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Here today to talk about letter reversal, or mirror writing, is Early Years teacher and blogger Holly Mitchell. Witnessing a student progress through the stages of writing development is one of the most rewarding experiences for an early years teacher. Seeing them move from scribbling to representing their ideas as drawings, to starting to write letters to represent ideas and writing words to show their ideas are all magical stages in a child’s literacy development. However, it’s natural that there may be a few letter formation speed bumps or obstacles along the way. And one common obstacle that may occur is letter and/or number reversal. Do you love For the Love of Teaching? Don’t forget to subscribe on your fave podcast app to get all the latest updates and newest episodes! For the Love of Teaching is a podcast by Teach Starter. We save teachers hours each week by providing quality, downloadable teaching resources for their classrooms. To make your classroom buzz, visit Teach Starter. We also have a student-facing podcast with curriculum-aligned audio resources for kids! Check out Love Learning wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Teach Starter has just launched our huge new competition, Ticket to Teach Starter! Five schools will win a 12 month School Plan subscription for their teachers. To find out all about how to enter and hear about the amazing prizes on offer, listen in!  Do you love For the Love of Teaching? Don’t forget to subscribe on your fave podcast app to get all the latest updates and newest episodes! For the Love of Teaching is a podcast by Teach Starter. We save teachers hours each week by providing quality, downloadable teaching resources for their classrooms. To make your classroom buzz, visit Teach Starter. We also have a student-facing podcast with curriculum-aligned audio resources for kids! Check out Love Learning wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Take a look over your teacher desk. Do you see a serene sanctuary of stationery, or a dumping ground accumulating piles of paperwork? Many teachers are saying goodbye to their desks, with various alternatives to the traditional teacher desk now available. In this episode, Jill and Bron go over some of the options and pick a side - are you anti- or pro- desk? Do you love For the Love of Teaching? Don’t forget to subscribe on your fave podcast app to get all the latest updates and newest episodes! For the Love of Teaching is a podcast by Teach Starter. We save teachers hours each week by providing quality, downloadable teaching resources for their classrooms. To make your classroom buzz, visit Teach Starter. We also have a student-facing podcast with curriculum-aligned audio resources for kids! Check out Love Learning wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Let's talk Halloween with Mr D! Find out what's different between the US and Australia when it comes to contemporary celebrations of Halloween, and try to guess who Mr D is going as to his Halloween party this year (clue: "Hey all you cool cats and kittens!"). Join us as we speculate Halloween 2020 will be different to stay safe in the pandemic.  Do you love For the Love of Teaching? Don’t forget to subscribe on your fave podcast app to get all the latest updates and newest episodes! For the Love of Teaching is a podcast by Teach Starter. We save teachers hours each week by providing quality, downloadable teaching resources for their classrooms. To make your classroom buzz, visit Teach Starter. We also have a student-facing podcast with curriculum-aligned audio resources for kids! Check out Love Learning wherever you get your podcasts!    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just popping into your feed to say Happy World Teachers' Day!  You are making a difference in young peoples' lives every day, and you are valued.  Have an amazing day, teachers, and thank you for all that you do!  #teachersday #thanksteachers #brightfuture  Do you love For the Love of Teaching? Don’t forget to subscribe on your fave podcast app to get all the latest updates and newest episodes! For the Love of Teaching is a podcast by Teach Starter. We save teachers hours each week by providing quality, downloadable teaching resources for their classrooms. To make your classroom buzz, visit Teach Starter. We also have a student-facing podcast with curriculum-aligned audio resources for kids! Check out Love Learning wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Jill and Bron chat about the shift towards celebrating Halloween in Australia, how different it looks compared to when they were children, how their children experience Halloween, and the creepy spooky resources Teach Starter has for teachers wishing to give their students the Halloween experience (with a curriculum-aligned twist). Do you love For the Love of Teaching? Don’t forget to subscribe on your fave podcast app to get all the latest updates and newest episodes! For the Love of Teaching is a podcast by Teach Starter. We save teachers hours each week by providing quality, downloadable teaching resources for their classrooms. To make your classroom buzz, visit Teach Starter. We also have a student-facing podcast with curriculum-aligned audio resources for kids! Check out Love Learning wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some kids are so fast! They'll get everything done in record speed (and with accuracy and neatness to boot!). Have you got one of these? Perhaps more than one! Join us as we give some suggestions for relevant fast finisher activities which will extend and enrich your students. Do you love For the Love of Teaching? Don’t forget to subscribe on your fave podcast app to get all the latest updates and newest episodes! For the Love of Teaching is a podcast by Teach Starter. We save teachers hours each week by providing quality, downloadable teaching resources for their classrooms. To make your classroom buzz, visit Teach Starter. We also have a student-facing podcast with curriculum-aligned audio resources for kids! Check out Love Learning wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jayneen Sanders is a teacher, former school counsellor and author. She’s a strong public advocate for children’s safety, education and empowerment.  