Hi I am Kev, my wife Belinda and I run Innovative Teaching Ideas. We love to learn, and now have three little learners to guide through life. Above all we would love to hear your feedback and thoughts around our products and can make resources to meet your needs.
Hi I am Kev, my wife Belinda and I run Innovative Teaching Ideas. We love to learn, and now have three little learners to guide through life. Above all we would love to hear your feedback and thoughts around our products and can make resources to meet your needs.
15 innovative DECEMBER themed writing activities hyperlinked to guides for students so they can work independently with a clear understanding of the genre and task at hand.
Including
Narratives
Explanation Texts
Information Reports
Recounts
Expository Essays
Persuasive Texts
Opinion Essays
Arguments and Discussions
Letter Writing
AND MORE
15 innovative NOVEMBER themed writing activities hyperlinked to guides for students so they can work independently with a clear understanding of the genre and task at hand.
Including
Narratives
Explanation Texts
Information Reports
Recounts
Expository Essays
Persuasive Texts
Opinion Essays
Arguments and Discussions
Letter Writing
AND MORE
15 innovative OCTOBER themed writing activities hyperlinked to guides for students so they can work independently with a clear understanding of the genre and task at hand.
Including
Narratives
Explanation Texts
Information Reports
Recounts
Expository Essays
Persuasive Texts
Opinion Essays
Arguments and Discussions
Letter Writing
AND MORE
15 innovative SEPTEMBER themed writing activities hyperlinked to guides for students so they can work independently with a clear understanding of the genre and task at hand.
Including
Narratives
Explanation Texts
Information Reports
Recounts
Expository Essays
Persuasive Texts
Opinion Essays
Arguments and Discussions
Letter Writing
AND MORE
15 innovative AUGUST themed writing activities hyperlinked to guides for students so they can work independently with a clear understanding of the genre and task at hand.
Including
Narratives
Explanation Texts
Information Reports
Recounts
Expository Essays
Persuasive Texts
Opinion Essays
Arguments and Discussions
Letter Writing
AND MORE
15 innovative JULY themed writing activities hyperlinked to guides for students so they can work independently with a clear understanding of the genre and task at hand.
Including
Narratives
Explanation Texts
Information Reports
Recounts
Expository Essays
Persuasive Texts
Opinion Essays
Arguments and Discussions
Letter Writing
AND MORE
fifteen innovative JUNE themed writing activities hyper linked to guides for students so they can work independently with a clear understanding of the genre and task at hand.
Including
Narratives
Explanation Texts
Information Reports
Recounts
Expository Essays
Persuasive Texts
Opinion Essays
Arguments and Discussions
Letter Writing
AND MORE
15 innovative MAY themed writing activities hyperlinked to guides for students so they can work independently with a clear understanding of the genre and task at hand.
Including
Narratives
Explanation Texts
Information Reports
Recounts
Expository Essays
Persuasive Texts
Opinion Essays
Arguments and Discussions
Letter Writing
AND MORE
15 innovative APRIL themed writing activities hyperlinked to guides for students so they can work independently with a clear understanding of the genre and task at hand.
Including
Narratives
Explanation Texts
Information Reports
Recounts
Expository Essays
Persuasive Texts
Opinion Essays
Arguments and Discussions
Letter Writing
AND MORE
15 innovative MARCH themed writing activities hyperlinked to guides for students so they can work independently with a clear understanding of the genre and task at hand.
Including
Narratives
Explanation Texts
Information Reports
Recounts
Expository Essays
Persuasive Texts
Opinion Essays
Arguments and Discussions
Letter Writing
AND MORE
15 innovative February themed writing activities hyperlinked to guides for students so they can work independently with a clear understanding of the genre and task at hand.
Including
Narratives
Explanation Texts
Information Reports
Recounts
Expository Essays
Persuasive Texts
Opinion Essays
Arguments and Discussions
Letter Writing
AND MORE
15 January themed writing activities hyperlinked to guides for students so they can work independently with a clear understanding of the genre and task at hand.
Including
Narratives
Explanation Texts
Information Reports
Recounts
Expository Essays
Persuasive Texts
Opinion Essays
Arguments and Discussions
Letter Writing
AND MORE
Expand and enhance the⭐ VOCABULARY ⭐of your students with this SET OF 16 beautifully HAND PAINTED WATERCOLOUR SYNONYM POSTERS for your classroom.
These WOW WORDS will ensure that words like “good” and “hot” are commonly substituted with engaging language such as “SPLENDID” and “SIZZLING”
They can be used as posters or classroom reference tools as they can be scaled to print at any size in HIGH RESOLUTION.
