Counting our Country by Jill Daniels
Counting our country by Jill Daniels is a bilingual counting book that all young children will enjoy. Written in English and the Ritharrnu language from South Eastern Arnhem land, Counting…
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Mind Blowing Paper Puzzles: 3D animal and geometric models by Haruki Nakamura
Published by Tuttle Can you imagine being able to make Dodecahedron of bears or a cube made of lizards? You can with this wonderful pack of make your own paper…
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Mum for Sale by Zanni Louise and illustrated by Philip Bunting
How often do we need to remind our mums to pay attention to us? Or how often are you – as a mum asked over and over again to pay…
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The ultimate animal counting book by Jennifer Cossins
1 Blue whale: Blue whales are one of the loudest animals in the world and they can hear each other from up to 1600 kilometres away. The ultimate…
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Aussie Backyard BirdCount week 22-28th October
What will you be doing next week? Keen to count birds with your children, students or those youngsters in your care? The annual Aussie Backyard Bird Count is a great way…
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Love chocolate? Read on
I am sure that most of the population love a piece of chocolate here or there but do we ever think about where it comes from? A recent article discusses…
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Along came a different by Tom McLaughlin
Children and adults alike will be inspired by this picture book that shows us that even if we look different, act different or like different things – we can all…
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Peg and Cat by Jennifer Oxley and Billy Aronson
Eid al-Adha is something unfamiliar to my children so this book was a perfect way to introduce them to this very special time of year. With mathematics, singing and celebrating,…
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Book Week 2018 activities for classrooms
Need some inspiration for this year’s CBCA Book Week? Check these out! Sustainability How can we host a waste free Book week? Come up with ideas for costumes and decorations…
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Jasper Juggles Jellyfish by Ben Long and David Cornish
Do you know a child who just can’t sit still in the classroom? Or would rather move about instead of sitting down? Or perhaps you have an interest in creatures…
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Animals in my garden by Bronwyn Houston
Have you ever wanted to be a biologist? Have you ever wondered how they count all those animals in the wild? Counting animals is great fun – and predicting the…
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Don’t forget the numeracy skills
There is a lot of focus on Literacy skills – and so there should be BUT numeracy is equally important and the embedding of those basic skills in the early…
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