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May 17, 2012

Calendar of Events and Report Cards

Hello We are a new private school, and finding it hard to get information that state schools receive, I have 2 questions.....please... 1. Where can I

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May 15, 2012

K-3 Teaching Tips and Tabs

*SIGN IN BOOK ... Have a sign-in book - for children to practise 'signing' in when they arrive for the day...or you could even set up a 'comments' book

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May 15, 2012

Handprints Class Display

IT WAS A JOINT EFFORT. HAND PRINTS WERE TAKEN ALLOWED TO DRY. THEN PASTED THE HAND PRINTS INTO A PEACOCK THE REST YOU WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE OUT WHEN YOU

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May 15, 2012

A dictionary And Parts Of Speech Game

A dictionary And Parts Of Speech Game... This idea came to mind when children had just started to use the dictionary and were curious to know the meaning

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May 15, 2012

Vocabulary Building Game

Vocabulary Development Game This game is played like the traditional game of Dog and the Bone. Children are divided into 2 equal groups. A small circle

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May 15, 2012

Prep Maths Planning

This is my first year teachig prep and I'm the only prep teacher at the school. Im finding it difficult to work out what order I should be teaching the

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May 11, 2012

NEW RESOURCE - 81 Olympic Games Clipart Images

NEW RESOURCE: 81 Olympic Games Clipart Images

*Includes Black and White and Colour Images from our 45 Olympic Games Word Cards.

*PLEASE NOTE: Once purchased, this clipart is yours to keep and use in any non-commercial way for your very own purposes only thanks - please be aware that we still own the copyright.

*Now available for a small fee...

Enjoy...

Donna and Team..


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May 10, 2012

NEW RESOURCE - 45 Summer Olympic Games Words

NEW RESOURCE: 45 Printable Olympic Games Words and Pictures

*Ideal for literacy reference and activities, as well as Olympic Games bulletin boards and display.....

*DON'T FORGET TO MAKE THEM SMALLER IF YOU LIKE BY PRINTING MORE TO A PAGE....

*Matching Olympic Games Clipart Images now also available for a small fee...

Enjoy...

Donna and Team..


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May 9, 2012

Cleaning Laminated Worksheets

Shaving cream is a child friendly and sweet smelling alternative for cleaning laminated worksheets.

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May 8, 2012

Handwriting for Preps

Hi I was wondering if anyone knew a site where you can make your own handwriting sheets for preps to trace in the middle of the letter rather than dotted

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May 4, 2012

A great way to teach word families

A relief teacher on my Kindy class had the kids complete a word wheel with 'at' words. What made this special and memorable was that it was in the shape

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May 2, 2012

NEW RESOURCE - Word Families - Long Vowel 'u'

NEW SET OF WORD FAMILY CARDS ADDED.... MORE COMING SOON...

*Set of 19 words - with families - 'ool', 'oon', 'oot', 'une' ...

*Loads of layout choices.....just words, just pictures, one letter missing, middle vowel grapheme missing etc...

*Just Pictures is FREE to download.

*Use your printer settings to print as big or as small as you like.

*More ideas for use....

Enjoy....
Donna and Team...


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May 2, 2012

Toy Writing Idea

One writing activity I do is descriptive writing. Early in the season, I start collecting sale catalogs for Christmas that are only toys. Toys R Us will

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May 2, 2012

Blends

Hello I am a student teacher of mature age! Please can anyone tell me is there a definitive list of digraphs and blends? Is the onset and rime blends

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Apr 30, 2012

NEW RESOURCES - 55 Sets of Contractions

NEW RESOURCE: 55 Printable Contractions Sets

*Ideal for matching games such as 'memory', 'snap', 'I have / who has' and partner work.

*Great for general literacy reference and activities, as well as bulletin boards and display.....

*DON'T FORGET TO MAKE THEM SMALLER IF YOU LIKE BY PRINTING MORE TO A PAGE....

Enjoy...

Donna and Team..


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Apr 23, 2012

NEW RESOURCE - Anzac Day Ode

NEW RESOURCE: Anzac Day Ode

*Printable Poster / Sentence Reconstruction for the Anzac Day Ode..

*PRINT AS AN A3 OR A4 SIZE.

