Transition Booklet for KS1/ KS2 - end of year, new class, social story.
Pages 1 - 6 Booklet Cover page (Year 1 - 6)
Page 7 About Me page (name, age, space for a photo, likes/dislikes)
Page 8 Introduction to transition
Page 9 New teacher’s name and space for a photo/ drawing
Page 10 A note from new teacher (to be completed by the teacher)
Pages 11 - 13 Introducing the staff (space for photos and notes to be completed by the Year Group staff)
Page 14 For photos/ drawings of a new classroom
Page 15 New Classroom scavenger hunt activity
Pages 16 - 18 For photos/ drawings of the areas in the new year group (playground, toilets, lunch trolley, etc.)
Page 19 Things that will stay the same in the new year group (to be completed with the pupil)
Page 20 Things that will be different in the new year group (to be completed with the pupil)
Page 21 Blank page
Page 22 Closing page
Page 23 Credits page
For most pupils, transition to a new Year group is an exciting time. For some, however, it can be worrying and unsettling. This booklet is created to be used in KS1 and KS2. Teachers and teaching assistants work on completing the booklet together with their pupils, once completed - the book can be used as a Transition Social Story.
The document is in .pdf format and not editable. 23 pages included.
Create a powerful display to promote British Values in your school / classroom / nursery with these child friendly posters. Over 10 posters included (some with variations). The posters depict and explain democracy, the rule of law, mutual respect, individual liberty and tolerance to those of different faiths and beliefs.
Every school in England must promote British values in their SMSC development, which is particularly important to Ofsted. This set is perfect for that!
The document is in .pdf format (not editable) however if you have any suggestions, my email address can be found on the last page of the resource.
Update: A version with a different font has been now added.
8 activities to be used during beginning of the new school year /transition period. Suitable for KS1/ KS2
Activity 1 - About me page template (to colour and fill in)
Activity 2 - Find someone who bingo page
Activity 3 - About me passport page (fill in activity)
Activity 4 - About me shield page (to colour and fill in)
Activity 5 - About me bunting/flag page (to colour and fill in)
Activity 6 - How well do you know your teacher? (quiz)
Activity 7 - I Spy in the classroom (classroom hunt using the alphabet)
Activity 8 - Birthday Cards templates (decorate a card for your classmate’s birthday)
The file is in .pdf format and not editable. If you require any changes, please send us an email.
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This resource contains 20 + spelling activities and games.
Suitable for any word list (KS1, KS2)
Almost no prep needed apart from printing (some games require a dice or a spinner).
Can be used year after year making it a great investment!
Activities include: secret code writing; spelling battleships; look/say/cover/write/check; iPad spellings; postcard writing; word search making; rainbow spelling; dictionary work; word webs; word swirls; spelling hangman; board game; word families; comic strips and more!
SECONDARY TRANSITION ACTIVITIES
For year 6 pupils to help with transition into secondary school. KS2 to KS3.
Suitable for the last summer term / for in class or as part of home learning.
The 9 activities include:
Secondary school web quest
Learn the lingo
My travel plan
Timetable
School equipment
My dream timetable
Form tutor
Draw your form tutor
Agony Aunt letters /scenarios to discuss common fears
The document is in .pdf file and is NOT editable. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you need any changes making.
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HoppyTimes
Everything you need for a display on Ancient Greece.
* Header (can be enlarged or printed as A3)
* 12 posters with short descritptions
* 12 Ancient Greece timeline cards (2 per page)
* 60 Keywords (not all shown)
A great set to enhance your Maths lessons on addition, decimals, money and worded problems.
Activities suitable for KS2 Years 4 - 6. All prices are shown in £ (e.g. £1.35)
Page 1 - Cover Page
Page 2 - McDonald's Menu
Page 3 - 5 Activities (find the price from the menu; compare the prices using < = >; add up the totals for the order; worded problems, e.g. Choose a drink and a side dish, how much would you pay altogether?)
Page 6 - Credits Page
*Please note, all images were found on websites that allow free commercial usage and sharing.
KS2 Science PowerPoint Lesson and worksheets on water transport in plants.
This is the third lesson in a series of Year 3 Science lessons on Plants. Corresponds to the Year 3 Science statutory requirements: investigate the way in which water is transported within plants.
18 pages including the front cover and Hoppy Times terms and conditions.
In this lesson, students learn the meaning of the plant water transport system; learn to explain how water travels through the xylem tubes of a plant in the process called capillary action; predict and discuss why water is important to each part of a plant; they are also encouraged to make up a dance to explain how the water transport in plants works. Resources needed for the lesson: PowerPoint (included); differentiated worksheets (1 per student); celery stalks cut into smaller pieces for observation of xylem.
Independent worksheets included (differentiated 3 ways).
The PowerPoint text is editable, making it easier to customise and tailor to the needs of your class.
I will also be uploading a Capillary Action investigation to go as an extension to this lesson. Please check back soon.
