Experienced Primary School teacher of 30 years. Worked across KS1/2.
- child friendly worksheets and resources to cover all areas of the curriculum
- specialise in language and writing
- established child author
- Gold TES Author
- Shortlisted for the Bev Evans Award 2017
Experienced Primary School teacher of 30 years. Worked across KS1/2.
- child friendly worksheets and resources to cover all areas of the curriculum
- specialise in language and writing
- established child author
- Gold TES Author
- Shortlisted for the Bev Evans Award 2017
A 24 page resource themed on Hallowe'en.
Literacy based. Children are expected to generate writing words to match the pictures. They must find nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. They then need to use these words in sentences which they will create themselves. Each worksheet can be printed out individually or as a whole workbook.
This resource is suitable for Key Stage 1 and less able Key Stage 2
Recently updated with a new cover for 2019 and a few more worksheets added. This is suitable for both KS1 and KS2. A PDF file children will be recollecting their achievements from the previous year and will se targets for the new term. They will be looking at choices, rules and friendship and ways to improve work. There are Individual worksheets which can be printed out separately and others when children will work with a partner for talking and listening. Some of the sheets are easier than others so will be good for differentiation. The workbook can be printed out as an entire booklet or as individual sheets for wall display purposes.
This recently updated resource will be great as a gift from the children to their mothers for Mothering Sunday. It is printer friendly in black and white with only a few coloured graphics.The complete workbook of 14 pages is devoted to the child’s knowledge, thoughts and feelings regarding their mother. It is aimed at KS1 children.
The workbook includes a variety of writing and drawing tasks:
An information sheet to complete
My Mother is a star because…
I love you Mother because…
I love to____ with Mother
Write a recipe for the perfect Mother
Newspaper article World’s Best Mum
Drawing activity
Descriptive writing
Sentence construction
Puzzle
Looking for some new ideas for emerging writers then this PDF file and powerpoint presentation for KS1 themed on Spring is just right.
Each page is numbered, has Spring title, a stimulating picture and an opening sentence. The pages can be printed out separately for differentiation. These are original ideas to stimulate children who have difficulty writing. The pages can be used for classroom displays, or can be printed out as a complete booklet.
13 Vocabulary Word Mats suitable for EYFS and KS1 on a variety of subjects. All mats contain related graphics as well as the words. These can be printed off as individual vocabulary mats to help the children with vocabulary for writing or for classroom display boards and working walls. Colourful and bright to light up any classroom. PDF file and presentation included.
Topics included are:-
Autumn
Easter
Seaside
St. Patrick's Day
My Family
Animals
Life Cycle of Butterfly
Life Cycle of Frog
Colours......dinosaur theme
Solid shapes
Flat Shapes
Christmas
A great resource to use with the children to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. A pdf file for Key Stage 1 which may also be useful for lower ability Key stage 2 or SEN. The 20 worksheets can be printed out separately and used for differentiation or as an entire booklet to let the children take home. There are a variety of writing and drawing tasks for literacy.
Acrostic poems, quizzes, alphabetical order, true or false, creative writing, finding words, similes and research from books or the internet. A great resource to celebrate Ireland's saint.
Suitable for KS1this workbook provides pupils with a number of problem solving activities. 10 slides on PDF and a powerpointpresentation. Activities involve addition, subtraction and multiplication problem solving activitities. This will be good for a one off lesson on St. Patrick's Day. It can be printed out as a complete workbook or as individual worksheets.
This resource includes a pdf file and a powerpoint presentation .It is a fun activity for EYFS and KS1 to be used on Shrove Tuesday/ Pancake Day. There are a variety of writing and drawing activities. I have included an information sheet on Shrove Tuesday with a few simple comprehension questions. The story of the Runaway Pancake, written in child friendly vocabulary could be read to the class or by the children themselves. Follow-on activities include drawing activities, writing an acrostic poem, my favourite topping for a pancake, a recipe to make pancakes and a sequencing activity. I have also included a sheet If the pig hadn't eaten the pancake what would have happened. Hope you all have fun using this.
