An extra Read about Australia activity for Amazing Animals
I’m planning to create an extra interactive classroom activity for all the Read about Australia books – eventually. So far we have an activity for Capital Cities of Australia and another for Outback Australia. Now this one is for Amazing Animals of Australia. It’s designed for reading groups, conversation groups or classroom use….post reading, and perhaps after doing the worksheets … Continue reading
Four more Read about Australia books
At last! The second set of Read about Australia is finally out. This is the series that libraries asked for – non-fiction easy-read books with Australian content. I’ve had some lovely feedback from trialling teachers, and I hope your library users or classroom learners will enjoy them too. The new titles are: Amazing Animals of Australia The Bush in Australia … Continue reading
New Read about Australia series
I’ve always loved classes where you cut up a map of the Australian states and territories, and learners have to reassemble it, adding the capital cities…and of course talking about what goes where. There is just so much of Australia to learn about, and so many unexpected aspects… swimming dangers that aren’t just sharks, birds called a ‘bin chicken’, a … Continue reading
Displaying EAL resources: An inspiring library example
When I created Tabletop English (a set of printable games and activities), I assumed that teachers would browse through and print out what they needed, as they needed it. Which is fine, but what about a centre or a college with multiple lecturers? How can they make sure there’s not an excess of printing, or that communal copies don’t disappear … Continue reading
Tabletop English and EAL mapping
Happy new (teaching) year, everyone. I hope it’s going to be a good one. This is an update to my ‘end-of-year’ post about the launch of Starting Tabletop English and Tabletop English. These are two sets of fun, interactive, group games and activities for pre-beginner and early beginner learners of English. They were written and trialled through 2024.. It was … Continue reading
