Hi! I currently work in London as a Deputy Headteacher. I love all things teaching and learning! I am extremely passionate about education and find researching and creating new strategies and ideas exciting. The world of teaching and leading in England is highly stressful and it's up to all of us to look after each other's well-being...I hope my resources save you some precious time.
Hi! I currently work in London as a Deputy Headteacher. I love all things teaching and learning! I am extremely passionate about education and find researching and creating new strategies and ideas exciting. The world of teaching and leading in England is highly stressful and it's up to all of us to look after each other's well-being...I hope my resources save you some precious time.
Such a fabulous animated film - www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGxmschhkNg
A fun week of English planning with resources including models for writing. An opportunity for extended writing around a meaningful and interesting topic. Suitable for Y1 - Y6. I wrote this plan for a whole-school English week to give teachers a break. Pupils access the activities at their own level.
If you have any questions or need any support, send me a message and I'll do anything I can to help. My resources use English spelling.
Please do review any resources that you download - many thanks!
67 flashcards covering all sounds from Phase 2 - Phase 5 in Letters and Sounds. This is one resource, which has been a saviour for many years now. Cut out and laminate the sounds and you have a great, durable set of sounds to aid the teaching of phonics.
Phase 2 - blue border
Phase 3 - orange border
Phase 5 - green border
One key element in the teaching of phonics is to revisit previous sounds taught - using these flashcards is a great way to do just that! Lots of games can be played using flashcards, including, 'your pile, my pile'.
I have uploaded them as a PDF file and also as a word document, in case you wish to edit.
Any questions, please just ask! Please check out my other resources...
A two week (10 lessons) English plan with resources for all activities. A fun and engaging way to excite KS1 pupils to write. Includes lots of different writing genres: instructional writing, descriptions, directional writing and much more.
If you do have any questions or need any support, please send me a message.
*My resources always take me a lot of time and effort to create so I hope that they help to save you some precious time - please do review my resources. Thank you!*
This resource is an enjoyable way to tackle preparation for the phonics screening. It can be used in class or sent home for homework.
-The first activity requires pupils to read gobbledygook (Pseudo) sentences.
-The second activity allows pupils to write their own gobbledygook sentences for others to read.
-There are also 30 alien cards (with alien picture and pseudo word) for pupils to play memory or snap with (fun to send home to get parents involved). These can be laminated to use again next year!
-There are also 12 blank cards so pupils can design their own alien and write their own pseudo words to include in the games. Pupils have lots of fun doing this!
-Also included is a 'real or rubbish' word game, where pupils need to sort real words from the fake words.
If you do have any questions or need any support, please send me a message.
*My resources always take me a lot of time and effort to create so I hope that they help to save you some precious time - please do review my resources. Thank you!*
A fun Christmas pack for the end of the Autumn term. The pack included exciting English and Maths activities. Guided your pupils through the activities or give them the booklet to work through independently while you take displays down or finish last minute jobs!
Any questions, just ask!
All of the Phase 2 sounds - one per slide. A fabulous resource for recapping sounds and initiating speaking. Each sound has two slides. On the second slide there are three images linking to the picture. This resource supports vocabulary building.
A fun science experiment with planning, presentation and resource sheets, which hits many objectives in Y3/4 and Y5/6. The experiment is linked to the three witches in Macbeth and engages children by combining potions and science!
All of the Phase 3 sounds - one per slide. A fabulous resource for recapping sounds and initiating speaking. Each sound has two slides. On the second slide there are three images linking to the picture. This resource supports vocabulary building.
Phase 5 sounds - one per slide. A fabulous resource for recapping sounds and initiating speaking. Each sound has two slides. On the second slide there are three images linking to the picture. This resource supports vocabulary building - there are easy and more complex words to broaden pupils' mental word banks.
1. General flashcards covering Phase 2 - 5
2. Word flashcards for Phase 5 sounds
3. Word flashcards (same as 2.), which continue pictures.
4. Phonics Screening example test.
The first 3 are great t laminate and use in teaching phonics . Also, a great resource for interventions.
Any questions, just ask! Thanks for looking.
