Wishing you a happy and safe Christmas 2020
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...
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An A–Z of Holiday Activities for Families at Home
In this post, I share suggestions for easy, fun and inexpensive activities you can do with family and friends of all ages over the holiday period. Most of the suggestions...
Special Days and Events for Classroom Celebrations — December
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...
Christmas Lessons and Activities for P–2
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...
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...
Visiting with illustrator Hélène Magisson
This week I’m visiting with illustrator Helene Magisson to chat about her latest book Sarah’s Two Nativities written by Janine M Fraser and published by Black Dog Books. The book...
Holiday wishes and inspiring teaching videos 2018
Holiday wishes As the holiday season draws nigh, I wish you and your loved ones a very happy and safe holiday season. May you have time to relax, refresh, rejuvenate...
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: Wishing you happy holidays
If you are looking for activities to keep the children occupied during the holidays, check out the readilearn Christmas collection. Many are suitable for use at home as well as...
readilearn: Lessons for the interactive whiteboard – Christmas
I loved the addition of the interactive whiteboard to my classroom about ten years ago. I embraced the use of computer technology from when I bought my first home computer...
readilearn: 6 Fine motor Christmas activities for the classroom and home
In this post, I welcome early childhood educator Johanna Clark to the blog with ideas for developing fine motor skills in fun Christmas activities that are suitable for both...
Celebrating Christmas in the classroom
As December draws nigh, thoughts all over the world turn to celebrations of Christmas, a time for spreading joy through sharing acts of friendship and showing kindness to others. Those...