HOTLIB - Kylie Horsfall
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Northland, New Zealand
About the store
Hi, I'm Kylie. I've been teaching around the world since 1996 - as an IB PYP teacher and coordinator, a Librarian, a creative writing teacher, and more! I've worked in eight countries - in IB Schools, American-style Schools, Inclusive Schools, and for a company that publishes kids' creative writing. I've worked in Cambodia, Germany, Eritrea, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, and New Zealand. I'm now using all of that experience to create products that I know are useful and easy for teachers, and fun and meaningful for students. I hope you find them helpful.
My resources are:
Inquiry-based, open-ended, hands-on, and engaging for kids
EASY and LOW-PREP for teachers
You won't find many worksheets in my store - just quality learning engagements that reflect modern teaching and learning, and IB Best Practice.
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Math All About Me Measurement - Measuring Me Hands-On Math Activity and Homework
Introduce or reinforce measurement skills and vocabulary with this fun, hands-on, open-ended Measuring Me activity, followed by Measuring My Friends extension group work, plus Measuring My Family homework. Benefits:Can be used with any units of measurement - Customary / English, Metric, or NonstandardHands-on and active - real math! Open-Ended - includes extra "your choice" sectionsIndividual and cooperative tasksFun and engagingSimple and NO PREP for you!Perfect as a pre-assessment, an introduc
K - 3rd
Math, Measurement
Math Basic Facts Fluency Practice Whole Class Games or Center Activities DIGITAL
Students put in a lot more effort when they're excited about what they're doing! Make math fun by gamifying your basic math lessons. Have students practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, or comparing numbers with these fun PowerPoints with built-in Random Spinners. Simply project the PowerPoint, choose which number you want students to practice adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, or comparing, and click play/pause on the built-in spinner to generate a random number tha
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Basic Operations, Math, Mental Math
Addition to 10 - Spin & Color by Number - FUN Differentiated Math Skill Practice
This is a new, fun and exciting way for students to independently practice adding to 10. This set of 12 differentiated 'color by number' worksheets is gamified - students flick a paperclip to spin the numbers, add, then color the sum. Every student's work is different, so they feel a sense of ownership over 'their' picture (bonus: they can't copy each other!). How to Use:Students simply use a pencil and paper clip and 'flick to spin', which chooses the color they must use. Then they spin the num
PreK - 2nd
Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Math
Open-Ended Back-to-School Math - 10 Hands-On, Inquiry-Based Activities & Lessons
Encourage mathematical inquiry and have fun in math right from the start with these 10 no-prep open-ended math activities / math lessons / math challenges for the beginning of the year. They're perfect for the first week of school in K-3 (Lower Elementary/Primary). Benefits:No-prepLow-floor, high ceiling - students work at their own levelCan be individual or co-operativeOne or two weeks of math work! Active and hands-onFun - kids LOVE the 'treasure hunt' aspect of these tasks. Inquiry-basedHelp
K - 3rd
Classroom Community, Math
Addition to 10 Basic Facts Fluency Practice - Whole Class or Math Center Game
Students learn best when they are excited and engaged. Make math fun by gamifying your basic facts lessons! Have students practice adding 0-10 with this fun PowerPoint with built-in Random Spinners. Simply project the PowerPoint, choose which addend you want to practice, and click play/pause on the built-in spinner to generate a random equation for students to solve. Students can write their answers, call out the sum, use number fans or manipulatives, point to the answer on a personal number li
Not Specific
Basic Operations, Math, Mental Math
CCSS
1.NBT.C.4
, K.OA.A.1
, K.OA.A.2
 +2
100th Day Math Investigation - 100 Cents Money Open-Ended Inquiry Challenge
Celebrate the 100th Day in a meaningful, challenging, relevant way! This open-ended math investigation will have your students engaged and learning, thinking and problem-solving, and having fun at the same time! This is a low ceiling, high floor 100 Day problem-solving activity which can be used for any age level (Grade 1 to Grade 12!). You can choose how you want to use this 100th Day math activity - as a center, or as a worksheet. What's included:1-page center instructions2 versions of the
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Math
Also included in:Â 100th Day Full-Day BUNDLE Open-Ended, Hands-On, Inquiry - Little or No-Prep
Back to School All About Me - Spider or Radar Graph - No Prep Math Display
