Tag: craft
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Adelaide’s Secret World: Teaching Notes
Adelaide’s Secret World, Elise Hurst (author, illus.), Allen&Unwin, 2015. Review. She lives a solitary existence. A life once full of delight and wonders, now, a world confined in glass jars, hidden within a cloak and a red curtain. The town in which Adelaide lives is bustling with movement, but it seems the townsfolk are…
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Two Birds on a Wire: Teaching Notes
Two Birds on a Wire, Coral Vass (author), Heidi Cooper Smith (illus.), Scholastic Australia, 2015. Review. In an utterly amusing and entertaining tale, two birds; Black and Blue, pick a squabble up high on a wire. When the pair refuse to share, pandemonium strikes and the snapping, snorting, pushing, shoving, hassling and heckling…
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Alfie’s Lost Sharkie: Teaching Notes
Alfie’s Lost Sharkie, Anna Walker (author, illus.), Scholastic Press, 2015. Review We just loved Alfie as he dawdled his way out of the house in ‘Hurry Up Alfie!’ (see review). Now we are excited to see him return, and this time he’s dawdling on his way to bed. But who can sleep when their…
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Scary Night: Teaching Notes
Scary Night Lesley Gibbes Illustrated by Stephen Michael King Scary Night: Question Time! Before Reading: Have a Halloween style goody bag filled with related items or pictures. Eg. bats, ghost picture, owl, crocodile, bear, pumpkin, cake, hat, parcel. Ask children to guess how these items might appear in the story. Ask, what do you…
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Oliver and George: Teaching Notes
Oliver and George Peter Carnavas Oliver and George: Question Time! Before Reading: What do you know about bears? How do they normally behave? Look at the cover. Which character do you think is Oliver? Which is George? What can you see them doing? What do you think the boy wants to do? During Reading: Have…
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The Brothers Quibble: Teaching Notes
The Brothers Quibble Aaron Blabey We’ve seen the success of Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley, The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon and Pig the Pug. Now, in true form, Aaron Blabey brings us another humorous story that at times makes us cringe; it’s The Brothers Quibble. ”Spalding Quibble ruled the roost. He shared…
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Tim and Ed: Teaching Notes
Tim and Ed Ursula Dubosarsky and Andrew Joyner My Little Book Review: Having two kids under five is busy enough; constantly picking up after them, the daily hustle and bustle, and the shouts, shrieks and laughter that goes with sibling shenanigans. But what about young, lively, always busy, curious twins? Now that would be a…
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Baby Bedtime: Teaching Notes
Baby Bedtime Mem Fox Illustrated by Emma Quay I could eat your little ears. I could nibble on your nose. I could munch your tiny fingers. I could gobble up your toes. Read my review of Baby Bedtime here. Baby Bedtime: Question Time! Before reading: Find a cosy place to snuggle up with your…