Find out how to effectively teach the early childhood science curriculum in just 40min a week. The children in my class reach curriculum benchmarks easily. In fact, they learn so much more than the mandated curriculum.

5 Picture Books for Your Classroom Maker Space

There are many wonderful children’s books to inspire and provoke creativity in a classroom Maker Space. Discover five of our must-have picture books for your creative learning provocations.

79 Rhyming Books for Kindergarten and Preschool

An illustrated list of early childhood picture books for teaching rhyming words to preschoolers and kindergarten children. There are 79 rhyming word books perfect for read-alouds and developing phonemic awareness.

You will appreciate the focus on Australian authors and storylines depicting cultural diversity and inclusive education themes in this up to date list.

Planning For the First Week of School

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Personalised Writing Goals

Want to improve your student’s writing skills? Use personalised writing goals! Learn how to set achievable and challenging writing goals to improve your children’s writing skills and download my free writing goal template.

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Teaching Sight Words

Teaching sight words or high frequency words is still essential for early readers to build fluency and confidence. The Science of Reading isn’t just about decoding! Teachers still need to help their children learn sight words.

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Easter Hats

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Short 10 Week Term Planner

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Phonemic Awareness Game - Cross the River

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Weekly Timetable for My Play-based Classroom

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STEAM Activities

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How to Teach Phonemic Awareness

Learn how to teach phonemic awareness effectively and enhance early reading skills. In this blog post you’ll get strategies and activities for isolating, blending, and segmenting phonemes to use with your young students.

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CVC Sentences to Develop Decoding Fluency

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Teaching Phonological Awareness and Phonemic Awareness

Discover essential strategies for teaching phonological and phonemic awareness in early childhood education. This guide outlines the developmental stages and suggests practical teaching ideas and engaging activities to develop these important early literacy skills in preschool and kindergarten children.