Hello! I'm Cynthia, and welcome to Glowing Pedagogy: Sparking Joy, Inspiring Minds!
At Glowing Pedagogy, we believe in creating connections, not just resources. Each product is thoughtfully designed to inspire teachers and pupils, bringing excitement, purpose, and joy to every learning experience. Specialising in literacy and phonics, our essential resources for EY to Year 1 are perfect for enriching both classroom and home-schooling environments.
Hello! I'm Cynthia, and welcome to Glowing Pedagogy: Sparking Joy, Inspiring Minds!
At Glowing Pedagogy, we believe in creating connections, not just resources. Each product is thoughtfully designed to inspire teachers and pupils, bringing excitement, purpose, and joy to every learning experience. Specialising in literacy and phonics, our essential resources for EY to Year 1 are perfect for enriching both classroom and home-schooling environments.
Engage your students this holiday season with our Halloween Would You Rather Questions package! Perfect for interactive classroom activities, this resource is designed to inspire creativity, critical thinking, and festive cheer.
The pack includes:
10 Festive Slides with colourful, Halloween-themed Would You Rather questions.
5 Customisable Templates to create your/your students’ own questions.
10 Black-and-White Headers for easy printing and classroom use.
2 Worksheets to tally student responses and count the totals.
2-Page Activity Ideas with suggestions on how to incorporate Would You Rather questions into your classroom routines, such as morning meetings, writing prompts, and counting activities.
Available Formats:
PowerPoint (PPT)
PDF
How to Use These Resources:
Morning Meetings: Start the day with a fun ‘Would You Rather’ question to engage students and foster connection.
Opinion Writing: Use the questions as writing prompts to help students express their thoughts and develop writing skills.
Interactive Games: Pair students up and let them take turns asking each other questions, promoting communication and active listening.
Maths Practice: Use tally marks or counting activities to track preferences and integrate maths into the fun.
Group Discussions: Spark meaningful conversations by encouraging students to explain their choices and practise reasoning.
And More: These versatile questions can be adapted for icebreakers, transitions, or even as brain breaks!
Thank you for stopping by! I hope you have a great time exploring and using these fun Halloween Would You Rather Questions Activities in your classroom! Enjoy the festive learning experience!
Would You Rather Questions: HALLOWEEN Edition - Slides, Templates and Printables - Fun Activities
Engage your students this holiday season with our Christmas Would You Rather Questions package! Perfect for interactive classroom activities, this resource is designed to inspire creativity, critical thinking, and holiday cheer.
The pack includes:
10 Festive Slides with colorful, Christmas-themed Would You Rather questions.
5 Customizable Templates for students to create their own questions.
10 Black-and-White Headers for easy printing and classroom use.
2 Worksheets to tally student responses and count the totals.
A detailed Activity Guide with ideas on how to incorporate Would You Rather questions into your classroom routines, such as morning meetings, writing prompts, and counting activities.
Available Formats:
PowerPoint (PPT)
PDF
How to Use These Resources?
10 Festive Slides with colorful, Christmas-themed Would You Rather questions.
-5 Customizable Templates for students to create their own questions.
-10 Black-and-White Headers for easy printing and classroom use.
-2 Worksheets to tally student responses and count the totals.
-2-Page Activity Ideas with ideas on how to incorporate Would You Rather questions into your classroom routines, such as morning meetings, writing prompts, and counting activities.
Thank you for stopping by! I hope you have a great time exploring and using these fun Would You Rather Questions Activities in your classroom! Enjoy the festive learning experience!
Would You Rather Questions: Christmas Edition Slides, Templates and Printables
Explore the fascinating differences between fiction and non-fiction with our engaging worksheets, perfect for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 learners.
8 Pages of Fiction Vs. Non-Fiction Key Differences and Worksheets for KS1: This set includes 3 worksheets outlining the key differences between fiction and non-fiction, available in both colourful and black-and-white versions (the content remains the same, but the colours vary). Additionally, there are 2 colourful worksheets for sorting fiction vs. non-fiction books, and 1 black-and-white worksheet for writing the names of fiction and non-fiction books.
Fiction Vs. Non-Fiction Key Differences for KS2: Designed for older primary students, this set contains 2 worksheets highlighting the key differences between fiction and non-fiction, with one available in colour and one in black-and-white.
