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Teaching is one of the most creative jobs I know, even after 30 years of teaching I realise that every day is different. You may be teaching the same subjects and grades, but it's children that make teaching both the challenging and rewarding profession that I have known.
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'Your one stop shop for ENGAGING, AUTHENTIC ideas to keep your students busy, and schools wanting you to come back. Resources that are easy to use with links to some amazing websites and a host of free resources.'
Teaching is one of the most creative jobs I know, even after 30 years of teaching I realise that every day is different. You may be teaching the same subjects and grades, but it's children that make teaching both the challenging and rewarding profession that I have known.
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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.
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.
Motivate and engage your students with these fun no games that require little or no preparation. Perfect for Morning Meeting activities
-Fun Friday games, rewards and brain breaks, this NO-PREP game bundle is highly motivating for your students.
-From time to time, as relief teachers we will go to a classroom and find that there is no lesson plan waiting. If you are familiar with the subject at hand, you can typically use the textbook as a basis for a lesson about the topic currently being taught. However, an issue arises when you know little about the class’s subject.
Improvising for Relief Teachers
-It is best to come prepared for the worst with activities and ideas of things to do with students which will engage and keep them on task. Obviously, it is always best to relate any work that you give to the subject if you can, but if not, it is still important to keep students busy and on task. In terms of classroom management, the worst thing to do is to just let them talk. This can often lead to either disruption within the class or even worse noise levels that disturb neighbouring teachers.
-There are countless skills that students can develop through game playing such as critical thinking skills, creativity, teamwork, and good sportsmanship.
-They are great fun, and I have tried every one of them in my classes.
Quickly and easily plan an activity, physical education lessons or math and spelling game with these NO PREP ideas.
-We all need to have these games up our sleeve for those lessons that may run short by 1-15 minutes, or as a brain break.
This booklet is a must have for any teacher working as a Substitute or Relief Teacher.
-Easy to implement (simply have the PDF on your phone or external drive for easy reference)
Index is hyperlinked to make finding and activity even easier for you.
Included in the booklet are over 40 activities including:
Introduction
Icebreaker Questions
Would you rather?
This or that?
Kim’s Game
Human Knots
One Fact
Sort Yourselves Out
What’s the Mystery Object?
Celebrity Head
Alphabet Letters
Guess Who I’m Thinking of?
Heads Down, Thumbs Up
Silly Sally
Going To A Party, Going To The Moon
Hula Hoop Pass
Grandpa’s House, Grandmother’s Cupboard
It Could Be Worse
…and much more!
Looking for a fun way to get your students to share a little bit about themselves or just have a little fun? These Would You Rather Questions are perfect! There are over 1 total questions included.
These are great to use when you have a few extra minutes.
You could also ask these questions before they leave for the day, during your snack time or while you are waiting for something to begin!
You could also use them as a class whiteboard activity or even for writing prompts!
These would you rather questions are great for teaching students how to have a sense of humor, imagination, and fun!
These questions are perfect for special education or preschool classrooms because:
•there is no right answer
•students can answer errorlessly
•they are a fun way to build relationships in your classroom
•If you are working with a new group of students, they are a fun way to break the ice
Laminate these cards so that can be used for many years to come.
Black and white versions available for low ink usage.
Have FUN!!!
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Need to make a classroom agreement with your students or need a set of words to develop positive mindset in your classroom.
•These cards are designed to be used as a classroom display, however, my belief is that there needs to be authenticity around any activity we undertake with our students.
•Students need to understand what each of the terms/words mean or “look like”.
•Divide the class into groups and give them a set of words each…….get them to brainstorm how each word is relevant to the classroom and their learning goals.
Use a word as a teaching focus for a day or a week, and give students real life examples of each. Praise students who are demonstrating the mindset you may be focusing on eg Why is it important to be risk takers?
•Where do we use mathematics- what does a mathematician do?
•Why is it important to have music in our lives?
•How do we know a person is a great listener?
• How do inventors help our lives?
•What does being a good team mate look like?
•Students may like to add pictures of their own heads onto the various shapes and outlines.
•Use this on a poster board, or use your classroom door as a display for these motivating words.
•Have FUN!!!
This 90 page Christmas unit has activities and links across all KLAs so that you need not spend hours searching the net for fun and engaging tasks. Includes both English and US spelling on some printables so that they can be used universally. Some links to free resources are included in this resource so there is plenty of exploring to be done.
You can use these activities as brain breaks, introductory tasks, time fillers... keep them on your USB for a quick and easy access.
The purpose of persuasive writing is to convince readers to share your opinion or take a particular action.
