As we struggle to understand how some world leaders can show disrespect and bad behaviour, Maggie Dent suggests ways to encourage respectful, ‘good’ behaviour using three simple rules The three rules: Please try not to hurt yourself others things in the world around us. I encourage families to...
Dangerous animals get a bad rap but this new illustrated encyclopaedia helps us appreciate the incredible adaptions they have made to survive. The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dangerous Animals Written and Illustrated by Sami Bayly (Lothian Children’s Books HB $32.99) Age Group 5 years and over. Also by...
Make Every Bird Count 19-25 October 2020 Conservationists estimate that over 180 million birds have been lost in Australia due to the recent bush fires due to the lack of food, loss of ground cover, and hungry predators In 2019, the Aussie Backyard Bird Count saw record-breaking...
This is the first part of a list of Sustainability Reading provided by Fremantle Library, that every child should read by the time they get to high school! This is a compilation of resources for children (primarily for ages 3-10) on various environmental concepts such...
Jessica Balanzategui, Joanna McIntyre and Liam Burke look at the rapid unravelling of local Children's television content on TV. Today ABC, BBC Studios and Screen Australia announced series three of the award-winning animation series Bluey will commence production in Brisbane later this year. But despite Bluey’s global...
Australia is considered one of the most multicultural countries in the world, writes Renee Crawford. That's why governments must recognise the importance of an arts-based education However, as globalisation becomes the norm, and we begin to welcome people from countries with vastly different backgrounds, experiences, ideologies,...
Music education isn’t a luxury, writes Leon R de Bruin. It can enhance general learning in many ways. Learning music can increase thinking skills, enrich strategies for learning and creativity, and enhance connections across subjects. We keep discovering more reasons to foreground music education in our...
Everyone has stories about the games that destroy relationships. Someone throwing down their cards and storming away from the table, heated arguments over the Risk board or even a flipped table (and worse) playing Monopoly. Here Dr Melissa Rogerson introduces some new games to you...
"No-One is a perfect human being who lives a perfect life without moments of challenge and failure. Resilience can be strengthened in all our children to give them the understanding that no matter what happens there are people who will be with them and help...
