The perfect place for all your EYFS, KS1 and KS2 resources, Explore Education aims to provide you with amazing, outstanding lessons that help you to shine. Each lesson often has detailed planning, PowerPoints and differentiated resources. So whether you are looking for a maths lesson to get you through your next interview, an English lesson that will help you impress OFSTED or a history, science, RE, PSHE or PE unit to wow your class, this is the shop for you!
The perfect place for all your EYFS, KS1 and KS2 resources, Explore Education aims to provide you with amazing, outstanding lessons that help you to shine. Each lesson often has detailed planning, PowerPoints and differentiated resources. So whether you are looking for a maths lesson to get you through your next interview, an English lesson that will help you impress OFSTED or a history, science, RE, PSHE or PE unit to wow your class, this is the shop for you!
Empower your Year 3 and 4 students to become confident and independent writers with this essential double-sided mat! Packed with helpful reminders and prompts, this versatile resource supports writing across the curriculum and can be used on tabletops or in workbooks.
Side 1: Writing Process & Sentence Enhancement
★ The Writing Process: A step-by-step guide to crafting well-structured sentences, from brainstorming to revision.
★ Superior Connectives: A list of sophisticated conjunctions (if, so, while, though, since) to elevate sentence complexity.
★ Super Sentence Starters: A variety of engaging sentence openers to inspire creativity and variety.
★ Detail, Detail, Detail!: Prompts to encourage adding rich descriptions and expanding sentences.
Side 2: Grammar, Punctuation & Vocabulary
★ Apostrophes: Rules for contractions and possessives, with examples.
★ The Amazing Flying Comma: Guidance on comma usage in lists and clauses.
★ Punctuation Job Descriptions: Clear explanations of the functions of capital letters, full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, commas, and speech marks.
★ Paragraphs: Rules for starting new paragraphs.
★ Word Banks: Lists of amazing adjectives, astounding adverbs, powerful verbs, and neat nouns to enrich vocabulary.
Why Choose This Resource?
★ Promotes Independence: Students can refer to the mat for guidance, reducing reliance on teacher support.
★ Reinforces Key Skills: Regular exposure to writing conventions and vocabulary strengthens learning.
★ Versatile and Practical: Suitable for writing tasks across all subjects.
★ Durable and Reusable: Laminate for tabletop use or stick into books for easy reference.
★ Builds Confidence: Empowers children to take ownership of their writing and experiment with language.
Also available for Years 1/2 and 5/6!
Ideal for: KS2, Year 3, Year 4, writing skills, grammar, punctuation, vocabulary, sentence structure, creative writing, independent learning, classroom resources.
Are you a SENCO looking to gain a deeper understanding of challenging behaviours in your classroom? This double-sided grid is your essential tool for identifying and addressing the environmental factors that may be contributing to these behaviours.
Key Features:
★ Comprehensive Analysis: Explore a wide range of environmental factors, including physical setting, interpersonal dynamics, communication styles, teaching methods, scheduling, and basic needs.
★ Structured Framework: The grid format allows for systematic observation and analysis, helping you pinpoint specific triggers and patterns.
★ Proactive Solutions: By understanding the environmental context, you can develop targeted interventions and strategies to support positive behaviour.
★ Collaborative Tool: Use the grid to facilitate discussions with teachers, parents, and other professionals involved in the child’s care.
★ Empowering SENCOs: Gain valuable insights into the complex interplay between environment and behaviour, enabling you to create a more inclusive and supportive learning environment.
This resource is designed to help you:
★ Identify the specific environmental factors that may be influencing a child’s behaviour.
★ Develop a deeper understanding of the child’s individual needs and sensitivities.
★ Create a more positive and supportive learning environment for all students.
★ Collaborate effectively with other professionals to develop targeted interventions.
Invest in your SENCO toolkit today and transform your approach to behaviour management!
Ideal for: SENCOs, teachers, teaching assistants, and anyone working with children with special educational needs.
Boost your Year 6 students’ confidence and grammar skills with this fun and engaging PowerPoint guide! Packed with emojis and clear explanations, this 18-slide resource breaks down the different types of questions found on the KS2 SATs grammar paper, making test prep a breeze.
What’s Inside:
☆ Question Types Explained: Clear, concise explanations of common question formats, including multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and sentence correction.
☆ Emoji-Powered Tips: Fun and memorable tips using emojis to help students remember key grammar rules and strategies.
☆ Example Questions: Practice questions with answers and explanations to reinforce understanding.
☆ Test-Taking Strategies: Helpful advice on how to approach the test with confidence and avoid common mistakes.
Why Choose This Resource?
☆ Engaging and Fun: Emojis and a lighthearted tone make grammar learning enjoyable.
☆ Comprehensive Coverage: Covers all the essential grammar skills tested on the KS2 SATs.
☆ Easy to Use: Simply present the PowerPoint in class or share it with students for independent study.
☆ Teacher-Created: Developed by experienced educators with a deep understanding of the KS2 curriculum and assessment requirements.
Get your students grammar-ready and set them up for success on the KS2 SATs!