For Science Week and Spring this is a must for KS1 and KS2 pupils. A 20 page resource with drawing and writing activities, a word mat, fact sheets for individuals, groups or displays comprehension activity, missing words, why are plants important to humans, which part of plants do we eat, pollination and insects, seed dispersal activity and some fun activities to keep children motivated.
A grest resource for Spring Term. A bundle of 5 different workbooks for KS1 consisting of PDF files and powerpoint presentations.
Mental arithmetic tasks, Story Prompts, Science Life cycles of the frog and butterfly. Writing Spring sentences, questions and answers.
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This is an original short story written by me personifying Titanic as a woman before its sinking. There are four pages for the children to read and then I have created Comprehension activities, vocabulary activities, creative writing activities, SPaG activities, and deduction activities. This is suitable for year 5 and 6 or a good reader further down the Key Stage. It is a pdf file which can be printed out as individuall workbooks. It would also be useful for group work reading. There's a twist to the story
This colourful PDF file for KS1 can be printed out and laminated for classroom use. It comprises of 16 lesson starters to develop imaginative and descriptive writing. It is sea themed which will be useful to any teachers doing Cross Curricular work on the seaside for the summer term. It will be great for differentation and for those children who find it difficult to come up with their own ideas. If laminated these story prompts can be kept and used from year to year. Prompts involve sea creatures, children, pirates and boats.
A writing resource to use with your class at the end of term to look at their achievements, their likes and dislikes over the past year. Suitable to use with 6-10 year olds. Can be printed out as a complete workbook, will require no marking and can be a memory of the year in your classroom.
This is a great PDF resource for the topic The Victorian Era. There are three stories written by me in child-friendly vocabulary about the lives and legacy of three famous Victorian women, Florence Nightingale, Grace Darling and Beatrix Potter. Each story has 5 accompanying worksheets which involve comprehension questions, grammar questions, cartoon strips, spelling puzzles, words and meanings, writing diary entries, writing newspaper reports, letter writing and imaginative writing. The resource can be printed out for groupwork and differentation within the classroom set up. I have also included a powerpoint presentation which can be used with the slower children and the teacher.
To celebrate Roald Dahl and this publication with new illustrations by Quentin Blake I have created this 27 page PDF file. It is a super resource and can be printed out as a complete workbook. It covers characters in the story, writing tasks and drawing activities making it a fun workbook for all the children at different levels of achievement.
Tasks include: Internet Research, descriptive and imaginative writing, empathy with the characters, sound words, book reviews, speech writing, sentence construction, a newspaper report and a little bit of Science regarding animals and their sense of smell. Powerpoint also included for class discussion. I will be delighted to have feedback if you purchase this.
This 22 page PDF file is ideal for follow up work after reading Who Let The Gods Out by Maz Evans.There are a selection of writing, drawing and research tasks all in black and white. These tasks can be printed out individually for differentation or as a complete workbook for each child. They have a similar format to my Roald Dahl resources.
Activities include:
Descriptive and creative writing, creating poetry, writing news broadcast scripts, diary entries, book reviews, favourite characters and research skills working with a partner to create factfiles. A fact sheet all about Zeus is included with vocabulary tasks attached. There are also a couple of drawing activities for the less able child.I have also included a powerpoint.
A 30 page booklet incorporating fact sheets and worksheets for Key Stage 2 children but could be adapted for Key Stage 1.
Powerpoint presentation included.
Fact sheets on various animals eg Elephant, Emu, Camel, Rhinoceros, Gorilla, Snakes, Penguins, Camels.
This would be useful for project work on Endangered Species or as an activity prior to an end of term trip to the Zoo. The fact sheets need to be read before pupils attempt the worksheets.
Great end of term time filler for the busy teacher!
Worksheets
True or false
Comprehension activities
Facts I have learned
Animal classification
Word puzzles
Drawing and labelling
Researching
Poetry
Adjectives
Creative writing
A workbook for Key Stage 1/2 PHSE
Includes:
-Setting targets
-All about Me
-Class Rules ( includes discussion with a partner ordering the rules from most to least important)
-Citizenship in school
-Friendship
Summer holidays
Choices good and bad