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Trivia Tidbit
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May 11th is Mother’s Day!
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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month.
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Surprisingly, the distress call “mayday” has nothing to do with May Day or the month of May at all. It comes from the French phrase, m’aidez, which means “help me!”
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May was named after the Greek goddess Maia, one of the Pleiades, and the mother of Hermes.
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“I was a voracious reader as a child, but it was only as an adult, looking back, when I realized that I had never read a book with a character who looked like me.”
— Cindy Pon
Asian-American Author
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At JillE Literacy, we believe in the importance of culturally responsive texts. Too often, students from diverse backgrounds don’t see themselves reflected in the books they read.
Speak Like Us beautifully fulfills this need. Through the journey of Phone, a refugee from Myanmar, students witness the challenges of displacement and language barriers, while also gaining a deeper understanding of resilience and cultural diversity.
The same book can be a mirror text to some and a window text to others.
Visit the Book of the Month page during May to access Speak Like Us and all of its teacher and student resources. |
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Blast off with JillE Literacy‘s quick and easy lessons.
JillE Poetry builds fluency, teaches students to apply phonics, and fosters creativity. Much like Scarborough’s reading rope, all of the elements are woven together, providing comprehensive support that leaves nothing to chance. |
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“If I had a speedy spacecraft
I’d steer a course for Mars.
Navigate the stratosphere
And streak among the stars.” |
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Check out the Poem of the Month page to access the poem, five-day lesson plan, and printable student version. |
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Win Your Favourite Code-Ed Resources |
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Code-Ed is giving away over $4,000 of structured literacy resources and PD — an evidence-proven approach and tools designed to support you, engage every student, and bring joy to your classroom while accelerating reading and writing.
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The Prizes
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First prize is $1500 to spend on any Code-Ed literacy resources
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Second prize is $1000 to spend on any Code-Ed literacy resources
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Third prize is $500 to spend on any Code-Ed literacy resources
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6 prizes of Key Foundations At Home Kits
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PLUS the First, Second, and Third prizes also include a virtual 1:1 PD session with Joy Allcock or Lauren Latimer.
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To Enter
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Follow @code.ed_byjoyallcock on Instagram or Code-Ed on Facebook,
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like the giveaway post,
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comment with the resource you’d love to win and why,
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tag a teacher friend for a bonus entry, and
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subscribers to our Code-Ed community will get a bonus entry
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Entries close June 2nd | Winners drawn June 7th
Open to NZ & Australian educators only |
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This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, administered, or associated with Meta. The prizes cannot be exchanged for cash or transferred to credit. No other promotional offers or discount codes can be used in conjunction with the prizes. All prizes must be claimed by September 30th, 2025. Winners agree to be photographed, receive their prize, and consent to us sharing those images on Code-Ed’s digital platforms. |
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NEW Sound Poems by Jill Eggleton |
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An evidence-proven approach to building knowledge of language, vocabulary, and the diversity of the alphabetic code.
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They are engaging and beautifully illustrated, with activities on the back of each card by Joy Allcock.
Special Offer: Order the A2 size for the A3 price! Offer ends May 30th.
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