I am passionate about learning that is tailored to children's interests and gives lots of opportunity for children to be creative and critical thinkers. I think it's important that learning materials cater to a variety of learning styles and I try to make my resources have real-world applications whenever possible. These resources will not only engage your learners, but they'll save you time, so that you can focus on doing what you do best.
I am passionate about learning that is tailored to children's interests and gives lots of opportunity for children to be creative and critical thinkers. I think it's important that learning materials cater to a variety of learning styles and I try to make my resources have real-world applications whenever possible. These resources will not only engage your learners, but they'll save you time, so that you can focus on doing what you do best.
Celebrate diversity and create an inclusive learning environment with this set of over 40 multicultural greeting signs that will help every child and their family to feel a sense of belonging in your classroom, by learning, sharing, and using greetings in their language.
These “hello” wall posters would be fantastic in a school entry or hallway, or in your classroom. Your class could learn how to say hello in a different language every week, with children who speak the language of the week getting to be the expert.
There are four border designs: rainbows, pastels, neutrals, and ink saver.
The posters come 2 per page and 4 per page.
These signs look great printed on photo paper, or print them and laminate them.
I’ve created 5 sets specifically tailored to the 38 most commonly spoken languages in the U.S, U.K, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, along with up to 7 of the most commonly spoken indigenous languages in each of those countries.
As it’s not possible to include signs for all languages, I have included editable versions of the borders (2 per page), so that no child has to miss out - they’ll be happy to help you learn how to say “hello” in their language, and you will be able to get a sign made up quickly so they can feel proud of their language being displayed in your classroom. If you need a 4-per-page editable version, please email me with the border you need.
I also have this set with a border of flags of the world which you can find here for the transliterations and here for the script version.
You will receive five zip files with PDFs and PPTX files.
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Here’s a great way to practice maths skills for Matariki: Children complete fact families or times tables on whetū/stars, cut them out, and make a kete to store them in.
There are lots of options to choose from:
Make a kete with a string handle or paper handle
Addition/Subtraction fact families – partially filled, all gaps, or student choice
Multiplication/Division fact families - partially filled, all gaps, or student choice
Times tables – 1/2/5/10x, 1-4x/5-8x/9-12x, or a mixture
Children complete three stars (1 page), four stars (1 page), or seven stars (2 pages).
This activity is ideal for the whole class, small groups, early finishers, or rotating stations.
I hope your children enjoy working on their fact fluency and making their kete of whetū/stars!
You will receive 5 PDF files.
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Matariki weaving kete
Matariki hāngi reading and writing craft
Matariki maths
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Ramadan lanterns are so beautiful and a special symbol of Ramadan, so this hands-on craft is a great way for students to show what they know about Ramadan. Making a craft is fun, it’s engaging, and it makes learning about special days and months more memorable.
The craft is very easy to assemble, and I’ve included options for six designs, and three line sizes.
There are two possible ways you could use this craft:
Children write facts about Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr on a lantern craft.
Children make art projects using the templates, with crayon and dye, paint, torn paper, or markers.
What’s included?
templates for the lanterns in 1-inch, 3/4 inch, and 1/2 inch line sizes
templates for the lanterns for art
visual instructions
U.S and U.K versions
Extra pages are included for each line size for children who love to write a lot.
These would look stunning on a display.
I hope your children enjoy making their Ramadan lanterns!
You will receive a zip file with PDFs.
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Celebrate diversity and create an inclusive learning environment with this set of over 40 multicultural greeting signs that will help every child and their family to feel a sense of belonging in your classroom, by learning, sharing, and using greetings in their language.
These “hello” wall posters would be fantastic in a school entry or hallway, or in your classroom. Your class could learn how to say hello in a different language every week, with children who speak the language of the week getting to be the expert.
The designs include flags of all the countries in the world.
These signs look great printed on photo paper, or print them and laminate them.
I’ve created 5 sets specifically tailored to the 38 most commonly spoken languages in the U.S, U.K, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, along with up to 7 of the most commonly spoken indigenous languages in each of those countries.
As it’s not possible to include signs for all languages, I have included an editable version, so that no child has to miss out.
2 per page and 4 per page options included.
If you prefer a different design, you may like this similar set and if you like the flag design but want the script rather than the transliteration, check out this set here.
I hope you enjoy displaying these posters in your classroom or workplace.
You will receive 5 zip files with PDFs and an editable PPTX (text is editable, images/layout aren’t).