Words Included
❤️ Big
❤️ Small
❤️ Happy
❤️ Sad
❤️ Said
❤️ Good
❤️ Moved
❤️ Got
❤️ Hot
❤️ Cold
❤️ Kind
❤️ Fast
❤️ Bad
❤️ Slow
❤️ Scared
The artwork by “Artbrush by Erin” is exclusive to Innovative Teaching Ideas. Be sure to check out more of her great work.
Can you make the ultimate paper helicopter? Do you understand the principles of flight and gravity? How will you design, enhance, “tinker” and most importantly record your data and evidence of your findings?
All these essential questions will be answered through these excellent HANDS ON STEM activities. Everything is here for you NO PREP REQUIRED
The only materials required are paper, paper clips and scissors.
This project can be distributed individually via Google Classroom, OneNote or a similar platform or you can teach it to the entire class. All content and materials are easy to follow and fully prepared.
Become an engineer today and have some great fun learning about the basic principles of flight and gravity.
Teaching students to write instructions manuals, recipes and science experiments can be a tough ask for the creative writer and teacher… ⭐UNTIL NOW⭐ Because the PERFECT PROCEDURAL WRITING UNIT offers a complete solution to teaching all styles of procedural writing including,
✅ Recipes
✅ Instructions for games
✅ Directions
✅ Science Experiments
✅ Walk Throughs
✅ Tutorials - Including videos
✅ Life Hack’s
✅ Self Help Guides
⭐ And much more NO PREP REQUIRED
Perfect for Google Classroom, Office 365, SeeSaw or other digital platfoms. Also includes a Print version.
Use these templates to teach young writers how to write a basic letter or recount. Your students will learn about addresses and can get creative in decorating the front picture and creating a stamp of their own in the process
*Updated July 2018 to now include a dedicated “samples” section.
Teaching students to write engaging Explanation texts that explain how and why things happen can be a tough task for even the most accomplished teacher… ⭐UNTIL NOW⭐ Because the EXCELLENT EXPLANATION WRITING UNIT offers a COMPLETE SOLUTION to teaching all styles of EXPLANATORY WRITING.
INCLUDING
✅ Sequences
✅ Causal Explanation Texts
✅ Consequential Explanation Texts
✅ Cycles
✅ Processes (Scientific, Mechanical and Biological events)
✅ Tutorials - Including videos
✅ Explanation of Historical Events
⭐ And much more NO PREP REQUIRED
Perfect for Google Classroom, Office 365, SeeSaw or other digital platforms. Also includes a Print version.
This HUGE BUNDLE offers a mix of hands-on, printable, and digital media resources. By the time you have finished this pack, your students won’t just be able to READ and COMPREHEND Explanations, but will also be WRITING their own with a high level of STRUCTURE, INSIGHT AND KNOWLEDGE.
It will keep your kids kids excited and engaged for weeks as they work through the following areas:
✔ A concise teaching guide that can be taught to a class or self-directed by students.
✔ Understanding the four pillars of all explanations
✔ Structure and Features of effective explanations
✔ Writing Activities. (Both independent and group tasks)
✔ Multiple Templates and Graphic Organizers
✔ Video and Visual Explanatory writing prompts
✔ Explanatory Writing Checklists
✔ Explanatory Writing Samples for all levels
✔ Assessment Rubrics
✔ PLUS MUCH MORE.
The entire collection is provided to you in EDITABLE PowerPoint and as a printable PDF eBook. Each lesson is a complete plan that eliminates your preparation time, but if you need to modify the content to suit a particular class, you can easily do so.
You are getting 101 WACKY WORD PUZZLES. These are an excellent NO PREP activity that can be used in ENGLISH, as an ICEBREAKER, a test of CRITICAL THINKING or just a FUN ACTIVITY for students and teachers of all ages.
These puzzles will challenge your critical thinking and logic to determine common phrases. Some are really simple and straightforward others will challenge you.
These are an excellent resource for students in grade 5 and up, and can be done INDEPENDENTLY as a silent test, or as a COLLABORATIVE problem solving task for the whole class.
We have bundled together the webs most complete collection of Wacky Word challenges and HERE'S WHAT YOU GET.
- 202 Beautifully presented Wacky Wordies PowerPoint Slides with questions and answers.
- A paper based test of 101 Wacky Wordies for a silent test scenario
- Wacky wordies flash cards that can be cut out and used as a game or any literacy activity.