As we settle into the new year, you will most likely be starting to feel the effects of being back in the classroom...a bit tired, hungry, and the pressure of having to prepare meals for yourself and your family. To lighten the load for you, I have put together a collection of recipe ideas for lunches and other meals which you can download from this link.

Make healthy eating part of your family's everyday with these quick, simple nutritionist-approved recipes for healthier meals and snacks. Kick-start the day with these inspiring healthy breakfasts and liven up the lunchbox with Asian noodles and rice salads. There is a huge variety of crunchy colourful salads including plenty of vegetarian and vegan options, plus delicious BBQ recipes for entertaining.

There are also sauces and dressings, and healthy desserts to keep your sweet tooth satisfied!

Woolworths have created a wonderful website of ideas for you to get ideas to cook up which are easy and inexpensive too.

The cookbook also provides tips for involving children in meal preparation. The appendix is loaded with information on meal planning, cooking, and nutrition for families and children.Plenty of inspiration to plan out your weekly menu, and have leftovers to take for lunch the next day.(This 160+ download has been compiled from a collection of creative commons resources)

How are your enjoying your first few weeks of school

I have put together my 8 essential tips for getting placed onto a school's casual relief teaching list for your preferred schools.

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I know that these tips will help you to get a foot in the door, especially if you are in your first years of Relief work.

If you are interested in a few more extra tips I have created a course especially for you.

Relief At Last

COURSES FOR TEACHERS WORKING IN RELIEF, SUPPLY OR SUBSTITUTE ROLES

Are you struggling to figure out what to put into your Relief Teaching Kit and, what to leave out?

Can you confidently walk into any classroom and teach any grade or subject with the resource kit that you are currently using?

Do you feel like you're going around in circles, not making progress?

Oceanview Resources ® cuts through the stress and overwhelm and gives you a simple, step-by-step method to streamline your workload and build an engaging and practical resource kit for yourself. This part of the course is free simply by signing up.

My range of courses will help you with many of the more challenging aspects of working as a Relief-Supply or Substitute Teacher

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About twenty years ago, I began to build a resource kit for myself when I began casual teaching, and then I realised just how many ideas and activities I had been using over the years. I have spent many hours searching through websites, searching books for great ideas and activities.

Since then I have created over hundreds of resources that are perfect for helping you to build up your resource teaching kit, whether you are casual, temporary or full time in primary school education.I embrace and thrive on integrating technology in education, and my resources address the changing nature of the 21st century classroom. 

I enjoy mentoring and supporting my cohorts through my Facebook, Pinterest , resources and blogs. Once a teacher......you are a learner for life....I hope that I can continue to inspire and support.Teacher life can be amazingly hectic, and with that in mind my resources are created for all teachers of children aged 5-12 in primary /elementary schools across a range of subjects and resource types.I started a support group on Facebook called SURVIVING CASUAL TEACHING and my goal was to be there for people who felt isolated and in need of support. The group has grown, and so this website is a continuation of that dream that continues to live on today.

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.As the internet grew, then so did my Relief Teaching Bag of tricks, I had books full of websites and post it notes everywhere whenever I discovered a new one. Clearly this was not the most efficient way to collate all of these gems and so my first book was born. It was called “A SURVIVAL KIT FOR RELIEF TEACHERS”…yup there is some kind of theme going on here lol!!

Inspired by the sales from this book I started on the second edition of this book which took on a life of its own. It became huge, with over 570 pages packed with information, activities, printables and games. All interactive and it was all that I needed to have with me on any day of teaching.

Stored on my external storage device it came with me everywhere, and this book alone has sold over 5000 copies. Going with the theme the ULTIMATE RELIEF TEACHING SURVIVAL KIT was created.

I wish you all the best for the rest of the term, and for those of you starting out, please, don't hesitate to reach out and message me via the Facebook group if you need any support. I am happy to post anonymously for you if you have a question and do not wish to ask it yourself. The group is a wonderful resource with an ever expanding files section and a Google drive dedicated to saving resources for you all to access.

I am currently creating a list of suggested websites across all KLA's from suggestions made by our group members. This will be published and sent to subscribers in the next newsletter, so be sure to stay subscribed so that you don't miss this one!!