Start the year with this fun getting to know you Bunting which can be added to throughout the year. Get to know your students as they add Facts about themselves What their favorite things are Self Portraits A letter to their teacher Their thoughts about school What each student would like to learn throughout the year and how best to support them. Students cut out each of the triangles which make up the display, Staple them together Color in their Kid Topper Glue it to the top to be displayed around the room Write a letter to their new teacher at the start and finish of the school year as a reflection activity which serves as both a keepsake and a momento of their term with you as their teacher. (US and UK/AUS spelling versions included) This is a fun activity to do with your students at the beginning of a new school year! They look fabulous when they are displayed together around the room! You could also do this activity if you’re a relief/substitute teacher, since you want to build relationships with the students! The students love it when you want to learn more about them! A nice display to show their regular teacher when they return This is for use by one teacher in one classroom. If you would like to share with your colleagues, PLEASE purchase a multiple license. Thank you :)

A great way to introduce your students to the wonders of our amazing planet and the solar system that we are a part of. Included in this pack are This comprehensive Space Science and Astronomy packet is aligned with the National Science Education Standards (NSES) and common core. Students will learn about simple space science concepts including stars, planets, solar systems, the Sun, Moon, Earth, planets in our solar system, Facts and suggested activities for each plante, constellations and the universe ♥ What is a planet? Information Text ♥ Display templates for each of the planets ♥Extension activities for each of these ♥Templates for each of the activities -worksheets, word searches, compare and contrast, planet facts, lapbook templates ♥Powerpoint presentation for use with IWB What people are saying about this pack Great resource. Interesting and engaging for students. Great resource. Interesting and engaging for students. This is amazing! There are so many different uses and all my kids loved it. This was a nice science unit for distance learning very easy to implement This resource is a great supplement for an earth and space unit.

Gain control of classroom Behavior with these great games and discussion starters. Getting to know a class can be done easily with a few handy ice breaker games and team building activities you can do with your students throughout the day. Use them as discussion starters, or as a rapid writing activity- ask your students to write on one of the topics for just 15 minutes and share and pair with a buddy, or read to the class. These are fun, and a great way to build a sense of collaboration and team work in your classrooms.

Copy and paste this link to see exactly what is in this booklet (This upload was for an earlier version of the pack, but will give you a great idea of what is in it…No with more worksheets) This booklet will help you plan for a week or more (up to a month if needed) The theme of this series of booklets is ‘Oceans and Under the Sea’ The focus books are “the Rainbow Fish” by Marcus Pfister and Eric Carle’s beautiful story ‘A house for Hermit Crab’. There are so many picture books available it was hard to choosewhich ones to include in this booklet. You will receive A 27 page PDF which has some lapbook printable worksheets, coloring ideas and spelling activities. • worksheets for spelling and writing • lapbooks for spelling and writing • create a class mural by combining the finished pictures created by your kiddos • over 3 amazing website links with hundreds of games to use on IWB, themes of work and activities to help you plan the best unit ever!! I am a great fan of linked images when I am creating a resource to use in class. There are over 4 images linked to some fantastic websites that I have researched and included because of their incredible imagery and activities. I have always found this a great way to plan my resources, and I hope that you do too. This means that you are able to simply keep this unit of work on your thumbdrive and click directly onto the links as you need. There are hints for what to take with you on Relief days with links to some great Relief Teaching ideas pages. The suggested timetable has interactive links to my pinterest board, so that your resources will continue to grow as more pins are added. Within the book there are over 6 links to websites, and for those of you who follow my ‘Surviving Casual Teaching’ facebook group, you will know that I have a good working knowledge of helpful teaching resources. I recommend that you buy copies of the two recommended picture books for days when you may not have IWB capability. A bonus in this pack is from my dear friend and collaborator Adrian Bruce, who has kindly donated a game from his store. Please support him by paying it a visit, his resources are amazing

