Hello and Welcome to my shop! I have a mixture of resources based on my experiences. Mostly, you will find resources for the Primary-Curriculum which have been developed in accordance with my experience teaching Primary. Secondly, you will find music-related resources developed in accordance with my musical training (BA Music - Oxford University). Finally, you will find GCSE A-Level appropriate resources that I developed when I was a student. I hope you will find something of use to you. :)
Hello and Welcome to my shop! I have a mixture of resources based on my experiences. Mostly, you will find resources for the Primary-Curriculum which have been developed in accordance with my experience teaching Primary. Secondly, you will find music-related resources developed in accordance with my musical training (BA Music - Oxford University). Finally, you will find GCSE A-Level appropriate resources that I developed when I was a student. I hope you will find something of use to you. :)
This collection of resources is designed to give you at least one lesson on expanded vocabulary for children at upper primary school / lower high school level (Y4-8) (P5-7 S1-2). The bundle contains five resources; 1) a presentation which can be delivered as a lesson; 2) a collection of worksheets. 3) Three different quizzes.
Presentation
The presentation is structured as follows:
What is expanded vocabulary?
Worked examples
Applying expanded vocabulary to sentences and writing
Activities.
Throughout the presentation there are opportunities for class interaction, whiteboard work, questions, short activities to make the lesson as interactive as possible. There are regular links to real-life application and examples.
There are three activities that can be completed at the end including: Thesaurus Skills activity, true or false quiz, game of bingo.
The teaching of the lesson is broken down into teachable segments to scaffold learning.
Worksheet Pack
The worksheet pack contains 4 different worksheets each targeting a different skill set. The worksheets are as follows:
Wordsearch (great starter activity. Answers given on a separate sheet.)
Cut and stick
A-Z Quiz (great plenary activity)
Application to sentences (complete with LI. 2 activities included to allow for differentiation and scaffolding).
Quizzes
Three quizzes are included in this bundle. All 3 quizzes cover expanded vocabulary and synonyms. The difference between the 3 is in their difficulty. The quizzes are labelled “easy” “medium” “hard”. By providing you with all 3 quizzes, you can choose which quizzes are appropriate for your students. You could have the whole class working on one appropriate quiz together, or you could set students up working independently on quizzes tailored to their abilities.
All 3 quizzes include 30 questions split into numerous rounds. Each round has a different style of question type such as: multi-choice, true or false, odd one out etc. to maintain variety and enhance engagement. Each quiz has a round focused on application to sentences to ensure the quiz is relatable and applicable to learning beyond this lesson. Each quiz includes multi-choice questions to enhance accessibility. Answers are provided at the end of each round in the hard quiz so students can self/peer mark. In the medium and easy quiz, answers are provided after each question so pupils can individually select their answers. This keeps the quizzes as interactive as possible.
This is a set of two presentations / flashcards that covers societal and economic changes to Germany in the years 1871 - 1991. Specific factual detail is included throughout the presentations.
73-slide presentation which covers research methods content for AQA A Level Psychology - content from both year 1 and year 2. The presentation uses colour, tables and diagrams to provide visual aids for students. It could be used to teach a class the research methods content but best used as a revision resource (slides could be printed off as flashcards for example.)
This is a collection of presentations / flashcards covering political, social, and economic changes in German history 1871 - 1914. There is specific factual detail included throughout the presentations.
This is a collection of presentations / flashcards covering changes to British politics, economy, society and foreign relations 1950 - 2000. There is specific factual detail included throughout each presentation.
This bundle provides revision flash cards and revision summary tables for five different key areas of study within GCSE and A Level Psychology for a range of exam boards. The topics included in this bundle are: attachments, issues and debates in psychology, psychological research into relationships, psychopathology , approaches in psychology, schizophrenia, and social influence. The resources within this bundle is specifically tailored for students studying AQA, but, the information is appropriate for all exam boards.
This bundle is a collection of flashcards covering key topic areas within psychology including: memory, social influence, attachments, psychopathology, approaches, issues and debates, psychological research into relationships, schizophrenia, biopsychology and research methods. Each flashcard gives specific attention to covering psychological studies with over 150 studies covered across all 9 sets. Content includes theories and points of evaluation for each theory/study included.
A bundle of PDF documents containing information for each A Level Set Work, as examined in 2018, for Edexcel. The documents go through background and contextual information for the composer and piece plus detailed information about the pieces themselves included bar numbers. For each piece, there is a detailed overview that goes through key points about the piece chronologically, followed by a summary section providing information about the melody, harmony, tempo, texture, structure, tonality, instrumentation, timbre etc for. The resource would be a revision resource for students, but it could also be used for teaching - as a way of delivering the key information needed for students to have a good understanding of each piece.
A bundle of presentations (PDF) covering content and specific factual detail for the AQA A Level History course on Germany between 1871 - 1991. The presentations are largely organised into four sections including: political events and details, economic events and details, societal events and details, and foreign relationships. There are also some presentations that focus on particular governments or periods, for example the Nazi regime, or Germany under Bismarck etc. The resources would be a great way to teach students the content in the classrooms but they would also make excellent resources for students own revision and study, as they provide a lot of key information all together.
6 LESSON SERIES ON MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND INSTRUMENTAL FAMILIES - WHOLE UNIT OF WORK
The aim of this unit of work is to enable children to learn about music and musical instruments without the requirement of any specialist music teacher, prior musical knowledge, or practical music resources like instruments.
