Older primary children and teenagers will find this FYI video very interesting. The presenters do a fabulous job interviewing Boris Johnson about the war in the Ukraine and the UK’s response.
I have had requests from many teachers asking me how to deal with the question of war with children. First of all, I think we need to talk to any child worried about war in their mother tongue as...
https://vanessareillytelt.wordpress.com/2022/03/06/talking-to-children-about-war/
One question I am currently being asked by a great number of ELT pre-primary and primary teachers is when should they integrate Education in Values and Global Citizenship and Sustainable Developm...
Hi. I finally got round to posting some Youtube videos. Video 2 is an activity that stands alone but can also be incorporated into a Christmas show: Video 3 again could become a Christmas play bu...
Hi everyone. As I get lots of questions from all of you, I have decided that the quickest and easiest way to answer is with some short videos which I will regularly upload to YouTube. Here is my ...
Only 10 days to go until November 20, World Children’s Day! https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-childrens-day This is a song I wrote many years ago to celebrate the day and I am very please...
https://vanessareillytelt.wordpress.com/2021/11/10/world-childrens-day-november-20/
Music is a very important part of my everyday life both personally and professionally. I always have a song in my head, whether it is the last song I heard on the radio or one I am currently teac...
https://vanessareillytelt.wordpress.com/2021/06/17/world-music-day-21-june-2021/
Sorry to have been silent for a while but I felt the need to write today. You may or may not be aware that this is Refugee Week. If you work with children that have no experience of what it is li...
https://vanessareillytelt.wordpress.com/2021/06/16/refugee-week-14-20/
To quote Malala, “One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world!” I have just bought Malala´s lovely story for children, Malala’s Magic Pencil. I can’t wait to read it t...
https://vanessareillytelt.wordpress.com/2021/04/22/malala-yousafzai-gender-equality/
I am really passionate about raising primary pupils’ awareness of how they can improve the Earth, after all, it is their future! Earth Day, on 22nd April, is the perfect date to work directly o...
https://vanessareillytelt.wordpress.com/2021/04/22/earth-day-april-22/