Whether you’re a parent or a teacher, having a list of relaxation exercises around for the children you’re in charge of can be invaluable. You may well ask, “Why do children need to relax at all?” We’re all too keen to see childhood as a carefree time, and yes, using words we so commonly associate [...]

All teachers crave a well behaved classroom, where they are able to get on and impart all of their knowledge to a room full of interested students. However, keeping a class in order is one of the main issues that any teacher will face – be they a veteran of many years or a newly [...]

With the festive season approaching, why don’t consider some new and fun things to do with your kids in order to keep the Christmas excitement strong and have a memorable Christmas experience! Create a Good Deeds Christmas Calendar With kids in the classroom or at home, create a “Good Deeds Calendar” that follows the pattern [...]

Here are a few great ideas that you can do with your primary school classes during the buzz and anticipation that inevitably happens during the build up of breaking up from school for Christmas. Each Christmas decoration below also includes a list of the suggested items you will need to make them. Festive Fruit-Inspired Decorations [...]

The task of teachers is to transform the lives of young people. – Stephen Murgatroyd Last year I was in the company of about five thousand other educators from southern Alberta as we attended the annual teachers’ convention at the Telus Center in Calgary. The quote above is from one of the keynote speakers at [...]

When expecting a baby, every parent dreams of the perfect child who lives up to all their dreams. Sometimes, life gets in the way. Dealing with a child who has special needs can be draining, both emotionally and academically. For some parents the diagnosis is like a shot from afar, while others have seen it [...]

Throughout history, amazing scientific discoveries have been made by those without formal training or scientific education. Michael Faraday’s discoveries led to modern electrics, Gregor Mendel is considered the father of genetics, and Thomas Edison was a renowned inventor. And yet these famous scientists all learned most of their science themselves, from books and their own [...]

Interactive whiteboards (IWBs) are a relatively new tool in modern teaching and business. Their multifunction abilities make them perfect for presentations, screenings, notes and many other functions. Are you thinking about buying an interactive whiteboard but don’t know what to look for? Here are some tips: 1. What will you be using it for? Will [...]

“It is obvious that you guys do a lot of work in here!,” a friend who recently stopped by our house unexpectedly announced. I know it was a polite way of saying that our living room was a mess… and she stopped by on a good day. Indeed, a tidy house doesn’t generally appear very [...]

There was once a time when using a chalk and blackboard was seen as enough to get by when teaching. Over the last few decades, there has been a radical shift in the way that children are taught in classrooms, and this is very evident in the tools used to teach them. Evolution of the [...]