The one major thing that removes the joy from teaching is, without a doubt, dealing with badly behaved students.
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FOOD ALLERGIES ARE THE NEW “STRANGER DANGER”
I am ashamed to admit that I was indeed one of “those” teachers, who was definitely aware of kids having food allergies, but I certainly wasn’t too concerned about the topic.
Strategies for Oppositional Kids
Our spirited kids are the ones you need us the most even though they test us the most.
Encourage Writing and Editing in the Classroom
Teaching writing was one of the hardest curriculum activities I had to do as a full time classroom teacher. Just setting up for a writing activity was hard enough with the little ones.
Lessons from Remote Learning
The last seven weeks of teaching have been an absolute whirlwind with so many highs, lows, wins and fails along the way, despite the challenges.
That Last Nerve
Kids love to craft, and there is proven value to including craft in the learning process. But with so much to cover it can be a good idea to integrate other educational elements into craft time.
Appreciate your P & C Day
Kids love to craft, and there is proven value to including craft in the learning process. But with so much to cover it can be a good idea to integrate other educational elements into craft time.
Best Plants for Your Classroom
Kids love to craft, and there is proven value to including craft in the learning process. But with so much to cover it can be a good idea to integrate other educational elements into craft time.
Book List for Ten Year Olds
There are millions of books on the market for our little readers with a new children’s author popping up daily so it seems. To encourage and promote readers as leaders is rather easy in the early years, however as our kids get older, it’s harder to continue that love of reading and literature. This is why a list of books like these for tweens is a great start to continue the enjoyment and wonderment of reading for our older students.
Doors
It’s the New Year for Aussie teachers where we are getting back into the swing of cutting, pasting and laminating again! I used to think laminating my sight word cards and A4 posters what a big job, until I look across the socials to see what teachers are doing now to engage, inspire and bring joy to their classroom and students.