We love teaching and making resources to promote enjoyment, motivation, and understanding for children and teachers with a particular passion for learning outside the classroom.
We love teaching and making resources to promote enjoyment, motivation, and understanding for children and teachers with a particular passion for learning outside the classroom.
It’s time to get messy writing instructions for and making potions! This fun activity is sure it be a hit with your class while the learn about the key features in instruction writing such as imperative verbs and time connectives. At the end of it all they will have their own set of instructions for their very own magic potion using natural materials.
Our teaching structure:
1: Show examples of instructions and highlight the features
2: Get the children to go outside to think about which natural resources they may want to use.
3: Fill in the planning sheet
4: Write the instructions
5: Swap the instructions and make the potions!
Contents
- Teacher’s Guide
- Instructions Checklist
- Potion Instructions Example
- Planning Sheet
- Differentiated Instructions Template
We hope you have as much fun as our class did!
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The Egg Drop STEM Challenge is a nice variation on the commonly used egg parachute challenge. Your class will work together in small teams, thinking about the best way to protect an egg from being dropped using natural materials. They will be encouraged to think about the properties of different materials, considering which one will work best.
The whole activity is based around a story of an explorer who is trapped in the North Pole and needs food supplies, and of course, his favourite food is egg!
Read the instructions to your class before putting them into groups of 2 or 3. Encourage them to hunt out different natural materials that they think will protect them egg from breaking. Once they have padded out the tubs, give them the egg and see if it works by dropping it from a good height!
To save on money and waste, if an egg does not break, it can be re-used by the following team.
Once the challenge is complete each student can fill in an evaluation sheet.
Resources needed:
Supply of natural materials in an outdoor space
Activity sheets
Small tubs (big 500ml or similar)
Somewhere high to drop the eggs from (first floor or second floor)
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Den building, nature watching, gardening, digging, and even fire making! Outdoor learning is becoming a stand-alone subject as it has huge benefits to children’s development. Not only this, but the kids love it! This pack contains 20 task cards each with an outdoor based activity, some more challenging than others. They are perfect for an outdoor learning session in school, at camp, or even as a way to keep your children busy in the summer holidays!
Contents
- 20 x Outdoor Activity Task Cards
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Get outside and Enjoy!
This is a great STEM team building activity that’ll get your class working together as they create their own giant marble runs following the criteria given on the task cards. This activity works best outside in groups of 4 or 5. Each group will need a set of different sized drain pipes to create their marble run. Your caretaker will often be very good at getting hold of these! If not, a letter out to parents will often bring in way more than you need.
To make the marble run you class can use a combination of propping the pipes up on things and supporting them themselves. The less things you have to prop the pipes up, the bigger the group sizes need to be. This activity work really well at the start of the year or just as a fun brain break.
**Resources needed:
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Task Cards
Cut up drain pipes
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A set of NO PREP differentiated practise questions and word problems using the bar model focussing on addition and subtraction for years 5 - 6. The bar model is great to help children visualise and solve problems and is becoming much more widely used across schools. This pack will guide your children through the idea while giving them loads of practise at using it with and without word problems.
Contents
- 2 Sets of differentiated practise questions with challenge word problems
- 3 Sets of differentiated word problems
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Check out our Bar Model resources for other ages
Years 1 - 2
Years 3 - 4
Years 5 - 6
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The pack is a great way to get your children outdoors learning and exploring lines of symmetry. There are different activities and worksheets that will get your children exploring the outdoors while thinking about and creating patterns and shapes with one and more lines of symmetry. We have aimed this pack at years 3 – 5, however it can be used in most years with different levels of support and outcomes.
Contents:
- 1 x Symmetry Collecting Worksheet
- 1 x Stick Bugs Activity Task Card
- 1 x Symmetry Hunt Worksheet
- 9 x Natural Symmetry Task Cards
We hope you enjoy these as much as we did!
These Solar System Dominoes are perfect for an extension activity or an end of unit refresher, and best of all, we are giving them away for free! The children must match the facts with the correct planet in order to complete the dominoes. They can be used individually, in pairs, or as a whole class.
- Individual: Complete the dominoes puzzle
- Pairs: Take it in turns to complete the puzzle
- Class: Give each child a card and get them to make a line by matching the facts and planets.
A FREE sample of our pirate themed addition and subtraction word problems using the bar model.
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A set of pirate themed NO PREP differentiated word problems using the bar model strategy, focussing on addition and subtraction for years 4 and 5. The bar model is great to help children visualise and solve problems and is becoming much more widely used across schools. This pack will guide your children through the idea, giving them loads of practise at applying it to word problems.
The full pack contains 3 sets of word problem sheets each with 3 levels of differentiation.
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A highly visual and interactive PowerPoint and quiz on microorganisms that looks at bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and algae. It’s perfect for introducing this microscopic science topic or as a quick lesson recap.
Contents
- Slides 1 – 4: Introduction
- Slides 5 – 11: Meet The Bacteria
- Slides 12 – 17: Meet The Virus
- Slides 18 – 21: Meet The Fungi
- Slides 22 – 27: Meet The Protists (Protozoa & Algae)
- Slides 28 – 49: Microorganisms Quiz
- Slide 50: Conclusion
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These Exciting Electricity Worksheets / Activities, Circuit Building task cards and PowerPoint are the perfect interactive introduction or recap for your electricity topic.
It will teach your children general information about electricity, energy types, circuit symbols, complete circuits, and conductors / insulators as well as giving them a chance to take part in practical activities.
