Interactive teaching resources

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...

  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...

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...

The importance of reading to children every day is never far from my mind. It comes from a passion for all things literacy as well as the knowledge that reading...

Halloween is just around the corner and many of us wonder how we can have fun with a Halloween theme while ensuring learning is not forgotten in repetitious and meaningless...

This week, readilearn celebrates three years of supporting teachers and parents of children in their first three years of school. In recognition of this milestone, we are offering, until the...

Celebrating 100 days of school is a wonderful opportunity for acknowledging the passage of time, learning progress and a growing understanding of number. Children love a party and there can...

Ensuring children have a firm understanding of number concepts is important before moving them on to working with larger numbers and more abstract concepts. A strong foundation makes for greater...

Do your children have difficulty spelling contractions or using apostrophes for possession correctly? If so, you are not alone. Many, and not only young children, do. To support your teaching...

Wishing you a Happy Easter Holiday! It’s Easter time again and I wish you and your loved ones a very happy holiday, however you celebrate it. I’ve been brought down...