This unique and beautifully presented bundle of activities supports the use of effective talk partners in the classroom. Pack includes powerpoint explaining this ‘ins and outs’ of being a great talk partner, problem solving questions to develop those skills, end of week feedback forms, celebration posters/ lanyards and other display items. A brilliant resource to support a team work culture in the classroom where children build the confidence to communicate, problem solve, grow resilience and develop their character.

Use this spelling menu to provide more interesting ways of developing the children’s spelling. There are 20 activities the children can choose from.

A tried and tested, fun way for kids to develop quicker recall of the division facts for the times tables. Printable Connect 4 boards for X2 to x12 Times table games also available from my store.

Sorry-ish! X-Tables! This set of 4 board games is a brand new and unique way to develop your childrens’ confidence with their multiplication facts. Using the classic game of Sorry! (with a times tables twist), the children need to get their 4 coloured counters around the board and safely home to win the game. When landing on each square, have your children share the answer to the times table to the group. Pack includes 4 games: GAME 1: X2, X5 & X10 GAME 2: X3, X4 & X8 GAME 3: X6, X7 & X9 GAME 4: X7, X11 & X12 Cards Instructions All you need to add is 3 (or 4) counters of each colour per game. It is advised to print the cards as 2 pages per sheet (creating smaller cards) (All graphics created by cool classroom)

This activity pack provides differentiated worksheets for children to decide where is the best loaction for early settlers on a map. pack includes 3 levels full colour versions black and white versions for ink saving alternative creative writing task jpeg version of map for board display

A wonderful little folding booklet that can be used to help children transition into new classes as they share things about themselves with their new class or new teacher. instructions: Print on A3 Fold 3 times in half to get 8 boxes. when folden in half on the short edge, cut along the faint dotted line from the fold to the next intersection open up and fold lengthways push the sides together to create a folding booklet (this is me on the front)

Printable text and posters for display to support times table rock stars.

Dobble/ Spot it inspired game for helping children to read and recognise the Reception high frequency words. There’s a matching word on every card. Can the children spot it? 45 words included with a few animals thrown in! Included: A4 printable set individidual cards to print as needed. (suggested 6 per A4 page) a, all, am, and, are at, away, big, can, cat, come, dad, day, dog, for, get, go, going, he, I, in, is, it, like, look, me, mum, my, no, of, on, play, said, see, she the, they, this, to, up was, we, went, yes, you

Dobble/ Spot it inspired game for helping children to read and recognise the Year 2 Common Exception Words. There’s a matching word on every card. Can the children spot it? 57 words included (57/64 - note: there is no- cold, gold, told, every, prove, Mr, Mrs otherwise the maths wouldn’t work!) 57 cards on a pdf to be printed to your custom size. Suggested: print 6 cards per A4 page.

A fantastic new PowerPoint introducing and examining the elements of art for KS1 and KS2. This 33 slide PowerPoint explores the 7 elements and shows examples of artists renound for demonstrating them. Towards the end, explore the famous quote from Picasso ‘Every child is an artist’ and discuss if the childen agree. The activity starter promotes the use of the 7 elements as children recreate this important notion. Examples of previous children’s work included as examples.

A printable 8 page booklet for children to record their information on life in Ancient Egypt. For best results, print on A3 (and trim if required) 3 formats included: lines & blank pages, all blank pages, wider lines & blank pages Instructions to fold: Fold in half along the short side Fold again along the new short side Open up the previous fold and then fold along long side (this creates the 8 sections) Open up previous fold again. Cut from the middle fold to the first intersection Open all folds up Fold along the long side push from both short ends inwards forcing the pages to form (adjust fold as needed for the front cover to be in correct position

A printable 8 page booklet for children to record their information on life in the Stone Age. For best results, print on A3 (and trim if required) 3 formats included: lines & blank pages, all blank pages, wider lines & blank pages Instructions to fold: Fold in half along the short side Fold again along the new short side Open up the previous fold and then fold along long side (this creates the 8 sections) Open up previous fold again. Cut from the middle fold to the first intersection Open all folds up Fold along the long side push from both short ends inwards forcing the pages to form (adjust fold as needed for the front cover to be in correct position

The highly popular ‘This is Me’ booklet for class transitions but with a Y1 & Y2 friendlier fonts and themes.

Dobble/ Spot it inspired game for helping children to read and recognise the Phase 5 phonics sounds. There’s a matching sound on every card. Can the children spot it? All phase 5 sounds and additional phase 4 sounds to revisit (to make the game work but also gives another chance to use the sounds) Included: A4 printable set individidual cards to print as needed. (suggested 6 per A4 page)

A short PowerPoint inspired by Pie Corbett’s work to introduce really useful and creative sentence openers when writing facts. With whole class examples to have a go at, this a great resource to get you children writing more exciting non-fiction pieces.

“Ahoy there, me hearties! Gather round and listen to me tale. I’m Captain Blackbeard, and I’m on the hunt for the greatest treasure of all time! And I need your help to find it!” This wonderfully designed pirate themed coordinates resource comes with a lesson PowerPoint introducing coordinates, 3 exciting treasure map designs for the children to explore and a treasure map activity worksheet.

A Powerpoint to show examples of Zentangle Pumpkins and model how to draw one.

Activities for a Saxon day

Art Warm-up Activity- Print off the sheets of your choice Cut them up into random shapes children stick them onto sheet/ sketchbooks and continue the lines how they choose.