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Updates: Term 1 Week 1 Around the Classroom

19 February 2014 - 5 min Read

Here are a couple of the 'my first day at school' drawing and name samples from my students. They range from some kids doing random letters and symbols to 3 (Yes 3!!) that could write their name. The drawings were also an eye opener and show their lack of fine motor.....

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Top 10 Classroom Books to Inspire K2 Students

8 June 2018 - 5 min Read

As you continue to guide and teach young minds, it’s important to have tools on hand to inspire and educate your students. Classroom books are vital for teaching children how to think critically, imitate sounds, recognise sight words and develop an.....

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Our Guided Reading Go Tos

28 July 2018 - 5 min Read

Guided Reading was one of my favourite lessons when in the classroom. I just loved seeing my students learn to read and also their joy at getting one on one teacher time! I however graduated from Uni where I was (shock horror) taught Round Robin reading and also.....

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Chasing Work-Life Balance as a Teacher

31 August 2018 - 5 min Read

The hashtags #SelfcareSunday and #WorkLifeBalance are seriously trending over on the gram at the moment, it seems everyone is keen to turn the spotlight on mental health, and we for one couldn’t.agree.more. Teaching is (as you all know) full on! Rewarding and.....

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How Can A Visual Schedule Help Your Students?

9 January 2019 - 5 min Read

Many students constantly ask ‘what are we doing next’, 'when are we doing __' Having a visual schedule ensures children will know what things are happening and when throughout the day. There are many benefits to having a visual timetable but here are our Top.....

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