Fact sheets and worksheets to learn about what it’s like to be an astronaut. The set includes fact sheets about famous astronauts and cosmonauts, male and female, including brief biographies, and text about how to become an astronaut and what work they do during space missions. Can also be used for a reading corner or as topic posters. Worksheets include: • Questionnaire: use fact sheets to find answers • Famous People Time Line/ cut and paste: match each photo with its caption and date, and put them in chronological order to create a time line. • Look on the internet for information about Tim Peake to complete the fact sheet template • Job Description: find answers in ‘Becoming An Astronaut’ and ‘An astronaut’s Work’ ( text included) to complete a job description for an astronaut • Interview An Astronaut: use an astronaut’s fact sheet to write questions and answers For more useful Space activities and resources, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. Thanks for looking :)

Useful word mats with names of animals from the Amazon rainforest, classification groups and features, verbs and adjectives – could be put back to back and laminated together to create one lasting document. For additional resources based on Amazon Rainforest Animals, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Use a unique PowerPoint as a fun way to introduce and teach simple facts about plants and vocabulary. Ideal for whole class teaching or set up as independent reading / researching ICT activities. In The garden - 24 slides Includes: what is a garden/ what is there in a garden; what is a plant; parts of a plant; parts of a tree; what plants need (soil, water, sun); how insects help (pollen); why minibeasts are a threat and where to find them; what a gardener does; garden tools for different purposes; how to plant (simple instructions); what is compost for and made of; how to make compost; useful words (dictionary) The PowerPoint has been created with animation & sounds – create a file and ensure that you save ALL PPPs and sounds in the same file. If any problem with sounds and fonts, please email me. I have created 4 worksheets that can be used during or after – labelling gardening tools; labelling parts of a plant; what plants need/ do not need to grow healthy (writing activity); facts about compost. how to make compost (writing activity). Please check more of my resources on Plants on TES – thanks for looking :)

Includes teaching suggestions, activity set (pictures and labels), instructions, worksheets, posters and answer sheets. This is a great activity for children to learn how animals are grouped into different categories. The objective is to match each animal (pictures) under the correct group name (labels) – vertebrate, invertebrate, mammal, reptile, bird, fish, amphibian, and insect – and match its features (labels) - while cooperatively making decisions and discussing the different possibilities. Set consists of: • Introduction - Information Posters: text about the different groups of animals (suggest display on big screen) • Classification Activity : Animal Flashcards, Group Name labels, Feature Labels • Worksheets: to record from activity • Answer Posters: to check at the end of the sorting activity as well as worksheets (suggest display on big screen) For more useful activities, please check my other Amazon Rainforest Animals resources in my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

The set of resources helps understand why we need to have a balanced diet to stay healthy, know what nutrients do, and how food labels help to make better choices. Facts sheets/posters • Brief description about different types of foods and the nutrients they provide. • Food labels - information about food labels on commercial packaging. • Nutritional Facts – find out what each part of a label means. Worksheets: • Explain ‘Healthy Diet’ – Use word bank to complete sentences. • Comparing Food Labels – complete 2 different nutritional facts labels from observation and make comparisons. • Plan a Healthy Lunch Box – include one food from each food group to make a balanced diet. I have also created additional resources (sold separately) Healthy Diet Nutrients Poster https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/healthy-diet-poster-12934944 Healthy Diet Food Clipart & Nutrients Labels https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/healthy-diet-food-clipart-and-nutrients-labels-13020181 Healthy Diet Nutrients Flashcards https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/healthy-diet-nutrients-flashcards-12934949 The whole set also comes as a bundle – planning included! Healthy Diet Bundle - with planning https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/healthy-diet-bundle-with-planning-13020247 For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

3 useful sheets with key vocabulary for writing stories about pirates. Includes: story sequence - sentence starters, nouns, verbs and adjectives. I have also created Pirate themed worksheets for planning and writing own pirate story. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-pirate-story-writing-worksheets-13049005 For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

