Book extension activities

The Sense of Wonder and Poetry

'Twosdays' is the hashtag that I use on social media on Tuesdays, when I share not just one, but two books that I may have paired for...

WANTED...Red!!! Little Red Riding Hood

'Twosday' pairs are a hashtag under which I share a pair of books that I have paired for different reasons...posted on a Tuesday. This...

Just Like Papa...exploring what we 'can do'.

Week 3 of Term 2 and we continue with the Art Theme in the library, exploring Indian art and artists through books. It hasn't been easy....

Art IS Everywhere

Art Theme Week 10 We have just one more week of school before we break for holidays. With Pratham’s One Day, one story, scheduled for the...

Snipping away with Matisse...Henri's Scissors by Jeanette Winter

Art Theme Week 8 Last week the children had the following items ready for our library session, a request which had all the children very...

Nani's Walk to the Park

My first glance through ‘Nani’s walk to the park’, written and illustrated by Deepa Balsavar, I thought, ‘hmmm sweet book, nice for...

The Noisy Paintbox speaks.

Taking on from our first book, ISH by Peter H. Reynolds which I chose to help my students see that art comes from what we...

When a library read-aloud session inspires creative expression...Spellbound by Nalini Sorensen

I started my class by reading the first chapter of a book. I didn’t tell my students the title or the author. I just read aloud the...