Special Days and Events for Classroom Celebrations — June
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...
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Special Days and Events for Classroom Celebrations — May
May is almost upon us so I’ve put together a list of days and events that you may like to celebrate whether you are teaching in the classroom, online or...
Happy Easter from readilearn 2020
Wishing you hope and joy The situation for us at Easter this year is very different from any we’ve experienced before and, hopefully, are unlikely to experience again. Wherever...
Special Days and Events for Classroom Celebrations — April
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...
Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2020 — #ReadYourWorld
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...
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...
Empowerment through reading instruction
The importance of reading to children every day is never far from my mind. It comes from a passion for all things literacy as well as the knowledge that reading...
Celebrating Three Years of readilearn with a Gift for You
This week, readilearn celebrates three years of supporting teachers and parents of children in their first three years of school. In recognition of this milestone, we are offering, until the...
Great App for Future Readers: Word Zoo | Ask a Tech Teacher
Great App for Future Readers: Word Zoo | Ask a Tech Teacher This week I am pleased to share with you information about a new reading app, Word Zoo, reviewed...
Lessons ready to teach critical thinking in early childhood classrooms
Even young children in early childhood classrooms can be taught to think critically about material that is presented to them. Being able to discern the accuracy of what they read...
Developing Number Concepts with Lessons Ready to Teach
Ensuring children have a firm understanding of number concepts is important before moving them on to working with larger numbers and more abstract concepts. A strong foundation makes for greater...