This lovely winter/Christmas theme resource focuses on 1 more and 1 less up to 10 and then up to 20 for more able students. Content PowerPoint Presentation - The slides are numbers 0 to 10 and then from 10 to 0 for counting back. Also on the slides are number tracks/lines and a robin that you can click and drag to demonstrate hopping back and forth for 1 more/1 less. Whole class plenary. Detailed Lesson Plan - includes lesson starter (using before/after vocabulary), Main activity and lesson objectives and plenary. Snowman Flash cards/displays for washing line activity Extra number tracks and robin tag for activity work Santa’s List of Good Children for use with the worksheets Differentiated worksheets Activity 1 - 1 more/1 less up to 5 - Children add or cross out the snowman’s buttons and write the number in the space provided. Practical extension work - using number track and robin to jump to/fro. Activity 2 - 1 more up to 10 and then extends up to 20 - Children choose a name from Santa’s Good Children List to add 1 more to the various lists on the worksheets and then write the answer. Extension - Add 2 names to the list to make 2 more and write the answer in the space provided. Activity 3 - 1 less up to 10 ad then extends up to 20. This time children cross off children on the list so that it is 1 less and write the answer in the space provided. Extension to 2 less - Children cross off 2 children’s name and then write the answer. It’s a fun activity as children can read the names on Santa’s list and choose who they want on their list or they can cross off who they don’t want on their worksheet list. Thanks for looking and I hope you enjoy using this resource. File Type: Microsoft Word and PDF versions, PowerPoint

This lovely Christmas-themed resource is on matching sets to numbers and combining/adding together to make a total. Aimed at: Foundation/Year 1, SEND, ESL students. It relates to adding groups of objects to make a total 'How many altogether?' and writing the number to represent that group and then introducing the plus and equals sign to complete number sentences - Children still need to count the objects in the set and then work out the total. This product contains: - Teacher Notes/Lesson Guide - This explains the resources and guides you through the lesson by referring to Slides in the Presentation; - PowerPoint Presentation (22 Slides) - includes whole class activities; - PowerPoint Slide on colours - this will be useful to display whilst the children are colouring in the baubles. - 3 sets of differentiated worksheets - adding up sets to 5, 10 and then 15. Learning objectives: Match sets of objects to numbers that represent the number of objects Adding to make a total ‘How many altogether?’. To begin to recognise and use the plus + sign and equals = sign. Outcome: Children now that numbers identify how many objects are in a set. Thank you for looking. Images royalty free sourced from Microsoft clipart. File Type: PowerPoint, Word and PDF

This resource pack is designed to support counting, number recognition and number formation from zero to 10. Suitable for early years/ foundation stage KS1 and SEN pupils (US: PreK/K-Grade 1). Link to literacy on bears. Ideal for carousel or rotation system for children to practise different activities. **Content: ** PowerPoint Presentation 0 to 10 in words and figures - There is animation so children can count the bears as they appear Also includes a Slide counting back from 10 Cut and paste Counting and Matching Activity - Children read the number under the circle, e.g. 4 and then cut out the circle that contains 4 pandas and stick above that number - see example. 2x Tens Frame (How many polar bears are there?)- Each tens frame contains polar bears which the children count and write the number in the box. Polar bear number frieze to print and laminate - can be displayed or use as large flash cards Polar bear picture cards for counting - print, laminate, cut out. Teddy bear picture cards for counting - print, laminate, cut out. Brown bear picture cards for counting - print laminate, cut out. Small cards of teddies 1-10 - for counting/matching with a digit cards Number formation activity sheets Colouring numbers and teddies activity resource Digit/Flash cards (0-20)- print, laminate and cut out Panda Number Track for counting activities Missing numbers worksheets Counting different colour candy bears worksheets (2 pages) - different colour bears on worksheet - children count the colours that are the same and write in the box colour-coded box. Complete picture sequencing/patterns activity - Cut/paste. Number strip puzzle counting 1 to 5 (picture of bear) - children can colour it in. Number strip puzzle counting 1 to 10 (polar bear scenery photo) Counting bear faces Counting on up to 5 and then 10 Adding two groups Taking away by crossing out Includes US spelling of color and gray. Learning objectives: To practise forming numbers To read and recognise numbers zero to 10 To practise counting from zero/1 to 10 and back To match numbers to quantities To order smallest to biggest and vice versa To add two groups To take away by crossing out (Intro to subtraction)

