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The Time Detectives: time travel adventures in the English class
Go on an adventure with Liam and Rose, the young time detectives as they travel through space and time and explore different periods in the past and the future.Continue Reading -
Meet the illustrator: making children's books with Maria Sole Macchia
What is it like to make illustrations for children? Maria Sole Macchia is a visual artist who specializes in creating picture books for young children.Continue Reading -
A Connecticut Yankee in the English Class
We are all aware of the benefits of extensive reading, but some of us may feel unsure about how to approach longer texts in class.Continue Reading -
Interactive reading: learn, think and play with The Thinking Train series
Among the multitude of benefits of reading stories in the language class, we would like to point out the importance of interaction during reading sessions.Continue Reading -
Looking together: word and image interplay in picture books
Picture books are rich resources for language development as well as visual literacy development, regardless of the age of your students.Continue Reading -
Beat the bullies through books: a review of Jane, the Fox & Me
I told her, You’ll see, the story ends well. Did you have any books in your childhood and teenage years which surrounded you with a protective haze?Continue Reading -
Deborah’s dreams: how stories can make a difference
The graphic novel Jane, the Fox & Me by Fanny Britt and Isabelle Arsenault shows us that books and reading can work as protective shields, safe zones and islands of self-discovery.Continue Reading -
Seven stories for a better school day
Young children often face big questions at school.Continue Reading -
Inspiring teachers: reading and dramatization in Germany
In this series we talk to inspiring teachers who use stories and storytelling to set up reading programmes and creative projects, and use the arts and literature to develop their students’ languaContinue Reading -
Stories that support language and thinking development
A need for stories Stories help us meaningfully organize our experiences, no matter how old we are or what language we speak.Continue Reading -
Deborah’s dreams: how stories can make a difference
The graphic novel Jane, the Fox & Me by Fanny Britt and Isabelle Arsenault shows us that books and reading can work as protective shields, safe zones and islands of self-discovery.Continue Reading -
Young learner projects for cold days and holidays
The year is coming to an end and our students are distracted by all the celebrations that this season brings so we need the most playful activities to keep the language they have learnt during the schContinue Reading