Faiths and their festivals

(Teacher Resource)

(back of book) -- A guide to religions and celebrations in our multicultural society.

A key aim of education is to recognise, value and promote a positive attitude to differences, foster tolerance and develop cultural competence.

This book is designed to help by giving background information to the faiths and celebrations in our multicultural society. It looks at the beliefs and core practices of the main faiths and describes the festivals associated with them. It explains the origins of the festivals and how they are celebrated within the faith communities, and includes suggestions on how to explore them in a way that is meaningful to young children..


Faith and Festivals contains:
. stories
. songs
. recipes
. ideas for activities
. advice on useful resources


Christine Howard is a former LEA adviser in RE, founder and director of Articles of Faith Ltd and an independent consultant/trainer in religious and multicultural education. Kay Margetts is Associated Professor in Early Childhood Studies and Director of International Baccalaureate programs at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education.

You will find this book in the Teacher Resource Library - Social Studies - Box 3.

Wearable Wonders

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(New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children & Young Adults finalist - 2014)

A wonderful book for primary, easy to read instructions and wonderfully illustrated with fact files.

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Summary: "This charming tale explores the unique bond between big sisters and little brothers everywhere."--Back cover

One funky monkey

Have you ever seen a meerkat moonwalk?
An eagle rock?
Or a dragon dance disco?
Come and dance with one funky monkey as he counts to ten and back again.

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"I had to go into the woods. And I wasn't afraid at all. Until..."
When a boy can't find his favourite stuffed bunny, he bravely heads into the woods to search for it... and discovers a big, scary brown bear instead! But he learns that the bear is just lonely, so he promises to share his night-light, and the two forge on together, until... they run into two scary giants! As the boy continues his search, he comes across other seemingly scary creatures, but finds that, like him, they're just looking for some comfort and security before bedtime.

A story about the comfort of companionship and the courage it takes to help a stranger, this sweet picture book will remind readers of all ages that being afraid of the dark doesn't mean you have to afraid alone.

A book

1st ed
Cover title
"Once, in A book by Mordicai Gerstein, published by Roaring Brook Press, New York, there lived a family of characters"--P. [1
Summary: Once upon a time there was a family who lived in a book. All but the youngest had stories they belong to - fighting fires, exploring space, entertaining in the circus - but the little girl doesn't have her own story. So she goes on a quest through the book, and encounters different genres in children's literature including graphic novels, mystery, pirate/adventure, historical fiction, and science fiction. A sophisticated picture book

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Cheery and cheeky themes abound in this deliciously illustrated story about the magic of laughter and play and new companions.

The Fly

Includes lift-up flaps

An informative story about life from a fly's perspective, punctuated with 'FLAP' as the fly swatter comes down! Loved the fly's panic as the book is about to close on him. This could be an interesting read aloud with a fly swatter prop, plenty of exaggeration and a great pairing with the song 'Shoo fly, don't bother me'!

Opposites

Captioned illustrations of everyday objects and activities demonstrate opposites such as wet/dry, on/off, old/new. Suggested level: preschool, junior.

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