Welcome to Goodeyedeers - the home of quality resources for primary teachers. Visit us and check out some great ideas.
I'm Mike Jackson, a former primary headteacher. I've teamed up with a fellow retiree David Horner who was a freelance children's poet delivering poetry workshops to children and teachers in schools across this country and abroad.
Between us, we bring an extensive wealth of knowledge and experience to the task of creating quality resources.
Welcome to Goodeyedeers - the home of quality resources for primary teachers. Visit us and check out some great ideas.
I'm Mike Jackson, a former primary headteacher. I've teamed up with a fellow retiree David Horner who was a freelance children's poet delivering poetry workshops to children and teachers in schools across this country and abroad.
Between us, we bring an extensive wealth of knowledge and experience to the task of creating quality resources.
What do you and your children know about Bonfire Night and how it all started?
Our Bonfire Night Quiz is a great way to have some fun and learn more about why we celebrate November 5th every year.
Each question comes with three possible answers - how many will you get right?
All the money made from the sale of resources from Goodeyedeers goes to a charity for children called MedEquip4Kids.
A clearly explained and carefully structured PowerPoint lesson to encourage writing which is rich in vocabulary - as befits the season!
Wordplay is at the centre of it all, so an ideal activity to get pupils – individually or in pairs - digging into their dictionaries. The produced pieces are ideal too for any end of term assembly.
The teachers’ notes to go through the PowerPoint lesson slide by slide to give you ideas as to how you might use it.
All the money raised from the sale of this resource we donate to a local charity for children called MedEquip4Kids.
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These 20 fun, kindness posters are perfect for calming colouring and have quotes that will inspire kindness.
Adult colouring is very popular right now and you might enjoy colouring one yourself or with the children. They enjoy it when you sit down with them and colour and talk.
Benefits for children:
Relaxing
Develops fine motor skills
Discussions about patterns and colours
Benefits for the Teacher:
No preparation, just print and go!
Great for early finishers and wet playtimes.
Wonderful incentives for children who love to colour.
Colour with your children and connect and bond with them as they chat and colour.
All the money raised from the sale of our resources goes to a UK children’s charity called MedEquip4Kids
A traditional Carol Service with a difference. This could save you a lot of time this busy Christmas. It could be used in your school or your church.
Hear the nativity story told by five animals who were there - Maurice the Mouse, Desmond the Donkey, Claude the Camel, Oswald the Ox and Shaun the Sheep.
The PowerPoint presentation includes traditional carols to go with each part of the story but it is fully editable so that you can insert your own carols.
All the money raised from the sale of this resource goes to a children’s charity called MedEqup4Kids.
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In this PowerPoint the Christmas story is narrated by four cats who were there.
They are:
Oscar - Mary’s cat who was with her when the Angel Gabriel appeared.
Mia - a cat who lived in the stable where Jesus was born.
Cat - a wild cat who hangs out in the fields with the shepherds.
Simba - a royal cat from the palace of King Herod.
The children will enjoy listening to each one give an account of what they saw.
All the money raised from the sale of this resource goes to MedEquip4Kids. This is a children’s charity raising money to provide paediatric medical equipment and facilities for hospitals and community health teams.
This awesome set of four resources for Haloween includes:
Creative writing booklet for children full of ideas for writing Halloween stories and poems.
A PowerPoint lesson showing the children how to write Halloween Haiku poetry. This includes a comprehensive set of teachers’ notes.
A PowerPoint lesson showing the children how to write Halloween Kennings poems. This includes a comprehensive set of teachers’ notes.
A PowerPoint lesson showing the children how to write Halloween recipe poems. This includes a comprehensive set of teachers’ notes.
All the money raised from the sale of this resource is donated to a local charity for children called MedEquip4Kids.
In this bundle of Powerpoint presentations, the well known children's poet, David Horner, will talk your children through four clever ways to write a poem for their mum for Mother's Day.
1. The first idea he calls 'My Mum's A Ferrari' and it explores the use of metaphors.
2. The next one is a 'Recipe Poem'.
3. The third idea involves playing a word association game to get ideas for a poem.
4. The final idea for a poem for Mother's Day, David calls 'The Magic Box' and is based on the poem 'The Magic Box' by Kit Wright.
The poems the children write are bound to melt the hearts of the mums who receive them.
All the money raised from the sale of our resources is donated to a local northwest charity for children called MedEquip4Kids.
In this bundle of Powerpoint presentations, the well known children’s poet, David Horner, will talk your children through some great ideas for writing four different poems for their dads on Father’s Day.
1. The first idea is called ‘The Best Dad In The World’ and it explores the use of metaphors.
2. The next one is a ‘Recipe Poem’.
3. The third idea involves playing a word association game to get ideas for a poem.
4. The final idea for a poem for Father’s Day, David calls ‘The Magic Box’ and is based on the poem ‘The Magic Box’ by Kit Wright.
The poems the children write are bound to melt the hearts of the dads who receive them.
All the money raised from the sale of our resources is donated to a local northwest charity for children called MedEquip4Kids.
A set of poetry workshops to cover classes in KS2.
In this resource bundle David Horner, children’s poet in residence here at Goodeyedeers, shares with you four typical workshop session he did when he was working in schools across the country and abroad.
A comprehensive set of notes set out in detail how David would have organised a typical visit to school. Each package includes all the resources you will need to duplicate the sessions:
Three animated videos where David reads out three of his poems using a number of unusual characters to help him!
Text of each of these poems for the children to have as they follow the readings.
Suggestions, in the Teachers’ Notes, as to how you might follow this first session up.
A PowerPoint containing a complete workshop lesson for you to do with the children to get them writing their own poetry.
A set of notes to accompany each of the slides that talk you through the lesson.
We hope that you and your children enjoy this resource.
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