Happy Easter 2022
I take this opportunity of wishing you all a very happy and safe Easter long weekend however you enjoy it. In this video, I read one of our stories called...
Interactive teaching resources
Easter lessons and activities for the first 3 years of school
Easter is almost upon us. It has snuck up on me this year and I’m a bit late sharing our Easter resources since most of you will be on holidays...
What the world needs now — friendship skills
Here in Australia, today 18 March is the National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence. Next Monday 21 March sees another three events, all celebrating friendship: Harmony Day , the...
Lessons to teach 3-digit numbers
The recent audit of readilearn resources for teaching number showed that, while there were many lessons for teaching understanding of number and place value to 100, lessons for teaching numbers...
Let’s count 1000 pancakes for Pancake Day!
Next week sees us here in Australia bid farewell to summer and welcome in the cooler (we — or I — hope) days of Autumn. Next Tuesday is not only...
Matching readilearn Maths Resources to the Australian Curriculum
For the past little while, I’ve been doing an audit of the readilearn maths resources that focus on number and matching them to the Australian Curriculum Number and Algebra Content...
And so, to begin — another school year
The beginning of a school year is usually filled with anticipation and expectations: new books, new stationery, new friends, new activities, new things to learn. The excitement may be tinged...
Happy 5th Birthday, readilearn!
Today. Tuesday 24 August 2021, is readilearn’s fifth birthday. Thank you for joining our journey. A birthday gift for you To help us celebrate, we have a readilearn birthday gift...
Let’s Get Buzzing for World Bee Day
World Bee Day will be celebrated next week on 20 May. The purpose of World Bee Day is to celebrate these wonderful pollinators upon whom we are so dependent, and...
A Story Reading for Easter
Easter Delivery is a story about Bilby twins Benny and Belinda who are excited to be old enough to make their first Easter delivery on their own. Before they are...
Easter lessons and activities for the first three years of school
With Easter just a few weeks away, I thought I’d remind you of the readilearn Easter-themed lessons and activities suitable for use with 5-7 year-old children, at school or at...
Maths Lessons and Activities for 5–7 year olds
Maths is fun in the early childhood classroom as we count, measure and problem solve our way through the day. With the International Day of Mathematics coming up soon on...