The set includes information sheets to introduce the topics of the Solar System, Planets, the Sun, the Earth, and of the Moon each with follow-up activities. Activities: Our Solar System • Reading • Questionnaire • Diagram (cut & Paste pictures and labels) Types Of Planets • Reading • Match Descriptions • Temperatures – record degrees from coldest to hottest, identify which planet is the coldest and which one is the hottest The Sun • Reading • Facts About The Sun - questionnaire The Earth • Reading • 5 Facts About The Earth - writing • Day and Night – complete sentences, colour and label diagram The Moon • Reading • Facts About The Moon – questionnaire • Phases of the Moon – complete sentences, colour and label diagram Sun, Earth and Moon In Orbit - complete sentences and label diagram What Is It? – write meaning/ definition of words (independently or with a dictionary) For more useful Space activities and resources, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. Thanks for looking :)

3 Bingo mats with matching picture cards, matching names of African animals, and quiz like cards For additional resources based on African animals, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Set of worksheets based on the ‘Going to the Seaside’ scheme of work Most popular seaside places in the UK – 2 activities • Draw arrows to show where the places are on the map • Complete a tally chart to find out which place is the most favourite Seaside Features – 3 activities • Use key words to label picture of the seaside • Cut and paste – sort pictures into human and physical features • Label pictures of seaside landmarks in the UK Seaside holidays in the past – 4 activities • Now and Then Time Line – label pictures with correct dates, and explain why the picture is about the past • Now and Then – cut and paste – sort pictures into Today and Long Ago • Write a comparison between seaside holidays today and long ago • Write about gong to the seaside in Victorian times Seaside holidays abroad – 3 activities • Label pictures of different seaside places on the map of the world • Write a comparison between 2 seaside resorts (Blackpool and Benidorm) • Complete a holiday brochure Keeping safe from the sun Keeping safe in the water Write a postcard 4 illustrated Word Mats with vocabulary, verbs, adjectives and time connectives - includes Seaside Features and Activities, and Victorian Times For more useful resources, please check my Going To The Seaside PowerPoint in my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. Hope that you like and find them useful. If you have any comments or recommendations to make, please do not hesitate to do so. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Useful word mats with names of animals, classification groups and features, verbs and adjectives For more useful activities, please check other Animal Classification resources in my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Useful word mats with names of African animals from the Savannah, classification groups and features, verbs and adjectives – could be put back to back and laminated together to create one lasting document. For additional resources based on African Savannah Animals, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Useful word mats with names of aquatic animals, classification groups and features, diet and food, verbs and adjectives – could be put back to back and laminated together to create one lasting document. For more useful activities, please check my Under the Sea Animal Classification set and Bingo in my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Writing prompts – to look at non-fiction text and layout and to write sentences using the information from a fact sheet. Links to animal classification – includes a fact sheet of an animal from each category – mammal, reptile, bird, fish, amphibian, insect For additional resources based on African Savannah Animals, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

A useful Word Mat for writing and spellings with names of dinosaurs, verbs and adjectives. For additional resources based on Dinosaurs, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

10 slides – sheep, cows, goats, horses, pigs, chickens, geese, ducks, dogs, cats - which highlight: • name of adult & young animal • early stages in life • eating habits / food • behaviour • name of the sound they make • shelter • name of animal group plus 3 slides to guess the names of all the young animals to reinforce learning. Suitable for KS1

I have created fact sheets and worksheets based and adapted from DT unit 2C Winding. It also links History Unit 1‘‘How are our toys different from those in the past?’ Some activities can be linked to Literacy (Reading and Writing, Non-Fiction, Story Telling). The unit can be adapted for a particular class topic. Planning included! . Through this unit, children learn about the concept of winding mechanisms, building on previous knowledge of wheels and axles. They learn about different mechanical toys and how they have changed over time. They explore how to make winding mechanisms using construction kits, then, after discussion, make their own toy using a winding mechanism out of reclaimed materials. Resources • Fact Sheet: Wind-Up Toys – What is a wind-up toy? • Fact Sheet: Wind-Up Toys – A History of Wind-Up Toys • Diagram: How to make a wind-up mechanism • Making a glossary of new vocabulary • Story writing: Write a short paragraph that links to the story History worksheets: • Draw a picture of each toy (from the past and modern) and label (similarities and differences) • Put pictures in the correct order (cut and paste) to show how wind-up toys have changed over time DT worksheets: • Draw a win-up toy and label the different parts of the mechanism • Designing (part 1): illustrate idea and label different parts to show how it will work • Designing (part 2): list materials, equipment and plan stages of making • Description: Using stages of making as a reference, write a description (word list) • Evaluation: evaluate own wind-up toy and make suggestions for improvement Useful Tip! Use the PDF doc with your IWB to work through the pages with your children :) Hope that you like and find them useful. If you have any comments or recommendations to make, please do not hesitate to do so. mariesteachingresources@gmail.com For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

