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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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Fun With Literature: Novel Study Activities for Any Story
There's nothing quite like dissecting a juicy novel with your class! Have fun with literature with our novel study activities pack!
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Word of the Week | Expanding Vocabulary in the Classroom
Words! Words! Words! Vocabulary is critical to listening, speaking, reading and writing success! Everything that you need to set up Word of the Week and to make a huge impact it right here.
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7 Tips for Teaching Curiosity in the Classroom
Do you want students thirsty for knowledge? Let learning grow in your classroom with our 7 Tips for Teaching Curiosity!
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Would You Rather Questions | 10 Uses In the Classroom
Would you rather have a boring class or an exciting one? Make every lesson exciting with these wonderful uses for our Would You Rather questions for kids!
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How to Encourage and Support Independent Learning
Read all about our new resources and how they can help foster independent learners in your classroom.
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Tips and Ideas for Creating a Makerspace in the Classroom
A guide to creating a Makerspace in your classroom with helpful tips and ideas to help you to get started.
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English Planning in the Classroom | Tips by an Experienced Teacher
Are you struggling to work out the planning of English in your classroom? Read this easy to follow planning strategy for some fantastic tips.
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Real World Mathematics | Exploring Maths with an End of Term Party
Planning an end of term party for your class? It's the perfect occasion to explore mathematics in a real world context!
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World Hello Day | 11 Activities to Promote Positive Communication
November 21st is World Hello Day! Choose from one of these enriching activities to promote communication in the classroom and help resolve global conflict.
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Developing Number Sense | Counting Beyond 100
An insight into the importance of number sense and counting beyond 100, plus brilliant teaching ideas and resources to make it happen.
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Take Your Class on an Outdoor Adventure | Field Notes Activity Journal
Outdoor adventure awaits! Wondering how to teach outside? We have a great teaching resource to get you out the door - our Field Notes Activity Book
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Subitising Activities for Kids | The Importance of Teaching Subitising
Read about the importance of subitising and check out our printable subitising activities for the classroom.
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36 Tricks to Make Learning Stick! Teaching with Sticky Notes
36 Tricks with Sticky Notes - easy and helpful tips that will help you make learning "stick" in your classroom!
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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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Teaching Emotions to Kids in the Classroom
Teaching young children about emotions and feelings is imperative in the early years. Check out these picture books and teaching resources all about emotions...
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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.