Australia Lapbooks and Information Reports - States,animals,landmarks and currency Engage your students with these creative mini themed projects based on a range of aspects of Australian culture and the country itself. A great way to meet research standards and connect social studies and ELA writing standards. These lapbooks look great for classroom displays and presentations. Australian States Australian Animals Australian Landmarks (2 templates to choose from) Australian Bank Notes Australian Coins Blank Template to use for your own topic HOW TO COMPILE THE FLAPBOOKS -STEP 1 -Children write their information on each page and design their front page cover. -STEP 2 -When all of the information is completed, students cut carefully along the heavy lines. -STEP 3 -Collate the sheets so that the tabs are in order. -STEP 4 -Staple just inside the dotted lines. -STEP 5 -Fold along the dotted lines, and glue the back page to stick the mini project into their workbooks or cardboard display sheet. What people have said about this resource Excellent “Really helpful for my special school students Thanks”

Narrative writing with a twist Bring your narrative story writing to ‘life’ with this set of Spooky themed story templates. This set comprises 8 different scenes, a set of suggested characters, and a narrative scaffold all in one. As students work on their scenes and choose the characters, they are encouraged to think of the story line and make notes in the columns on either side of the template Characters Setting Useful nouns Useful adjectives Useful verbs Useful adverbs Introduction Problem Resolution Ending Plenty of room for students to write their final draft in the space provided. Then follow the instructions in the pack to create their own 3D presentation of their story. This activity encourages collaboration, and discussion of character and story development. Suitable for a range of ages. What people are saying about this resource. Thank-you for a great resource. I used this to help plan our narrative writing unit this term and it linked in well with Halloween at the time. This was a neat experience for my 5th graders. Students enjoyed presenting their stories this way.

This is small sample of some of the great graphic organiser which are just a small part of the larger collection of printable resources in my Print them off to use to plan, summarise, brainstorm or use on the IWB with the smart ink tools to help work collaboratively with the students, so that they get the idea to fill in their own worksheets. Space has been left for you to fill in your own topic for each worksheet. The original book has over 57 pages, an incredibly thorough resource for any Substitute or relieving teacher. Quick and easy planning resource. This resource includes:PowerPoint Presention Worksheets Animated illustrations Printables Coloring Sheets Directions for creating irregular tessellations Rotational geometric patterns Website links to support the teaching of this topic Options for using this resource: This resource has a range of different resources that you can use across a number of differenct school subjects The best part? This resource requires NO PREP and is easy to use. Simply print and go to use the pages that you like. You will receive a zip file with a PDF and PowerPoint version of this resource. Please ensure that you have the software to unzip a compressed file. This is for use by one teacher in one classroom. If you would like to share with your colleagues, PLEASE purchase a multiple license. Thank you :)

Are you looking for engaging virtual classroom backgrounds for use in the classroom and for distance learning? These are not your usual backgrounds, these quirky images can be used for Zoom lessons, Google Slides and for adding your Bitmojis and clipart to personalize them for your class. standard size is 4 x 3 and widescreen is 16x9 These slides are ideal for use as backgrounds for ZOOM sessions with your students, creating GOOGLE slides or for creating your own resources. They are not your usual clipart, but very quirky !!! This clipart set features 2 clipart backgrounds for your distance learning virtual classrooms to insert your avatar, links, manipulatives, furniture or whatever you need to jazz up your room. You may even want to leave it as is and just insert text over the boards to assign work! There are 2 basic classroom templates for you to choose from. They have been created at a high resolution of 3 dpi and saved as a PNG file to ensure maximum quality. They have been created in a widescreen format (16:9) to ensure it fits perfectly on GOOGLE Slides, and doesn’t need to be stretched out of proportion. The standard format will allow you to use these backgrounds in your own resources. This resource includes: 2 editable PowerPoint versions, and 2 png files in both formats. Important before you buy ZIP FILES These graphics have been compressed meaning you will receive them as a ZIP file.

