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What Teachers Need to Learn Before Teaching Mindfulness
Are you new to teaching mindfulness to kids? Or struggling to make it a daily habit either personally or in your classroom? You may need this gentle read...
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30 Resources and Tips to Help Your Students Love Editing
These tips and resources will help your students learn to love editing.
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How to Use a Mailbox in the Classroom
This blog has everything you need to know about setting up a classroom mailbox in your classroom today!
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Celebrating Australia Day in a 21st Century Classroom: What Teachers Need to Know
Teaching about Australia Day in your classroom? Here are some thing to consider and topics to cover to ensure the conversations are inclusive.
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A Simple Way to Get Kids Writing Every Day
Have you ever wondered how to get kids writing every day without fielding a chorus of collective groans? Check out how to make daily writing practise a breeze!
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How to Teach Poetry With Mini-Book Making
Use this printable template to make poetry writing lessons fun! Students create their own anthology of original poetic works (including acrostic poem example) in mini-book form.
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Why You Don't Need to Know "How" to Get Kids Coding
Find out how you can teach students computer coding without knowing yourself how to code...
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Activities to Help Kids Develop Creative Thinking Skills
How do you teach the kinds of creative thinking skills that kids in the 21st Century really need? Find out here...
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How to Create an Effective Parent Teacher Communication Strategy
One small step away from our classroom family are our students' real families! Find out how to create a positive strategy for parent-teacher communication.
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Sensory and Movement Break Ideas | Getting Classrooms Moving!
Are you thinking "oh, my students are too old for this"? Well, think again! These quick movement breaks increase focus and help students of all ages to improve their learning outcomes!
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Life as a Graduate Teacher in the Country
Imagine moving 800 kilometres away from your family and friends, to a town of just 2700 residents, where the closest Kmart is a 4 hour round trip away...
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Does Flipped Learning in a Primary Classroom Really Work?
What is flipped learning? How does it work in primary classrooms? Does it actually benefit students or just create extra work for teachers? Here's what we've discovered...
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We've Sponsored a Story Dog Team!
We've sponsored a Story Dog team! Meet Eva and her beautiful Black Labrador, Cheya.
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Wingaru Kids: Helping You Teach Aboriginal Studies
Wingaru Kids is an online platform that provides culturally appropriate, Australian curriculum aligned Aboriginal Studies teaching resources for F-6.
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Teacher Life After Kids
Returning to work after having kids isn't the easiest of gigs. But when you're passionate about what you do, it's a lot easier. Here's a real-life "teacher mum" story.
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How to Manage Parent Helpers in the Classroom
Personally, the thought of having parents in the classroom while I was teaching, completely and utterly terrified me, to begin with.
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Home Reading - A Guide for Parents
Getting those home readers home for the first time can be both exciting and daunting for parents. Read this blog for some hints and tips for reading at home.
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More Funny Teaching Memes
Have a 60-second giggle in between your marking, planning and Pinterest-ing with this collection of the funniest teaching memes around.
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15 Books and Activities to Foster Grit in the Classroom
Teachers around the world are fostering grit, building resilience and encouraging a positive growth mindset in young minds! Here is a list of 15 of my favourite growth mindset resources.
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Beginning Teaching: Hard Work Beneath a Colourful Surface
Read the story of Allie McMillen, a 3rd Grade teacher in Wisconsin, USA. Behind the colourful classroom displays is the hard work of a passionate teacher.
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Teaching Kindness One Rock at a Time
The Kindness Rock Project has one simple goal, to promote random acts of kindness in the shape of painted rocks with inspirational words!
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Beginning Teaching: Beyond That First, Single-Term Contract
In our new Teacher Spotlight series, we will share the stories and experiences of some of our members. This week, beginning teacher Taylor Donnelly shares her journey beyond that first, single-term contract.
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An Easy No-Sew Teaching Apron
Check out this simple DIY teacher's apron using a tea towel and a hot glue gun!
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Flexible Seating: Unreal or Unrealistic?
Flexible seating gurus say that this form of classroom 'un-seating' better reflects the hyper-connected and ever-changing world we live in. That it inherently requires students to master skills such as flexibility, creativity, problem-solving and collaboration. But do the challenges of managing a flexible seating environment outweigh the benefits?
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Tips and Activities for Teaching Letters and Sounds
The introduction of single letter names and sounds is crucial in the early years classroom. Here are some hints and tips, including some fun hands-on classroom resources.
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What are the "Super Six" Comprehension Strategies?
What are the Super Six Comprehension Strategies and how do I teach them in my class?
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Drama Activities for K-3 Students
If teaching Drama in your primary classroom is a little daunting, and you're tired of wasting time sifting through exhaustive lists of Drama games wondering just what to do, you'll love this simple, cross-KLA approach to teaching Drama in K-3!
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10 Funny Teaching Memes
Take a break and have a giggle at these funny teacher memes. Made mostly by other school teachers who just get it, take a break and have a giggle!
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20 Classroom Treasures Found in a Cheap Shop
Have you ever just wandered around a cheap shop? It might surprise you the things you find...
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How to Create a Bump It Up Classroom Display
The purpose of the bump it up classroom display is to help students visually track their learning progress. But, where do you begin?
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Art Ideas for Kids: Outdoor Line Drawing
Check out how I took this simple kids art activity and turned into something special! With tips for parents and curriculum links for teachers, this post might just spark your children's creative imagination.
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16 Nature Walk Activities for Kids
Get back-to-nature with 16 fun activities to do on a nature walk with your children.