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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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10 Inspiring International Women's Day Ideas for Primary Teachers
Bring International Women's Day into the classroom with free printables and ideas from teachers for your primary lesson plans!
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20+ Plastic Easter Egg Activities for Teachers to Use in the Classroom (Even After the Holiday)
Explore fun plastic Easter egg activities for maths, English, and more so you can utlise all those the plastic eggs that end up on your desk!
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13 Easy Easter Craft Ideas for Kids to Add to Your Classroom Plans
Explore teachers' favourite Easter craft ideas to use in your classroom, including easy ideas you can do with minimal supplies!
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19 Best Kids Books For Reluctant Readers to Add to Your Classroom Shelves
Searching for the best kids' books to find something for your reluctant readers in the classroom? Well, search no more! Here are favourites from teachers across Australia!
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19 Valentine's Day Craft Ideas & Fun Activities for the Classroom With an Educational Twist
Some of the cutest and easiest Valentine's Day craft and activity ideas for your classroom all in one spot!
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5 Differentiation Teaching Strategies to 'Individualise' Your Curriculum
Need help differentiating instruction for your classroom? These differentiated instruction strategies and tips from our teacher team can help get you started.
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11 Harmony Week Activities for Kids Perfect for the Primary Classroom
Get ready for Harmony Week with an array of activities for kids created by teachers for teachers!
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Teaching Higher-Order Thinking Skills: Here's Why It Matters So Much
See why higher-order thinking matters and how teachers can teach critical and creative thinking in their classrooms.
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What Is NAPLAN? The Ultimate Teacher Guide to Preparing Students to Sit the Tests
What is NAPLAN and how can you prepare your students? Explore this teacher-created guide to the big year 3 and year 5 tests!
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First Day of School — 28 Easy Tips for Teachers to Make the Day Run Smoothly
Explore easy ideas for teachers to prepare for the first day of school, all tested and tried by other teachers!
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49 Fun 'Getting To Know You' Icebreakers for Kids to Use in Your Classroom
Explore fun getting to know you ideas for kids for the classroom straight from our teacher team. These games help kids learn about their classmates, as well as making great first-week activities too!
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8 Christmas Craft Ideas to Add a Festive Feel to Classroom Activities
These Christmas craft ideas for kids are perfect for your classroom end-of-year activities! We've even included non-Christmas options to ensure every child is included in the craft activities.
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How to Make Paper Plate Christmas Crafts for the Classroom: Trees, Reindeer and More!
Learn how to make paper plate Christmas craft with your class this year. There's something for every teacher and every class, from paper plate reindeer to Christmas trees.
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25 Kmart Hacks for the Classroom (From Teachers Who Dreamt Them Up!)
Don't miss Kmart hacks teachers swear by for storage, organisation and more! The classroom community shared it all, including hands-on learning tools, classroom displays and interactive behaviour management tools.
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15 International Day of Peace Activities and Books for Your Classroom
Try these peaceful activities to do with your students on the International Day of Peace or anytime throughout the year.
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8 Angles Games & Activities to Make Maths Class More Fun
Try these fun angles activities in your maths classes to make geometry lessons more engaging!
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What Are Desk Pets? Printables + Fun Ways to Use Them!
What are desk pets, where do you find them, and how do you use them? We've got all the desk pets ideas + printables.
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How to Make Composting in the Classroom Fun (And Educational) for Kids
Want to start a compost bin in the classroom and wondering how to make composting for kids fun? We walk you through the process step by step.
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10 Scaffolding Education Tips for Primary Teachers to Support Learning
Explore ideas for adding scaffolding in your students' primary education, plus printable scaffolds!
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How to Nail Your Teaching Practicum as a Student Teacher — Tips from Expert Teachers
Are you a student teacher heading out on your first practicum? Or do you have a teaching internship coming up soon? Explore hints and tips from expert teachers!
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Thinking of Becoming a Relief Teacher? Here's What You Need to Know
Thinking of becoming a relief teacher? Find out if casual teaching could be a great career step for you with tips from our teacher team!
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11 Mindfulness Activities for Kids to Try in Your Primary Classroom
Explore mindfulness activities for kids that can be done in just 5 or 10 minutes in your classroom this school year!
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50 Fun Facts About Earth for Kids to Fascinate Your Primary Students
Explore fun facts about Earth to get kids in your class excited about our planet, plus teacher tips for incorporating them into your lesson plans.
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What Is Genius Hour? How to Implement This Tech-y Idea in Your Classroom
Explore teacher tips to help students design their own self-directed, open-ended inquiry projects!
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How to Make Slime for Kids (Easiest Recipe Ever, Tested By Teachers!)
Are you looking for an easy slime recipe for kids to use in your classroom? This teacher-tested guide is all you need!
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11 Fun Easter Bunny Craft Ideas Perfect for the Primary Classroom
Explore Easter bunny craft ideas to use in the curriculum-aligned classroom. Each teacher-created craft is perfect for primary learners!
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10 Positively Perfect Picture Books to Teach Procedural Writing
Explore this list of 10 positively perfect books to introduce and teach procedural writing to young kids.
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6 Fun Spelling Activity Ideas to Use in the Classroom This School Year
Explore our favourite spelling activities that can be used for a variety of year levels, with ideas for fun games from our teacher team!
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How to Make an Origami Transforming Ninja Star With Sticky Notes
Teach students to make a cool origami transforming star with sticky notes! It's the perfect indoor recess activity for kids!
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What Is Phonemic Awareness? How to Teach These Important Skills to Young Learners
Explore a teacher guide to phonemic awareness plus activities for the early years classroom!
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17 Formative Assessment Examples Primary Students Love as Much as Teachers Do
Make formative assessment fun for your students and useful for you with these teacher-tested examples and ideas.
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10 Sustainability Ideas for Teachers to Get Kids Excited About the Earth
Need ideas for getting your students engaged with sustainability? Try these favourites from our teacher team!