Have some fun this Halloween with a class group challenge. ☑See who will be the first to solve all 6 problems. ☑This could be used with Escape the Room, or Breakout style lessons. ☑This resource is differentiated for easy, medium and harder levels of challenges for each stage. As each team works out a problem, they receive a part of the puzzle, or can have their progress marked off on the score sheet provided. ☑If you wanted to add a bonus challenge at the end, offer the groups the puzzle as a seventh activity. ☑For durability, print the puzzle on cardstock and laminate. ☑A great ‘go to activity’ which will last you for many Halloweens to come. ☑You will receive a PDF with 34 pages (including credits and front cover) Please check out the preview and the video to see what is included in this resource This is for use by one teacher in one classroom. If you would like to share with your colleagues, PLEASE purchase a multiple license. Thank you :)

Do you spend hours prepping spelling, word work, high-frequency words, phonics AND math resources for your students? This is part of a larger set where there is a set of activities and warm ups for every day of the month. This set is written to support students in Grades 3-4 What is included in this set? Rapid writing tasks Word of the day Number of the day Emotional check in Synonyms Find a smaller word in bigger words Area and perimeter Division Words Symmetry Writing with Scaffolding Story starters Place Value Sodoku Hundredths Fractions Multiplication Wheels Emoji algegra Fractions 6 digit numbers Analog to digital time Adding fractions Find the number Answer sheets •Answers are provided for the emoji algebra questions, soduko, symmetry and pattern, but are not provided for every worksheet as there will be varied answers amongst your students due to the open ended nature of many of them. •Perfect for SUBSTITUTE teachers to take with them, or for the classroom teacher to leave for their students to work through. •Absolutely NO PREP ( except printing if required) with a black and white version included to save on ink The dates in the PowerPoint version have been made so that they can be edited to suit any date you choose for ANY month, making it an incredibly versatile resource. •These activities can be used with an interactive whiteboard using the PowerPoint provided. •This set has been created so that the PDF can be printed back to back, two to a page or on single sheets depending on the needs of the teacher on the day. 3 sheets for every day provided. •These can be used projected as a PowerPoint onto the Interactive Whiteboard •Print the PDF version back to back, or two to a page to save ink and paper. •Print the sheets of as an early finishing booklet. This is for use by one teacher in one classroom. If you would like to share with your colleagues, PLEASE purchase multiple licenses. Thank you :)

Do you spend hours prepping spelling, word work, high-frequency words, phonics AND math resources for your students? This is part of a larger set where there is a set of activities and warm ups for every day of the month. This set is written to support students in Grades 1-2 What will you find in this pack? Phonics work Subitizing and count the dots Nouns Word of the day Emotion checker Shapes Writing with Template Missing numbers to 1 Spot the difference Addition wheels Place value to 1 Number quiz Emoji puzzles Words to use instead of… Fractions Subtraction wheels Number stories Number line work Volume of shapes Sentence correction and editing Shapes Answer sheets •Answers are provided for the emoji algebra questions, and spot the difference. but are not provided for every worksheet as there will be varied answers amongst your students due to the open ended nature of many of them. •Perfect for SUBSTITUTE teachers to take with them, or for the classroom teacher to leave for their students to work through. •Absolutely NO PREP ( except printing if required) with a black and white version included to save on ink. The dates in the PowerPoint version have been made so that they can be edited to suit any date you choose for ANY month, making it an incredibly versatile resource. •These activities can be used with an interactive whiteboard using the PowerPoint provided. •This set has been created so that the PDF can be printed back to back, two to a page or on single sheets depending on the needs of the teacher on the day. 3 sheets for every day provided. •These can be used projected as a PowerPoint onto the Interactive Whiteboard •Print the PDF version back to back, or two to a page to save ink and paper. •Print the sheets of as an early finishing booklet.

Do you spend hours prepping spelling, word work, high-frequency words, phonics AND math resources for your students? This is part of a larger series where there is a set of activities and warm ups. This set is written to support students in Grades 1-2. What activities are included in this set? Word of the day Number of the day Writing prompts Dice addition Skip counting Fix the spelling mistakes Place value Analog time 2D and 3D shapes Sentence Writing •Answers are not provided as there will be varied answers amongst your students due to the open ended nature of many of them. •Perfect for SUBSTITUTE teachers to take with them, or for the classroom teacher to leave for their students to work through. •Absolutely NO PREP ( except printing if required) •These activities can be used with an interactive whiteboard using the PowerPoint provided. •This set has been created so that the PDF can be printed back to back, two to a page or on single sheets depending on the needs of the teacher on the day. •These can be used projected as a PowerPoint onto the Interactive Whiteboard •Print the PDF version back to back, or two to a page to save ink and paper. •Print the sheets of as an early finishing booklet.