It is Book Week next week and the theme this year is Connect to Reading – Reading to Connect. You can find a list of the nominated books and resources for using them in your classroom from the Primary English Teaching Association Australia website. I want to share with you two books I have connected with. Both connect […]
Do I Really Have to Teach Poetry?
Yes, you do! Until I worked with my poetry–loving teaching partner a few years ago, I loathed teaching poetry. All those memories from year 12 English literature class had left me thinking it was all too hard, and secretly I just didn’t get why it was important. I was always at a loss as to […]