A story for the children to read and identify different spellings of the ‘O’ sound. This could be used with KS1 children learning phonics, but I’ve even used this with Year Four and Five pupils who needed revision. Answer key included. Please leave me a review, or contact me with any suggestions or requests! :)

A story for the children to read and identify different spellings of the ‘U’ sound. This could be used with KS1 children learning phonics, but I’ve even used this with Year Four and Five pupils who needed revision. Answer key included. Please leave me a review, or contact me with any suggestions or requests! :)

Perfect for KS1 Toys and/or Materials topics, this resource pack includes: A presentation for whole-class discussion of timelines and chronological ordering of toys, A timeline worksheet differentiated three ways A blank timeline worksheet which can be used as an extension A materials worksheet differentiated three ways. Enough for 1-2 lessons and appropriate for a cross-curricular approach. Please contact me with any questions and leave a review if you love it!

A story for the children to read and identify different spellings of the ‘I’ sound. This could be used with KS1 children learning phonics, but I’ve even used this with Year Four and Five pupils who needed revision. Answer key included. Please leave me a review, or contact me with any suggestions or requests! :)

Five stories for the children to read and identify different spellings of the long vowel sounds. This could be used with KS1 children learning phonics, but I’ve even used this with Year Four and Five pupils who needed revision. Answer keys included. Best value pack includes all five long vowel phoneme stories for a discounted price, plus five***FREE*** write-your-own phoneme spotter story worksheets for early finishers or for revision! Please leave me a review, or contact me with any suggestions or requests! :)

Interactive timeline of toys I used this with a Y2 class during a cross-curricular History/Literacy lesson before writing instruction manuals for toys.

A simple yet engaging ‘trick’ for any age or ability, I’ve used this worksheet with KS1, 2 and 3. All the child needs to do is write any number in the star and then double and halve it according to the instructions, so this can be easily differentiated with different sizes of numbers. Why not challenge the more able pupils by giving special conditions for the starter numbers they come up with? ‘Must be odd’, ‘All the digits must add up to 17’, ‘No zeros’ etc. Hours of fun! If you love it, please leave me a review!

This worksheet introduces children to the concept of a.m. and p.m. and asks them to identify which should be used in familiar situations. The sheet asks for analogue and digital times to be given, which could serve as differentiation within your class, or you could simply ask the children to fill in one or the other. Intended for KS1, but could also be used as revision for KS2 or for SEN pupils. If you love it, please leave a review!

A simple ten-week three-target chart for behaviour management or other achievements. Each week is numbered and you then add the date, a smiley, neutral or sad face to represent whether the target has been achieved, and a comment. For example, you might choose three targets such as ‘I will keep my desk tidy,’ ‘I will remember my homework,’ and ‘I will use joined-up writing’, and then you tick them off each week for ten weeks. Could also be given to parents as a reminder of what the child should be doing at home each week. If you love it, please leave a review!

This pack includes a presentation (PowerPoint and Keynote types provided) explaining step-by-step how to complete a simple logic puzzle, which can be used as a whole-class starter. It also includes a worksheet with four different logic puzzles for the pupils to complete, and a full answer key for the teacher. Perfect for a filler activity, in between Christmas play rehearsals, after SATs or as an extension or challenge for more able KS2 pupils. Suitable for upper KS2 or lower KS3.

A story for the children to read and identify different spellings of the ‘E’ sound. This could be used with KS1 children learning phonics, but I’ve even used this with Year Four and Five pupils who needed revision. Answer key included. Please leave me a review, or contact me with any suggestions or requests! :)

A funny news article about a fictional school which decides to serve rat meat for school dinners, yuck! I used this for my whole class to read and then work together to identify features: rhyme, repetition, alliteration etc. They can do this as a whole class, in small groups or individually, using the space on the worksheet to write down their observations. I used this with Y5/6 but it could be suitable for a variety of ages and abilities, depending on the specific features you choose to focus on. If you love this resource, please leave me a review!

Friendship tokens for children to colour in and cut out and exchange with one another - for example, when someone shared with them, when someone plays with them in the playground, when someone is kind to them. I used these during SEAL / PSHE lessons. Formatted with easy-to-cut guidelines for the paper trimmer! Choose to cut these square, to save time, or round, so they resemble MONEY! If you love it, please leave a review!

A worksheet to practise artistic techniques in ink (hatching, cross-hatching and stippling). I recommend that the children use black fineliner pens if possible, as ballpoint pens tend to be a bit too smudgy.

Two mini worksheets on one A4 page. The child has to find several examples of 'boring' adjectives, verbs etc. from their book, and then list some suggested alternatives. Good for work on word classes or synonyms.

'Draw three pictures that show three different things that happened in your book. Be prepared to explain them to the class' Simple homework activity. When the children bring it back to school, choose one or more children to show their work to the class and explain what's happening in the pictures. Good for those who aren't yet able to write a formal review of their book.

A poster with a picture of a cat on a pile of school books and a list of techniques to help children calm down: 1. Squeeze a ball of plasticine 2. Draw a picture to illustrate your feelings 3. Write a diary entry to yourself or your teacher 4. Read the posters on the classroom wall about calming down 5. Close your eyes and count to then without speaking 6. Deep breathing exercises 7. Explain how you feel to a favourite toy or pet 8. Cuddle a friend 9. Punch a pillow 10. Tear up some scrap paper

A visual aid to remember the order of speech marks. On the speech burger goes 1. The bottom bun - The opening speech marks (66) 2. The burger - The speech 3. The salad and toppings - The punctuation e.g. comma, exclamation mark etc. 4. The top bun - The closing speech marks (99) I tell the children to imagine putting a burger together, so that they remember to start from the bottom and not from the top. Good resource to print out in colour, fill in and display on the wall or in their Literacy books for reference. If you love it, please leave me a review!

A worksheet to help children practice pencil skills for art such as shading and blending. I usually do this over a double lesson with Year 4 or above, and I emphasise the need to work very, very slowly and carefully, focusing on correct pencil grip and varied pressure. They love it when I tell them this is how ‘real artists’ use pencils! If you love it, please leave me a review!

Minecraft fans from KS1 and KS2 alike will love this entertaining story about Steve’s Christmas Day whilst practising spelling tricky ‘-eve’ rhymes such as ‘relieve’ and ‘perceive’. Comes with a full word bank and space to practise tracing and writing the words - or omit this for pupils who can work without it. Want to see more resources like this? Tell me in the comments! Do you love it? Please leave me a review!