To try and make your readers agree with your opinion, you build an argument based on the logical appeals of reason and evidence. You may also add emotional appeals to persuade your readers and support claims. An emotional appeal tries to use a reader’s fears, hopes, wishes, or sense of fairness to sway their opinion.
In order for students to become effective persuasive writers, it’s important they investigate how purpose will influence the persuasive strategies they use in their writing. Start by reviewing the different purposes of persuasive writing as a class. Analyze persuasive texts, or other forms of media, and then identify the purpose for the text.
This resource has everything you need to teach persuasive text and the topic of Animals welfare, petting and all things animal!!!
through scaffolds, amazing images and teaching notes.
What is included in this resource?
There is a PowerPoint version for you to use on the IWB and a PDF to print for student use.
94 pages in each
Teaching notes and explanation of features of this text type
Templates to scaffold writing and brainstorm ideas
P.E,E.L strategy
Using the senses
Grammar and Syntax to use in persuasive writing
What people are saying about this product
My students and I used this for research before helping our 1st grade pals with a much smaller version. They used it to organize themselves.
A fantastic resource! Thank you!
Great resource for teaching persuasive writing. students loved it.
Wonderful resource to help students write a more complex persuasive piece. Great visuals and student support.
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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 :)
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”
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.
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.
Themed Worksheets
Ideal for Time Fillers, Extension Tasks, Daily Plan , Personal Journal …… perfect for Substitute and Supply Relief Teachers, or for you to leave for your students to work on if you are away from class.
Middle to Upper Primary Topic
Me
Animals
Space
Toys
Oceans
Monsters
Dinosaurs
Zoos
Fairy Tales
Environment
Recycling
Superheroes
About this resource
This collection of cross themed units will be an asset to any primary teacher’s toolkit. Activities embrace Blooms taxonomy with a variety of activities and learning styles in order to suit the needs of the children in your care.
These can be used by Supply Relief Teachers to supplement activities at a short notice if needed. Children can select a task or task that resonates with them to complete and share with their classmates.
Black line masters are provided for supplementary tasks if you need them.
For a longer block of time, you may like to encourage your students to choose more than one activity, use in personal journals, golden hour or as homework extension tasks.
Minimum materials are required to implement these activities, and technology is included as an option in some activities.
You will receive a zip file with 2 PDF files
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 :)
These board games are magical!! Simply type the words, number sentences or symbols into the grid provided and VOILA!! They will place themselves automatically into the 8 board game templates provided.
You can encourage students to create their own games using this inexpensive, yet versatile resource.
Please note playing pieces and dice etc are not provided with this pack
You WILL need adobe to edit the file so please ensure that you have this before purchasing
Teaching Notes
•This choice board is designed to work with any list of words for a term.
•The activities specifically target middle primary students and encourage them to practice their spelling words., using Blooms taxonomy of thinking skills.
•There are 18 different activities to choose from, and students will monitor their own checklist. The maximum amount of times they can select an activity is 3 and this will be reflected on their checklist. Altogether that totals 54 activities.
•A high ink, low ink and black and white version are included for your needs.
•Many of the activities include technology so that it will be essential to have access to iPads in the classroom for this particular selection of choice boards.
•A separate slide is included to explain what each task involves, and these can be printed and laminated for class reference or as a PowerPoint presentation.
•The choice is yours. ENJOY
You will receive a zip file containing a PDF version and PowerPoint version for use with IWB. Please ensure you have the software to open a zip file
Teaching Notes
•This choice board is designed to work with any list of words for a term.
•The activities specifically target middle primary students and encourage them to practice their spelling words., using Blooms taxonomy of thinking skills.
•There are 18 different activities to choose from, and students will monitor their own checklist. The maximum amount of times they can select an activity is 3 and this will be reflected on their checklist. Altogether that totals 54 activities.
•A high ink, low ink and black and white version are included for your needs.
•Many of the activities include technology so that it will be essential to have access to iPads in the classroom for this particular selection of choice boards.
•A separate slide is included to explain what each task involves, and these can be printed and laminated for class reference or as a PowerPoint presentation.
•The choice is yours. ENJOY
You will receive a zip file containing a PDF version and PowerPoint version for use with IWB. Please ensure you have the software to open a zip file
Teaching Notes
•This choice board is designed to work with any list of words for a term.
•The activities specifically target middle primary students and encourage them to practice their spelling words., using Blooms taxonomy of thinking skills.
•There are 18 different activities to choose from, and students will monitor their own checklist. The maximum amount of times they can select an activity is 3 and this will be reflected on their checklist. Altogether that totals 54 activities.