These worksheets provide an excellent way for children to understand and distinguish between these two categories of books, fostering their reading comprehension and classification skills.
Fiction Vs. Non-Fiction: Key Differences and Worksheets for Primary Students
Looking for engaging ESL Present Simple posters to enhance your students’ understanding of Present Simple tense? These colorful, easy-to-understand posters are perfect for ESL teachers looking to introduce or reinforce the Present Simple tense in their classrooms. Ideal for ESL/EFL/ELD learners and English language classrooms, these posters help students grasp how to form affirmative sentences, questions, and negative statements.
This ESL teaching resource includes clear visual aids for each form of the Present Simple. Perfect for use as classroom décor, interactive lessons, or even remote learning. Whether you’re teaching Present Simple tense rules, conducting grammar exercises, or focusing on sentence structure, these posters make it easier for students to visualize and apply the grammar concepts.
ESL Present Simple Posters – Effective Way to Teach Affirmative, Negative, and Question Forms
Unlock the power of learning with our 41-pageAlphabet Printables for Kids - Flashcards & Drawing Mats for Early Learning, designed to make early education engaging and sustainable. Each A-4-page features two versatile printables that can be used as flashcards or activity mats, perfect for reinforcing beginning sounds through creative drawing exercises. These resources are not only educational but also eco-friendly, printed in black ink to reduce environmental impact. By choosing our Alphabet Printables, you’re helping to protect our planet while providing students with valuable learning tools. Ideal for teachers, parents, and homeschoolers committed to a greener future.
You can display them on the wall for group activities, encouraging children to draw images that match the beginning sound, or print individual sets for each child to create their own personalized phonics booklet.
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Alphabet Flashcards Printables | Phonics Song for Children
Transform early literacy learning with our Alphabet Display Flashcards and Worksheets! This comprehensive 104-page resource is designed to support phonics instruction and vocabulary development.
Part 1: Flashcards featuring letters, images, and words to enhance vocabulary building and letter recognition.
Part 2: Flashcards with letters and images only, designed to foster independent sound-to-image connections and boost phonemic awareness.
Part 3: Flashcards with letters that are perfect for use as mats and for creating personalized phonics booklets, providing versatile hands-on learning experiences.
Part 4: Eco-friendly black and white worksheets that can be used as mats or compiled into custom phonics booklets, combining sustainability with effective learning.
Ideal for teachers, parents, and homeschoolers, this resource integrates seamlessly with interactive phonics activities and is a valuable addition to any early education toolkit. Use alongside Patty Shulka’s Phonics Song for a dynamic and engaging learning experience. Perfect for enhancing classroom settings or home learning environments while promoting eco-conscious practices.
CVC WORDS FOR KINDERGARTEN | Short a
15 Pages of Engaging and Differentiated Learning for Early Readers
Boost your students’ reading and writing skills with our comprehensive CVC Words Short a Printables pack! Perfect for early readers and designed to support various learning styles, this 15-page resource is a must-have for any primary classroom.
What’s Included:
CVC Words Flashcards featuring vibrant images to help students easily connect words with their meanings.
CVC Words Writing Mats available in both colorful and black-and-white versions, with differentiated levels to meet the needs of all learners.
Why Choose This Resource?
Versatile Use: Ideal for literacy centers, guided reading, and homework activities.
Friendly: Easy to print, prep, and use-saving you valuable time.
Engagement-Focused: Fun, colorful, and interactive to keep students motivated and excited about learning.
Unlock the power of storytelling with our 21-Page Story Sequencing and Retelling Worksheet Templates designed specifically for primary students! This comprehensive toolkit features differentiated activities tailored to accommodate various learning levels, ensuring that all students, from beginners to advanced learners, can engage meaningfully with the material.
Each worksheet template is crafted to enhance story comprehension, critical thinking, and language development through fun and interactive sequencing and retelling exercises. Educators will find a variety of engaging formats, including cut-and-paste activities, visual sequencing charts, and writing prompts that encourage students to retell their favourite stories.
Perfect for use in literacy lessons, reading workshops, and homework assignments, these versatile templates make it easy to support diverse learning needs in the classroom. Help your students build essential skills in a creative way with this essential resource!
