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MonMon by Ruthie Chant

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SatSat by Ruthie Chant

Fruit of the Spirit Song

I was very brave and decided to do our assembly WEEK 5 of Term 1! Needless to say there was a bit of pressure!!! I am pleased to say I survived but I will let you know only because we started working and learning about the Fruits of the Spirit week 1 day one! You […]

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SatSat by Ruthie Chant

Fruit of the Spirit for Kids

As I started a new year level I couldn’t think of a better way to motivate my students than by encouraging character qualities encouraged by the Fruits of the Spirit. The Fruits of the Spirit are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness and self control. Fruit of the Spirit Resources I have made […]

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SatWed by Ruthie Chant

Starskills Original ABC Alphabet & Counting Sea Songs

Thrilled to upload my latest project! For a long time I have had so many songs I have written over my teaching life. I have finally started to work on these with my twin sister! This project is our very first of hopefully many. Teach ABC through Song This video is designed to teach your […]

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Fri by Ruthie Chant

Hello Baby by Mem Fox

I love Mem Fox as an author! Her books are so thoughtfully structured for early readers. Mem Fox has written other best selling titles including – Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes, Where is the Green Sheep?, A Particular Cow, Hunwick’s Egg and an Australian classic Possum Magic. The illustrator of this book is […]

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TueTue by Ruthie Chant

Rumble in the Jungle by Giles Andreae

Come into the jungle and find a loud bunch of animal poems. Giles Andreae is a modern day poet who brings life to the jungle through this fun book. There’s a rumble in the jungle, There’s a whisper in the trees, The animals are waking up And rustling the leaves. Find resources and activities for […]

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MonMon by Ruthie Chant

Letter & Number of the Week

One of the key constants in my program is my Letter of the Week Program. Each week we focus on a new “Letter of the Week”. Children do thrive on routine and this is reflected in my “Letter of the Week” program. It is a simple program that will run for the first hour of […]

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FriFri by Ruthie Chant

Basics of the Early Years Learning Framework

I jumped at the opportunity to come back into my passion which is educating young children but was very overwhelmed with the “new” way of doing things. I want to share with you how I have tackled the EYLF so you can have a shortcut and dive straight in! You can flourish and feel confident right […]

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SatThu by Ruthie Chant

Kindergarten Guidelines

The West Australian Kindergarten Guidelines have recently been published. The guidelines support teachers to plan lessons that are relevant to their students in the Kindy Years. The purpose of these guidelines is to help educator’s develop programs that provide the optimum level of development for the Kindergarten students. These guidelines use the EYLF as their […]

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SunWed by Ruthie Chant

Father’s Day Morning

Have you got plans for Father’s Day yet? This year I am having a fun and simple Father’s Day Play morning. It will run from 8:30 – 9:15am so Dads can come first thing and spend the first 45minutes of our day with us! I have designed a fun pack that all you have to […]

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