Amy Damant

This resource includes the mp3 sound file, the PowerPoint presentation, the video and some activity ideas for each of the vocabulary. The images are either my own or adapted from freely available images, including: Samurai: http://www.irasutoya.com/2017/09/blog-post_68.html Menko boys: http://www.irasutoya.com/2016/09/blog-post_676.html Nuno lady: http://www.irasutoya.com/2016/06/blog-post_130.html

For families that want to offer their children maximum freedom and flexibility while also having the reassurance that their children aren't missing out on any topics covered in school. This guidebook uses a minimalist approach to the curriculum, just enough to tick the boxes, so that children can spend more time exploring their interests and developing their curiosity.

Use this candy themed play money as rewards in class. Students can save up to buy prizes or privileges! Simply print more notes as needed. The large notes are the size of one US dollar. Use the small notes to save paper and minimise printing costs.

Created for a multi-age gifted and talented cohort, this booklet can be used for diagnostic testing of English from grades 1-10. Simply stop when the activities get too difficult. It is based off Minecraft for engagement and follows the Australian Curriculum for vocabulary, spelling, punctuation, grammar and comprehension. Also includes Excel spreadsheet for marking. The font used is OpenDyslexia

This independent activity book is great for middle schoolers who love Minecraft. It has an engaging storyline that continues over 3 books with cliff hanger endings and interactive activities. You are the sheriff and you have a mystery to solve! Activities include using comprehension strategies such as inference to interpret a misheard distress call. There are also maths skills such as reading map coordinates and calculating the ratio for a golden carrot. Great for fast finishers, gifted and tale

YouTube video of the story is freely available on Celebrate Learning. This story teaches arimasu, imasu and adjectives such as ookii and chiisai. All written in hiragana. PowerPoint includes animation of speech bubbles appearing. Font required is ＭＳ Ｐゴシック (Body). Booklet is 18 pages long and focusses on building hiragana reading skills.

Tracing worksheets for all 46 hiragana including voiced hiragana (but not including づ or ぢ). Each page also includes some lines to practice brush strokes with a fude brush pen. The pictures match the Cultural Hiragana Rap song which can be found on YouTube. The images are either my own or adapted from freely available images, including: Samurai: http://www.irasutoya.com/2017/09/blog-post_68.html Menko boys: http://www.irasutoya.com/2016/09/blog-post_676.html Nuno lady: http://www.irasutoya.com/2

This independent activity book is great for middle schoolers who love Minecraft. It has an engaging storyline that continues over 3 books with cliff hanger endings and interactive activities. You are the sheriff and you have a mystery to solve! Activities include English (verbs), Math (perimeter), Life Skills (survival and social) and Science (circuits). Great for fast finishers, gifted and talented kids and older students who would benefit from a confidence booster.

This lesson is this first in a series of lessons about Italy and the Leaning Tower of Pisa. It will introduce students to the Italian flag, particularly the colours of green, white and red. It will also cover giving and following instructions in order to design a tower using different shapes. It includes a PowerPoint and a printable puzzle.

This booklet includes names, ages, family words and likes. It includes hiragana practice and a behaviour chart for stamps or just a decorative border. It includes a speech script for assessment.

The second booklet delves into the compelling themes of power and progress, encompassing the Industrial Revolution, the contributions of famous inventors, the impact of World War I, and more. This resource offers significant value for educators interested in cultivating student-led learning environments. By interconnecting these historical and technological advancements, it encourages students to embark on a journey of exploration driven by their own curiosity. This approach not only stimulates

The first booklet explores the multifaceted topics of colonial Australia including Australia Day arguments, the biology of smallpox antibodies, the rapid reproduction of rabbits and the use of allegory in storytelling. This diverse range of subjects serves as a rich resource for educators interested in fostering student-led learning experiences. By presenting these topics in an interconnected manner, it encourages students to delve deeper into areas that pique their interest, nurturing curiosity

This independent activity book is great for middle schoolers who love Minecraft. It has an engaging storyline that continues over 3 books with cliff hanger endings and interactive activities. You are the sheriff and you have a mystery to solve! Activities include using comprehension strategies such as inference to interpret a misheard distress call. There are also maths skills such as reading map coordinates and calculating the ratio for a golden carrot. Great for fast finishers, gifted and tale

This worksheet has been created using Australia's QLD beginner's font to complement the Musical Alphabet video which can be viewed at https://youtu.be/Q3dMeBcPuxs

This independent activity book is great for middle schoolers who love Minecraft. It has an engaging storyline that continues over 3 books with cliff hanger endings and interactive activities. You are the sheriff and you have a mystery to solve! Activities include English (prepositions), Math (cartesian plane, area, problem solving) and Science (buoyancy). Great for fast finishers, gifted and talented kids and older students who would benefit from a confidence booster.

This song is available free on my Celebrate Learning youtube channel. This is the PowerPoint which includes all of the mnemonics used. It teaches katakana AND Japanese onomatopoeia including popular words like maji (seriously?!?!) and lesser known words like rerorero (tongue rolling, like playing with a tongue piercing). The anime mnemonics were made using ClipDrop AI from Stable Diffusion as well as some tweaking in GIMP.

I really liked the structure of English lessons on a teaching platform I use, so I've made this template to structure Japanese lessons in a similar way. The structure is: 1. Learn new vocabulary by repeating the word and an example sentence after the teacher, then try making your own sentence. 2. Practice a roleplay by first listening to the teacher read the whole thing out, then repeat line by line, then get in pairs and take turns as each character. 3. Answer basic comprehension questions usi

This dino poem comes from my Spot-that-Sound phonics book end not only helps early readers learn the letter d, it also introduces the idea of past tense verbs ending with d and his friend e (-ed). Made as an A3 file, this can be printed as a poster or as a handout.

A phonics book to introduce early readers to the sounds in English. It is a fun, interactive book where readers can guess words by looking at pictures and use that knowledge to develop reading skills for the final story reveal. This one in particular may be useful for speech therapists and ESL teachers to practice the sound of /θ/ and remember the shape the mouth needs to make; "with tongue through teeth" as the story says. Exported in CMYK for best printing. Individual pages make great posters

A phonics book to introduce early readers to the sounds in English. It is a fun, interactive book where readers can guess words by looking at pictures and use that knowledge to develop reading skills for the final story reveal. Exported in CMYK for best printing. Individual pages make great posters too! Note that Australian pronunciation is used but this series is mostly usable by all English speakers.