New online magazine – written for kids, by kids during lockdown
Two sisters in North London take advantage of lockdown to enter the world of digital publishing. Isla McGuckin reports.
Two sisters in North London take advantage of lockdown to enter the world of digital publishing. Isla McGuckin reports.
Orla Redmond has set herself the lockdown task of compiling a reading list of favourite children’s books set in different countries around the world. She needs your help!
The library is at the centre of any good school campus. Why should things be any different during lockdown? asks Sally Flint.
Learn about Lunar New Year Customs and Traditions – there are ‘ratty’ stories to share and videos to dip into compiled by Jan Homden.
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.
Sally Flint talks to ITM about her new book ‘I Love My Grandpa’ in which she explores dementia from a child’s perspective.
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.
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.
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 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.