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Thank you for stopping by my shop! After being in Education for 10+ years, I recognize now more than ever how busy and stretched teachers are. One of my biggest skills as a teacher is creating resources that are eye catching, clear and helpful. I will specialize creating materials for general filler activities, English, Humanities and academic writing. My store is growing, so save this page and come back soon.

Thank you for stopping by my shop! After being in Education for 10+ years, I recognize now more than ever how busy and stretched teachers are. One of my biggest skills as a teacher is creating resources that are eye catching, clear and helpful. I will specialize creating materials for general filler activities, English, Humanities and academic writing. My store is growing, so save this page and come back soon.
Ramadan English Workbook with Answers
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Ramadan English Workbook with Answers

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This exploratory workbook that leads students through activities surrounding the the Islamic holy month of Ramadan includes: a reading comprehension (answers included) a vocabulary matching activity (answers included) word unscrambling task that builds skills that reinforces spelling and critical thinking (answers included) and a word search (no answers included)
Literary Device Figurative Language English Display Posters - Back to School, Start of Year
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Literary Device Figurative Language English Display Posters - Back to School, Start of Year

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New year, new classroom! These 20 printable literary device information posters will both brighten up any English display and create a focal point for your students to reference when needed. What’s included? • 20 different posters • Definition, example and picture on each • 5 different colour themes (4x5) Literary devices included: Simile Metaphor Personification Symbolism Hyperbole Imagery Alliteration Onomatopoeia Foreshadowing Irony Suspense Flashback Juxtaposition Pun Euphemism Oxymoron Idiom Rhetorical Question Anaphora Epiphany
Passive Voice English Workbook - Grammar, SPAG, KS2, KS3, A2, B1
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Passive Voice English Workbook - Grammar, SPAG, KS2, KS3, A2, B1

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Are you looking for a workbook that supports students to both learn about the passive voice and apply it in various sentences? This workbook does just that! What’s included in the 40-page workbook? • General information page – when to use the passive voice • Instruction page – how to form the passive voice • Passive voice sentence mat + negative version • Three-page worksheets for EACH of the following passive sentence types: Present simple passive Past simple passive Future simple passive Present continuous passive Past continuous passive Be going to passive Present perfect passive Past perfect passive Future perfect passive • 9 pages of answers (one for each section of the workbook) Teaching note: each worksheet for the individual passive voice tense has four scaffolded parts. Part 1: writing basic passive sentence from an active sentence (doesn’t need the use of ‘by’) Part 2: filling in the gaps using the tense + past participle (most of them are irregular past participles) Part 3: writing more developed passive sentences from active sentences (use of irregular past participles + using ‘by’ on more occasions) Part 4: changing passive sentences back to active sentences Teaching note: this resource should be used with students who have been working with forming the past participle or are using verb tense mats to support learning. The workbook begins with more basic tenses and builds up to the more difficult ones. You could use this booklet at intervals across the year, or even for revision before key grammar-based exams.
English Starter, Filler, Plenary Activities - 15 Editable Tasks Back to School Start of Year
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English Starter, Filler, Plenary Activities - 15 Editable Tasks Back to School Start of Year

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Are you looking for something to engage your students at the start of class? Or what about when you finish an activity sooner than planned and forgot to have a ‘Plan B’? These 15 short, 5 minute English activities will save you time and stress! They are fully editable, so you can copy and create more slides as you need. Upon purchase you will receive a link to Canva (free to sign up and use!) to an editable template (you can download the PPT file from there). The following slides are included: Word of the day (enhancing vocabulary) Riddle me this! (Deciphering riddles) Pun-tastic (re-writing sentences with puns to ‘make sense’) Mystery message (word scramble) Word wonder (making smaller words out of a bigger word) Emoji emotions (writing about emotions) Quote crew (reading quotes and writing their own) Describe it! (Using sensory words, adjective and adverbs to describe a picture) Synonym showdown (writing synonyms of common words) Awesome antonyms (thinking of opposites of common words) Grammar gallop (identifying incorrect grammar in sentences and correcting them) Figurative language fun (writing metaphors and similes from pictures) Story starter stage (5 minute short story prompts) News blast! (Writing informatively about a topic) Tongue twister time (practicing funny tongue twisters with a partner)
Eid al-Adha End of Year Lesson - Reading Comprehension + Creative Activity
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Eid al-Adha End of Year Lesson - Reading Comprehension + Creative Activity

