Create readers

Book talks are a powerful way of promoting books and reading to students. Here are some tips for enticing readers with these lively, quick-fire presentations.

A growing body of research suggests that reading for pleasure contributes to well-being. This blog post describes how school libraries can also support well-being, including developing spaces, services, and collections that help children and young people develop good emotional, social, physical, and mental health.

Is it your natural instinct, when you’ve found a book you love, to want to share it with someone else? Here are a few teacher resources and tools that could enrich and inform those 'book-ish sharings', or inspire new ways to dig deeper into fiction through discussion and activities.

A variety of reading and writing related festivals and events over the next few months offer the chance to immerse your students in literature.

As we approach Youth Week (19 to 27 May), it's a good time to consider how we can celebrate, value, and support our local young people. With the theme of ‘be who you want to be’, how do we contribute to well-being and sense of self?

Innovative solutions, a change in attitude and behaviour about the use of plastics, and empathy will all be needed to tackle plastic pollution, the focus of this year’s Earth Day on 22 April.

Kei te hiahia ō ākonga kura tuarua kia whai wāhi rātou ki tētahi whakataetae tuhituhi whakaoho i ngā whakaaro, kia wini moni hoki?

Would your secondary students like to win some serious prize money — $500?, $1000? Get them to enter the 2018 national creative writing competition, Smart Alex.

Books and resources about inspirational women are ideal starters for discussions with children about gender stereotypes, dreams, and determination.

Singing, rhyming, oral storytelling, and reading aloud are essential for helping children learn a language, along with the listening and concentration skills essential for brain development and memory.