Book Review worksheet concentrating on summarising, forming opinions and concluding on Matilda by Roald Dahl.
UK and US versions included
In this book review, children are asked to summarise the main parts of the story, give their opinion on the story as a whole, state the funniest, scariest and favourite parts, rate the story from 1-5, explain if they would recommend the book, and discuss who their favourite and least favorite characters were.
This works great as a post-text exercise, and also works as a movie review if you are following the feature film instead. Reviewing books helps children know that it’s okay to like or dislike a book, and also allows them to work out what their favorite genres are.
Included in this download:
UK and US versions of PDF and Word documents
PDF version of the book review
.docx Word document version of the book review for editing purposes
‘Lost in Chalk’ font to help you edit the resource and keep the style
Looking for more Matilda resources?
X 4-Week Matilda English Unit
I hope this resource helps you to save time and save stress!
Thank you, and happy teaching!
Miss Austin
Week 5 of 12- An exploration of daily life as an Egyptian slave, a merchant and a nobleman in the ancient Egyptian civilization. Children will create a daily schedule and engage in drama activities to immerse in the topic.
This product contains an 24-slide Teaching PowerPoint and 4 main tasks that can be printed or completed digitally via PDF copies. The PPT guides students through learning the key details about daily life as 3 different sects of society: Slaves, merchants and nobles. The first task sees children reading and understanding definitions of topical vocabulary, then matching them up to the words using the worksheets included in this pack. Task 2 sees children research the daily life using the QR codes, videos and slides provided. Task 3 involves using Talk for Learning to discuss what they found, and Task 4 is a drama activity to explore how these different sects may have interacted with each other. These activities can be conducted individually or in small groups both physically or digitally. The focus is on recalling key facts and independent research using the internet.
This product contains 5 activities, including:
Whole-class Teaching PowerPoint on new information
Linked YouTube video discussing the daily life of Egyptian slaves
Task 1 worksheet pack on topical vocabulary matching
Task 2 worksheets (x3) on slaves, merchants and nobles’ daily lives
QR codes for further independent research
This download includes:
A 24-slide Teaching PowerPoint
‘How to use this product’ explanation within the PPT
Outlined Tasks with signposted websites and worksheets
PPT copies of the worksheets for editing
PDF copies of the worksheets for formatting
Outline of the planning with links to accessing the rest of the course
A learning path to outline the focuses for the rest of the course
3 fonts for editing .ppt documents
I hope this resource helps you to save time and save stress!
Thank you, and happy teaching!
Miss Austin
**Distance Learning project based on JK Rowling’s new book, The Ickabog. Children work through a 5-day project with 14 pages of activities focused on apostrophe use within Chapters 5 & 6. **
This resource can be used in the classroom or electronically! -
JK Rowling has published her new children’s book, The Ickabog, online for everybody to enjoy whilst at home.
She is also hosting an illustration competition for children to design her characters and setting- the winners will be published with the book in November 2020!
This project’s focus is on the use of apostrophes for contraction and possession, and the 5-day booklet breaks down these skills in multiple ways. Children will have to recognize apostrophes for contraction and for both singular and plural possession; additionally, they will use both types in their own sentences, recognize mistakes and explain why apostrophes are used.
Included in this download:
PDF version of the Chapter 5 & 6 Home Learning project
Editable .docx Word document version of the project
External links to illustration competition & chapters
2 fonts to edit resources with
Looking for the rest of the book?
X Chapter 1 Project
X Chapter 2 Project
X Chapter 3 & 4 Project
X Chapters 1-6 Mega Pack
A pack of 4 chapter-based projects based on JK Rowling’s new book, The Ickabog. 20 activities (each with multiple tasks) that are grammar, punctuation, reading and creative themed.
~ This resource can be used in the classroom or electronically! ~
JK Rowling has published her new children’s book, The Ickabog, online for everybody to enjoy whilst at home. She is also hosting an illustration competition for children to design her characters and setting- the winners will be published with the book in November 2020! Links to this competition and how to enter are included in the ‘introduction’ pages.
With each project file, you will receive:
PDF version of the Home Learning project
Editable .docx Word document version of the project
2 fonts to edit resources with
Chapter 1 Project:
With 4 jam-packed tasks (each with multiple activities), children will work through the first chapter: drawing the main characters & settings, designing the famous Cornucopia pastries, finding definitions for tricky words and creating a fantasy map for the country.
Chapter 2 Project
5 tasks, made to be set daily, see children work through the second chapter of The Ickabog by JK Rowling: recapping what happened in the first chapter (setting, character, plot), making predictions for the future, identifying nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs in context.
Chapter 3 & 4 Project
Set across 5 tasks, children work through the 3rd and 4th chapters and are introduced to five key reading skills: inference, summary, questioning, comprehension and synthesis. Each task dives deep into each skill allowing children to access the text on a continually higher level.
