'Your one stop shop for ENGAGING, AUTHENTIC ideas to keep your students busy, and schools wanting you to come back. Resources that are easy to use with links to some amazing websites and a host of free resources.'
Teaching is one of the most creative jobs I know, even after 30 years of teaching I realise that every day is different. You may be teaching the same subjects and grades, but it's children that make teaching both the challenging and rewarding profession that I have known.
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'Your one stop shop for ENGAGING, AUTHENTIC ideas to keep your students busy, and schools wanting you to come back. Resources that are easy to use with links to some amazing websites and a host of free resources.'
Teaching is one of the most creative jobs I know, even after 30 years of teaching I realise that every day is different. You may be teaching the same subjects and grades, but it's children that make teaching both the challenging and rewarding profession that I have known.
Creating
SPELLING TERM 4 GRADE 6
This makes a great addition to your primary spelling resources. I have created a set of spelling lists for each of the grades. This pack contains a set of activities for each spelling list.
· Instructions included in each of the sets of word lists
· On each page there is a new set of list words for you to practice (see the word list below)
· Firstly read each word in the word list
· Then copy and write each word 3 times
· Lastly, each letter has a value. Work out how much each word is worth using the table provided.
Week 1 In words ending in -ent and -ant, the e and a are often mistaken for one another.
Week 2 In many words, the letter i is confused with an e, y or a.
Week 3 Many English words use double consonants.
Week 4 Homophones are two words that sound alike but have different spellings and meanings.
Week 5 Words with an ‘o’ sometimes are misspelled because the ‘o’ is left out of the word.
Week 6 In English, an s is added to the end of a word for two reasons.
Week 7 Words with an o sometimes get misspelled because the ‘o’ is mispronounced or an extra vowel, such as an ‘i, ‘is added.
Week 8 Many English words use double consonants.
Week 9 Many English words use a prefix before a root word.
Week 1Many writers confuse -ent and -ant, -ence and -ance, and -ery and -ary.
Use this resource for…
Homework
Morning Work
Literacy Centres
Early Finisher Tasks
Spelling Intervention
Distance Learning
This resource will be a winner over the Festive Season, I have used Mandalas and Geometry hand in hand with great success over the years. Experiment with shapes and mirrors and explore how a kaleidoscope actually works. I have included some fantastic links in this resource that will show you how to create a Mandala, how to divide your shape into concentric circles using a compass.
The YouTube videos included will show your students how to create some exciting Mandalas of their own.
This resource is designed to link mathematics, art and the theme of celebrations together in one neat activity.
Discuss with your students the definition of symmetry and find examples of it in the classroom, every day life and in historical mosaics and art pieces.
Concentric circles and geometry can be discussed within this activity, and students encouraged to use a compass to draw circles. This YouTube video may also be useful as a lead up activity or another lesson based on concentric circles
You will receive a 70 page PDF which includes 53 pages of images and 2 sheets of colored shapes that you can print of and laminate for use with mirrors to explore symmetry. Exciting stuff!!!!
This bundle of Christmas activities is well under half the price if you were to buy each product individually. There are over 200 pages of invaluable resources, information great websites to explore to use with the IWB or perhaps complete some of the fun web quests included in the K-6 thematic unit of work
**K-6 Thematic Unit of work- Cross Curricular **
This unit of work covers most subject areas so that the learning and activities involved in the pack are authentic, engaging and relevant to the theme of Celebrations (Particularly the theme of Christmas).
**Fast Finishing, Brain breaks or extension activities with a Christmas theme **
The Fast finishing activities would make great brain breaks or challenges to be used in group or for individual tasks in literacy or maths rotations. Plenty there to get the brain ticking over.
**Christmas Acts of Kindness **
Christmas is all about the spirit of giving so the editable acts of kindness will encourage your students to consider the needs and feelings of others around them. It is amazing what a positive classroom environment this resource creates
** Elf yourself and Reindeer yourself**
Both of the PDF's included in this pack make for a fun classroom Craft activity and classroom display. The results are hilarious and students love to see each others as Santa's little trusty elves or his tried and trusted Reindeer friends
**Christmas Mandalas - Geometry, concentric circles and symmetry **
All of these mathematical concepts are covered in this wonderful resource. The results are nothing short of impressive.
Encourage your students to examine symmetry and design using mirrors for inspiration.
Use the Christmas templates to create a personalized mandala where each child can express through art......the meaning of Christmas.
For those of you who love to teach line and zen tangles, these templates lend themselves beautifully to this activity.
This is the bundle for your Stage 2 students.
