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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 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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Classroom Art Projects Inspired by Children's Books
Creative ideas for classroom art projects inspired by children's books.
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The Importance of Using Maths Terminology
An insight into the importance of using maths terminology and ideas for teaching maths vocabulary in the classroom.
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35 Games and Puzzles for the Four Operations
35 games and puzzles to use when teaching and learning about the four operations in mathematics.
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8 Magical Multiplication Activities for the Classroom
Check out this blog for 8 magical multiplication activities. All activities suggested use everyday items or printable resources.
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Rainbow Number Facts and Beyond | Students Applying Their Knowledge
How do you encourage your students to apply their knowledge of Rainbow Facts to larger numbers? Read this blog for a ton of ideas...
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Learn and Play Spots | Printable Resource Used with Sticky Carpet Dots
Your kids will be begging you to play these Learn and Play Spots using velcro carpet dots.
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A Teacher’s Guide to Making Composite Classrooms Great
If you find yourself assigned a multi-age class, here are a 3 "must haves" to make your composite class great.
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Create a Blooming Flower Thank You Gift | Teacher Aide Gift Ideas
Do something special to make your Teaching Assistants and support staff at your school smile.
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Creative 2D Shape Activities for the Classroom
Make learning about 2D shapes in the classroom exciting with these awesome activity ideas.
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6 Benefits of Using Gamification in the Classroom
What is gamification and how can it be used to enhance learning in the classroom? Read this blog for everything you need to know about gamification in the classroom.
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10 Tips for Teaching the Foundations of Sentence Structure
Increase the fun factor during your language lessons with these top tips for securing student understanding of sentence structure!
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Beautiful Gratitude Activities for Kids
These printable gratitude activities are for teachers who know that making time for students to practise gratitude, kindness and mindfulness is so important.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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15 Books and Activities to Foster Grit in the Classroom
Teachers around the world are fostering grit, building resilience and encouraging a positive growth mindset in young minds! Here is a list of 15 of my favourite growth mindset resources.
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Teaching Kindness One Rock at a Time
The Kindness Rock Project has one simple goal, to promote random acts of kindness in the shape of painted rocks with inspirational words!
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Tips and Activities for Teaching Letters and Sounds
The introduction of single letter names and sounds is crucial in the early years classroom. Here are some hints and tips, including some fun hands-on classroom resources.