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We’re here to make your teaching easier, more engaging, and more impactful. Our innovative resources are designed with you and your students in mind, helping you teach all aspects of English, literacy, STEM, and other core skills. With years of classroom experience and collaboration with schools, we understand the challenges teachers face. Our focus is on saving you time while delivering lessons that inspire curiosity, foster creativity, and help students thrive. Since 2015, we’ve proudly supported thousands of educators in transforming their classrooms into spaces where students love to learn. We invite you to explore our resources and join a community of passionate teachers dedicated to making a difference!
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Preview of How to use GOOGLE SEARCH like a BOSS!! | Research Skills | Digital Citizenship

How to use GOOGLE SEARCH like a BOSS!! | Research Skills | Digital Citizenship

Teach your students an ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILL of the INFORMATION ERA. Learn how to refine and filter GOOGLE SEARCH QUERIES using PROVEN TECHNIQUES that improve RESEARCH and CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS in 2025. This ❤️ NO PREP unit teaches you and your students how to USE GOOGLE SEARCH LIKE A BOSS!This EDITABLE resource comes with all the instructional slides, graphic organizers, and video tutorials you need to make an immediate impact. Learn exactly how to find what you want online, filter
Preview of Fake News Unit | Critical Thinking | Media Literacy | Fact Analysis & Research

Fake News Unit | Critical Thinking | Media Literacy | Fact Analysis & Research

Teaching students to navigate news and information on mainstream, traditional and social media as critical thinkers is essential in 2025. It is becoming increasingly difficult to separate FACTS and OPINIONS, SATIRE from LIES, and PERSUASION from PROPAGANDA in the " MISINFORMATION:" era A well-grounded understanding of MEDIA-LITERACY is crucial in stopping FAKE NEWS and RADICALIZATION. And This PROVEN resource will teach your students the skills to identify, analyze and critique infor
Preview of Advertising & Marketing Unit | Media Literacy | Read & Write Ads | Persuasive

Advertising & Marketing Unit | Media Literacy | Read & Write Ads | Persuasive

Teach your students essential MEDIA LITERACY SKILLS with this COMPLETE UNIT on ADVERTISING. It's packed with ENGAGING, INFORMATIVE & FUN activities to teach students the PERSUASIVE TECHNIQUES to READ ADVERTS and the skills to WRITE ADVERTS. This COMPLETE UNIT OF WORK will take your students from zero to hero over FIVE STRATEGIC LESSONS covering: ⭐ WHAT IS ADVERTISING?⭐ PERSUASIVE TECHNIQUES in advertising. ⭐ How VISUAL IMAGERY is used in advertising. ⭐ The CRAFT of COPYWRITING
Preview of Film Study Unit for Any Movie | Media Literacy | Review & Analysis Templates

Film Study Unit for Any Movie | Media Literacy | Review & Analysis Templates

Looking for a no-prep way to turn movies into media-literacy lessons students love? In this flexible unit, your class will master ⭐Film Study Analysis & Review⭐—critiquing plot, character arcs, cinematic techniques, and themes with 27 ready-to-use tasks and graphic organizers for Any Movie.Takes students beyond the hype, and special effects to understand Visual literacy and Think Critically about a Television, Documentaries, Films and Video Games.You'll love this Editable, No Prep reso
Preview of Inferencing With Pictures | Describing Scenes | Daily Quick Writing Prompts

Inferencing With Pictures | Describing Scenes | Daily Quick Writing Prompts

This YEAR-LONG collection of WRITING PROMPTS WITH PICTURES inspires daily creativity! These DAILY QUICK WRITES build writing skills through DESCRIBING and INFERRING 327 Vivid and Engaging Photos. Encourage descriptive storytelling, expanded vocabulary, and critical thinking as students interpret and craft quick narratives from diverse images. Elevate writing proficiency daily and transform your writing sessions into exciting journeys of exploration and expression! Make daily Quick Write
Preview of 101 Wacky Wordies Puzzles | Brain Teasers | Word Problems | Critical Thinking

101 Wacky Wordies Puzzles | Brain Teasers | Word Problems | Critical Thinking

Wacky Wordies is an excellent CRITICAL THINKING and VOCABULARY BOOSTING GAME for 2025 students LOVE the world over. WACKY WORD PUZZLES can be used in ENGLISH as an ICEBREAKER, a CRITICAL THINKING test or a FUN ACTIVITY for students and teachers of all ages. We have bundled together with the web's most complete collection of Wacky Word challenges, and HERE'S WHAT YOU GET.⭐ 202 Beautifully presented Wacky Wordies PowerPoint Slides with questions and answers. ⭐ A paper-based test of 101
Preview of Gradebook Sheets | Attendance | Editable Templates | Excel, Google Sheets, Word

