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The Children’s Book Council of Australia has announced the 2025 Book Week winners and we have ready-to-teach packs for every Picture Book, Early Childhood, and Eve Pownall winner, honour and shortlisted title. That means you can have rich, engaging lessons with as little prep as possible!

It’s the final countdown to Book Week and I could not be more excited! The Learn From Play library now has forty‑five complete sets of classroom-tested Book Week activities live and ready to download and new Book Week Bookmarks to fill any gaps. Read all about it and our first every Facebook Live this Friday afternoon at 4pm. Make sure you register to join us.

We’re getting closer to the big event - CBCA Book Week 2025! With the release this week of 11 new sets of book activities we have 45 sets to help bring Book Week to life!

Paddy and I are super excited that our brand new website platform is now LIVE! We’re incredibly excited to launch this refreshed space for our members, designed to be brighter, simpler and so much easier to use. We think it is pretty amazing, but we are obviously a bit biased, jumped in and let us know what you think.

This year, we’ve created an incredible set of 22 activities to accompany The Truck Cat – perfect for classrooms and beyond. Whether you’re looking for hands-on crafts, literacy-rich tasks, or cross-curricular extensions, we’ve got you covered. See all the resources now.

In this 4th installment of Cup of Tea with a Teacher we talk about Easter, Premier's Reading Challenge and the CBCA shortlist. Listen now!

Take a sneak peak into my library and the ways in which I teach my students to be empowered independent learners and confident readers.

Join Paddy and Rachel for Episode 3 of Cup of Tea with a Teacher where they chat about speeches, camp, Aboriginal books and more. Listen Now

Whether you’re a maths enthusiast or just love baked goods - it’s time to get excited because Pi Day is rolling around very soon.

Join Paddy and Rachel for a chat about public speaking, holocaust related text and the benefits of ebooks - among other things.

Random Acts of Kindness Week, held from February 10th to 16th, offers an opportunity to promote kindness, compassion, and empathy.

"Cup of Tea with a Teacher" is our new podcast. It lasts about as long as it takes to enjoy a cup of tea or coffee. Take a listen now!

The team at Learn From Play is excited to unveil a host of enriching resources and activities designed to support and inspire you in 2025.

Happy holiday to you and your family. Please enjoy this special free gift from us and our good friends at the CBCA.

Thank you for your continued support and engagement. Looking ahead to 2025 we have some exciting changes and updates and free journal info.

Splash into Summer with a treasure trove of children's books that celebrate the season's joys and last chance to get 50% discount.

This Black Friday, embark on a year-long adventure of endless creativity, learning, and fun with Learn From Play! Full-year memberships $30

Engaging, unique assessments can help combat test fatigue and anxiety. Learn all about using literature to assess learning.

We are super excited to once again be the offical provider of resources for ALIA's National Simultaneous Storytime book - Truck Cat.

Books can capture the essence of summer while providing lessons on nature, fun, and the importance of safety in the surf.