COVID-19: Advantage Learn are sharing their maths resources for free
The world has been shaken by the mass spread of COVID-19 and this virus has made its way across our nation. We are impressed at…
Category: Classroom Ideas
Why every teacher needs a functional understanding of reading comprehension
We know that learning – and especially remembering – the things we learn is a complex biological process involving many different aspects. One of these…
Our first PBL adventure – why we’re trying it again even though it ‘flopped’
During my first few weeks of teaching in a primary school, I did not know what was about to hit me when our group of…
Make the difference through effective differentiation
By Stacey Kirk What does it mean to differentiate? Differentiation, by simple definition; is the tailoring/adapting of teaching instruction to better meet the individual learning…
President Ramaphosa to Digitise Public Schools by 2025.
In his state of the nation address given in February 2019, President Ramaphosa committed to digitising the public school education system over the next six…
Tech Update: The TALKING Dictionary
Tell me, I’ll forget. Show me, I’ll remember. Involve me, I’ll understand. This Chinese proverb encapsulates the strengths of The TALKING DICTIONARY package as a…
Three innovative tips for implementing retrieval practice in your classroom
– by Dr Nicolas Matthee Introduction We are all aware that in order for us to remember something there is a biological process that takes…
All About Outdoor Classroom Day!
Children need to experience the great outdoors in order to love and protect it Research shows that playing and learning outdoors as part of the…
Thinking About Your Thinking
Metacognition for the classroom – by Dr Nicolas Matthee Introduction Metacognition is a scientific term that simply means “thinking about your thinking”, and refers to…
Improving the Literacy Standard in the Intermediate Phase whilst building a love for reading
As a former English teacher of Grades 4 – 6, I know a thing or two about how the English language is perceived in a…