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7 reasons every school should try pickleball

Whether you are a PE teacher, classroom educator or school sports coordinator wondering what’s next for your students’ physical education, here’s a hot tip: pickleball might just be your new star player. Think tennis, badminton and table tennis all r...

Clear resin insect specimens for early years science exploration—featuring preserved bugs like bees, beetles, and spiders for hands-on learning and sensory play in classroom nature studies.

Bringing mini beasts to life in your centre

Everything you need to explore bugs, beetles, butterflies and more… Educators love mini beasts. Moreover, they love our mini beast resources to support them in their exploration. They’re some of our most popular science resources and it’s easy to und...

Grid of educational craft supplies including crayons, paper, paint, and glue for early childhood creativity

Your most wished for resources

What you love & want & need in your life right now We recently ran a competition to win your MTA Wishlist and were overwhelmed with wonderful Wishlists curated by enthusiastic educators everywhere. What were the favourite wished for resources? Let’s...

Close-up of a child&#x27;s hands holding a bowl of vegetable food scraps, preparing to add them to a compost bin filled with soil, worms, and decomposing organic matter in a garden setting.

Starting a worm farm

A worm farm is a great way to recycle organic waste that would ordinarily end up as landfill. This organic waste would include food ‘waste’ (such as food scraps and from school canteens or childcare centre kitchens, lunch box leftovers etc.) and gard...

Bee-Bot and blue-bot

Introduction to the Bee-Bot and Blue-Bot in the classroom

I have been using Bee-Bots and Blue-Bots in my classroom for several years to introduce junior primary students to computational thinking and coding. I love how the versatility of these amazing robots enables me to design learning experiences that fo...

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Cultural resources showcase – what’s new and inspiring

Authentic resources in the cultural space can be so creative! We love hearing how you use them with your students and children to engage, teach and tell stories. With a stronger focus on embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives in...

mothers day craft

6 easy heartfelt, handmade Mother’s Day gifts

Every mum is a gift. But on Mother’s Day, it’s their turn to receive some love in the shape of a special gift. Help your little learners say “I love you, Mum” with these super simple craft activities. Key tags in candy colours. Wooden flowers that al...

Handmade fabric play mat depicting an Australian billabong scene, featuring plush frogs, lizards, yabbies, trees, and native plants in vibrant colours and embroidered detail - designed for storytelling and cultural exploration in early childhood settings.

Fair trade in the classroom: Teaching kindness beyond the playground

Explore how Fair Trade resources can inspire meaningful conversations in your classroom. Discover real artisan stories, thoughtful product ideas and ways to teach kindness, culture and global awareness, from early learning to high school.

A collection of handmade Christmas crafts displayed against a green background, including a paper elf with googly eyes, a painted terracotta bell ornament, a beaded wreath, a popsicle stick gingerbread house, a festive snow globe with a snowman, a plain hanging stocking, and a red and green bauble ornament.

Deck the halls: 7 Christmas craft activities that bring the festive!

From wreaths to snow globes, it’s time to get Christmas crafty with these 7 elf-approved activities! While Santa is busy in the North Pole preparing for his big appearance, that’s the cue for all of us down here to plan our festive season arts and cr...

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