January 27th is Chocolate Cake Day.
Yum!
I found some old pics of my (now grown up) children “licking the bowl”.
The expressions on their faces say it all don’t they?
It looks to me as if they have pulled the chair up to the bench to find out what was left in the bowl….
Today is a very […]
Activities
The Little Big Book Club has a Hairy Maclary Learning time PDF sheet.It has suggestions on how to read the story, especially questions to ask before,during and after reading the story.
The Little Big Book Club Activity time PDF sheet has suggestions on going for a walk after reading the story. (like Hairy Maclary but […]
Doesn’t everyone just love Hairy Maclary and his band of adventurous,rascally and rapscallion friends?
I’m sure many of us have shared these beginning words many, many times-
“Out of the gate and off for a walk went….”
I think this phrase is now embedded in our New Zealand and Australian story language and probably world wide.
Picture Books […]
Giveaway: Whale in the Bath
A reminder to go to our post “Whale Rhymes and links” and choose the rhyme you like best.Leave its name in our comments section.
A random draw for Australian residents to win Whale in the Bath by Kylie Westaway and Tom Jellett, Allen and Unwin.
Competition ends on Monday December 1 at […]
More Whale Tales.
I’ve put together some early years
whale rhymes
felt board ideas
books
and video clips
you’ll also find the beautiful sound of whales singing!
They’ll all add to sharing Whale in The Bath by Kylie Westaway and Tom Jellet, Allen and Unwin.
Whales are HUMUNGOUS, so lets start with a rhyme about whales swallowing up lots of other fish- rather […]
How do you keep children enthralled when storytelling?
First of all, you need to choose the right story- right for the age, interests and experiences of the audience.
Choose the story because you like it too. (Apart from those “old favourites” you may know by heart, but your child absolutely loves!)It’s then time to have fun […]
You can find fabulous places to grow kids imagination when you get out and about.
Sculptures by the Sea,now on at Bondi, Sydney, has some massive imagination prompters.
How about clambering into an enormous frying pan?
At Tamarama Beach, Sydney they can climb in now!
Further along the walk is a tractor that looks like it could fly…
….and […]
Rhymes are a fun way to help children develop skills of listening to sounds and patterns in words.
Here are a set of 3, good for younger children.
Use them at Halloween, or anytime, but especially when sharing stories about witches.
Each rhyme can be printed out on one page. I always laminated my rhymes so they […]
An all-time favourite,the witch from Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler (Macmillan Children’s Books) is just right for Halloween stories before school.
The characters were even chosen for one of London’s famous book benches.(Visited by the 100 Stories Before School kangaroo earlier this year)
The book has bright and cheerful illustrations. There […]
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