literacy

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...

What can you do with a puzzle? Puzzles are a fun way to encourage thinking and problem solving as well as mathematical and language skills. The celebration of National Puzzle...

Establishing a writing classroom Establishing a writing classroom, one in which children want to write, develop confidence in writing and develop the skills to write with accuracy and clarity, begins...

Parents often ask teachers for suggestions of holiday activities that will maintain learning before children return to school. While we neither expect nor want children to spend hours at a...

One of my favourite read-aloud books is The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. The influence of poetry is obvious in this compelling modern fairy tale that begins as it might...

Tomorrow is International Literacy Day. It has been celebrated on 8 September for over fifty years. The purpose of the day is to remind the international community of the importance...

This week I have enormous pleasure in introducing you to Katrin Dreiling illustrator of The World’s Worst Pirate, written by Michelle Worthington. The World’s Worst Pirate is a captivating book...

“I’ve got an interactive whiteboard in my room but I don’t know how to use it.” “What readilearn resources can I use with my kindergarten children?’ “Schools have said they...

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...

The readilearn Bullfrog’s Billabong suite of cross-curricular resources can be used as the foundation for planning a week’s reading instruction including lessons with the whole class and small groups and...

This week I am delighted to introduce you to award-winning children’s author Dimity Powell. Dimity likes to fill every spare moment with words. She writes and reviews stories exclusively for...

The importance of reading The ability to read is one of the most valuable skills we can acquire.  It is a tool for thinking, learning and entertainment. Reading opens doors...