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What’s the difference? Understanding phonological awareness, phonemic awareness and phonics

Sound Waves Spelling

Updates to the Australian Curriculum are shining a spotlight on teaching phonological awareness (in particular, phonemic awareness) and phonics. So whether you’re a novice or have been teaching spelling and reading this way for many years, there’s never been a…
Embracing failure: How to promote risk-taking in maths

iMaths

The celebrated inventor Thomas Edison once said:
Mental computation: How do your students measure up?

Think Mentals

Assessment is on everyone’s mind at this time of year. Assessing mental computation skills is a valuable part of reporting on your students’ overall maths abilities.
Different Strokes: Using differentiation in handwriting for student success

Writing Time

All students are different. Whether the difference lies in their rate of learning, approach to tasks or individual interests, every student will benefit from differentiation in the classroom.
Make room for reasoning

iMaths

Studies show that reasoning can foster a deeper understanding of mathematics. That’s why we’ve put together suggestions for setting up your own ‘reasoning classroom’ – an environment where students are encouraged to explain their mathematical reasoning while using iMaths Investigations.…
Learning is child's play! Four fun phonics games no student can resist

Sound Waves Spelling

Wind back the clock a few decades and you’d be lucky to find more than a handful of teachers using games as serious (and seriously fun!) teaching tools.
Have you used the Return or Reset features?

English Stars

Learn how to use the Return or Reset features in your next English Stars lesson!
Hold that thought: How jotting helps with mental computation

Think Mentals

We all know that the purpose of mental computation is to solve maths problems quickly and accurately in our heads. But we shouldn’t forget the importance of jotting when teaching mental computation strategies.
Think Mentals Workbook Answers Virtual Tour

Think Mentals

Everything you need to know about using Think Mentals Workbook Answers.