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Resources for teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
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July 3, 2020
NAIDOC Week celebrations, which would normally take place in early July, have been postponed until November this year due to Covid-19. However, that is no reason to cancel sharing Indigenous...
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Special Days and Events for Classroom Celebrations — July
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June 26, 2020
As we step into the second half of 2020, I hope you continue to stay well and happy. So many changes occurred during the first half of the year and...
Celebrating Queensland Day — 6 June
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June 5, 2020
Queensland is my home state and, since we celebrate Queensland Day on 6 June, I thought I’d share a little about my state and its special day. On 6 June...
Special Days and Events for Classroom Celebrations — June
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May 29, 2020
It’s almost June already and the change of season is upon us. I don’t know how you have felt during lockdown, but for me it has felt like time has...
Join Whitney and Britney, the Chicken Divas for National Simultaneous Storytime 2020
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May 22, 2020
In less than a week, we will be celebrating the 20th National Simulateous Storytime. Are you ready? National Simultaneous Storytime is an annual event held in Library and Information Week,...
On an Aussie Easter Egg Hunt with Little Bilby and author Yvonne Mes
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April 3, 2020
Today, it is with great pleasure that I introduce you to Yvonne Mes and her delightful new picture book Little Bilby’s Aussie Easter Egg Hunt. About Yvonne Mes Yvonne Mes...
Special Days and Events for Classroom Celebrations — April
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March 27, 2020
We are only a quarter into the year but it seems so much longer with so much happening and situations changing constantly. While the situation will be far from business...
Keep children engaged and learning with fun Easter lessons and activities
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March 20, 2020
Easter is coming in 2020 along with school holidays, school closures and lockdowns. While readilearn lessons and activities are designed with teachers of the first three years of school in...
Special Days and Events for Classroom Celebrations — March
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February 28, 2020
As we step into March, here in the Southern Hemisphere, we are looking forward to some cooler weather and a reprieve from summer’s heat as autumn begins. In the Northern...
Leap into learning with leap year fun
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February 21, 2020
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....
Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2020 — #ReadYourWorld
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January 31, 2020
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...
Special Days and Events for Classroom Celebrations — February
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January 24, 2020
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...
July 3, 2020