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Bees to the Honey
BEES TO THE HONEY There are 10 labelled honey pots and 2 extra to copy, trim and laminate. There are also 12 honey bees to copy, cut-out and attach to the top of individual clothes pegs. If you wish to extend the range...
FOOD ALLERGIES ARE THE NEW “STRANGER DANGER”
I was more bothered by the fact that if I said or did the wrong thing regarding these so-called “risky foods” then I would be harassed by those dreaded over-protective “helicopter parents.” I admit this now with a...
Strategies for Oppositional Kids
START A FRESH EVERY DAY is my favourite from the image below from @pathway2success. On this post on @lizard_learning Instagram, jem_honor wrote that her favourite strategies for helping her oppositional kids were;...
Encourage Writing and Editing in the Classroom
After organising each child in preparation to write; finding a pencil, sharpening a pencil, locating their writing book with blue and red lines, then settling them into the correct writing position; sit still, all four...
Easy Games to Help Reinforce Multiplication
To go with our Multiplication Grid, we have put together some fun multiplication based classroom games to share with you. Skip Counting Group your students in a circle and ask them to count by multiples. For example,...
Flexible Seating Options That Won’t Break The Bank
Here are some great examples we saw on mr.j.learning.space Who would have thought beach chairs and tables, ottomans, recliners, couches, low tables and cushions would be stable for a classroom?! Well today in 2020 it...
Book Reads: The Survival Super Squad – Free Activities
The first two books introduce The Daring Droplets; three loveable droplet characters that teach children about the water cycle. 'The Daring Droplets: World Water Cycle Team' is aimed at 4 to 7 year olds and tells the...
Positive Behaviour for Learning
We’ve all heard the sayings, “Children should be seen and not heard”; “spare the rod, spoil the child”. Thankfully, gone are the days where a child would cop a clip over the ear from an old-school teacher for...
The Importance of Learning 2D Shapes
Circles Learning to read and write is much easier for students who have been given the time to explore 2D shapes. Understanding shapes and lines makes them better equipped to notice the differences in shapes of...