Let the judging begin!
Every year the CBCA announce a list of books that are notable from the previous year and every year we sit and wonder who will win. Many schools hold their…
READ MORE
CBCA Notable lesson ideas
Older readers Lenny’s book of everything by Karen Foxlee Tales from Inner City by Shaun Tan https://educateempower.blog/2019/03/06/tales-from-the-inner-city-by-shaun-tan/ Younger readers Black Cockatoo by Carl Merrison His Name was walter...
READ MORE
The rabbit, the dark and the Biscuit Tin by Nicola O’Byrne
Do you have a child who does not like to sleep? Have you ever wondered what your evening would look like if the dark never came? I know we’ve all…
READ MORE
The lost magician by Piers Torday
If you can imagine it, it must exist. Somewhere. Four children sent to live with someone they don’t know very well. Four children who have experienced the terror of war…
READ MORE
Read, read and read by Elizabeth Grocery and Liv.
‘When I open a book, it opens a whole new world’ Last year we read and reviewed Liv on Life:Green is good and have been wondering what Liv and her dog…
READ MORE
Girl on Wire by Lucy Estela and Elise Hurst
A girl stands before a wire, anxious about walking across the tightrope that is so far above the ground. The wind whips her cheeks and the thunder clouds growl –…
READ MORE
Let them explore
It is in every person’s nature to be an explorer. And to be a real explorer you need to visit unknown places with an open mind and an open heart.…
READ MORE
Find your treasure #4
Where can you find treasure in storybooks? With dragons of course! This week we found as many dragon books as we could and created a display. Dragons can be treasures…
READ MORE
Find your treasure #3: Book mark treasure
Treasure is the word in our library and this week we have created some book marks that will ignite thinking about the wondrous treasures books can bring. These book marks…
READ MORE
Find your treasure #2
This year the theme for book week is Find your treasure, so each week in our library we will be taking part in a small activity where the theme will…
READ MORE
Find your treasure #1
This year’s CBCA book week theme is Find your treasure. In our library the students will be participating in a variety of competitions with great book prizes! Perhaps you would…
READ MORE