Friday, March 27, 2015

16 Holiday Activities that Stimulate Creativity & Learning

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This is a revised version of a post I wrote a few years ago. As Australian schools prepare for the Easter holidays I thought I'd remind ...
Thursday, March 19, 2015

Eight ways early writing reinforces reading

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The desire to write starts early! This is a revised version of a post that I did in 2013. I thought that I'd revisit it. Childre...
Thursday, March 12, 2015

Questions, Exploration & Learning

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Children ask lots of questions. Sometimes their questions don’t move beyond repetitive “Why?” questions that can be annoying. But as well...
Friday, March 6, 2015

Non-fiction for Younger Readers: Five New Titles to Explore

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I've reviewed lots of non-fiction books on this blog over the years. In this post I feature five books (three by the same author) for yo...
Monday, February 23, 2015

8 Wonderful New Books with the Theme of War

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The theme of 'war' is a very common one whether in adult books or those for children and young adults. Typically, these books focus ...
Thursday, February 12, 2015

Making Homework More Relevant and Useful for Learning

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The vexed question 'Is homework useful?' is never far from conversations between parents about school, or between teachers when di...
Monday, February 2, 2015

Oral & Repeated Reading is Important and Can be Fun

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1. Oral reading is important. Why?  It's an important skill for life It helps teachers and parents to observe and make 'visible...