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5 Positive Reinforcement Ideas (Quality Time)
Are you looking for effective positive reinforcement strategies for your classroom! You can transform the culture of your classroom by trying one of these brilliant ideas!
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10 Tried and Tested Fine Motor Activities
Before children head to formal education, parents will often spend hours focusing on developing their child's gross motor skills, such as, catching a ball, swinging on a swing by themselves and climbing playground equipment. However, fine motor skills, and developing the muscles in a child's fingers and hands, is just as important.
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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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Maths Planning in the Classroom | An Easy to Follow Planning Strategy
Are you struggling to work out how to teach all the numeracy topics to your students? This blog outlines an easy and effective way to plan for numeracy in your classroom.
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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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Tutorial: Creating Custom Desk Plates on Teach Starter
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8 Angles Games & Activities to Make Maths Class More Fun
Explore angles activities and games for kids to make teaching geometry more engaging.
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Teaching Measurement | The Best Informal Measurement Activities
A guide to teaching measurement and a reveal of our Measuring Length with Informal Units unit plan and some of our best measurement activities.
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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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An Exploding Gift Box: The Ultimate Mother's Day Craft Idea
THIS is the Mother's Day craft activity you've been looking for... Using simple materials, follow this step-by-step process to create an exploding gift box!
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What's the Goss on WALT and WILF (Examples Included)
Are you stuck with how to implement WALT and WILF in your classroom? This blog highlights all of the different visible learning acronyms plus examples!
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7 Benefits to Blogging in the Classroom
Blogging with your students in the classroom can be a fun and positive way to connect and share with parents on a regular basis.
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Reggio Emilia Approach in the Classroom
The Reggio Emilia approach is starting to filter through primary schools, especially in the early years, and I can see why! But, how is it possible to incorporate elements of this learning philosophy into a classroom with a strict curriculum to adhere to?
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Podcast News from Teach Starter HQ (June 2019)
Catch up on all the latest podnews from Teach Starter. Don't forget to subscribe to For the Love of Teaching wherever you get your podcasts!
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7 Classroom Hacks and Activities Using Magnets
Some fantastic magnet classroom hacks and activities that I would have used in the classroom...
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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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5 Fun Ways to Use Number Facts Board Games
Find out how to use these 9 printable number fact games in your classroom. This post will show you how to take this hands-on numeracy fun to the next level!
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Scarily Awesome Halloween Art for Kids
With this super fun occasion creeping up soon, we’ve got some awesome Halloween art for kids and Halloween classroom games to share with you today!
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Step-by-Step Origami Videos for Kids (Animal Rings)
The cutest step-by-step origami videos for kids you'll find, featuring origami finger rings!
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28 Tips (and 10 Books!) for Teaching Persuasive Writing
By teaching persuasive writing effectively, we prepare our students not only for future learning, but for life in a world where opinions are everywhere.
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Quick and Easy Mother's Day Craft Idea
An easy, yet effective Mother's Day Craft idea for you to do with your students in the lead up to Mother's Day.
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How a Mini Writing Office Can Help Kids During Writing
Are you looking for differentiated ways to support and develop your students' writing skills? Read how a mini writing office is the answer!
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Using Natural Resources in the Classroom - Learning with Nature
Do you want to incorporate nature into your lessons? Read some of our fresh ideas on using natural resources in the classroom.
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Powerful Ways to Use Music in the Classroom
The simple act of listening to music while in class can help improve students’ memory and learning capability! So what are you waiting for? Find out the most popular ways to use music in the classroom now...
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Virtual Excursions Plus Fun Activities Kids Will Love
A collection of some of the best virtual excursions and learning experiences kids will absolutely love!
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Ways to Use Our Label Creator Widget (a Teacher's Best Friend!)
Our Label Creator Widget really is a teacher's best friend! Take a look at these helpful ways to use this widget in your classroom and get labelling!
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10 Ways to Support Anxious Students in the Classroom
It's World Mental Health Day 2017. Today we chat with Linda Privitelli founder of Little Wuppy about helping kids who experience anxiety in the classroom.
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Mother's Day Craft and Gift Idea
Don't worry about Mother's Day craft....we have done the hard work for you! Check out how easy this craft idea is...
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Hold Onto Your Flamingos - It's Tropical Paradise Theme Pack Time!
One of the latest editions to our collection of printable classroom theme packs is this awesome Tropical Paradise classroom theme! Check it out here...
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Book Week Activities for Dress Up Day
Children are bursting with excitement, eager to see what their friends look like and of course, what do their teachers look like? It is a childhood memory that most Australian children will always remember.
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39 Engaging Task Cards for Real-World Learning
Create a rich learning experience in a real-world context with this unique stimulus poster set of 39 task cards!
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11 Easy Ways to Help Students Manage Perfectionism
Do you have perfectionist students in your classroom? Find out how you can provide support in the classroom with 11 easy and effective teaching ideas.