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The annoying fruit fly also has countless scientific breakthroughs to its credit
The fruit fly has played a major role in biomedical research for more than a hundred years. The insect that colonizes the fruit basket in no time, is part of genetics, helps scientists to unravel the functioning of our body and the origin of …
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Justin Beaver: VR on climate change
Justin Beaver is an interactive VR film where students can experience the changes caused by global warming and pollution from the eyes of a beaver.
In this article you will be taken into the story of Alexandra Sierra, who designed Justin Beaver .
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Prevention in education is more than teaching about illegal drugs: Vision text
Vision text to support the addiction prevention learning line, fitting within effective prevention and the alcohol and drug policy at school.
Background information for teachers to get started in an evidence-based way on addiction prevention at the …
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Lesson in Reading: Inspiration guide for effective reading education in preschool, primary and secondary education
This guide contains 16 inspiration cards, each starting from a key question about reading and reading education. Each question is answered on the basis of recent scientific research, supplemented with practical tips and concrete examples.
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School vegetable garden manual
We eat all day long, but many children do not know that corn, strawberries and lettuce were once small seeds.
Through the school vegetable garden you can introduce children to the wonderful process from seed to plant. The school vegetable garden is …
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Get started with textless picture books and talking boards for all ages
Textless picture books and discussion boards are tools to stimulate language development and multilingualism. This applies to both language learners with Dutch as their home language (NT1) and to language learners for whom Dutch is the second …
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Does Sara Burgerhart really have a happy ending?: Reception, interpretation and didactics
The History of Miss Sara Burgerhart (1782) by Betje Wolff and Aagje Deken is often dismissed as a marriage story with a happy ending. This takes the sting out of this novel, which you can also consider as a #metoo story avant la lettre. Moreover, …
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Running Up That Hill: Class Discussion
The Netflix series Stranger Things is popular with students. In this blog post background is provided about an old song by Kate Bush, which is collected here as a kind of theme song . You can use the lyrics of Running Up That Hill as a starting …
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Children's books about how the brain works
A list of books about how the brain works.
The way the brain works is very complicated. However, it can be very useful to talk to children about how the brain works. If you start using mindset methods or would like to get started with a growth …
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What happens to fruit waste in nature?
You may think that organic waste is easily broken down and disappears into the soil, but we wanted to test that anyway.
Curious about the result?
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The Borger Witches
The Borger Witches is a free book. It is:
- a funny, exciting, current, online story about witches, teachers and corona;
- an accessible book with short sentences in OTT and a simple storyline;
- a book that connects with the world of young people; …
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Simple reading texts for children with reading difficulties
Are you looking for a text at a lower AVI level without it being too childish?
Are you looking for a book or newspaper article for students with reading difficulties?The infochart contains four links to organizations or publishers that offer such …
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