Key Features:
21 engaging worksheet templates
Differentiated activities for all proficiency levels
Focus on story comprehension and critical thinking
Ideal for primary education and early literacy development
Empower your students’ storytelling abilities with this Story Sequencing and Retelling Toolkit today!
Sequencing and Retelling Worksheet Templates for Primary Students: Differentiated Activities
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Discover our 23-page Grandad’s Camper Vocabulary & Nouns Resource, inspired by the delightful book Grandad’s Camper by Harry Woodgate. This comprehensive resource is designed to enhance vocabulary development and language skills through a variety of engaging activities. You will find the same document available in both PDF and PowerPoint formats for versatile use in your classroom!
Key Features:
Vocabulary Display: Beautifully illustrated pages for word association, making vocabulary learning fun and interactive.
Vocabulary Practice: Encourages students to read and write, reinforcing understanding through practical exercises.
Creative Expression: Promotes creativity by allowing students to illustrate words, bringing vocabulary to life through drawing.
Word Challenge: Features exciting word search and crossword puzzles that make learning new words entertaining and engaging.
Building Sentences: Includes mats for sentence construction, helping students develop their language skills and confidence in writing.
Nouns Exploration: Clear definitions of nouns to support understanding of their usage in context.
Nouns Practice: Interactive activities for identifying nouns by ticking and circling them, enhancing recognition and comprehension.
This resource is perfect for teachers looking to integrate literature into vocabulary lessons, making learning both enjoyable and effective. Available in both PDF and PowerPoint formats for easy integration into your teaching tools!
Grandad’s Camper Vocabulary & Nouns Resource | 23 Engaging Pages for Language Development PDF & PPT
Dive into 17 meticulously crafted pages, drawing inspiration from the captivating “Astro Girl” by Ken Wilson-Max.
Vocabulary Display: Engaging visuals for word association
Vocabulary Practice: Trace, read, and match
Creative Expression: Read words and bring them to life through drawing
Word Challenge: Exciting word search and crossword puzzle
Building Sentences: Interactive sentence mats for language development
Empower your young learners with a fun and educational experience that reinforces vocabulary and sentence-building skills. Spark their curiosity with this delightful resource.
ASTRO GIRL VOCABULARY AND SENTENCES
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Enhance your classroom with these vibrant Cave Baby Adjectives and Nouns Posters! This set of 5 printables features characters from the beloved book Cave Baby and defines key adjectives and nouns in a fun, creative way. Each poster highlights important vocabulary connected to the story, making it an excellent resource for reinforcing language concepts. Perfect for young learners, these posters provide visual examples like “woolly mammoth” and “playful baby,” directly tied to Cave Baby’s adventures.
Number of pages: 5
Format: PDF
CAVE BABY ADJECTIVES AND NOUNS POSTERS
This 10-page vocabulary and sentence-building resource focuses on characters from I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen. Designed to boost vocabulary and writing skills, students will engage with 8 key vocabulary words and use corresponding worksheets to craft sentences inspired by the story’s characters. Ideal for reinforcing comprehension, sentence structure, and creative writing in early learners.
Number of pages: 10
Format: PDF
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Description: Discover the ultimate Cave Baby Animal Adjective Cards designed to boost your students’ descriptive language skills! This differentiated activity features fill-in-the-blank cards for describing animals from Cave Baby. The resource includes 7 unique types of cards tailored to various learning needs, with options in both colourful and black-and-white sets. Additionally, you will find an extra file with animals and adjectives for a complementary activity to describe the animals and enhance vocabulary. Perfect for early years and KS1 classrooms, this 56-page pack supports vocabulary development, phonics practice, sentence formation, and enhancement of adjectives.
Number of pages: 58
Format: PDF
Cave Baby Animal Adjective Cards: What is the (animal) like - Differentiated Activity
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Make learning about the moon fun with this Moon Fact or Fiction Interactive Digital Game! Designed for Year 1 and Year 2 students, this no-prep, interactive slide game features 32 pages, including 1 page with a clear definition and 31 pages of exciting fact-or-fiction questions. Perfect for KS1, this interactive quiz-style activity engages kids with moon facts in a fun, digital format. Ideal for elementary classrooms, it’s a fantastic addition to any space-themed unit or science lesson, and it’s ready to use—no printing required!
