Special Days and Events for Classroom Celebrations — March
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...
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Leap into learning with leap year fun
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....
Interview with Wendy Haynes, author of Hayden’s Bedtime #booksontourpr
Today, it is with great pleasure that I introduce you to Wendy Haynes and her delightful new picture book Hayden’s Bedtime as part of the Books on Tour promotion. About...
Learning about living things in lower primary classrooms
Science learning is an important part of one’s education. It incorporates learning in biological, chemical, earth and space, and physical sciences. It is often integrated with learning from other areas...
Special Days and Events for Classroom Celebrations — February
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...
Daily Classroom Calendar for Lower Primary Classes
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...
Strategies for parents to support their children’s reading
I was recently approached by some parents who had been informed by teachers that their children were not achieving the expected level in reading for the class and that, although...
Preparing the classroom for a successful school year
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...
With Best Wishes for the Holiday Season, 2019
I take this opportunity to thank you for your support throughout the year and to wish you and your loved ones happiness during the holiday season. May peace, joy and...
Special Days and Events for Classroom Celebrations
Teachers are forward thinkers and future planners. Even though 2019 is not yet done, many will already be thinking ahead and planning for the 2020 teaching year. To assist in...
Fly away with Pippa and her author Dimity Powell
Have you ever wished you could fly? Or perhaps wished for a chance to explore but were held back by rules and restrictions? I always thought it would be marvellous...
Classroom Christmas lessons and activities
It’s almost Christmas again and here in Australia we’re on the countdown to the end of the school year and our long summer holidays. Whether you’ll be enjoying a long...