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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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Phonics Cootie Catchers: Set B
Do you ever get tired of creating engaging phonics activities? These phonics cootie catchers will make learning and reviewing sounds fun for your students.
OI and OY Words Cootie Catchers | Vowel Combination Games for OY Sound Words
Enhance phonics learning with the interactive cootie catchers, focusing on oi and oy words. Engaging hands-on learning, perfect for partner work!
Spin A Word Phonics Games Bundle
Keep phonics fun—and easy for you. Spin a word phonics games are an engaging way to help your students revise and practice words during spelling time.
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.
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 Writing Prompts UE Sound | Long U Sound Print & Digital Writing Activities
Help your students work on a variety of writing skills while also working on the long u sound. They’re the perfect addition to your writing centers.
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How To Design A Classroom With Colors For Learning Best
Create an optimal learning environment by using colors for learning. Explore how specific colors can enhance focus and creativity in your classroom.
Gamifying Grammar Is An Amazing Way To Teach Nouns
Engage students in learning grammar by teaching nouns through gamification. Discover fun challenges to make grammar enjoyable and memorable.
Need New Meet The Teacher Ideas For Back To School Night?
Discover fresh meet the teacher ideas for back to school night. Engage families, share classroom expectations, and make a memorable connection.
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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