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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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14 Fun Spelling Activity Ideas to Use in the Classroom
Spelling or vocabulary activities that can be used for any set of words...
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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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25 Ideas and Resources for Teaching Comprehension in the Classroom
This blog article will outline how I tackled the teaching of comprehension skills in my classroom.
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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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13 Valentine's Craft Ideas and Decorations for the Classroom
Here are some cute Valentine's Day classroom craft activities that you can do with your students.
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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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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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What's in a Classroom Guided Reading Tool Kit?
Have you heard of a guided reading tool kit? This blog will give you some fantastic ideas of what to put in your very own classroom reading tool kit!
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10 Ways to use Building Bricks in the Classroom
Check out these fun English and Maths activities and games using building bricks...
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Don't Reinvent the Wheel - Check Out Our Unit Plans!
Our unit plans have been carefully planned and created by qualified teachers with the busy teacher in mind!
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36 Essential Resources and Ideas to Set Up Your Classroom
It may be the end of a very long year! You are most likely exhausted and looking forward to your Christmas break, however, now is a fantastic time to start thinking about your classroom for next year...
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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...
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8 Fun and Effective Lesson Closures
Its happened to all of us, the intention is there but just as youre thinking I still have ten minutes the bell rings and the lesson ends with a frantic collection of work!
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10 Ways to Use Playdough in the Classroom
Kids love playdough! So why not use it in the classroom...here are ten ways you can!
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21 Engaging End of Year Classroom Activities
It is getting close to the end of the year. You are tired and the students in your class are cranky, grumpy and acting out! What do you do?
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How to Use Whiteboards in the Classroom to Encourage Creativity
Creativity is important. It aids a child’s intellectual and emotional development, helps them to innovate and develop problem-solving skills, and can even help children to feel more confident in their ideas and decisions.
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How to Manage Tattling in the Classroom
As teachers, you don't want to discourage students from voicing their apprehensions, however, they also need to learn certain problem solving skills as well.
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10 Nifty Ways to Encourage Recycling in Your Classroom
Everyday at school, and at home, we end up throwing away many items that could be easily recycled and put into great use in our classrooms.
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15 Tips and Hacks for Ziploc Bags in the Classroom
Who would have thought the trusty ziploc bags could be used for so many things?
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22 Maths Mentals Classroom Games and Teaching Resources
Mental maths is a students ability to make calculations in their mind without the guidance of pencil and paper, calculators or other aids. This blog outlines some activities, resources and ideas of how to develop your students number sense.
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26 Brain Break Ideas for the Classroom
This blog will outline 25 quick and easy ways to get your students to take a brain break, even if it is for 10 minutes, it is sure to limit distractions and improve attention.
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10 Amazing Teaching Tools for the Classroom
Relax! Sit down and have a cup of tea and enjoy scrolling through some of these amazing, time saving teaching tools that are all available on Teach Starter!
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15 Helpful Tips for Writing Student Reports
Report writing is always a stressful time of year for teachers. To a new teacher, the task can become quite overwhelming. Where do I start? What do I write? How can I individualise my reports?
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31 Activities and Resources for Teaching Fractions in the Classroom
Everything you need to teach and have fun with fractions in the classroom.
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Easy and Fun Origami Cube for Kids
A step by step process (with photos) to create this fun origami cube.
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13 Fun Sight Word Activities for Home and School
Learning sight words doesn't need to be boring or mundane. Your children/students will be begging to learn their sight words with these fun and engaging activity ideas.
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17 Tips and Resources for Creating a Calm and Peaceful Classroom Environment
Creating a calm and peaceful learning environment for your students can have a massive impact on their learning and your own well-being.