Hi! I'm Marie. From experience as a primary teacher, I enjoy creating sets of teaching resources (often with my own illustrations!) for introducing and teaching school topics, and with practical activities. Hope you find something useful. Happy teaching! :)
Hi! I'm Marie. From experience as a primary teacher, I enjoy creating sets of teaching resources (often with my own illustrations!) for introducing and teaching school topics, and with practical activities. Hope you find something useful. Happy teaching! :)
A set of posters to learn about dinosaurs, dinosaur groups, time line, size, their diets (predator or prey) and types of food they ate.
A lot of useful information that can be used for independent research and for display.
If you would like follow-up activities, please check my set of Dinosaurs Worksheets and Word Mat (vocabulary) for independent writing (sold separately).
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dinosaurs-worksheets-11534907
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dinosaurs-word-mat-11652200
For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources
Thanks for looking :)
Set of worksheets to learn about characters and story structure based on the story of Jack and The Beanstalk.
Activities include oral retelling, sequencing events, identifying different parts of the story, describing characters & setting, and creative writing.
Set includes:
• Tell The Tale – story pictures for sequencing and oral retelling
• What Happens Next? –cut and paste pictures and text in the correct sequence
• Story Map - complete a map with captions
• Story Sequence – blank sheet for writing
• Story Structure – list characters, settings, events and resolution
• Character Portrait – illustrate and describe one character
• Describing Characters – use adjectives word bank
• Describing Setting – list adjectives for the castle; describe how it feels walking inside the giant’s castle
• Blank sheets for rewriting the story
For additional resources based on the story of Jack and The Beanstalk, please check my PowerPoint and Bingo Game.
For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources
Thanks for looking :)
Printable story of Hansel & Gretel and comprehension worksheets for assessing understanding.
Activities include reading and answering questions and comparing different versions to write a book review.
Set includes:
• Story of Hansel & Gretel – text
• Comprehension - text, questions, write a different ending
• True or False - identify which sentences are true or not and rewrite the false sentences so that they are true
• Book Review – compare 2 versions of the same story and record preferences
For additional resources based on the story of Hansel & Gretel please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources.
For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources
Thanks for looking :)
Set of worksheets to learn about characters and story structure based on the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Activities include oral retelling, sequencing events, identifying different parts of the story, describing characters, and creative writing.
Set Includes:
• Tell The Tale – story pictures for sequencing and oral retelling
• What Happens Next? –cut and paste pictures and text
• Story Map - complete a map with words and/or pictures
• Story Structure – list characters, settings, events and resolution
• Story Plot – write brief description for parts of the story (Beginning, Build-Up, Problem, Resolution, End)
• Character Portrait – illustrate and describe one character
• Describing Characters – use adjectives word bank
• Describing Settings – list adjectives for the woods; describe a walk in the woods
• Story Sequence – blank sheet for writing
• Sorry Card from Goldilocks or the bears
• Wanted Poster
• Goldilocks’ Choices - tick which statements are true
• True or False - identify which sentences are true or not and rewrite the false sentences so that they are true
For additional resources based on the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, please check my PowerPoint and Bingo Game.
For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources
Thanks for looking :)
Set of worksheets to learn about the different groups of animals from the Amazon rainforest including text for reading activities.
• Animals From The Amazon Rainforest – to know about groups of animals (mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects and spiders) found in the rainforest: text (2 pages) followed by labelling animals and questionnaire
• Where Do Animals Look For Food – to know how animals search for food among the different rainforest layers: text followed by questionnaire
• Predator or Prey? - to know which animals eat others: circle predator in each pair of animals
• Diets – Animals Groups – to know which animals are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores: complete table
• Diets – Animals Groups – easier: circle animals in different colours
• What’s For Dinner? Food Chain – to know that animals and plants are part of a food chain and who eats what : label in correct order
• An Animal From The Amazon – to describe in details an animal: illustrate and use word bank to label body parts and complete sentences
For more useful activities and resources about the Amazon rainforest and its animals, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources.
Hope that you like and find them useful. If you have any comments or recommendations to make, please do not hesitate to do so.
For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources
Thanks for looking :)
Printable story of Jack and The Beanstalk and comprehension worksheets for assessing understanding.
Activities include reading and answering questions and comparing different versions to write a book review.
Set includes:
• Story of Jack and The Beanstalk – text
• Comprehension - text, questions, write a different ending
• True or False - identify which sentences are true or not and rewrite the false sentences so that they are true
• Book Review – compare 2 versions of the same story and record preferences
For additional resources based on the story of Jack and The Beanstalk please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources.
