Ollie’s World: Interactive Sustainability
Education Spotlight Ollie’s World: Interactive Sustainability Ollie’s World is a child-friendly site that tackles issues relating to sustainability and the environment. The site has two sections: adult and kids. The adult section contains information for teachers and an online shop. The kid’s section is packed with the fun stuff and covers Ollie’s four R’s of […]
5 Innovative Ways Technology is Reshaping Primary Schools
Approximately ten years ago we were asked to mentor a group of creative writing primary students in Sydney. As the course progressed two things about the group I was convening stood out: · Their keen interest in creating “old school” print mediums · The technology they used to create printed mediums The group used pen […]
How Reading Apps Can Boost Your Child’s Reading
There is a huge range of online reading apps on the market targeted at pre-kinder to high school. Some are free, and others can usually be bought for a reasonable price. Reading apps offer an interactive self-paced learning environment that is age appropriate online reading for kids. This means they have appropriate content and will cater […]
Reading to Baby
DO YOU READ TO YOUR BABY? How Reading to Baby can assist early childhood reading It has been proven that social interactions, including talking, touching and playing are important for a baby’s early development. Reading aloud to your baby is an easy, enjoyable activity that you can continue to share for years to come, but […]
Five Ways to Get a Child to Read
Start an Enjoyable Habit: 5 Tips for Getting Your Primary School Child to Read Every child is different. Some think reading is fun, and others need some encouragement. Very few hate reading unless they are forced to read texts that are either too hard or too boring. When a book is too hard for a […]
Independent Reading is Critical
Why Independent Reading is a Critical Skill to Master Reading is the foundation of all formal education and when started early offers neurological, educational, psychological, social and linguistic advantages to your child. This means that a critical skill for success in school is the ability to read independently. Reading builds word knowledge and context, so […]
Judging the Australian Picture Book of the Year
Castlemaine Secondary College (CSC) Literature Enrichment Program Year 7 students choose their favourite Picture Books of the Year Andrea McDonald is the senior librarian at CSC and an inspiring teacher. She has run the Year 7 Literature Enrichment Program for the past two years. Students are recommended for the program by their English teachers, based on […]
Word Strategies and Spelling Rules
Word strategies to help you tackle spelling rules. Here’s some tips on how to master the spelling rules of the English language: Word Strategy 1 Have A Go. Not sure how to spell a word? Write it three different ways. Which one looks the best? Chances are that your choice is going to be the correct spelling, […]
3 of the Best Online Platforms for Education Professionals
What do YouTube, Twitter, Pinterest, Dropbox, Facebook, Wikipedia and PowerPoint have in common? They were all voted into the first 20 of Top 100 Tools for Learning 2014. The list is an interesting read – it demonstrates the diversity of teaching methods employed worldwide, and the variety of tools available online. But while the list […]
Why kids love Andy Griffith
Andy Griffiths is a prolific Australian author with over 30 children’s titles published. He is best known for his Treehouse series, The Day My Bum Went Psycho and the JUST! books. A passionate advocate for literacy and an ambassador for The Indigenous Literacy Foundation and The Pyjama Foundation, Andy has written children’s books for over […]
