Why Your Teaching Besties are the Best! (F.R.I.E.N.D.S Edition)
So no one told you that teaching was gonna be this way… But, if there is anyone that totally understands what teaching is like – it’s your fellow teaching besties. With that, we thought – what better tv series to link all of the reasons our teaching buddies are the best than the much-adored 90s […]
Why Your Teaching Besties are the Best! (F.R.I.E.N.D.S Edition)
So no one told you that teaching was gonna be this way… But, if there is anyone that totally understands what teaching is like – it’s your fellow teaching besties. With that, we thought – what better tv series to link all of the reasons our teaching buddies are the best than the much-adored 90s […]
Open the world to children through books
Books and the stories they contain have the power to connect communities and help children learn and grow values and empathy. There are hundreds of wonderful books for children written and published each year. Sometimes as educators and as parents, it can become overwhelming to figure out what books to buy or which books will […]
The LANTITE Test – Everything You Need to Know
How much do you know about the LANTITE test? I’m going to let you in on a little secret: I knew very little about it until I found myself chatting with a preservice teacher, Emily, at one of our events at Teach Starter. According to Emily, the LANTITE test was kind of a big deal. […]
The LANTITE Test – Everything You Need to Know
How much do you know about the LANTITE test? I’m going to let you in on a little secret: I knew very little about it until I found myself chatting with a preservice teacher, Emily, at one of our events at Teach Starter. According to Emily, the LANTITE test was kind of a big deal. […]
Let’s Get Physical with Brain Break Active Games
Have you ever experienced a lesson go terribly wrong? Picture this: You’re teaching a class of 28 third graders, and it’s raining outside. The principal is observing you, and 15 minutes in, you notice that your students are becoming restless, disengaged, and off-task! It’s now or never – you’ve got to get your students engaged […]
Celebrations: Easter
Celebrations. To do, or not to do? Is it even that simple? Early childhood educators are often faced with ongoing internal discussions, rules, policies or expectations about how national celebrations such as Christmas and Easter are marked. In an early childhood context, celebrations such as Easter are often a reflection of our society, history, culture […]
14 Educational Ways to Use Pop Its in the Classroom
Nope teachers, it’s not your champagne popping on Friday night! This new craze sweeping across primary school classrooms has been dubbed the next fidget spinner. The Pop It, or fidget popper, is a sensory toy that has little ‘bubbles’ that you can push through and ‘pop’, kind of like bubble wrap! They were initially designed […]
14 Educational Ways to Use Pop Its in the Classroom
Nope teachers, it’s not your champagne popping on Friday night! This new craze sweeping across primary school classrooms has been dubbed the next fidget spinner. The Pop It, or fidget popper, is a sensory toy that has little ‘bubbles’ that you can push through and ‘pop’, kind of like bubble wrap! They were initially designed […]
Easter Maths Activities for the Classroom
Even if Easter craft isn’t your thing, you can still be the ultimate teacher by bringing educational Easter festivities to your classroom with these quick and easy Easter maths activities. They require very little preparation and use easy-to-find resources that you may already have. What’s even more fabulous than the simplicity of these ideas […]