Inspirational Ideas To Help Teachers Thrive
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Inspirational Ideas To Help Teachers Thrive
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Phonics Writing Prompts for L Sound Words | Print & Digital
Your students will love these Phonics Writing Prompts for the /l/ sound and are perfect for your writing centers, morning work, and intervention.
Natural Disasters Research Project PRINT & DIGITAL
This natural disasters research project guides your students through all the steps, from brainstorming to reflection, and is a great cross-curricular activity.
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.
Phonics Writing Prompts for AIR Sound | Print & Digital Writing Activities
These no-prep phonics writing prompts for the air sound are fun and the perfect way to engage your students in high-interest writing with a phonics bonus.
Phonics Progress Monitoring Tracking Sheets for Alternative Spellings
Make phonics progress monitoring easier with these done for you assessments. They can be used with any phonics program and are organized systematically.
Phonics Activities for f Sound Words | f ff gh ph
Mastering phonics skills requires repeated practice. This NO PREP phonics pack will help your students master f sound words, spellings f, ff, gh, ph.
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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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