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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

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 · 24/09/2025

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 · 24/09/2025

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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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

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 · 11/09/2025

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 · 17/09/2025

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 · 16/09/2025

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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Pippa McGeoch @literacypippa.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

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

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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

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 · 02/09/2025

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 · 01/09/2025

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 · 22/08/2025

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 · 11/07/2025

@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 · 01/07/2025

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 · 04/06/2025

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 · 08/05/2025

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: literacytree.com/training/cou...

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Literacy Tree @literacytree.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

👋 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 · 07/05/2025

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 · 07/05/2025

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 · 06/05/2025

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 ☺️. @literacytree.bsky.social

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 · 02/05/2025

📢 ‼️ 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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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

I’ve had the pleasure of delving into this book this morning to co-plan for Y2 with Miss Amos. What a gorgeous non-fiction text ‘Fanatical About Frogs’ by Owen Davey is!

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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Lovely to be back with KS1 teachers at Sylvester Primary today planning their next Writing Roots and Literary Leaves. Great to see examples of outcomes published with pride and hearing about children really enjoying their writing (photos from Y2) ☺️

Page 1 of a story inspired by Tadpole’s Promise

Pages 2 and 3 of a story inspired by Tadpole’s Promise

Last page of a story inspired by Tadpole’s Promise

Non-chronological report inspired by The Minpins

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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

It was great to be with the whole Wade Deacon Trust team yesterday exploring oracy!

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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Ready and raring to go for a day of bespoke curriculum mapping at Widnes Academy today ✍️☺️ @literacytree.bsky.social

Curriculum overviews from Literacy Tree platform, A3 paper, felt tips and post its

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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Wonderful to be back at one of our flagship schools, Whiston Willis, today supporting ECTs both in classrooms and with planning. Fantastic to see some lovely, impactful examples of publishing in books (images from Y4)!

Children wrote a play script based on the book Tar Beach for a tv network audience.

Children wrote a tourist leaflet based on the book The Mermaid of Zennor

Children wrote a letter to the Selfish Giant using letter paper and envelopes

Children wrote a newspaper article for Whiston Willis Weekly

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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Happy Summer Term to all those back in school today! Mine began today launching Literacy Tree with the wonderful team at Castledyke Primary in Barton-Upon-Humber @literacytree.bsky.social #TeachThroughAText

Images from the session: Letters to a book character written by teachers, the book Poems from a Green and Blue Planet and associated resource cards, the screen title page for the session, ‘Launching Literacy Tree’

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Pippa McGeoch @literacypippa.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

We’re always thrilled when our schools send photos of writing but to have such fabulous outcomes for a NEW resource is so exciting. Thank you to staff & pupils from Grangehurst Primary, Coventry for your work on The Crown 👑 by Emily Kapff #TeachThroughaText @literacytree.bsky.social

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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Yesterday I was off to Kemble to workshop with committed leaders about the legacy of their vocabulary action research projects and share ways to cultivate & develop vocabulary with 40 teachers from their schools. Curiosity about & playfulness towards vocabulary acquisition at the heart of the day!

Images from the day- Kemble train station platform, the title page of my PPT (Cultivating and Developing Vocabulary), a workshopping task involving plant pots & the outside of the school.

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Literacy Tree @literacytree.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

We’ve just read the Curriculum and Assessment Review: Interim Report, and there’s so much to consider for the future of English & literacy teaching! 📚 Key Takeaways: ✔️ Transitioning from primary to secondary needs focus ✔️ Mastery of core subjects is essential...

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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Great to spend the afternoon at Oakdene Primary in Rainhill today working with teachers on the impact of Working Walls and shared writing ✍️ 📖

Picture of a classroom working wall for The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle

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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

It was lots of fun to spend the afternoon exploring all things spelling with teachers at our online training session! ✍️ @literacytree.bsky.social

Training title page: Teaching spelling using Spelling Seeds

Front cover from a book used in the training session- The Heart and the Bottle by Oliver Jeffers

Example mnemonic creation from the Spelling Seed

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Jen Sutherland @literacyjen.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

So excited to be co-planning for one of our newest Writing Roots this afternoon at Branfil Primary School! Riddle of the Runes combines Viking history and Norse mythology with an intriguing mystery for children to solve through narrative writing. A real Y4 treat.🕵️ @literacytree.bsky.social

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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

It was a joy to spend time with this book this morning putting together a Vocabulary Vine as a sister resource for our Writing Root & Spelling Seed for the text. Grandad’s Camper by Harry Woodgate: A gorgeous book full of love, adventure and nostalgia @literacytree.bsky.social #TeachThroughAText

Front cover of Grandad’s Camper. Grandad, his granddaughter and the dog sitting looking happy in a camper van. Pride flag attached.

