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10 Tips for Writing Report Card Comments
A must read blog that reveals 10 tips and ideas to make report card comment writing easier.
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Stop. Laugh. Report Card Writing Memes
For lots of you, it's report card writing time! For a brain break (teacher style), here's a little list of reporting season giggles.
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Preparing Your Child for High School
Starting high school is a big change for most kids. Read these tips from teachers to help your child with their high school preparation.
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10 Fun and Educational Podcasts for Kids
Keep your children stimulated and on track with their learning with these 10 AMAZINGLY fun and educational podcasts for kids.
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Trending Teachers of TikTok: Your Guide
The teachers of TikTok are trending, and it's no wonder why! Take a look at these awesome teacher accounts!
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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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Celebrating Life Skills for Kids
Celebrate personal and social life skills with the ultimate teaching resource that your students will love.
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Cityscape Artwork - We Built This City
A fantastic cityscape artwork that covers a range of Visual Arts outcomes.
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9 Fun Outdoor Learning Activities for Kids
Find out how easy and fun it is to take learning outside with 9 inspiring outdoor activities for kids.
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How to Make Slime for Kids (Easiest Recipe Ever!)
I may be a bit late to the party. But, this is the fourth slime recipe I have used and it is by far the easiest and most effective recipe ever!
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20+ Resources for Teaching Money and Financial Mathematics
These amazing downloadable resources will give your students the real-world skills they need to know all about money and financial mathematics!
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9 Christmas Door Decorations to Jingle Up Your Classroom
Christmas is coming! How will you make your classroom merry and bright? We have 9 creative Christmas door decorations that you and your students will love!
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The Year 4 Student Helping to Save the Great Barrier Reef
"My name is Molly and I am 9 years old. I want to ban plastic straws in every school in Tropical North Queensland. We owe it to the Great Barrier Reef." Find out more about Molly's no-nonsense approach to environmental activism and how your school can get involved.
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5 Ways to Create Calm on NAPLAN Test Days
Here are the NAPLAN tips that you need the most! These 5 simple ideas will help you create calm for your students on NAPLAN test days.
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Sumblox - Academic Building Blocks Every Classroom Needs
Sumblox... teaching the world of maths in the shape of wooden numbers.
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Report Cards - Then and Now!
I remember when report cards used to be a check box and one sentence at the end.
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Easy and Fun Origami Cube for Kids
A step by step process (with photos) to create this fun origami cube.
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Loveable Grandparents Day Activities
Fun and easy Grandparents Day activities to use in the classroom to make Grandparents Day memorable for students and their families.
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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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Does Class Size Matter? - A Teacher's Point of View
It's a topic that is always debated in the education field!
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10 Ways to Arrange Students for Group Work
10 creative ways to arrange student for group activities.
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13 Fun Sight Word Activities for Home and School
Learning sight words doesn't need to be boring or mundane. Your children/students will be begging to learn their sight words with these fun and engaging activity ideas.
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All You Need to Know About Class Pets!
Have you considered keeping a class pet? Here's all you need to know, hints, tips and stories to help you find the best class pet for you and your students!
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17 Tips and Resources for Creating a Calm and Peaceful Classroom Environment
Creating a calm and peaceful learning environment for your students can have a massive impact on their learning and your own well-being.
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Infinity Cube – Origami Fidget Toy Instructions
Watch the video and follow the instructions for a tricky origami project that will have your students on task for a while (hopefully!)
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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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12 Adorable Printable Mood Trackers for Kids (and Adults)
These adorable printable mood tracker templates are perfect for young and old!
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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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14 Quick, Easy and Fun Daily Classroom Fitness Activities
This blog briefly outlines each activity from our 'Pack of Fun' fitness cards.
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The Power of a Teacher
When I was teaching in the classroom, I lost my way and my passion for the job. Constant data collection and analysis, goals, targets, paperwork... rah, rah, rah, caused me to lose sight of why I got into teaching in the first place – teaching the kids!
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NEW Mindful Colouring Pages | Amazing Animals!
Embrace mindfulness with these beautiful NEW mindful colouring pages for the classroom. Plus, read about how you can build on these fun activities.
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20 Amazing Sidewalk Chalk Ideas for Learning (and Fun)
Are you stuck at home? Do you need to get out in the fresh air? These awesome sidewalk chalk ideas for learning are your new best friend!