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Celebrate diversity and create an inclusive learning environment with this set of over 40 multicultural greeting signs that will help every child and their family to feel a sense of belonging in your classroom, by learning, sharing, and using greetings in their language.
These “hello” wall posters would be fantastic in a school entry or hallway, or in your classroom. Your class could learn how to say hello in a different language every week, with children who speak the language of the week getting to be the expert.
The designs include flags of all the countries in the world and the words are written in the script of the language.
These signs look great printed on photo paper, or print them and laminate them.
I’ve created 5 sets specifically tailored to the 38 most commonly spoken languages in the U.S, U.K, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, along with up to 7 of the most commonly spoken indigenous languages in each of those countries.
As it’s not possible to include signs for all languages, I have included an editable version, so that no child has to miss out.
2 per page and 4 per page options included.
If you prefer a different design, you may like this similar set and if you prefer this version but with the transliterations and no script, check out this set.
I hope you enjoy displaying these posters in your classroom or workplace.
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If you’re after fun games and activities to help your learners understand the concept of carnivores, omnivores and herbivores and to be able to confidently identify and name animals for each type, then you’ll love this pack of printable and digital games.
Printable activities:
Card sort – children match the pictures to the animal types.
Board game – children answer a variety of questions as they make their way around the board.
Scavenger hunt/write the room – a great way to get children moving around the classroom to find and write animals in the matching column on their worksheet. This is a great introductory activity and comes with two levels of difficulty.
Spinner game – children race to cover the animals on their boards to match the animal type on the spinner. Two levels of difficulty are included.
Digital activities (PowerPoint games):
Guess the animal based on the picture and diet type. This is great for an introductory whole-class activity.
Guess the diet type (carnivore, omnivore or herbivore) of each animal. This is great for an end-of-topic whole-class activity and can be as competitive as you like.
You could upload these to Google classroom if you use Google classroom instead of PowerPoint.
U.K. and U.S. versions are included.
I hope your children enjoy using these games to learn more about carnivores, herbivores and omnivores.
This is an engaging set of activities about carnivores, herbivores and omnivores, that come in either booklet format or worksheet format, depending on your preference. There is also a version which includes the key facts about carnivores, herbivores and omnivores (great as a source of information followed by practice activities) and a version for children that understand the basics and are ready to show what they know.
What’s included?
Key concepts gap fill or explanation depending on the version
Circle the animal that doesn’t belong to the animal group.
Connect the animal to its food by following the trails.
Draw an animal and write what it eats.
Circle the word predator or prey depending on the animal.
Draw missing teeth on the animals.
Quiz questions to check understanding.
Circle all the animals of one diet type.
Crossword with clues using diet type.
List five animals for each type.
Wordfind to find 10 herbivores.
Write about an animal they like.
Match animals to their food.
Animal jokes
Answer key is included, plus U.S. and U.K. versions.
I hope your children enjoy learning about carnivores, herbivores and omnivores with these activities.
This is an engaging set of activities and PowerPoint presentation about carnivores, herbivores and omnivores. The colorful, interactive PowerPoint slide deck introduces the key concepts of carnivores, omnivores and herbivores with lots of photos and is interspersed with “check what you know” slides to make sure that children have understood a concept before moving on to the next one.
The slideshow can be used as a whole-class presentation, or it can be assigned to students to work through on their own devices.
Over 30 slides are included covering:
Carnivores
Omnivores
Herbivores
Predators and prey
Scavengers
Different types of teeth and how these are used for eating different food
This can be followed up with a printable activity booklet or worksheets.
What’s included?
Key concepts gap fill or explanation depending on the version
Circle the animal that doesn’t belong to the animal group.
Connect the animal to its food by following the trails.
Draw an animal and write what it eats.
Circle the word predator or prey depending on the animal.
Draw missing teeth on the animals.
Quiz questions to check understanding.
Circle all the animals of one diet type.
Crossword with clues using diet type.
List five animals for each type.
Wordfind to find 10 herbivores.
Write about an animal they like.
Match animals to their food.
Animal jokes
Answer key is included, plus U.S. and U.K. versions.
I hope your children enjoy learning about carnivores, herbivores and omnivores with these activities.
If you’re looking for engaging activities for learning about carnivores, omnivores and herbivores, this is the pack! There’s a colorful, interactive PowerPoint slide deck which introduces the key concepts of carnivores, omnivores and herbivores with lots of photos and is interspersed with “check what you know” slides to make sure that children have understood a concept before moving on to the next one.