Want a planning free weekend? This resource includes everything you need to teach your class about information leaflets. Follow a presentation as pupils learn about foxes and the features of an information leaflet. Included is an example leaflet on badgers so pupils can see exactly what is required of them. There are many resources, including a leaflet template and peer-assessment activity.
If you do have any questions or need any support, please send me a message.
*My resources always take me a lot of time and effort to create so I hope that they help to save you some precious time - please do review my resources. Thank you!*
With Euro 2016 just around the corner, engage your pupils with these exciting Maths and English lessons and have an easier week yourself,,.with all of the resources pre-prepared. Both boys and girls will enjoy these exciting lessons.
Maths lessons relate to fractions and problem solving with truly enjoyable lessons, that pupils will remember. For English, there is a variety of lessons, from leaflet writing to poem writing to ordering countries alphabetically.
There is also a grid so that every child in your class can have a football team for Euro 2016 - who in the class will win?!
If you do have any questions or need any support, please send me a message.
*My resources always take me a lot of time and effort to create so I hope that they help to save you some precious time - please do review my resources. Thank you!*
Three interesting poems , which highlight contemporary issues. These poems are a great stimulus for English lessons or as topic starters. There is writing paper so that pupils can create a poem in the same style. There are also comprehension questions for each poem.
All resources are in Word and can be edited and differentiated to suit your needs.
If you have any questions, please just ask.
Broaden pupils knowledge of important world events with this presentation and lesson ideas.
An engaging and visual presentation giving an event in history for all days in March, April and May. Events have been chosen because they are interesting for pupils, They range from disasters to politics to war to theater and everything in between. Included with the presentations are 10 exciting lesson ideas for each month! Can also be used for a fun assembly at the beginning of the relevant month.
Thank you for looking. Any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
An exciting Christmas bundle of high-quality, engaging resources, which can be easily adapted. Give yourself time to do the million and one other things you have to do at the end of the term!
Included in this pack is:
-Pack of 8 Maths/English activities
-Different Christmas-themed Maths problems and puzzles
-A funny quiz linked to major events that occurred
A fun and engaging activity pack. These 10 lessons can be done individually or stretched into longer learning journeys.
Planning - a brief description of 10 cross-curricular activities linked to: art, English, maths, history and geography.
Activities - resources linked to Anglo-Saxon times, including writing coded messages in Runes, understanding the story of St. Cuthbert and designing a Sutton Hoo mask.
There is also a useful list of Anglo-Saxon related websites attached.
If you do have any questions or need any support, please send me a message.
*My resources always take me a lot of time and effort to create so I hope that they help to save you some precious time - please do review my resources. Thank you!*
Broaden pupils knowledge of important world events with this presentation and lesson ideas.
An engaging and visual presentation giving an event in history for all days in December, January and February. Events have been chosen because they are interesting for pupils, They range from disasters to politics to war to theater and everything in between. Included with the presentations are 10 exciting lesson ideas for each month! Can also be used for a fun assembly at the beginning of the relevant month.
Thank you for looking. Any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Fancy a week without the stress of planning and making resources - here is an entire weeks worth of English and Maths resources linked to The Olympics.
18 Slides linked to activity sheets, which run through various English and Maths activities all linked to The Olympics, including:
-Creating a leaflet
-Writing a poem
-Creating a quiz
-Writing an article
-Problem solving (various)
-Word problems
-Sorting into a Venn diagram
Activity sheets are in Word so that they can easily be adapted. All resources are easy to adapt for different ages/levels. These activities will leave you with some lovely writing and Maths evidence. Lessons can easily be extended by creating longer learning journeys.
If you do have any questions or need any support, please send me a message.
*My resources always take me a lot of time and effort to create so I hope that they help to save you some precious time - please do review my resources. Thank you!*
Word flashcards for all sounds within Phase 2 of Letters and Sounds. There is also another set with visuals for independent or EAL learning. The two can be used together for matching games.
Laminate these word cards and you can use them for a multitude of games and teaching!
Included in the bundle is also a set of 67 colour-coded flashcards for all sounds in Phase 2, 3 and 5.
Thank you for looking...any questions, please ask!
