A presentation aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children all about ambition.
The presentation explains what ambition is and how to achieve an ambition. The presentation encourages children to think about their own ambitions and how they can achieve them. The presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHE discussion or lesson.
There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHE lesson. The worksheets cover drawing a picture and writing about their ambition, breaking their ambition into chunks and creating a certificate for when they achieve their ambition.
A PowerPoint presentation about rules.
The presentation explains what rules are and why they are important. The presentation also talks about what would happen if we didn’t have any rules.
There are opportunities throughout the presentation for the children to discuss their own ideas about rules.
This presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson.
There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson. The worksheets cover writing your own set of rules for school and home, thinking about why rules are important and designing a poster to encourage people to follow rules.
Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children
A selection of Challenge Sheets and certificates aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.
The Challenge Sheets included are -
Happiness Challenge
Exercise Challenge
Health Challenge
Reading Challenge
Positivity Challenge
Creativity Challenge
Gratitude Challenge
New Things Challenge
Helpfulness Challenge
Kindness Challenge
Each sheet includes 20 challenges and children can colour the smiley face once they have completed each challenge.
A set of 56 thinking and talking cards for Key Stage 1 children and 56 thinking and talking cards for Key Stage 2 children.
These cards encourage children to engage in critical and flexible thinking.
Children enjoy answering the questions and using both their existing knowledge and imagination to construct answers.
These cards are also useful for speaking and listening activities.
The cards can be printed and laminated or displayed on the IWB. They can be used during whole class carpet time or in smaller groups.
A set of 56 Christmas based thinking and talking cards for Key Stage 1 children and a set of 56 Christmas based thinking and talking cards for Key Stage 2. These cards encourage children to engage in critical and flexible thinking.
Children enjoy answering the questions and using both their existing knowledge and imagination to construct answers.
These cards are also useful for speaking and listening activities.
The cards can be printed and laminated or displayed on the IWB. They can be used during whole class carpet time or in smaller groups.
A powerpoint focussing on classroom behaviours. This powerpoint can be used as an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson. The powerpoint encourages children to think about positive classroom behaviours and gives examples of what positive classroom behaviours look like.
There are also 3 worksheets for the children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson. The worksheets cover creating a poster, identifying positive classroom behaviours and making a pledge to yourself to try to be better at one of the classroom behaviours.
Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.
Classroom Behaviour Chart
A classroom behaviour chart for teachers to use to spot positive behaviours. The chart includes 8 positive classroom behaviours, these behaviours are -
excellent attitude
fantastic lining up
superb effort
brilliant tidying
wonderful kindness
good listening
super sitting
beautiful manners
There is also a set of alien name tags. The children can choose the colour alien that they would like and their name can be added. When the children are spotted displaying one of the positive behaviours they can add their alien name tag to that picture on the chart.
The chart encourages children to engage in the positive behaviours and children enjoy having their name on the chart and being praised for their positive behaviour.
Classroom Behaviour Certificates
A set of 8 classroom behaviour certificates for teachers to use when they spot a pupil displaying one of the positive behaviours from the Classroom Behaviour Chart.
The certificates encourage children to engage in the positive behaviours and children enjoy being praised for their positive behaviour.
Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage One children.
Positive Quotes and Affirmations Posters
A set of 16 positive quotes and affirmations posters.
These posters include positive quotes and positive affirmations to encourage children to see themselves and talk about themselves in a positive manner.
The posters can be printed and laminated and displayed in the classroom either as a whole set or they could be displayed one or two at a time and changed regularly.
Positive Affirmations Sentence Starter Cards
A set of 16 positive affirmation sentence starter cards.
These cards include positive affirmations such as I am caring because and I am brave because. Each card starts with I am and children have to complete the sentence. The cards encourage children to talk about themselves in a positive manner.
The cards can be printed and laminated or displayed in the classroom or can be viewed on the interactive whiteboard. Children can choose a card to respond to or all children can respond to the same card.
Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children
but could also be used with Key Stage 2 children
A short story about worries.
The little girl in the story has a worry that starts in her tummy and keeps growing and growing until she shares her worry with other people.
The short story can be used during an assembly or as a discussion point during a PSHCE lesson.
This resource also includes three worksheets focussing on worries. The worksheets are draw what you think a worry would look like and then find adjectives to describe a worry, draw somebody that you could talk to about a worry and think about what you could do to help a friend who had a worry.
Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children
Summer Home Learning
A summer booklet for children to complete as home learning during the summer holiday.
The summer booklet encourages children to record and rate the books that they have read during the summer, to look at the weather, to record what they have learnt, tried and enjoyed and to use their senses to think about the different things that they have experienced.
There are two versions of the booklet - a colour version and a black and white version.
My New Class
A set of 15 activity worksheets for children to complete when they join their new class.
These worksheets are aimed at Year 1 children.
The topics covered in the sheets are -
All About Me
My Shield
My New Class
My Number Caterpillar
My Name
Reading and Writing Words
Number Matching
Counting
My Hopes and Dreams
When I Grow Up
My Factfile
My School Factfile
Classroom Treasure Hunt
My Portrait
My Friends
Children enjoy completing the sheets and sharing their knowledge and information about themselves and the worksheets provide an opportunity for the class teacher to assess children’s knowledge of number and
their writing abilities.
This resource includes two versions - a colour version and a black and white version.
End of Year Memory Books aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children. One book has pre-coloured headings and pictures and the other book is black and white for the children to colour themselves. Each book has spaces for the children to add their own pictures too.
The PDF includes 11 pages that can be printed and completed by the children and then made into a keepsake, memory book.
The End of Year Memory Book includes the following pages -
All About Me
My Teacher
My Favourite Memory
Next Year
My Learning
When I Grow Up
My Friends
My Strengths
My Autograph Page
Messages from my Teachers
Children will enjoy reflecting on the past year and talking about their dreams and aspirations for the future.
A super activity for children to complete at the end of the school year.
Happiness Assembly/Presentation
A presentation aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children about being a superhero and spreading happiness and smiles.
The presentation explains that we all have a superpower and that superpower is making people smile. The presentation asks children to think about how they can make people smile and provides some ideas for how we can spread happiness. The presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHE discussion or lesson.
The children will enjoy believing that they are a superhero and using their superpowers.
Emotions Assembly/Presentation
A presentation about emotions, what they are and how we can recognise and control them.
This presentation can be used as an assembly or during a PSHE discussion or lesson about emotions. The PowerPoint includes questions for children to think about and answer. Can be used to help children to understand that everybody experiences positive and negative emotions and how we can deal with these emotions.
Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.
Manners PowerPoint/Assembly
A PowerPoint presentation focusing on manners and how we use them every single day.
The presentation starts with some manners for sale and ends with the conclusion that manners cannot be sold, they are free and we can all use good manners everyday. The presentation includes examples and pictures of good manners. The presentation could be used as an assembly or as an introduction to manners for a PSHE lesson.
Apologising/Saying Sorry Assembly/PowerPoint
A PowerPoint presentation focusing on apologising and saying sorry.
The presentation covers why we need to apologise and how it makes others and ourselves feel if we do something wrong. The presentation could be used as an assembly or as an introduction during a PSHE lesson.
These presentations are suitable for Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.
End of Year Memory Book - Colour Version and Black and White Version
An End of Year Memory Book aimed at Key Stage 2 children.
The PDF includes 19 pages that can be printed and completed by the children and then made into a keepsake, memory book.
The End of Year Memory Book includes the following pages -
All About Me
My Teacher
My Favourite Memory
Next Year
My Learning
When I Grow Up
My Friends
My Strengths
Being Proud
My Favourite Book
My Autograph Page
Messages from my Teachers
Children will enjoy reflecting on the past year and talking about their dreams and aspirations for the future.
A super activity for children to complete at the end of the school year.
