Hero image

Tara's Teaching Shop

Average Rating4.56
(based on 20 reviews)

Find me on social media as @_tarasteaching I completed my PGCE at the University of Cambridge and am now in my fifth year of teaching, in Year 5. I am also my school’s reading lead. I hope you find my resources to be helpful, so please leave a review if they are and tag me in your photos on social media :)

Find me on social media as @_tarasteaching I completed my PGCE at the University of Cambridge and am now in my fifth year of teaching, in Year 5. I am also my school’s reading lead. I hope you find my resources to be helpful, so please leave a review if they are and tag me in your photos on social media :)
Olympic Games 2024 challenge
_tarasteaching_tarasteaching

Olympic Games 2024 challenge

(0)
An Olympic Games 2024 challenge for children to try over the summer holidays! Different challenges to inspire them to watch the games, get active and learn about new sports. Please leave a review and tag me on Instagram if you download this! @_tarasteaching
Christmas Reading Bingo
_tarasteaching_tarasteaching

Christmas Reading Bingo

(0)
Christmas reading bingo card to help encourage reading at home over the holidays! Please leave a review if you download it and share with me on social media: @_tarasteaching
Diverse Books List 2023
_tarasteaching_tarasteaching

Diverse Books List 2023

(0)
A list of the books featured in the Diverse Book Challenge on Instagram hosted by @_tarasteaching and @vipreading. This list features over 50 recommended diverse books for children! We hope this list helps to inspire you to add some diverse books to your classroom for all children to read and have access to. Please also look at our challenge hashtag on Instagram where all of these books are featured in more detail from everyone who contributed! #DiverseBookChallenge2023 A big thank you to everyone who got involved!
Coronation Song
_tarasteaching_tarasteaching

Coronation Song

(0)
I have changed the lyrics to The Lion King’s ‘I just can’t wait to be King’ to instead relate to King Charles and his coronation. I hope you and your children enjoy it! Please leave a review here and tag me on Instagram/Twitter if you use them @_tarasteaching. Thank you, Tara xx
World Cup 2022 Book Bingo
_tarasteaching_tarasteaching

World Cup 2022 Book Bingo

(0)
To help to encourage lots of reading during the World Cup this Winter, share this themed book bingo with your class/school! They can try to complete a line, or the whole bingo card. All themes relate to reading texts to widen children’s knowledge of the World! For example, ‘a text written by an author from another country’, ‘a text set in another continent.’ Please tag me on Instagram & Twitter if you use this and leave a review too: @_tarasteaching
Diverse Books List 2022
_tarasteaching_tarasteaching

Diverse Books List 2022

(1)
A list of over 100 children’s books to help inspire us all to diversify our libraries! Created by Teachergram through the Diverse Book Challenge 2022 hosted by myself and @missbslibrary. I hope you find this list useful! Please leave a review if you download it :) Thank you! Tara xx
Squirrel Shop Loyalty Cards
_tarasteaching_tarasteaching

Squirrel Shop Loyalty Cards

(0)
These are my loyalty cards that I am using for my class’ shop! My class is Squirrel Class so we have a Squirrel shop! The loyalty cards are for the children to build up stamps/stickers on them which will equate to spending £2.50 in the shop when they have filled one side of their card! Let me know if you use these by leaving a review and tagging me on Instagram. Take a look at my instagram to find out more about the shop and how I use the loyalty cards! Tara xx @_tarasteaching
Woodland Book Sign Post
_tarasteaching_tarasteaching

Woodland Book Sign Post

(1)
This is my woodland themed book sign post! I have seen lots of these and I love them, so I decided to make my own to fit the woodland theme of my classroom! Please leave a review and share on Instagram to let me know you’ve downloaded it! Thank you, Tara xx @_tarasteaching
Voice-O-Meter
_tarasteaching_tarasteaching

Voice-O-Meter

(0)
This is my class voice-o-meter! This will be used in my classroom to maintain noise levels when the children are working. I will use lights (found in Poundland) to show which ‘mode’ we are working at. Let me know by leaving a review and sharing on Instagram if you use this resource! Thank you so much. Tara xx @_tarasteaching
Trainee Teacher Guide
_tarasteaching_tarasteaching