Gradebook Sheets | Attendance | Editable Templates | Excel, Google Sheets, Word

GRADE BOOK SHEET BUNDLE - It's all here.. And it's all editableWhat you get: For the technically minded: Grade book sheet in Excel Spreadsheet Format US LETTER SIZEGrade book sheet in Excel Spreadsheet Format A4 INTERNATIONAL SIZESo you can keep everything organised in a spreadsheet - nice and easy, and if you want, you can even apply formulas to take your grade book to the next level. Grade book in Word Document: The same as the Excel versions, but you can edit it directly in Microsoft Word
Preview of Journalism Writing Prompts | News Reports | Newspaper Articles | Media Literacy

Journalism Writing Prompts | News Reports | Newspaper Articles | Media Literacy

With over FORTY images worked into our ENGAGING GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS, you can complete a WEEKLY journalism / Newspaper Article reporting task ALL YEAR LONG as classwork or homework to boost your student's MEDIA LITERACY skills. These templates take students through a PROVEN four-step article writing process on some AMAZING images. Students will learn how to. 1: Analyze the Photo 2: Identifying your Audience and Purpose 3: Communicate the facts. 4: Plan and create a structured journalisti
Preview of Information Report Unit | Informational Writing Lessons & Graphic Organizers

Information Report Unit | Informational Writing Lessons & Graphic Organizers

Looking for a no-prep, way to teach informational writing that students love?In this two-week unit, your students can master ⭐ Writing Informative Texts⭐ —researching credible sources, planning with graphic organizers, and publishing polished information reports they’ll be proud to share. ⭐ This Product Includes 150 Pages Of:❤️ Lesson plans to teach Informational Writing Skills ❤️ Teaching materials to reinforce Text features and Structures ❤️ Informative Text Visual writing prompts ❤️ Assess
Preview of Fermi Unit | Questions & Problem Solving | Project Based Learning Math Tasks

Fermi Unit | Questions & Problem Solving | Project Based Learning Math Tasks

Here is a typical "Fermi" question: How long would it take to count to one million? - Obviously, there is no definitive answer; you can't Google it, which is the POWER and PURPOSE of a Fermi problem, and they are the most engaging math lessons you will teach in 2025. Fermi problems ARE NOT ABOUT THE ANSWER but the MATHEMATICAL JOURNEY TO THE ANSWER. Exploring MATHEMATICAL LOGIC, RESEARCH, ESTIMATION AND CALCULATION. STUDENTS LOVE FERMI QUESTIONS because they allow them to THINK, S
Preview of Procedural Text Writing Unit | Organizers | Prompts | Lessons | Digital & Print

Procedural Text Writing Unit | Organizers | Prompts | Lessons | Digital & Print

Teach your students to write procedures, instructions, manuals, recipes, and science experiments with the correct structure, vocabulary skills, structure and language features.⭐" HOW TO" WRITING⭐is as easy as 1-2-3 with our PERFECT PROCEDURAL WRITING UNIT. THIS ENGAGING 115-PAGE UNIT COVERS:✅ Recipes ✅ Instructions for games  ✅ Directions ✅ Science Experiments ✅ Walk-Throughs ✅ Tutorials - Including videos ✅ Life Hack's  ✅ Self-Help Guides ⭐ And much more  NO PREP REQUIRED. This  HUGE UNIT offe
Preview of Narrative Writing Unit | Story Elements | Characters, Setting, Plot | Grades 3-6

Narrative Writing Unit | Story Elements | Characters, Setting, Plot | Grades 3-6

Teach your students to become GREAT AUTHORS in 2025 with this NARRATIVE & CREATIVE STORY WRITING UNIT; a COMPLETE SOLUTION to teaching STORY ELEMENTS that craft CREATIVE FICTIONAL CHARACTERS, SUPERB SETTINGS, PERFECT PLOTS and AMAZING STORIES.INCLUDES 209 PAGES OF:⭐ Graphic Organizers ⭐ Annotated Student Examples ⭐ Independent and Group Writing Activities ⭐ Lesson Plans and Ideas ⭐ Narrative Prompts & Posters ⭐ Assessment Tools, Anchor Charts, Checklists and Rubrics. ⭐ Instructional Sli
Preview of Sentence Structure Unit | Complex Sentences | Compound | Simple | Fragments Etc.

