Oz Lit Teacher Blog

7 Picture Books Featuring Disability Sep 05, 2021

I’ve been watching the Paralympics recently and have thoroughly enjoyed it.Ā The determination, persistence and resilience of the athletes constant

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Interview With Author Kaye Baillie Jul 18, 2021

I was recently fortunate enough to interview Kaye Baillie, the author of one of the most heart-warming books ever, Boo Loves Books (where two of m

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What Are Mentor Texts? Jul 11, 2021

We’ve just moved houses and, after living in a rental house with a complete mishmash of furniture (like uni students who haven’t really even grown

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4 Books To Spark Start-Of-Year Notebook Writing Jan 24, 2021

Notebook writing is the perfect start-of-year activity for your literacy classroom- it builds community and teaches students timely strategies for

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7 Reasons Every Teacher Should Read Aloud Every Day Nov 08, 2020

When my year 3 teacher, Mrs Margaret Browne, told us she had to pull on a pair of gloves before she could start reading our new class novel, I don’t...

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10 Books To Teach Friendship, Kindness And Gratitude Oct 18, 2020

Have you reached that point in the year where you need to pause and focus on teaching your students how to get along with one another again?

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How To Plan For Effective Genre Instruction Oct 11, 2020

I’m in the middle of running the Writing Traits Masterclass at the moment (and LOVING it!) and I’ve had lots of questions about planning for genre

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Why Is Literacy Important? (A Lesson From 2020) Aug 30, 2020

As far as books go, 2020 has turned into Margaret Wild’s ā€˜The Sloth Who Came to Stay.’

You know the picture story book about the busy family...

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