In episode 253 of the Your Kid’s Next Read podcast:

Teachers’ Notes 101

Megan takes us behind the scenes of creating teaching notes, including how parents can use them at home to encourage reading. Plus, weathering the ebbs and flows of life with ‘kidults’, morning dances and the magic of Kylie. 

Books we mention

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‘The Apocalypse and Other Mild Inconveniences’ by Alex Dyson

‘What If You Could’ by Jacinda Ardern (adapted for YA by Ruby Shamir)

‘The Ghost Horse of Snowy River’ by Stef Gemmill

‘Violet and the Velvets: The Case of the Viral Video’ by Rachael King, with illustrations by Phoebe Morris

Other

Episode 246: Books About Music

Teachers’ Notes 101

‘A Horse In A Tree’ by Peter Cheong

‘Dragon Beach’ by Kylie Howarth, illustrated by Gus Gordon

About the Your Next Read series

Click here for all of the Your Next Read Teachers’ Notes

More about the creation of Teachers’ Notes in episode 42 of Your Kid’s Next Read podcast

10 steps for writing teachers’ notes 

Teachers’ Notes for Allison’s books, including ‘Danger Road’ (as discussed)

Teachers’ Notes for ‘The Beehive’ by Megan Daley

Other useful episodes

Episode 248: The Skill and Will of Reading

Episode 239: 10 minutes with Tom Jellett

Episode 237: 10 minutes with Maddy Mara

Episode 214: Encouraging Reading At Home

Our books

The Last Word by A. L. Tait

Danger Road by A. L. Tait

Willow Bright’s Secret Plot by A. L. Tait

The First Summer of Callie McGee by A. L. Tait

The Maven & Reeve Mysteries by A. L. Tait

The Ateban Cipher (duology) by A. L. Tait

The Mapmaker Chronicles series by A. L. Tait

The Beehive by Megan Daley

Teacher, Teacher (anthology), edited by Megan Daley

Raising Readers by Megan Daley

FIND THE YOUR NEXT READ JUNIOR FICTION SERIES HERE

Connect with your show hosts

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Meet Allison Rushby, the third member of #teamyknr. Find out about Allison and her books here.