Chapter 5 & 6 Project
Set across another 5, jam-packed tasks, children dive deep into understanding, recognizing and using apostrophes for both contraction and possession whilst working through chapters 5 & 6. The activities include conversion tables, spotting apostrophe errors in Chouxville shop signs and placing apostrophes before or after the ‘s’ depending on singular or plural possession.
A pack of 2 chapter-projects based on JK Rowling’s new book, The Ickabog. 9 activities (each with multiple tasks) that are grammar and creative themed.
~ This resource can be used in the classroom or electronically! ~
JK Rowling has published her new children’s book, The Ickabog, online for everybody to enjoy whilst at home.
She is also hosting an illustration competition for children to design her characters and setting- the winners will be published with the book in November 2020! Links to this competition and how to enter are included in the ‘introduction’ pages.
Chapter 1 Project:
With 4 jam-packed tasks (each with multiple activities), children will work through the first chapter: drawing the main characters & settings, designing the famous Cornucopia pastries, finding definitions for tricky words and creating a fantasy map for the country.
Included:
PDF version of the Chapter 1 Home Learning project
Editable .docx Word document version of the project
2 fonts to edit resources with
Chapter 2 Project
With 5 jam-packed tasks (each with multiple activities and worksheets provided), children will work through the second chapter: recapping what happened in the first chapter (setting, character, plot), making predictions for the future, identifying nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs in context.
Included:
PDF version of the Chapter 2 Home Learning project
Editable .docx Word document version of the project
2 fonts to edit resources with
Week 2 of 10- An introduction to the numbers 0-20 in Japanese (Kanji & Romaji).
This product contains an 17-slide Teaching PowerPoint and worksheet that guides students through learning the first 20 numbers in Japanese (not forgetting 0!). The focus is on speaking and writing, thus, all vocabulary is taught in both Romaji and Kanji for this week! This product contains 7 activities, including:
‘Last week’s learning’ question task
Identifying Japanese vocabulary in the English language
Speaking activities
Matching English-Kanji-Romaji numbers activity (worksheet included!)
Coloring by numbers activity (worksheet included!)
Prediction task
Writing task to improve Kanji memorization (worksheet included!)
This download includes:
A 17-slide Teaching PowerPoint
‘How to use this product’ explanation within the PPT
PDF version of the 3 written worksheets
Editable Word Document versions of the 3 worksheets
3 fonts for editing .ppt & .docx documents
QR codes and hyperlinks to aid research
A multi-language ‘dictionary’ for new vocabulary
Vocabulary Taught:
rei, ichi, ni, san, shi/yon, go, roku, nana/shichi, hachi, kyu, juu, juuichi, juuni, juusan, juuyon, juugo, juuroku, juunana, juuhachi, juukyu, nijuu
More Beginner’s Japanese Resources:
Japanese for Beginners: Week 1: Greetings & Introduction
Japanese for Beginners: Colours Workbook
Week 1 of 10- An introduction to Japan, key vocabulary and greetings.
This product contains an 18-slide Teaching PowerPoint and worksheet that guides students through learning the basics about Japan and how to greet each other! The focus is on speaking and, thus, all vocabulary is taught in Romaji for this week! This product contains 5 activities, including:
Making and exchanging Meishi (business cards)
Finding Japan on a world map
Researching Japan’s key facts
Identifying Japanese vocabulary in the English language
Speaking activities
This download includes:
An 18-slide Teaching PowerPoint
‘How to use this product’ explanation within the PPT
PDF version of the meishi templates
Word Document version of the meishi templates
2 fonts for editing .ppt & .docx documents
QR codes and hyperlinks to aid research
A multi-language ‘dictionary’ for new vocabulary
Vocabulary Taught:
Konnichiwa, sayonara, arigatou, ohayou gozaimasu, konbanwa, oyasumi, sumimasen, meishi, sensei, gakko, namae, Ogenki desu ka, Hai, genki desu, anata wa, ja mata ne.
Beginner’s Japanese Resources
Japanese for Beginners: Colors Workbook
Beginner’s Japanese Course- Week 2: Numbers 0-20
Independent Learning project based on JK Rowling’s new book, The Ickabog. Children work through 4 grammar & creative tasks based on Chapter 1.
- This resource can be used in the classroom or electronically! -
JK Rowling has published her children’s book, The Ickabog, online for everybody to enjoy.
She is also hosting an illustration competition for children to design her characters and setting- the winners will be published with the book in November 2020!
With 4 jam-packed tasks (each with multiple activities), children will work through the first chapter: drawing the main characters & settings, designing the famous Cornucopia pastries, finding definitions for tricky words and creating a fantasy map for the country.
Included in this download:
PDF version of the Chapter 1 Home Learning project
Editable .docx Word document version of the project
2 fonts to edit resources with
Here are the links to the rest of the project:
Chapter 2
Chapters 3 & 4
Help your children to improve their descriptions and narratives by using these colour vocabulary sheets in your literacy lessons or on display. They equip pupils with exciting words for ‘red’, ‘blue’, ‘green’ and everything in between!