*Ideal for your 'Songs and Poems Box' - laminate and cut out - children re-construct the song....via lines / phrases, and words....

*Ideal for use with Anzac Day Words

Enjoy...

Donna and Team..


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Apr 21, 2012

Writing Ideas

1. Provide small photos of class members for students to choose from. Children write about the things that they like about the student. Lots of modelling

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Apr 19, 2012

Help Needed for Chatty Year 2s

I have a class full of very chatty year 2 children, many of the children talk over each other and don't listen to instructions, all and any ideas of a

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Apr 19, 2012

PLANTS CLASSROOM DISPLAY

I MADE THESE AS DISPLAYS - WITH THE CHILDREN - ON DIFFERENT TYPES OF PLANTS. 1. BUSHES A ROSE BUSH 2. CREEPERS AND CLIMBERS PUMPKIN. MONEY PLANT & GRAPE

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Apr 18, 2012

Praise Bulletin Board Display

THIS WAS A BULLETIN BOARD I PUT UP FOR MY CLASS CHILDREN. I COLLECTED DIFFERENT PHRASES FOR PRAISING A CHILD FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. I MADE T SHIRT CUT-OUTS

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Apr 18, 2012

Reception Smart Board Ideas

I am very excited and fortunate to have a new Reception class starting next week. (I have been doing contracts and relief teaching for the last 2 years,

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Apr 13, 2012

1st Time Prep Teacher

I am teaching prep which is my 1st class, I am a graduate and only have 8 students. Very small school, but I am concerned because the students need a lot

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Apr 11, 2012

Guided Reading Assessment

by: Kim H Do you track your students in anyway during or after Guided Reading ? I would love to know how you organise it if you do

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Apr 3, 2012

The Farm using De Bono's 6 Thinking Hats

Our Year 1 integrated topic for next term is The Farm. We have been using De Bono's 6 Thinking Hats in term 1 for various activities but I would like to

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Mar 27, 2012

NEW RESOURCE Easter Concept Book

NEW RESOURCE: Easter Concept Book

*Children illustrate and finish the sentence - When I think of Easter, I think of.......

*Includes black and white copies..

*Ideal for use with Easter Printables Word Cards....

Enjoy....
Donna and Team...


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Mar 27, 2012

Best way to set up writing groups....

Hello there everyone.... I have a kindergarten class....with 3 ability groups.... (top middle and bottom), I have about half an hour for writing each

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Mar 26, 2012

NEW EASTER IMAGES AND WORDS

UPDATED IMAGES: Easter Words...

*New images in time for Easter.

*Matching concept book being uploaded tomorrow..

Enjoy....
Donna and Team...


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Mar 23, 2012

NEW RESOURCE: My Family Concept Book

NEW CONCEPT BOOK - MY FAMILY...

*Children write and illustrate about the members in their immediate family and their extended family.

*Includes black and white copies.

*Works in well with My Family word cards. Children use the word cards to help 'label' each immediate and extended family member as they draw

*More ideas for use....

Enjoy....
Donna and Team...


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Mar 15, 2012

Harmony Day Ideas Please

It seems only yesterday we were celebrating Harmony Day 2011 and here we are about to celebrate it again next week March 21st. I am looking for a simple

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Mar 15, 2012

MORE WORD FAMILIES - LONG VOWEL 'O'

NEW SET OF WORD FAMILY CARDS ADDED.... MORE COMING SOON...

*Set of 20 words - with families - 'oat', 'one', 'ome', 'oke' ...

*Loads of layout choices.....just words, just pictures, one letter missing, middle vowel grapheme missing etc...

*Just Pictures is FREE to download.

*Use your printer settings to print as big or as small as you like.

*More ideas for use....

Enjoy....
Donna and Team...


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Mar 15, 2012

Behaviour Starting Prep Help

My 5 year son just started Prep and he has shocked me with his attitude. He will say no to the Teacher if he doesn't want to do something. He will answer

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Mar 14, 2012

Sight Words

Can I please get an idea of what sight words a child should know by the end of grade 1? eg. List 1, 2, 3..?? Thank yo

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Mar 14, 2012

MORE WORD FAMILIES - LONG VOWEL 'I'

NEW SET OF WORD FAMILY CARDS ADDED.... MORE COMING SOON...

