Intentional teaching for early childhood education is deliberate and dynamic. When intentional teaching practices are adopted though, they create meaningful learning experiences that extend children’s thinking and development.
Author Dee Doherty draws on her 30 years’ experience as an educator to emphasise the importance of teacher wellbeing, offering suggestions for how to support staff mental health in your school.
Research has demonstrated that a child’s oral language skill level is an important predictor of their reading comprehension and writing skills.
These persuasive writing activities are flexible enough to slide in with existing lesson plans and encourage students to think critically and creatively about their process.
Renowned author and researcher Andrea Nolan describes how early childhood theories provide a lens for how we see children and childhood that shape our practices.
The early years curriculum requires us to incorporate sustainability into early childhood education. Authors Sally Sneddon and Anne Pettit show how this role is a natural and valuable fit in early childhood settings, with benefits all round.
Break up the worksheets with our fun maths activities. Not only will these reinforce learning. They will bring energy and excitement to the classroom.
Early childhood learning environments in Australia should reflect the diverse abilities of our children. Let’s explore the considerations for creating an inclusive learning environment.
To be connected and active citizens requires our students to be media literate. Giving our students opportunities to access, analyse and evaluate media today prepares them for tomorrow. Try our activities for teaching media literacy to support their learning.
Peer mentoring programs can be incredibly meaningful in ways that extend beyond secondary school. Read our blog to explore the value of peer mentoring.
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It may be baby steps at first, but soon it will be strides. First Steps with SOLO Taxonomy shows primary and secondary school teachers how to implement this powerful model of learning.
Author Anne Houghton discusses how narrative approaches, such as Learning Stories, create meaningful documentation for the child, their families and educators. Meaningful enough to keep under the pillow.
Dawn McMillan is an internationally recognised writer of picture books and educational texts. Her background is primary school teaching, with a special interest in writing and reading processes. She offers an insider’s guide to narrative writing.
Dr Helen Walls, The Writing Teacher, explains why we should move away from constructivism and towards explicit teaching.
Be ready to go when 2024 rolls in with The Essential Planner. Eye-catching designs and tailor-made for primary school, this is the essential Australian teacher planner.
Including music as a meaningful part of the curriculum can be challenging, particularly for those teachers unfamiliar with the subject. We draw on our primary school music resources to bring you easy and engaging activities to incorporate music into your classroom.
Putting the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and National Quality Standard (NQS) into action is something educators grapple with daily. Read on to gain insights from Susie Rosback into how you can program with the EYLF and NQS.
On the surface, the upcoming changes to the EYLF do not sound like much. As they say though – “the devil is in the detail.” The three elements, Principles, Practice and Learning Outcomes, have all undergone alterations. These strengthen the connection between the Early Years Learning Framework and the National Quality Standard.
Sentence structure is a key component of teaching writing at primary school. Following the release of How to Teach Writing, Spelling and Grammar, author Christine Braid explains how to build sentence knowledge clause by clause.
Understanding which adjustments work for children with additional needs presents a challenge for early childhood and primary school educators. Author of the freshly updated The A to Z of Specialist and Inclusive Education, Anne Vize, explains successful practices for providing access and inclusion for children with additional needs.
When teaching mathematics in early childhood education, the educator’s mindset is just as important as a child’s. Author Marianne Knaus explains how to develop and encourage a growth mindset.
Are you calling out for new ways to excite your students? We have you covered with four fun and easy drama activities to mix things up in your classroom!
Maths in secondary school can be a point of stress and self-doubt for many. Through their pedagogy, language and actions teachers can foster students’ confidence in their own maths abilities.
Undoubtedly, the learning environment is a vital part of early childhood education. It is one of the seven Practices of the Early Years Learning Framework. Additionally, the learning environment supports several Quality Areas in the National Quality Standard.
The Learning Outcomes of the Early Years Learning Framework set the expectations for early childhood learning. As you’ll see in just a second, there is a range of teaching practices and strategies to help children towards the Learning Outcomes.
While all play might look the same, children engage in different types of play as they progress through their early years. There are six stages of play in a child’s social development – from playing by themselves to later with a group.
Temper tantrums, curiosity and a new social world are all part of children’s early years. It is also a time of rapid development, where early childhood educators lay the foundations for children’s social and emotional development.
Building oral language skills is a crucial part of learning in the early years. Yet the traditional ‘adult-led’ talk sessions can stifle opportunities for children to develop their language skills. So, what are some ideas for teaching oral language?
Implementing science experiments can be daunting for primary school teachers. Likewise, students can struggle to see their relevance to their lives. Julia Burton’s primary science resources want to help both appreciate and understand experiments.
Professor James Chapman reviews How to Teach Writing, Spelling and Grammar by Helen Walls with Christine Braid
There are countless ways to teach early literacy skills. Today we will outline just three. These activities create enjoyable and meaningful learning experiences for developing early literacy experiences.
“As cognitively demanding as chess”. Essay writing in secondary school English is a challenge. Particularly so for students struggling with literacy skills. This blog outlines five ways to support struggling students with essay writing.
Storytelling in early childhood is an essential practice that benefits children’s language and literacy development in multiple ways.
Few skills are more important in today’s world than reading. Yet, even though it is crucial, reading literacy has tracked downwards in Australia in the last 20 years. So how can we support struggling readers and build reading confidence?
Author Bridie Raban discusses how assessment as learning can help to identify where children are in their learning, development and wellbeing and how they can move forward.