Accepting Challenges PowerPoint and worksheets
A PowerPoint presentation about challenges.
The presentation explains that every challenge comes with a reward and then gives some examples of these rewards. The presentation also talks about how we might feel when faced with a challenge and how we feel when we achieve a challenge. There are opportunities throughout the presentation for the children to discuss their own ideas about challenges.
This presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson.
There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson. The worksheets cover thinking about what they could say to themselves when facing a challenge, thinking about how they will feel when they achieve a challenge and breaking a challenge into small chunks.
Challenge Sheets
A selection of Challenge Sheets and certificates aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.
The Challenge Sheets included are -
Happiness Challenge
Exercise Challenge
Health Challenge
Reading Challenge
Positivity Challenge
Creativity Challenge
Gratitude Challenge
New Things Challenge
Helpfulness Challenge
Kindness Challenge
Each sheet includes 20 challenges and children can colour the smiley face once they have completed each challenge.
Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children
Positive Quotes and Affirmations Posters
A set of 16 positive quotes and affirmations posters.
These posters include positive quotes and positive affirmations to encourage children to see themselves and talk about themselves in a positive manner.
The posters can be printed and laminated and displayed in the classroom either as a whole set or they could be displayed one or two at a time and changed regularly.
Positive Affirmations Sentence Starter Cards
A set of 16 positive affirmation sentence starter cards.
These cards include positive affirmations such as I am caring because and I am brave because. Each card starts with I am and children have to complete the sentence. The cards encourage children to talk about themselves in a positive manner.
The cards can be printed and laminated or displayed in the classroom or can be viewed on the interactive whiteboard. Children can choose a card to respond to or all children can respond to the same card.
Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children but could also be used with Key Stage 2 children
Positivity Worksheets
A set of 30 positivity worksheets for children to complete. The worksheets encourage children to think positively. The topics include - what is your favourite dinner, how did you make someone smile yesterday, what makes you proud. There is also a PowerPoint showing all of the positivity questions.
I have used these worksheets as Early Morning Starters, as starters for PSHCE lessons or as a talking activity. The worksheets encourage children to think positively.
These worksheets are aimed at Key Stage 1 children however could also be used by Key Stage 2 children too to encourage positivity.
KS1 Memory Book
End of Year Memory Books aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children. One book has pre-coloured headings and pictures and the other book is black and white for the children to colour themselves. Each book has spaces for the children to add their own pictures too.
The PDF includes 11 pages that can be printed and completed by the children and then made into a keepsake, memory book.
The End of Year Memory Book includes the following pages -
All About Me
My Teacher
My Favourite Memory
Next Year
My Learning
When I Grow Up
My Friends
My Strengths
My Autograph Page
Messages from my Teachers
Children will enjoy reflecting on the past year and talking about their dreams and aspirations for the future.
A super activity for children to complete at the end of the school year.
KS2 Memory Book
An End of Year Memory Book aimed at Key Stage 2 children.
The PDF includes 19 pages that can be printed and completed by the children and then made into a keepsake, memory book.
The End of Year Memory Book includes the following pages -
All About Me
My Teacher
My Favourite Memory
Next Year
My Learning
When I Grow Up
My Friends
My Strengths
Being Proud
My Favourite Book
My Autograph Page
Messages from my Teachers
Children will enjoy reflecting on the past year and talking about their dreams and aspirations for the future.
A super activity for children to complete at the end of the school year.
Thinking and Talking Cards
A set of 56 thinking and talking cards for Key Stage 1 children and 56 thinking and talking cards for Key Stage 2 children.
These cards encourage children to engage in critical and flexible thinking.
Children enjoy answering the questions and using both their existing knowledge and imagination to construct answers.
These cards are also useful for speaking and listening activities.
The cards can be printed and laminated or displayed on the IWB. They can be used during whole class carpet time or in smaller groups.
