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Floating School in Cambodia
The route to the school, on stilts above the lake! The only way to get there is by boat and for half the year the children have no land to play on! Marg and Tim are learning a lot while having fun teaching English through singing in Cambodian schools.
My Kite in Cambodians Classrooms
A few last questions at the Village Pagoda school before Tim Butler heads off to Siem Reap on his bicycle! The Honey Ant Readers book ‘My Kite’ is being enjoyed by the children we have visited in Cambodia. Once they realize that every vowel in the book has the same /ai/ sound they are thrilled to…
Working with enthusiastic Cambodian Children
Marg James and Tim Butler are enjoying working with children in remote and town schools in Cambodia prior to speaking at the CAMTESOL conference in Phnom Penh. In this remote village school Tim accompanies the children on guitar while they learn English through singing and having fun! Fabulous children!
Marg had fun playing with the HAR resources as she gave a practical presentation on their use with 4 to 5 olds in Alice Springs on Friday. IT teacher, Paul, taught her a lot as they experimented with making HAR files for interactive whiteboards. Thanks to our fabulous graphic designer, Tee Acker, for designing the…
My Kite – Edition for Cambodian Learners
Tim collected our new edition of ‘My Kite’ for Cambodian learners, from the printers today. Here’s a sample of page 1. Spot the [aɪ] sound! In the book the text is on the left page and the picture on the opposite page to teach reading left to right. Many thanks for the careful editing by…
2nd Edition of My Kite with CD
The Honey Ant Readers CD to go in the 2nd edition of our book, ‘My Kite’ which teaches the sound /y/ as in ‘my’ or /ie/ as in ‘tie’ was printed today! Many thanks to our creative graphic designer Kathy Mason, and ever-patient editors Margaret McDonell and Rosemary Butler.
HAR Translated into Kiswahili!
Kikuyu Kenyan, Zacharia Kihato Karisa, translating Honey Ant Readers “Thank you” into Kiswahili!