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Three Literary Leaning Ideas for Book Week
Sometimes the most powerful book recommendations for kids can come from a fellow student.
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Why We Need Laughter in the Classroom
When used appropriately, humour is an efficient way of broaching the psychological distance between teacher and learner.
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International Day of Mathematics – Inspire Your Students with these Maths-Aligned Careers
March 14 is The International Day of Mathematics or Pi Day: Inspire your students with these maths-aligned careers.
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The Best and Worst Gifts for Teachers
The worst gift she received, was an out-of-date box of chocolates. To add salt to the literal wounds, they came…
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15 Things you will remember if you went to school in the 1980s
Were you at school in the 1980s? Did you love the smell of the purple ink from the mimeograph? Lose…
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What To Do When Asked to Help at the School Fete
Insider tips on 'class' fete ideas that can be prepared in advance providing maximum bang for minimum effort.
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25 Class Rewards (That Are Not Full of Sugar)
Sometimes a little extra encouragement is needed in the last few weeks of the year but filling students full of…
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How Australian Schools Responded to the King’s Death in 1952
One thing school children in 1952 had in common with today’s students was that the reigning sovereign was the only…
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Shakespearean Insults to Teach Your Class Grammar
Plenty of Shakespearan quotes and insults might sound too bawdy for kids, but there are also plenty of G-rated phrases…
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Book Week: it’s not the costume that matters, but falling in love with reading
Too often kids experience what author and teacher Kelly Gallagher calls “readicide”: the “systematic killing of the love of reading,…
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