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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Great to spend the afternoon working with 100+ Year 6 teachers at the first of two standardisation and moderation training sessions at Barnsley Metrodome this year. Such focused table discussions underway ✍️ 📖

Teachers sitting around group tables in discussion

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Literacy Tree @literacytree.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

If you’re in primary education—or know someone who is—check it out and spread the word! 🔎 More info here: literacytree.com/forms/eef/

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Literacy Tree EEF Trial Expression of Interest | Literacy Tree

Literacy Tree EEF Trial Expression of Interest

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Literacy Tree @literacytree.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

🚀 Primary schools—this one’s for you! We’re inviting 130 schools to join a heavily subsidised, EEF-funded trial of Writing Roots, our book-based writing programme.📚 This is your chance to access £3,000+ worth of resources, books + training while contributing to a major study on writing engagement.

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Literacy Tree @literacytree.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

You don't want to miss Hannah's latest piece! A deep-dive into oracy and how to embed it using our Vocabulary Vines...

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Literacy Tree @literacytree.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Our #WordOfTheWeek is... 'enticing'! You can find it in our Vocabulary Vine for 'The Tear Thief'. Children are asked about the meal that makes their mouth water: 'My favourite meal is ... and it is enticing because ...' What's your favourite, enticing meal?🍜🍔 #GrowWithLiteracyTree

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Literacy Tree @literacytree.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

‼️📢Exciting Announcement: our brand new Year 4 and 5 Writing Roots for 'Rumaysa: A Fairytale' by Radiya Hafiza and 'Riddle of the Runes: A Viking Mystery' by Janina Ramirez are now LIVE on our website and ready for use! #LiteracyTree #TeachThroughaText #primaryschool #primaryteaching

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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

A focus on writing new Vocabulary Vines for me this afternoon working with 3 beautiful books: The Baker by the Sea, Paradise Sands and Cloud Tea Monkeys. If you have used any Vocabulary Vines for language and oracy in context, we’d love to hear where your conversations have taken you so far! 🗣️📖

Image of 3 books which I have been writing Vocabulary Vines for this week: Cloud Tea Monkeys, Baker by the Sea and Paradise Sands.

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Literacy Tree @literacytree.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

💌Once upon a time, in three magical retellings, Cinderella found her happily ever after... This Valentine's Day, we're bringing you 3 fresh takes on a classic fairytale: 💘'Zombierella' 💘'Cinderella of the Nile' 💘'Cinderella: An art deco fairy tale' Do you have a favourite fairy-tale retelling?📖

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Kate Gettings @kategettings.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Thank you so much for this - what fantastic resources!

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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Our Y4 @literacytree.bsky.social 'Riddle of the Runes' Writing Root is live! Plenty of opportunities for children to imagine & create woven throughout, creating alternative endings to the narrative as a final outcome. The first in a Viking mystery series. It has been a total pleasure to work with!

Front cover of the book: Viking shield maiden Alva standing tall and strong with her wolf companion, Fenrir.

An image of the Writing Root front cover cropped from the website. Text: A Writing Root for Riddle of the Runes, Lower KS2, Year 4, Author: Janina Ramirez.

Image of what the front page of the resource looks like. Boxes with text explaining the book, journey through the writing root and additional information helpful to teachers picking it up to use.

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Literacy Tree @literacytree.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

🍭It's #SundaySweetener time! #BookGiveaway With Valentine's Day fast approaching, we're celebrating love in all its forms and giving away a copy of 'The Language of Flowers' by Shyala Smith. For a chance to win: 💘 Follow 💘 Like 💘 Tag friend 💘 Repost (extra entry) Winner announced Monday!

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Literacy Tree @literacytree.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

What a week of work at Literacy Tree schools: playground exploration, sticky note stories, movie-making and archaeology! 📚We hope these snaps have you feeling inspired! What texts are your class reading and writing with this term? #TeachThroughaText #primaryschool #primaryteacher #LiteracyGoals2025

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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Brilliant to be in Cornwall this afternoon in online form with the staff team at Callington Primary, launching the use of @literacytree.bsky.social Writing Roots. Great to hear more about An Daras Trust’s writing progress too! ☺️✍️📖

Pictures of children’s writing showing stamina and the title slide for the session reading ‘Literacy Tree- Introduction to Writing Roots’

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Hannah Baker @literacyhannah.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

A great afternoon spent with 35 ECTs thinking deeply about literacy pedagogy ☺️📚

Clipping from ‘The Black Dog’ by Levi Pinfold teaching sequence

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