Announcing: It’s Time for Change
Over the coming weeks, we are making improvements to the readilearn site. During the changeover period, until mid-to-late March, we will not be adding new resources to the collection or...
Interactive teaching resources
Teaching place value to young children
Teaching place value is a vital part of mathematics programs in lower primary classrooms. It is essential that children develop a firm understanding of place value right from the start...
First week of February celebrations
In the first week of February, celebrations include World Read Aloud Day, Children’s Mental Health Week and Chinese New Year. Readilearn has lessons ready to assist you with each of...
Starting out right – classroom organisation
The importance of starting out right with classroom organisation Starting the year out right requires preparation and the establishment of classroom organisation routines that will assist the first and subsequent...
readilearn: Christmas classroom activities that focus on learning
As Christmas draws near, keeping children focussed on their lessons can be a challenge for teachers. But it’s not impossible. It is not necessary to fill every moment with Christmas...
readilearn: Engaging mathematics learning with Halloween themed resources
In just a couple of weeks, people in many parts of the world will be celebrating Halloween. Even in Australia, where the festival has only recently begun to take hold,...
readilearn: Smiles unite our world
Today is a day to celebrate. It is both World Teachers’ Day and World Smile Day. What a great combination. In addition, these special days also coincide with World Space...
readilearn: freemium lower primary teaching resources with lessons ready to teach
In this post, I explain what readilearn is and how it works. There is more to readilearn than just this blog. In fact, this blog is just one small part...
readilearn: Celebrating reading and writing on International Literacy Day
Tomorrow is International Literacy Day. It has been celebrated on 8 September for over fifty years. The purpose of the day is to remind the international community of the importance...
readilearn: Be prepared – a casual teacher’s motto
It’s not always easy being a casual teacher, taking over another teacher’s class for the day. You might be in a different class at a different school, working with a...
readilearn: teaching resources for celebrating birthdays in the early childhood classroom
I’m excited! Today, 24 August 2018, marks readilearn’s second birthday. How quickly those years have passed and how the collection has grown in that time. When I started out with...
readilearn: Interactive whiteboard resources for kindergarten
“I’ve got an interactive whiteboard in my room but I don’t know how to use it.” “What readilearn resources can I use with my kindergarten children?’ “Schools have said they...