It’s hot and sticky, your eyelids weigh as much as a cinderblock and you have to read page after page of, ‘In the holidays… followed by a blow-by-blow account of everything students did. As a teacher, you may have 99 problems but let’s make sure boring holiday recounts are not one of them! One of…
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4 Recounts Every Teacher Wants to Read
Have you ever met someone at a party whose stories go on FOREVER but ultimately go nowhere? Their tales highlight pointless details with no punchline and they finish so abruptly you only realise it has ended by the five seconds of silence. Eliminating this alarming situation is an unofficial long-term goal of ours! So, how…
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What is a Sizzling Start? Only the easiest Step to teach!
Have you ever read a book and been absolutely hooked from the first page? Or noticed how so many movies throw you straight into the middle of an epic battle or action scene from the very first second? If you answered ‘yes’, then you know what a Sizzling Start is! A start that captures a…
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2019 Persuasive Writing Competition Winners
We were totally overwhelmed by the number of entries to our Persuasive Writing Competition. We had almost 400 entries from 43 different schools, including schools as remote as Streaky Bay Area School and as far-flung as Aloutau International School in Papua New Guinea. It has been a busy couple of weeks at Seven Steps HQ…
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