I am a teaching Deputy Head in a primary school in Hampshire and TES recommended author. I've been teaching in primary since 2007 with experience in most year groups, although my heart lies in Year 1! I enjoy making helpful, time-saving and engaging educational resources for teachers and pupils - I hope you find them useful!
I am a teaching Deputy Head in a primary school in Hampshire and TES recommended author. I've been teaching in primary since 2007 with experience in most year groups, although my heart lies in Year 1! I enjoy making helpful, time-saving and engaging educational resources for teachers and pupils - I hope you find them useful!
I set this up as an independent colouring activity for the children which can be used for assessment. Children colour in and circle the light sources and then colour in 1-4 lightbulbs depending on how bright the light source is.
A game to help pupils practice their high frequency keyword spellings.
The first page - the game board - should be blown up to A3 size and I’ve laminated my copy. The keyword pages should be copied onto card and cut up. You will need a dice and a counter for each child playing (my class have used their mini robots that they created as part of our topic work).
Have a bit of fun and keep the children busy with these classic logic puzzles. Children can practise their reading and reasoning in an engaging and different way!
Read the clues and eliminate possibilities to crack the puzzle. Children can draw pictures or use the grids provided to logically reason which pirate captains each ship.
There are 3 differentiated puzzles and answers are provided with this resource.
If you’ve enjoyed the pirates puzzle, why not try another logic puzzle:
Who’s Who
11 session unit of work with a grammar focus of question marks and exclamation marks based on Julia Donaldson's 'Room on the Broom'. Children make their own character puppets and perform a play, generating lots of talk for writing. The planning was created for the Year 1 curriculum but is equally valid for Year 2 work on exclamations, questions and statements.
This resource includes:
- A comprehensive planning document including suggestions for cutaways, pullbacks, guided reading activities and differentiation.
- Room on the Broom planning resources pdf containing writing frames, word mat, introductory activities and keep up activity ideas (all referenced in the planning document).
- Sentence identification activities used in the planning as assessment for learning opportunities.
My class loved making the puppets and doing the puppet show. We performed our shows to small groups of Year R and got feedback from the Year R kids which was lovely. I hope your class enjoy it too!
Over 100 pages of activities for teaching and mastering 3 of the Year 1 place value objectives!
This bundle contains mastery materials for:
- counting to and across 100, forwards and backwards, beginning from 0 or 1, or from any given number
- counting in multiples of 2, 5 and 10
- identifying one more or one less than a given number
I’m working on the other objectives and will add them to this bundle as they become available. Check back because I think once you’ve bought this bundle you’re able to download any additional resources added to it - bargain! If you have any trouble doing so, just message me privately via the TES website and I’ll send you any additional files that you are entitled to.
Enjoy!
Perfect for practising segmenting for spelling using a tablet or PC with early writers! No printing is required - all you’ll need is a device that has PowerPoint, or access to Google Slides via the internet, a piece of paper and a pencil or pen.
The digital worksheets begin with simple CVC (consonant sound, vowel sound, consonant sound) words such as pig, hat, etc. with the middle sound provided. Children sound out (segment) the word, using the image and given letter for support and then write the word on their piece of paper. Answers are provided on the penultimate slide so they can even mark their own work.
Once they have mastered level 1, they can “unlock” the next level and so on, building up their segmenting for spelling skills progressively and systematically.
I’ve used these digital worksheets with children 4 years old and upwards. Most children are able to use them independently once they’ve been shown what to do and the slide show is presented. They occasionally come out of the slide show by accident but show children how to press the slide show/present button and they can often handle that by themselves too - great for their computing skills!
What’s included?
A zipped file which contains all of the PowerPoints as follows:
CVC single grapheme words (scaffolded)
CVC single grapheme words
CVC digraph words
CCVC single grapheme words
CVCC single grapheme words
CCVC words with digraphs
CVCC words with digraphs
Track errors, diagnose areas of development and organise groups and interventions to prepare your class for the Year 1 phonics screening check.
This document contains a set of instructions, the diagnostic tool, a worked example for an individual pupil and whole class with a follow-up breakdown. This should help you complete the diagnostic tool and see how you can use the information it provides to plan your priorities for teaching whole class, small groups and/or 1:1 interventions.
