teaching resources

Teachers around Australia are already thinking about how they will organise their classrooms to maximise learning when the new school year begins at the end of January. They are as...

The refrain ‘We’re all in this together’ echoed around the world in 2020 as we came to grips with the changes that living with a pandemic brought. Teaching online and...

I wish all my wonderful readilearn readers and supporters a happy and healthy 2021. I think most of us are ready to welcome in the new year with its promise...

Wishing you and your loved ones a happy and safe Christmas season. For some light Christmas entertainment, Norah reads Who’s Hiding at Christmas? Since this this the last post for...

Here it is December already, the final month in a year unlike any other. We can only hope that things improve as we leave this one behind and step into...

  Today it is my pleasure to introduce you to Kathy Hoopmann and her delightfully humorous and sensitive books that help to explain how it feels to be on the...

December is packed with excitement for children in Australia. It marks the end of the school year and the beginning of the long summer, often called ‘Christmas’, holidays and, of...

Nursery rhymes are fun, especially nonsense nursery rhymes like Hey Diddle, Diddle. Benefits of Nursery Rhymes But nursery rhymes are not just fun. They are often a child’s first introduction...

Today it is my pleasure to introduce you to a new fun story time podcast I have just discovered. I’m sure you will love these fun, clever podcasts as much...

A couple of weeks ago, I announced the publication of a new anthology of Bedtime Ballads and Tall Tales from the Australian Bush, Tell ‘Em They’re Dreaming, in which I...

It’s November already and we’re starting the countdown to the end of the year, but there are many more things to celebrate before we welcome in the new year. The...

Today we are talking with Elizabeth Cummings about The Sweetest Lollipop Lady in the World from the Verityville series. This interview is part of a Books on Tour promotion. I...