lower primary

Teaching place value is a vital part of mathematics programs in lower primary classrooms. It is essential that children develop a firm understanding of place value right from the start...

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...

The ability to give and follow directions according to one’s location is an important skill and one that we frequently use in everyday life. Some of the first directions we...

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...

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...

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...

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...

This week we celebrate readilearn’s first birthday. Last year we launched with just over one hundred online teaching resources to support early childhood teachers in their role. Now there are...