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Easy Classroom Morning Routine Ideas | Morning Basket Activities
This blog highlights tips, ideas and resources you can use to effectively set up a morning routine in your classroom.
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How to Effectively Teach Comprehension in the Classroom
Figuring out how to teach comprehension can seem overwhelming, but it doesn't have to! Here are the 7 key strategies you need to teach.
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I Have a Fun Game to Play, Who Has it Too?
Classroom games are an important part of every teacher's toolkit. Check out some of our most popular ones!
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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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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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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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Hands-On Learning Folders - An Early Years Classroom Must!
Learning folders are the perfect way to create positive, fun and hands-on learning experiences for your students.
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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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Finding Your Funny Bone: 'Jokes for Kids' Classroom Activities!
A good belly laugh can help students hit 'reset' and focus on the learning to follow. These resources and activities make this brain break idea quick and easy!
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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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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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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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10 Helpful Homework Ideas and Tips for Primary School Teachers
Feeling pulled between providing meaningful homework and simply sending home more worksheets? You need these homework ideas, activities and resources!
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Why Take an Alternative Approach to Traditional Homework?
Find out why our printable homework resources look different to traditional homework sheets and how you can embrace this alternative homework approach.
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32 Awesome Hundreds Board Mystery Picture Task Cards!
This downloadable hundreds chart mystery picture resource contains 32 different pictures in task card format so you can use them with any hundreds board!
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36 Purposeful Art Activities for the Classroom
In the interests of helping busy teachers, we have put together some visual arts teaching posters and resources to help with your art lesson planning.
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The Tolsby Frame | The Best IKEA Hack for Teachers
The IKEA Tolsby frame is a bandwagon you want to jump on! Check out our top tips for using them in your classroom...
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4 Simple Steps to Stress Free Relief Teaching
Following these simple steps will ensure that you are a relaxed and confident relief teacher no matter how late you receive a call for work!
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Tips for Planning and Preparing for a Parent Information Night
Being prepared and organised shines through any nerves you may have on parent information night - here are some amazing tips and ideas that will have the parents applauding at the end!
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30 Resources and Tips to Help Your Students Love Editing
These tips and resources will help your students learn to love editing.
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How to Use a Mailbox in the Classroom
This blog has everything you need to know about setting up a classroom mailbox in your classroom today!
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Celebrating Australia Day in a 21st Century Classroom: What Teachers Need to Know
Teaching about Australia Day in your classroom? Here are some thing to consider and topics to cover to ensure the conversations are inclusive.
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A Simple Way to Get Kids Writing Every Day
Have you ever wondered how to get kids writing every day without fielding a chorus of collective groans? Check out how to make daily writing practise a breeze!
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Activities to Help Kids Develop Creative Thinking Skills
How do you teach the kinds of creative thinking skills that kids in the 21st Century really need? Find out here...
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How to Create an Effective Parent Teacher Communication Strategy
One small step away from our classroom family are our students' real families! Find out how to create a positive strategy for parent-teacher communication.
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Sensory and Movement Break Ideas | Getting Classrooms Moving!
Are you thinking "oh, my students are too old for this"? Well, think again! These quick movement breaks increase focus and help students of all ages to improve their learning outcomes!
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Does Flipped Learning in a Primary Classroom Really Work?
What is flipped learning? How does it work in primary classrooms? Does it actually benefit students or just create extra work for teachers? Here's what we've discovered...
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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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Wingaru Kids: Helping You Teach Aboriginal Studies
Wingaru Kids is an online platform that provides culturally appropriate, Australian curriculum aligned Aboriginal Studies teaching resources for F-6.
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Teacher Life After Kids
Returning to work after having kids isn't the easiest of gigs. But when you're passionate about what you do, it's a lot easier. Here's a real-life "teacher mum" story.