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Yarning competition – Encouraging First Nations students to speak up
Yarning provides a platform for students to share their unique perspectives, experiences, and stories with a broader audience.
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2024: A year of writing competitions for your students to enter
There are dozens of opportunities for young writers to hone their craft. Here are some national competitions offered in the…
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Ideas for End-of-Year Book Prizes (that aren’t vouchers)
"These special books have remained with me as reminders of my potential and what educators saw in me at an…
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The Sudsy Challenge: Teaching Empathy By Keeping Your Shirt On
Keeping the same clothes on for three days, although a simple task, it's a great way to change perceptions about…
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Three Literary Leaning Ideas for Book Week
Sometimes the most powerful book recommendations for kids can come from a fellow student.
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Teacher Book Week Costumes: 10 Books that give you bang for your buck
Ten books that offer a multitude of costume options, most of which can be achieved with props lying around the…
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Solutions to small school fundraising
There are many inherent advantages to being part of a small school community, but fundraising options isn’t usually one of…
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Beyond Words writing competition
Dymocks has announced a new national creative writing competition for children with one of the largest prize pools in the…
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Have you given your students these banned books?
“I believe you can tell a lot about where a society is at by looking at what is being either…
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How to Keep Your Students Reading Over the School Holidays
Sue Whiting is the author of over 20 books for children and young adults and she shares her three top…
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