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Rainforest Layers Worksheet
Easy to use activity on rainforests and their main layers - emergent, canopy, understory, forest floor. The students can either colour in the main picture of the layers (page one), then cut along the dotted lines and write information under each flap or cut and stick the animal pictures (page two) and match them to the correct layer.
Possible answers for the animals and layers matching included (page three).
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Fronted Adverbials Lesson (English, SPaG)
An introductory PowerPoint lesson on fronted adverbials. Children go on a journey with Harry Potter characters and recap what makes a sentence a sentence; how we can extend sentences; what an adverbial is; what makes an adverbial a fronted adverbial and how to punctuate it. A few practice pages also included. Can be used as a whole lesson.
Suitable for KS2
Fully editable text to tailor to the needs of your class.
A PowerPoint Lesson introducing the Present Perfect Tense. Over 20 slides packed with explanations and practice materials -identifying verbs; looking for differences between Simple Past and Present Perfect; common uses; forming Present Perfect.
Most text can be edited to suit the needs of your pupils. Blank slide included. pptx format
Thank you for taking a look!
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A Geography PowerPoint lesson and 2 worksheets on the topic of Plate Tectonics. The PowerPoint teaches pupils about tectonic plates and the three main types of boundaries - convergent, divergent, transform.
Suitable for KS2/KS3. 16 slides in total - including the cover page and the credits page. 2 pages of worksheets.
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Tolerance Value Display
Remind your students about Tolerance with this simple but powerful display kit.
The kit includes: main poster (A4); word cards (x2 per A4 page); Tolerance letters in blue and white ; pictures of the globe and children.
Sizes can be altered when printing. Suitable for KS2/3. In .pdf format (not editable).
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KS2 Science PowerPoint Lesson and worksheets
This is the first lesson in a series of Year 3 Science lessons on Plants. Corresponds to the Year 3 Science statutory requirements: identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants: roots, stem/trunk, leaves and flowers. Can also be used as an introduction to plants lesson in Year 2.
19 pages that will take your students on an exploratory journey to recap and discover different plant parts and their functions.
The PowerPoint includes a starter, a number of engaging activities, an opportunity for independent work and assessment. The worksheets that go with the lesson are: Label Parts of a Plant (easier and harder), KWL chart and a template for creating their own plant.
The PowePoint is fully editable, making it easier to customise and tailor to the needs of your class.
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A handy set of 42 vocabulary keywords on the World War One topic. Great for your word walls or displays!
The keywords include:
trench
frontline
Support line
Reserve line
The Allies
No Man's Land
soldier
alliance
rationing
poppy
assassination
Franz Ferdinand
Central Powers
Christmas truce
air raid
siren
gas mask
propaganda
Zeppelin
tank
Balkans
barbed wire
armistice
truce
airplane
artillery
barrage
bolt hole
battalions
empire
Home Front
gas
shrapnel
Red Cross
grenade
victory
mobilisation
infantry
mortar
revolution
These are in PDF format; 2 card per A4 page. Printer settings can be altered to change the size. Just print and laminate for durability.
The resource follows the National Curriculum guidelines for Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar in Upper KS2 (Years 5 and 6)
This HUGE set will give you everything you need for your SPaG wall. Included are 31 posters and 22 vocabulary cards on various SPaG topics.
Posters: suffixes (converting nouns and adjectives into verbs); prefixes (changing meaning of verbs); relative clauses; embedded relative clauses; relative pronouns; modal verbs; types of modal verbs; parenthesis; brackets; dashes; commas; commas to avoid ambiguity; paragraph cohesion; formal and informal language; passive voice; layout devices; subjunctive mood; ellipsis; semi-colon; colon; hyphen; antonyms; synonyms.
Can be printed as A4 or A3 (just change the settings on your Print page). The posters can also be scaled down (choose Multiple on the Print page) and used as reference cards - the choice is yours!
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Le Navet Geant / The Giant Turnip French
A PowerPoint containing a short version of the Giant Turnip story in French.
10 pages with colourful illustrations and text accompanied by sound. To hear the story being read, just press on the text on each slide.
Le Navet Geant PowerPoint is suitable for KS2 French lessons (topics - Family, Pets, In the Garden). The story can also be used in assemblies or for a French performance.
The resource comes in a zipped file and includes a PowerPoint presentation and wave sound files. The text is editable.
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This fun quiz consists of 25 multiple choice questions about summer. Recording sheet included. Editable text. Great end of year activity. Suitable for KS2 - KS3
Two posters illustrating column addition and subtraction without exchange. Extra versions included with different wording instead of "no exchange" - "no regrouping", "no carry over", "no borrowing".
A4 size, can be printed larger with no quality lost, can also be scaled down and used as reference cards.
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This is a free Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Practice Paper with 50 questions. Based on 2017 SPaG SATs Test. Great for revision in Year 6 KS2.
Questions include: word classes, active/passive voice, subordinate and main clauses, commas in lists, embedded clauses, relative clauses and many more.
Answers included.
This resource is completely free. Hope you and your students find it helpful.
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