Calendar for back to school you can display in early years/KS1 classrooms. This resource pack contains a blank weather, date and year display poster to be completed each day using the changeable days, date, month, weather card displays. The words in shadow show where the laminated day, date, month and year should go. There is space for the weather conditions on the same blank display. The preview window shows how the display will appear when you complete the blank display poster. You can also change the weather button background if you don’t want plain white - click on, e.g. the ‘hot’ weather button, go to Drawing Tools then Shape Fill to choose your colour. Print off displays onto card paper - enlarge to A3 if wish for a larger display. I printed off onto coloured card paper. This pack includes: Teacher Notes Title Displays Days of the week Months of the year Ordinal dates from 1st to 31st. Cardinal dates from 1 to 31 Years 2024 to 2028 Weather words and pictures Seasons dial - laminate and cut round. Cut out the dial and insert with split pin in the centre - see preview window front page. Laminate all the resources. Use Blu tac , double-sided sticky tape or velcro for the changeable words to be displayed on blank display board. I have uploaded resources both in Word format (editable) and pdf. versions. Updated January 2024 to include editable text sections in PowerPoint Thank you for visiting my shop:-)

NOW UPDATED WITH WORKSHEETS - May 2019 The resources are for visual display around the classroom and can also be used as flashcards to teach days and month sequencing. Days of the week display title Days - Monday to Sunday display Months of the Year title Months of the Year display - January to December The four seasons display title The seasons Spring, Summer, Autumn/Fall, Winter Editable Birthday Wall display The birthday wall display is also on a PowerPoint Slide so you can type in your student’s name and print off. Alternatively, you can print off the PDF format and use blu tac or velcro and stick the student’s name on the birthday display. Create a seasons table - for example, in autumn lay out leaves, acorns and a harvest basket. In addition, there are worksheets to go with the displays. Days of the week – 4 worksheets Students cut and glue the days in the correct order. Jumbled days for students to unscramble and then write the days in the correct order. Students then answer the questions on the second part of the worksheet, e.g. What days do we call the weekend? Students read simple sentences that contain days of the week and then cut out and glue the strips in the correct order. Students write own simple sentences about what activity they do after school each day. To differentiate the activity, I have prepared a sheet with just pictures and activities on them which some students can choose and cut out to stick onto their worksheets and use the words to create a simple sentence. Months of the year - 5 worksheets Students cut and glue the months in the correct order. Months of the year poem – You can read aloud the poem to the students and ask them questions on it. It is also on PowerPoint. You could ask them if the months are in the correct order. Which months have 31 days? Which month has 28 days? Work at the table: Students can work together to read the poem and answer the 5 questions. On this worksheet, students trace over months and then list them in the correct order. In the last column they write the number of days in each month. Sorting months worksheet – Students write the months under the correct seasons. The last task is to write the month their birthday is in. Differentiated worksheet – students sort the months by cutting and gluing the months into the correct seasons on the wheel. There are two questions to answer. Thank you for your interest:-)

This reading comprehension product contains a short reading text on PowerPoint for whole class reading and comprehension questions. Lesson Plans and differentiated worksheets/tasks. Please see Preview Pane for sample worksheets and slides. Aimed at and suitable for Kindergarten/Grade 1 and ESL/EFL/ELA students. This resource can be used in whole class and group setting and for one-to-one teaching. The Learning objectives and outcomes are in each lesson plan 1-5. **English Language Arts lesson plans for 5 days focusing on the text. ** 22 Slides: PowerPoint Presentation Reading comprehension questions - listening/speaking and reading/writing Scrambled sentence activities - differentiated tasks involving capitalization and using end punctuation. Word work focus on the prefix ‘un’ - making new words and gap filling exercises. Grammar work on the simple past - regular and common irregular verbs. Answer sheet for worksheet 1 and self-correction sheet for worksheet 2 (Lesson 4) Writing sentences Composition - Writing a story based on Zack’s Unusual pet Opportunity for computer work/non-fiction work on finding information about animals not usually kept as domestic pets. Worksheets and activities - differentiated. There is a Past Tense Verb Table for information/visual display for printing off in PowerPoint. Displaying regular and irregular past tense verbs. Resources editable and printable. File Type: Word, PowerPoint and PDF Formats contained in a zip file - all files in one folder.

