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Featured Teaching Resources
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Why You Should Dig Deeper into Challenging Behaviour
When it comes to behaviour management, you never stop refining your techniques. Read our tips on why you should dig deeper into challenging behaviour.
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10 Text Types for Upper Years | Teaching Resources
Find out how reading a wide range of text types can improve reading comprehension and nurture a love of reading and writing.
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Meet Our Designer - John Causley
Meet John Causley, one of our talented designers and check out some of his amazing work.
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Introducing the Llama and Cactus Classroom Theme Pack!
Looking to spice up your classroom styling? Bring the fiesta to your room with this funky Llama and Cactus Classroom Theme Pack!
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7 Quick Classroom Tips for a Plastic Free July
Incorporate Plastic Free July into your planning for next term to be more sustainable! Read our quick and easy tips to bring it to your classroom.
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#teacherdesk - Amazing Teacher Desk Organisation Goals!
What are your teacher desk organisation goals next term? Take a look at these #teacherdesk goals for ideas and inspiration!
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A Term of Literacy Activities Planned, Ready to Go! (Year 6)
A whole term of literacy activities planned and ready to go at the click of a button!
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9 Easy and Effective Ways to Teach Higher-order Thinking
Helpful tips and ideas for teaching higher-order thinking, plus HOT teaching resources to make your classroom buzz and life easier.
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The Alphabet Activity You'll Want to Get Your Hands On
If you're an early years teacher, this alphabet activity has been created with you in mind! It's adorable, it's vibrant, and it's a definite crowd-pleaser.
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10 Football Drill Task Cards to Make Coaching Easy
Football drills are essential to teach and learn soccer fundamentals. Make coaching easy with these football drill task cards for kids.
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(NEW) What's Buzzing? - Magazine for Students
Check out our NEW magazine for students - What's Buzzing! Full of engaging articles, literacy lessons will never be the same again!
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Cute Ways To Use a Class Mascot in the Classroom
Check out the fun ways you can utilise a class mascot in the classroom, more than just a take-home writing task.
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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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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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Teaching Friendship | Banishing Bullying in the Classroom
Teach lessons of friendship and acceptance to help banish bullying in your classroom and create a safer school for your students!
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How a Mini Writing Office Can Help Kids During Writing
Are you looking for differentiated ways to support and develop your students' writing skills? Read how a mini writing office is the answer!
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Ways to Use Our Label Creator Widget (a Teacher's Best Friend!)
Our Label Creator Widget really is a teacher's best friend! Take a look at these helpful ways to use this widget in your classroom and get labelling!
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11 Easy Ways to Help Students Manage Perfectionism
Do you have perfectionist students in your classroom? Find out how you can provide support in the classroom with 11 easy and effective teaching ideas.
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10 Simple Ways to Encourage Students to Ask Questions in Class
Do you have students that don't ask questions in the classroom? Check out this list of ideas from an early years teacher in the know.
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The Ultimate Parts of Speech Flip Book
Don't miss this parts of speech resource that will make teaching and learning grammar easy.
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4 Benefits of Monitoring Student Progress in the Classroom
This blog outlines four benefits of monitoring student progress, with links to helpful resources that will assist you in your own classroom.
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Sensory Processing Disorder | What to Look for and Support
Students with Sensory Processing Disorder are in every classroom. Find out what it is and how you can support children with SPD in your classroom.
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Teacher Hacks That Will Blow Your Mind
This selection of amazing dollar store teacher hacks are so Instagram worthy, you'll be jumping in your car and driving to your nearest shop in no time.
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Poetry for Kids | Printable Poetry Resources
Are you looking for fresh new ways to teach poetry for kids? Check out these printable poetry resources and fresh new ideas.
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20 Fun and Engaging Alphabet Activities for Kids
Are you looking for fresh new ways to help your students learn the letters of the alphabet? Here's the inspiration you've been looking for...
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20 Play Based Learning Ideas for the Curriculum Aligned Classroom
Take a look at these inspirational play based learning experiences for your classroom - and they're curriculum aligned to boot!
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What to Do if You Are Too Tired to Teach
The ultimate guide to surviving days when you feel too exhausted to teach and need a break.
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8 Powerful Student-Led Discussion Strategies
Encourage creativity and collaboration in your classroom! These student-led discussion strategies will have your students engaged and thinking.
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Higher-order Thinking in the Classroom (and Why It Matters)
Find out why higher-order thinking matters and how teachers are teaching critical and creative thinking in their classrooms.
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Podcast News from Teach Starter HQ (May 2019)
For the Love of Teaching is being praised by teachers for its fresh perspective, inspirational guests and uplifting vibes. Find out what's coming up on the show.
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Phonics Games Part 2 | Active Games to Accelerate Learning
With a little bit of imagination, phonics games can be high energy and action packed to maximise learning. Check out these brilliant ideas for phonics games to make your classroom buzz!
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Teacher Shoes | The Ultimate Guide for Comfort, Fun and Fashion
Here's your ultimate shoe guide for comfort, fashion and a splash of teacher fun to boot!