I love teaching science. . . children getting totally absorbed in the knowledge and enquiry that science delivers if taught with a little imagination. There should also be LOTS of talk, always be a practical element and most of the lesson should be experiential. Children should be ‘doing’ something; up out of their seats, moving …
Learning to read is one of the most crucial skills that a child will learn in his/her lifetime. We live in a speculative society in which proficient literacy abilities are embraced and are considered the key to success and academic achievement. Growing up, I loved to read and it sort of came naturally as a …
What is it? What does it mean? Is there a true definition? There are many contradictory definitions and I am not claiming that I know the answer. In fact, I have no idea what it means but that’s ok isn’t it?…. I do believe that it can mean different things to different people at different …
Books are so special, they are unique, they open up new worlds, they feed the brain with new information, they inspire and inform, they give power and meaning to new events and artefacts – books are needed! And by books, I do especially mean actual physical books that you can pick up and smell (am …