Christmas Thinking and Talking Cards
A set of 56 Christmas based thinking and talking cards for Key Stage 1 children and a set of 56 Christmas based thinking and talking cards for Key Stage 2. These cards encourage children to engage in critical and flexible thinking.
Children enjoy answering the questions and using both their existing knowledge and imagination to construct answers.
These cards are also useful for speaking and listening activities.
The cards can be printed and laminated or displayed on the IWB. They can be used during whole class carpet time or in smaller groups.
Classroom Behaviours Powerpoint and Worksheets
A powerpoint focussing on classroom behaviours. This powerpoint can be used as an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson. The powerpoint encourages children to think about positive classroom behaviours and gives examples of what positive classroom behaviours look like.
There are also 3 worksheets for the children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson. The worksheets cover creating a poster, identifying positive classroom behaviours and making a pledge to yourself to try to be better at one of the classroom behaviours.
Classroom Behaviour Chart
A classroom behaviour chart for teachers to use to spot positive behaviours. The chart includes 8 positive classroom behaviours, these behaviours are -
excellent attitude
fantastic lining up
superb effort
brilliant tidying
wonderful kindness
good listening
super sitting
beautiful manners
There is also a set of alien name tags. The children can choose the colour alien that they would like and their name can be added. When the children are spotted displaying one of the positive behaviours they can add their alien name tag to that picture on the chart.
The chart encourages children to engage in the positive behaviours and children enjoy having their name on the chart and being praised for their positive behaviour.
Classroom Behaviour Certificates
A set of 8 classroom behaviour certificates for teachers to use when they spot a pupil displaying one of the positive behaviours linked to the Classroom Behaviour Chart.
The certificates encourage children to engage in the positive behaviours and children enjoy being praised for their positive behaviour.
Spot a Friend Behaviour Cards
A set of classroom behaviour cards to be used in the classroom for children to spot other classmates who are displaying positive behaviours.
The whole class can be given the same card so that all children are looking out for the same behaviour or they can have a mixture of cards so that they are looking out for different behaviours. I hand these cards out in the morning and we talk about the behaviours that we are going to be spotting and the children keep the card on their desk throughout the day and when they spot another child displaying the behaviour then they write that child’s name on the card.
At the end of the day we then share the cards and celebrate those children who have been spotted doing the right thing.
These cards encourage children to think about and look out for positive behaviours whilst also engaging in positive behaviours themselves.
Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage One children.
Apologising/Saying Sorry PowerPoint
A PowerPoint presentation focusing on apologising and saying sorry.
The presentation covers why we need to apologise and how it makes others and ourselves feel if we do something wrong. The presentation could be used as an assembly or as an introduction during a PSHE lesson.
Happiness PowerPoint
A presentation aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children about being a superhero and spreading happiness and smiles.
The presentation explains that we all have a superpower and that superpower is making people smile. The presentation asks children to think about how they can make people smile and provides some ideas for how we can spread happiness. The presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHE discussion or lesson.
The children will enjoy believing that they are a superhero and using their superpowers throughout the day.
Kindness PowerPoint
A presentation aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children about kindness.
The presentation explains what kindness is and how it makes people feel. The presentation asks children to think about how to show kindness and provides some ideas for how we can show kindness to each other. The presentation also explains that we can show kindness to the world around us and gives examples.
The presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHE discussion or lesson.
Manners PowerPoint
A PowerPoint presentation focusing on manners and how we use them in different situations every single day.
The presentation starts with some manners for sale and ends with the conclusion that manners cannot be sold, they are free and we can all use good manners everyday. The presentation includes examples and pictures of good manners. The presentation could be used as an assembly or as an introduction to manners for a PSHE lesson.
Emotions PowerPoint
A presentation about emotions, what they are and how we can recognise and control them.
This presentation can be used as an assembly or during a PSHE discussion or lesson about emotions. The PowerPoint includes questions for children to think about and answer. This presentation can be used to help children to understand that everybody experiences positive and negative emotions and how we can deal with these emotions.
Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.