Live in Aberdeen. Exciting stuff!
November 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Very proud of my little Glee club and Makaton club performing like stars today at the P & J Live in Aberdeen. Exciting stuff!
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Hi #Edusky - this has now spawned a thread about whether it is good to ban 6-7 or not but I'm still interested in what schools are actually doing on the ground. If you see this, please could you reply with:
a) Primary or Secondary?
b) Schoolwide ban or not?
c) Anything else interesting.
Pls repost.
a) Primary or Secondary?
b) Schoolwide ban or not?
c) Anything else interesting.
Pls repost.
OK - now I am curious. Have many schools banned the 6-7 hand movements? (You really can’t call it a dance). I feel this needs to be a Teacher Tapp question @heymrshallahan.bsky.social!
Those who know, know. I wouldn't have been able to resist it either. I can't hear 6-7 without hearing it on repeat alongside all other similarly 'blessed' parents:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 30, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Hi #Edusky - this has now spawned a thread about whether it is good to ban 6-7 or not but I'm still interested in what schools are actually doing on the ground. If you see this, please could you reply with:
a) Primary or Secondary?
b) Schoolwide ban or not?
c) Anything else interesting.
Pls repost.
a) Primary or Secondary?
b) Schoolwide ban or not?
c) Anything else interesting.
Pls repost.
Christmas shopping online. I’m on a page titled ‘ Stocking Fillers for under £20’.
In my world, all stocking fillers are well under £20.
In my world, all stocking fillers are well under £20.
three christmas stockings with toys and treats on them hanging from a red background
Alt: three christmas stockings with toys and treats on them hanging from a red background
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November 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Christmas shopping online. I’m on a page titled ‘ Stocking Fillers for under £20’.
In my world, all stocking fillers are well under £20.
In my world, all stocking fillers are well under £20.
My class thoroughly enjoyed this Webinar from Fischy Music learning a new Scottish song. Totally engaged and singing their hearts out from Start to finish. #EduSkyPrimary
November 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
My class thoroughly enjoyed this Webinar from Fischy Music learning a new Scottish song. Totally engaged and singing their hearts out from Start to finish. #EduSkyPrimary
We got our flu vaccinations this week, but we did not get stickers. So we made our own brave stickers!
November 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
We got our flu vaccinations this week, but we did not get stickers. So we made our own brave stickers!