The start of a new school year can be a daunting experience, particularly if you are new to a school, grade level or a new teacher.  Having ...

We are loving the "Escape to Everywhere" theme for Book Week this year! It is a fantastic theme to discuss how books help us '...

Have you heard about Minuscule ? It is a fantastic (and cute) animated tv show of short episodes about insects that is great to use in the c...

Whenever I need a fast activity for a time filler, like when you all of a sudden have two grades for 20 minutes and or we bizarrely have fin...

We created these fantastic 'Spooky Night' drawings today using soft pastels (aka chalk pastel). I gave the kiddos pretty much free r...

Next week kicks off Book Week in Australia!  I always love sharing this week with my students,  celebrating great Australian books and dr...

Olympics fever has hit my classroom this week! We have been on the countdown all term and the kiddos are very excited that Rio is not too f...