Lockdown Looms: Reggie's Birthday Party (One)

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One minute I was teaching, the next minute, I was on the biggest news stations here: BBC News, ITV News, Sky News, Guardian Newspaper. I think that for children to reach their full potential within education, it's important that there is a diverse pool of educators who are creating and leading the curriculum and who also understand the social-economical situation in which their learners are coming from,” Alexander says.

Thrown into this mix was all the parts of our lives that we desperately didn’t want to lose within the pandemic, such as celebrating birthdays. The Lockdown Looms: Reggie’s Birthday Party helps to give tweens insight into life in the pandemic and the thoughts and feelings of someone of a similar age. Children were one of the more heavily impacted groups when looking at the effects of the pandemic on day-to-day life. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.An International Politics BSc graduate, and a University College London/Institute of Education trained/qualified teacher, his arrival into the world of literature, promises to be one full of adventure, laughter, and linguistic prowess. Banji Alexander is an exciting new author, bursting onto the scene with his debut book, ‘ Lockdown Looms: Reggie’s Birthday Party‘. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Children may not want to talk much about how they are feeling but books like this can offer so much guidance and show that they are not alone with how they are feeling which is really important. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.

I have been a blogger for a few years now and I love to be able to read and review books for you all to look at. It was a way to let students know someone was hearing their problems and letting them know they weren’t the only ones going through challenges. When I tweeted about the letter at the time, I extended thanks and gratitude to all the teachers across the country because this was just one thing that I had done personally. He says there is no greater feeling than helping someone realize they can do something they didn’t think possible, and that is what his experience has been with Banji’s Class.My experience mostly comes from my courses and my time spent at the university newspaper, the Appalachian. The first book in a series, Lockdown Looms is emphatic, engaging, and an emotive experience for all. Alexander says, “Children were looking at things online and not being happy with themselves because they're comparing themselves to the sort of forced reality that they're seeing online. Even when he wasn’t in school, he spent much of his free time reading rather than getting in trouble. Tigger really enjoyed this book and it was one that we read together, discussing the different parts of the life in lockdown that were covered such as pasta and toilet paper and homeschooling.

We like that one of the main messages in the book is kindness, something we have been struggling to teach our two little ones with.He wrote his book “Lockdown Looms: Reggie’s Birthday Party” for the thirty students Alexander was in charge of when lockdown was enacted in 2020.

I am really looking forward to reading the rest of the Lockdown Looms series and I think every primary library/classroom needs a copy of this book to support young children with the after-effects of the COVID-19 lockdowns. Lives, as we knew it was turned upside down and new ways of living our day to day lives, were needed to be adjusted to. Lockdown Looms: Reggie’s Birthday Party is the first in the series written by the author (and primary school teacher), Banji Alexander. Along with receiving praise from the media, Alexander also received a letter from the Mayor of London praising him for the work he did with his students during the pandemic. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.With his eighth birthday just around the corner, the very thought of having to celebrate his special day during lockdown sends poor Reggie into a meltdown. With the expectation that life in lockdown will be a thing of the past by the time we reached November, however, this was not the case. A story which everyone can relate to, Alexander's mastery of the English language and rich vocabulary, coupled with colourful illustrations on every page, brings the story to life, leaving all readers, regardless of age, captivated and totally absorbed. Lockdown Looms: Reggie's Birthday Party is the first in the series written by author (and primary school teacher), Banji Alexander. The COVID-19 pandemic has given children a window into a world they had never seen before or been exposed to.