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Making Plants Come Alive

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

A school like no other: Gola the Toy Library in Teo (Galicia, NW Spain)

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...

EFL and Early Education Teachers: Powerful Project Partners!

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...

Memories in a Matchbox to Integrate Social Studies

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

The Power of Storytelling

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

Learning About the Phases of the Moon with "Papa Papa, please get the moon for me" by Eric Carle

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

Firing children's imaginations with Eric Carle's "Little Cloud" (3-6 years)

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

Teachers: What are You Still (very) Hungry for? (Inspired by Eric Carle)

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...

5 Tips for Fostering Creativity in the Art Class

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...