I have been using these colour thesauruses as part of a Writing Toolkit (coming soon!) that I give to my class at the start of the school year. After modelling how to use them in writing, the children then independently use stronger, more effective colour descriptives when describing settings or characters- I even see them cropping up in their speech!
BOTH SPELLINGS OF COLOR/COLOUR INCLUDED!
Included in this download:
A display poster and pocket-sized version of the color vocabulary grid
PDF versions of the resources
.docx Word versions of the resources for editing purposes
2 fonts to edit your resources with
UK/AU/NZ/CA version using ‘colour’ spelling
Looking for the full Writing Toolkit? Due to be completed by September 1st 2020
I hope this product saves you time and stress,
Happy Teaching!
Miss Austin
Hi Teachers!
Here is a double-sided diary writing resource for when it comes to writing up neatly!
Follow this link for my full Diary Writing Unit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks2-diary-writing-entire-unit-12301089
Hi there!
**This pack includes: **
Learning objective, success criteria, ideas for whole class activities
Lesson Plan
Lesson Prompt
Presentation on forces and introducing gravity to the children
If you have any queries, feel free to contact me and I’ll get right on them!
Miss Austin :)
Hi there! ~_~
*includes*
Extensive Lesson plan
Deployment sheet for a TA (great for interview!)
Lesson presentation
Table labels (helpful for interviews)
Learning objective and success criteria labels for childrens’ books
A4 document of characters to describe (although I used alternative drawings that I made myself)
and some pre-written adjectives to describe given characters for LA children.
This lesson would take around 35/40 minutes, and would be perfect for a refresher lesson, or perhaps an interview. It’s greatly tweakable for different year groups and the like.
I hope it’s useful for you!
Hi!
In this bundle, there are three potential interview lessons covering the following LO’s.
LO: To understand and use subordinate clauses
LO: To understand and implement the processes behind mathematical word problems
LO: To use adventurous vocabulary to describe characters
In each pack, there’s a TA deployment sheet, an extensive plan, a lesson prompt, a powerpoint and all the differentiated resources provided.
**This pack includes **
Multiple lesson ideas with linked resources and brief lesson plans for week of lessons
Learning objectives
Must, Should, Could success criteria
Full introductory lesson plan with assessment ideas
Powerpoint presentation with animations to introduce WW2 and evacuation
Self-produced worksheet for main activity
Starter activity that is differentiated
Writing frame for Lower Ability for factfile
If you have any questions, or feel it needs anything extra, please contact me and I’ll be happy to oblige,
Miss Austin (:
**Included in this (very large) pack are: **
5 individual powerpoint presentations that range from introducing decimals to multiplying them by 10, 100 and 1000 as they progress through the week.
2 in-depth lesson plans and lesson prompts for the week- they are to accompany the powerpoint presentations and other resources for that day
8 individual worksheets that engage children and progress learning throughout the week. I used the DECIMALS5 (Friday) worksheets as a Bronze, Silver, Gold award challenge and it worked well. Feel free to do the same.
Mental maths opener with preorganised questions to ask in a ‘quick-fire’ like activity.
A sorting activity for decimals, lengths etc.
3 Pages of homework for the weekend, with an explanation and place to write an example to help them. It will need tweaking as it mentions my name etc and the top of the sheet.
And other documents, such as learning objective sticker sheets etc.
{Decimals1= Monday, Decimals2= Tuesday etc.}
Please contact me if there are any questions regarding these resources! I’m here to help!
Miss Austin :)
Hi there!
**This science pack includes:
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Learning objective, success criteria and activity ideas.
Presentation that refreshes on gravity and introduces friction to the class
Lesson plan setting everything out, including assessment ideas
Sorting activity for high or low friction
Miss Austin
Hi there!
Another lesson for you all,
This one is a Year 5 lesson on ‘ious’ ‘eous’ ‘tious’ and ‘cious’ suffixes in spelling and where they’re appropriate.
**Learning objective: **I can identify when to use different ‘ous’ suffixes
Included in this pack are check list pages, an ‘ear’ revision crossword puzzle for a starter, lesson plan, resource pack, two pages of activities and a presentation displaying the rules for ‘ous’ suffixes.
Please feel free to message me with any questions!
Happy Teaching
Miss Austin
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Hi there!
In this pack you’ll find two presentations, one completed and the other skeletal for you to add your own flair to should you so wish! You’ll also find a TA organising sheet, along with a lesson plan.
Let me know if you should require anything additional!
Miss Austin :)
Hi there!
In this pack you’ll receive a fully edited, made-to-look-pretty and animated powerpoint that works through story mapping by giving an example etc.
You will also receive a lesson plan and two work sheets- including a structured sheet for lower ability.
Miss Austin