Murray Gadd reads “Billy – A Lolly Leopold Story” – a reading-writing lesson for Year 5-8 students

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This Video Lesson features Dr Murray Gadd Phd, reading “Billy – A Lolly Leopold Story” (by Kate de Goldi) – a reading-writing lesson for Year 5-8 students. Although I’ve labelled it for Year 5-8 students, it may also be useful for some more able Year 3-4 students.  It’s another lesson in which students are encouraged … Read More

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Murray Gadd Reads “The Rascally Cake” for Year 2-6 students

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In this episode of ‘Building Excitement, Motivation and Achievement in Writing with Dr Murray Gadd’, we watch Murray reading and writing from “The Rascally Cake” by Jeanne Willis. This video is primarily aimed at Year 2 – 6 students, though some Year 7-8 students may enjoy it as well.  This video was originally recorded and … Read More

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Murray Gadd Reads “Inside The Suitcase” for Year 4-8 students

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In this episode of ‘Building Excitement, Engagement and Achievement in Writing with Dr. Murray Gadd’, we watch Murray reading and writing from the pop-up picture book “Inside the Suitcase” by Clotilde Perrin. This writing lesson is primarily aimed at Year 4-8 students. “Inside the Suitcase” – Purpose: The purpose for this lesson is to plan … Read More

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Murray Gadd Reads “When I Am Old With You” for Year 2-4 students

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In this episode of ‘Building Excitement, Engagement and Achievement in Writing with Dr. Murray Gadd’, we watch Murray reading and writing from the picture book “When I Am Old With You” by Angela Johnson. This writing lesson is primarily aimed at Year 2-4 students. “When I Am Old With You” – Purpose: The purpose for … Read More

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Murray Gadd Reads “A Best Friend for Bear” for NE-Year 1 students

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In this episode of ‘Building Excitement, Motivation and Achievement in Writing with Dr Murray Gadd’, we watch Murray reading and writing from “A Best Friend for Bear” by Petr Horacek. This video is primarily aimed at NE-Year 1 students. “A Best Friend for Bear” – Purpose: The purpose for this lesson is to write a … Read More

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Murray Gadd Reads “The Wild Guide to Starting School” for NE-Year 1 students

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In this episode of ‘Building Excitement, Motivation and Achievement in Writing with Dr Murray Gadd’, we watch Murray reading and writing from “The Wild Guide to Starting School” by Laura and Philip Bunting. This video is primarily aimed at NE-Year 1 students.  “The Wild Guide to Starting School” – Purpose: The purpose for this lesson … Read More

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Murray Gadd Reads “Busting” for Year 3 – 8 students

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In this episode of ‘Building Excitement, Motivation and Achievement in Writing with Dr Murray Gadd’, we watch Murray reading and writing from “Busting” by Aaron Blabey. This video is primarily aimed at Year 3 – 8 students. “Busting” – Purpose: The purpose for this lesson is to persuade people in a queue (who substitute for … Read More

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Murray Gadd Writes About The Monarch Butterfly for Year 3-8 students

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In this episode of ‘Building Excitement, Motivation and Achievement in Writing with Dr Murray Gadd’, we watch Murray sharing information and writing about the monarch butterfly – explaining its life cycle. This lesson is primarily aimed at Year 3-8 students. The Life Cycle of a Monarch Butterfly – Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is … Read More

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Murray Gadd reads “My Teacher’s Secret Life” for Year 1-6 students

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This free read-to lesson features Dr Murray Gadd PhD, reading “My Teacher’s Secret Life” (by Stephen Krensky), This free read-to session for Year 1-6 students focusses on some very funny thoughts by a young girl about what she imagines her teacher’s ‘secret life’ to be like. This video was originally recorded and published during the October 2021 COVID-19 lock-down. Scroll … Read More

Murray Gadd reads “The Kiosk” for Year 4-8 students

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This free read-to session features Dr Murray Gadd PhD, reading “The Kiosk” (by Anete Melece) This free read-to session is aimed at Year 4-8 students and focusses on the quirkiness of the character. It also offers a writing idea at the end. This video was originally recorded and published during the October 2021 COVID-19 lock-down. Scroll down for the video … Read More

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