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Monthly Archives: January 2013
New books for Secondary February 2013
Big Thursday by Anne Brooksbank A moving family drama about change and loss, and having the courage and strength to surf the big breaks. By the acclaimed author of Father’s Day and Mother’s Day. His dad had often spoken of … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Events, Family, New Books, Relationships, Secondary, Themes
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New books for Primary – February 2013
The Treasure Box – Margaret Wild and Freya Blackwood From two of our most talented picture-book creators comes this celebration of things that can’t be destroyed by bombs or fire. A haunting and beautiful tale of the power of words, the … Continue reading
Posted in Death and Bereavement, Environment, Events, Family, Historical, New Books, Primary, Relationships, Themes
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Girl Stuff – Kaz Cooke Revised and Updated.
6 years ago, Kaz Cooke gave parents, teachers, librarians and more importantly – Girls, a comprehensive, funny and frank guide to being a teenager. Such was the success of this invaluable tome that we are delighted to announce the fully updated and … Continue reading
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Teaching Notes for The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Despite the tumour-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support … Continue reading
Teacher Review of The Fault in Our Stars – John Green
The Fault In Our Stars– John Green’s latest novel, seems to be taking the world by storm. What are our Australian teachers saying about it? Does it have applications in the classroom? Could it be a valuable addition to your classroom library and … Continue reading
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First paragraphs as writing prompts
Continuing on with our theme of brainstorming warm up activities to use with students that are quick, fun, easy and engaging for Term One, we are reminded of an oldie but a goodie. Using first paragraphs or first sentences from novels … Continue reading
Tuning in with Book Spine Poetry
Term One approaches and we here at Penguin Teacher Academy are brainstorming warm up activities to use with students that are quick, fun, easy and engaging. Book Spine Poetry is a great tuning in exercise, it allows for collaboration or can … Continue reading
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Teaching Unit for Beneath a Darkening Sky – Majok Tulba
“Another burning hut collapses and the villagers jump. One of the rebels laughs. He looks barely older than me, not by more than a year. Now I see that a lot of the rebels are just boys. All of them … Continue reading
Welcome back!
Welcome back to a brand new year here at Penguin Teacher Academy. Of course, you are all supposed to be relaxing and enjoying your well-earned break for school holidays, but we know many of you are already firing up your laptops and … Continue reading
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