• Mini Letter Cards for Early Learning

    Mini Letter Cards for Early Learning

    In my last post, I shared with you the set of Case Match Cards that I made to help my student recognise letter shapes. Around the same time, I also created a set of single-letter cards. Mini Letter Cards Design At the beginning of the term last year, the teacher I was working with pulled…

  • Case Match Cards

    Case Match Cards

    About a year ago, I made a set of case match cards. I wanted to keep the design simple and clear. My use case was to help the students recognise and get used to the difference between the two letter shapes for the same letter. I built this set with our “baby” level in mind;…

  • Picture Match PowerPoint Game

    Picture Match PowerPoint Game

    Picture Match PowerPoint Game is a tool designed specifically for my students’ phonics lessons. It’s a PowerPoint game focusing on letter-to-image matching skills. This engaging game has proven to be an enjoyable alternative to flashcard games during our class. My goal for creating this game was to reinforce our phonics lessons and make learning more…

  • How to Use Water Lock Mode on Your Apple Watch in Class

    Have you had that moment in class when the kids are full of energy, and then they notice your Apple Watch and can’t control themselves? They jab at all the buttons, opening apps you didn’t know you had. There is a setting on the Apple Watch where you can stop them. It is designed to…

  • How to Make Silhouettes in Pixelmator: A Step-by-Step Guide

    How to Make Silhouettes in Pixelmator: A Step-by-Step Guide

    In my last post, I discussed how to Make Silhouettes in PowerPoint. Since then, I have been turning more and more images into silhouettes in preparation for a Classroom Game I am working on. I will share with you how I use Pixelmator to make silhouettes. Even if you don’t have Pixelmator, it might be…

  • How to Make Silhouettes in PowerPoint

    How to Make Silhouettes in PowerPoint

    Silhouettes are a versatile and engaging teaching tool. Are you wondering if PowerPoint can be used to create them? In this article, I will guide you on making silhouettes in PowerPoint. What Is a Silhouette, and How Can It Be Used in the Classroom? A silhouette is exactly what you think it is. It’s an…

  • Activinspire Modes: An Overview of Design and Presentation Modes

    Activinspire Modes: An Overview of Design and Presentation Modes

    Today, we’re going to dive into the basics of Activinspire and learn about its two modes, lock and unlock actions and drag and copy actions. If you’re interested in adding images, sounds, and videos, check out this. First up, we have the Presentation mode. This is the default mode when you open a new project…