In the classroom

One of the exciting parts of my school's literacy programme is the inclusion of book clubs.  Not just as extension for our high flyers b...

In the words of a dear friend: " I do, very much, love my job. You are challenged, inspired, frustrated, intrigued, entertained, flus...

As I grew up I loved to spend time with my dad. His work took him overseas more often than it left him in Australia so our time together wa...

Follow me at  @markeetarp Or my class at  @the67vrps Do you tweet? I, personally, tweet and so does my class . I can't say I'm...

My school is part of a pilot project aligned with the South Australian Teaching for Effective Learning  (TfEL) Framework. We're looking...

One of the best things about relief teaching? Seeing how other teachers work: seeing how their classrooms are set up; what resources they ha...

I have NO affiliation with this company but have completely fallen in love with this calendar. All of the images are children's book...

OK, so I've been a tad quiet  missing for a couple of weeks thanks to a delightful bout of some unnamed virus that masqueraded as whoopi...

Yesterday I moved in with the class with whom I am to spend the rest of the year. The class' long term teacher is counting down the days...