Sentence Structure Unit | Complex Sentences | Compound | Simple | Fragments Etc.

This complete SENTENCE STRUCTURE UNIT is designed to take students from zero to hero with FIVE STRATEGIC LESSONS to improve SENTENCE WRITING SKILLS for all TYPES OF SENTENCES through PROVEN TEACHING STRATEGIES for GRADES 5 to 7.* Fully Upgraded and Enhanced July 2025You are Getting★ Lesson Plans ★ Graphic Organizers ★ Interactive media to engage students ★ Independent activities for distance learning ★ Assessment Tools such as Rubrics and Interactive Quizzes. ★ Tasks and practice content
Preview of Aesop's Fables Unit | Writing & Reading | Meaning, Moral, Message & Theme

Aesop's Fables Unit | Writing & Reading | Meaning, Moral, Message & Theme

This COMPLETE DIGITAL & PDF UNIT explores Aesop's Fables to learn the concepts of IDENTIFYING THEME, MORAL and MESSAGE within FABLES, MYTHS and LEGENDS and how these timeless tales have impacted storytelling for thousands of years. Make FABLES a part of your READING and WRITING lessons through proven teaching strategies. This EDITABLE unit Covers:⭐ What Is a Fable and Its Purpose? ⭐ Who Is Aesop, The Father of Fables? ⭐ 12 Famous Interactive Fables by Aesop (Professionally Narrated) ⭐
Preview of Recount Writing Unit | Retelling | Lessons | Graphic Organizers | Prompts

Recount Writing Unit | Retelling | Lessons | Graphic Organizers | Prompts

MASTER RECOUNT WRITING in 2025 with this complete EDITABLE UNIT that ensures your students learn the ESSENTIAL SKILLS, PURPOSE and PROCESS of RETELLING events with accuracy and energy—covering PERSONAL, FACTUAL, LITERARY and HISTORICAL RECOUNTS.❤️ NO PREPARATION REQUIRED to teach INDEPENDENTLY or as a WHOLE CLASS ACTIVITY.INCLUDING 80 PAGES OF ❤️ Lesson plans, ❤️ Teaching materials ❤️ Visual writing prompts ❤️ Assessment tools ❤️ Writing Checklists ❤️ Graphic Organizers ❤️ Plus, much m
Preview of 125 Fun Reading Activities for Any Book | Literacy Center Tasks for Grades 3-6

125 Fun Reading Activities for Any Book | Literacy Center Tasks for Grades 3-6

Tired of scrambling for fresh ideas? Grab this NO-PREP BUNDLE and get 125 FUN READING ACTIVITIES packed into printable & digital TASK CARDS that work with ANY BOOK! ⭐ Drop them into GUIDED-READING groups, stock your LITERACY CENTERS, or let students self-select from the built-in READING CHOICE BOARD. EVERY PROMPT boosts text evidence, inference, and critical-thinking skills in Grades 3-6— FICTION or NONFICTION. Just print, project, or assign digitally and watch readers thrive! What’s
Preview of Titanic Unit | Project Based Learning | Interactive Notebook | Inquiry | History

Titanic Unit | Project Based Learning | Interactive Notebook | Inquiry | History

This Complete INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK on the RMS TITANIC offers a wealth of ENGLISH, HISTORY and RESEARCH ACTIVITIES for PROJECT-BASED LEARNING (PBL) either INDEPENDENTLY or as a WHOLE-CLASS project. It is FULLY EDITABLE and comes in DIGITAL and PRINT PDF versions. With NO PREP REQUIRED and has over 100 5-STAR⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ REVIEWS,Activities Include✔ Text Response Tasks ✔ Titanic Timelines  ✔ Fact Vs. Opinion ✔ A variety of interactive Titanic Writing planners and templates ✔ Digital Titani
Preview of Daily Picture Writing Prompts Bundle | Describing & Inferring Quick Write Tasks

