Looking for some super simple art ideas to do with your class this holiday season? Ideas that you can implement right now? And don’t involve a heap of prep and mess? We’ve got you covered! With these 3 simple Christmas art ideas, your students will be busy for hours and they can be as messy or […] The post 3 Simple Christmas Art Ideas appeared first on Ridgy Didge Resources ..read more

Angle Fans – Measuring Angles Made Fun! Angles is a fun Maths topic to teach – but let me show you a way to take those measuring angles lessons to the next lesson! I first discovered Angle Fans when I was teaching Year 5. They have since become an activity that I include every year […] The post How to Make an Angle Fan first appeared on Ridgy Didge Resources. The post How to Make an Angle Fan appeared first on Ridgy Didge Resources ..read more

Measuring Angles Art Idea I love integrating art and maths! It is an awesome way to bring a difficult or more boring Maths topic to life. When you are teaching your students how to measure angles to your upper primary students, art is the most fun way to get your kiddos excited about the topic. […] The post Measuring Angles – Geometric Animal Art first appeared on Ridgy Didge Resources. The post Measuring Angles – Geometric Animal Art appeared first on Ridgy Didge Resources ..read more

If you are looking for a quick and easy Easter craft idea you have come to the right place. I’ll be honest with you, when I first started creating this Easter craft idea I really had no idea where I was going with it. I new I wanted to create some sort of shadow around […] The post Last Minute Easter Craft Idea appeared first on Ridgy Didge Resources ..read more

This rain cloud investigation is a weather science experiment that gives young children a chance to explore clouds and rain in a hands-on and engaging way! If you are looking for a simple and easy science activity to do with your kiddos while exploring various weather phenomena this year, then this is going to be […] The post Rain ‘Foam’ Cloud Investigation appeared first on Ridgy Didge Resources ..read more

In Year 6 science, we have a unit called Reef Warriors. The children explore how the growth and survival of living things are affected by the physical conditions of their environment. What better way to explore this concept than by looking at the Great Barrier Reef ecosystem! One that is in a constant battle of […] The post Great Barrier Reef Art Idea appeared first on Ridgy Didge Resources ..read more

So your school has probably mentioned that either next year or in the years to come, your school will be transitioning to using the new version of the Australian Curriculum (Version 9.0)! Yey!! Everyone loves rewriting units and lessons plans to meet new curriculum requirements! – SAID NO ONE EVER!! But don’t worry! I have […] The post Australian Curriculum Version 9.0 – Changes you need to know about! appeared first on Ridgy Didge Resources ..read more

How often do you include games in your classroom? Some people may argue that games are a distraction from doing more academic type activities. But games can be highly academic and serve as a vital inclusive activity option that can help all students connect with content that might be otherwise difficult to engage with. Learning […] The post Top 10 Classroom Games: That Won’t Cost You a Cent! appeared first on Ridgy Didge Resources ..read more

So you might have stumbled across our website when you were doing a quick google search, or you may have been buying our resources for years and have now realised that we sell detailed Australian Curriculum 9.0 aligned Genre Writing units that would save you an immense numbers of hours planning and sourcing activities. Whatever […] The post Inside a Ridgy Didge Resources Writing Unit appeared first on Ridgy Didge Resources ..read more

Scaffolded Literacy. Have you heard this term? We use it a bit here at Ridgy Didge Resources but when we communicate with other members of our Ridgy Didge community about this scaffolded teaching approach to writing we get some blank faces. So we thought we would clear a few things up by answering a few […] The post Scaffolded Literacy: An Integrated Approach to Teaching Writing appeared first on Ridgy Didge Resources ..read more