With the arrival of Spring, we often cover topics like baby animals and plants. Because these items weave their way into the school...

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...

I've been teaching young learners for a long time now, but in recent years there has been a significant shift in my approach after I...

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...

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...

How can we get our learners to feel confident enough to be more innovative in art class? Many of us want to break away from uniform craft...