The slideshow can be used as a whole-class presentation, or it can be assigned to students to work through on their own devices.
Over 30 slides are included covering:
Carnivores
Omnivores
Herbivores
Predators and prey
Scavengers
Different types of teeth and how these are used for eating different food
This can be followed up with a printable activity booklet or worksheets.
What’s included?
Key concepts gap fill or explanation depending on the version
Circle the animal that doesn’t belong to the animal group.
Connect the animal to its food by following the trails.
Draw an animal and write what it eats.
Circle the word predator or prey depending on the animal.
Draw missing teeth on the animals.
Quiz questions to check understanding.
Circle all the animals of one diet type.
Crossword with clues using diet type.
List five animals for each type.
Wordfind to find 10 herbivores.
Write about an animal they like.
Match animals to their food.
Animal jokes
And add a little fun with these games and activities:
Printable activities:
Card sort – children match the pictures to the animal types.
Board game – children answer a variety of questions as they make their way around the board.
Scavenger hunt/write the room – a great way to get children moving around the classroom to find and write animals in the matching column on their worksheet. This is a great introductory activity and comes with two levels of difficulty.
Spinner game – children race to cover the animals on their boards to match the animal type on the spinner. Two levels of difficulty are included.
Digital activities (PowerPoint games):
Guess the animal based on the picture and diet type. This is great for an introductory whole-class activity.
Guess the diet type (carnivore, omnivore or herbivore) of each animal. This is great for an end-of-topic whole-class activity and can be as competitive as you like.
You could upload these to Google classroom if you use Google classroom instead of PowerPoint.
Answer key is included, plus U.S. and U.K. versions.
I hope your children enjoy learning about carnivores, herbivores and omnivores with these activities.
If you’re looking for a fun way for children to show what they know about the geography of Australia’s neighbouring countries, these sketch note graphic organisers will be ideal.
There are 14 research organisers packed full of the main aspects of geography for Year 3, including natural, managed and built features, different types of houses and settlement, population, and climate. Children could complete one for Australia and one for another country in order to make comparisons, or they could complete just one.
These would look great on a wall display!
Countries include:
Australia
Cook Islands
Fiji
Hawaii
Indonesia
Kiribati
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Timor Leste
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
An editable version is included (text is editable, images/layout aren’t), so that you can adapt the text as needed for your class.
Children can use online sources and books for their research. This activity is also a great opportunity to use Google Earth™, so there is a PowerPoint/PDF on what to look for in satellite images to help your students get started.
I hope your children enjoy working on their country research organisers!
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Do you need some visual photos of ancient Egypt to go with your unit? This pack includes 30 photos of artifacts, buildings, and other items that give us a glimpse into ancient Egyptian life.
These posters can be printed and displayed on the wall or given to small groups.
They make great discussion starters and can be used as primary sources for children to analyse what items might have been used for in daily life.
I have also included a primary source worksheet activity about an ancient Egyptian toy that students can complete individually, in pairs, or in small groups.
The posters are colour and come in full size, 2 per page, and 4 per page so you can choose the size you need, with the option of labelled or unlabelled.
What’s included:
Printable PDF primary source activity (2 line sizes)
Editable PPTX primary source activity
Link to digital Google Slides™ version
Printable PDF posters (1, 2, and 4 per page)
If you’re after Ancient Egypt activities, you may like this resource here.
You may also like:
3D Egypt Pyramid Craft
Egypt Hands-on Art Projects
Achievements of Ancient Egypt
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Your learners can make their own 3D pyramid with this easy craft. All you need is scissors, glue and crayons, markers, or colouring pencils. Whether you’re studying ancient Egypt or 3D shapes, this craft is low-prep and makes a pyramid that kids will be proud of.
The pack comes with two size options - a smaller one (approx. 3in/7cm) which is easier to make as it’s all one piece, and a larger one (approx. 4.5in/11cm) which has two pieces to join, so it’s great for those that can handle more of a challenge - or pairs can work together to help each other.
Visual instructions are included for the larger version.
Colour and ink saver, plus U.S. and U.K. versions included.
