New Year Reflections of an Educator
I ended a busy, productive year and began the new one in a reflective mood, thinking about something that has been playing on my mind for...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Dec 8, 2022
- 2 min
My Christmas Reads this week
When I realised that it was only two weeks till school shut for the year end break, I pulled out a few of my favourite Christmas books...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Nov 4, 2022
- 1 min
Library Fun...Six Word Memoirs
Last week in the library, we had fun with ‘six word memoirs’, which have popularly been attributed to Hemingway. Hemingway, as you know...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jul 5, 2022
- 3 min
Using a Pair of Books to explore the story of Noah's Ark
Tuesday's are TWOSDAYS here at Myth Aunty, where I explore pairing books in different ways. By pairing books, we not only extend a book...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jul 3, 2022
- 2 min
Growing with Yoga...a book to stretch through.
I LOVE yoga and I LOVE children’s books. . When both of them come together, I cannot be the posture-holding, slow breathing yogi. As the...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jun 25, 2022
- 7 min
Between the pages of a Book is a FUN place to be.
If you are reading this post, the chances are that you believe and probably even know that reading and books hold a certain magic, that...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- May 18, 2022
- 7 min
FOOD is...sitting around the table telling STORIES
Taking on from my previous post about food and families, when I think of families sitting around a table, I think about them sharing food...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Feb 21, 2022
- 3 min
Who Will Teach Emperor Akbar?...Who do we learn from? Who learns from us?
I always look for something deeply meaningful to start the new term or the new year and this one seemed like the perfect read for my...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Feb 15, 2022
- 3 min
'Twosday' Pairings...Kiss the Cow & Lakshmi the Water Buffalo Who Would'nt.
‘TWOSDAY PAIRS' Making connections is how we comprehend what we are reading, helping us get a deeper understanding, scaffolding our...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Feb 12, 2022
- 3 min
Positive messages from Negative Cat
World Read Aloud Day is celebrated on the first Wednesday in February, every year. It is a day that draws attention to the importance of...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Feb 10, 2022
- 3 min
Batting with Girl Power...Loki Takes Guard.
The reason I picked this book for the school library, is because of a former student who plays in the Tamil Nadu, U21 woman’s cricket...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Dec 29, 2021
- 4 min
Grateful for 2021...a reflection.
As we approach the end of the year, I cannot help but reflect on the year that has been. It’s been a year of ups and downs, much like the...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Dec 14, 2021
- 2 min
Voting for the Jarul Book Awards 2021
There was a wonderful buzz around the library this past week. We had read the 3 books shortlisted for the Jarul Book awards over the...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Dec 2, 2021
- 6 min
25 Meaningful Christmas Books
Maybe it’s because I have grown children, or maybe it’s because I’ve grown up celebrating Christmas, but for some reason I cringe every...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Sep 6, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Sep 5, 2021
- 4 min
Question!! A Story of a Teacher
"Boys, you must strive to find your own voice. Because the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are to find it at all. Thoreau...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Aug 25, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Aug 20, 2021
- 2 min
Starry-eyed with Van Gogh
Many requests for ‘Starry Night’ moved one artist up the list of books chalked out for our art theme. A few seemed familiar with the...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Aug 11, 2021
- 2 min
Come on, ride the Peace Train!!
If you’ve been following me for a while, you will be familiar with my affinity for sing-a-long books and so I absolutely could not resist...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jul 5, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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