Year 3
This resource booklet is a time saver for all primary teachers. Within the book are links and activities which will help keep a year 3 class busy for a week or more. There are links to units of work, videos, interactive games, fantastic apps and printable activities. Based around the theme of Animals, children will have opportunities to engage in some wonderful activities base on the story book "Giraffes can't dance" by Giles Andreae
All resources and sites that have been selected are free, or through subscription (with no fee)
To get maximum benefit from this eBook you will need to really explore the links and contents to adapt and modify to the children you will be working with.
The suggested timetable is linked to hundreds of ideas for CAPA and PDHPE.
Year 4
This booklet uses one of my all time favourite stories, "Lester and Clyde" by James H. Reece. A wonderful tale that explores the themes of pollution on the environment, recycling, and of course frogs. There are resources linked to all of these ideas within the booklet. Your students may enjoy a research project using a Webquest, or investigate how far a 'cottonball frog' can jump. This resource is a time saver; there are some fabulous links for you to explore and make these units of work your own.
To get the best use out of this booklet, I encourage you to click on all of the available downloads and links. There are many treasures hidden in here. The Pinterest board alone is full of some fantastic and engaging activities for the theme of frogs and caring for our environment. You could easily stretch this unit to a month with all the ideas available.
Free Classroom management booklet included and this bundle includes a set of ICEBREAKER cards
This is the bundle for your
Stage 3 students . This combination booklet is a time saver for all primary teachers. Within the book are links and activities which will keep your upper primary classes busy for a week or more. There are links to units of work, videos, interactive games, fantastic apps and printable activities. Based on the theme of Animals, children will enjoy 'The Great Kapok Tree' and 'The Great Bear'
To use these booklets to their best, you will need to really explore the links and contents within them.
The suggested timetable is linked to hundreds of ideas for CAPA and PDHPE. This bundle also includes a set of lateral thinking puzzles to get them thinking
Being a relief teacher and a substitute teacher can come with its own set of challenges.
This Relief Teacher Survival Kit is your one-stop resource for handling a job assignment with confidence and ease! Your students will LOVE all of the easy-to-use activities
If you are just starting out in your teaching career, or if you need a spark of new ideas, this resource is jam-packed with activities you can use with your students. It includes hundreds of fun, authentic, and engaging activities that I have used with great success in my own classrooms throughout my teaching career.
-This pack will help you to pick up and tackle any class in grades 3-4
Activities are aligned to suit the capabilities of these students with additional sheets that can be used as covers for work books, or early finishing activities
What is included in this pack?
Math worksheets
Fractions-shapes and numbers
Math facts
Place value
Graphs and data
Sudoku
Two step addition
Multiplication practise
Shapes
Word Problems
A range of worksheets across different aspects of any literacy curriculum- spelling, writing, grammar and comprehension
Spelling sheet
Find a word
Advertisement
Verbs, nouns and adjectives
Descriptive writing
Synonyms and antonyms
Comparative idioms
Film review
Present Simple Tense
Confusing verbs
Icebreaker activities
My weekend
Find someone who
Guess who
Geography worksheets- general geography activities so that they can be used across all countries
Pet investigation-which country, fun facts
Natural and built environments
Compass
Reading comprehension -Floods
Seasons
Country Fact files and comparison
Design a coin and a note
A-Z of countries
PDHE
Feeling Safe
Personal boundaries
Secrets
People I trust
Teaching tips for Relief/Substitute teachers-teacher feedback
On arrival at your school
Preparing your bag of tricks
Rewards and awards
Teacher feedback sheet
Incident report sheets
While you were out
Behavior management strategies
Positive phrases to use with your students
Getting to know you
Cover sheets
A sheet for each subject that students can color in or use as book covers. Ideal to use as an early finishing sheet to have on hand if you need it.
The key to feeling less stress and having more success as a substitute teacher is being organised and well-prepared.
Print and bind the pages into a book format, which you can take with you to your various teaching assignments.Don’t forget to rate after downloading! (It gives you credit towards your next TpT purchase!
This is for use by one teacher in one classroom. If you would like to share with your colleagues, PLEASE purchase a multiple license. Thank you :)
This bundle includes all of my Themed Brain Break, Time Fillers or Extension Activities
Aliens/Space
Christmas
Easter
Halloween
Harmony Day
Sea
Fairy Tale
This is the bundle for your ES1 and Stage 1 students.
This combination booklet is a time saver for all primary teachers. Within the book are links and activities which will keep your infants class busy for a week or more. There are links to units of work, videos, interactive games, fantastic apps and printable activities. Based on the theme of Animals, children will enjoy 'Brown Bear, Brown Bear' 'One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab.'' Mrs Wishy Washy' and 'The Gruffalo'
To use these booklets to their best, you will need to really explore the links and contents within them.
