Get your class talking about science! I made BIG books and put my class into science 'cells' (labels for big books included e.g. Brilliant Bulbs, Terrific Test Tubes) and at the start of each lesson I give the class a science-themed question to discuss. The children each use a different coloured felt-tip pen to record their ideas on a page in their Bright Ideas BIG Books. Included in the pack are BIG questions such as What are our bodies made of? What If's e.g. What if there were no plants in the world, PMI's (i.e. give me a positive, a minus and tell me something interesting!) such as what if your bones were made of jelly? Odd One Outs and Chain Reaction. This is a great pack (that will last you all year!) to get children thinking, talking, predicting, justifying and debating science in a fun way! A couple of bonus extension ideas and some review cards are included too. For more practical resources visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Whitley01

A guess who Dear Zoo Powerpoint with animal noises, an enhanced provision planner for all areas of learning and a sample activity plan for Phase 1 Letters and Sounds. For more practical resources visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Whitley01 Please leave a review.

A collection of resources that are ideal for celebrating a book day. This collection includes resources to make a Matilda themed book door where children create the covers of their favourite books, templates for making marvellous medicine, designing a new chocolate bar, filling a dream jar, making a door hanger and character/book crowns to let reading go to your head! Also included: a book scavenger hunt, a guess who game, blank comic strips and a solve the story task. Last book day I held a ‘Short & Tweet’ writing competition which was very popular and very amusing too - template and certificates included!

A fun quiz that could be used to celebrate a book day. This quiz consists of 5 handout rounds including: Who am I? Guess who? Where? Terrific Titles and Amazing Authors. There is a Powerpoint to accompany the quiz, answer sheet and certificates.

A PowerPoint introduction - It's the last day at alien school and the teacher needs help to sort out the lost property! Children can practise using apostrophes by using individual whiteboards to write sentences to match the images on the PowerPoint then make up their own sentences using the activity sheet that is included or inventing their own aliens and objects. A useful lesson also for reinforcing phonic skills (alien names) and writing expanded noun phrases. Buy this resource as a bumper package here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spag-pack-for-year-2-11633421

A useful resource to encourage children to be confident to have a go at spelling new words. I laminated these cards and each child has their own which they use when writing independently. I developed this resource as part of the dyslexia friendly school award.

Two fun and interactive get up and go 'Scoot' games ideal for Year 2 linked to coordination and subordination. Print out the A4 cards (laminate) and place them around your classroom or outdoor area. The children then visit each station, read the sentence, identify the coordinating or subordinating conjunction and record on their individual record sheets to build up their own word bank. Both resources are editable and the subordination version is linked to the stories of Roald Dahl. Buy these resources as a bumper package here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spag-pack-for-year-2-11633421

A fun get up and go 'Scoot' game ideal for Year 2 children. Print out the 16 A4 sentence cards (laminate) and position around your classroom or outdoor area. The children visit each station, read the sentence, identify the word from the chosen word group and record it on their record sheet (also a useful activity for reinforcing the four sentence types). A great lesson starter or end of unit/SATs preparation activity. Buy this resource as a bumper package here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spag-pack-for-year-2-11633421

An end of term 'pub style' fun quiz for kids with six different handout rounds including: guess who, where, when, what and a very popular sweetie round!!! Children can compete in teams to find out who are the class 'Smartypants' champions. This pack includes handouts, a PowerPoint with all the images and winner certificates. I used this with a mixed Year 1/2 class and it was a huge hit! Ideal for the last week of term. Buy as part of an end of term bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/end-of-year-fun-pack-11664948

This is a collection of 12 resources to use when teaching sentence types. This pack includes a great range of fun, interactive games and activities which I have used with a Year2 class. Play 'Guess the sentence type' the children can then make their own sentence type comic strips by drawing or using their own digital images or how about 'Spin a sentence.' Sentence Scoot and Four Corners are fab lesson starters and all resources are included in pack e.g. 32 sentence cards, sentence type signs and record sheets or perhaps you might want to go on a sentence hunt. Several of these resources would also be suitable as homework tasks. Buy this resource as a bumper package here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spag-pack-for-year-2-11633421

A very handy and flexible game (played in pairs/groups) which can be played a few different ways: Option 1: Read it! Roll the dice, choose a word in the corresponding column & read it. If the child is correct they win the word & cover it or colour it. Option 2: Spell it! Roll the dice, choose a word in the corresponding column, read it, your partner covers it & then the child has a go at spelling it. If the child is correct they win the word & cover it or colour it. Option 3: Read it, Spell it! I used this for a mixed Y1 and Y2 pairing where Y1's had to read the words and Y2's had to spell the words. Also included is a table showing all words in the phonics screener since 2011 and a blank game board so you can chop and change words to suit your needs! For more practical resources visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Whitley01

Are you looking for a fun outdoor activity? This is a very popular activity at my school - all you need to do is print out the 12 stations and laminate (optional!) then position them around your outdoor area. You can provide the children with a map so it is more of an orienteering task or just set it up as a trail. The children then work in groups/pairs to visit each station, read and answer the questions (which are a mix of English, maths, science and geography) recording their answers on the sheet provided along with the blue symbol. At the end of the course the children will have collected 11 letters and station 12 gives them a final hint to work out the secret message. This resource is easily edited to suit your needs and there are certificates included for all children who complete the course!

And the winner is . . . . . . Let your class nominate their peers (nomination form included) for each of the categories and hold your own awards show! I have used this activity for the last three years and it is always a huge hit with the kids. This pack includes 16 editable certificates including: Biggest Smile, Awesome Author, Maths Magician, Shooting Star (Drama), Keeps us laughing award, ICT Whizz and a blank template so your class could even invent some of the awards themselves! Buy as part of an end of term bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/end-of-year-fun-pack-11664948

Are you looking for a fun way to test your children's SPaG skills? This get up and go game is ideal for practising SATs style questions and checking pupils knowledge of the Y2 SPaG curriculum in an active way. All you have to do is print out the 20 A4 question cards (laminate) and set out your trail indoors or outdoors. Children then visit each station in pairs/groups, read the questions, discuss their ideas and record their answers on the sheet provided. I have also used this 'Scoot' game as an activity for parents at our KS1 workshops to give them an idea of the type of questions their children will be given in the end of KS1 SATs. Buy this resource as a bumper package here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spag-pack-for-year-2-11633421

Following the success of 'BARvember' these Christmas themed problems will be used throughout 'DecemBAR' (sign included) with my class to continue to promote problem-solving. In this pack there are 10 editable problems aimed at Year 2. I have been incentivising my class with all correct answers going into a prize draw to win a 'bar' of choccie at the end of the week!

A PowerPoint used during an English lesson on writing instructions using George’s Marvellous Medicine as a stimulus. This resource includes ‘boxing up’ templates, a reading task and a ‘bottle’ template for the children to illustrate their own ‘marvellous medicine’ concoctions (works well enlarged to A3).

This fun and humorous class assembly, used with a Year 2 class, is linked to popular TV shows and the Great Fire of London. There are appearances from Thomas Farriner on The Great British Bakeoff, Samuel Pepys and King Charles II are interviewed on BBC News and The Strictly Come Dancing professionals perform a fire dance. The script also includes parts for the children to take on the role of their teachers with a Beat the Teacher quiz at the end! A PowerPoint is included to use as a backdrop if an IWB is available.

This resource includes a PowerPoint with activities and Top Tips for spelling words ending in le. Also included: mystery words, crossword puzzle, word hunt task, spelling detective activity and Spelling Bump game.

A collection of 13 PowerPoints from a range of famous artists including Chagall, Klee, Rousseau, Matisse, Warhol, Romero Britto, Hokusai and Yayoi Kusama. Use as a stimulus for children to experiment with self portraits, pop art, watercolours, pointillism, 'painting with scissors', colour mixing, blow painting and zentangles! Enough ideas and inspiration to keep you going all year! Suitable for EYFS, KS1 and KS2. For more practical activities and resources visit: www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Whitley01

A bumper selection of 10 adaptable PowerPoints to use to teach and review Phase 2 and 3 phonemes linked to a range of themes e.g. Red Riding Hood, Moshi Monsters, Fireman Sam and Santa's Workshop to name but a few! For more practical activities and resorces visit: www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Whitley01