Monday, 20 June 2011

New Resources

Stolen Girl – Trina Saffioti & Norma MacDonald

Click here for stolen generation  education kit

Stolen Girl Blog

From the early 1900s through to the late 1960s it was Government policy in Australia to remove Aboriginal Children from their families.  These children are known today as the stolen generation.  The children were taken to government, religious or welfare institutions all over Australia – sadly many children never saw their families again. Over 100,000 aboriginal children were separated from their families.  In 2008 in the spirit of reconciliation, Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, apologised on behalf of the Australian Government to the people of the stolen generation and their families.  A beautiful and thought provoking book that has to be read.

 

Rethinking Play & Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education

 Click here for a fantastic Early Childhood Play Site

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Bringing together a collection of chapters from international experts in the field of early childhood education, this book seeks to explore how play in the early years is valued as a means of learning.  With international appeal and relevance, this book will be of interest to students taking undergraduate, masters and doctoral courses in early childhood education, childhood and education studies as well as academic teachers and researchers, policy makers and international agencies working with young children.  A great resource for our Early Childhood students.

 

 

Wednesday, 8 June 2011

Matariki

 

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Matariki – Maori New Year   

In a physical sense, Matariki is a cluster of seven stars within the constellation Taurus (in fact  Matariki is actually made up of several hundred stars but only seven of them can be seen with the naked eye).  The word Matariki means ‘little eyes’ or ‘eyes of gold’.Towards the end of May, the seven stars sink below the horizon and disappear from New Zealand's night sky – but not for long.  Keep a close eye on the sky in June, you may be lucky enough to see Matariki return.

Wednesday, 1 June 2011

New Resources

The Very Bad Book – Andy Griffiths

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Click here to see Andy Griffiths fantastic website

The inside cover of this book says it all…

This book contains nothing but very bad stories, very bad drawings, very bad poems, very bad cartoons, and very bad riddles about very bad characters doing very bad things. 

It is a very bad book!

(But an hilarious one)! Kids will love it!

 

Sticks and Stones – Jack Zipes

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Click here to see New Zealand's Literature Website

This book will not only make you think about Children’s Literature, it may also offer an alternative view point for you to ponder.

From Slovenly Peter to Harry Potter, Jack Zipes raises the stakes for everyone who cares about children's literature and culture

An intelligent and thought-provoking must read