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Inspirational Ideas To Help Teachers Thrive
Bring some FUN back into spelling!Sign up for the Spelling Game Challenge, and you’ll get a new spelling game each day for 5 days!
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CCVC Words Worksheets and Activities
In this NO PREP phonics pack your students will be engaged in reading and spelling ccvc words. The pack includes FUN ccvc worksheets and interactive games.
Fun Classroom Games For Kids
Here you’ll find some of the best, time-tested classroom games that you can use to re-energize your students and get them back on track for learning.
Safety Story Retell Lesson Plan
Help your students work on essential reading skills like story retell and sequencing using an original social story that is perfect to use for small groups.
CVC Activities Mini Books | CVC Words Phonics Practice
CVC Words Mini Books are a fun and effective way to help your students with short vowel phonics practice using CVC words. There are 35 mini-books in this set.
Phonics Worksheets and Activities for CCVCC CVCCC CCCVC
This NO PREP Phonics pack will keep your students engaged in reading and spelling words with the ccvcc, cvccc, cccvc spelling patterns.
VCC and CVCC Words Worksheets and Activities
This NO PREP Phonics pack will help your students master vcc and cvcc words. The activities and games are perfect for centers, morning work, or intervention.
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How To Teach Library Skills That Kids Really Need
Teach essential library skills with these creative classroom library ideas. Help kids explore catalogs, digital resources, and learn effective research methods.
Easy Field Trips—The Best Virtual Tours For Kids
Explore the world from your classroom with engaging virtual tours for kids. Discover art, history, and more with these easy-to-use virtual field trips.
Why Critical Thinking Questions Are So Important For Students
Developing critical thinking questions helps students analyze, evaluate, and create solutions. Learn the best ways to foster deeper learning.
Top-Notch Teaching is the brainchild of Mel Crean – ex-teacher now literacy expert and long-time advocate and coach of teachers across the globe.
Mel’s experience includes remote primary school teaching in the far north of Western Australia, in-class coaching of graduate teachers, education program management, specialist dyslexia teaching, and one-on-one literacy intervention.
Mel believes teaching is a journey. It can be rewarding, inspiring, funny, hard work, and sometimes overwhelming. She will help you navigate your journey as a teacher by providing resources that save time, inspire, and motivate.
Top-Notch Teaching is the brainchild of Mel Crean – ex-teacher now literacy expert and long-time advocate and coach of teachers across the globe.
Mel’s experience includes remote primary school teaching in the far north of Western Australia, in-class coaching of graduate teachers, education program management, specialist dyslexia teaching, and one-on-one literacy intervention.
Mel believes teaching is a journey. It can be rewarding, inspiring, funny, hard work, and sometimes overwhelming. She will help you navigate your journey as a teacher by providing resources that save time, inspire, and motivate.
Top-Notch Teaching was recently selected as a Top Australian Education Blog for 2019 by Twinkl – read what they had to say here.
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