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It’s how you begin that matters

It is the beginning of a new beginning. My New Years Eve decorations still hang above my head. The burnt remains of sparklers lie outside on the porch. The champagne bottle sits empty in the bin. It is somewhat significant that I write this post at the beginning of a new year. Beginnings are soContinue reading “It’s how you begin that matters”

When is a noun a thing?

I got a message from a friend the other day, “Libby! How are you? We are having a staff room discussion and need your help! When you are describing a noun why is there a specific order of words? Like why would you say ‘the small blue ball’ rather than ‘the blue small ball?” Yes.Continue reading “When is a noun a thing?”

Where to now? Functional grammar in the classroom.

I struggled at writing “correctly” in school. I loved writing, but I struggled with the editorial skills of punctuation, paragraphing and spelling. I remember writing a speech one day (Yep, you better believe it, I was in the debating team! First speaker rocks!), and I recall the freedom that came from writing a text thatContinue reading “Where to now? Functional grammar in the classroom.”