The Sydney Teacher Blog

Teaching fractions can be challenging, but incorporating hands-on games into your lessons can make it a fun and engaging learning experience. Here are five hands-on games that can help teach fractions in the upper years. 

We share our top 5 tips to help celebrate Book Week 2024 theme Reading is Magic in the classroom. Happy Teaching!

Ready to download six FREE print and go activities for Year 5 & 6? Read the blog to find out how!

Make Book Week 2023 the best yet with over 70 pages of engaging activities and 5 easy to execute teacher costumes!

Have you been thinking about running Daily 5 in your upper primary classroom? Not sure where to start? This guide will help you launch Daily 5 in no time, with minimal prep and zero stress!

I have always found that teaching figurative language can be equal parts fun and challenging! To help you make it more fun than frightening, read this blog to find 6 fun lesson ideas!

All teachers understand the importance of fostering self-acceptance and encouraging students to embrace their uniqueness. Even in the lower grades, there can be immense pressure for students to fit in, blend in and be 'cool'. So how do you show students that our diversity is our strength, and something to be proud of?

Direct speech, as with many writing concepts, is best taught through rich literature. Using quality texts to learn about speech mark punctuation is not only engaging, it also expands vocabulary and may even inspire your students to read new texts!

These are my current best sellers that are being enjoyed all over the country and may be just what you need - so check them out!