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What Is Phonemic Awareness? How to Teach These Important Skills to Young Learners
Explore a teacher guide to phonemic awareness plus activities for the early years classroom!
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27 Funny Kid Easter Jokes for Teachers to Use at the End of Term
You've almost made it to the break, you deserve a laugh. Try these funny Easter jokes for kids to engage your students.
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8 Easter Maths Activities That Bring a Little Fun to the Classroom
Bring Easter festivities into your classroom with these quick and easy Easter maths activities and teaching resources that are curriculum aligned.
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17 Formative Assessment Examples Primary Students Love as Much as Teachers Do
Make formative assessment fun for your students and useful for you with these teacher-tested examples and ideas.
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The ACER LANTITE Test — Everything Pre-Service Teachers Need to Know About the Big Exam
Let's talk about the LANTITE tests! Whether you're a preservice teacher, a mentor teacher, or an administrator, we have everything you need to know in one handy guide.
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12 Sustainable Practices for Teachers to Make an Environmentally-Friendly Classroom
Use these sustainable practices to make your classroom greener and inspire your students to be kinder to our Earth!
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10 Benefits to Playing Games in the Classroom (for Students and Teachers)
Thinking of adding classroom gameplay? Here's what the research has to say about the benefits!
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The Best Anzac Day Poems to Share With Your Class This School Year
Explore teachers' favourite ANZAC Day poems to share with primary students plus get lesson plan ideas for each!
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7 Inspiring International Women's Day Ideas for Primary Teachers
Bring International Women's Day into the classroom with free printables and ideas from teachers for your primary lesson plans!
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20+ Maths Warm-Up Ideas for Your Classroom
Daily maths warm-ups are intended to be a quick warm-up of the brain. Check out some of our teachers' favourite ideas for primary students!
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What Are WALT and WILF? Teacher Tips on Using These Acronyms in the Classroom
Are you stuck with how to implement WALT and WILF in your classroom? Explore all the different visible learning acronyms plus examples!
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5 Teacher-Tested Ways to Create Calm on NAPLAN Test Days
Create calm on NAPLAN test days with these simple tips from teachers for year 3 and year 5.
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60+ Random Acts of Kindness Ideas for Kids to Do In the Primary Classroom and At Home
Explore teachers' favourite random acts of kindness ideas for kids to do in their primary classroom and other places!
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13 Interesting Anzac Day Facts for Kids to Share in Your Primary Classroom
Share these interesting Anzac Day fact for kids in your primary classroom to engage your students and help them better understand why we commemorate this important day.
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8 Children's Books For Teaching Persuasive Writing
Explore some of the best children's storybooks to help teachers during the teaching of persuasive writing.
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7 Bullying No Way Day Activities for Kids to Add to Your Classroom Lessons
Find out how to teach kids about bullying on Bullying No Way Day or any other time throughout the school year. Included are teaching resources and activities for the classroom to help prevent bullying.
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6 World Wildlife Day Activities for Kids to Teach Wildlife Conservation in Primary School
Cut time on your wildlife conservation lesson planning this World Wildlife Day with these activities for kids in the classroom.
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7 Harmony Week Activities for Kids Perfect for the Primary Classroom
Get ready for Harmony Week with an array of activities for kids created by teachers for teachers!
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How to Teach Persuasive Devices to Primary School Learners: Expert Teaching Tips
Do you hear the question "What are persuasive devices?" echoed around your classroom? Your kids will get all the answers they need with this blog!
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40 Teacher-Tested Activities and Ideas to Set up Literacy Groups in Your Classroom
Are you wondering the best ways of teaching literacy to your class? Here's your 'how-to' guide for setting up and organsing literacy rotations.
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20+ Call and Response Ideas for the Classroom from Music, Movies and More
Use these call and response ideas for the classroom will help grab student attention and make for a more fun atmosphere for your students.
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7 Children's Books About Love to Read in the Classroom for Valentine's Day
Explore teachers' favourite picture books about love to read in the classroom for Valentine's Day or just because!
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How to Write an Acknowledgement of Country With Kids: Tips for Teachers
Learn how to write an Acknowledgement of Country with kids in your primary classroom with tips from First Nations educators.
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22 Teacher Discounts You'll Want to Check Out This School Year
Explore the ultimate list of teacher discounts, including Apple, Frankie4, Teach Starter, and more ways to save.
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23 Simple Classroom Decoration Ideas Teachers Are Loving in 2023
These classroom decoration ideas and hacks cover everything from setting up displays to finding unique classroom themes so teachers can get ready for the new school year.
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35 Starting School Tips for New Teachers — From Teachers Who Have Been There
Take the stress out of starting school with tips from teachers who have been in your shoes.
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Digital Teacher Planners vs. Paper — Why and How Teachers are Planning Digitally
Should you choose a digital teacher planner or a paper planner? Get teacher tips and access templates for digital and printable diaries too!
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The 70+ Best Classroom Theme Ideas of 2023 for Primary Teachers
Get excited about going back to the classroom with these fresh and unique classroom theme ideas!
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The Best Ways to Use Classroom Timers (Plus 9 Free Digital Timers)
These free classroom timers are perfect for teachers to use for classroom management, games and more!
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24 Simple Classroom Wall Display Ideas Teachers (And Students) Love
Classroom displays don't need to take forever to create. Take one of these simple display ideas to make your classroom even more engaging.
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First Day of School — 16 Easy Tips for Teachers to Make the Day Run Smoothly
Explore easy ideas for teachers to prepare for the first day of school, all tested and tried by other teachers!
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The Ultimate Teacher Back to School Booklist: 36 Books to Read on the First Day of School
Looking for a book to read on the first day of school to really engage your students? This back-to-school booklist of 36 teacher-approved books is sure to help out!