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How to Make an Angle Fan

How to Make an Angle Fan

Angle Fans - Measuring Angles Made Fun! Angles is a fun Maths topic to teach - but let me show you a way to take those measuring angles lessons to the next lesson! I first discovered Angle Fans when I was teaching Year 5. They have since become an activity that I...

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Last Minute Easter Craft Idea

Last Minute Easter Craft Idea

If you are looking for a quick and easy Easter craft idea you have come to the right place. I'll be honest with you, when I first started creating this Easter craft idea I really had no idea where I was going with it. I new I wanted to create some sort of shadow...

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Top 10 Classroom Games: That Won’t Cost You a Cent!

Top 10 Classroom Games: That Won’t Cost You a Cent!

How often do you include games in your classroom? Some people may argue that games are a distraction from doing more academic type activities. But games can be highly academic and serve as a vital inclusive activity option that can help all students connect with...

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Inside a Ridgy Didge Resources Writing Unit

Inside a Ridgy Didge Resources Writing Unit

So you might have stumbled across our website when you were doing a quick google search, or you may have been buying our resources for years and have now realised that we sell detailed Australian Curriculum 9.0 aligned Genre Writing units that would save you an...

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Celebrating NAIDOC Week in Your Classroom

Celebrating NAIDOC Week in Your Classroom

NAIDOC Week is a national celebration in Australia of the achievements and culture of First Nations peoples. NAIDOC Week is usually held in July. It invites everyone to embrace the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples....

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Ridgy Didge Resources: Philosophy of Education

Ridgy Didge Resources: Philosophy of Education

Here at Ridgy Didge Resources we are committed to creating unit and lesson plans that are aligned to highly effective teaching pedagogy. Our philosophy of education is centred around our belief in a balanced approach to education. That not one single pedagogical...

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10 of the Best Report Card Writing Tips

10 of the Best Report Card Writing Tips

We know report card writing can be a bit of a dirty word this time of year... so we wanted to help you manage the enormous task, with a few of our best report card writing tips and tricks to make the process a little smoother for you and your students! 1. Start Early!...

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Easter Activities for Upper Primary

Easter Activities for Upper Primary

With Easter around the corner you may be inspired to pull out those Easter basket templates and packets of paper grass and get your kiddos crafting! If you are looking for something a little bit different though... and possibly more age-appropriate for your upper...

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Teaching Children About Life Cycles

Teaching Children About Life Cycles

Teaching children about life cycles is a perfect way to help them understand the world around them and to connect them with nature - as well as obviously fulfilling the Year 2 and Year 4 Australian Curriculum Science content requirements. Children love learning about...

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