This really worked for me last year, I used it within my own class where I achieved a 90% pass rate for the screening check, and as year leader across Year 1 to inform the teachers of phonics sets, where we achieved an 84% pass rate collectively.
Use these Christmas calculations to challenge your pupils’ understanding, ability to reason mathematically and algebraic thinking in a fun and engaging way!
Using images to represent numbers, children use what they know to discover the value of the images. They need to understand the meaning of =, x and ÷ signs and the relationship between multiplication and division. The calculations include 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 times tables.
There are 4 sets of progressively more difficult calculations, as well as 4 sets with the numbers given in an answer key for children requiring more support. As an extension, children could write their own challenges or describe how they know their answer is correct.
There is also an addition and subtraction version of this resource here.
Happy teaching!
All of my Easter resources to date in one easy download! These activities, presentations and assembly are well suited to EYFS and KS1.
Included in this bundle are:
An Easter assembly and accompanying presentation
A KS1-friendly copy of The Easter Story
A lesson plan for teaching the Easter story through art
A booklet for children to re-tell the Easter story themselves
A fun, pictorial Easter-themed puzzle for counting in multiples of 2s, 5s and 10s.
This is a growing bundle and further Easter activities will be added as they become available.
You may also be interested in these other seasonal resources:
Christmas multiplication and division reasoning cards
Christmas addition and subtraction reasoning cards
Save 20% on these complete units of work for teaching the Stone Age in KS2! This bundle currently comprises of:
a literacy/English unit of work with planning and resources based on Satoshi Kitamura’s book, Stone Age Boy.
a DT/textiles unit of work where children learn and experiment with different stitches to design, create and evaluate a tabard-style Stone Age tunic.
You may be interested in these other history resources:
Ancient Egypt code breaker worksheet
Romans code breaker worksheet
#backtoschool Wake up your pupils’ maths brains with these back to school reasoning challenges. These cards challenge their understanding and recall of multiplication and division facts, their ability to reason mathematically and introduces algebraic thinking in a fun and engaging way!
Using images to represent numbers, children use what they know to discover the value of the images. They need to understand the meaning of =, x and ÷ signs and the relationship between multiplication and division. The calculations include 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 times tables.
There are 4 sets of progressively more difficult calculations, as well as 4 sets with the numbers given in an answer key for children requiring more support. As an extension, children could write their own challenges or describe how they know their answer is correct.
Happy teaching!
#backtoschool Wake up your pupils’ brains with these back to school addition and subtraction challenge cards! These calculations challenge your pupils’ understanding, ability to reason mathematically and algebraic thinking in a fun and engaging way.
Using images to represent numbers, children use what they know to discover the value of the images. They need to understand the meaning of =, + and - signs and the relationship between addition and subtraction. The calculations include doubles and number bonds to 10 and 20.
There are 4 sets of progressively more difficult calculations, as well as 4 sets with the numbers given in an answer key for children requiring more support. There are two open-ended calculations where children can find multiple possible answers to extend their thinking. Further extensions include children writing their own challenges or describing how they solved the problem.
Happy teaching!
These print and go Halloween maths worksheets are jam-packed full of National Curriculum objectives! Your pupils will love the Halloween theme while continuing to learn - plus giving you valuable evidence and assessment for learning for your planning. There are 10 worksheets in total, primarily aimed at Year 3, although many of the worksheets will also be suitable for autumn term Year 4 children.
In this resource you will receive worksheets for the following curricular objectives:
Count from 0 in 4, 8, 50 and 100
Find 10 or 100 more or less than a given number
Read and write numbers to 1000 in numerals and words
Add and subtract numbers mentally, including: a three-digit number and ones
Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 3, 4 and 8 multiplication tables
Solve problems, including missing number problems, involving multiplication and division
Measure, compare, add and subtract lengths (mm, cm, m)
Measure the perimeter of simple 2D shapes
Read Roman numerals I to XII
Add and subtract amounts of money, using both £ and p in practical contexts
Interpret data using pictograms
Solve one-step and two-step questions using information presented in pictograms
An answer key is also included for ease of marking or to allow children to mark their own/others’ work.
