A Resource worth Checking.

I generally only do relief in the older classes but I am doing two x 3-day gigs in a small multi-age country school in a few weeks time. So I was looking for reading resource to use while there.

That's when I found this series called Tim the Tree Limb.

One Complete Day of Relief.

This is one complete day of relief teaching including lesson plans, notes, access to files, Powerpoints and tips for the day. CLICK HERE

NAPLAN for Relief Teachers

There are few teachers who would hold NAPLAN in high regard - but it is a necessary systemic imperative. This is a small one-page pretest that could be used as a teaching tool.

Top Math/Language worksheet

This is a great worksheet (even if I do say so myself). It is based on a word search grid. The only difference is, to find which words are in the grid, students must do a math operation.

A Learning Investigation into Probability

An introduction to probability. A multi-media PowerPoint. Click the image for the file. (NB It is quite a large file so make a cup of coffee while it downloads)

Kruger Park

Battle at Kruger Park is a YouTube Video. The video plays for about 9 minutes. Click the image to be taken to the video. It is used for the motivation for this activity.

10 Quick Ideas for Shopping Catalogues.

Shopping catalogues are a great resource for Relief Teachers and are freely available. Keep at least 50 or so similar catalogues in your bag of tricks. 


Catalogues are a source of inspiration for all types of math activities which will keep students actively engage in productive learning.

Reading Comprehension

This is a short reading comprehension activity with questions at the inferential level.