•A high ink, low ink and black and white version are included for your needs.
•Many of the activities include technology so that it will be essential to have access to iPads in the classroom for this particular selection of choice boards.
•A separate slide is included to explain what each task involves, and these can be printed and laminated for class reference or as a PowerPoint presentation.
•The choice is yours. ENJOY
You will receive a zip file containing a PDF version and PowerPoint version for use with IWB. Please ensure you have the software to open a zip file
UK and US versions included in both packs
Teaching Notes
•This choice board is designed to work with any list of words for a term.
•The activities specifically target middle primary students and encourage them to practice their spelling words., using Blooms taxonomy of thinking skills.
•There are 18 different activities to choose from, and students will monitor their own checklist. The maximum amount of times they can select an activity is 3 and this will be reflected on their checklist. Altogether that totals 54 activities.
•A high ink, low ink and black and white version are included for your needs.
•Many of the activities include technology so that it will be essential to have access to iPads in the classroom for this particular selection of choice boards.
•A separate slide is included to explain what each task involves, and these can be printed and laminated for class reference or as a PowerPoint presentation.
•The choice is yours. ENJOY
You will receive a zip file containing a PDF version and PowerPoint version for use with IWB. Please ensure you have the software to open a zip file
over 300 pages of printable resources and templates to add to your teaching resource kit
I am so excited to have collaborated with some respected and talented resource makers who have given permission for full versions of some of their resources to be included in this E Book. Please take the time to check out the other wonderful resources that they have available online to help build your Relief Teaching Kit to be the ULTIMATE ‘bag of tricks’, guaranteed to impress both schools and students alike.
Printable resources are included in a single bundle for ease of printing (print on single side only if you are going to laminate)- over 300 items to print for your Ultimate Teaching bag of tricks!
Animal picture cards, puzzles and suggested games to play with them. Available in PDF and in Power Point
Place Value Cards
Numeral cards and games
Sight word cards
Comic templates
Writing genre scaffolds
Feedback templates
Blank Game boards
Fast Finishing ideas and extension activities
Activities for Numeracy
Activities for Literacy
Classroom management and organisation
Planning Templates
Help your students become proficient persuasive writers in this easy to use way.
This persuasive writing unit will give you the tools necessary to successfully teach this topic in your classroom.
Rubrics, planning sheets, and handouts will help guide you through the process.
Persuasive language is in use all around us: from commercials, to movie posters to political speeches. Therefore, teaching persuasive techniques and language,
can be an extremely engaging task.
This resources aim to make persuasive techniques easy to understand, identify and use.
This is Powerpoint and PDF set which contains images and scaffolds to assist when teaching PEEL paragraphs.
Each organiser explains the different parts of the paragraph (the meaning of each letter P.E.E.L).
61 page Student handouts-print as required
8 slide PowerPoint template with guides to introduce and teach your students about Persuasive writing using the P.E.E.L technique
13 images with text features included
13 plain images without text features
Planning templates for each image
Lined paper
Editing prompts on each scaffold
PEEL prompt cards and images
You will receive a Zip file, so please ensure that you have the software to open these files
This is the bundle for your Stage 2 students.
Year 3
This resource booklet is a time saver for all primary teachers. Within the book are links and activities which will help keep a year 3 class busy for a week or more. There are links to units of work, videos, interactive games, fantastic apps and printable activities. Based around the theme of Animals, children will have opportunities to engage in some wonderful activities base on the story book "Giraffes can't dance" by Giles Andreae
All resources and sites that have been selected are free, or through subscription (with no fee)
To get maximum benefit from this eBook you will need to really explore the links and contents to adapt and modify to the children you will be working with.
The suggested timetable is linked to hundreds of ideas for CAPA and PDHPE.
Year 4
This booklet uses one of my all time favourite stories, "Lester and Clyde" by James H. Reece. A wonderful tale that explores the themes of pollution on the environment, recycling, and of course frogs. There are resources linked to all of these ideas within the booklet. Your students may enjoy a research project using a Webquest, or investigate how far a 'cottonball frog' can jump. This resource is a time saver; there are some fabulous links for you to explore and make these units of work your own.
To get the best use out of this booklet, I encourage you to click on all of the available downloads and links. There are many treasures hidden in here. The Pinterest board alone is full of some fantastic and engaging activities for the theme of frogs and caring for our environment. You could easily stretch this unit to a month with all the ideas available.
Free Classroom management booklet included and this bundle includes a set of ICEBREAKER cards