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I completed my PGCE at The Institute of Education in 2011, staying in London to start my career at a primary school in Hackney. I taught across KS2 in four years, while also co-ordinating Spanish and Science and receiving brilliant CPD training across a range of specialisms. In 2016 I moved to Lancashire, where I have been supply teacher for a range of local schools. I love creating engaging & purposeful resources to bring education to life and to give teachers their weekends back!

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I completed my PGCE at The Institute of Education in 2011, staying in London to start my career at a primary school in Hackney. I taught across KS2 in four years, while also co-ordinating Spanish and Science and receiving brilliant CPD training across a range of specialisms. In 2016 I moved to Lancashire, where I have been supply teacher for a range of local schools. I love creating engaging & purposeful resources to bring education to life and to give teachers their weekends back!
Science: Humans including Animals: What Have We Learnt? Lesson
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Science: Humans including Animals: What Have We Learnt? Lesson

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This resource is the perfect ending to this half termly topic which I have used from years 3-5 to teach children about the human body, skeletons of both humans and animals, food groups and digestion. This particular lessons gets children to brainstorm what they have learnt about animals and humans since the start of the topic helpfully allowing you assess their understanding. The lesson objectives and success criteria include: LI: To be able to produce facts that state my new understanding LI: To be able to answer questions to demonstrate my new understanding Success Criteria I can state what I have learnt about a given topic I can try to answer questions I previously asked using my new learning
Science: Animals including Humans Introduction Lesson
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Science: Animals including Humans Introduction Lesson

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This resource is the perfect introduction to a half termly topic which I have used from years 3-5 to teach children about the human body, skeletons of both humans and animals, food groups and digestion. This particular lessons gets children to brainstorm what they already know about animals and humans, and what they would like to find out, helpfully allowing you to adapt your planning to match their subject knowledge.. Objectives and success criteria include: 1) LI: To be able to produce facts that state my current understanding 1) LI: To be able to ask questions which would develop my understanding Success Criteria I can state what I already know about a given topic I can ask questions linked to a given topic to develop my understanding I can use a range of question starters (what, who, how, when, do...)
Maths Activity: Converting Measurements of Reptile Lengths (cm and m)
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Maths Activity: Converting Measurements of Reptile Lengths (cm and m)

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This worksheet allows children to practice converting between cm and m units of measurement by using a real life stimulus; the lengths of various reptiles. Included on the worksheet is an LO, reminder of the 1m = 100cm conversion, and a table giving the name of each reptile, a photo, and one of the measurements, with a blank space next to it to complete the conversion. Some measurements are given in cm and others in m.
Captain Tom Moore - Fact Finding Challenge
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Captain Tom Moore - Fact Finding Challenge

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I made this resource using a BBC article about Captain Tom’s achievements and subsequent recognition. I made up the questions based on the article, so it is more of a comprehension - but the children don’t need to know this!
British Sandwich Week - Research International Sandwiches
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British Sandwich Week - Research International Sandwiches

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May 17th 2020 commences British Sandwich Week! But, rather than think about traditional British sandwich fillings, why not research the most popular sandwiches from locations around the world? The resource is a simple grid consisting of countries, with gaps to name the sandwich and their fillings. There are just two spaces where the name of the sandwiches are given, but not the countries. This needs internet access in order for the research to be completed.
Maths - Time: Understanding 'past' and 'to'
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Maths - Time: Understanding 'past' and 'to'

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A handy worksheet to help children to understand the concept of 'past' and 'to' when telling the time. It includes a blank analogue clock and times to cut out and place on the correct place on the clock. The instructions on the sheet are as follows: Step 1: Neatly cut out your clock Step 2: Stick it under your learning intention Step 3: Neatly cut out the times in the boxes Step 4: Can you match the times in the boxes to the numbers around the clock? Check with an adult before you stick them in!
Banking / Money Themed Word Problems - UKS2 / Year 6
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Banking / Money Themed Word Problems - UKS2 / Year 6

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This resource consists of various word problems themed around money which require knowledge of various mathematical skills, from calculating percentages to division. Additionally, it helps to introduce economic topics to primary pupils, such as mortgages. Suitable for UKS2 / Year 6 learners.
Computer Game Themed Word Problems - Year 6 / UKS2
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Computer Game Themed Word Problems - Year 6 / UKS2

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This resource was made to challenge higher UKS2 learners (mainly in Year 6) across a range of Maths topics in the form of word problems themed around different computer games, from Minecraft to Fortnight. This was made to appeal to boys using word problems in Mathematics.
Adding Subtracting Fractions UKS2
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Adding Subtracting Fractions UKS2

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This resource is taken from my Zoom online courses during COVID. The pack consists of 2 x Powerpoint presentations teaching how to add & subtract fractions, starting with common denominators and then moving through to unlike denominators (both Powerpoints are the same; one is annotated to show answers/how I taught each method). Includes worksheets (one PDF & Pages version - the latter making it editable). Suitable for Y5-6 with extra challenges included to push higher learners. As it’s from my courses my logo is included on the presentations and worksheets but you can obviously remove these to make them your own!
Algebra UKS2 Lesson & Worksheet
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Algebra UKS2 Lesson & Worksheet