UPDATED WITH ANSWER SHEETS AND TEACHER NOTES - May 2019 There are 7 Lesson Plans (with learning objectives) and Presentations . Worksheets and practical activities for whole class teaching. This resource is about:- -Sound and how sound travels to include sound waves, vibrations, pitch, volume; -The sounds we can make with our voices and what happens; -How we hear; -How some animals hear; -How to get sound from different musical instruments and what happens; and -The type of listening devices we use to locate sound, stethoscopes, hearing aids etc. 19 audio sounds for listening activities (MP3) Lesson 1: This is about how we use our voice and the different sounds we make. There is a diagram of how our voice works which includes vibration, pitch and how we need our teeth and tongue to produce sounds. Activity - children are given a very short text to add vocal sound effects to in their groups - narrator/reader reads the short text (print this off the Slide) and the other children decide on vocal sound effects to add. Lesson 2:- This is about musical instruments and how we produce sound from them (bang, hit, shake, pluck etc.) and group them into their categories (wind, stringed, percussion)- Grouping Activity sheets and Listening activity. Lesson 3 - This is more practical and children plan and design their musical instruments. They are given ideas on what to do, e.g. make a guitar from cereal boxes, the handle is made of kitchen towel tube, strings are various sizes of elastic bands etc. Lesson 4: This is about how we ear. Children learn about the anatomy of the ear (outer ear, middle ear and inner ear) and how we receive and process sound. They also learn about why we get dizzy (semi-circular canals in our ear is filled with fluid). There are worksheet activities and listening activities on PowerPoint Presentations. Lesson 5: This lesson is about different listening devices such as the stethoscope, ear trumpets that were used in the past and versions of it that are used to hear unborn babies. Children - to make ear trumpets and pot telephones learning about how sound travels to the ear via a medium. Children also investigate sound via different types of cups (sizes, material) and the length of the string). Lesson 6: This lesson is about how some animals move their ears to hear sounds and locate their prey. - Activities- children work with a partner to complete their worksheets which contain missing words. Lesson 7: Loud sounds get quieter when you are further away from its source - All the lessons include information on volume, pitch, vibrations and sound waves. Files: PowerPoint, MS Word and PDF. US Version Thank you for visiting my shop.

39 Slide PowerPoint Presentation on sound and the practical tasks children can undertake. The Teacher’s Note sets out how you can introduce the topic and suggestions on how to organize the activities and list resources needed. You can organize a carousel system (different workstations) - so each table deals with a different aspect on sound or you can do a whole class lesson on one aspect of sound week by week, ending the term on a sound carousel for assessment. The resource comprises: PowerPoint Presentation – Review Work on sounds and contains background information on how the piano, guitar and wind instruments work and how we hear. Teacher’s Notes (3 pages, excluding credit page) 14 Activity Cards (You can laminate for durability), cut out for each table. The cards contain questions to prompt the children to carry out their tasks. There are ready-made investigations sheets and sample investigations sheets. Numbered Table cards Vocabulary cards (See preview pane) Worksheet on How We Hear Worksheet on Volume and Pitch Experiments: Vibration involving moving objects- e.g. children can experiment with a tuning forks and water and ping-pong balls, rice on drums. Sound and Pitch - e.g. use empty bottles filled with different levels of liquid to produce different pitches and also blow horizontally along the edge to produce sounds similar to wind instruments; and/or experiment with guitar strings –shortening and lengthening the string to produce different sounds; Listening devices - experiment with different string telephones by changing variables such as type of string and material of cups; Blocking Out Sound activities- Children can make ear defenders out of margarine tubs packed with different materials or they can wrap the sound source like a buzzer or alarm clock with different materials to see which is best at muffling the sound. Optional - Musical Instruments - Children can make musical instruments or use the ones they may have made in previous lessons - to adjust how they use it or even make it better - can experiment with various aspects of sound. Outside activity - How sound gets fainter as you travel further away - Use a sound source like a buzzer. There are instructions to make a simple balloon drum, a packing tape drum, comb kazoo and a guitar. US Version Available. Goes well with: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/sounds-how-humans-and-animals-hear-musical-instruments-our-voice-plans-presentations-activities-11242250

