I am a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities primary teacher, MLD, SLD and PMLD and autism.
I was a mainstream secondary school dancer teacher for over 5 years. I also taught dance a specialist SEN school for the deaf for 3 years. I have a degree in dance, teaching qualification and PGCE.
I am a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities primary teacher, MLD, SLD and PMLD and autism.
I was a mainstream secondary school dancer teacher for over 5 years. I also taught dance a specialist SEN school for the deaf for 3 years. I have a degree in dance, teaching qualification and PGCE.
GCSE DANCE WHICH DANCE DO I BELONG TO? ANTHOLOGY EDITION GAME AND INTERACTIVE DISPLAY
A fun sorting game to engage your students! Can they identify what icon belongs to the correct anthology dance work from the AQA GCSE Dance specification. This game and interactive display comes with over 190 icons and 7 (one no man’s land for extra challenge) ‘mats’ which the students place the icons onto. The icons are of the costumes | props | lighting | set design | aural setting | stimuli | choreographic intentions | Features of the productions | Expansion pack of random icons for an extra challenge | A3 Set Work Mats | No Man’s Land Mats EXAM BOARD: AQA
Learning intention: I know that AM means morning and PM is after noon (12)
Success Criteria:
I can label a digital clock face
I know the the structure of a digital clock
I can tell the time to the hour
I know that the left side is hours
I know that the right side is minutes past the hour
THIS IS A DIGITAL RESOURCE
Get your students learning about the costume design for the professional set works through games and kinesthetic learning - **PAPER DOLLS DRESS ME UP
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This resource includes all of the costumes and clothing props from all of the set works. The Artificial Things costumes have been designed to reflect the unique dripping paint effect on the costumes and there is even personal jewellery for the Emancipation of Expressionism dancers!
Download this resource and get your students to help you cut out each image. Laminate them to make them last longer!
You will also receive a free resource in PDF and PNG file formats of human body outlines for you to print and cut on card if you cannot/do not want to buy the wooden people from HobbyCraft that I used.
Get the students to play dress me up and see if they can correctly dress up dancers from the Anthology set works!
I buy wooden people from Hobbycraft - £3 for a pack of 8 people and use blue tac to allow the students to stick the costumes onto it.
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ON THE HOUR WORKSHEET
Learning intention: To write the time to the hour using a digital clock format
Success Criteria:
I can read the time on an analogue clock
I know the the structure of a digital clock
I can tell the time to the hour
know that when the minute (big) hand points to the number 12 then it is on the hour
HALF PAST THE HOUR WORKSHEET
Learning intention: To write the time to the hour using a digital clock format
Success Criteria:
I can read the time on an analogue clock
I know the the structure of a digital clock
I can tell the time to the hour
I can tell the time to half past the hour
I know that 30 minutes is half of an hour
I know that when the minute (big) hand points to the number 6 then it is half past the hour
Learning intention: To write the time to the hour using a digital clock format
Master Digital Time with Our No-Prep Worksheet! (Call out the time and they write the answers)
Make learning to tell time fun and effortless with our Interactive Digital Time Worksheet! Designed to help students write the time to the hour using a digital clock format, this no-prep resource is perfect for busy teachers and eager learners.
Learning Intention:
Write the time to the hour using a digital clock format.
Interactive: Engaging activities that make learning to tell time enjoyable.
No-Prep: Ready to use instantly, saving you valuable prep time.
Educational: Clear and focused on mastering digital clock reading.
User-Friendly: Simple instructions make it perfect for independent or guided learning.
Equip your students with the skills they need to read digital clocks confidently. Our worksheet is the perfect blend of education and fun!
# Learning Intention: I can match shapes and categorise everyday items based on their shapes
Get your pupils active by having them cut and stick their answers into the table. Pupils will recognise 2D shapes of every day objects and categorise these.
Sensory Circuits resource: a toolkit designed to enhance classroom learning through three distinct circuits. Sensory Circuits Resource with examples, planned circuits and images
Alerting Activities: Energise students with jumping jacks, running, and skipping to stimulate their senses and prepare for learning.
Organising Activities: Promote coordination and spatial awareness with balance beam walking, animal walks, and obstacle courses.
Calming Activities: Guide students to relaxation with deep breathing, gentle rocking, and sensory bottles to reduce stress and anxiety.
Clear instructions and colorful images make implementation easy. Perfect for teachers, therapists, and caregivers supporting students with diverse sensory needs. Elevate your classroom experience and empower your students to thrive with Sensory Circuits.
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Work designed through research and understanding of Jane Horwood’s book on Sensory Circuits**
**Pupils need brain and movement breaks to help re-energise and refocus!!!
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Transform your teaching with our innovative Movement Break Flashcards! Designed to re-energize and refocus students, these flashcards are the perfect tool for integrating short, fun, and effective physical activities into your lessons.
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Boost Energy Levels: Quick, engaging exercises to keep students alert and active.
Improve Focus: Short breaks that help students regain concentration and enhance learning.
Promote Well-being: Encourages a healthy, active lifestyle in a fun and interactive way.
Easy to Use: Ready-to-go activities that fit seamlessly into any lesson plan.
Perfect for all age groups, my Movement Break Flashcards are your go-to resource for a dynamic and productive classroom. Say goodbye to sluggish afternoons and hello to energised, focused, and happy students!
Learn Personal Hygiene with Fun and Interactive Bingo!
Introduce your students to personal hygiene with our engaging and educational Hygiene Bingo game! This visual and interactive learning tool is designed to help children understand and manage their personal hygiene with increased independence.
Learning Intentions:
Manage personal hygiene with greater independence.
Identify which body parts need washing more frequently.
Why Choose Hygiene Bingo?
Fun and Interactive: Makes learning about hygiene enjoyable and memorable.
Visual Learning: Uses colorful images to reinforce hygiene concepts.
Educational: Teaches important life skills in a playful setting.
Easy to Play: Simple rules make it perfect for classroom or home use.
Empower your students with the knowledge and skills they need to stay clean and healthy.
Hygiene Bingo is the perfect way to combine fun and learning!
2024-2025 Choreography Task 60 SLIDE PowerPoint to use as you wish with your current year 11 GCSE Dancers.
This PowerPoint will hopefully save you time and give you and your students lots of ideas, inspiration and practical tasks in lessons as homework for this year’s choreography paper task.
This PowerPoint includes research on each set stimuli. It gives examples of different ways to interpret the stimuli as a visual, auditory, tactile and kinesthetic type of stimulus. THIS YEAR: I have included a homework task for each stimulus and choreographic approach tasks. You can use this PowerPoint as lesson plans!
It also includes choreography examples, looking at limited to exceptionally creative. It includes the mark scheme and also includes guidance on writing the choreographic programme note.
PLEASE NOTE - ALL videos have clickable links
PLEASE NOTE: This is all my own work and not from the AQA Exam Board themselves.
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Get your pupils active and engaged when completing these worksheets for place value and counting.
Get them using paints and finger prints to make the eyes, sticking on googly eyes or even drawing them!
Success Criteria
I can recognise numbers 1 to 5
I can count up to 5
I can add the correct number of eyes to each monster.