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Why social-emotional learning belongs in the classroom How do you manage all those emotions, relationships and events in your classroom? No matter what age group you teach, students are sure Read more…
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Why social-emotional learning belongs in the classroom How do you manage all those emotions, relationships and events in your classroom? No matter what age group you teach, students are sure Read more…
Who out there is juggling a variety of personalities in their classroom? If you have more than one student, I’m guessing every teacher! Our backgrounds shape so much about who Read more…
And that’s a wrap! Well, almost. 2021 has been a year for the record books in many parts of life, including at LiteracyPlanet. We had almost 7 million missions completed Read more…
LiteracyPlanet is proud to partner with several winners of the 2021 Australian Education Awards. We congratulate the following schools for the richly deserved recognition they received as a result of Read more…
Are we thinking broadly enough about how literacy skills are taught? Literacy-based instruction is an important aspect of teaching all subjects, including Art. And when we consider the diversity in Read more…
It was an exceptionally difficult process sifting through the hundreds of entries we received from all corners of the globe in our 2021 Educator Wall of Fame. We already knew Read more…
Teaching can be an impossible task. Between curriculum standards, school administration, leadership, colleagues, students and parents, you’re balancing a lot of stakeholders. Varying interests. Conflicting opinions. Unending demands. And with Read more…
It’s been a really challenging year for everyone, so we’d like to pass on our gratitude to all of our schools and Educators for being there for all students. Read more…
Last night, our UK Literacy Development Manager, Mark Nicholls, was a guest on the Check It Out Show, produced by the team at NetSupport. Here’s what Mark, and the hosts Read more…
A rose by any other name… it still smells as sweet, right? Generally speaking, as humans, we don’t like to be deceived. We want to know the truth, or our Read more…
Are video games as useful as books when it comes to teaching or learning literacy? While the term ‘useful’ is open to interpretation, what it boils down to is having Read more…
The past couple of months have been spent by our development team working on some important enhancements and fun releases. Read on to learn about the new features you’ll now Read more…
Maths and English. They tend to be considered two opposite sides of a teaching equation. But the truth is, when combined, they make a formidable team in developing students’ understanding Read more…
Ever been stuck in the old Google search loop? Making slight, even drastic adjustments to your search queries to find what you’re really after? Perhaps you’re trying to find a Read more…
Today marks 12 years since the brainchild of LiteracyPlanet’s Founder, Shane Davis, became a reality. Where were you in 2009? 2009 was the year of Lady Gaga’s Paparazzi, Barack Obama’s Read more…
How important is teaching literacy across all strands, really? Consider this – a mathematician, a geographer and an artist walk into a bar. It could pass for the beginning of Read more…
We’re so excited to announce that the winner of our recent Intergalactic Challenge is Auckland’s Holy Cross Catholic School! 28 Year 2 students from the Papatoetoe-based Holy Cross Catholic School Read more…
Knock, knock. Who’s there? Turtle Knock! The beloved arcade game is back to challenge the keenest students as they strive to save turtles from the most ingenious and diabolical situations. Read more…
Attention literacy teachers! We hear you; teaching is hard. Really hard. Beyond managing student and parent demands, plus extra-curricular activities, there’s the overriding and absolute need to help each student Read more…
Proving it’s possible to rethink education and transform the lives of children in rural Africa, Nakayale Academy for Orphans and Marginalised Children is substantially improving the prosperity of its community. Read more…