Do you want a fun, unique way for students to introduce themselves while also learning about data handling and graphing? This set of three All About Me spider graphs / radar graphs is the perfect back-to-school activity! It makes a creative display and talking point, too! It's so easy! All students need to do is answer the basic biographical questions and count outwards from the center of the graph, drawing a dot to show their answer. Then they join the dots, color the shape, and add body parts
Not Specific
Classroom Community, Graphing
Greater than Less than Equal to Comparing Numbers Whole Class Game or FUN Center
Excited, engaged kids focus better and learn more! Make math fun by gamifying your basic math lessons! Have students practice comparing numbers with this fun PowerPoint with built-in Random Spinners. Simply project the PowerPoint, choose which number you want students to practice comparing, and click play/pause on the built-in spinner to generate a random number that students need to decide is greater than, less than, or equal to the target number on that slide. Students can write their answer
K - 3rd
Arithmetic, Basic Principles, Numbers
Division Basic Facts Fluency Practice Whole Class Game or Math Center Activity
Excitement and Fun = Effort, Engagement, and Learning! Gamify your basic math lessons with these Spinner Games. Have students practice dividing by 1-11 with this fun PowerPoint with built-in Random Spinners. Simply project the PowerPoint, choose which number you want students to practice dividing, and click play/pause on the built-in spinner to generate a random equation for students to solve (random multiple of 2 divided by 2; random multiple of 3 divided by 3, etc). Students can write their
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Basic Operations, Math, Mental Math
Subtraction within 20 Math Game Basic Facts Practice - Whole Class or Center
Excitement leads to better learning! Gamify your basic math lessons! Have students practice subtracting 1-10 with this fun PowerPoint with built-in Random Spinners. Simply project the PowerPoint, choose which number you want students to practice subtracting, and click play/pause on the built-in spinner to generate a random equation for students to solve (random number minus 1; random number minus two, etc). Students can write their answers, call out the sum, use number fans or manipulatives, p
Not Specific
Basic Operations, Math, Mental Math
NO PREP Multiplication 0-10 - Times Tables Basic Facts Fluency Practice Game
Students can't help but learn when they are excited and engaged. Gamify your basic math lessons! Have students practice multiplying 0-10 with this fun PowerPoint with built-in Random Spinners. Simply project the PowerPoint, choose which times table you want to practice, and click play/pause on the built-in spinner to generate a random equation for students to solve. Students can write their answers, call out the sum, use number fans or manipulatives, point to the answer on a personal number lin
Not Specific
Basic Operations, Math, Mental Math
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About the store
Experience
Hi, I'm Kylie. I've been teaching around the world since 1996 - as an IB PYP teacher and coordinator, a Librarian, a creative writing teacher, and more! I've worked in eight countries - in IB Schools, American-style Schools, Inclusive Schools, and for a company that publishes kids' creative writing. I've worked in Cambodia, Germany, Eritrea, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, and New Zealand. I'm now using all of that experience to create products that I know are useful and easy for teachers, and fun and meaningful for students. I hope you find them helpful.
My resources are:
Inquiry-based, open-ended, hands-on, and engaging for kids
EASY and LOW-PREP for teachers
You won't find many worksheets in my store - just quality learning engagements that reflect modern teaching and learning, and IB Best Practice.
Teaching style
I believe that the most important thing about a classroom is JOY. If kids are happy to be there, they will be happy to learn. Kids who are engaged and interested will be motivated to do their best.
Teachers who present open-ended work to their students will see the difference - in engagement, in levels of work, in self-motivation, etc. (Plus, you are not always having to recreate the wheel by making differentiated tasks).
Awards & shining teacher moments
"Best Classroom" Award
"Above and Beyond" Award
"Most Helpful" Award
Creativity Award
"Messiest Desk" Award
(All voted by my colleagues at our end-of-year parties)
And... my favourite... a student's card saying I was the 'BEAST' teacher.
My own education history
I grew up as a Third Culture Kid, attending an International School in Papua New Guinea, before returning to New Zealand for my secondary and tertiary education. I graduated a very long time ago with a Bachelor of Education and Diploma of Teaching.
I've since taught in International Schools in:
Cambodia,
Germany,
Eritrea,
China,
Singapore,
Hong Kong,
Kazakhstan.
And now I am back in New Zealand, for a little while - but planning to go overseas again after my son finishes High School in 2026.
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