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Honouring Eric Carle, Children’s Author and Illustrator
June 18, 2021
This is a special month for me. It is my birthday month. It is also the birthday month of one of children’s literature’s favourite authors and illustrators, Eric Carle. I...
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Promoting Care of Our Environment in June
May 28, 2021
Every day is a good day for caring for our environment and for ensuring that the next generation accept their role in doing so with enthusiasm. However, in June, some...
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Blast Off with National Simultaneous Storytime 2021
May 7, 2021
In just over a week, on Wednesday 19 May at 11:00am AEST, we will be celebrating the 21st National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS). Are you ready? The event National Simultaneous Storytime...
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Special Days and Events for Classroom Celebrations — November
October 30, 2020
It’s November already and we’re starting the countdown to the end of the year, but there are many more things to celebrate before we welcome in the new year. The...
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Special Days and Events for Classroom Celebrations — August
August 7, 2020
It’s August already and we are starting to see a change in the seasons. Here in the Southern Hemisphere we are getting ready for Spring, while in the Northern Hemisphere,...
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Join Whitney and Britney, the Chicken Divas for National Simultaneous Storytime 2020
May 22, 2020
In less than a week, we will be celebrating the 20th National Simultaneous Storytime. Are you ready? National Simultaneous Storytime is an annual event held in Library and Information Week,...
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Celebrating Man’s First Moon Walk
July 12, 2019
This year marks the 50th anniversary of man’s first moon walk. On 20 July 1969, Neil Armstrong was the first man to place foot on the moon. Buzz Aldrin joined...
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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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readilearn: Teaching children with ASD — ideas for the classroom- with guest author Kathy Hoopmann
July 6, 2018
Do you have children with Asperger Syndrome in your classroom and wonder how best to cater to their needs? Do you have friends with Asperger Syndrome, or maybe have it...
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readilearn: NAIDOC Week Celebrations 2018—Because of Her, We Can
June 29, 2018
In Australia, NAIDOC Week is celebrated around the country each July. The acronym NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. The theme of this year’s celebration, which...
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readilearn: How to make STEM learning a part of every day
May 4, 2018
Making STEM learning a part of every day is easy if one is mindful of the opportunities that arise. In a previous guest post, Narinda Sandry explained STEMtastic: making it...
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readilearn: The importance of reading aloud – a guest post by Jennie Fitzkee
March 9, 2018
Every day is a great day for reading aloud to children, but with the celebration of International Read to Me Day on March 19, now is a great time to...
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