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This resource is taken from my Zoom online courses during COVID. The pack consists of a Powerpoint presentation teaching about Algebra from the very beginning and building up into SATs questions. Includes worksheets matching the slides. Suitable for Y5-6 with extra challenges included to push higher learners. As it’s from my courses my logo is included on the presentations and worksheets but you can obviously remove these to make them your own!
Ancient Greeks: Clothing
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Ancient Greeks: Clothing

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Two lessons worth of worksheets, getting children to study examples of Ancient Greek clothing, before going on to design their own Ancient Greek top (which in my class we made using cheap white t-shirts!)
Reading Comprehension - Spider Newspaper Article
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Reading Comprehension - Spider Newspaper Article

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When developing my children's comprehension skills, I don't like using photocopies from text books and meaningless expectancy sheets. I prefer to use purposeful, educational and REAL LIFE examples to engage and inform them, while still challenging them and looking for those reading skills. Therefore a lot of my comprehension challenges are based around interesting newspaper articles. In this example, taken from the Telegraph in 2013, a new species of tarantula roughly the size of a dinner plate is discovered in a Sri Lankan village. Included in this pack is a copy of the article (still available online) and linking comprehension questions suitable for KS2. Enjoy!
English / Literacy: Writing using time connectives (featuring The Black Hole)
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English / Literacy: Writing using time connectives (featuring The Black Hole)

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I used this lesson to revisit time connectives to improve the flow of my class' writing. The lesson itself starts with a recap of what time connectives are, why writers use them, and the brainstorming of different examples. It then moves on to challenging the children to use time connectives when recounting the events from the funny short film, 'The Black Hole', before they go on to independently complete a piece of writing - either recounting the events of the film or by writing their own story featuring a mysterious black hole.
Rhyming Poetry Lesson
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Rhyming Poetry Lesson

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This individual lesson teaches children how to structure lines in poetry to make them rhyme. I have linked this lesson to our Science work on the body, but this can easily be adapted to suit any cross-curricular theme or year group. Included is a whole lesson presentation, which allows you to model skills to the children and to challenge them to have a go themselves, and a worksheet for children to brainstorm their vocabulary ideas and structure before writing their poem up neatly into their books. Enjoy!
Reading Comprehension - BBC News Article (Blizzard)
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Reading Comprehension - BBC News Article (Blizzard)

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When developing my children's comprehension skills, I don't like using photocopies from text books and meaningless expectancy sheets. I prefer to use purposeful, educational and REAL LIFE examples to engage and inform them, while still challenging them and looking for those reading skills. Therefore a lot of my comprehension challenges are based around interesting newspaper articles. In this example, taken from the BBC News website in 2013, a huge blizzard brought much of the north-eastern US and eastern Canada to a standstill, leaving about half a million homes without power. Included in this pack is a copy of the article and linking comprehension questions suitable for KS2. Enjoy!
Reading Comprehension - Newspaper Article (Pangaea)
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Reading Comprehension - Newspaper Article (Pangaea)

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When developing my children's comprehension skills, I don't like using photocopies from text books and meaningless expectancy sheets. I prefer to use purposeful, educational and REAL LIFE examples to engage and inform them, while still challenging them and looking for those reading skills. Therefore a lot of my comprehension challenges are based around interesting newspaper articles. In this example, taken from 2013, a new map of Pangaea, the supercontinent from 300 million years ago, shows where modern day countries would have been located in the ancient land mass. Included in this pack is a copy of the article and linking comprehension questions suitable for KS2. Enjoy!
Geography  - Latitude and Longitude Worksheet
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Geography - Latitude and Longitude Worksheet

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This worksheet develops children's understanding of maps and atlases by addressing the following criteria: • I can explain what ‘latitude’ is • I can explain what ‘longitude’ is • I know why we use latitudinal and longitudinal lines on maps/atlases • I can estimate the latitudinal/longitudinal points of a location • I can use given latitudinal/longitudinal numbers to find a point on a map It would be most suitable for KS2 classes and is differentiated to suit different learners.
Reading Comprehension - BBC Poppies / FIFA / Remembrance Day Article
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Reading Comprehension - BBC Poppies / FIFA / Remembrance Day Article

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As it is hot topic in the news at the moment, I took one of the articles about the poppy / FIFA debate from the BBC and made it into a reading comprehension exercise to give children a purposeful activity in their reading time and something that could later be discussed in PHSE/circle time. In this pack is a PDF copy of the article (which is still available online) and linked questions suitable and easily adaptable for all KS2.
Science - Durability of Materials Lesson (Bicycle)
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Science - Durability of Materials Lesson (Bicycle)

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This lesson recaps what materials are and different examples. It then focuses on why materials are chosen for specific purposes, the properties of materials to suit a particular purpose (e.g. why we wear clothes made out of cotton), and ultimately the lesson focus is to compare different materials and conduct experiments to select the best material for a bike seat. Included is a whole lesson presentation and worksheet for comparing the materials.