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KS1 Spelling bundle
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KS1 Spelling bundle

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Spelling Challenge Cards Level 1-5 Level 1 = phase 3 CEW and HFW Level 2 = Phase 4 CEW and HFW Level 3 = Phase 5a Level 4 = Phase 5b Level 5 = Phase 5c Each challenge card is split into bronze, silver and gold (these aren’t progressive, they just offer milestones) Children take the sheets home and practice the words. When they are confident they can spell them, the parents cut the relevant slip off the bottom and send it in to say they are ready to be tested! Teachers can test all/ a random sample of the words to validate. Each level has bronze, silver and gold certs. Each time a child gets a cert, we offer 3 raffle tickets (in the bundle) and 2 house points (you can add your own rewards!). We will run a termly raffle to win £20!
Challenge Us Door Cards NEW DESIGN
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Challenge Us Door Cards NEW DESIGN

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Print to A3, laminate and pop up on classroom doors. Teachers can add facts that the children have learnt so visitors to the classroom can discuss their learning with them/ check what they have remembered. E.g. Test us on our… 3 x table Ask us to spell… together Question us about… Fair Trade See if we can remember… how the water cycle works Use a dry wipe pen and you can keep updating through the year!
DT discussion cards
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DT discussion cards

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These cards are ideal to support children as they go through the explore, design, make and evaluate cycle of DT. These cards are NOT editable. 2 levels of support - cards numbered 1 and 2
Explore the Text templates
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Explore the Text templates

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A scaffold to support children looking at model texts and unpicking their key elements e.g. purpose, vocab/ phrases, writer techniques e.g. rhetorical questions, short sentences, personification, modal verbs, etc. This helps children build up an understanding of the intended impact of the text and how the writer creates this. From here children understand the ‘steps to success’ or ‘writer’s toolkit’ or whatever you may call it!
Science Vocabulary Booklet
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Science Vocabulary Booklet

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Simply print pages 2 and 3 back to back and create as many pages as you want to go inside the front cover and create a booklet. Children can add key science vocab as it is taught and carry this up through school with them as a handy reference booklet. The page page offers some quick paired games for when there is a spare few minutes to recap and revise!
Editable Discussion Cards
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Editable Discussion Cards

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Templates for - Science, Geography, History, RE, PSHCE, Art, DT, Computing, English, Maths. See example card Set up your own image/ statement/ calculation/ quote in the centre and create statements to show vrying opinions/ include misconceptions. These promote dicsussion and the unpicking of misconceptions as well as encourage children to strengthen their own understanding through discussion.
Number Bond Champion Cards
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Number Bond Champion Cards

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Number bonds to 10 Number bonds to 20 Number bonds to 50 Number bonds to 100 Designed to support home learning - linked to whole school challenge with children moving on to x table champion cards, also available on TES. Shown on instagram page.
Writing to INFORM bundle of supports
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Writing to INFORM bundle of supports

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Support mats for Writing to Inform: Card 1 - instructions Card 2 - recount Card 3 - recount without sentence checker Card 4 - non-chronological report Card 5 - non-chronological report without sentence checker All cards come as a PDF and an editable Word document
KS2 and KS1 reading focus cards
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KS2 and KS1 reading focus cards

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Enlarge, laminate and add to/ near your English working wall/ reading display. Use an arrow/ peg to clip next to the skill you’re focusing on in reading that week so children are always clear on the skill they are working on.
Creative Writing Story Teller Templates
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Creative Writing Story Teller Templates

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2 templates. The first features settings, and objects the main character may discover. The second features main character suggestions and people/ things they may meet on their travels… Create for oracy or creative writing activities! Homework… activities for breaktimes… etc.