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Let’s Celebrate Queensland Day 2022
June 3, 2022
Next Monday 6 June is Queensland Day, and, since I am a Queenslander, I thought I’d share a little about my home state. 12 Facts about Queensland Queensland is in...
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Handouts for Parents to Support Children’s Learning
November 19, 2021
Here at readilearn we recognise that not all learning takes place in school. We know that learning can occur anywhere at any time and continues throughout life. It can be...
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Classroom Christmas lessons and activities
November 22, 2019
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...
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Introducing climate scientist Dr Sophie Lewis
September 20, 2019
Last month during Science Week, I had the pleasure of attending an address at the Shine Dome in Canberra given by the winner of the2019 ACT Scientist of the Year...
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Interview with Anne Donnelly, author-illustrator
June 7, 2019
With tomorrow 8 June World Oceans Day and World Environment Day just a few days ago on 5 June, there is no better time than now to introduce you to...
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Announcing: It’s Time for Change
February 15, 2019
Over the coming weeks, we are making improvements to the readilearn site. During the changeover period, until mid-to-late March, we will not be adding new resources to the collection or...
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First week of February celebrations
February 1, 2019
In the first week of February, celebrations include World Read Aloud Day, Children’s Mental Health Week and Chinese New Year. Readilearn has lessons ready to assist you with each of...
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readilearn: Smiles unite our world
October 5, 2018
Today is a day to celebrate. It is both World Teachers’ Day and World Smile Day. What a great combination. In addition, these special days also coincide with World Space...
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readilearn: freemium lower primary teaching resources with lessons ready to teach
September 28, 2018
In this post, I explain what readilearn is and how it works. There is more to readilearn than just this blog. In fact, this blog is just one small part...
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readilearn: What place do worksheets have in your early childhood classroom?
August 3, 2018
How do you feel about worksheets? Love them? Hate them? Use them sparingly? I would say I’ve never been greatly in favour of worksheets. I’m not saying I never used...
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readilearn: Learning to be friends – unleash your friendship superpower
July 27, 2018
Sometimes we expect that all we have to do for children to make friends is to put them in close proximity to other children. We may see it happen at...
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Five things parents can do every day to help develop STEM skills from a young age
April 6, 2018
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...
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