The Educator's Notebook

FREE Year 3 Christmas Comprehension Activity - The Gingerbread Village Bring Holiday Magic to Your Classroom with a Gingerbread Village Adventure! This FREE Year 3 Christmas Comprehension Activity transports students to a charming Gingerbread Village, where they’ll explore the sights, sounds, and characters that make the holiday season so magical. Through this festive reading passage and comprehension questions, students will build key literacy skills while experiencing the fun of the season.

FREE Year 6 Christmas Comprehension Activity - Christmas Around the World Bring Global Christmas Traditions to Life in Your Classroom! This FREE Year 6 Christmas Comprehension Activity introduces students to the fascinating ways Christmas is celebrated around the world. With a rich reading passage and thoughtful questions, this activity will develop your students’ reading comprehension, cultural awareness, and inferential thinking skills – all through a festive, global lens! What’s Included:T

Show Don’t Tell – Emotions Mat | Colour + Black & White Versions Included! FREE DownloadHelp your students take their writing to the next level with this easy-to-use Show Don’t Tell: Emotions Mat! Perfect for narrative writing lessons, this visual aid helps students replace basic emotion words with descriptive actions, body language, and physical responses that bring their writing to life ✍️✨ ✅ Includes 10 key emotions with “show” examples ✅ Encourages rich, expressive language in student wr

Stay organised and motivated with this Professional Development Tracker designed for Australian teachers! Keep track of your PD hours with a simple, easy-to-use log and a colour-in tracker to visually mark your progress up to 20 hours. ✨ What’s Included:✔️ PD Log to record session details ✔️ Colour-in tracker for up to 20 hours of PD ✔️ Multiple colour options, including low-colour and black-and-white versions ✔️ Instant digital download – print and start tracking today! Perfect for teachers

FREE Year 2 Christmas Comprehension Activity - Santa’s Reindeer Barn Step into the Heart of Christmas Magic with Santa’s Reindeer Barn! This FREE Year 2 Christmas Comprehension Activity takes students to Santa’s Reindeer Barn, where they’ll discover fun facts about the reindeer and learn about the special preparations before Christmas Eve. This festive reading activity is designed to build literacy skills, enhance comprehension, and bring holiday cheer to your classroom! What’s Included:Teach

FREE RESOURCE Simple Poster to explain the dot dash dive spelling strategy. This poster is best printed onto coloured paper.

FREE Year 4 Christmas Comprehension Activity - Santa’s Workshop on Christmas Eve Add a Dash of Holiday Magic to Your Classroom! This FREE Year 4 Christmas Comprehension Activity invites students into Santa’s Workshop on Christmas Eve, where they’ll discover the roles of Santa, his elves, and the reindeer as they prepare for the big night. With engaging comprehension questions, this activity is designed to build reading, vocabulary, and inferential skills while sparking students’ imaginations.

FREEBIE ALERT! Looking for a simple, powerful way to build classroom community and boost student confidence? My Personalised Compliment Jar is the perfect solution! Each student receives a printable jar template that can be filled with thoughtful compliments from classmates, teachers, or family members. Personal, positive and easy to use—this resource creates meaningful moments that students will remember. ✅ What’s included: • One coloured version – perfect for vibrant classroom displays

FREE Year 5 Christmas Comprehension Activity - Christmas in the North Pole Engage Your Students with This FREE Christmas Comprehension Resource! This FREE Year 5 Christmas Comprehension Activity will immerse your students in the festive magic of the North Pole. With a fun and detailed reading passage about Santa’s busy workshop, the reindeer, and the elves, this activity encourages students to think critically about holiday traditions while building their reading and comprehension skills. Wha

This differentiated spelling activity matrix provides students with a range of different activities which they can complete with any spelling word list. The list includes activities from a range of multiple intelligence. The matrix could be used both in class or as homework. Students can have a copy printed and glued into their spelling or homework book as well as a printed and laminated copy in students literacy group folders. Enjoy this FREE download!

Free ResourceThese are generic worksheets that can be used with any ABC Behind The News episode. There are 3 differentiated worksheets to suit a range of learners. Simply Download, Print & Done!

This free downloadable booklet is packed with over 30 fun and engaging No Prep Brain Breaks, perfect for primary classrooms! Each activity requires no preparation or materials, making it an essential resource for busy teachers and an absolute lifesaver for relief teachers. Designed to quickly refresh students’ minds and get them moving, these brain breaks are ideal for any time of day when your class needs a quick burst of energy. The booklet offers a variety of activities to suit all age grou

FREE RESOURCE! Printable phoneme and grapheme worksheet differentiated for both lower and upper school. This sheet is well used in conjunction with a spelling list which focuses on 1 particular phoneme and multiple graphemes.

FREE Printable – ‘Proud Because’ Communication Cards! Looking for a simple, effective way to celebrate your students and strengthen your parent-teacher communication? This black and white printable is designed to be printed on coloured card, making it both eye-catching and budget-friendly! Use these cards to: Acknowledge positive behaviour Celebrate effort and growth Keep parents informed and involved Boost student confidence Print 4 to a page to save paper Just fill in the date, the

Relief Teacher Feedback Form ✨ Make relief teaching days easier and more organised with this comprehensive Feedback Form! Designed to help relief teachers communicate effectively with classroom teachers, it ensures all key details are captured in one convenient place. The form features sections for: ✅ Completed Work – Record the tasks and activities that were successfully completed during the day. ✅ Unfinished Work – Note any tasks that still need attention or follow-up. ✅ Positive Behaviour