Ideal for: Year 6 teachers, SATs preparation, grammar revision, KS2 English, test-taking strategies.
Empower your young writers with this handy double-sided mat, packed with essential reminders and prompts for effective writing! Perfect for Years 1 and 2, this versatile resource can be laminated for tabletop use or stuck directly into workbooks, fostering independence and confidence in writing across the curriculum.
Side 1: Key Writing Reminders
★ Sentence structure: Capital letters, full stops, question marks.
★ Punctuation: Commas in lists, speech marks for dialogue.
★ Grammar: “I” as a capital letter, leaving spaces between words.
★ Spelling: High-frequency words for Years 1 and 2.
Side 2: Creative Writing Prompts
★ Story starters: Spark imagination with phrases like “Once upon a time…”
★ Time connectives: Help children sequence events in stories and recounts (e.g., “then,” “after,” “suddenly”).
★ Positional words: Encourage descriptive writing (e.g., “up,” “into,” “under”).
★ Story words: Inspire imaginative tales with words like “dragon,” “castle,” and “adventure.”
Why Choose This Resource?
★ Promotes Independence: Children can refer to the mat for guidance, reducing reliance on teacher support.
★ Reinforces Key Skills: Regular exposure to writing conventions helps solidify learning.
★ Versatile and Practical: Suitable for writing tasks across all subjects.
★ Durable and Reusable: Laminate for tabletop use or stick into books for easy reference.
★ Builds Confidence: Empowers children to take ownership of their writing.
Also available for Years 3/4 and 5/6!
Ideal for: KS1, Year 1, Year 2, writing skills, grammar, punctuation, spelling, sentence structure, creative writing, independent learning, classroom resources.
Double-sided mat for Y5 & 6 to help them to write effectively. Great to laminate and have available on tables for writing and cross-curricular activities or to stick in books using sellotape. Used to encourage independence. Y1/2 and Y3/4 mats also available.
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Are you looking for a way to showcase the Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning in your EYFS setting? Do you want to inform and inspire your staff and parents about how children learn best? If so, you will love these bright and informative posters!
These posters are based on the latest guidance from Development Matters 2020, which outlines the three sets of characteristics that support children’s learning and development:
Playing and Exploring: Children investigate and experience things, and ‘have a go’
Active Learning: Children concentrate and keep on trying if they encounter difficulties, and enjoy achievements
Creating and Thinking Critically: Children have and develop their own ideas, make links between ideas, and develop strategies for doing things
Each poster features a clear and concise statement for each characteristic, as well as examples of how adults can support children’s learning through positive relationships and enabling environments. These posters will help you to plan and deliver engaging and meaningful lessons, activities and continuous provisions that foster children’s curiosity, creativity and confidence.
These posters are ideal for displaying in your classroom, staff room, or reception area, as well as for sharing with parents and carers. They will help you to demonstrate your understanding and implementation of the EYFS framework, as well as to celebrate and promote the amazing learning that happens every day in your setting.
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Do you want to assess your year 5 pupils’ skills in writing, maths, reading and science? Do you want to see how they are progressing towards the expected standards or beyond? If so, you will love these handy and comprehensive checklists!
These checklists are based on the KS2 writing, maths, reading and science frameworks, and are a great way of tracking your children’s achievements and areas for improvement. They cover all the key objectives and skills for each subject, and use clear and simple language to describe the levels of attainment: emerging, secure, or exceeding.
With one page per child, an easy tick-box system, and a summary section, these checklists make assessment quick and easy. You can use them to inform your planning, feedback, and reporting, as well as to identify gaps and strengths in your children’s learning.
These checklists are ideal for teachers, teaching assistants, and parents who want to support their children’s learning and development at home. They will help you to provide effective and personalised teaching and learning for your year 5 pupils, as well as to celebrate and showcase their amazing progress.
Do you want to assess your year 1 pupils’ skills in writing, maths, reading and science? Do you want to see how they are progressing towards the expected standards or beyond? If so, you will love these handy and comprehensive checklists!
These checklists are based on the KS1 writing, maths, reading and science frameworks, and are a great way of tracking your children’s achievements and areas for improvement. They cover all the key objectives and skills for each subject, and use clear and simple language to describe the levels of attainment: emerging, secure, or exceeding.
With one page per child, an easy tick-box system, and a summary section, these checklists make assessment quick and easy. You can use them to inform your planning, feedback, and reporting, as well as to identify gaps and strengths in your children’s learning.
These checklists are ideal for teachers, teaching assistants, and parents who want to support their children’s learning and development at home. They will help you to provide effective and personalised teaching and learning for your year 1 pupils, as well as to celebrate and showcase their amazing progress.
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An assessment grid for SENCos and teachers to assess reading into different levels in lower primary and upper primary. There are then recommended strategies to support each level. Ideal for EAL children or those with additional needs.
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Do you want to assess your year 4 pupils’ skills in writing, maths, reading and science? Do you want to see how they are progressing towards the expected standards or beyond? If so, you will love these handy and comprehensive checklists!
