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The Book Chook

http://thebookchook.blogspot.com/

What’s a chook? Here in Australia, it’s what lots of us call a hen. It rhymes with book. As a Kindergarten teacher, I was a real mother hen, who loved reading aloud to my chicks. My Book Chook blog shares snippets from the wonderful world and words of kids’ literacy and literature.

Added on: Nov 24th, 2008
Country: Australia
Language: English

Author: The Book Chook
Listed in: Books Primary
Tags: parenting tips literature book reviews reading children's books literacy

Recent Posts

Reader\'s Theatre (2)

Posted on Monday November 9th, 2009 at 21:23 in children's literature, writing a script, children's literacy, drama for kids, reader's theatre

In Reader's Theatre (1), I described my version of Reader's Theatre, and said that it's a great way to have kids interact with a story, and to develop their imaginations. I also love the fact that it allows kids who NEED to move the opportunity to li...
Scrap Coloring

Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 22:42 in colouring in, visual literacy, art as a spark for writing

Terry Doherty from Scrub-a-Dub Tub is always on the lookout for sites that contribute in some way to children's literacy. (Terry and I are part of a committee working toward another Blog Literacy Tour, scheduled for March 2010, and Terry is building ...
Book Review, outside IN

Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 16:00 in young adult fiction, outside in, hardie grant egmont, chrissie keighery

One of our strongest human needs is to fit in. This drives so much behaviour, particularly in our teenage years. Do you remember feeling that everyone else was cool, confident and charismatic, while you didn’t even fit inside your own skin? I don�...
Resource Roundup (November 09)

Posted on Thursday November 5th, 2009 at 00:33 in creative writing, Creative Thinking, reading online, free resource, children's literacy, resources for parents

Here are some sites I've discovered recently that support parents and kids toward literacy, creativity and education generally.Design SquadPBS have done it again! There is a TV show called Design Squad, and this is the companion site. I love the grea...
Reader\'s Theatre (1)

Posted on Sunday November 1st, 2009 at 16:00 in children's literature, activities to promote literacy, reader's theatre

In July 2009, I discussed developing a child's imagination through play by spring-boarding from literature. Reader's Theatre is another wonderful medium for encouraging kids to use their imaginations. Basically, you develop a short script based on a ...
More Nonsense

Posted on Sunday November 1st, 2009 at 01:40 in nonsense, word games, fun with words, children's literacy

A comment by Terry Doherty from Scrub-a-Dub-Tub after my Oh, What Nonsense! post yesterday, reminded me of some more nonsense that can be fun for kids, and involve them in reading and writing. We used to write these little stories in autograph books,...