As a practising teacher-librarian, Megan Daley has some tips and tricks for how to make the most of your school library and teacher-librarian. As an ambassador for the MS Readathon, she has some thoughts on how it can help your child to develop empathy for...
The change from single-use plastic bags has helped provide funding for another round of grants for a sustainable hands-on project for schools and preschools. Woolworths and Landcare Australia are inviting Australian primary schools and early learning centres to apply for a Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants grant...
Professor Kevin Wheldall explains that there’s more to learning to read than meets the eye. Even if a child can read fluently and has a good vocabulary, that is not enough. The child also has to be able to make sense of words in context. Anyone who...
Reading aloud to young children is akin to going on the stage. It requires a willingness to be theatrical, to sing, to change voices and be animated in your actions and facial expressions says Nan Williamson It is true that the magic of reading lies in...
World Chocolate Day is celebrated annually on July 7th. This is a day to indulge in your favourite chocolate, whether it is chocolate milk, hot chocolate, a chocolate candy bar, chocolate cake, brownies or something covered in chocolate. Fermented beverages made from chocolate date back to 450 BCE...
NBN Co’s STEMpreneur initiative, in partnership with the Australian Business Council Network (ABCN) assisted eight participating schools across Australia to develop a business idea to overcome a challenge in their community. New research revealing how access to fast broadband and new education techniques is helping to...
In 2019, July is the 50th Anniversary of man landing on the moon and these new books celebrate earth’s satellite moon in their own way. I Would Dangle the Moon Written and illustrated by Amber Moffat (Midnightsunpublishing.com, hardback, $29.99) Age Group 3-6 years. Available late June 2019. If...
In the beginning, there will be a lot of scribble says Joelie Hancock – round and round, repeated strokes, spots or jabs at the paper. This play is very important. It is the child’s way of experimenting, finding out how things work and gaining control...
Clinical psychologist Renee Mill explains that a child who might appear to be the victim of bullying could simply be struggling with class dynamics. Six weeks ago, a couple consulted me about their son, Peter*. They were concerned because he had complained more than once that...
Cathy Watson tells of the time it became clear that her son would not be following his classmates into the next grade. “How could you do this to me?” he wailed. It was some time in his second year of school that we realised that our son...