*Set of 4 words - with families - 'ice', 'ide', 'ike', 'ile', 'ine', 'ive', 'ight' ...

*Loads of layout choices.....just words, just pictures, one letter missing, middle vowel grapheme missing etc...

*Just Pictures is FREE to download.

*Use your printer settings to print as big or as small as you like.

*More ideas for use....

Enjoy....
Donna and Team...


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Mar 13, 2012

Whole School Maths Program

Hi does anyone know of an excellent Mathematics program?? Our school is currently looking into getting a whole-school approach that is in line with the

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Mar 6, 2012

MORE WORD FAMILIES - LONG VOWEL 'E'

NEW SET OF WORD FAMILY CARDS ADDED.... MORE COMING SOON...

*Set of 44 words - with families - 'ee', 'eel', 'eep', 'eet', 'eal', 'eam', 'eat' ...

*Loads of layout choices.....just words, just pictures, one letter missing, middle vowel grapheme missing etc...

*Use your printer settings to print as big or as small as you like.

*More ideas for use....

Enjoy....
Donna and Team...


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Feb 29, 2012

FREE RESOURCE - Word Spacing Finger Guide Set

FREE Word Spacing Finger Guides Set

*Pointed finger guides for spacing between words....

*Includes left and right hands

*Includes black and white copies

*Laminate and use as is - or laminate and pop them onto a wooden popstick


Enjoy....
Donna and Team...

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Feb 29, 2012

Help needed with wall stories

I am embarking on my internship in a year two class. One of the activities my teacher would like me to do is a wall story (using a specific text) with

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Feb 27, 2012

Creative Writing

I'm wondering if anyone has some good ideas for Creative Writing lessons with Grade 2. I find it difficult to come up with engaging topics each week to

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Feb 20, 2012

Drop-down Menus for Writing

I have always believed in the benefits of drawing as a stimulus for great writing in the early years at school. On the students' Try page, which sits

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Feb 17, 2012

Help with Music

Hi. I am a Homeschooling mum and former Secondary school teacher, and am preparing a Kindergarten curriculum for my daughter. I would appreciate any suggestions,

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Feb 16, 2012

The power of Fluency Phrases

In my years of being both a K,2, and 3 teacher I have found that fluency phrases are much more powerful than just sight word practice. Most students outgrow

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Feb 16, 2012

UPDATED - Number Puzzles / Charts 0-20

UPDATED TO INCLUDE NUMBERS 0-20

*Each number chart includes, numeral, word and picture.

*Ideal as number wall / display charts or cut up into 3 sections for number puzzles....

*Great for place value work as '1' lot of 'tens' has 10 dots and is a consistant light blue colour throughout. The 'ones' numeral consists only of the appropriate number of dots, and matches the colour of the 0-9 numerals.

More Ideas for printable numbers puzzles / charts here....


Enjoy....
Donna and Team...


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Feb 16, 2012

Zeroing in on a Slice of the Writing Pie

Students are famous for trying to write about 'wide' topics: Friends, My School, My Hobbies, or My Life. No wonder they quickly run out of things to

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Feb 14, 2012

C2C for iPad

Hi, I hope someone can help. Is it possible to view the c2c units (from ed qld) on my iPad? One school says that safari can't open those files. I'd really

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Feb 13, 2012

Composite K/1 class help

Hi everyone, I find myself in a pickle and would love to hear advice/stories of experience from fellow teachers. I am a teacher with 20 years experience,

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Feb 9, 2012

IPOD for listening Post

Does anyone know where to get audio stories for children that I can download onto my IPOD and use at the listening post at school

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Feb 4, 2012

Daily 5 - Cafe

Has anyone used this before? I am team teaching in a K/1 & 1/2 and we are trying to implement this. If you have used it...is it successful? Do you enjoy

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Feb 3, 2012

Spacing words bookmarks

Hi, these little bookmarks are great for reminding about spacing (finger gap between words) and also have the cat model for letter placement on lines

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Feb 3, 2012

Grades One and Two

Hi, I've just been informed I will be teaching a 1/2 split. I just can't seem to get my head around how to structure activities for at least the first

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