Looking for more resources for Lower KS2? Take a look here:
Unit of work: recount of a school trip or event
Stone Age Boy - literacy unit of work
KS2 poetry lesson based on ‘I saw a peacock with a fiery tail’
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Happy teaching!
Katharine7
Save time, effort and 25% by buying these Halloween maths resources together! A range of no-prep worksheets closely match 8 of the Year 1 maths curriculum objectives and a set of 20 differentiated one-step addition and subtraction word problems will ensure challenge for all your pupils.
These resources are available to buy individually:
Halloween maths worksheets
Halloween word problems (addition and subtraction)
You may also be interested in a set of free Halloween phonics digital worksheets!
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Happy teaching!
Katharine7
Need an assembly presentation for Remembrance Day? This powerpoint explains Remembrance Day in a child-friendly way and is appropriate for young children (Early Years/KS1). It contains 13 slides, plus notes, on the meaning of peace, Armistice and Remembrance Day.
Looking for further assemblies? Try these:
SMSC plan and presentation - Social
SMSC plan and presentation - Moral
SMSC plan and presentation - Spiritual
SMSC plan and presentation - Cultural
Assembly plan and presentation - Hope
I hope your children enjoy the assembly. Don’t forget to leave feedback so I can improve what I do - or make more of what you love!
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Happy teaching!
Katharine7
These print and go Halloween maths worksheets are packed full of Year 1 National Curriculum objectives! Your pupils will love the Halloween theme while continuing to learn - plus giving you valuable evidence and assessment for learning for your planning. Primarily aimed at Year 1, many of the worksheets will also be suitable for more able Year R children or children in Year 2 who are working towards age related expectations.
In this resource you will receive worksheets for the following curricular objectives:
Count, read and write numbers to 100 in numerals
Count to and across 100
Read and write numbers to 20 in numerals and words
Add and subtract one and two-digit numbers to 20, including 0
Compare, describe and solve practical problems for mass/weight, capacity and volume
Recognise and know the denominations of coins
Sequence events in chronological order using language
Recognise and name common 2D shapes
An answer key is also included for ease of marking or to allow children to mark their own/others’ work.
This resource is available as part of a bundle where you will also receive a set of differentiated Halloween word problems:
Halloween maths bundle
Looking for other Halloween resources? Take a look here:
Halloween word problems (addition and subtraction)
Halloween segmenting - digital worksheet
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Happy teaching!
Katharine7
A primary assembly on Diwali that involves and engages the children. When you download this resource you will get a powerpoint on Diwali with accompanying notes and ideas for presenting the assembly.
Looking for other assemblies? Try these:
SMSC assembly and plan - Social
SMSC assembly and plan - Moral
SMSC assembly and plan - Spiritual
SMSC assembly and plan - Cultural
Assembly plan and presentation - Hope
I hope your children enjoy the assembly. Remember to leave feedback so that I can improve what I do - and make more of what you love!
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Happy teaching!
Katharine7
Posters to encourage children to use a variety of conjunctions (and spell them correctly!) in their writing.
2016 interim assessment framework: using co-ordination (or / and / but) and some subordination (when / if / that / because).
I got a bit carried away playing around with colours, hopefully you'll find one to suit you! If there's a colour you'd prefer, drop me a message and I'll see if I can do it for you.
2013 National Curriculum Key Stage 1 English programme of study (Year 2):
Pupils should be taught to learn how to use subordination (using when, if, that, or because) and co-ordination (using or, and, or but).
Get your parent/carer volunteers organised and briefed with one easy kit.
We found at our school that we weren't 'getting the most' out of our volunteers in school when it came to 1:1 reading so I put together a briefing presentation/handout for volunteers. Feedback from our volunteers was very positive as they felt more confident and that they were being more useful. The presentation also covers health and safety and confidentiality to set expectations from the outset.
The kit includes:
- initial letter to parents/carers
- invitation to a volunteer briefing
- the briefing presentation including health and safety, confidentiality, tips for supporting early readers and next steps for readers
- a volunteer 1:1 reading record (one copy per pupil)