The suggested timetable is linked to hundreds of ideas for CAPA and PDHPE.
Every Relief teachers dream kit. Over 700 Pages in this resource bundle.
The kit is 570 pages, and included in it is the Animal guessing game in both PDF and PowerPoint for use with IWB. (Both 158 pages each)
The Ultimate Relief Teaching Survival Kit is designed for any primary teacher, but essentially with Casual Relief teachers in mind. The book includes teacher written activity sheets and Weblinks to support the teaching of all Key Learning Areas of the Syllabus and save you hours of frustrating searching for online resources.
Improve your effectiveness as a teacher with a working knowledge of the internet, enabling you to provide exciting and engaging activities for your students and in so doing increase your chances of call- backs from schools.
The resources included in the book gives up-to-date coverage of the context and requirements of relief teaching. It provides a toolkit of professional, technical and pre-tested strategies for use in the classroom that will help make your job as a Specialist Relief Teacher a rewarding one.
I am so excited to have collaborated with some respected and talented resource makers who have given permission for full versions of some of their resources to be included in this E Book. Please take the time to check out the other wonderful resources that they have available online to help build your Relief Teaching Kit to be the ULTIMATE ‘bag of tricks’, guaranteed to impress both schools and students alike.
Included in the book
Meet my wonderful collaborators
What do I need to do to begin Casual Relief Teaching?
Classroom and Behaviour Management
Making up your bag of tricks
Planning
Literacy
Numeracy
Science
History
Geography
Library
Art and Craft
Drama
Music
PDHPE and Games
Computer Room Time
RFF
Mindset and Mindfulnesss
Interactive Whiteboards (IWB)
Apps for teachers and Students
Playground Duty Tips
Report Writing
Aboriginal Education
Special Needs
Facebook Groups
Pinterest Boards
How to Find Free Resources
Printable Resources
Blank Game Boards
Bibliography
Troubleshooting Tips
Credits
My Social Links and Other Resources.
Printable resources are included in a single bundle for ease of printing (print on single side only if you are going to laminate)- over 300 items to print for your Ultimate Teaching bag of tricks!!
Please Read the Terms of Use in the Book (page 10)
This bundle is a great starter kit for anyone who is looking to build their resources for younger grades. These are suitable for children aged between 5-7 with plenty of activities to reinforce concepts of trading, number facts and subitising. The ipad screens are a great way for students to record their findings. Easily wiped if there is an error!!
Save 50% on the total price of these resources in this bundle
This bundle is on sale at its lowest price and includes 5 of the 10 cross curriculum pirate units which will be added as I go. They will include
pirate STEM
Talk like a pirate cards
word Wall
Mapping and grid work with a pirate theme
Counting and graphing Pirate themed objects for younger students
Pirate themed decor pack
Pirate themed Award Cards
ROLL a story
Decor Pack
Pirate research and create pack
This is a carefully chosen selection of the Behaviour management sections of my Ultimate Relief Teaching Survival Kit. If you are only interested in Behaviour management strategies in the classroom then this resource will be a great addition to your teaching resource kit.
This 203 page resource has plenty of links and printable ideas for any primary classroom teacher to include in their professional library of resources. Included in this resource are:
Terms of Use
Being the Best you can be- websites, articles and advice
Classroom Behaviour and Behaviour Management- weblinks, posters, traffic light system printables
Ice Breakers- printable fun cards to use in groups or on IWB, would you rather discussion strips, websites, class planner,
My Bag of Tricks- Suggestions and strategies, Weblinks, and Blooms taxonomy poster for reference
Reward Systems- cafe style punch cards, no cost reward cards, class currency printables, reward bracelets, Class Dojo style award cards,
Interactive timetable suggestion linkedd to all of my pinterest boards. Planning tools and websites
What to do on RFF-
Positive Mindset- posters and links
Playground duty- responsibilities and weblinks, incident report
Trouble Shooting Tips
Printable Classroom Posters
Bibliography
My social links and Acknowledgements
Why this book??
Have you bookmarked, pinned and saved hundreds of links?
Do you promise that one day you will sort them out?
This book may be the answer to your organisational dreams. It is designed to be an easy to use, interactive resource. It has been sorted into categories with links to provide answers and help for frequently asked questions posed in posts on Facebook and other social group forums.
