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Teacher Types is a blog where parents and teachers of young children can be inspired! I'm Lauren - teacher of little people and mother of two.
I feel like I lost the joy and enthusiasm that I once had for my little space on the Internet (especially when Little Man stopped having day naps! ). As I return to 0.8 classroom teaching this year (4 days a week), I'll no longer have the time to devote to keep the Teacher Types blog going. I reminisced over these getting dressed tantrums (thankfully now she LOVES new clothes and getting dressed up, however dressing Little Man is kind of like wrestling a really strong octopus). We had an amazing Open Day at school and I managed to capture some of the wonderful provocations and 'living things' activity ideas that we used in Term 1 which I'll be sure to use again this year.
Little Man spends ages building towers with DUPLO and Miss M creates some amazing, creative constructions out of her LEGO. It's always a popular choice of activity in my classroom and is so open ended with infinite possibilities! So naturally, if you can find a way to tap into this interest to incorporate some more Literacy and Numeracy with your own children or children in your care - why wouldn't you take that opportunity? The great thing with these bricks is that they still connect to regular DUPLO bricks as well as the base, so you can easily add them to your existing collection.
This Walt Disney quote is absolutely perfect for this year's Book Week theme...and Teach Starter has created book marks and a poster version for you to display in your classroom. Last year Teach Starter bought out a series of Book Week themed task cards which covered several learning areas (my Year 2s loved them! ). It's so fitting during book week to invite your students to create their own books - I don't know what it is Go on a treasure hunt around the classroom, looking for sight words (or any other kids of treasures you can think of) Make up a scavenger hunt around the school yard (for example, how many windows in the Library, what colours are the play ground, how many cubby houses are there?
So many people within the Facebook groups I'm in, or on Instagram are often asking "What Grimm's product would you suggest to get started? ". My first item was the medium rainbow for Miss M's transformation to a big girl rainbow themed bedroom. If you're considering getting a rainbow (Grimm's signature toy) have a think about whether you want small (11cm), medium (17cm) or large (38cm) and which colour combination you want. My latest purchase making it number 14 in my Grimm's collection is the house stacker.