How to limit kids’ screen time during lockdown
With lockdown having just been extended beyond the 21 days, parents are faced with a longer period of time indoors. Some have loved their time…
Category: Teacher Tips
Covid19: What if we can’t go back to school?
Just before term 1 ended, the school where I taught had to close it’s campuses due to two families having had confirmed cases of the…
How to Make the Most of Your Term 1 Holiday
What do you have planned for the first term break? Maybe the thought of planning anything makes you feel queasy, and you’d rather do absolutely…
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…
Valentine’s Day School Activities
The month of love is here! No matter how old your students are, Valentine’s Day is always a big topic of discussion. Here are some…
Children’s Mental Health Week 2020: 6 tips to help our youth navigate the digital world
One in every ten children between the ages of five and 17 suffers from a psychiatric disorder, with these illnesses likely to persist into adulthood,…
Teacher Tip: Food Allergies
With the new year, comes the excitement of a class full of new learners…with their own set of new personalities, but for teachers of children…
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…
Fun back-to-school classroom activities
Whether it’s your first time teaching, or you’re a veteran educator, the first week back at school can be a difficult one. There’s all that…
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…