HOTLIB - Kylie Horsfall
146 Followers
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.
Read more
All resources
Filters
Grade
Subject
Resource type
Audience
Programs & methods
Supports
IB Learner Profile Reflection Self-Assessment Portfolio Sample PYP MYP Display
Give PYP, MYP, or IBDP students an authentic purpose for reflecting on themselves as learners in relation to the IB Learner Profile with this mature, non-cutesy IB Learner Profile Reflection and Self-Assessment template. You can use this as a Back-to-School activity, portfolio sample, or display - and repeat it for an End of Year reflection so students can see their growth. Use for:Learner Profile DisplayPortfolio SampleSelf-AssessmentBack-to-School NightStudent-Led ConferencesParent-Teacher Co
Not Specific
Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
IB Learner Profile Attributes Lessons & Activities 10-Unit BUNDLE for PYP MYP DP
Are you looking for a way to teach your students what the 10 IB Learner Profile attributes really mean? This BUNDLE of 10 IB Learner Profile slideshows covers all LP attributes and is inquiry-based, active, engaging, and low-prep. The 10 mini units each contain 8-10 lessons / activities / learning engagements. This open-ended, hands-on resource was created by a 23-year veteran IB PYP Teacher and PYP Coordinator / School Visit Team Member, and is suitable for PYP, MYP, and DP. Don't recreate th
Not Specific
Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
IB Learner Profile CARING Lessons Inquiry Unit Slides - IB PYP MYP Activities
If we want students to understand something, we should be teaching them about it! Created by a 23-year veteran PYP Teacher and former PYP Co-ordinator / School Visit Team Member, this 21-page Google Slides Mini-Unit of 6-8 short lessons will help you explicitly teach what it means to be CARING, and set up opportunities for your students to take action by being Caring. The presentation is ready to use as-is with no further resources needed (other than some paper, some post-it notes, a tin can
Not Specific
Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
Field Trip Reflections, Observations & Preparation - IB PYP - Visible Thinking
Looking to make your field trips more educational and engaging? These Field Trip Reflection Sheets for before, during, and after a field trip are just what you need! Everything you need is here, including multiple versions of 6 pages: 2 Pre-Trip Preparation Sheets2 During-Trip Observation Sheets2 Post-Trip Reflection Sheets. Why You'll Love These Reflection Sheets:Perfect for Any Field Trip: Whether it’s a museum, historical site, or nature reserve, these sheets make every trip an enriching lea
2nd - 6th
For All Subjects
IB Learner Profile REFLECTIVE inquiry lessons & activities - PYP MYP mini-unit
Do you think it's important to specifically teach the concepts we want students to know and understand? This mini-unit of 6-8 hands-on, meaningful lessons and activities will help you empower your students with a deeper understanding of the IB Learner Profile trait Reflective, in a fun, meaningful, active, and inquiry-based way (while still being easy for you as a teacher!). How to Use these Google Slides: As a mini unit lesson plan As a slideshow or presentationAs a collection of learning enga
Not Specific
Social Emotional Learning
IB Learner Profile SONGS to teach 10 Learner Profile Attributes - IBPYP BUNDLE
Liven up your teaching of the Learner Profile with this bundle of 10 catchy songs for PYP. The IB Learner Profile attributes contain difficult vocabulary and are often hard for students to understand and remember. These songs are your answer to that problem. Can be used by PYP Teachers and PYP Coordinators: for homeroom, single-subject, assembly, and Library use. This Bundle of 10 Songs is:No-prep - just print (or project on screen) and go! Easy to sing without backing music or talent Color
PreK - 2nd
Music, Social Emotional Learning
IB Learner Profile KNOWLEDGEABLE Lessons & Activities Inquiry-based PYP MYP Unit
If we want students to learn something, we have to teach it! Created by a 23-year veteran IB PYP Teacher and former PYP Co-ordinator / School Visit Team Member, these 6-10 short lessons will help you explicitly teach what it means to be Knowledgeable, and show you how to encourage students to support each other by sharing their knowledge in class. The Google Slides presentation is ready to use as-is with no further resources needed (other than some chart paper, black paper, some post-it notes,
Not Specific
Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
IB PYP Back to School Parent Letter - How to Support IB Learner Profile at Home
Empower parents to support IB PYP students at home with this parent letter: ' How to Help Your Child Develop the IB Learner Profile at Home' This 2-page parent communication handout includes advice about all 10 IB Learner Profile attributes: CaringThinkerInquirerRisk-TakerCommunicatorBalancedReflectiveOpen-MindedKnowledgeablePrincipledThe parent information is presented clearly and succinctly, using language that is easy for parents to understand. Can be sent home by classroom teachers, PYP
Not Specific
IB Learner Profile PRINCIPLED Lessons & Activities, PYP MYP Inquiry-Based Unit
If we want students to understand something, we have to teach it! These 6-8 short, hands-on lessons will help you explicitly teach what it means to be PRINCIPLED, and set up opportunities for your students to take Action by being Upstanders (rather than Bystanders). Concepts:Honesty and integrityFairness and justice Respect for dignity and rightsTaking responsibility for actions and consequencesThe presentation is ready to use as-is with no further resources needed (other than some paper, some
Not Specific
Character Education, Social Emotional Learning
PYP INQUIRY MEGABUNDLE Activities Units Displays Awards Parent Letters & MORE
Be instantly ready to teach through inquiry in the IB PYP with these authentic, inquiry-based, hands-on learning engagements, displays, awards, parent letters, back-to-school presentations, Learner Profile songs, inquiry homework system, inquiry resources for spelling, open-ended creative thinking morning work, Learner Profile and PYP Key Concepts units and more! Why recreate the wheel? I began teaching the PYP in 1999, and have been a classroom teacher, PYP Coordinator, Librarian, and IB Schoo
2nd - 5th
Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
IB Learner Profile COMMUNICATOR inquiry-based lessons, activities for PYP & MYP
Help your students truly understand the IB Learner Profile attributes by explicitly teaching them! IB PYP and MYP students are expected to know about the Learner Profile, but we as teachers are given very little guidance as to how to teach the attributes. This is why I have developed a series of Google Slide presentations that are ready to use with your class without much prep or other resources required (other than chart paper, post-it notes, etc). This Communicator presentation has enough co
4th - 7th
Social Emotional Learning
IB Learner Profile RISK-TAKER or COURAGEOUS Lessons Activities IBPYP IBMYP Unit
This Google Slides Mini-Unit has 5-6 short, hands-on lessons you can choose from, so you'll be ready to explicitly teach what it means to be a Risk-Taker or Courageous, as well as encourage students to support each other in class to make it easier for others to take a risk. If we want students to understand the IB Learner Profile, we have to teach it! The presentation is ready to use as-is with no further resources needed (other than some blank paper and post-it notes). The Google Slideshow ca
Not Specific
Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
IB Learner Profile BALANCED Inquiry-Based lessons & activities for PYP MYP IBDP
This Google Slideshow leads you and your students through 10-12 hands-on, meaningful lessons and activities to develop a deeper understanding of the IB Learner Profile trait BALANCED, in a fun, hands-on, active, and inquiry-based way, while still being easy and low-prep for you as a teacher! Based on IB best practice (not worksheets), your students will be engaged in genuine inquiry while they learn what it means to be Balanced. Benefits:Hands-onOpen-endedVaried activities (not worksheets)Low-p
Not Specific
Social Emotional Learning
IB Learner Profile OPEN MINDED inquiry lessons activities + Bingo BUNDLE PYP MYP
Students do not learn to become Open-Minded by Osmosis! This Google Slides mini-unit and Bingo gameboard will help you explicitly teach the IB Learner Profile attribute in a fun and meaningful way. Get your students up and moving around, talking to each other, asking questions, and learning how to see things from multiple perspectives. Celebrate the diversity of thought in your class, and help students learn about and practice being Open-Minded. Everything you need is here - apart from some
Not Specific
Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
IB Learner Profile Reflection Assessment About Me Portfolio Display PYP MYP IBDP
Give students an authentic purpose for reflecting on themselves as learners in relation to the IB Learner Profile with this mature, non-cutesy All About Me display. You can use this as a Back-to-School activity and repeat it for an End of Year reflection. Use for:Learner Profile DisplayPortfolio SampleSelf-AssessmentBack-to-School NightStudent-Led ConferencesParent-Teacher ConferencesIncludes 3 options:BlacklineRainbowGrey (so it fades into the background when students complete it)Benefits:No-P
Not Specific
Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
IB Learner Profile Reflection Activity & Display - Mobile, Dream Catcher, PYP
Give your students an authentic, motivating reason to reflect on their understanding and application of the IB Learner Profile with this beautiful, open-ended, creative Dream Catcher display! How to Use:1. Discuss and ReflectDiscuss what the Learner Profile attributes mean, then have students write or draw their own definitions in the center of the dreamcatcher. All ten Learner Profile traits are listed around the edge of the circle (in either rainbow colors or black and white). 2. Draw and
1st - 4th
Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
IB Learner Profile Lessons & Activities for THINKERS Inquiry-Based PYP MYP IBDP
If we want students to understand the IB Learner Profile, we need to actual teach them about it! These short, hands-on lessons are ready to use with your class without much prep or other resources required. The learning engagements (activities) are open-ended and inquiry-based, and the Google Slides show the students exactly what they need to do for each lesson. This IB Learner Profile THINKERS presentation has enough content for 8-10 short lessons that you can use flexibly in your class, eit
Not Specific
Social Emotional Learning
IB Learner Profile OPEN-MINDED Inquiry Based Unit - PYP MYP Lessons Activities
Students do not learn to become Open-Minded by Osmosis! This Google Slides mini-unit will help you explicitly teach the IB Learner Profile attribute in a fun and meaningful way. Get your students up and moving around, talking to each other, asking questions, and learning how to see things from multiple perspectives. Celebrate the diversity of thought in your class, and help students learn about and practice being Open-Minded. This mini-unit includes a free link to my FREE Difference of Opini
Not Specific
Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
IB Learner Profile Reflection Self-Assessment Back to School Spider/Radar Graph
Do you want to help your students reflect on themselves as IB Learners in a creative, fun, yet easy way? This spider / radar graph will help your PYP, MYP, or IBDP students assess and rate themselves in relation to the IB Learner Profile. It makes a great display and talking point, too! All they need to do is give themselves a score for each Learner Profile attribute - counting out from the center of the graph. Then they join the dots, color the shape, and add body parts to create a fun, unique
Not Specific
Classroom Community
IB Learner Profile INQUIRER unit - hands-on lessons & activities for PYP MYP DP
This BUNDLE features 8-10 hands-on, meaningful lessons and activities to give your students a deeper understanding of the IB Learner Profile attribute INQUIRER, in a fun, hands-on, active, and inquiry-based way (while still being easy for you as a teacher!). Based on IB best practice (not worksheets), your students will be engaged in genuine inquiry while they learn what it means to be an inquirer. Includes:47-page Google slideshow (8-10 hands-on lessons / activities)Co-operative Learning
Not Specific
For All Subjects
Showing 1-20 of 57 results
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.
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands