ways-to-cook-potatoes A PowerPoint lesson. Your kids will love this topic. This links in nicely to many different themes such as farming, lifecycles, cooking, potatoes (as a unit) and food. 62 slides. ways-to-cook-potatoes includes; learning intentions success criteria discussion points information about potatoes different ways to eat potatoes (hot or cold) checking for understanding questions when you press the space or mouse button, the answer will appear photography that is beautiful and engaging cute clipart two activity follow up discussion/activity suggestions links nicely to the potato lifecycle powerpoint lesson 62 pages includes cover pages.

potato-life-cycle-worksheet Need an activity pack and follow up worksheets to cover the topic of potato lifecycles? 84 page printable product. A science-based unit that incorporates literacy skills. For grades K-3. potato-life-cycle-worksheet includes; learning outcomes lifecycle sequencing tasks pictures for sequencing the lifecycle of the potato (or to use directly into student workbooks - you choose!) some colour lifecycle pictures mostly black and white worksheets writing tasks - differentiated sentence stem writing question pages to check for understanding creative thinking drawing pages same and different tasks description template labelling task venn diagram for same and different 84 pages includes cover pages please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page or print in printable area) lifecycle of the potato explained in brief terms for you! This unit can be continued over many weeks or be as short as you want it to be! It goes nicely with my comprehension pack for the story ‘The Potato People’ by Pamela Allen. Enjoy!

ways-to-eat-potato poster set Are you teaching cooking, home economics or doing a fun potato-themed unit? These posters will engage your students, prompt learning and provide information on the ways to eat potatoes, cooking methods and prompt creative thinking skills. 45 page printable poster/word card set. ways-to-eat-potato includes; 32 A4 posters in colour 9 pages of word cards (mostly black and white) ways to eat potatoes (e.g. fries, wedges, mash, hash browns, salad, roast and more) ways to cook potatoes (e.g. oven bake, fry in oil, boil in water and toast) cooking poster words (e.g. peel, chop) activity posters (e.g how do you like potatoes, students who like crinkle cut potatoes, students who like flat potatoes and so forth). Laminate these posters and simply write the students names on when doing a taste test activity. You can also get students to write their names onto small post it notes and attach to the poster. These posters can be enlarged to an A3 size if that suits you better. 45 pages includes cover pages nicely bordered please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page or print in printable area) These go nicely with the ‘Ways to eat potatoes’ powerpoint and the lifecycle of potatoes powerpoint lessons!

potato-man-game Looking for a game that is educational, fun and students will stay focused? A really cute printable potato man, woman and person game. Encourages a variety of skills such as; subitising to 6, addition of dice, matching and reading words. 45 pages. printable-potato-man-game includes; instructions game boards game pieces to print, laminate and use dice boards dice tokens word cards differentiated so much fun Matches well with a potato unit. Just plain fun too! Please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page or print in printable area). Thank you. Enjoy!

stages-of-potato-growth-pictures Need some visuals for your classroom science area? Here is a 24 page poster pack that includes full page posters, flashcards, word cards and thinking prompts! stages-of-potato-growth-pictures includes; A4 page posters showing the 5 stages A4 page posters showing individual stages word cards flashcards thinking prompt posters & word cards clipart images only 24 pages includes cover pages very cute and engaging images easy to read fonts goes well with ‘The potato people’ comprehension pack and potato lifecycle worksheets! Please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page or print in printable area). Enjoy and thanks!

Christmas Themed Writing prompts - This product is appropriate for Kindergarten to Year 4. Includes 83 pages Printable PDF document. Colour Posters to decorate your room and use as teaching prompts for text types. Black and white worksheets to complete. ‘Christmas Themed Writing prompts’ includes: Colour Posters to decorate your room or use as teaching prompts Black and white writing templates Text types: persuasive text, description, letters, recipes (2x), lists, acrostic poem, A-Z list, 7x pages of smaller task cards - writing prompts (use as a lucky dip) Blank lined paper for your own choice Cute clip art Enjoy!

Skip Counting by fives - Halloween theme - want to teach skip counting by fives but want to link it to your Halloween theme? Includes: WALT - what we are learning to do Direct Instruction format lesson Count by fives to 20, 50 & 100 Count by fives on: number line, 100s chart, fingers (on hands), picture quantities, tallies. Extension slides provided Halloween clipart (not scary) Checking for understanding Just read the lesson and go Please go through this PowerPOint lesson prior to using it with your children. Some numbers will appear when you press the tab/enter/arrow or mouse click and your font size/style may be different on your computer. Enjoy.

This power point explains the benefit of skip counting by fives. It also shows the collection of five objects with each skip count. Included: direct instruction style lesson WALT - we are learning to (lesson outcomes) differentiated: count to 20, 50 and 100 by fives. number lines ten frames (showing five) hundreds chart are shown to represent counting by five in different ways. tally marks picture quantities Fingers (on hands) Easter eggs are shown in the beginning slides for a fun way to inspire counting! Extension slides included Checking for understanding *55 slides (includes cover pages) beautiful clipart used Please go through this slide first. Some numbers may appear when you press the enter/space or arrow key on your keyboard. Fonts may differ on different computers. Thank you.

Halloween Colour in pages - do you want a quick and easy Halloween activity? Grab these Halloween cuties. There are no scary images! Massive value-pack - 54 page PDF printable document (includes cover pages) Kind regards, Jennifer

christmas-number-lesson A massive 121 slide math number warm-up PowerPoint in Christmas theme! Such a cute and engaging warm-up that covers so many essential concepts. christmas-number-lesson includes; learning intentions number recognition to 100 subitise to ten count from random numbers count backwards 20-1 identify missing numbers count quantities (in ten frames) addition subtraction friends of ten doubles place value skip counting (2, 5, 10) make a number story about a given picture 121 slides includes cover pages. Please go through the show first and use in powerpoint slide show mode. When you press a mouse, space bar or arrow button, numbers or images will appear. It is all scripted for you but you can add your own comments. I use this lesson in its entirety over a two-week period prior to Christmas holidays but you can just use a different section each day if you wish. It is entirely up to you! This lesson is intended to revise previously taught concepts as a daily warm-up. Please review.

Counting Activities - 71 page PDF printable product. Differentiated pack for Kindergarten to Year two. Includes: 71 pages (includes cover pages) some editable pages teacher checklist for counting skills (includes an editable checklist) counting quantities think boards (includes place value, tallies, number stories, number sentences) so many uses includes number flashcards to 120 (two sets of different sized cards) Print to A4 or A3 (I used A3 in my classroom). Check your printer settings prior to printing. Enjoy.

fun-facts-about-western-australia Not sure where to begin when teaching the facts on W.A.? This is a 70 slide PowerPoint that includes information that your students will love to know! For years 1-3. facts-on-western-australia includes; background information on Western Australia places in Western Australia state emblems animals found in Western Australia resources in Western Australia explicit and clear lesson design - learning intentions, success criteria, content and checking for understanding (answers provided) real photographs included this is all done for you! specifically relates to content in ACARA (& W.A. HASS geography curriculum for Grade 2) - use for any year level though! encourages students to learn about their own state (or neighbouring states if living out of this state!) Please note: when you click the arrow or space bar (in slide show mode) some text boxes will appear.

christmas-words A 99 slide PowerPoint lesson that encourages students to read Christmas-theme words and sentences. Students are encouraged to say the sounds and blend them to read the word accurately. This also includes spelling and writing tasks. Look at the picture and write the word. Click the mouse (or space bar) and the word appears. Finally, look at the picture and generate your own sentence. Alternatively, the teacher can say a sentence (just like phonic dictation) and the students can write it. christmas-words-and-phrases includes; 99 slides (includes cover pages) reading at a word level (digraphs, trigraphs, quadgraphs and dipthongs are underlined) you may wish to ask students to read one syllable part at a time reading at a sentence level The reading component includes a picture when you press a button to see if the word has been read accurately this activity is great for students who have vocabulary difficulties and do not relate the word to the picture! for the spelling tasks, students look at the picture (say the sounds in their head) and write the word. When you press a key on your keyboard, a word will appear for writing a sentence - look at the picture and students can write a sentence on their whiteboards or in their writing books alternatively, just do it as a dictation activity you can use this lesson daily over a two or three week period leading up to Christmas as a great warm-up lesson Please provide a review on this product (even a quickie!). Let me know how you found it with your class. Thanks for your support. Follow my store to receive notifications of new products and when I update the product. If you have already purchased the product, you will be able to upload the new and revised product for free! I have more Christmas related products. Just look at the ‘Christmas’ theme in my shop! Want to connect? Go to my blog page and sign up for a freebie: https://teachnchatter.ck.page/teachnchatter.com/thank-you Join me on Instagram and see how I use my products in my classroom! https://www.instagram.com/teachnchatter/ Kind regards, Jennifer.

light-and-sound-worksheets 140 page lesson and worksheet pack complete with summative assessments. light-and-sound-worksheets includes; 9 lessons on sound 10 lessons on light teacher checklist per lesson for two outcomes summative assessments cover pages if you wish to make student booklets Please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page, print in printable area). This unit fits well with the literature unit ‘What the ladybird heard’ which I have created in my store. Please provide a review.

International-Women’s-Day This is a poster set for classrooms, plus there are three generic posters that can be used in the staffroom. International-Women’s-Day - Includes the following: 33 different posters 3 styles - 15x with name, known for and year of birth, 15x with name and a famous quote, 3x generic posters colour posters clipart pictures (very cute!) please check your printer settings prior to printing (fit to page?) an easy print and go product to encourage discussion (show on the smartboard to discuss) Thanks.

the-ladybird-who-heard An interactive PowerPoint SHOW that students play in the form of a search and reveal. Questions to be used for the story ‘What the ladybird heard’ by Julia Donaldson. Comprehension questions are given and students press the star to reveal the answers. When the student has seen the three answers to choose from, they press the correct answer button. Correct answers lead them to the next question. Incorrect questions take them back to read the question again. This is a nice game to play with the whole class to check for understanding. Also, a great exit game. I have tried this with my own Year One class and they have loved playing this. You can extend the questions by asking students to explain why they selected their answers. Includes: 20 comprehension questions (direct and indirect). Please see my terms of use below: YOU MAY: Use free and purchased items for your own classroom students, or your own personal use. Reference this product in blog posts, at seminars, professional development, workshops, or other such venues, ONLY if both credit is given to myself as the author, and a link back to my TpT store is included in the presentation. Purchase licenses at a great discount for other teachers to use this resource. YOU MAY NOT: Claim this work as your own, alter the files in any way, or remove copyright / watermarks. Sell the files or combine them into another unit for sale / free. Post this document for sale / free elsewhere on the internet (this includes Google Doc links on blogs). Making copies of purchased items to share with others is strictly forbidden and is a violation of the TOU / law. I hope your class enjoy this game. Please provide a review. Thank you so much. Kind regards, Jennifer

lesson-on-st-patrick’s-day Are you unsure how to explain the history behind St. Patrick’s Day? This is a great PowerPoint lesson that briefly explains the history behind St. Patrick’s Day in a fun way. 51 slides. Years K-6. lesson-on-st-patrick’s-day includes; the background behind St. Patrick’s Day where Ireland is located tune in learning intentions success criteria content - background, current celebrations, objects checking for understanding reflect - discussion points engaging clipart real photographs 51 slides includes cover pages I hope you find this useful for your classroom! Enjoy.

ai spelling words - A massive 227 slide direct instruction phonic lesson that teaches the grapheme alternatives for the /ai/ sound. PowerPoint format. ai spelling words include: ai, ay, a-e, a, ei, ey, eigh, ea tune in learning intentions success criteria teacher slides word level reading sentence level reading polysyllabic words phonic dictation editing word sorting word building check for understanding direct instruction format 227 slides (includes cover pages) Please use the word sorting and building activities outside of slide show mode to enable movement. I have included a question mark after each of those tasks so that the students cannot see the answers from the drop down menu. Students need to tap the word (or letter) and then drag it into place. Please use this lesson prior to teaching as some words or arrows will appear when you press the space, enter or mouse button. It is very simple to use.

or grapheme alternatives phonics lesson - A 200 slide PowerPoint lesson for grapheme alternatives; or, aw, au and al single slide with other alternatives shown word level reading for each grapheme sentence level reading polysyllabic words (syllables underlined for you) phonic dictation activity word building (use outside of slide show mode to enable the movement of letters) word sorting (use outside of slide show mode) editing checking for understanding (several activities) engaging lesson direct instruction layout with learning intentions, success criteria, tune in, the body of the lesson, ample practice and then check for understanding (how much support you provide in the body of the lesson depends on the needs of your students) all done for you and very engaging for students (these lessons have been trialed in my own classroom) differentiated levels of words and sentences provided

christmas-edit A fun Christmas-themed PowerPoint lesson on editing. 73 slides. For Years 1 and 2. christmas-edit includes; Sentence level editing tasks - read the sentence, edit (write on your whiteboard or writing book) and then check the following answer slide to see if you were correct Editing styles include; spaces between words, capital letters, question marks, exclamation marks, spelling and word order 73 slides (includes cover pages) Cute Christmas themed clipart/backgrounds Instructions provided Answer key included in PowerPoint Super fun but educational around the lead up to Christmas! Enjoy. Kind regards, Jennifer @teachnchatter