400 hyper-linked webpages and PDFs
This small investment will save you hours of your precious planning time and money. By investigating the comprehensive list of websites and links to free resources you can inexpensively build on your vital pool of resources. It is estimated teachers spend $2000 annually on resources. Let this book help to keep some of this money in your pocket
Contents
Mindfulness in the Classroom
Art
Anti-Bullying and Resilience
Drama
Music and Singing
PDHPE and Games
Geography
History
Science
Curriculum
Maths
Literacy
Behaviour Management
Classroom Management
Relief Teaching Resources
Fabulous Freebies
Wonderful Weeblies
Educational Blogs
Aboriginal Education
Report Writing
Special Needs
Pinterest for Teachers
Facebook for Teachers
New Scheme Teachers and Accreditation
CV and Job Applications
Brain Breaks and Time Fillers
Internet Safety
Interactive Whiteboards
Thinking Skills
Now includes additional resources....Behaviour management booklet and Attention Getters.
Since first compiling this resource in 2010, the classroom of the 21st Century has changed rapidly. Collaboration amongst teachers has also evolved, whether it be through Facebook, Blogging, Weeblies , Wiki spaces, Livebinder, Symbaloo, Twitter, Pinterest etc. There is so much on the internet now that at times it can become consuming and slightly overwhelming. I have included more website links and included a description of each website and what you will find there which is new. The activities remain the same. I have been building up my Pinterest Boards, so have included links to them within the book. Hope that you enjoy the layout.
After 30 years of teaching, I thought it was well overdue to start sharing all those gems that you use in your day to day teaching that help make learning more meaningful and fun.
I began to build a resource kit for myself when I began casual teaching, and then I realised just how many ideas and activities I had been using over the years. I have spent many hours searching through websites, searching books for great ideas and activities.
I have now collected and compiled my book of activities and hints for casual teachers ......
A survival Kit to take with you when the phone rings, and you aren't sure what to take with you.
The eBook can be used with any storage, to access when you need a quick activity or weblink. Copyright is granted to print off 1 copy for personal classroom use.
(Please respect copyright and do not share or attempt to sell PDF, or print hard multiple copies)
Easy Links- Wonderful Websites for Very Busy Teachers
Click here to see a video presentation
Why this book??
Have you bookmarked, pinned and saved hundreds of links?
Do you promise that one day you will sort them out?
This book may be the answer to your organisational dreams. It is designed to be an easy to use, interactive resource. It has been sorted into categories with links to provide answers and help for frequently asked questions posed in posts on Facebook and other social group forums.
What do you get?
105 page e-book
400 Web links
Attention getters (3 pages of ideas)
Behaviour Management Booklet (7 pages)
Suitable for Primary and Secondary Teachers
Time saving resource with a wealth of downloads to save you money
FLIPBOOK sample pages click here
A Survival Kit for Casual Relief Teachers
After 30 years of teaching, I thought it was well overdue to start sharing all those gems that you use in your day to day teaching that help make learning more meaningful and fun.
I began to build a resource kit for myself when I began casual teaching, and then I realised just how many ideas and activities I had been using over the years. I have spent many hours searching through websites, searching books for great ideas and activities.
I have now collected and compiled my book of activities and hints for casual teachers ......
A survival Kit to take with you when the phone rings, and you aren't sure what to take with you.
The eBook can be used with any storage, to access when you need a quick activity or web link. Copyright is granted to print off 1 copy for personal classroom use. 111 pages
Animals are a great topic to use with all grades. This pack may be the answer to many of your preparation needs. Check out what is included in the resource bundle
What do you get?
60 Real animal photos
Clipart of environments
Photos of real environments
Word cards
Venn diagrams
Suggested games and activities to play with these cards
10 game cards with rules and how to play
Matrix game
Memory Game
Compound word animal puzzles
World maps of Continents (for animal sorting)
PDF version
Editable PowerPoint version
158 slides/pages
This is the complete set of Animal Themed booklets.
This series is based around the theme of animals, and explores a wide range of age appropriate topics and activities.
Booklets can easily be adjusted to suit other grades, all you need to do is adapt to suit your teaching style and the needs of your students. 'Wow' your classes with some engaging activities and websites linked across all KLA's.
This bundle will save you half the price of buying booklets individually and will guarantee to save you hours of preparation time.
Click on individual booklets to find out more detail about each one or watch the YouTube links above.
You get a free classroom management booklet (7pages) and a free attention getting booklet (4 pages)
Year 5 Unit
The underwater theme is continued throughout this booklet, and the book chosen is "Turtle Bay"by Saviour Pirotta, illustrated by Nilesh Mistry. It is a based on a true story set in Japan, of a man who would spend his days at a certain time of the year, sweeping the beach. Taro, the young child in the story is fascinated by this, and in time he meets the beautiful turtles when they come onto the beach to lay their eggs. There are some fabulous links to websites in the thematic section of the booklet to support doing a mini unit of work on sea turtles. They are a fascinating animal, that is under pressure from human activity in the oceans. I am thrilled to be able to bring you some free resources from GoTeachThis and Ripper Reading Resources. The challenge with this booklet is to choose which of the wonderful resources you will use in your classroom. Over 30 pages and 80 links!! Save yourself valuable time searching the internet for resources, I have done all the hard work for you.
