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World Refugee Day Activities
Encourage kindness, understanding and empathy by engaging your students in one of these simple World Refugee Day classroom activities!
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CVC Words | New and Improved Printable Resources
Are you teaching CVC words to your little learners yet? Here are some fantastic new printable CVC words resources.
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14 Terrific Activities and Resources for Teaching Time
From telling the time to creating a timeline, check out these 14 fun and engaging time activities and resources!
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Survival Tips for Computer Time (for Classroom Teachers)
Computer time with younger students can be a nightmare. It doesn't need to be, here are some super helpful hints and tips.
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30+ Tips for Teaching Handwriting in the Early Years
Are you looking for hints and tips for teaching handwriting in your early years classroom? Check out this collection of activities and printable resources.
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The Ultimate Early Years Resource | Peg Cards
The ultimate early years resource has arrived - our awesome printable peg cards are a must download! They cover a range of topics including phonics and numbers.
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Colourful Caterpillar and Butterfly Activities
Simple, cute, fun and educational caterpillar and butterfly activities for the early years.
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Positive Feedback for Students (with Examples)
Are you interested in helping your students embrace mistakes, and learn from them? Read our tips (with examples!) for how to give positive feedback.
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How to Help Parents Survive Homework Time
A guide to helping parents survive homework time with easy to implement strategies. Plus download and share our new editable Helpful Homework Tips for Parents Poster.
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Strategies for Emotional Regulation | Helping Kids Reset
Do you have any students who need help calming down? These strategies for emotional regulation will help your students press the reset button.
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Crossing the Midline Activities
Do you want to know what the body's midline is? Or, are you looking for crossing the midline activities for your classroom?
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Bushfire Relief - How Your Class Can Help
Help communities in need and get your school to participate in one of these fantastic bushfire relief activities!
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8 More IKEA Hacks for the Classroom
8 more inspirational IKEA hacks for the classroom! Get creative, cut costs and keep prices low with these must-have ideas for clever teachers.
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26 Fun Punctuation Resources and Activities
Are you looking for some fun and engaging punctuation activities and resources for the classroom?
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Guided Maths Planning (A How To Guide for Teachers)
What if we told you guided maths planning and organising doesn't need to be a time-consuming task...
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The Ultimate Guide to Wet Weather Lunches (for Teachers)
Make sure your head isn't left spinning at the end of wet lunchtimes with these super-effective hints and tips.
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Tips To Reduce Germs in the Classroom in 2020
The number of germs that get shared on a daily basis within your classroom is scary! These visual ways to show how germs are spread are fantastic for primary school students.
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20 Must-Read Children's Books for Upper Years
Don't miss the ultimate list of recommended children books for upper years. Created by award-winning teacher librarian Megan Daley, these books are a must-read in every upper years classroom.
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IKEA Spinning Wheel Fun in the Classroom (Printable Templates)
Are you looking for some fun ways to incorporate the IKEA spinning wheel in your classroom? We have created a selection of printable templates...
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13 Fun Sight Word Activities for Home and School in 2020
Learning sight words doesn't need to be mundane. Your children/students will be begging to do these fun and engaging sight word activities.
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20 Children's Books for Middle Years
Are you looking for some wonderful children's books to explore and share with your middle years students? We've teamed up with award-winning teacher librarian Megan Daley to create a helpful list of 20 must-read books.
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How to Make a Practical Teacher Survival Kit
As a refreshing change from the usual back-to-school content teachers consume, here's a guide for setting up a Teacher Survival Kit for yourself or a teaching bestie!
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Helping Children Cope with Traumatic Events
How do you go about helping children cope when there has been a traumatic event, such as Australia's current bushfire emergency? Read our practical hints and tips here.
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7 Ways to Create an Interactive Classroom Display
Have you ever put together an interactive classroom display? Read all about how to create these engaging and fun wall displays!
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12 Holiday Road Trip Activities for Kids
Who's looking forward to a school holiday road trip? Enjoy some family time with our 12 Road Trip Activities that the whole family will love!
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Meet Our Designer - Pru Earl
Read all about one of our very talented designers, Pru Earl.
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Addition Strategies | Are Your Students On the Case? (Exciting NEW Resource)
Your students will LOVE becoming addition detectives and solving this very suspicious case!
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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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Outdoor Classroom Day | 10 Lessons to Teach in the Great Outdoors
Thursday, November 7 is Outdoor Classroom Day! How do you learn outside? Check out 10 of our best resources to take your lessons outdoors and into nature!
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Fun Letter Formation Activities for Kids | Sensory Tray Ideas
Are you looking for some fun letter formation activities for your classroom? Our ideas have been tried and tested by little hands with a big tick of approval!
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Talking to Students About Difficult Topics | Part 1: Explaining Puberty
Talking to students about difficult topics doesn't have to be scary! In this blog we help you explain all things puberty - the how, the when, and the what!
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Podcast News from Teach Starter HQ (October Update)
Join us for a monthly wrap-up of For the Love of Teaching episodes and a preview of what's to come on Australia's fave podcast for teachers by teachers!