These checklists are based on the KS2 writing, maths, reading and science frameworks, and are a great way of tracking your children’s achievements and areas for improvement. They cover all the key objectives and skills for each subject, and use clear and simple language to describe the levels of attainment: emerging, secure, or exceeding.
With one page per child, an easy tick-box system, and a summary section, these checklists make assessment quick and easy. You can use them to inform your planning, feedback, and reporting, as well as to identify gaps and strengths in your children’s learning.
These checklists are ideal for teachers, teaching assistants, and parents who want to support their children’s learning and development at home. They will help you to provide effective and personalised teaching and learning for your year 4 pupils, as well as to celebrate and showcase their amazing progress.
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This PowerPoint presentation includes 33 practical and effective ideas to implement assessment for learning in your classroom. These ideas aim to engage and empower students, making them active participants in their learning process.
The presentation includes ideas such as creating opportunities for students to ask questions, using the word ‘might’ to encourage exploration, and setting clear lesson objectives. Additionally, it covers the use of exemplar work, student marking, and self-review to deepen students’ understanding and awareness of their learning.
Other ideas covered in the presentation include traffic lights, two stars and a wish, and scene-setting to promote open-ended discussion and build reasoning skills. With these 33 assessment for learning ideas, you can create a classroom environment that encourages active engagement and empowers students to take control of their own learning.
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11 Posters to help children with calming down. Great for those with SEND or just for a quiet space in your classroom.
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Efficiently assess and monitor pupils’ behaviour and attitudes in Key Stage 2 with these comprehensive Behaviour Assessment Grids. Designed for teachers and leaders, these grids streamline the categorization of behaviour into RAG codes, offering a quantitative result that readily identifies improvement areas and targets for each pupil.
Resource Highlights:
★ RAG Coding: Easily categorize behaviour and attitudes using the familiar RAG (Red, Amber, Green) coding system.
★ Quantitative Results: Provide numerical scores for a quantitative understanding of a pupil’s behaviour, aiding in targeted improvement strategies.
★ Informative Insights: Share the assessment grids with parents and colleagues to enhance understanding of each child’s needs and showcase areas of improvement.
★ User-Friendly: Simple and intuitive design for straightforward implementation and quick assessment.
Ideal For:
★ Classroom Teachers
★ Key Stage 2 Leaders
★ Behaviour Management
How to Use:
★ Utilize the RAG coding system to categorize behaviour and attitudes effectively.
★ Assign numerical scores to quantify behavioural assessments, facilitating clearer communication.
★ Share results with parents and staff to foster a collaborative approach to student development.
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Tags: KS2, Key Stage 2, Behaviour Assessment, RAG Coding, Classroom Management, Attitude Assessment.
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Great for subject coordinators or to see progression in mixed year groups. Each skill set is separated into what children should know in each year group. Rated outstanding by Ofsted. Also good to plan lessons, especially if you have those who are less able. 7 word documents showing progression in:
Programming
Digital Exploration
Communicate and Collaborate
Multimedia
Digital Media
Music and Sound
Data
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These Learning Experience posters are fantastic to remind staff what opportunities there are for children across a range of subjects and FS1 areas.
Each sheet includes:
☆ Promoting how children may learn
☆ Key learning opportunities for this area
☆ What adults will do
☆ What the adult will provide
☆ Organisation
☆ Key Vocabulary and Questions
Sheets for:
Art and design, fine motor, group time, heuristic play, mark-making, role-play, snack, block play, construction, ICT, small world, book corner and sand and water.
There is also an overview and a blank copy included if you need to create any more. These posters are all fully editable in word.
Tags: On Going Learning Experiences Continuous Provision
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A proforma of key features of effective AfL and what that looks like in the classroom. Great for Senior Leadership to feedback to teachers at a staff meeting or for preparation for an interview or OFSTED observation.
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A double-sided, editable chart with clear targets for each lesson. Great for those with SEN as it really breaks down the expectations into achievable and directly rewardable steps throughout the day. Also has homework and spelling book targets. Chart can be laminated and then smiley faces can be added to the circles and changed to mid/sad faces if targets not achieved.
Do you want to make grammar lessons more fun and engaging for your students? Do you want to help them master the different types of words and how to use them in their writing? If so, you will love these colourful and creative word type posters!
These posters are designed to help children learn and remember the nine main word types: noun, common noun, proper noun, pronoun, conjunction, prefix, suffix, verb, and adjective. Each poster features a clear and catchy definition of the word type, as well as an example sentence that shows how the word type works in context.
These posters also have eye-catching graphics and illustrations that match the word type and the example sentence. These visuals help children to associate the word type with its meaning and function, and make the posters more attractive and memorable.
These word type posters are perfect for displaying in your classroom, as they will brighten up your walls and reinforce your grammar teaching. You can also use them as a reference tool, a teaching aid, or a revision resource. Your students will love looking at these posters and learning from them!
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An editable (Publisher) cheat sheet for A4. Created for a Brazillian child who was new to the country and had EAL. Could be edited for other languages.
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A display showing different types of successful learner and the attribute for each. Great display for growth mindset. Cogs link together.
24 page Word document with editable and extra cogs to add your own criteria.