This resource relates to addition and missing numbers from 1 to 10 using minibeasts, bugs and insects. Children count in order from 1 to 10 and then looking at a range of numbers decide which number(s) is missing. As the children get used to seeing missing numbers, they then add the missing numbers together. This resource includes worksheets and PowerPoint Presentations. UPDATED with ‘I Spy’ Find and Count fun activity. Aimed at: Reception/Year 1 (US: Pre-K/K) This resource contains two lesson starters on PowerPoint. The numbers are from 1 to 10 on each grid. Learning objectives: Count in order; recognise missing numerals, add two sets of numbers together - extension to adding three single digits for more able children. Presentation 1 (45 Slides) - Each grid has a missing number and children write down the missing number. This extends to two missing numbers then three. Presentation 2 (30 Slides) - Each grid has two missing numbers. The children write down the missing numbers and then add the missing numbers together. Extension to three missing numbers for more able. The total of the numbers range up to 20. There are also 4 activity sheets. These are extension options. They can be used to supplement other teaching of number work and addition. Also included Find and Count activities in colour and black and white - all versions are different. Includes US paper size. Thank you for visiting my shop!:)

This resources relates to numbers 0 to 5 and missing numbers. There is basic addition to 5 for the early years children and for more able up to 9 UPDATED to include worksheets in PDF Format. Aimed at: Early Years/Reception/Year 1 This resource contains two lesson starters on PowerPoint. The numbers are from 0 to 5 on the grid. Learning objectives: Recognise numerals to 5 and count in order; to begin to add two sets of numbers together. Presentation 1 (24 Slides) - Each grid has a missing number and children write down the missing number. This extends to two missing numbers. Presentation 2 (20 Slides) - Each grid has two missing numbers. The children write down the missing numbers and then add the missing numbers together. The total of the numbers range from 1 to 9. 3 activity worksheets - finding missing number, cut/paste activity and adding numbers together to no more than 9. Activity worksheets in b/w Counting activity - Find and Count Minibeasts and colour and b/w There are extra worksheets for early finishers. They can be used to supplement other teaching of number work and addition. Also includes US paper size.

This comprehensive resource pack is on the theme of minibeasts, bugs and insects to help children count, add and to begin to write number sentences (calculation). **It takes the learner from the early stages of counting through to writing and calculating number sentences. ** It introduces the + and = symbols. 78 Slides of Presentation on all the lessons - Includes whole class activities and plenaries. The some slides have animation where the children can count along with the numbers as they ‘float in’ above the minibeasts. Also includes: 5 Lesson Plans: All contain learning objectives and outcomes, starter activities and plenaries. Lesson 1: Counting and cut/paste activity on counting. Lesson 2: Adding groups of minibeasts to obtain a given total Lesson 3: Introducing the plus and equals symbol – to add groups - children progress to writing number sentences. Lesson 4: Children begin to calculate – number sentences using + and = symbols. Lesson 5: Children work out numbers - Worksheets and extension worksheets. Worksheet/activities on all the lessons. Laminate digit cards and the minibeasts cards for practical activities. The learning objectives are in the lesson plans. You may be interested in: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/counting-and-progression-to-subtraction-work-lesson-plans-1-5-presentations-activities-eyfs-ks1-11308712 All resources are printable/editable. Updated to include US Size worksheets Thank you for visiting my shop!:)

This resource is on the theme of minibeasts. The teachers notes explain how each set of loop cards are used and how they are different. It is similar to other loop cards or follow me games but counting minibeasts and revising addition and subtraction. A fun way to practise reading numbers and counting and reviewing addition and subtraction through listening and speaking. Student learn to read ‘I have’ and ‘Who has?’ to start the game. The cards can be used in small group sessions or whole class sessions. **Preparation: Laminate, print off and cut round coloured borders onto card paper. ** This resource has now been updated to include 7 sets of loop cards. The borders are different colours so that the sets are not mixed up. Teachers Notes (3 pages) Total Download: 66 pages (2 large cards on each page) Includes US spelling - ladybird/ladybug Please see preview pane. Learning objective: Counting and reinforce number recognition. To review addition and substraction You may be interested in the free minibeast subtraction loop card: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/minibeast-loop-cards-i-have-who-has-subtraction-cards-12296014

This resource relates to room visuals that you can display in your classroom or art area. There are also two sets of worksheets for each of the colors. Worksheet 1: Children draw and label four things for each of the colors. Worksheet 2: Children color in the blank splash with the correct color and then draw and label four things for that color. <strong>Content:</strong> • ‘Colors’ Poster for display • ‘Color Mix’ Poster for display • ‘What’s your favorite color?’ Poster • 11 Posters for display naming the colors: red, blue, white, orange, brown, pink black, gray, purple, yellow and pink • 11 Flashcards naming colors • 6 ‘What color does …… and …. make?’ Posters - What color does red and green make? • 2 Sets of worksheets for each color (total: 22) File Type: Word and pdf. You may be interested in: Color Activities for PreK/K https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/color-activities-tasks-and-sorting-into-color-groups-cut-paste-prek-kindergarten-11881996