DT – Focus: Structures/ Packaging Included: • Planning • Poster – Instructions for using a net • Worksheets • Target sheet (LO) The children investigate different types of familiar commercial packaging for cereal bars, finding out how they are made from disassembling them. They learn the parts of a net used to make a 3D shape and follow a set of instructions with a template to make a small package. They learn about layout for commercial uses and practise using different font sizes and styles. Children then design their own package specifically for cereal bars, list materials and equipment, illustrate the net they have used, and record their evaluation. These activities can be used as a follow up to DT – Food / Yummy Cereal Bars – or on their own. For additional Design and Technology resources, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources :) For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

This unit encourages children to learn why breakfast is an important part of their diet. They learn that different breakfast foods provide different nutrients and why some breakfast foods are healthier than others. They learn how to look at food labels on commercial packages in order to make comparisons. Planning included! To introduce the topic, you will need general food clipart, food groups and nutrients labels, and healthy diet nutrients poster (based on the Eat Well Guide) not included with this set. Follow the links bellow to access these resources. This set includes: Facts sheets/posters • Brief description about different food groups and the nutrients they provide. • Why having breakfast is good for us? • Best foods to have for breakfast. • Worst foods to have for breakfast! • Food labels - on commercial packaging. • Nutritional Facts – find out what each part of a label means. • Breakfast Foods Flashcards Worksheets: • Breakfast Diary (to complete at home beforehand) • Explain ‘Healthy Diet’ – use word bank to complete sentences. • Why having breakfast is good for us? - use word bank to write a paragraph. • What did you have for breakfast? (based on the Eat well plate) • Healthy nutrients for breakfast – a) use word bank to complete sentences – b) illustrate other breakfast foods and use word bank to complete sentences. • Best breakfast foods - tick sheet • Comparing Food Labels – complete 2 different nutritional facts labels from investigating commercial breakfast foods and make comparisons. • Vitamins and Minerals – find out which type of vitamins and minerals are found on listed breakfast foods (table) • Plan a healthy breakfast – include one food from each food group to make a balanced diet. Healthy Diet Food Clipart & Nutrients Labels. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/healthy-diet-food-clipart-and-nutrients-labels-13020181 Healthy Diet Nutrients Poster https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/healthy-diet-poster-12934944 For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

The Three Little Pigs / Science / Materials This unit can be used alongside the story of The Three Little Pigs. It provides opportunities for the children to use science to investigate the materials product are made of and link it to their storytelling. Planning included! Through this small unit, children learn about the materials used in the story of The Three Little Pigs, found out where straw, wood and bricks (clay) come from, how they are used as building materials and their properties.,as well as describe and compare every day objects made of the same materials, and carry out 2 science experiments. Includes • Planning - for 5 lessons. • PowerPoint – found out what straw, wood and clay comes from, how they are used as building materials and their properties • Text for reading activities (similar as powerPoint) • Flashcards – objects made of straw, wood and clay Worksheets: • What do you know about these materials? (Using key vocabulary to describe materials and their properties) Complete sentences or/ and use writing sheet – using • Sort objects (cut & Paste) made of straw, wood and clay • Describe what straw, wood and clay feels like (use word bank) • Found out which material absorbs water the most • Found out which material can be move the furthest For additional resources based on the story of The Three Little Pigs, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)