Through her time spent in primary schools both as a teacher and a parent, Jayneen was inspired to ask the question of her community: ‘What are we doing in schools to empower children and protect them from inappropriate touch?’ She says when she realised very little was actually being done, she decided to use her authoring and publishing skills to write resources to help parents, caregivers and teachers to broach the subject of self-protection and to encourage children to speak up. In 2014, Jayneen and her partner founded Educate 2 Empower, a niché publisher specialising in children's books and resources that focus on BODY SAFETY EDUCATION, CONSENT, GENDER EQUALITY, RESPECTFUL RELATIONSHIPS and SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE. Find Jayneen on: Facebook Instagram Twitter Do you love For the Love of Teaching? Don’t forget to subscribe on your fave podcast app to get all the latest updates and newest episodes! For the Love of Teaching is a podcast by Teach Starter. We save teachers hours each week by providing quality, downloadable teaching resources for their classrooms. To make your classroom buzz, visit Teach Starter. We also have a student-facing podcast with curriculum-aligned audio resources for kids! Check out Love Learning wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Smiling Mind is a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to provide accessible, lifelong tools to support healthy minds.  Headed by CEO Dr Addie Wooten, the organisation is well versed in supporting the mental health of young Australians. Smiling Mind currently delivers critical mindfulness training to educators across the country through its award-winning School Program, where teachers are empowered to be champions for fostering positive mental health among their students. In its latest initiative promoting positive mental health among young Australians, Smiling Mind has launched its Care Packs initiative - a new, free resource aimed at supporting Australian children as they deal with COVID-19 related challenges. Dr Addie joins me to talk about how Smiling Mind is supporting primary-aged children with their mental health and wellbeing. Do you love For the Love of Teaching? Don’t forget to subscribe on your fave podcast app to get all the latest updates and newest episodes! For the Love of Teaching is a podcast by Teach Starter. We save teachers hours each week by providing quality, downloadable teaching resources for their classrooms. To make your classroom buzz, visit Teach Starter. We also have a student-facing podcast with curriculum-aligned audio resources for kids! Check out Love Learning wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We revisit one of most popular episodes with the amazing educator and author Danny Steele. Danny has more than 26 years of experience in the public school system in Alabama in the United States. Spending his time as a teacher, coach, administrator and career mentor to other administrators, Danny has developed a strong sense of what it means to be an effective educator who can really connect with students. His book, Essential Truths For Teachers, co-written with Todd Whitaker, takes teachers through some of the fundamental and necessary principles at the core of teaching, which they say have the biggest impact on student achievement. Follow Danny on Twitter for your daily dose of teacher inspiration, or take a look at his books, Essential Truths for Teachers and Essential Truths for Principals. For the Love of Teaching is a podcast by Teach Starter. We make quality, downloadable teaching resources that save teachers hours of time and make their classrooms buzz!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All the single, teachers; all the single teachers.... This episode is for you! Mr D delves into the realities of trying to maintain a personal life whilst being an overworked educator.  Do you love For the Love of Teaching? Don’t forget to subscribe on your fave podcast app to get all the latest updates and newest episodes! For the Love of Teaching is a podcast by Teach Starter. We save teachers hours each week by providing quality, downloadable teaching resources for their classrooms. To make your classroom buzz, visit Teach Starter. We also have a student-facing podcast with curriculum-aligned audio resources for kids! Check out Love Learning wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you a classroom pets person? Perhaps you're more passionate about plants? In this episode we chat all about living things in the classroom. Do you love For the Love of Teaching? Don’t forget to subscribe on your fave podcast app to get all the latest updates and newest episodes! For the Love of Teaching is a podcast by Teach Starter. We save teachers hours each week by providing quality, downloadable teaching resources for their classrooms. To make your classroom buzz, visit Teach Starter. We also have a student-facing podcast with curriculum-aligned audio resources for kids! Check out Love Learning wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ash Curmi is a classroom and PE teacher from Queensland's Gold Coast. In this episode, Ash takes us through some of the strategies and techniques he's successfully employed to get into a behaviour management flow with his students.  