Moon Fact or Fiction Interactive Digital Game for Kids
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Tricky Words Sentence Cards List 6
Boost your students reading journey with Tricky Words Sentence Cards List 6 Printables and watch their confidence soar!
Ideal For:
Primary school students
Home schooling sessions
Supplemental reading practice
Classroom centers and group activities
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My students adore these resources, and I’m sure yours will too. Most importantly, these resources are highly effective.
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Boost your students reading journey with Tricky Words Sentence Cards - List 5 Printables and watch their confidence soar!
Ideal For:
Primary school students
Home schooling sessions
Supplemental reading practice
Classroom centers and group activities
These resources might interest you
My students adore these resources, and I’m sure yours will too. Most importantly, these resources are highly effective.
Tricky Words Display
Tricky Words Display Flowers
Tricky Words Worksheets
Tricky Words Sentence Cards List 1
Tricky Words Sentence Cards List 2
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Tricky Words Sentence Cards List 4
Enhance your students’ reading and writing skills with our Tricky Words Sentence Cards List 4. These educational printable cards are designed to help young learners master tricky sight words through engaging sentence-building activities. Perfect for phonics lessons and reading practice, these sentence cards are an invaluable resource for any classroom or homeschooling setup. Ideal for teachers looking to improve literacy and word recognition skills in their students.
These resources might interest you
My students adore these resources, and I’m sure yours will too. Most importantly, these resources are highly effective.
Tricky Words Display
Tricky Words Display Flowers
Tricky Words Worksheets
Tricky Words Sentence Cards List 1
Tricky Words Sentence Cards List 2
Tricky Words Sentence Cards List 3
7.Tricky Words Sentence Cards List 4
8. Tricky Words Sentence Cards List 5
Tricky Words Sentence Cards List 6
Enhance your students’ reading and writing skills with our Tricky Words Sentence Cards List 3. These educational cards are designed to help young learners master tricky sight words through engaging sentence-building activities. Perfect for phonics lessons and reading practice, these sentence cards are an invaluable resource for any classroom or homeschooling setup. Ideal for teachers looking to improve literacy and word recognition skills in their students.
These resources might interest you
My students adore these resources, and I’m sure yours will too. Most importantly, these resources are highly effective.
Tricky Words Display
Tricky Words Display Flowers
Tricky Words Worksheets
Tricky Words Sentence Cards List 1
Tricky Words Sentence Cards List 2
Tricky Words Sentence Cards List 3
7.Tricky Words Sentence Cards List 4
8. Tricky Words Sentence Cards List 5
Tricky Words Sentence Cards List 6
Prepare your classroom for a successful school year with our comprehensive “Back to School” Daily Calendar Displays! This versatile set includes vibrant and engaging printables for days, months, weather, seasons, years, and numbers, designed to create an interactive and educational calendar corner in your classroom.
Total Pages: 30 pages
Features:
Days of the Week
Months of the Year
Weather
Seasons
Years
Calendars (August to December2024)
Number Displays
Benefits:
Engagement: Captivating designs keep students interested and engaged.
Educational: Helps students understand and organize time, weather, and seasons.
Versatile: Suitable for various classroom settings and teaching styles.
Easy to Use: Print, cut, and display to create an organized and interactive calendar corner.
Ideal For:
Kindergarten and elementary teachers looking to set up an interactive and educational calendar display.
Homeschooling parents aiming to create a structured learning environment.
Anyone wanting to enhance their classroom’s visual and educational appeal.
Boost your students reading journey with Tricky Words Sentence Cards - List 1, and watch their confidence soar!
Ideal For:
Primary school students
Home schooling sessions
Supplemental reading practice
Classroom centers and group activities
TRICKY WORDS SENTENCE CARDS
These resources might interest you
My students adore these resources, and I’m sure yours will too. Most importantly, these resources are highly effective.
Tricky Words Display
Tricky Words Display Flowers
Tricky Words Worksheets
Tricky Words Sentence Cards List 1
Tricky Words Sentence Cards List 2
Tricky Words Sentence Cards List 3
7.Tricky Words Sentence Cards List 4
8. Tricky Words Sentence Cards List 5
Tricky Words Sentence Cards List 6