You may also like:
Ancient Greece Parthenon Craft
Ancient Greece Hands-on Activities and Crafts
Ancient Egypt Activities
Ancient Egypt Hands-on Activities and Crafts
Aztec Empire Activities
Aztec Empire Hands-on Activities and Crafts
Shang Dynasty Activities
Shang Dynasty Hands-on Activities and Crafts
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Do you need some hands-on activities to bring your Aztec Empire unit to life? This pack has 6 hands-on activities that include 3 art projects, roleplay, make a codex, and carry out an archaeological dig, plus ideas for more fun activities. Many of these activities can meet the learning objectives of different curriculum areas, so you could be covering history/social studies, art, and oral language/drama at the same time.
What’s included?
Student instructions for:
Mosaic artwork
Make a Sun Stone
Illustrate the legend of Tenochtitlan
Make a codex
Carry out an archaeological dig with a partner
Interview an archaeologist
You will need:
paper, coloured paper
scissors, glue/glue sticks
paint
pencils, markers, coloured pencils
air-drying clay and rolling/marking tools
containers, soil or sand, small objects
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This pack of activities on the Aztec empire is full of engaging activities including a timeline, primary source activity, causes and consequences, codex symbols, map work, colouring cover pages, research organisers and more!
Your students will love learning about the Aztec empire. There is everything from incredible ruins that still exist, fierce warriors, clever methods of farming, pictorial symbols for writing, an impressive empire, human sacrifice, and a belief that their world was going to end very soon! There’s a lot to get your students hooked on history.
What’s included?
timeline cut and paste
colouring pages (great for covers)
map work
informational reading passage (editable text, images/layout aren’t editable)
comparison activities of the students’ lives with Aztec life
codices
achievements
reporter-style research page
archaeological dig research booklet
primary source activity
structure of society
adapting to the environment interactive notebook
cause and consequence cut and paste
fortune teller of key social studies concepts
photos and word wall cards
Line sizes are included for year 3-4, and year 5-6.
This pack is available in U.S and U.K versions. (letter/A4, spelling)
I hope you enjoy using these activities with your children, as much as I enjoyed making them!
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This pack is full of hands-on, printable engaging activities for learning about Australia’s neighbouring countries and comes with an interactive PowerPoint™ and Google Slide™ digital resource about climates which covers asking questions, identifying climate types, their features and impact on the environment, climatic maps, and interpreting data in graphs and tables.
There are map activities and 14 sketch note graphic organisers which your students can use to help them locate Australia and its neighbours, and to find similarities and differences in daily life, climate, natural, managed, and constructed features, schools, festivals and holidays, houses, plants and animals, climate, and types of settlement.
Students can use globes, atlases and digital maps to find the information they need for the map work. They can use online sources and books for other research tasks.
What’s included in the printable pack:
Label a map of Australia and its neighbours.
Label a map of the Pacific Island nations.
Foldable activity to show the directions of different neighbours.
Label a climate map of Australia with a title, key and north point. (new)
Travel brochure for children to write about one country.
Compare their house and a house in Indonesia.
Compare several traditional houses. (new)
Compare built structures (Jakarta city scene and Candi Prambanan Temple in Indonesia to a built structure of their choice in Australia)
Compare rice growing in Australia and Indonesia. (updated)
Natural features of different neighbours (updated)
Types of settlement (new)
Foldable similarities and differences shapes to write on
Foldable climate types activity (new)
Poster of Australia’s climate (new)
Types of settlement with Google Maps™ activity (new)*
What’s included in the sketch note pack:
14 sketch note graphic organisers for Pacific region countries
11-slide PowerPoint for using satellite images to identify natural, managed and built features
What’s included in the digital resource:
48 slides for PowerPoint™ or Google Slides™
Printable climate type activity
Printable table and graph activity
Printable climatic map of Australia
Each mini lesson has the learning objective at the start. You can use the slides that are most useful for your students and delete any you don’t need, and the text is editable so you can adapt it if needed.
Mini Lessons:
Ask questions to inquire and probe deeper.
Identify different climate types.
Identify the features of different climate types.
Construct a climatic map.
Interpret climate data to describe temperature and rainfall.
Create a table and bar graph in Excel or Google Sheets™**
I hope your students enjoy learning about Australia’s neighbouring countries with this pack.
This pack is full of hands-on, printable engaging activities for learning about Australia’s neighbouring countries and comes with an interactive PowerPoint™ and Google Slide™ digital resource about climates which covers asking questions, identifying climate types, their features and impact on the environment, climatic maps, and interpreting data in graphs and tables.
There are map activities and graphic organisers which your students can use to help them locate Australia and its neighbours, and to find similarities and differences in daily life, climate, natural, managed, and constructed features, schools, festivals and holidays, houses, plants and animals, climate, and types of settlement.
