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 […]
I love the quote ‘The hand that holds the pen writes history’ but for my students I have modernised the thought to be ‘Who’s typing’? I worked through […]
Such gorgeous illustrations…no surprise this book by Kelly Canby is the winner of the CBCA Picture Book of the Year for 2024. Time is such an interesting concept. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
As teachers we are often leading our students in writing tasks using the English syllabus as a guide. How wonderful it was to chat to Katrina and gain […]
I found this book very intriguing. To be honest, I wasn’t sure how I could you this in my teaching but after sitting with it for a while […]
I couldn’t agree more with Maryam Master – ‘An absolute gem of a book!’ So wonderful to read and you simply fall in love with all of the […]
