This is a simply stunning book to ponder. There are so many great activities you could do in the classroom with this text…but should you? Listen to Kerry […]
Geography / History / Literature / Science / Technology / Thinking / With this book we can..
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Book an Adventure with Jess McGeachin
Book Week 2024 has been and gone and whilst we should be resting, many teacher librarians are now pondering the amazing opportunities the 2025 book week theme will […]
Library / Literature / Stage 1 / Thinking / With this book we can..
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If I Was a Horse
A gorgeous book that I thought the children would enjoy but was unsure how I might use it in the classroom. I decided that it could be a […]
Programming / Thinking
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Rethinking the rubric…again!
A year ago I wrote about rethinking the rubric. You can read that post HERE. After spending time with Michael McDowell I have had to rethink the rubric […]
History / Library / Stage 2 / Thinking
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Generate – Sort – Connect – Elaborate
As part of a library lesson supporting the Stage 2 NSW History unit First Contacts, I presented a Year 3 class with this image. Image from https://www.independent.co.uk/ Students […]
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Four Images – One Sentence
During a recent workshop with Michael McDowell, he asked us to view 4 images and write one statement. The purpose was to encourage ‘deep’ thinking. This prompted some […]
Geography / Literature / Stage 3 / Technology / Thinking / With this book we can..
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Seal Child
What a truly beautiful book – from the vocabulary right through to the incredible illustrations. Read it for pleasure with children of any age group or use it […]
Geography / Stage 3 / Technology / Thinking / With this book we can..
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Where?
We speak often with our children about diversity. In fact one Stage 3 unit in the NSW HSIE: Geography syllabus is A Diverse and Connected World, with the […]
Library / Stage 3 / Technology / Thinking
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The Curse of the Vampire Robot
</iframe> As I mention in the podcast, this book did not appeal to me in the beginning. I love books by Graeme Base but this title (and cover) […]
Literature / Thinking
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Acknowledgement of Country
Last month I attended the The Cultures of Thinking conference at Bialik College in Melbourne. During one workshop I had the privilege of listening to Naomi Ryan and Janis Kinda […]