Lunar New Year stories for Primary and the Early Years
Learn about Lunar New Year Customs and Traditions – there are ‘ratty’ stories to share and videos to dip into compiled by Jan Homden.
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12 titles that include children’s seasonal classics as well as new books published in 2019 .
Books to make you laugh, books that share a little magic and books to help us appreciate the world around us. Collated by Jan Homden with links through to Amazon – just cick on the book covers.
Understanding dementia
Sally Flint talks to ITM about her new book ‘I Love My Grandpa’ in which she explores dementia from a child’s perspective.
Supporting internationally mobile students with VLEs
Gavin McLean thinks that Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) can help bridge learning gaps experienced by many internationally mobile children as they move from school to school.
Setting up for reading
In school libraries around the world, ‘leveling’ texts to match them to a child’s level of reading development is accepted practice. Uma Shankar Singh thinks we ought to think again – carefully.
Abacus pedagogy
Natalia Sidor describes how children of all ages can benefit from learning how to use an abacus – and not just for mathematical calculations.
The digital threat to cultural diversity
The digital revolution has brought many benefits, but librarian Uma Shankar Singh argues it can also pose a significant threat to cultural diversity in an international school.