7 Fun Games You Can Play To Increase Your Child's Vocabulary and Imagination
How can we help our kids improve their vocabulary and imagination? It's not just about expanding their vocabulary (which we can do throu
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Melanie Notaras
- Aug 13, 2018
- 3 min
Feedback from "The Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2017"
About this time last year I entered my novel The Art Show That Came To Life At Bundock Primary School in The Wishing Shelf Awards. Their sum
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Melanie Notaras
- Jul 25, 2018
- 1 min
121 HEALTHY FUNDRAISING IDEAS for Schools
Are you a school parent, teacher or School Principal? You don't have to fundraise with sugar and fat-filled foods, and you don't have to...
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Melanie Notaras
- Jul 17, 2018
- 3 min
12 Great Reasons to run My School Adventure as Your School's Next Fundraiser
Are you a mum with a primary, elementary or middle school child? Are you tired of having to buy sugar and fat-filled food to help your schoo
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Melanie Notaras
- Jul 4, 2018
- 4 min
How Teachers Influence the Story: exploring teacher characters in My School Adventure
Talk to any school-aged child and they’ll tell you about their teachers. And tell you. And sometimes tell you and tell you again. They...
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Melanie Notaras
- Jun 26, 2018
- 3 min
13 fun facts you might not know about the Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa is one of my favourite characters in my book, The Art Show That Came To Life. Here are some fun facts about the most famous...
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Melanie Notaras
- Jun 20, 2018
- 3 min
Building resilience in children - through gamebooks!
It’s a much darker world out there for kids than when we were growing up. War, child soldiers, social ostracism, refugees, homelessness and
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Melanie Notaras
- Jun 12, 2018
- 3 min
We Need To Foster The Feeling Of Belonging In Schools
It’s important for children to feel that they really belong to their school, no matter their age. Even though they might wear the same unifo
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Melanie Notaras
- Jun 6, 2018
- 3 min
For The Love Of Books, Read This!
Did you let your first love slip away? I mean reading – that intense and passionate emotional affair you have with books long before your fi
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Melanie Notaras
- May 29, 2018
- 2 min
Healthy Fundraising Can Help Rebrand Your School or PTA
Bringing a new level of ethics through healthy school fundraising can be exciting and an indicator of your school's overall values, attr
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Melanie Notaras
- May 23, 2018
- 3 min
This is the baby machine that creates a better reader
Scientific research shows that babies ONLY learn language through face-to-face time with an actual living person (not at all through watchin
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Melanie Notaras
- May 16, 2018
- 3 min
How to Approach Your School to Start a Club or Project … and Win At It!
Got a fantastic idea for your school? Use this 9 point checklist to make sure you've done the research and are prepared - BEFORE you go
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Melanie Notaras
- May 9, 2018
- 2 min
Are you a book-loving Mama? Check out these fun and quirky book-themed gifts for Mother’s Day!
Book themed gifts? Give it to me baby! With Mother’s Day this weekend, instead of the usual chocolates and flowers, why not treat...
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Melanie Notaras
- May 1, 2018
- 4 min
Reading Clubs & Book Clubs - what's the difference?
Oprah has one, and so do Emma Watson and Kim Kardashian - in fact, you might already be in one too! Book clubs are a fun activity where a...
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Melanie Notaras
- Apr 11, 2018
- 4 min
How to stop kids puking in your car (and actually turn car trips into fun).
It’s the easiest solution you can apply in just a few seconds! I have three kids with queasy stomachs so I know what I’m talking about....
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Melanie Notaras
- Apr 4, 2018
- 5 min
No Excuses, Time Poor Parents - it’s time you raised funds for your school!
I know, I know … you have multiple kids, your job, the kids have activities after school, there’s the housework that’s so overdue it...
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Melanie Notaras
- Mar 27, 2018
- 3 min
Allergy friendly fundraisers - 'cos sometimes the Easter Bunny ain't funny
Have you bought tickets for your school’s Easter Egg raffle? Have you seen the chocolate? Are you hoping to win a basket? Oh yes, the...
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Melanie Notaras
- Mar 21, 2018
- 3 min
CAN READ, but WON'T? Hook kids into books with these 9 great reading tips!
What was your favourite book as a kid? I bet you it was funny, or had adventure! Today’s kids aren’t any different, so if you have trouble g
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Melanie Notaras
- Mar 14, 2018
- 5 min
An open post to Principals: How to ENCOURAGE Parents TO HELP in READING GROUPS
I’ll admit it, I’m biased – when my kids were younger I loved helping out in their classroom, especially reading groups. It’s not only...
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Melanie Notaras
- Feb 27, 2018
- 3 min
Lessons kids learn from school fundraising
Have you ever offered to do the face-painting at your school fete? Or reading groups? It’s well known that kids whose parents volunteer...
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