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Parents as Role Models in Reading: A Guide to Inspiring a Love for Books- the voice of Hanadi Tayfour



Encouraging a love for reading in our children can be such a joyful and fulfilling journey, I am sharing some tips I found effective, hoping they would inspire you.

Lead by example: When my child sees me enjoying a book or a magazine, it naturally attracts their curiosity. Let’s show our kids how muc...

Celebrating the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples with a Magical Journey in Finding the Language by Indigenous Child Author Adelyn Newman-Ting
As we honor the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples today, it's an opportune moment to celebrate the vibrant cultures and languages that enrich our world. One remarkable way to do this is by diving into the pages of "Finding the Language," a captivating book writt...




Reading holds a certain magic that transports us to distant lands, introduces us to fascinating characters, and immerses us in diverse cultures—all from the comfort of our favourite chair. Words possess an incredible power: they can heal, inspire, and uplift. With this understanding, on June 7, 2024...

Finding Your Roar - Voice of Hannah Gold

My dream was always to be a children’s author. To one day be able to walk into a bookshop and see MY books on the shelves – to see my stories and my voice out in the world. There was one small problem. As a child I was chronically shy. So shy, I was too afraid to speak up in class or ever share any ...

Mindfulness: A path to a Kinder You and a Better World - Voice of Ivy B. Ogbu

Hey there, awesome young minds! Ever wondered how you can make a big difference in our world? Being a changemaker sounds like a big task with big shoes to fill. Well, I've got a somewhat easier but very impactful secret for you: it's all about something called "mindfulness," and ...

Teaching Children Information Literacy - the voice of Sanam Bozorgi 

Often, when students enter college or university, they lack good information literacy skills.

What do we mean by this? Essentially, information literacy is the ability of a child to:


  • Decide what information is needed.
  • Be able to make choices about the different types of information available both in pr...
Wellbeing in Education - the voice of Robert Williams

Hello, my name is Rob and over the past two years my role at school has focused on well-being in education. Specifically, how we can begin to address the well-being needs of students that are ever changing and very individual...

Why we are bringing whales to Dubai - Voice of Chris Vick

What produces half of all the oxygen we breathe and absorbs huge amounts of carbon?

 

What, if we had more of them, could help solve the climate crisis?

 

Are you thinking trees?  You’d be half right. But the ocean is working just as hard as the forests, soaking up vast amounts of the car...

Can Your #Maincharacter Change The Story Of The Future? - the voice of K D Adamson

Are you a #maincharacter? Do you have #maincharacterenergy? It’s a BIG hashtag right now. It means being the main character of your own life, actively taking control and focusing first and foremost on yourself, your wants and desires.

#Maincharacter says that the most important thing is us, and what ...

Sustainable Vision - the voice of Inayah Fathima Faeez

What do you think of when you consider a sustainable future?

  

  

There are loads of things we can do for this achievement, which is necessary considering the dire need for action against climate change today. Action is key.

Each one of us have different visions of a better future, ...

Tough plants for a tough place - the voice of Mark Tester

I hope you’ve eaten today. And yesterday.


Do you know - all your food comes from plants, or from animals that have eaten plants. Without plants, there’d be no life – no us!


For all our food, we need to be able to grow plants – lots of them. Billions of them.


But in the Middle East, and many other hot d...

Building Writers in the Classroom - the voice of Sharon Monis

"A word after a word after a word is power."

-Margaret Atwood

Lets Save Our Oceans - the voice of Abrar Ahmed Sirohey

Life below water (SDG 14) and clean water and sanitation (SDG 6) are extremely important goals that demand immediate attention. Whole ecosystems and economies, not to mention cultures and cities are at risk of collapse.

  

The 2021 UN SDG goals report states that on average only 1.2 % of nat...

Furry Fabulous - the voice of Ali Sparkes

This is Willow, my dog. When she arrived as a puppy she totally messed up my life… in a good way.

Lots of my author friends have dogs or cats or other pets and we often put our favourites into a story. I think animals inject a magical energy into our writing. My Shapeshifter series features a boy who...

Pandemic - Paralysis, Performance, & Progress - the voice of Maaria Kashif

This past year has been a roller coaster to say the least. As an educator of English Language Arts and Science to Middle School students my challenges were awaiting me in and out of the classroom. I can happily say I am a 21st century teacher, one who knows the loops of an “online interactive” teach...

How to spend a trillion dollars - the voice of Rowan Hooper

I’ve had a daydream since I was young: if I suddenly became fabulously rich, what would I spend my money on? And while most of us will never have the opportunity to indulge on a massive scale, there is a lot of money out there, sloshing around in the world economy. A lot of it doesn’t seem to be doi...

The Roadmap for Preparing Students for the MAP Exam - the voice of Dr. Mina Radhwan 

Assessments are considered as a significant component in the process of improving education all over the world. Formative assessment helps teachers to enhance students’ learning skills and develop their academic progress. Nowadays, for educational accountability, countries, schools and teachers are ...

 Callum the Camel: the Dromedary of the Draa - the voice of Alice Morrison 

Hello. My name is Callum the Camel and I am from Morocco in the north of Africa. Full disclosure – I am not a camel because they have two humps, I am a dromedary but humans are very bad at names. They call me a camel and it’s stuck. I don’t mind too much since some of my best mates are camels, and a...

Animals, Money and More - the voice of Dhruti Shah

When I was very little, much like many other children, I had a piggy bank in my room in London in the UK. I’d save up my pennies and my pound coins and think of all the wonderful books I’d be able to buy the next time we went to the shops. Sometimes if it was a really special book, and I couldn’t wa...

How Gratitude Changes your Brain - the voice of Maria Margossian 

There is a lot of talk these days about how gratitude is good for your mindset and your happiness, and there is plenty of evidence to support these claims. But what you may not know is that actively appreciating your life and the positive aspects of it can change your brain and even improve other as...