
Start the new year with these books full of impressive inventors and their inspiring inventions.
Read moreStart the new year with these books full of impressive inventors and their inspiring inventions.
Read moreWhat word describes the shape of a Vermicious Knid? Which Roald Dahl character stridulates? And what does snozzcumberophagous mean? These are all things that you can learn from delving into the pages of the new Oxford Roald Dahl Thesaurus.
Read moreWhere do new ideas come from? Is it inevitable, I wonder, that in trying to talk with students about using ways of knowing creatively I’m inclined to turn to individual stories of “getting ideas”? Today I’d simply like to share two or three resources for raising discussion of creativity in class. The first is a very short […]
Read moreIt might be tricky to spot potential novelists in a primary class, but one thing is certain: every child will grow up to be a non-fiction writer. From emails, blogs and reviews to reports, articles and proposals, factual writing is a key communication tool in every line of work. Information books are often used in […]
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