Structure
There are 6 lessons within this unit of work on the topic of musical instruments and instrumental families. Each lesson is titled as follows:
Introduction to Musical Instruments and Instrumental Families
The Woodwind Family
The Brass Family
The String Family
The Percussion Family
The Keyboard Family
Lesson Content
Each lesson is structured as a detailed presentation. Each presentation follows the same structure to allow for consistency throughout the unit.
Introduction and Recap of Instrumental Families
Introduction to the topic instrumental family - overview
Key instruments within that instrumental family
Comparing instruments within that family
Activities
In each lesson, up to 6 musical instruments from the instrumental family in question are covered in detail with an overarching focus on key features of that family. The aim for each lesson is for students to recognise and describe to a basic level features and instruments within that instrumental family.
Activities
Questions are asked throughout to help engage students’ attention and allow them to have an active part in their learning. Activities are also involved in the lesson to help students consolidate their knowledge. Activities include the following:
mind map activity
poster-making/ advertising activity
written fact-file activity
Creative design activity
All activities are designed to cover the instrumental family in question, and incorporate cross-curricular learning with specific emphasis on numeracy and literacy skills.
Inclusivity
Colour is used throughout to aid memory. Colour coding is used throughout the unit to provide consistency with colour links across lessons. Animations and transitions are used throughout to engage attention but they are used subtly so as to not become overwhelming or overstimulating. For lower level learners, all lessons can be easily segmented into 2/3 lessons. Suggestions for differentiation included.
6 LESSON SERIES ON MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND INSTRUMENTAL FAMILIES - WHOLE UNIT OF WORK WITH WORKSHEETS INCLUDED
The aim of this unit of work is to enable children to learn about music and musical instruments without the requirement of any specialist music teacher, prior musical knowledge, or practical music resources like instruments.
Structure
There are 6 lessons within this unit of work on the topic of musical instruments and instrumental families. Each lesson is titled as follows:
Introduction to Musical Instruments and Instrumental Families
The Woodwind Family
The Brass Family
The String Family
The Percussion Family
The Keyboard Family
Lesson Content
Each lesson is structured as a detailed presentation. Each presentation follows the same structure to allow for consistency throughout the unit.
Introduction and Recap of Instrumental Families
Introduction to the topic instrumental family - overview
Key instruments within that instrumental family
Comparing instruments within that family
Activities
In each lesson, up to 6 musical instruments from the instrumental family in question are covered in detail with an overarching focus on key features of that family. The aim for each lesson is for students to recognise and describe to a basic level features and instruments within that instrumental family.
Activities
Questions are asked throughout to help engage students’ attention and allow them to have an active part in their learning. Activities are also involved in the lesson to help students consolidate their knowledge. Activities include the following:
mind map activity
poster-making/ advertising activity
written fact-file activity
Creative design activity
All activities are designed to cover the instrumental family in question, and incorporate cross-curricular learning with specific emphasis on numeracy and literacy skills.
Inclusivity
Colour is used throughout to aid memory. Colour coding is used throughout the unit to provide consistency with colour links across lessons. Animations and transitions are used throughout to engage attention but they are used subtly so as to not become overwhelming or overstimulating. For lower level learners, all lessons can be easily segmented into 2/3 lessons. Suggestions for differentiation included.
Worksheets
Every lesson comes with a worksheet pack. In each pack there are 6 different worksheets for you to choose from. Each worksheet is a different activity including:
Wordsearch
Unscramble
True or False Quiz
Cut and Stick
Riddles
Fact File writing
Times table problems
Each worksheet aims to consolidate knowledge on the instrumental family at hand whilst also drawing on cross-curricular skills especially numeracy and literacy.
The range of worksheets means the packs are ideal for differentiation and allowing children choice in their learning.
All worksheets come with a separate answer sheet where appropriate. They are presented in an appealing way with large, clear easy to read text, musical borders, and images.
**Adjectives, Adverbs, Clauses, Conjunctions, Nouns, and Verbs. **
A collection of lessons comprising of an entire unit of work on different types of words - adjectives, adverbs, clauses, conjunctions, nouns, and verbs. A lesson on each of the different types of words then a final lesson which summarises all the different types to consolidate knowledge and recap.
Each lesson contains a highly interactive presentation and a worksheet pack. All the presentations follow a similar structure to allow for consistency in the teaching method between lessons.
Presentations - Presentations are structured roughly around the following three parts; “what is a (…)”?, examples of (…), “how can we use (…) in our writing”. Spoken, written, acting, and group activities are interspersed throughout the presentations to maintain pupil attention and allow them to have an active role within their learning and teaching of new content. Each presentation is designed as an active learning experience and is in no way just something for students to listen too. Throughout each presentation students are given opportunities to engage through the many activities as exampled above. Each lesson focuses on application to sentences, writing, and wider contents to promote relevancy and further skill development.
Worksheets - each lesson comes with a worksheet pack containing 3-5 worksheets per lesson. Worksheets cover a variety of different activities: reading activties, writing activities, fill-in-the-blank activities, cut-and-stick activities, colouring activities, labelling activities etc. Each worksheet includes clear, step-by-step instructions. Answers are provided on separate sheets where appropriate.
Feedback on other lessons that could be added to this unit of work is greatly appreciated. Feedback on the unit would also be greatly appreciated.