Oz Lit Teacher Blog

6+1 of my top reads for kids for 2023 Dec 10, 2023

In my last blog, I highlighted my top 6(ish) favourite adult reads for 2023. (Click here to read that post). Today I’m highlighting 6 of my favourite ...

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Class Novel Recommendation: August and Jones Oct 02, 2022

 I was keen to read Pip Harry's latest novel August and Jones because it was inspired by the true story of 2 students from the school where I was prin...

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Writers And Their Notebooks: Jaclyn Moriarty Mar 20, 2022

A few years ago I started a research project. I wanted to learn more about how published authors REALLY used their writer's notebooks so I could hel...

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What Are Book Sells And How Do You Teach Them? Oct 10, 2021

I recently finished reading the final book in Jessica Townsend’s AMAZING Nevermoor series. This series, touted as a cross between Harry Potter and...

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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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