Thank you to @kidsedchatnz for initiating and organising the first Trans-Tasman Twitter Chat for Primary Children. This chat will take place on Thursday 3rd April at 11am Brisbane time. See below for details on joining the chat. 

ANZAC - Our First Trans-Tasman Chat!!
This week we're excited to announce that it will be our first trans-Tasman chat. The topic this week is Anzac, which is fitting as it's very important to both Australia and New Zealand. 

Here are the questions for this week:


Q1. How does your country/school/family celebrate ANZAC Day?

Q2. What does ANZAC day mean to you personally?

Q3. Do you have any extended family that fought in Gallipoli? What stories can you tell us?

Q4. Do you have any extended family that have fought in any other conflicts?

Q5. Do you think ANZAC day is important? Should we celebrate the day? How else could ANZAC Day be celebrated?

Q6. During Gallipoli, Australia and NZ fought side by side. Do you think the relationship between the 2 countries is important?

Q7. Why are poppies sold before and on Anzac Day? Why was the poppy chosen and what does it represent?

Q8. How did the Anzac biscuit originate? Do you have a favourite Anzac biscuit recipe that you would like to share?

Q9. Have you ever been to an ANZAC Day celebration? What happened and how did it make you feel?

Please make sure that you have joined the Kidsedchatnz list, prior to Thursday if you are wanting to participate in our first trans-Tasman chat. More info can be found on the blog, including a step-by-step video. 

Welcome to the first Kids Education Chat Australia for 2014. Primary classes are invited to join us this Thursday from 1:30pm and share your answers to the questions below.

Question 1 What are you most looking forward to this year and why?

Question 2. What rules do you think are important in your class?

Question 3. Our classroom should be ______ every day. (What word should fill the gap?)

Question 4. What do you bring to your classroom?

Question 5. What is one thing you will do to make this year awesome?

To contribute to the chat connect with @kidsedchatau on and use the #kidsedchatau on Twitter.

Welcome back! This is the last term of 2013.

Q1. What has been the best thing you have done in term 4 so far?
Q2. What are you most excited about for term 4?
Q3. How can you make the most of every learning experience this term?

Teacher's: Can you post a photo of your class participating in #kidsedchatau?

This week will be chatting about the holidays!
Question 1: What do you like to do on your holidays?
Question 2: Why do you think that holidays are important?

This week our chat is all about your learning environment!
 
Q1: If you could design your class for next year, what would it look and feel like?
Q2:  What technology or devices would you have, and why?
 
Q3: What equipment would you want in your class?

It's Book Week! Thanks to all of the amazing classes that joined us for our last chat. This week we will be discussing books and reading.

Question 1: What type of stories/books do you like to read?

Question 2: When, where and how do you like to read?

Join us on Thursday 22nd August at 2:30pm

This week we are exploring the topic of learners. We will be answering the following questions in our chat at 2:30pm EST

Question 1: What do you enjoy learning about already?

Question 2: If you could choose what you learn at school, what would you choose?

Question 3: What would you choose not to learn about, why?