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
Five workbooks for transition days looking at School Rules, All about me, My Family, and Setting Targets. Can be used for display in the classroom, for discussion and getting to know you activities.
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.
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 14 page workbook themed Seaside. Sapphire is taken out for the day by her grandparents. There are Literacy and Numeracy worksheets. Suitable for revision of various topics.
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
An 18 page booklet on Verbs for Key Stage 2 includes
Definition of a verb
Verb recognition
Fitting verbs into sentences
Past Tense and Present Tense
Dictionary Work spelling and meaning.
Could be used as revision booklet or as homework sheets.
Preparing for September then choose this KS1 resource
Workbook includes
All About me
What I like
What I don't like
What I am good at
What I am bad at
This year I will_____
Classroom rules
Playground Rules
Friendship
Literacy and PHSE
A pdf file and powerpoint presentation PHSE for KS2
Includes
Questions:-
What is Humanitarian Day?
How can you help those less fortunate in our community?
How can you help those less fortunate in the world?
Writing:-
Write a biography about someone who has made a difference in the world.
Write a biography about someone who has made a difference in your life.
Write your own I have a dream Speech
Fact Sheets :- Florence Nightingale, Martin Luther King
Citizenship
Library and Textbook tasks
Biography writing
Internet research
This could be used as a workbook for each child or as a presentation for Talking and listening.
A 40 page powerpoint presentation and printable worksheets to be used as a workbook or for display in the classroom.
The Life and Times of Beatrix Potter, various information facts about her life growing up in London, residing in The Lake District and her writing and artistic achievements.
A time line on the publication of her books and world events during her life.
3 worksheets with various differentiated Writing activities for the children as homework or class work.
Suitable for Key Stage 1 and 2
A complete unit of 30 pages with a variety of Book Review worksheets for Key stage 1. May also be useful for low ability Key stage 2 and SEN. Incorporating writing and drawing on Fact and Fiction books.
Also a powerpoint presentation for classroom use. feel free to adapt slides to suit pupil's abilities. This resource will be useful for a composite class or a mixed ability class as it is differentiated.
16 differentiated worksheets for planning stories. Characters, setting, title, what happened, new words to be introduced into the story, new descriptive words and genre.
These can be useful in a mixed ability class or in a composite class. They can be adapted as I have also included a powerpoint presentation.
A selection of 7 Workbooks for the Autumn term Includes poetry, story starters, SPAG, writing, selection of wordmats and fun activities. Great for differentation save over 50% when you purchase this bundle.
A complete unit of work on Analysing Poetry. Suitable for KS2 and Lower Key Stage 3
Discussion questions for shared discussion
Simpler analysis questions for differentation
Poetic terminology sheet and individual terminology definitions for classroom display.
2 Analysis worksheets
My Poetry Analysis
I have also included two poems written by me and a powerpoint presentation.
28 Activity Cards to be used during Guided Reading Time. These can be cut and laminated for use with any book the children are reading. There are writing activities and drawing activities for the children to write into or draw into their Reading journals. They are differentiated for various abilities.
24 Literacy tasks cards for KS1 or SEN children.
These can be printed, cut and laminated.
Introducing children to question words:- how, what, where, when, who
Tell me about
A cross-curricular approach to the Paralympics 2016 to be held in September.
Suitable for Upper KS1 and KS2.
Worksheets can be printed out individually or as a complete booklet.
Includes:-
Fact Sheets on Brazil, Paralympics and Rainforest
Mapwork
Internet research activities on disabilities, rainforests and Dame Tanni Grey
Number ; decimals to first decimal place:- addition and subtraction
Finding the average
Problem solving
Intervals of time
A poem and comprehension questions
A previous knowledge sheet and a What I have learned sheet.
A resource for KS1 and KS2 based on the characters of Roald Dahl. A quiz on the characters.
Children can read clues and guess the character. I have also included a timeline on the publication of various books and a few ideas for written work eg. bullying, life with a single parent, why do you like his books? Character? Storyline?
I have included a powerpoint presentation for class discussion.
Would also be good for Literacy Working Wall or Reading Wall
A Pdf file of 16 pages. If you are stuck for ideas for Non-Fiction reading then this will be useful. There are 16 separate book review sheets for Non-Fiction Reading. Most pages are written in black and white. These will be great for differentation within the class as some are easier than others. Teachers can print these out as individual pages and they can then be used as presentation for noticeboards or kept as evidence for assessment at a later date.
The children are asked to complete the following tasks:
What is the Title and who is the Author
What is the topic?
Write down some interesting facts you have read.
Which new words have you learned, write down their meanings and place the words in sentences.
Discuss with others the difference between a Glossary and an Index
What I knew before and what I know now.
A 20 page workbook based on Roald Dahl's The BFG. These can be printed out as separate worksheets for differentation or as a complete workbook for each member of the class. They are in black and white.
Descriptive writing:- cave, own giant
Creative writing:- Story about own giant, poem called Dreams
Favourite and least favourite characters
Making inferences and drawing conclusions
Words and meanings
Drawing activities
Wrte a book blurb
Write a book review