This bundle includes the following products:
Exciting Electricity PowerPoint / Game
Contents:
- Slides 1 – 8: Introduction
- Slides 9 – 30: Game 1 (What type of energy)
- Slides 31 – 45: Game 2 (Know your symbols)
- Slides 46 – 48: Circuits
Exciting Electricity Worksheets / Activities:
Contents:
- x 2 ‘Know Your Symbols’ (Cut and stick)
- x 3 ‘Will It Light?’ (Working out if the circuit is complete)
- x 1 ‘Will It Conduct?’ (Testing materials to see if they conduct
electricity)
- x 1 ‘Conductor Or Insulator?’ (Cut and stick)
Electricity Circuit Building Activity:
A set of differentiated circuit task cards.
This can be done using electrical components or our symbol cards provided.
Contents:
- x 14 Electricity circuit diagram cards
- Electrical components symbol cards
We hope you enjoy!
A great FREE activity for Halloween, a topic on African tribes, or just for fun, this mask activity will let your class’ imagination run wild. After completing the design sheet then choosing and cutting out a template they will head outside to find natural materials that they’ll use to create their mask.
Sticking the natural materials onto the mask is a great temporary solution for this activity, however if you want them to last longer it is a good idea to then laminate the masks.
Resources needed:
Design sheet
Crayons
Templates
Scissors
Glue
Stapler (optional)
Laminator (optional)
-Outdoor space with
natural materials
Check out our other outdoor Halloween resources:
My Magical Potion
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A FREE sample of our pirate themed addition and subtraction word problems using the bar model.
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A set of Christmas themed NO PREP differentiated word problems using the bar model strategy, focussing on addition and subtraction for grades 1 - 2. The bar model is great to help children visualise and solve problems and is becoming much more widely used across schools. This pack will guide your children through the idea, giving them loads of practise at applying it to word problems.
The full pack contains 3 sets of word problem sheets each with 3 levels of differentiation.
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This is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for learning or revising colors in Spanish. This is a great way to have students review their Spanish vocabulary and not even realize that they are learning! They will be engaged and excited with this addictive activity.
A second copy is included if you would like students to fill the translation for each color.
Vocabulary included:
dark
dull
bright
red
yellow
orange
pink
green
black
grey
brown
Folding and playing directions are also included.
Have fun!
Check out our other Spanish Vocab Cootie Catchers!
Numbers
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A FREE sample of our Christmas themed addition and subtraction word problems using the bar model.
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A set of Christmas themed NO PREP differentiated word problems using the bar model strategy, focussing on addition and subtraction for years 3 and 4. The bar model is great to help children visualise and solve problems and is becoming much more widely used across schools. This pack will guide your children through the idea, giving them loads of practise at applying it to word problems.
The full pack contains 3 sets of word problem sheets each with 3 levels of differentiation.
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A FREE sample of our Christmas themed addition and subtraction word problems using the bar model.
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A set of Christmas themed NO PREP differentiated word problems using the bar model strategy, focussing on addition and subtraction for years 5 and 6. The bar model is great to help children visualise and solve problems and is becoming much more widely used across schools. This pack will guide your children through the idea, giving them loads of practise at applying it to word problems.
The full pack contains 3 sets of word problem sheets each with 3 levels of differentiation.
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A FREE sample of our pirate themed addition and subtraction word problems using the bar model.
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A set of pirate themed NO PREP differentiated word problems using the bar model strategy, focussing on addition and subtraction for grades 3 - 4. The bar model is great to help children visualise and solve problems and is becoming much more widely used across schools. This pack will guide your children through the idea, giving them loads of practise at applying it to word problems.
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A set of pirate themed NO PREP differentiated word problems using the bar model strategy, focussing on addition and subtraction for years 5 and 6. The bar model is great to help children visualise and solve problems and is becoming much more widely used across schools. This pack will guide your children through the idea, giving them loads of practise at applying it to word problems.
This pack contains 3 sets of word problem sheets each with 3 levels of differentiation.
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Use these math puzzles for your students to practice column addition. They are great for a fun extension or recap activity however can easily be used as a full lesson activity. I have used these to great success over the last few weeks. My children have loved them and are now pros at column addition!
**Contents: **
3 x differentiated Tarsia puzzles each containing
Muddled up puzzle worksheet
Complete puzzle worksheet
Check out our other Math Tarsia Puzzles
Multiplying and Dividing by 10, 100, and 1000
Fractions of Numbers
Equivalent Fractions
Times Tables Tarsia Puzzle Activity
Number Bond Tarsia Puzzles: 100, 500, and 1000
Measurement Conversion Tarsia Puzzles: MM, CM, and Meters
Long Multiplication Tarsia Puzzle Activity
Long Division Tarsia Puzzle Activity
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A big set of literacy games that are perfect for a mid lesson brain break or as some fun lesson starters to get your classes minds in gear! Each game is designed to help improve literacy skills, from reading to spelling and writing, they have it all!
Contents
- Slides 1 – 15: The Riddle Challenge
- Slides 16 – 34: Amazing Anagrams
- Slides 35 – 41: Describe The Picture
- Slides 42 – 47: The Persuasion Game
- Slides 48 – 55: The Alphabet Game
- Slides 56 – 60: Compare And Contrast
- Slides 61 – 66: Complete The Sentence
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A 53 slide interactive PowerPoint and quiz on figurative language that looks at similes, metaphors, personification, and alliteration. Perfect for a lesson introduction or recap.
TOP TIP: Make the quiz interactive by getting the children to write their answers on whiteboards.
Contents
- Slides 1 - 4: Introduction
- Slides 5 - 10: Similes
- Slides 11 - 15: Metaphors
- Slides 16 - 19: Alliteration
- Slides 20 - 23: Personification
- Slides 24 - 52: Quiz
- Slide 53: Conclusion
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