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Withhold English Stars assessment results until the time is right

English Stars

We understand that teaching can be a juggling act of responsibilities and that when it comes to marking, you may not have the chance to do everything in one sitting. That’s why English Stars lets you withhold assessment results until all…
Handy resources to support your handwriting lessons

Writing Time

Writing Time Online is the perfect complement to the Student Practice Books. Available in all Australian fonts, there’s a range of tools and resources to support your students’ handwriting adventures. Best of all, access is free!
Three ideas to work mental maths into your week

Think Mentals

Mental computation is an essential skill that’s not only applicable in maths class but in everyday life. When and how you work it into your schedule can make all the difference in your students mastering it. Here are three ideas…
What's in a name?

Sound Waves Literacy

Plenty if you are a Sound Waves teacher! Names are a great source for studying phonemes and graphemes. Students love to discover unusual graphemes in their names. 
My Classroom Tutorial

English Stars

Find out how to use the features of My Classroom in English Stars.
Ready, set ... get prepped for the year ahead

English Stars

If you want to hit the ground running this year, the English Stars Preparation and Planning page is a great place to start. You’ll find printable resources, such as the Yearly Plan and Curriculum Match documents, to help set your…
Program Home Page Tutorial

English Stars

Find out how the English Stars Program home page is organised into Year Levels, Units and Modules.
Introduce the focus sound as a school

Sound Waves Literacy

Sound Waves Literacy has been carefully structured so that for any given week the focus sound is the same across Years 1 to 6. This consistency makes it easy to introduce the focus as a whole school.
Finish the adventure with a bang

Writing Time

As the year winds down and the holiday season beckons, students can become very restless — and they’re not the only ones! Why not use this as an opportunity to tie up some loose ends and have your students go…