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"A new OECD report, "Educating 21st-Century Children: Emotional Well-Being in the Digital Age," says that while better support for physical and mental health has improved modern children's lives, access to tablets and smartphones before you learn to walk and talk has consequences, good and not so good. "

Wonderopolis is uniquely rooted in the power of learning through curiosity, exploration, and everyday moments, providing thousands of "Wonders of the Day"- fun units of learning and questions such as "What does it mean to stand up for something?" or "Why is the Statue of Liberty green?" Each Wonder of the Day is a launching pad for students reading and learning, maximising multi-disciplinary content with non-fiction text and multimedia as well as commenting, submit-your-own Wonder, and other features designed to keep students-and entire classrooms-engaged with the site. Wonderopolis facilitates students' studies in the classroom as well as self-guided learning at home and on the go.

"We know teacher librarians and school libraries play an important role in supporting young people's reading and broader academic achievement. But school libraries play a more diverse role in students' lives, among which is to support their well-being. Here are five ways they do this."

Barnes and Noble has a really nice selection of very well known (and many award winning) children's books. The voices of the readers are nice to listen to and kids will recognize many of their favorites. Partial portrayal of the illustrations, without text showing, and with some zooming in and out.

Barnes and Noble has a really nice selection of very well known (and many award winning) children's books. The voices of the readers are nice to listen to and kids will recognize many of their favorites. Partial portrayal of the illustrations, without text showing, and with some zooming in and out.

Delightful readings of well know picture books. The reader is shown occasionally, but predominantly the illustrations of the book are zoomed in and out.

Delightful readings of well know picture books. The reader is shown occasionally, but predominantly the illustrations of the book are zoomed in and out.

The Australian Poetry Library (APL) aims to promote a greater appreciation and understanding of Australian poetry by providing access to a wide range of poetic texts as well as to critical and contextual material relating to them, including interviews, photographs and audio/visual recordings.

So if this year's National Poetry Month inspires you to give daily poetry a go in your classroom, maybe even just for the month, consider these four reasons why starting class with a poem each day will rock your world. Just for good measure, I've included a few poem suggestions as well.

A comprehensive site on illustration - media, style, design - and picture books including page to screen, banned books, parodies as well as teacher resources..

Spanning a century and featuring foreign gems as well as British cult classics, Martin Salisbury's stunning collection of the greatest picture books is a revelation for all ages

Students who are highly engaged in a wide range of reading activities are more likely than other students to be effective learners and to perform well at school. Research also documents a strong link between reading practices, motivation and proficiency among adults. Proficiency in reading is crucial for individuals to make sense of the world they live in and to continue learning throughout their lives...

It's well known that public libraries are no longer just about the books - even e-books. Many community libraries are receiving 21st century digital-age makeovers: Numerous digital technologies, maker spaces to invite creation, even video production suites and 3-D printers now inhabit many libraries across the country.

Well-designed project-based learning (PBL) has been shown to result in deeper learning and engaged, self-directed learners. Learn more about the five core elements of successful PBL.

This guide provides a framework for New Zealand school library teams to create your own school library handbook. It covers the educational and management aspects of an effective school library as well as operational procedures.

This guide has been written to provide a general introduction to writing reports. It outlines the typical structure of a report and provides a step by step guide to producing reports that are clear and well structured.

The site does not appear to be maintained but the archives are well worth exploring to delve into picture book illustration. From the author: My intention is to discuss picturebooks, in particular the pictures in them! Why? Because, in ELT we tend to select picturebooks because they contain words our students might know. I plan to write something a couple of times a month, sharing what I discover in my readings; describe new titles I come across; discuss particular illustrators and their styles and generally promote the picture in picture books.

More than 7.8 million images you and your students can use in signs, projects, presentations, Web sites, worksheets, newsletters, posters and much more! As well as offering professional quality vector and raster images we also have JPG, PNG and GIF images in smaller sizes so that younger children do not need to resize them.

The world's largest searchable directory of Webquest reviews with a subscriber option for more benefits. Includes information and articles about webquests as well as hosting them.

A teaching strategy to help students make connections between the ideas in readings, their own experiences and beliefs, and events in history and the world. Facing History offers teaching strategies that nurture students growth; literacy and critical thinking skills within a respectful classroom climate. By giving a purpose to students' reading (i.e. focusing students on paying close attention to text to find connections), this strategy helps students comprehend and make meaning of the ideas in the text. This strategy can be used when reading any text - historical or literary - and it can also be used with other media as well, including films. It can be used at the beginning, middle or end of the reading process - to get students engaged with a text, to help students understand the text more deeply or to evaluate students' understanding of the text.

Teachers have always read aloud to young children, but recent research has shown that reading aloud can benefit middle and secondary students as well. Reading aloud to teenagers stimulates their imaginations and emotions; models good reading behavior; exposes them to a range of literature; enriches their vocabularies and understanding of sophisticated language patterns; makes difficult text understandable; models the fact that different genres are read differently; supports independent reading; and can encourage a lifelong enjoyment of reading.

Home page for a journal that explore creative, or literary, non-fiction. Creative Nonfiction, defines the genre simply, succinctly, and accurately as "true stories well told." And that, in essence, is what creative nonfiction is all about.