The Go 2 Teacher Blog

Creating a healthy work life balance is something that we can all struggle with at times throughout the year. I won’t bore you with endless research on the negative effects of work related burnout. It is evident that our modern work lives are having a profound effect on our mental health and overall …

Warming up is a fundamental part of each P.E. lesson, it is an important part in injury prevention and serves as a way for students to ease into the active nature of P.E. as they transition from sitting down for most lost lessons into moving.

In the context of a P.E. lesson ups are typically the …

A simple game requiring minimal resources but maximum imagination! A great game for early years students which will allow them to use equipment in a tag-based game that has a magic theme. This is a great game to use during ‘Book Week’ or any magical-themed school event!

A wonderful warmup or …

Builders and bulldozers is a great game for all ages but especially the early years (Kindergarten- Year 2). Whilst this game can be used for all year levels as a simple quick warm-up, I find that this minor game is extremely useful as an activity to teach young learners about more complex games and …

One of the keys to success for any subject or age group that you will teach in your education journey, is ensuring you establish routines and structures when in the classroom or learning space. These routines underpin everything that happens in your classroom and is critical to ensure teaching and …

When we teach skills to students it is always far more beneficial to integrate those skills into a game-based activity. There are many reasons for this but here are a few as to why we always choose game-based skill development over skill and drill. Reason one, a game-based activity is far more …

Need a simple minor game focused on students working with members of their class that they don’t usually choose too work with? Need a game that can serve as a great ice breaker for students and also breaks down barriers between the class members? Number-Ball is the perfect go to game to …

This is a simple tag game that can be used for all ages, ensuring that every participant is able to be active and engage in the game at their level. Due to its simple nature, it allows for a very easy set-up, due to this it’s a great game to play if you’re short on time or want an easy but engaging …

‘Royal bee’ is a class favourite! be warned…. once you play this game with your class they will ask you to play it almost every lesson. Its is extremely fun, hyper engaging and incorporates risk and strategy in a fun dodgeball based style. The game itself can easily be modified to …

Need an activity to help your class work better as a group or team? Something that is simple, fun and can challenge students of every age? This group dynamics challenge has been my go to activity for many years now. You can use this challenge task with most year levels above Year 3 and all the way …