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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.
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How to Prioritise Your Tasks When Everything is a Priority
If you want a SIMPLE way to manage your To Do List and a step-by-step guide for setting it up, then this post is for you!
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How to Set up Guided Reading in the Classroom
I remember sitting in a lecture during my teaching studies, listening attentively about the importance of guided reading, an essential part of any early literacy program.
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Simple Strategies to Avoid Teacher Burn Out
A teacher's To Do List is never-ending, right? Here are 5 practical time management tips school teachers can use to help reduce overwhelm and avoid burnout.
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Cityscape Artwork - We Built This City
A fantastic cityscape artwork that covers a range of Visual Arts outcomes.
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Does Class Size Matter? - A Teacher's Point of View
It's a topic that is always debated in the education field!
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Supporting Children in Foster Care
There are more than 50,000 children in foster care in Australia.
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Why Graduate Teachers Need a Supportive Mentor
My teaching mentor was my backbone in my first year of teaching! Someone I could rely on... she was honest, yet supportive and someone I could share my love of stationery with!
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Clever Tip for Keeping Track of Student Observations
A clever way to keep track of little observations throughout a busy school day!
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How to Print On Sticky Notes
Miss Thomas from @_littlemissthomas runs us through how she was able to print checklists on sticky notes!
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23 Creative Narrative Teaching Resources for the Classroom
Teaching narrative writing? It's all here...everything you need!
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Brisbane Teacher Meet-Up
An amazing experience being in a room full of dedicated and passionate teachers...
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Romero Britto Inspired Art Activities
Check out these gorgeous Romero Britto inspired art activities...
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Sound and Letter Art Ideas
15 of the cutest letter art ideas you ever did see...
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10 Ways to Use Persuasive Topic Cards
One set of persuasive topic cards used 10 ways...
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Side Portrait Collages
A funky side profile artwork to do with your students.
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Rainforest Bird Art
Wonderful artwork to create when learning about the rainforest.
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Crepe Paper Artwork
This artwork will look wonderful hanging in your classroom...
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Create Your Own Water Paint using Felt Pens
A cheap and easy way to create water paint for younger children...
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Super Fun Optical Illusion Art Activity
A fun optical illusion craft activity for your students.
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A Simple DIY Classroom Garden
If I can create this class garden, anyone can...
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68 Ideas and Tips for Setting Up Maths Rotations in the Classroom
To do maths rotations or not?
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12 Dynamic Ways to Use Giant Dice in the Classroom
This giant dice blog is simply the best! One educational tool used twelve different ways...the options are endless!
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11 Engaging Apps to use in the Classroom
Our friends at Two Teachers One Blog have given us their top classroom apps they will be using in 2017! Check it out...
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19 Children's Books and Classroom Activities to Teach Social Skills
These children's books and classroom activities are a must have in any classroom environment!
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15 Activities Using a Classroom Calendar
Classroom calendar, not just a morning routine to settle students...
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How to Set Up Brag Tags in the Classroom
Are you looking for a different way to manage behaviour in your classroom?
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Hands-On Maths Tool Box in the Classroom
Most children learn maths through multiple representations and with hands-on activities.
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27 Practical Word Wall Ideas for the Classroom
Some neat ideas for setting up a word wall in your classroom...check them out here...
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Classroom Mysteries - Perceptual Processing Disorders
Every day in classrooms across Australia, contemporary Educators put on their “Nancy Drew” hats and try to solve the mystery of why one of their students isn’t learning effectively. Faced with a plethora of likely suspects, the investigation continues, until the “culprit” is found. This is the story of one of the unsolved cases...