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Direct linkGlenn Saxby – Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, 2022
Fairy tales are ubiquitous in Australian primary schools. Drawing on a review of key literature, this paper aims to determine the implications of teaching fairy tales in the twenty-first-century primary classroom. Research points to the benefits of including fairy tales as a tool to improve all subject areas of the curriculum. Fairy tales present…
Descriptors: Fairy Tales, Foreign Countries, Elementary Education, Teaching Methods
Fleer, Marilyn – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2020
Whilst a lot is known about the digital environments of preschools, less is understood about the emerging digital pedagogies of teachers. This paper presents the findings of a cultural-historical study of pedagogical practices of teachers as they implemented a digitally enhanced play-based programme where the MyCreate app was used to make an…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Early Childhood Education, Teaching Methods, Multimedia Materials
Download full textMarch, Sue; Fleer, Marilyn – International Research in Early Childhood Education, 2016
The concept of "perezhivanie" has gained theoretical attention and is beginning to feature in empirical studies of young children, where the role of emotion is foregrounded (e.g., Ferholt, 2010). However, the idea of a "collective perezhivanie" of adults and children in early childhood settings has not yet been researched. In…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Interpersonal Relationship, Video Technology, Preschool Teachers
Fleer, Marilyn – Research in Science Education, 2013
Vygotsky (1986) draws attention to the interrelationship between thought and language and other aspects of mind. Although not widely acknowledged, Vygotsky (1999) also drew attention to the search for the relations between cognition and emotions. This paper discusses the findings of a study which examined imaginary scientific situations within the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children
Little, David C.; Box, Jean Ann – Reading Improvement, 2011
Research has shown that the use of pre-reading activities, such as graphic or advance organizers can positively affect student acquisition of vocabulary and meaning when reading new concepts presented in text. One particularly effective strategy, semantic mapping, can significantly impact students who previously had a lack of prior knowledge on…
Descriptors: Reading Materials, Content Area Reading, Semantics, Prior Learning
Clarkson, Philip – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2006
Rhymes are often useful teaching devices for small children, and can even become a creative resource for teaching mathematics. The students and their teachers can change many of them to better fit their environment and/or extend the rhyme so that higher numbers are involved. A number of rhymes and folk tales lend themselves to more detailed…
Descriptors: Fairy Tales, Mathematics Instruction, Primary Education, Foreign Countries