Topics covered: Relationship-building with students Boundary setting Pre-correction and how it works Teaching in a rural setting Behaviour management in different learning environments Do you love For the Love of Teaching? Don’t forget to subscribe on your fave podcast app to get all the latest updates and newest episodes! For the Love of Teaching is a podcast by Teach Starter. We save teachers hours each week by providing quality, downloadable teaching resources for their classrooms. To make your classroom buzz, visit Teach Starter. We also have a student-facing podcast with curriculum-aligned audio resources for kids! Check out Love Learning wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This sustainability chat is one of our most loved (and listened to) Buzz episodes ever! Join Jill and Bron as they chat about ways to reduce our impact on the earth, and preserve our precious natural resources.  Join us in our new For the Love of Teaching Facebook group, where we chat about the podcast, feature live vids of guests, and talk teaching! Have you subscribed to For the Love of Teaching? Don't forget! It means you'll be the first to know whenever a new episode is released. For the Love of Teaching is a podcast by Teach Starter. We make quality, downloadable teaching resources that save teachers hours of time and make their classrooms buzz!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

... and why it's totally okay if you're not.  In this recording, Bron will chatted with special guest Sarah from @teacherishappy about how to be happy in a pandemic (and why it’s okay that you’re not). Sarah is known for her positive outlook and bubbly attitude toward everything she does in life. From her Youtube channel to her Instagram stories, Sarah is beaming her positive vibes out into the teaching community. However, Sarah is also realistic about her challenges, and transparent when sharing the ups and the downs of teaching online. 2020 has been a challenging year, and during this recording Sarah shared her thoughts on happiness amid a pandemic. Listen in as Bron and Sarah swap stories, advice and discuss the importance of choosing hapiness!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mr D is a bit of a global sensation on Tik Tok, but in the last week he found himself banned from the platform for 'inappropriate' content on his live. But was it really, though? We've both seen a lot worse. How about you? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the biggest struggles teachers face is managing their time effectively and striking a healthy balance in their lives. We all know the sense of overwhelm we feel when the to-do list grows and regenerates faster than we can keep up. Time chunking may be a solution to help reduce the stress caused by a large number of tasks requiring attention. Join us in our new For the Love of Teaching Facebook group, where we chat about the podcast, feature live vids of guests, and talk teaching! Need a little motivation on a Monday? Jill and Bron are experienced primary school teachers; they get it! Join them for inspiration and encouragement to get you buzzing through the school week! Have you tried the new Teach Starter App? We'd love to hear your thoughts so please leave us a review in the Apple App Store! Download the app for free now in the Apple Store or Google Play. Have you subscribed to For the Love of Teaching? Don't forget! It means you'll be the first to know whenever a new episode of The Buzz goes live. For the Love of Teaching is a podcast by Teach Starter. We make quality, downloadable teaching resources that save teachers hours of time and make their classrooms buzz!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Sarah Weston, teacher and assistant principal, joins Bron to talk about how we can use RUOK Day (10 September) to show kindness to our colleagues, our students and ourselves. Join us in our new For the Love of Teaching Facebook group, where we chat about the podcast, feature live vids of guests, and talk teaching! Have you subscribed to For the Love of Teaching? Don't forget! It means you'll be the first to know whenever a new episode is released. For the Love of Teaching is a podcast by Teach Starter. We make quality, downloadable teaching resources that save teachers hours of time and make their classrooms buzz!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mr D tells the tale of a young student who turned up to school with a glam mani. Join us in our new For the Love of Teaching Facebook group, where we chat about the podcast, feature live vids of guests, and talk teaching! Have you subscribed to For the Love of Teaching? Don't forget! It means you'll be the first to know whenever a new episode is released. For the Love of Teaching is a podcast by Teach Starter. We make quality, downloadable teaching resources that save teachers hours of time and make their classrooms buzz!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To colour code or not? In this episode, we chat about the benefits of colour coding and lots of ways you may already be doing it. Do you like colour coding in the classroom? Join us in our new For the Love of Teaching Facebook group, where we chat about the podcast, feature live vids of guests, and talk teaching! Have you subscribed to For the Love of Teaching? Don't forget! It means you'll be the first to know whenever a new episode is released. For the Love of Teaching is a podcast by Teach Starter. We make quality, downloadable teaching resources that save teachers hours of time and make their classrooms buzz!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.