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Are you looking for a way to engage your students in Eid al-Adha? This bundle includes a presentation, reading comprehension and creative activity. Suitable for upper primary/middle school age. Included is Presentation (link to Canva template - free account needed): Explore the significance of Eid al-Adha in Islam Read a story of Ibrahim and Ishmael Explore traditions associated with Eid al-Adha Reading comprehension: Two-page realistic fiction story about Ibrahim’s faith and willingness to sacrifice Ishmael. 15 reading comprehension questions that include fact retrieval, vocabulary, literary devices, analytical and conceptual (scaffolded so more difficult questions appear on the last page - giving you the option to leave out or give to higher level students). Answers included along with a mention of which type of question it is. Creative activity: Hand template for creative activity surrounding sharing and kindness - teacher needs to include colours etc.
Classroom Display Jungle Theme Bundle - Back to School, Start of Year
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Classroom Display Jungle Theme Bundle - Back to School, Start of Year

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Why not make your classroom organized, engaging and fun? This classroom display/behaviour management bundle will do just that. It is the perfect starter kit for your academic year, and will make your back-to-school era easier to deal with! The best thing about the display is that you can print the resources, laminate and keep them for a very long time…this saves you time, money and your impact on the environment. It’s a win-win! Excellent value - buying in the bundle is just like getting one of these resources for free! Included in the bundle: Classroom labels (40 different labels for your classroom) Classroom rules/guidelines (3-page poster) Inspirational and Motivational quotes display (10 posters) Noise-O-Meter (3 pages, including cut-out arrows) Rewards Jar (3 pages including cutouts for jar)
Classroom Display Space Theme Bundle - Back to School, Start of Year
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Classroom Display Space Theme Bundle - Back to School, Start of Year

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Why not make your classroom organized, engaging and fun? This classroom display/behaviour management bundle will do just that. It is the perfect starter kit for your academic year, and will make your back-to-school era easier to deal with! The best thing about the display is that you can print the resources, laminate and keep them for a very long time…this saves you time, money and your impact on the environment. It’s a win-win! Excellent value - buying in the bundle is just like getting one of these resources for free! Included in the bundle: Classroom labels (40 different labels for your classroom) Classroom rules/guidelines (3-page poster) Inspirational and Motivational quotes display (10 posters) Noise-O-Meter (3 pages, including cut-out arrows) Rewards Jar (3 pages including cutouts for jar)
Classroom Display Geometric Yellow Theme Bundle - Back to School, Start of Year
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Classroom Display Geometric Yellow Theme Bundle - Back to School, Start of Year

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Why not make your classroom organized, engaging and fun? This classroom display/behaviour management bundle will do just that. It is the perfect starter kit for your academic year, and will make your back-to-school era easier to deal with! The best thing about the display is that you can print the resources, laminate and keep them for a very long time…this saves you time, money and your impact on the environment. It’s a win-win! Excellent value - buying in the bundle is just like getting one of these resources for free! Included in the bundle: Classroom labels (40 different labels for your classroom) Classroom rules/guidelines (3-page poster) Inspirational and Motivational quotes display (10 posters) Noise-O-Meter (3 pages, including cut-out arrows) Rewards Jar (3 pages including cutouts for jar)
Classroom Display Ocean Theme Bundle - Back to School, Start of Year
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Classroom Display Ocean Theme Bundle - Back to School, Start of Year

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Why not make your classroom organized, engaging and fun? This classroom display/behaviour management bundle will do just that. It is the perfect starter kit for your academic year, and will make your back-to-school era easier to deal with! The best thing about the display is that you can print the resources, laminate and keep them for a very long time…this saves you time, money and your impact on the environment. It’s a win-win! Excellent value - buying in the bundle is just like getting one of these resources for free! Included in the bundle: Classroom labels (40 different labels for your classroom) Classroom rules/guidelines (3-page poster) Inspirational and Motivational quotes display (10 posters) Noise-O-Meter (3 pages, including cut-out arrows) Rewards Jar (3 pages including cutouts for jar)
Classroom Display Geometric Blues Theme Bundle - Back to School, Start of Year
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Classroom Display Geometric Blues Theme Bundle - Back to School, Start of Year

