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This morning I used the following mental picture to assist students in understanding what happens to numbers when they multiply it by ten. It also allowed for follow up for multiplying by 100. Example 1 Here’s the set up. The…
I have just made this resource to assist my Teacher Aide(s) in meeting with regular students during Daily 5. It outlines various questions and learning based conversations to have as to what the student has chosen to meet with them…
Hi all! It’s that time of year where you put down your book, find the school keys, dust off your TELA laptop and cruise back to school. No one finds it fun. Unless they have the latest edition of Teacher’s…
Over the last few months, I’ve found a way of grouping my student’s writing that makes it quick to moderate my own judgments of each sample. It started off as a quick few post-it notes, but me being me, decided…
Original article: Resources to help teachers prepare for Māori Language Week and to normalise use of Te Reo in the classroom. He uri nō Koterana e mihi nei. Ko Benechie te maunga. Ko Dee te awa. Ko North te moana. Engari, he Māori āku…
The current support for dyslexic students in New Zealand schools is a joke. An absolute joke. When there is a reportedly 7% of students in New Zealand Schools have Dyslexia, it doesn’t sound like much. However, in a class of…
It’s the start of the year, and one of the most important things is to begin how you mean to go on. From day one, I begin my classroom routine, especially for Daily 5. The last few years I’ve been…
So last week I came across a neat little graphic someone had made with some Te Reo Māori requests / instructions on them. I was thinking tonight, that there has to be a way that can be a quick reference…
As we move further into tighter and tighter regulations around registering as a teacher, the need to keep track of and collate evidence of our ability as teachers to teach becomes more and more important. The Practising Teacher Criteria requires…
So you’ve thought about getting started with getting your teaching stuff out there in the wide wide world of the internet? Well done! You’ve taken the first step. It’s not easy. Keeping motivated, finding what to write about, finding time…