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Don't forget about the Think Box activities

Think Mentals

Within each Revision Unit in Think Mentals, you’ll find Think Box activities. These problem-solving activities are perfect for students who need an extra challenge. Though they are located in the Revision Units, you can direct students to them at any…
Superchart your spelling lessons

Sound Waves Literacy

The Sound Waves charts are a valuable resource to use throughout the week. Discover the key features of the teaching and student charts and try our ideas for using them in your classroom.
BitMaths Reasoning Wizard: Tutorial

BitMaths

You’ll find a reasoning task in every module of the BitMaths program, and with each task comes the Reasoning Wizard – a signature feature of BitMaths.
Unpacking comprehension with English Stars

English Stars

Through comprehension lessons, students learn how to understand and interpret a range of texts. English Stars comprehension modules include a variety of popular and bespoke texts that expose students to different text types. Let’s unpack the key components of an effective…
Direct students straight to English Stars activities using URLs

English Stars

Navigation within any Firefly Online resource is intuitive, but rather than relying on your students to log in and navigate to a specific year level, then unit or module, you can send them straight to the source. Simply copy the…
Video Spotlight

BitMaths

When it comes to understanding maths, sometimes nothing beats an engaging and well-articulated video. There’s just something about the visual and stepped-out format paired with verbal explanations that really heightens a student’s understanding of an otherwise tricky maths concept.
How are phoneme–grapheme relationships introduced in the Foundation year?

Sound Waves Literacy

In the Foundation year of Sound Waves Literacy, phoneme-grapheme relationships are introduced in a very specific order. This minimises confusion for students and ensures they are up and running quickly with reading and spelling.
Sound Waves Literacy shines at Mount Pritchard Public School

Sound Waves Literacy

Over the past three years, Mount Pritchard Public School has achieved great progress in student spelling, reading and writing outcomes with the Sound Waves Literacy program.
Develop critical thinking in your English lessons

English Stars

In today’s information-rich world, students need to develop a capability to think critically.