As a KiVa trainer in Spain, who trains teachers about how to implement the KiVa anti-bullying programme in their schools, I'm often asked...

In his video, Changing Education Paradigms, the late Sir Keith Robinson mentioned that as children grow older, they become more rational,...

Have you ever heard of an English school with its very own … pig? Porky lives alongside a dog, rabbits and some chickens that hatched in...

Teachers and parents face the same problem when they look for a book in English. There are so many factors to take into account:...

Can you fit your life into a cigar box? Can you imagine leaving home forever, never to return? The Matchbox Diary by Paul Fleishman,...

Every family has its own stories, passed down from relatives or taken from beloved books. And an older teacher can see how the same...

The idea that the Moon can change in size and follow cycles is a difficult concept for small children to understand. They accept its...

Last Tuesday's blog was based on a "Little Cloud" by Eric Carle, a book that encourages its readers to watch clouds and to open their...

Sometimes less is more and with this particular Eric Carle story, this does appear to be the case. The simplicity of "Little Cloud" is...

Eric Carle, illustrator and author of many a classic children's book, passed away on 23 May 2021. Following on from our last two blog...

There are many attractive picture books available to use in the CLIL classroom, but how do we decide which to use? What are the key...