In our last post we reviewed Dinosaur Rocket, Penny Dales’s latest book in her fast, fun and furious Dinosaur series.
Kids are fascinated by dinosaurs size,unusual names and appearance.
There are many ways of extending the story reading and providing exciting early literacy learning opportunities, both at home,in early education centres and out and about.
Rhymes.
There are […]
Book Review : Dinosaur Rocket by Penny Dale.
What would dinosaurs do on the moon? Find out with the latest book in Penny Dale’s successful Dinosaur series.
Combine lively dinosaurs with a countdown and you have a story that kids will almost learn by heart and demand to be read again and again. Particularly good for […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Looking to have some fun at Halloween?
Not toooooo scary though for our littlies?
I’ve found some stories, rhymes and activities to stretch some of that imaginative thinking.
Who could imagine lovable skeletons that are not scary…
Try these ones-
This clip is from the book Funnybones by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. (Picture Puffin, Penguin Australia).
My copy is held […]
Gallery
Gallery
Gallery
Gallery
Gallery
Gallery