Interview with Deborah Frenkel author of Naturopolis
Today it is my pleasure to introduce you to Deborah Frenkel and her beautiful new picture book Naturopolis with illustrations by Ingrid Bartkowiak and published by Storytorch Press. About the...
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Dreaming with Eyes Open CBCA BOOK WEEK 2022
Book Week is almost upon us. It runs from 20 – 26 August. The theme for Book Week this year is Dreaming with Eyes Open. The beautiful artwork in the...
Looking at Glass for National Science Week 13 – 21 August
The theme for National Science Week, which runs from 13 – 21 August this year, is Glass: more than meets the eye. The theme supports the UN International Year of...
Say No to Plastic in Plastic-Free July
During the month of July, we are urged to go plastic-free, or at least reduce our use of single-use plastics, by the Plastic Free July Foundation with its vision of...
Lessons about recognising and counting Australian coins
Money is one of those things we all need to understand to be able to participate fully in life as we know it. I think it becomes more difficult for...
Imagine Our Special Place by Kelly Louise Jarris
Today it is my pleasure to review a beautiful new picture book Imagine Our Special Place written by Kelly Louise Jarris and illustrated by Sandunika Dissanayake. This post is part...
Learn about 100 and Celebrate 100 Days of School
The Australian school year consists of approximately 200 days. Depending on the length of terms and number of public holidays in each, the 100th day often falls towards the beginning...
Chocolate Anyone?
Next Thursday 7 July is World Chocolate Day. If you ever needed an excuse to indulge in a little chocolate, this could be it. If you follow the link, you...
What’s an apostrophe for?
It’s not uncommon to see apostrophes used incorrectly, even in professional writing. But apostrophes don’t have to be difficult. They really have just two uses — for contractions and to...
Supporting an ‘I can’ attitude with The Clever Children
Fostering self-esteem, a willingness to have a go and an ‘I can’ attitude was always important to me as both a teacher and a parent. These are important aspects of...
Provide a Context and Purpose for Reading with Procedures
This post is a revisit of one of the first posts I published almost six years ago in 2016. Since it was first shared, I have added many more procedures...
Let’s Celebrate Queensland Day 2022
Next Monday 6 June is Queensland Day, and, since I am a Queenslander, I thought I’d share a little about my home state. 12 Facts about Queensland Queensland is in...