For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources
Thanks for looking :)
Set of worksheets to learn about Africa, the African savannah and different groups of most popular African animals. Can be used as shared reading activities (Literacy)
• Africa – to know about the African continent: text followed by questions
• A Map of Africa – to know the names of seas and oceans around Africa and most well known features: label names
• Where is the African Savannah? – to know where the savannah is situated among other areas : colour areas
• Seasons – to know how seasons affect the environment and animals: text, colouring, questions
• African Savannah Animals - to know what is found in the savannah: text with blanks (use word bank to complete)
• Looking For Food – to know the groups of animals that live in the savannah: text followed by questions
• Predator or Prey? – to know which animals are hunted by others: circle the predator in each pair of animals
• Diets, Animal Groups – to know which animals are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores: complete table
• Diets, Animal Groups (easier) – to know which animals are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores: circle animal pictures in different colours
• What’s For Dinner, Food Chain – to know that plants and animals are part of a food chain, and who eats what: label animals and plants in the correct order
• An African Animal – to describe in details an animal: illustrate and use word bank to label body parts and complete sentences
• What Do You Know About The African Savannah? – use word bank
For more useful activities and resources, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources.
Hope that you like and find them useful. If you have any comments or recommendations to make, please do not hesitate to do so.
For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources
Thanks for looking :)
Suitable for Year 2
• Story of The Three Little Pigs – text
• Tell The Tale – story pictures for sequencing and oral retelling
• What Happens Next? –cut and paste pictures and text
• Story Map - complete a map with words and/or pictures
• What’s The Problem? – What happened when the wolf blew on the houses? use adjectives to describe each house and give a reason
• Story Structure – list characters, settings, events and resolution
• Character Portrait – illustrate and describe one character
• Describing Characters – use adjectives word bank
• Wolf’s Challenge - tick which statements are true
• True or False - identify which sentences are true or not and rewrite the false sentences so that they are true
• Story Sequence – blank sheet
• Story Plan – blank sheet
• writing sheet – blank x 2
• Wanted Poster x 2
• Word Mat - including verbs, adjectives, sentence starters
• Missing Words - use word bank to complete sentences
• Capital Letters – add the missing capital letters
• Speech Marks – add the missing speech marks
• Where is the punctuation? – add missing capital letters, full stop, commas, speech marks, exclamation marks
• Comprehension - 3 pages
Useful Tip! Use the PDF doc with your IWB to work through the pages with your children :)
Hope that you like and find them useful. If you have any comments or recommendations to make, please do not hesitate to do so.
For additional resources based on the story of The Three Little Pigs including Science & DT, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources.
For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources
Thanks for looking :)
Learn about the characteristic features of the Blitz in Britain during the Second World War, where bombing raids took place, how the bombing could be stopped and the different ways civilians protected themselves.
The set includes facts sheets/posters, real pictures (use as flashcards or posters), worksheets and planning.
Facts sheets/posters and real pictures:
• What was the Blitz?
• London Landmarks
• What could be done to stop the bombers?
• How did people protect themselves?
• The Blackout
• Gas Masks
Worksheets:
• What was the blitz? - Use word bank to write brief description
• What could be done to stop the bombers? - Describe 4 methods used
• How did people protect themselves? - Describe 4 methods used
• Ways families could protect themselves (table) - advantages and disadvantages
• The effects of air raids (blank) - Write an account from what you have read. What happened when the bomb landed? How were people who lived there affected?
I have also created additional sets (sold separately)
BRITAIN IN WW2 – Work Volunteers
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/britain-in-ww2-work-volunteers-11995179
BRITAIN IN WW2 – Children Evacuees
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/britain-in-ww2-children-evacuees-11995160
BRITAIN IN WW2 – Food Rationing
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/britain-in-ww2-food-rationing-11995169
For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources
Thanks for looking :)
3 Bingo mats with matching picture cards, matching names of African animals, and quiz like cards
For additional resources based on African animals, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources.
For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources
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Story prompts for creative writing
An alternative to story cubes, I have created a set of boards which can be used with a dice. Children record each word they land on and build sentences to create a story. Recording sheet, Story Plan worksheet and instructions included.
For more useful seaside activities, please check my set of worksheets and PowerPoint in my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources.
For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources
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This Bingo set is designed to reinforce the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears and provides lots of opportunities for teachers and children to talk about characters and story plot as they play!
Enables to identify and match different parts of the story and captions with pictures.
There are 3 different picture boards with matching sets of pictures and captions.
Captions and speech bubbles will need to be cut separately to create flash cards. Boards and flashcards can be laminated for durability if you wish to.
For additional resources based on the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, please check my PowerPoint and worksheets.
For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources
Thanks for looking :)
Based on story of Little Red Riding Hood.
A Bingo game that will encourage a lot of discussions as you play :)
Enables to identify and match different parts of the story and captions with pictures.
There are 3 different picture boards with matching sets of pictures and captions.
