by Melinda | Oct 18, 2021 | Lesson Ideas
With kids back in school, it’s time to get them learning—and moving. Whether your students were less active while learning at home or need some movement breaks to get used to being in the classroom all day, it’s good to have some tricks in your toolkit. There are lots... 
by Melinda | Oct 4, 2021 | Lesson Ideas
If you saw digital activities and almost clicked away, hang on a sec! I know a lot of us never want to look at a screen again after teaching from home for COVID. There is a lot to be said for focusing on the kinds of activities you can only do in person, and getting... 
by Melinda | Jan 25, 2021 | Lesson Ideas
Are you ready for back to school? Here in Australia, it’s time to start up again, but even if you’ve been back or think of Back to School in September or another part of the year, a lot of back to school activities serve well after any break (and some back to school... 
by Melinda | May 11, 2020 | Lesson Ideas
Even when you teach the same things again, new teaching resources keep things fresh for you and offer opportunities to support students who learn in different ways or need different amounts of practice. If you need worksheets games posters and word wall cards task... 
by Melinda | May 4, 2020 | Lesson Ideas
As teachers and parents all over the world adapt to distance learning (many schools in the US are closed for the school year and things continue to evolve here and elsewhere), we can all use some new distance learning tools and one of my favorites is Boom Cards. Boom... 
by Melinda | Apr 27, 2020 | Lesson Ideas
Writing research reports is a skill students will use throughout their schooling. Helping students in grades 4–7 (or homeschool equivalent) learn the process of writing research reports is invaluable. Pair the process with an interesting topic—like natural...