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Teaching Emotions to Kids in the Classroom
Teaching young children about emotions and feelings is imperative in the early years. Check out these picture books and teaching resources all about emotions...
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New Transport Themed Phonics Resources for Older Students
These new phonics resources have been designed in a way that is sensitive to the needs of older students who may feel that the resources that they usually get to work with are too "babyish".
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25 Tips and Resources for Teaching Phonics in the Classroom
Are you looking for fun and engaging ways of teaching phonics? This blog post provides the tips, phonics activity ideas and printable resources you need!
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10 Simple (but Amazing!) Ideas for Classroom Wall Displays
Classroom displays don't need to take forever to create. Take one of these simple display ideas and follow three simple steps to make a striking and helpful display.
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More Inference Activities... What's Going on Here!?
Just when you thought our new inference activities couldn't get any better, one of our amazing members gives us a new idea that just HAD to be made!
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How To: Digital Learning in the Classroom
Incorporating digital learning in the classroom doesn't need to be hard. Here are 10 app and website recommendations from an experienced teacher.
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Guided Writing in the Classroom : A Teachers Guide with Printable Templates
This guided writing folder and printable templates are going to change the way you plan and manage your writing time in your classroom, for the better!
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Seasons Activities for the Classroom
These beautiful activities will make your lessons about the seasons fun and engaging for your students!
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Creating Classroom Calm with Printable Mindfulness Colouring Sheets
Mindfulness colouring is such a simple way to inject a little bit of calm into your students' day.
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Real Science! An Interview with Jess from Street Science
There's nothing more inspiring than a conversation with someone who is infectiously excited. Meet Jess, an educator and scientist who is all that and more!
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We're Going to Plant One Million Trees!
We are taking real steps towards reducing the carbon footprint that our business and printed resources create!
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Fun Ways to Celebrate 100 Days of School
You and your students can celebrate 100 days of school in style with these super fun activities and craft templates!
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Hot Off the Press Homophones Posters!
Take inspiration from these amazing posters for some new homophones activities!
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8 Ways to Create Positive Classroom Vibes
Some of these take a little while to set up, while others take no time at all. Consider each idea and choose the ones that are best for you and your students.
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5 Ways to Create Calm on NAPLAN Test Days
Here are the NAPLAN tips that you need the most! These 5 simple ideas will help you create calm for your students on NAPLAN test days.
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Printable Guess Who? Game Templates for the Classroom
These printable templates will turn your Guess Who? game into a super fun, educational classroom activity. You can download an editable template too!
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Curious to Know What's Happening Behind the Scenes?
It's never a surprise to see just how much has been happening around the Teach Starter office each month! Check out these behind the scenes stories...
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Exploring Book Characters in the Classroom
Exploring book characters with your students is a crucial element of understanding the narrative text type! Here are some of our favourite stories, activities and teaching resources about book characters.
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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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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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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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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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"Quiet Please!" A Parent's Guide to Peacefully Creating Calm
Find out how to beat the busyness of life with these simple ways of creating calm for yourself and your children.
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10 Excellent Earth Day Classroom Activities and Resources
It's Earth Day on April 22! These fantastic sustainability activities will engage your students as they learn about all plastic pollution - what it is and how to stop it!
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The Inspiring Evolution of a Teacher
In the seven years that Chantelle has been teaching she has not only mastered all of the day-to-day juggles of a classroom teacher but has also continued to extend herself professionally, ensuring that as contemporary education evolves, she does too!
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35 Different Ways to Ask "How Was Your Day?"
Don't get stuck in the same old after-school conversation! Check out this great list of alternatives to asking "How was your day?".
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5 Steps to Using Classroom Reward Systems in a Meaningful Way
Should you set up an extrinsic classroom reward system? Or, should you be ditching prizes and telling students that the greatest reward is their new knowledge/new skill/being a good person? This blog post will make the answer clear!
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It's a Classroom Games Bonanza!
See the Teach Starter team in action, creating awesome new classroom games just for you!
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5 Ways to Use Letter Tiles in the Classroom
Are you looking for a fun engaging vocabulary activity to use with your class? You will want to download our letter tiles printable after reading this blog!
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The Power of a Connected Generation | March for Our Lives 2018
It's hard to be human and not be moved by the groundswell being led by the children of America. Here, we listen to the collective voices and stand in support.
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10 Hilarious Easter Giggles!
Stop! You've almost made it to the break, you deserve a little time out and a hearty giggle. Check out these, the 10 funniest Easter cartoons and memes around!
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What Kind of Car is That!? Another Awesome Comprehension Activity
This creative activity helps students to practise the comprehension strategy of inferring. Challenging, yet easily differentiated, you need to check this new resource out!