UPDATED NEW COVER IMAGE This is a reading comprehension resource which entails close reading and inference. Ideal for Easter (new beginnings) and reading assessment. Suitable for Keystage 1 and 2. The reading comprehension is in two parts. Booklet 1 contains:- Part 1 - 12 questions Part 2 - 11 questions Booklet 2 contains only Part 1 - You may want to differentiate and give some children Booklet 2. Reading Tasks: - Questions on the text. - Tick box statements - Multiple choice. - Sorting verbs and nouns under the correct headings. - Word work - Circle the word that means the same as 'ushered' in the context of the story. - Making Inferences based on the text. - Explain reasons for their answers - use 'because'. Specimen answers provided. Learning Objectives: Develop pleasure in reading Answering and asking questions Making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done File type: pdf (Sassoon fonts - choice of different 'k's) and Windows word format if you need to edit. Images royalty free from Microsoft Clipart.

This resource relates to colour displays around the classroom or art area. You can increase to A3 for a larger display. <strong>Content:</strong> • ‘Colours’ Poster for display • ‘Colour Mix’ Poster for display • ‘What’s your favourite colour?’ Poster • 11 Posters for display naming the colours: red, blue, white, orange, brown, pink black, grey, purple, yellow and pink • 11 Flashcards naming all the colours • 6 ‘What colour does …… and …. make?’ Posters • 2 Sets of worksheets for each colour (total: 22) There are various methods to get a brown mixture- I’ve chosen red and green in the display. Children can experiment during art lessons or when colouring. Question card displays - What is your favourite colour?, What colour does yellow and red make? <strong>There are also two sets of worksheets for each of the colours.</strong> Worksheet 1: Children draw and label four things for each of the colours. Worksheet 2: Children colour in the blank splash with the correct colour and then draw and label four things relating to that colour. You may be interested in Colour Activities: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/colour-activities-tasks-and-sorting-into-colour-groups-cut-paste-it-link-eyfs-reception-yr1-sen-11881979 File Type: Word and pdf. Thank you for visiting my shop:-)

This is a reading comprehension for early readers relating to Valentine’s Day. The text contains high frequency words and decodable words. There are 4 questions and a sheet of general questions for the teacher/educator. Ideal for guided reading and for more able early readers who are confident in decoding words and know some of their high frequency words. Detailed Teacher’s Notes included. The teacher’s reading comprehension sheet is in colour and the duplicate sheet is in black and white for the children to follow with their fingers what the teacher is reading. As a whole group activity or individual work, children answer the questions. The general question sheet is for teachers to ask questions and for children to say the answers aloud. **Learning Aim: ** Listening and speaking activity relating to the passage. Can children follow words with their finger? Can they find the evidence in the story? Can they rhyme words? Can they find certains words in the text? Can they count the full stops and then say how many sentences? There are a couple of sheets duplicated to take into account of US spelling, e.g. mum/mom. Thank you for visiting my store:) You may be interested in my other Valentine resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/st-valentines-addition-subtraction-counting-matching-patterns-sequences-and-data-handling-bundle-11828425

Set of emotions stars clipart in 10 colours. 300 dpi in .png format for inserting into documents. For personal and commercial use. Credit is required if used commercially - please link credit to my store. Thank you for visiting my shop:) You may be interested in: Hearts Clipart in various colours https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/rainbow-hearts-clipart-12-colours-and-transparent-12244014

Labelling the 4 countries of the UK - Flag of St George, St Andrew, St Patrick & the Welsh Dragon - The Union Jack Flag to colour in. Differentiated Worksheets - Unscramble the four cities and correctly match them to the countries. There is basic information on the UK and the development of the UK flag together with worksheets. Please adapt to suit lessons. The cut/paste activity has been taken from Curriculum Bank (Scholastics) - Geography KS1 Text. I have not included Southern Ireland as part of the UK. The location of Southern Ireland is shown so that educators and children can see where Northern Ireland is located. New editable worksheets added and Presentation