education

Next Saturday 29 February is a leap day. A leap day is an extra day added to every fourth year to keep the calendar in line with the solar year....

Science learning is an important part of one’s education. It incorporates learning in biological, chemical, earth and space, and physical sciences. It is often integrated with learning from other areas...

Today, 31 January is the 7th Multicultural Children’s Book Day. I am delighted to support the day by reviewing two books I was gifted to review for the event. The...

It is during the final weeks of January and the first weeks of February that most teachers and children in the Southern Hemisphere begin their school year. Parents breathe a...

Discussion of the day, date and weather is a familiar part of the daily routine in most early childhood and lower primary classrooms. The discussion allows for incidental teaching about...

I was recently approached by some parents who had been informed by teachers that their children were not achieving the expected level in reading for the class and that, although...

  A new year begins! Happy New Year! I wish you all an enjoyable, rewarding and successful 2020. For many of us in the Southern Hemisphere, the school year begins...

Throughout the year there are many special days and events that are worthy of celebration in the classroom. They may draw attention to issues affecting our world and its inhabitants...

Have you ever wished you could fly? Or perhaps wished for a chance to explore but were held back by rules and restrictions? I always thought it would be marvellous...

It’s almost Christmas again and here in Australia we’re on the countdown to the end of the school year and our long summer holidays. Whether you’ll be enjoying a long...

Nursery rhymes are often a child’s first introduction to our literary heritage. Parents sing nursery rhyme lullabies to soothe their babies to sleep and play nursery rhyme games to entertain...

Poetry is a wonderful tool for learning language. When children listen to or recite poetry, they are learning the rhythms and sounds of language, exploring ideas and how to express...