Students can use globes, atlases and digital maps to find the information they need for the map work. They can use online sources and books for other research tasks.
What’s included in the printable pack:
Label a map of Australia and its neighbours.
Label a map of the Pacific Island nations.
Foldable activity to show the directions of different neighbours.
Label a climate map of Australia with a title, key and north point. (new)
Travel brochure for children to write about one country.
Compare their house and a house in Indonesia.
Compare several traditional houses. (new)
Compare built structures (Jakarta city scene and Candi Prambanan Temple in Indonesia to a built structure of their choice in Australia)
Compare rice growing in Australia and Indonesia.
Natural features of different neighbours
Foldable similarities and differences shapes to write on
Foldable climate types activity (new)
Poster of Australia’s climate (new)
Types of settlement with Google Maps™ activity (new)
What’s included in the digital resource:
48 slides for PowerPoint™ or Google Slides™
Printable climate type activity
Printable table and graph activity
Printable climatic map of Australia
Each mini lesson has the learning objective at the start. You can use the slides that are most useful for your students and delete any you don’t need, and the text is editable so you can adapt it if needed.
Mini Lessons:
Ask questions to inquire and probe deeper.
Identify different climate types.
Identify the features of different climate types.
Construct a climatic map.
Interpret climate data to describe temperature and rainfall.
Create a table and bar graph in Excel or Google Sheets™
I hope your students enjoy learning about climate and Australia’s neighbouring countries.
If you’re looking for writing crafts or art to make a beautiful display to commemorate Remembrance Day, then you and your students will enjoy all the options inside this craft and display pack.
There are four crafts to choose from - a poppy, wreath, bugle, and medal, and you can either use these to write about the meaning of Remembrance Day or to write a poem. Alternatively, using just the front of each craft, these can become an art project.
What’s included?
Four writing crafts with lines
Four designs for colouring, adding crayon/dye, tissue paper, or paint
Three line sizes (1.3cm, 2cm, and 2.5cm)
Poppies to colour or use the pre-coloured ones for a border or to fill in smaller spaces
Display phrases - 2 letters per page, letter size paper, and A3 paper
I hope you and your students enjoy making this display for Remembrance Day.
Hieroglyphics are so much fun to learn about. In this resource pack, there are three activities for students to write and read hieroglyphics.
Activity One (two options):
Write the hieroglyphics for the alphabet in English (excluding letters that have no equivalent, such as “C” and “E”) on their own paper or on the two options given.
Trace over the hieroglyphics.
Activity Two:
Find hieroglyphics in three lines from a primary source.
Find the cartouche and symbols inside it.
Identify where to start reading.
Identify a wheat symbol.
Activity Three:
Apply what they’ve learned by writing their name in hieroglyphics.
Decode hieroglyphics to find four inventions. This will be a fun challenge as they have to remember how to convert sounds back to English letters and work out which side they need to start reading from.
U.K. and U.S. versions included.
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Your students will love practising their fact families when they get to make this fun gingerbread house!
Students write four fact families on the gumdrops and behind two windows then color and cut out the pieces to make a gingerbread house.
These would also look fantastic on your wall.
There’s even a gingerbread character to go behind the door.
There are lots of options to cater to your needs:
Practise addition/subtraction (within 10/within 20)
Practise multiplication/division (1-12x)
Partially-filled or fill-all-gaps
Student choice of fact family
Editable version so you can choose the fact families
Comes with a display phrase “These smart cookies know their facts!” (one word per page)
The finished house is just bigger than an A4-sized piece of paper.
I hope your students enjoy making their gingerbread houses!
Need a fun way to practise idioms at Christmas time? Then you’ll love this hands-on craft where students make a 3D Christmas present with different activities using seven Christmas-themed idioms.
There are lots of options to meet your needs:
Put the words in order to make seven idioms.
Match the idiom to its meaning.
Complete the idioms.
Draw the literal and non-literal meaning, and write the non-literal meaning of three different idioms.
Re-write the sentence using an idiom.
Students need four presents to make a 3D present, so you can choose any four that work best for your class.
Plus, you’ll get:
2 display phrases to choose from
visual step-by-step instructions
1 PowerPoint slideshow of the seven idioms, their meanings, and examples
an editable version so you can adapt it to your needs (only the directions and questions on the present are editable, not titles/images/layout)
I hope your students enjoy making their Christmas presents!
