National Tree day reflections
You may be participating in National Tree Planting day at school or in your community over the dates 26-28th July. This is an important day and recent studies have said…
READ MORE
Baby Business by Jasmine Seymour
Yana with Nanna to the smoking place Baby business by Jasmine Seymour is a beautiful new book written and illustrated by Jasmine Seymour and published by Magabala books. This picture…
READ MORE
ANZAC day classroom ideas
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. Australia Remembers by Allison Paterson is a book written for children of all ages. …
READ MORE
Letters to change the world
Christmas has just passed and perhaps your house is now filled with excess toys and packaging. Over summer we have been talking about toy quality and how some last, while…
READ MORE
Yours troolie, Alice Toolie by Kate and Jol Temple
We’ve had a lot of laughs whilst reading ‘Yours troolie, Alice Toolie ’ by @katejoltemple You don’t need to have met either character before to enjoy the conversation between two…
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
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…
READ MORE
What’s at the end of this piece of rope? by Tania Cox and Jedda Robaard.
What’s at the end of this piece of rope? Do you leave it? Pull it? Or ask some friends to help you investigate? All this is explored through a simple…
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
Our school library
Our library is a place to mingle with different types of books and pick up new books that you may never have thought you liked. Our library has a Non-Fiction…
READ MORE
How to teach your child about the importance of water.
Water is life. As a city dweller I am sure you take water for granted. We barely need to think when we turn the taps on as water always flows…
READ MORE
Grandpa’s BIG adventure by Paul Newman
Grandpa’s BIG adventure by Paul Newman and illustrated by Tom Jellett is a story of adventure told by a grandfather to his grandson – and what a great story he…
READ MORE