IMPORTANT: Product Safety Notice - Creatistics Rainbow Sand - view notice here.

📢 Flat rate shipping - $12.90 + GST for all orders!

Welcome to the Modern Teaching Blog

The Modern Teaching Blog is a bustling hub of ideas, inspiration and support for your classroom and beyond. Join our community of passionate educators as they share their knowledge of everything from organisation hacks to teaching trends and learning techniques. Check in regularly for fresh new content and to join the conversation. #modernteachingaids #buildingknowledgetogether

Latest Posts

  • 7 STEAM-tacular activities to celebrate sports

    If you’re looking for ways to make STEAM education as thrilling as a sprint to the finish line, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve crafted seven hands-on activities that will have your students thinking like engineers, creating like designers and competing like champions – inspired by the spirit and excitement of sport! Each activity

  • 6 hands-on sensory tray activities you’ll LOVE

    Bring on the tray play! Versatile, engaging hex trays give children endless learning possibilities. Also known as a tuff tray or sensory table, the humble hex tray is an open-ended, moulded plastic tray typically in a natural sand colour with a hexagonal shape inspired by the shape of honeycomb (you can also get a charcoal

  • How to build the ultimate indoor play space in your kitchen corner

    Kids in the kitchen! Bringing play-based learning to life    Children learn best through play. It’s a vital part of early childhood that encourages children to learn, develop and grow whilst having fun. In The Early Years Learning Framework, play-based learning is a central focus, and emphasises the intentional role of educators in enriching

Product Tips

Explore All >
  • 6 easy heartfelt, handmade Mother’s Day gifts Mums love and little ones love to make 

    Every mum is a gift. But on Mother’s Day, it’s their turn to receive some love in the shape of a special gift.   Help your little learners say “I love you, Mum” with these super simple craft activities. Key tags in candy colours. Wooden flowers that always bloom. Sweet note holders that cradle special messages.

  • Cultural resources showcase – what’s new & inspiring in 2024 

    Authentic resources in the cultural space can be so creative! We love hearing how you use them with your students and children to engage, teach and tell stories. With a strong focus on embedding cultural perspectives into the Early Childhood Education Curriculum, Te Whāriki, our goal, as always, is to support you in your teaching

  • Celebrate Summer With 7 Handmade Craft Activities Full Of Sunshine And Fun!

    From sand art to a paper plate sun… try some quick, cool fun over the long, hot summer. Celebrate the colours, textures and feathery, fluttery creatures of summer with these 7 super-easy craft activities. Designed for little hands to deliver a big result, share your summer craft handmade creativity and tag us @modernteaching! We love

Teaching Ideas

Explore All >
  • 7 STEAM-tacular activities to celebrate sports

    If you’re looking for ways to make STEAM education as thrilling as a sprint to the finish line, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve crafted seven hands-on activities that will have your students thinking like engineers, creating like designers and competing like champions – inspired by the spirit and excitement of sport! Each activity

  • 6 hands-on sensory tray activities you’ll LOVE

    Bring on the tray play! Versatile, engaging hex trays give children endless learning possibilities. Also known as a tuff tray or sensory table, the humble hex tray is an open-ended, moulded plastic tray typically in a natural sand colour with a hexagonal shape inspired by the shape of honeycomb (you can also get a charcoal

  • How to build the ultimate indoor play space in your kitchen corner

    Kids in the kitchen! Bringing play-based learning to life    Children learn best through play. It’s a vital part of early childhood that encourages children to learn, develop and grow whilst having fun. In The Early Years Learning Framework, play-based learning is a central focus, and emphasises the intentional role of educators in enriching



The Staffroom

Explore All >
  • Admin powers activate: how to achieve boss-level office organisation in 2024

    Being a school admin means being MANY things. Every day, you call, coordinate, communicate, order, organise, file, budget, laminate, print and distribute (that’s for starters). We see you, admins! You need to be ORGANISED! We’ve pulled together some new and popular resources to help you achieve boss-level organisation this year. Time to activate your admin

  • 12 Crafting Ideas For The Festive Season

    The most magical time of the year is fast approaching, which makes now a perfect time to organise your upcoming holiday season arts & crafts. In this blog, we’ll showcase wonderfully inspiring crafting ideas to get you started. Whether you’re looking for classroom decoration activities or Christmastime keepsakes with memories to treasure for countless years

  • Back-to-School Essentials Eleni Kyritsis

    Every new school year brings with it a level of excitement for both teachers and students. It is my favourite time of the year as everyone begins with a fresh start and an enthused energy for the year ahead. For teachers, we have the privilege of getting to teach a new class of students, designing