From the blog: Rain, rain, rain
Maureen’s post covers a wide range of books about rain, from the youngest to the independently reading, covering a range of cultures and genres from non-fiction through story to song.
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From the blog: Hickory dickory dash… It was read with great panache!
Following up their post of 2 weeks ago Sharon and Katie report on the actual event spanning all grades of their school with great panache…
From the blog: National Simultaneous Storytime at Don College #NSS2018
Don College (Years 11 & 12) students studying for their Certificate II in Community Services (Focus on Children’s Services) used National Simultaneous Storytime as a focus for their playgroup, under the guidance of their teacher Renee Chettle.
From the blog: Three things I’ve learned about writing interactive fiction
Emily’s detailed description of the process of the writing and the wonderful experiences she had with all who advised, supported and instructed her shows a depth of feeling and intention to deliver a meaningful reading experience that is exemplary.
From the blog: National Simultaneous Storytime #NSS2018
Guest bloggers Sharon Molnar and Katie Stanley from Friends’ introduce this much-loved event and will contribute a follow-up blog post on June 2.
From the blog: Creating colourful eBooks to stimulate problem-solving and imagination
Andrea Faith Potter describes her desire to write adventure stories where child characters can use their cleverness to solve their problems and help build resilience.
From the blog: Again! Why Repetition is a Good Thing
Johanna strongly relates our joy of rereading our favourite books to the learning processes that children go through when learning to read with books that explain the world they know and the experiences they wish to engage in. We can all remember books that did that for us as children if we try.
From the blog: Fremantle Literature Centre celebrates 25 Years in 2018!
Coral Tulloch, our very well-known Tasmanian author-illustrator, has frequently been involved with the Literature Centre in Fremantle, which is celebrating its 25th Anniversary this year. She tells us about her experiences and some of the celebrations so far.
From the blog: Lest We Forget – Picture Books for ANZAC Day
In the week before ANZAC Day appropriate stories set during the time of what was then termed The Great War help us to understand the hardships that were endured by many brave soldiers, that many children were orphaned and the grief and sorrow many people around the world endured.
Middle Years Booklist (Years 5-8)
https://www.cbcatas.org/assets/180328_CBCA_Vic_Middle_Grade_Fiction.pdf This list is shared with us by the CBCA Vic Branch - enjoy!