Teachers: The Best Netflix Series to Binge (Holiday Edition)
It’s the holidays! And, it’s time to have some totally acceptable Netflix binging sessions! Let’s face it, teachers love a good Netflix binge even during the term – all while replying to emails, doing lesson planning and scrolling Pinterest. We’re very good at multitasking, aren’t we? It helps if we have some of the best […]
What children ‘really’ want for Christmas
Many of us are looking forward to celebrating the end of the year with friends and family—perhaps even more than usual after the stress and isolation of COVID-19. Hopefully, the New Year will bring more reasons for optimism and fewer challenges like those experienced by so many in 2020, due to natural disasters as well […]
Easy At-Home Science Experiments for Kids
It’s the same every year… you spend weeks leading up to the school holidays racking your brain for fun things to do with your children. Go to the park? That will work once or twice. Get a craft box? No, did that last year! Well, we’ve got a question for you while you do your […]
Easy At-Home Science Experiments for Kids
It’s the same every year… you spend weeks leading up to the school holidays racking your brain for fun things to do with your children. Go to the park? That will work once or twice. Get a craft box? Nah, did that last year! Well, we’ve got a question for you while you do your […]
The Ultimate List of Must-Haves this Summer
Teachers – treat yo’self! It’s been one crazy year… and whilst I’m sure you were showered with thoughtful gifts from your students (which we all appreciate immensely!), no one quite gets a teacher’s needs other than teachers themselves. Am I right? We’ve been on the gram and we’ve been there ourselves, and we reckon we […]
Mindful Self-Reflection for Teachers
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The end of a school year brings with it a shift. The focus of this shift can feel like it is mostly about your students. They’re finishing one year level and beginning a new one. Already, your students have fully checked out of the year. Their minds are on school holidays and what it means […]
33 Summer Holiday Reads Loved by Teachers
Teachers, it’s time to put up your feet and relax! Find a hammock somewhere on a nice sunny day or curl up on the couch with a cuppa. This is your time to recharge. If you are anything like me, you haven’t picked up a book since the last school holidays! So, the question is, […]
8 Jolly Christmas Writing Activities for Kids
Anyone else out there ready to play holiday songs and have your students do Christmas activities all day long? But, like the good teachers we are, we still want some learning opportunities to take place. That’s why some jolly Christmas writing prompts for kids is the perfect start to your Christmas cheer. Shutterstock.com / Robert Kneschke Christmas […]
Holiday Pop-Up Card Templates
Who Doesn’t Love a Good Holiday Pop-Up Card? Christmas is just around the corner, and you have that ‘It’s a few weeks before winter break and still so many things to do’ feeling! Finding and planning easy holiday craft activities can get put to the bottom of your (very long) to-do list. Well, we have one of […]
Castle and Kite | Our New Early Years Resources Publisher
It’s no secret that we are a big supporter of teachers everywhere. To us, the teaching community is like a warm hug that always fills up our bucket and gives us a big smile! We love to support teachers as much as they support us. To help support teachers even more, we are growing the […]