Environmentally Friendly Ways to Clean Your Classroom
Sliding on into Summer break, teachers are dutifully cleaning their classrooms from top to bottom. We’ve popped together some of the best tips and recipes to clean your classroom in an environmentally responsible way. When I first began teaching, it was common practice for teachers to use the final day cleaning their classrooms with their […]
Fun Drama Games for Kids Grades 4-7 That Build Theater Skills
Are you an upper elementary or middle school teacher looking out for some new drama teaching ideas? These theater games are perfect for students in grades four and up, and they incorporate important educational elements from ELA class, health class, and more, so they’ll end up supplementing their entire education! Bonus: They make great brain […]
Teaching Mentors: Why You Need One and How to Find Them
Find a teaching mentor. Find a teaching mentor. Find a teaching mentor. How many times have you heard this bit of advice? It’s a pretty common tip for first-year teachers, and there’s a reason for that! The minute you step into that classroom, you’re bound to feel a bit overwhelmed and completely alone. Hold on […]
10 Teacher Hacks to Get Students to Follow Directions… the First Time!
We’ve all been there… we’ve had a shocker of a day and all we can say is – ‘They just don’t listen to my directions…’ But, this won’t improve if we harp on about it to them and show our frustrations. We need to get creative and support our students so that they have all […]
10 Teacher Hacks to Get Students to Follow Directions… the First Time!
We’ve all been there… we’ve had a shocker of a day and all we can say is – ‘They just don’t listen to my directions…’ But, this won’t improve if we harp on about it to them and show our frustrations. We need to get creative and support our students so that they have all […]
Reconciliation storytelling
Storytelling exists as a vital aspect of every culture and has existed in every corner of the world which people call home. Stories exist to inform, explore and hypothesise as well as to entertain and amuse. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have used stories as their main way of sharing their worldview and understandings […]
Quick Cleaning Hacks for the Classroom That Are Safe and Effective
You’ve probably got your fair share of cleaning hacks for the home, right? From olive oil for buffing to toothbrushes for getting into those nooks and crannies, there are plenty of “hacks” that can make cleaning a house or apartment go a lot faster. But what about classroom cleaning hacks? Oh, teacher pals, you have […]
How to Land Your First Teaching Job — Tips From Teachers Who Got the Gig
When you’re fresh out of college and just got your teaching certification, plugging in “schools hiring near me” and looking at that long list of open teaching jobs can get very overwhelming very fast. Hold on a second, and take a breath! Feeling better? Getting your first teaching job can seem like it’s about as […]
How to Create a Writing Workshop in your Classroom
The History of the Writing Workshop The Writing Workshop method has a history spanning decades and is a combination of best-practice principles and pedagogies designed to develop students’ critical literacy. Let’s take a look at where the Writing Workshop began and how it’s being applied in contemporary classrooms. The American Research In the late 1970s, […]
How to Create a Writing Workshop in your Classroom
The History of the Writing Workshop The Writing Workshop method has a history spanning decades and is a combination of best-practice principles and pedagogies designed to develop students’ critical literacy. Let’s take a look at where the Writing Workshop began and how it’s being applied in contemporary classrooms. The American Research In the late 1970s, […]