Hi, welcome to my blog and more importantly, my very first blog post!
You might be thinking, what an odd photo choice for a blog that's going to be about educational resources for the classroom. Well I thought this first post is an opportunity to introduce myself to you guys, my readers, and explain why I'm here in the first place. After all, blogs take time... something that we teachers tend to struggle to find enough of. In fact, it's the common denominator when you ask any teacher their biggest challenge: finding enough hours in the day for planning, assessing, reporting, creating and oh yes! Teaching. It's something I really struggled with in the first few years of my teaching career but once I got into the swing of things and learnt to manage my time (something I'll definitely be blogging about), I was able to rediscover why I got into teaching in the first place - to educate children and have a positive impact on their future. Now back to the photo! In this photo, there is my husband Nic - we met in 2016, got engaged in 2018 and married in 2019. Fair to say it's been a busy few years for us. And to top it off, that darling little baby is our daughter, Brooklyn. We welcomed her at the beginning of this year. And how could I forget our two fur babies, our golden retrievers Harvey and Honey. This photo sums up my little family and everything that matters the most to me in this world. I am fortunate enough to have some time out of the classroom to raise my daughter this year which is what sparked the idea for this blog. Creating educational resources has always been one of my favourite parts of the teaching vocation. But like I mentioned earlier, when do we find the time? I would often spend early mornings, late afternoons and many a weekend hanging out with my laminator. Whether it was activities for Math rotations, task cards to give my students a brain break, or my latest display - I was always creating in my spare time. But teaching is SUCH a collaborative profession. Particularly now in the age of social media and the online space because it is so easy to connect with other teachers and educators. This is what sparked the idea to use my time off this year to create more resources that I myself love to use in the classroom, and make them available for other teachers! It is my hope that you find them useful in your own classroom and maybe, just maybe, they'll make your life as a teacher just a little bit easier. Thank you so much for being here and I look forward to bringing you on this journey with me. Mel x ~ The Aussie Teacher Mum ~
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