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10 things to do during the holidays
The holidays are here, and after a busy year at school, and for many of us the challenges of online teaching, we all need some time to relax.Continue Reading -
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Mystery at the Mill: Projects and interview
Mystery at the Mill (Blue Readers Fiction, Level 5) takes you on an adventure in space and time, and it also raises some important issues in our society that your students will care about, too. TheContinue Reading -
Lighting up Children’s Lit: Maurice Sendak
“Once a little boy sent me a charming card with a little drawing on it. I loved it. I answer all my children’s letters — sometimes very hastily — but this one I lingered over.Continue Reading -
Ocean's 7: Seven adventure stories to take you across the seas to faraway lands
Imagine you are sitting by the sea, your feet dangling in the water as you look into the distance. The longer you look, the more details you start to notice.Continue Reading -
Themes in young readers: The natural world and the environment
The natural world is the first place where we have adventures and become explorers, but it is also a place we need to protect.Continue Reading -
Spend time in nature on World Environment Day
UN World Environment Day is observed on June 5th with lots of inspiring initiatives, educational projects and global involvement.Continue Reading -
Inspiring teachers: Reading flipbooks
In this series we talk to inspiring teachers who use storytelling to set up creative projects, set up reading programmes, and use the arts and literature to develop their students' language and lContinue Reading -
The Green Room: Bring the theatre to the classroom
The popularity of the TV show Glee or the film musicals like Les Misérables and La La Land shows us that the world of theatre and acting has become an exciting talking point fContinue Reading -
Sherlock Holmes and the Stolen Jewels in the classroom
We are all aware of the benefits of extensive reading, but some of us may feel unsure about how to approach longer texts in class.Continue Reading -
Interactive virtual field trip to London with Sherlock Holmes
Would you like to take your class on a field trip to London? What about a virtual trip to 19th century London?Continue Reading -
Tea in fiction and language
When you start learning English, the familiar cup of tea, present in every corner of the world, gains new meanings. Tea becomes more than something you drink in the morning or when you feel poorly.Continue Reading