This resource could be differentiated for use with year 4 or Year 6. To use this resource effectively you need to explore all of the links provided and tailor make the suggested activities to suit your teaching style and the learning needs of your student.s All of the hard work searching the internet for inspiration and resources has been done for you.
The suggested timetable has interactive links to my Pinterest board, so that your resources will continue to grow as more pins are added. Within the book there are over 60 links to websites, and for those of you who follow my 'Surviving Casual Teaching' facebook group, you will know that I have a good working knowledge of helpful teaching resources. I recommend that you buy copies of the picture books for days when you may not have IWB capability.You can never have enough picture books in your life!!!
Year 6 Unit
The Island, by John Heffernan is a wonderful story about a blind boy who sees the beauty of the island he lives on, while the people around him cannot see it. A fantastic story with a link to a narration by the author. Some great links to accelerated literacy activities, and the theme of this booklet investigates our oceans and the threats to our marine life. Lots of links across all KLA's with a fully interactive timetable which links to my pinterest board. A free resource from GoTeachThis and Ripper Reading Resources, makes this amazing value for money and such a time saver. Stage 3 bundle is also available.
This resource could be differentiated for use with year 5 To use this resource effectively you need to explore all of the links provided and tailor make the suggested activities to suit your teaching style and the learning needs of your student.s All of the hard work searching the internet for inspiration and resources has been done for you.
The suggested timetable has interactive links to my Pinterest board, so that your resources will continue to grow as more pins are added. Within the book there are over 60 links to websites, and for those of you who follow my 'Surviving Casual Teaching' facebook group, you will know that I have a good working knowledge of helpful teaching resources. I recommend that you buy copies of the picture books for days when you may not have IWB capability.You can never have enough picture books in your life!!!
This kit comprises
Survival Kit for Casual Relief Teachers
Easy Links Wonderful Websites
Behaviour management resources and Printables
A great starter kit for anyone who may be about the begin their role as a supply or casual relief teacher. This bundle will save you a massive Ten pounds
Over 600 pages of ideas and activities!!
This bundle has my most popular resources in it. "The Survival Kit for Casual Relief Teachers"-111 pages of ideas and activities linked across all KLA's. This is a great starter for any Casual Teacher's resource kit, so many ideas that are guaranteed to make your life a little easier.
Easy Links-Wonderful websites for very busy teachers Have you bookmarked hundreds of links? This book may be the answer to your organisational dreams. It is designed to be an easy to use, interactive resource. It has been sorted into categories with links to provide answers and help for frequently asked questions posed in posts on Facebook and other social group forums.
Booklet Bundles which are all integrated across all KLA's to make programming easier. These booklets are for all classes with links to online versions of picture books through slideshare or youtube, integrated lesson plans and a fully interactive timetable which links to all of my pinterest boards. Never be short of an idea again. Themes are 'Under the Sea'and 'Animals'
'First and Second hand accounts'- linked to Australian events in recent history eg opening of the opera house, Harbour Bridge, Apology to the Nation, Cyclone Tracy, Cliffy Youngs marathon run, Cathy Freemans gold medal run. This resource makes teaching first and second hand accounts of events, authentic and engaging.
Fairy Tales- K-2 A themed unit of work on Fairy Tales for infants classes. Enough activities in here to be differentiated for middle primary students too.
'Optical illusions - a great brain break to use or can be integrated with Art, to create some fantastic 3D art projects
'Scattergories'-this game is a fantastic addition to any teachers toolkit, complete with lists for lots of variety
Digital links booklets- 2 downloads with suggested links to apps and websites for Numeracy and Literacy. A fantastic resource if you don't know where to start looking for resources on the internet
The files shown in this bundle incredible value You will get 30 ebooks in total
This is a winzip file so please make sure you have a programme to open it. Click on each book title to see a description of the product.
Survival Kit for Casual Relief Teachers
Easy Links-Wonderful websites for very Busy Teachers
Animal Themed Booklets
Sea themed Booklets
First and Second Hand Accounts- Australian Topics
Optical Illusions
Scattergories Game
Literacy Links
Numeracy Links
Fairy Tales
Lateral thinking game
Editable behaviour bracelets
Behaviour Posters
Fishing for Answers
Blank word search template
Harmony Day activities
Fast finishers bundle and Xmas activities
