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Celebrating teachers: fictional teachers
October 5th is World Teachers' Day. To celebrate teachers all around the world, we have brought together some of our favourite fictional teachers and teaching environments.Continue Reading -
Trees in stories
When autumn arrives in the Northern hemisphere with all its brilliant colours, we turn towards parks and forests to enjoy the fall foliage.Continue Reading -
Using online games with young learners
As teachers, we have all used games, be they online or not, to engage and motivate our teen, adult or young learners.Continue Reading -
Pirates!
Who doesn't like pirates? We have all read a story or watched a film or sung a song featuring pirates.Continue Reading -
Lighting up Children's Lit: Roald Dahl
The people who made a difference "And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.Continue Reading -
Ideas for International Literacy Day
Can your students imagine what it would be like not to be able to read and write?Continue Reading -
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Back to school: 5 tips to stay flexible and creative
How do you feel about the new school term? Excited yet uncertain at the same time? You are not alone. We are all looking forward to seeing each other again after the holidays.Continue Reading -
Cats in fiction and in the classroom
How many famous cats can you list off the top of your head? As we started thinking about our favourite fictional and real feline friends, we realized that there are quite a lot of them.Continue Reading -
Tips on choosing graded readers for teens and adults
During the holidays and the school term, we should always be ready to recommend books based on our students’ language needs, levels and interests.Continue Reading -
Talking philosophy with children
"Philosophy, if it cannot answer so many questions as we could wish, has at least the power of asking questions which increase the interest of the world, and show the strangeness and wonder lying justContinue Reading -
Brontë sisters film projects: Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre
Reading classic readers can be a fun discovery for teenagers, but it's often helpful if they can find connections with the texts; bridges, and paths that will help them find a way into the text.Continue Reading