When it comes to teaching phonics, sound buttons are a great tool to help kids make the leap from seeing a word spelled out to sounding it out to truly reading. Wondering how to teach sound button lessons? You’ve come to the right place! What Is a Sound Button? Sound buttons are visual cues to…
If you haven’t watched endless hours of Bluey, chances are you’ve heard about him in your classroom, especially if you teach pre-K or kindergarten. The Australian TV show about a family of cartoon dogs arrived in America on Disney+ before appearing on the Disney Channel, and to say it’s a hit is a bit of…
Classroom cleaning has got to be one of the least favourite tasks of any teacher. But here we are, right in the midst of that time every teacher dreads – cold and flu season. That delicate time of year when we’re enclosed in our classrooms, sheltering from blistering cold weather, surrounded by young children who…
Classroom cleaning has got to be one of the least favourite tasks of any teacher. But here we are, right in the midst of that time every teacher dreads – cold and flu season. That delicate time of year when we’re enclosed in our classrooms, sheltering from blistering cold weather, surrounded by young children who…
If you’ve heard the term “learning loss” once during the pandemic, you’ve heard it a thousand times. Stuck at home with exhausted parents trying to supplement Zoom classes while juggling their day jobs, dealing with spotty Wi-fi, or quarantined with no Internet access at all, American kids are falling off the academic wagon and being…
So you’re a pregnant teacher, and you’re planning to take maternity leave from the classroom. It sounds like congratulations are in order! As teachers, we love to plan and organize, and your impending bundle of joy is an exciting reason to get out the sticky notes, highlighters, and planner! I’ve pulled together a list of…
So you’re a first-year teacher? Congratulations! The adventure is just beginning, and you’re probably throwing your head around like The Weeknd at the Super Bowl trying to make sense of it all. Good news: We’ve got the skinny on all the first-year teacher must-haves you should be stocking up on before your first day. First-Year…
Announce you’re going to dive into grammar, and some of your students are bound to groan. The system and structure of a language is not every child’s cup of tea, but good grammar is a key to unlocking their inner writer. And teaching grammar to your students can be a lot of fun for you…
Reconciliation is about building better relationships between the wider Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for the benefit of all Australians. In schools, steps towards reconciliation include: Developing an environment that encourages a high level of knowledge and pride in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, cultures and contributions Fostering relationships based…
We’ll say this for the COVID-19 pandemic — it proved once again that teachers are super jugglers as they took to digital learning. There were suddenly so many new skills and programs that teachers had to navigate, learn, and utilize to provide the best possible education for students learning from home. Schools adopted and repurposed…