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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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OU and OW Words Worksheets and Activities
Mastering phonics skills requires repeated practice. This NO PREP phonics pack will help your students master the phoneme /ow/, ou and ow words.
Long Vowel Sounds Activities | Orthographic Mapping Science of Reading Aligned
Master long vowels with engaging activities & games! Over 300 pages of worksheets & 500 digital slides for Science of Reading Aligned fun.
Long A Worksheets and Activities Print & Digital | Long A Games
Engage students with Long A Worksheets – Master reading and spelling Long A words using worksheets, digital tasks, and games! Boost phonics skills!
Long U Sound Activities and Games Print & Digital
Master the Long U sound with engaging digital activities, games, and worksheets. Explore various Long U spelling patterns for comprehensive learning.
Phonics Word Lists for Students | Single and Multisyllabic Word Lists for Reading and Spelling
Don’t waste any more of your time searching for phonics word lists. These multisyllabic word lists are perfect for your students to use for reading & spelling.
Fun Math Worksheets For Kids
This math activities pack brings together more than 138 pages of DONE FOR YOU math strategies and math worksheets for kids, covering a wide range of topics.
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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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