Inspirational Ideas To Help Teachers Thrive
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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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CVC Words: Activities & Games Set 2
Are you teaching your kindergarten kids how to read and spell CVC words? Here you’ll find CVC activities, games and worksheets.
Long E Sound Print & Digital Activities & Worksheets | Long Vowel Games
Engage students with fun, hands-on Long E activities & games! Master 5 spelling patterns for Long E sound. Includes print & digital options.
Water Cycle Reading Comprehension | Close Reading Passages | Text Marking
Improve water cycle reading comprehension through the interactive Water Cycle Adventure resource, enriching vocabulary and understanding.
Skip Counting Puzzles by 2’s, 3’s, 4’s, 5’s and 10’s
Do your students need help with skip counting? These skip counting puzzles are a fabulous way to help your students master skip counting.
Nutrients and Nutrition Quiz – A Digital Interactive Quiz
Elevate nutrition education with this digital quiz. Explore key concepts via 11 reading passages, then answer questions in a nutrition quiz.
Phonics Writing Worksheets Sound oe
Teaching writing doesn’t need to be stressful or time-consuming. No prep writing worksheets help your students revise words and use them in their writing.
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How To Use Current Events In The Classroom
Engage students with real-world relevance by teaching with current events. Learn how to use current events to boost engagement and critical thinking.
How To Add More Movement In The Classroom And Why You Need It
Discover creative ways to integrate movement in the classroom to boost focus, retention, and well-being. Learn easy methods for students & teachers!
Why Mindful Classrooms Matter — And How To Create One
Discover the importance of mindful classrooms for reducing stress, improving behavior, and boosting academic performance. Learn how to create your own!
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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