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Unlock your teaching potential with the latest teaching ideas, innovative advice for classroom management, wellbeing tips, and much more!
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National Sorry Day & Reconciliation Week Activities for Kids to Use in Your Classroom This Year
Use these National Reconciliation Week activities to help you and your students acknowledge and pay respect to The Stolen Generations.
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11 Teacher-Approved National Simultaneous Storytime Ideas for the Classroom
Explore curriculum-aligned National Simultaneous Storytime ideas that will take you from reading time into science, writing and more!
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11 Mother's Day Craft Ideas for Kids + Cards to Make in the Classroom This Year
These Mother's Day crafts for kids get the teacher stamp of approval for the classroom.
Teaching Ideas
View more →Unlock your teaching potential with easy-to-implement inspiration for your classroom. Here you'll find tried and tested classroom activities, teaching strategies, and classroom management tips to discover just how effectively you can teach. Help your students have more 'I did it' moments and fewer 'I don't get it' moments.
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National Sorry Day & Reconciliation Week Activities for Kids to Use in Your Classroom This Year
Use these National Reconciliation Week activities to help you and your students acknowledge and pay respect to The Stolen Generations.
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11 Teacher-Approved National Simultaneous Storytime Ideas for the Classroom
Explore curriculum-aligned National Simultaneous Storytime ideas that will take you from reading time into science, writing and more!
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11 Mother's Day Craft Ideas for Kids + Cards to Make in the Classroom This Year
These Mother's Day crafts for kids get the teacher stamp of approval for the classroom.
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Climate Change Education: Where Should Teachers Even Start?
Climate change education is increasingly important — here's how to teach primary school students about climate change, including resources for teachers.
In the Classroom
View more →Managing your learning spaces and keeping your classroom organised makes a big difference to student behaviour and how smoothly your daily routines run. Take a look at our best classroom organisation tips, along with classroom display and decor ideas. We'll help you figure out flexible seating and set up a rich visible learning environment.
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10 Recycling Activities for Kids to Add to Your Lesson Plans This School Year
Looking for fun and engaging recycling activities for kids? Check out these 10 easy ideas plus free recycling reward schemes for teachers.
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6 Inclusive Mother's Day and Father's Day Ideas for the Primary Classroom
Use these ideas to make Mother's Day gifts and Father's Day classroom celebrations more inclusive for your students.
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13 Interesting Anzac Day Facts for Kids to Share in Your Primary Classroom
Share these interesting Anzac Day fact for kids in your primary classroom to engage your students and help them better understand why we commemorate this important day.
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70 Best Books for Year 1 to Add to Your Classroom Reading Corner
Wondering which books for year 1 you should add to your classroom reading corner? Look no further! We have a list of 70 that are teacher (and student) approved!
Life and Wellbeing
View more →For all of the rewarding experiences teaching provides, there are always difficult ones too. Here is where you can come to shake those off … to recharge, to giggle, to learn, and to remember what it is that brought you to this career. Whether you are a beginning teacher looking for support and inspiration, or a seasoned teacher in need of a dose of funny, these posts will help you to round out your day just the way you need.
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How to Stop Losing Your Voice as a Teacher (11 Expert Tips)
Being a teacher doesn't have to mean losing your voice. Find out how to protect your teacher voice and still manage your classroom.
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7 Positive New Year's Resolutions for Teachers for 2024
New Year's resolutions for teachers shouldn't be about overwhelming yourself. Try these positive resolutions for 2024.
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Teacher Parental Leave: A Planning Guide for Mums + Dads
Are you welcoming a child into your family this year? This is the teacher parental leave checklist you need in your life!
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Common Teacher Interview Questions — What You'll Be Asked + What You Should Ask
Learn the most common teacher interview questions, plus get tips from veteran teachers on what to ask when you go for a new teaching job!
About Teach Starter
View more →Have you ever wondered who is bringing you all of the resources and inspiration you find on the Teach Starter website and social media pages? Read our stories, hear about our growing community and find out what's new at Teach Starter HQ.
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Meet Our Designer - Alyssa Creagh
Get to know the team behind the resources in our series of team biographies. Meet Teach Starter US Graphic Designer, Alyssa Creagh.
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Meet Our Teacher - Natalie Brown
Get to know the team behind the resources in our series of team biographies. Meet Teach Starter US Content and Resource Manager, Natalie Brown!
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Meet Our Teacher - Stephanie Mulrooney
Get to know the team behind the resources in our series of team biographies. Meet Teach Starter Resource Producer and in-house poet, Stephanie Mulrooney!
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Meet Our Teacher - Bronwyn Brady
Meet content creator and podcast host, Bronwyn Brady! Learn all about her teaching experience, passion for education, and her favourite blogs and podcasts over the last few years.
For Parents
View more →Bookmark this page for no-nonsense, actionable tips and tricks to help support your child through their schooling journey (plus awesome ideas and teacher-designed downloadable school holiday activities too!). We'll look at everything from homework tips for parents, to what you can do to help when your kids are learning to read.
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Easy At-Home Science Experiments for Kids
These at-home science experiments for kids are easy to recreate and don't cost the Earth! Best of all, they're FUN!
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65 Fun Activities to Stop Kids Saying... 'I'm Bored!'
Are you looking for boredom busters? This list of 65 fun things to do at home with kids is a game-changer!
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9 Fun Outdoor Learning Activities for Kids
Find out how easy and fun it is to take learning outside with 9 inspiring outdoor activities for kids.
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20 Amazing Sidewalk Chalk Ideas for Learning (and Fun)
Are you stuck at home? Do you need to get out in the fresh air? These awesome sidewalk chalk ideas for learning are your new best friend!
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