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Why not make your classroom organized, engaging and fun? This classroom display/behaviour management bundle will do just that. It is the perfect starter kit for your academic year, and will make your back-to-school era easier to deal with! The best thing about the display is that you can print the resources, laminate and keep them for a very long time…this saves you time, money and your impact on the environment. It’s a win-win! Excellent value - buying in the bundle is just like getting one of these resources for free! Included in the bundle: Classroom labels (40 different labels for your classroom) Classroom rules/guidelines (3-page poster) Inspirational and Motivational quotes display (10 posters) Noise-O-Meter (3 pages, including cut-out arrows) Rewards Jar (3 pages including cutouts for jar)
EUROS 2024 English Teaching Bundle - End of Year Activities
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EUROS 2024 English Teaching Bundle - End of Year Activities

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Excellent value bundle of 6 for classes around EUROS 2024! Included: Differentiated Reading Comprehension (3 levels!) Activity Pack - Design T-Shirt, Poster, Map, and Newspaper Article Self-editing Spelling Activity Worksheet (6 passages to edit!) Word Unscramble + Matching Flag activity Crossword Wordsearch
Personal Narrative Writing Unit - Start of Year, Back to School
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Personal Narrative Writing Unit - Start of Year, Back to School

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It’s sometimes hard to get students engaged in writing. It can be daunting and stressful at times for students who find literacy difficult. This personal narrative writing unit, which is suitable for upper primary/middle school aged students, is an excellent way to build a love of writing within your classroom. It is planned to be scaffolded, meaning all levels of students can plan to succeed! What’s better, it can be adapted for any curriculum! What’s included? For all parts, you will get a template link to Canva (free account required!), so you can edit anything to your curriculum needs. I have included all the accompanying worksheets as PDF files for download as well as the template link, but the powerpoint you can download directly (or use through Canva) from Canva. Six Lessons + Writing Workshop Guide: 36 slides in total (You may want to break these up even more depending on the pace your class usually works at!) What makes a story? • Brainstorm what students know already • Personal narrative explanation • Elements of a personal narrative (story mountain) • Analyzing personal narrative structure. Worksheet 1: sample story, story analysis worksheet + answers) Brinstorming • What would you rather game for whole class – narrative edition! • Brainstorming topics using prompts (space for own topic too!) – Worksheet 2 (Part 1) • Discussion questions for pair oral review of brainstorms • Focusing on one topic from brainstorm – Worksheet 2 (Part 2) Planning your narrative • Reviewing story structure using the plot mountain – Worksheet 3 • Putting ideas for the narrative into an organizer using the plot structure – Worksheet 4 (Part 1) • Peer review of organizer – Worksheet 4 (Part 2) The power of the senses • Discussion about showing, not telling • Understanding the five senses • Identifying the senses within a text – Worksheet 5 (Part 1) • Thinking with the senses by relating sensory details to students’ own narratives – Worksheet 5 (Part 2) Using figurative language • Discussion about what makes writing ‘pop’ • Working with similes, metaphors and personification • Using figurative language to describe pictures (pairs) • Identifying various types of figurative language – Worksheet 6 (Part 1) • Applying figurative language to an element of the students’ plot for practice – Worksheet 6 (Part 2) Crafting a compelling lead • Discussing what a good hook, or lead sentence, entails • Deconstruct examples of good opening lines (leads) by talk time in pairs • Brainstorm leads by creating a number of different opening sentences, then choosing the best one – Worksheet 7 Writing Workshop Lessons These lesson lengths should be tailored to your class and needs. • Setting up for writing workshops – instructions • Using transition words (Transition word mat included) • Check while you write – student checklist, teacher checklist, teacher feedback form and peer assessment worksheets all included.
End of Year Activity Bundle Summer 2024
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End of Year Activity Bundle Summer 2024

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Are you looking for excellent value and ease when planning the final weeks of school? This bundle will help you out for over half-price (for a limited time!) Included: 2 x Differentiated Reading Comprehensions (Summer fiction + Paris Olympics 2024) 2 x Wordsearch (summer theme + Paris Olympics 2024) 2x Crosswords (summer theme + Paris Olympics 2024) 1 x English worksheets for reading and writing (templates such as ‘news report’ etc) 1 x English reading journal 1 x End of year ‘Thank You Teacher’ worksheet