Trainee Teacher Guide

(2)
If you’ve watched the Instagram lives, you’ll know what this is about, but if not then here’s the T… In this guide you will find everything you need to know to pass your teacher training with flying colours! The support and advice presented within this document is based on the personal experiences and opinions of the educators involved, who have all taken various routes into teaching. A range of topics have been covered based on the frequently asked questions of future trainees, to provide some initial guidance on what to expect throughout your training and prepare you for September! If you download this guide and find it useful please let us know through Instagram (or leave a review) and share it with other trainees! Tara xx @_tarasteaching
Diverse Books List
_tarasteaching_tarasteaching

Diverse Books List

(1)
A list of over 100 children’s books including a few adult’s books too to help inspire us all to diversify our libraries! Created by Teachergram through the Diverse Book Challenge hosted by myself and @misspotter_ks1. I hope you find this list useful! Please leave a review if you download it :) Thank you! Tara xx
NQT Year Question Headings
_tarasteaching_tarasteaching

NQT Year Question Headings

(9)
I have compiled a list similar to the one my university gave us with headings for NQT Year questions! I hope this is helpful to anyone going into their NQT schools to think of some questions to ask to help you prepare! Please leave a review if this is helpful and tag me in your pictures on Instagram @_tarasteaching Tara xx
Children's Book Review Template
_tarasteaching_tarasteaching

Children's Book Review Template

(3)
I have created this Book Review Template aimed at Year 5 children to complete once they’ve read a book. Please leave a review if you like this resources and find it useful! I would love to see your pictures so tag me on Instagram! @_tarasteaching Tara xxx
Star of the Week Certificates
_tarasteaching_tarasteaching

Star of the Week Certificates

(1)
A free template of my ‘Star of the Week’ certificates. If you would prefer ‘Citizen of the Week’, I also have templates for them on my shop! Please tag me in any photos on Instagram and leave a review if you find these useful! @_tarasteaching Tara xxx
Citizen of the Week Certificates
_tarasteaching_tarasteaching

Citizen of the Week Certificates

(0)
A free template of my ‘Citizen of the Week’ certificates. If you would prefer ‘Star of the Week’, I also have templates for them on my shop! Please tag me in any photos on Instagram and leave a review if you find these useful! @_tarasteaching Tara xxx
Bookcase Bookmarks
_tarasteaching_tarasteaching

Bookcase Bookmarks

(0)
Bookcase bookmarks for children to write in the books they have read! When downloaded you will get a page with 4 bookmarks which you can then print however many times you need for your whole class! Please leave a review and tag me in your pictures on Instagram! Tara xxx
Class Jobs Display
_tarasteaching_tarasteaching

Class Jobs Display

(0)
A class jobs display board titled ‘Team work makes the dream work’! Comes with 10 different class jobs on individual stars for you to stick around the main template. You can then add pegs with the names of your children and rotate them weekly! I am happy to create up to 4 more job titles on stars for you using the same font if you request them after you have purchased the template (message me on Instagram @tarasteaching). OR you can create your own with the blank star templates. I hope you like this resource and find it helpful! If so, please leave a review and tag me in your photos on Instagram! Tara xxx
Stationery Drawers labels
_tarasteaching_tarasteaching

Stationery Drawers labels

(1)
These labels have been made to fit my pastel drawers as seen on my Instagram. I have made more labels than drawers so you can choose which labels you want to use! These can be used however to label any drawers, not just the ones featured in my photo. I hope you find these useful! Please let me know if you use them by leaving a review and tagging me in your photos! Tara xxx
Teacher Toolkit mini labels
_tarasteaching_tarasteaching

Teacher Toolkit mini labels

(0)
I have made these mini labels to fit my 16 drawers on my pastel coloured Teacher Toolkit! You can find the drawers on my Instagram to see what they look like. I cut the labels out and they fit perfectly onto the drawers! Please let me know if you use them and tag me in your photos :) Tara xxx