Daily Picture Writing Prompts Bundle | Describing & Inferring Quick Write Tasks

Make 2025 your most ENGAGING and PRODUCTIVE year of writing with our massive BUNDLE of PHOTOS AND VISUAL Writing Activities. This YEAR LONG collection of DAILY QUICK-WRITES, TEMPLATES and GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS across all text types helps students MAKE INFERENCES, DESCRIBE and connect with their SENSES and write with CREATIVITY and FLAIR.YOU ARE GETTING 715 PAGES OF:⭐A Full Year of Amazing Visual Writing Prompts that can be used daily for QUICKWRITE and EXTENDED WRITING ACTIVITIES.⭐
Preview of Explanatory Writing Unit | Explanation Text | Digital & PDF | Essay Lesson Plans

Explanatory Writing Unit | Explanation Text | Digital & PDF | Essay Lesson Plans

Teach your students to write an ENGAGING EXPLANATORY ESSAY. Master the HOW and WHY of NONFICTION and EXPOSITORY WRITING with this DIGITAL and PRINT-based unit. THIS COMPLETE UNIT COVERS✅ Writing Sequences ✅ Causal Explanation Texts ✅ Consequential Explanation Texts ✅ Explaining Cycles ✅ Processes (Scientific, Mechanical and Biological events) ✅ Tutorials - Including videos ✅ Explanation of Historical Events ⭐ NO PREP REQUIRED⭐ FULLY EDITABLEIt will keep your kids EXCITED and ENGAG
Preview of Fact and Opinion Task Cards & Unit Plan | Perspective & Bias | Digital + Print

Fact and Opinion Task Cards & Unit Plan | Perspective & Bias | Digital + Print

This 153 PAGE UNIT provides ENGAGING TASKS, TASK CARDS, LESSONS and RESOURCES to teach students the difference between FACT and OPINION as READERS and WRITERS through proven teaching strategies fostering CRITICAL THINKING and RESEARCH SKILLS. ⭐ AN ESSENTIAL MEDIA LITERACY SKILL FOR THE "MISINFORMATION" ERAWHAT'S INCLUDEDFact & Opinion Mini-Lesson and overviewLink to Google Slides Version for independent/interactive use16 Fact and Opinion Discovery Task cards (Digital + Print)16 Fact &
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Experience

We’re here to make your teaching easier, more engaging, and more impactful. Our innovative resources are designed with you and your students in mind, helping you teach all aspects of English, literacy, STEM, and other core skills. With years of classroom experience and collaboration with schools, we understand the challenges teachers face. Our focus is on saving you time while delivering lessons that inspire curiosity, foster creativity, and help students thrive. Since 2015, we’ve proudly supported thousands of educators in transforming their classrooms into spaces where students love to learn. We invite you to explore our resources and join a community of passionate teachers dedicated to making a difference!

Teaching style

We are passionate about project-based and open-ended learning, empowering students to work independently or collaboratively and become the authors of their own futures. Our resources are designed to facilitate strong connections to the world around students, enabling them to build upon similar learning experiences and make meaningful personal connections to the tasks at hand. We focus less on traditional worksheets and more on encouraging students to reflect on their learning by asking themselves three essential questions: - What did I learn? - What evidence can I share of my learning? - What do I still need to learn or explore next? To keep our content relevant and accessible, we frequently draw upon popular culture and technology, providing ample opportunities for students to make real-world connections. Our approach fosters a dynamic learning environment where students thrive as active participants in their education.

Awards & shining teacher moments

I hold a Master's Degree in Education and have had the privilege of coaching thousands of teachers in effectively using learning technologies, lecturing at the university level, and teaching students across all ages and levels. One of my key accomplishments was specializing in online and remote learning for five years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. This experience allowed me to equip hundreds of teachers with the skills and knowledge they needed to transition smoothly to digital platforms during the school shutdown. As a result, I gained valuable insights into the challenges educators face and developed resources that truly meet their needs. These experiences shape my commitment to providing high-quality, relevant materials that help fellow educators thrive in any learning environment.

My own education history

I have worked in several schools in Australia, the UK and the United States since graduating in 2001. I have taught at every year level from prep to year 12 I have worked in school leadership in various roles. I have worked at a system level for over a decade to support thousands of teachers I completed a Masters degree in 2006. My wife and I have raised three little learners of our own to reach their own goals. I now work with schools to boost their public profile and articulate their vision and mission with their local communities.

Additional biographical information

My wife Belinda and I (Kev) run Innovative Teaching Ideas We love to learn and have been doing so ourselves all our lives and now have three little learners to guide through life. Above all we would love to hear your feedback and thoughts around our products and can make resources to meet your needs.