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How much do your students know about Christmas? A fun 15-slide quiz to try with your class.

BIG WRITE: Christmas Eve. Ideal for 5+ Planning sheet and writing template attached. Fully editable.

Attached is an 8-week unit of work and PowerPoint (53 slides). . Learning Intentions covered: 1 To locate China on a world map 2 To describe the Chinese flag 3 To know the capital city of China 4 To name some bordering countries of China 5 To use an 8-point compass 6 To name, draw & paint China’s national flower and animal 7 To learn some more FACTS about China (its proper title, population, currency, main languages & religions) 8 To learn about Chinese New Year 9 To celebrate Chinese New Year 10 To name a famous place in China 11 To learn the history of the Great Wall 12 To create a collage of the Great Wall 13 To learn about the Shaolin Temple 14 To learn about Kung Fu

China - Great Wall of China. Paint, colour in or create a collage of the Great Wall with this versatile sheet.

**China - Map work & compass points activity booklet. ** 3-page booklet. ** Fully editable

Begin each day with a relaxing 3-minute Tai Chi routine with your class. Alternatively, find 3 minutes during the day where you feel your students need recharging, refocusing or just need to calm down a little. This 3-minute routine is accompanied with relaxing Tai Chi music and the slides move automatically once the routine begins. All of the movements and stances must be completed slowly and smoothly with the teacher reading out the key points on each slide. Suitable for children aged 5 – 11 years.

A small PowerPoint presentation showing the UK climate regions and average UK temperature and rainfall. Also attached is an activity worksheet for your student’s to complete. Activities include: Using a key to colour in climate regions on a UK map. Labelling the climate regions. Filling in the table that describes the climate conditions in the 4 regions of the UK.

Typhoon Haiyan - 8th November 2013 On Friday 8th November 2013, a super typhoon cut a devastating path across central Philippines. This 9-slide presentation (and video) gives viewers a small insight into the devastation. Fully editable.

Focus: WORD KNOWLEDGE and DICTIONARY SKILLS. Learning Intention: To predict and clarify. Activity: Student’s must find a word they are unfamiliar with, predict what it means then clarify using a dictionary. Great activity for exploring and deepening vocabulary knowledge. Ideal for 7+ (depending on ability). Fully editable.

Students can summarise a text by identifying the key features. 1 worksheet. Fully editable. Ideal for 5 to 9 years.

A complete ‘Games’ Unit of Work for Early Years or Reception. 6 lessons. Warm up, main activities and cool downs for each lesson. Very easy to follow … even for a non-specialist!

Numbers 1 to 20 A nice introduction to number recognition and counting for early years. Activity: Look at the number, count the objects and say the number. 23 slides

An activity to help younger learners ‘summarise’ a short story or section of a non-fiction text. 1 worksheet Fully editable.

A pre-reading Guided Reading Activity. Genre: Fiction. Appropriate for upper KS1 or KS2.

I usually begin each school year by reminding the children of the 3 primary colours: Red, yellow and blue. Then they use the colour wheels to make secondary colours: Red + yellow = orange Red and blue = purple Yellow and blue = green Colour mixing wheels are ideal for art lessons especially if you are trying to make different ‘shades’ of a colour. I’ve also attached another activity for making different colours.

Learn about 10 famous artists. Informal Word documents and small PowerPoint presentations containing notes and examples of work. Artists: Bruegei Claude Monet Georgia O’Keele Holbein Matisse Monet Picasso Piet-Mondrian Salvador Dali Vincent Van Gogh

Learn about Pablo Picasso - one of the most famous artists in history. 3 resources: A 15-slide PowerPoint giving general information about Picasso and his paintings. The PowerPoint also covers Picasso’s Blue Period. An 11-slide PowerPoint showing a selection of portraits by Pablo Picasso. A 6-page booklet about Picasso and his paintings.

An easy and effective way to assess phonics at the end of Year 1. 42 sounds. Fully editable.

300 basic words to be read, said, spelt and used. Words presented on a 16-slide PowePoint. Fully editable and ideal for 4+ (depending on ability).