readilearn: Teaching phonics and letter-sound relationships in early childhood classrooms
Teaching phonics and letter-sound relationships is an important part of literacy education in early childhood classrooms. To be fluent readers and writers we need to understand the relationship that exists...
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readilearn: How to make STEM learning a part of every day
Making STEM learning a part of every day is easy if one is mindful of the opportunities that arise. In a previous guest post, Narinda Sandry explained STEMtastic: making it...
readilearn: Learning fun with Mother’s Day activities in early childhood classrooms
Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May in many countries, including Australia, the United States, and Canada. As the day approaches, teachers often look for easy-to-make...
readilearn: Introducing Andrew King author of the Engibear series
Today, I have great pleasure in introducing you to Dr Andrew King from Brisbane Australia. Andrew is an engineer, teacher, and writer of the popular Engibears series of picture books,...
readilearn: What parents can do to prepare their children for school
Parents often approach teachers wanting to know what they should teach their children or how to prepare their children for school—should they teach them the letter names or sounds or...
Five things parents can do every day to help develop STEM skills from a young age
The development of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) skills can be encouraged in children, even before they start school, by parents who are attuned to opportunities for learning. I’ve...
readilearn: Learning literacy and mathematics with Easter classroom activities
The celebration of special occasions such as Easter may bring interruptions to the usual class program with preparation for special events and performances such as Easter Hat Parades. It may...
readilearn: Learning to be friends to combat bullying
With today 16 March being the National Day Against Bullying and Violence and next Wednesday 21 March being Harmony Day in Australia, now is a good time to think...
readilearn: The importance of reading aloud – a guest post by Jennie Fitzkee
Every day is a great day for reading aloud to children, but with the celebration of International Read to Me Day on March 19, now is a great time to...
readilearn: Writing in the lower primary classroom – a guest post by Marsha Ingrao
Providing children with fun and purposeful activities for writing is one of the best ways to encourage a love of writing, to replace the drear with enthusiasm. In this post,...
readilearn: Engage learners with pizza-themed cross-curricular teaching and learning resources
Pizza is a popular food in many countries around the world and is often a children’s favourite. Why not capitalize on children’s interests to make learning fun and meaningful? This...
readilearn: Introducing Jacqui Halpin – picture book author
This week, it is my pleasure to introduce you to Jacqui Halpin – author, founding member of Write Links (a local group of published and unpublished authors and illustrators of...