Captions and speech bubbles will need to be cut separately to create flash cards. Boards and flashcards can be laminated for durability if you wish to.
For additional resources based on the story of Little Red Riding Hood, please check my PowerPoint and worksheets.
For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources
Thanks for looking :)
Set of worksheets to learn about characters and story structure based on the story of Little Red Riding Hood.
Activities include oral retelling, sequencing events, identifying different parts of the story, describing characters & setting, and creative writing.
Set includes:
• Tell The Tale – story pictures for sequencing and oral retelling
• What Happens Next? –cut and paste pictures and text
• Story Map - complete a map with captions
• Story Structure – list characters, settings, events and resolution
• Story Sequence – blank sheet for writing
• True or False - identify which sentences are true or not and rewrite the false sentences so that they are true
• Character Portrait – illustrate and describe one character
• Describing Characters – use adjectives word bank
• Different Words! – Synonyms - Identify words from word bank that have the same meaning
• Describing Settings – list adjectives for the woods; describe a walk in the woods
• Treats for Grandma!! – write a list of foods
• Wanted Poster
For additional resources based on the story of Little Red Riding Hood, please check my PowerPoint and Bingo Game.
For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources
Thanks for looking :)
Worksheets based on DT Unit 2A / Vehicles where children design a space buggy, plan how they will make it and evaluate their finished work.
The set includes:
Information sheets and worksheets that can be to introduce the topic:
• text about space buggies used during the moon exploration followed by a questionnaire
• picture of a space buggy with names of parts followed by one that children can label
Front cover sheet and targets (objectives) sheet
Worksheets for DT activities:
Think of ideas for making your space buggy (purpose)
Draw how your space buggy will look like and label the parts (own design)
Draw how you will make your space buggy move and label the parts (wheels and axels)
Draw a logo for your space buggy, and tick what you will use to make your logo
Write a list of materials and tools that you will need to make your space buggy
Plan in which order you will make your own space buggy
What do you think of your finished vehicle? (Evaluation)
Worksheet for creative writing:
Write an exciting short story for a newspaper report which includes a space buggy (newspaper template)
For more useful Space activities and resources, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources.
For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources
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Set of posters and worksheets to learn about dinosaurs, time line, dinosaur groups, size, their diets (predator or prey) and types of food.
Activities include reading, completing sentences using word banks, and cut and paste pictures into different groups.
• Dinosaurs What do we know? - Complete information using word bank
• Facts About… 3 different worksheets - Complete information about a dinosaur using word bank
• Which One Is It? – Complete by choosing the right name
• Sorting Dinosaurs into herbivores and Carnivores – cut and paste pictures
• What Do You Know? 3 different worksheets - Write information, use word bank and Information Mat
• Dinosaurs Size – 2 different worksheets – Write number in sequence, write name of the dinosaur which is the shortest and longest, lightest and heaviest
• Dinosaurs Groups - Sorting into bird-hipped and lizard-hipped groups– cut and paste pictures
Hope that you like and find them useful. If you have any comments or recommendations to make, please do not hesitate to do so.
For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources
Thanks for looking :)
Fact sheets - for reading activities and independent research with clear information about most popular dinosaurs – use them as visual display resources in a Reading Corner, Writing Corner or on Topic Board.
If you would like follow-up activities, please check my set of Dinosaurs Worksheets (sold separately).
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dinosaurs-worksheets-11534907
For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources
Thanks for looking :)
Storytelling Picture Prompts – whole class/ group
Enables children to create a story with a mix of characters, settings and objects based on the traditional stories of Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, Jack and the Beanstalk, Goldilocks and Hansel and Gretel – includes some time connectives and speech/thinking bubbles.
Includes instructions for using them different ways.
Hope that you like and find them useful. If you have any comments or recommendations to make, please do not hesitate to do so.
For additional resources based on Traditional Stories, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources.
For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources
Thanks for looking :)
Storytelling Boards Game – up to 6 players
Enables children to create a story with a mix of characters, settings and objects based on the traditional stories of Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, Jack and the Beanstalk, Goldilocks and Hansel and Gretel – includes some time connectives and speech/thinking bubbles.
You will need set of boards for each pair or group, a dice and a worksheet each to record answers. Instruction sheet included.
For more writing prompts, please check my Storytelling Mats Bundle based on the same stories, with sentence starters, verbs and adjectives.
Hope that you like and find them useful. If you have any comments or recommendations to make, please do not hesitate to do so.
For additional resources based on Traditional Stories, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources.
For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources
Thanks for looking :)
Bundle of helpful word mats base on 5 traditional stories for independent writing - with sentence starters for each part of the story, verbs and adjectives.
Hope that you like and find them useful. If you have any comments or recommendations to make, please do not hesitate to do so.
For additional resources based on Traditional Stories, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources.
For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources
Thanks for looking :)