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Lighting up Children's Lit: The Brothers Grimm
"For storytelling is always the art of repeating stories, and this art is lost when the stories are no longer retained.Continue Reading -
Let’s get back to school ... and start a Book Club
The school year is just about to start again and for some of you it may have already started. Is this a time of the year when you feel excited and nervous at the same time?Continue Reading -
Let's talk about plot twists (and use them in the English class)
How do you feel about unexpected plot twists and surprise endings? Do you remember any films or books which surprised you so much that you couldn't stop thinking about them?Continue Reading -
Let's talk about love: Language activities and stories
How about some fun language activities and literary challenges for Valentine's Day?Continue Reading -
Let's talk about Henry James: New meets old in Daisy Miller
Henry James, who was born in New York City on 15 April in 1843, is in the great group of British authors who can be considered 'outsiders' arriving from various cultural and national backgroundsContinue Reading -
Let's go to Norway with The Three Goats
What is the first five thing that comes to your mind when you think of Norway? Fjords, mountains, Vikings, Munch Ibsen, crime stories?Continue Reading -
Learn resilience from your favourite books
“At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done, then they begin to hope it can be done, then they see it can be done—then it is done and all the world wonders why it was not dContinue Reading -
Language and CLIL Projects for World Food Day
'Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too.' World Food Day, an event promoted by the United Nations' World Agricultural Organisation is held on October 16th.Continue Reading -
Key Figures in Education: Maria Montessori
In this series we introduce key figures in education, and take a look at pivotal areas of their thinking.Continue Reading -
Key Figures in Education: Lev Vygotsky
In this series we introduce key figures in education, and take a look at pivotal areas of their thinking.Continue Reading -
Key Figures in Education: Kieran Egan
In this series we introduce key figures in education, and take a look at pivotal areas of their thinking.Continue Reading -
Jack London Special
We all have fond memories of Jack London stories: our heart rate going faster at the adventures of Buck (The Call of the Wild) and White Fang (White Fang), or feeling angry about cruelty againstContinue Reading