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Unlock tried and tested classroom activities, teaching strategies from our expert teacher team, and classroom management tips to cater to your students' needs. Fill your teacher toolkit with fresh trends, the latest education research and more ways to unleash your teaching superpowers!
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Teaching How to Write a Story (the Cutest Resource Ever!)
When you're teaching how to write a story, do you have reluctant writers? Overcome their writer's block with the cutest writing resource ever!
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Word Family Paper Cups | Hands-On Phonics
Find out how fun and easy it is to make word family paper cups. Use these clever cups as a hands-on learning tool to accelerate learning in early years phonics. Plus, find other essential word family teaching resources.
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8 Brilliant Ways to Cook and Learn with Kids!
Cooking with kids is a brilliant way to learn from home and at school. Don't miss these 8 learning suggestions with curriculum focus and delicious benefits. Plus, teaching resources that rise to the occasion.
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Symmetry for Kids - Grid Drawing Activities (NEW Resource)
Do you want a fun, engaging activity to teach symmetry for kids? These fun building block grid activities are the best way to do it!
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10 Card Templates to Show You Care | Be Kind in a Crisis
10 greeting cards and letter templates for kids to send to the elderly community, essential workers or to anyone who is feeling isolated and lonely during COVID-19. It's cool to be kind.
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Keep Encouraging Students Through School Closures
Read this blog for creative ways to provide positive reinforcement to your students during school closures.
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Rainy Day Activities | Rainbow Foam Fun
An uplifting rainy day activity that's quick, easy and fun! Rainbow foam will brighten any day and open doors to hands-on learning, science and sensory play!
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How to Stay Connected with Students During School Closures
Creative new ways to maintain relationships and stay connected with your students during school closures.
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9 Fun Outdoor Learning Activities for Kids
Find out how easy and fun it is to take learning outside with 9 inspiring outdoor activities for kids.
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20 Amazing Sidewalk Chalk Ideas for Learning (and Fun)
Are you stuck at home? Do you need to get out in the fresh air? These awesome sidewalk chalk ideas for learning are your new best friend!
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Capital Letter Activities for Kids (NEW Resource!)
Are you looking for quick, easy and fun capital letter activities? Make teaching punctuation simple and check out this amazingly cute resource.
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9 Essential Tips for Learning From Home
Find out how to beat overwhelm and take a balanced approach to learning from home. This article includes 9 essential tips and teaching resources.
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Role Play Area in the Classroom (Fruit and Vegetable Shop)
The cutest, most adorable fruit and vegetable role play printable collection you ever did see...
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World Refugee Day Activities
Encourage kindness, understanding and empathy by engaging your students in one of these simple World Refugee Day classroom activities!
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CVC Words | New and Improved Printable Resources
Are you teaching CVC words to your little learners yet? Here are some fantastic new printable CVC words resources.
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14 Terrific Activities and Resources for Teaching Time
From telling the time to creating a timeline, check out these 14 fun and engaging time activities and resources!
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Survival Tips for Computer Time (for Classroom Teachers)
Computer time with younger students can be a nightmare. It doesn't need to be, here are some super helpful hints and tips.
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30+ Tips for Teaching Handwriting in the Early Years
Are you looking for hints and tips for teaching handwriting in your early years classroom? Check out this collection of activities and printable resources.
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The Ultimate Early Years Resource | Peg Cards
The ultimate early years resource has arrived - our awesome printable peg cards are a must download! They cover a range of topics including phonics and numbers.
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Colourful Caterpillar and Butterfly Activities
Simple, cute, fun and educational caterpillar and butterfly activities for the early years.
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How to Help Parents Survive Homework Time
A guide to helping parents survive homework time with easy to implement strategies. Plus download and share our new editable Helpful Homework Tips for Parents Poster.
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Crossing the Midline Activities
Do you want to know what the body's midline is? Or, are you looking for crossing the midline activities for your classroom?
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Bushfire Relief - How Your Class Can Help
Help communities in need and get your school to participate in one of these fantastic bushfire relief activities!
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8 More IKEA Hacks for the Classroom
8 more inspirational IKEA hacks for the classroom! Get creative, cut costs and keep prices low with these must-have ideas for clever teachers.
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26 Fun Punctuation Resources and Activities
Are you looking for some fun and engaging punctuation activities and resources for the classroom?
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Guided Maths Planning (A How To Guide for Teachers)
What if we told you guided maths planning and organising doesn't need to be a time-consuming task...
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Tips To Reduce Germs in the Classroom in 2020
The number of germs that get shared on a daily basis within your classroom is scary! These visual ways to show how germs are spread are fantastic for primary school students.
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20 Must-Read Children's Books for Upper Years
Don't miss the ultimate list of recommended children books for upper years. Created by award-winning teacher librarian Megan Daley, these books are a must-read in every upper years classroom.
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IKEA Spinning Wheel Fun in the Classroom (Printable Templates)
Are you looking for some fun ways to incorporate the IKEA spinning wheel in your classroom? We have created a selection of printable templates...
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13 Fun Sight Word Activities for Home and School in 2020
Learning sight words doesn't need to be mundane. Your children/students will be begging to do these fun and engaging sight word activities.
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20 Children's Books for Middle Years
Are you looking for some wonderful children's books to explore and share with your middle years students? We've teamed up with award-winning teacher librarian Megan Daley to create a helpful list of 20 must-read books.
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Addition Strategies | Are Your Students On the Case? (Exciting NEW Resource)
Your students will LOVE becoming addition detectives and solving this very suspicious case!