Starting Big School is a very special, and sometimes overwhelming, time in young children and their families lives.
I can still remember our first child starting school, wearing the same jumper his father had worn, knitted again by his Nana.
Sharing stories together enables children to ask questions about big school and explore their emotions about […]
Next week in Australia is Mental Health Week.
In our literacy calendar it’s also “Odd Socks Day” on Friday 2 October also raising awareness of mental health.
“On Friday pull your odd socks on and help stomp out stigma” ( From Odd Socks website)
Download a poster and other resources at the Odd Socks website.
What resources are […]
We’re always looking for quality picture books with Aboriginal themes.
Both these books have been nominated for Speech Pathology Book of the Year 2015 ( Birth- 3 years).
We think they would be excellent revisited as early readers.
“ Summer Rain” by Ros Moriarty, Illustrated by Balarinji. Allen and Unwin.
Summer Rain is set in the wet season […]
Spring is a time of new growth- baby animals, spring leaves and flowers, rain and warmer sunnier days.
We can help kids experience the change of seasons happening all around them.
It’s a time to celebrate change and support kids “learning to look” in greater detail.
For quality new picture books set in Spring check our first […]
We’re ready for some warmer weather, spring flowers and walks outside.
But where could we find picture books about Spring- there didn’t seem that many in this part of the world.
Success! after some searching, here are our picks.
We’ll add rhymes and more ideas for spring in our next post. Our wonderful Australian author Elizabeth Honey […]
Let’s work together to share those stories.
Children’s learning is most powerful when families and early educators work together and share information.
If stories are easily seen, families can look for them at libraries or buy themselves.
Reading the same book at home extends the language and experience.Children grow their vocabulary by 15% every time they share […]
Book Week has been celebrated from Cairns library to Hobart schools in Australia this week.
We’ve
seen some costume ideas from Pinterest
(Idea taken from http://lilliedale.blogspot.com.au/2011/09/book-fairy-costume.html)
Read a great selection of books to do with the sun, stars moon and light.(Theme- “Books light up our world”) thanks for all the suggestions from My Little Bookcase.
And now we’re heading off […]
How do you find books for younger boys, that hold their interest?
You don’t always need to read a whole book, when children’s attention is shorter.
You can just look at the pictures and chat a little about them.
Even if you read half of a book, it’s a start and you can come back to it […]
Who’s your favourite bear?
Paddington Bear, Pooh Bear, Hugless Dougless, That very cranky bear, The Bear that snores on,The scary bear from We’re Going on a Bear Hunt,any of the three bears,Gummy bears,Corduroy,Brown bear brown bear or those cheeky little Berenstein bears out at night???
We love them all.
If your child’s favourite bear is going to a Teddy Bears picnic, […]
In 2015 Ramadan falls from 18 June- 16 July as the 9th month of the Islamic calendar.
We have a large Muslim community celebrating Ramadan in Sydney, and other parts of Australia.
Preschool Books to share during Ramadan
We have researched and read picture books explaining and celebrating Ramadan for younger children, here are our best picks.
Golden […]
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