Use these pages for a brain break, to build lateral thinking skills, as part of learning about different ways to see the world, or just as a morning work activity! This download includes 8 pages of ‘This is not a…’ drawing challenges, with each page including once example sketch and then space for children to add 3 more of their own.

I used this resource as a simple reinforcement for a small group that needed support with sounding out and language. We hit a mouse under some word cards and read the words to find it. Then we sat the mouse on different items in the classroom before filling out this sheet to practice spelling CVC words. PDF includes a link to an editable template on canva so you can make your own!

This is a canva template for class jobs cards to display in your classroom. I stick them to the wall and use a paper clip to change out children’s faces each week. Included is a child-friendly description of each job, should you need it.

This is a social story I made for a student to help facilitate discussions about shouting out and positive alternatives. None of the pictures are my own and the resource can be removed if needed, hence it being a free, editable, template resource. The file contains a link to a Canva template for easy editing.

This 2 week mini-unit has been a hit every time I’ve taught it! This unit is aimed at Year 3 students, and can be adapted to suit the needs of your class. I have left everything fully editable as you need to adapt it to your own students but please share within the license boundaries of your purchase. The unit takes 10 days (2 weeks of English lessons of approximately 45-60 minutes). Week 1 covers ‘features of a narrative’, ‘comprehension’, ‘skill practice’ and ‘planning’. Week 2 is more open ended to allow you to follow the writing and editing expectations of your school. Week 1 could also be adapted for whole-class guided reading if appropriate. The unit covers: • Beginning, middle and end using the story mountain framework to extend this into introduction, build up, climax, resolution, conclusion • Using quotation marks/inverted commas for speech (this does not explicitly teach use of commas within quotation marks as I build this in later in the year, but you could easily add this in) • Character and setting recap • Brief exposure to ‘Rule of 3’ descriptions

Perfect for morning work, independent practice or 1:1 support. Use these task cards as flashcards, with manipulative resources, colouring materials or to practice simple mental arithmetic. Full set of addition and subtraction cards - 7 pages per set, 4 cards per page.

Over 100 slides of questions designed to fuel discussion and promote classroom community building. Slides include sections of slides covering “Would you rather”, “Favourites”, “Mini Whiteboard prompts”, “This is not a…doodle challenge” and “Food for thought questions”. Use in circle time, while taking attendance, in morning meetings or to start assemblies.

Christmas is a chaotic time! Download this pack of Christmas activities ready for those small gaps after performance rehearsals, before the class party, or to put a festive spin on your lessons! This pack includes 11 activities: design a stocking, word search, board game, Christmas folding message, Christmas categories game, maze x 2, paper snowflake instructions, letter to Santa, festive reading comprehension x 2, maths colouring x 2, and naughty elf ‘Wanted’ poster. Merry Christmas!

Looking for ways your students can practice prefixes? 4 activities provided for 8 commonly taught prefixes (un-, dis-, im-, mis-, re-, pre-, auto-, super-). Includes identifying root word and prefix, identifying word meanings, sorting words, matching words to prefix and completing sentences. Excellent as homework, extension activities or classwork. Tried and tested with my own students!

Use these slides to introduce team building challenges for your students. These are great for PSHE, No Pens Day, Leadership activities and more. Each challenge lists the resources needed. Challenges are individual, paired and grouped.

A ‘Spelling Menu’ - students can choose any activity to practice their spellings independently. When they finish, they colour in a star on that activity. This ensures that over time they use a range of strategies to practice their spellings. Great to have stuck in the front of Spelling/English books for a quick 10 minute lesson starter or for Spelling classes. 3 to a page, designed to fit smaller exercise books.

20 reward coupons, including 2 blank ones to write your own! Use these coupons to support behaviour management in your classroom. They could be given as a birthday treat, to your Star of the Week, or to children who have achieved a learning/behaviour target. I even stapled 5 together and gave them out as Christmas gifts! Best of all, they are no cost/low effort for you in the classroom! If you’re worried about them getting lost/stolen you can write student’s names on the back (I have used the same laminated set for 3+ years and use a whiteboard pen for this purpose). I also remind children that if they are lost they cannot be replaced. The license for this resource is completely open! So if you want to edit them just upload the PDF to Canva!

A quick revision activity perfect to remind students of their capital letters.

This editable PowerPoint includes over 30 slides to support your class to practice their editing and proofreading skills. Each slide has an error-filled sentence which students correct in their notebooks. The correct form of each sentence is in the slide notes. Editing symbols can appear on each sentence to indicate where the mistakes are. Included: Intro slides, 6 simple slides to use for teaching the routine, and 3 sets of approximately 10 slides - enough for a whole half term of daily practice! Like this daily practice activity? Check out my store for daily Maths retrieval practice too!

5o MORE SLIDES (10 weeks) of Year 3 maths lesson starters on PowerPoint. Perfect for daily retrieval practice, ‘do now’ or revision. 4 questions per slide, with additional challenges. Each slide includes 4 questions mainly covering place value skills and the four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division), money (£), shape and some fractions. Several slides also include additional challenge questions. Every slide is has a pastel background, uses OpenDyslexic font and also links to a timer. Students can complete the Fast 4 on a mini whiteboard or in their books. This set includes a mix of fluency and reasoning and problem solving. Creating retrieval practice lesson starter slides is one of my least favorite things to do - yes it’s easy, but it’s so tedious! So I collected all my Fast 4 slides together in one easy place so I can adapt and reuse instead of starting from scratch every time. Simply copy and paste the slide and tweak as needed.

10 slides of Year 3 maths lesson starters. Perfect for daily retrieval practice, ‘do now’ or revision. 4 questions per slide. Each slide includes questions mainly covering place value skills and the four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division). Every slide is in OpenDyslexic font and also has a timer. Students can complete the Fast 4 on a mini whiteboard or in their books. This set includes mainly fluency questions. For a 11 weeks of Fast 4 daily retrieval slides, check out my resource “Year 3 - Fast 4 Maths Lesson Starter Pack - PowerPoint”.

55 slides (11 weeks) of Year 3 maths lesson starters on PowerPoint. Perfect for daily retrieval practice, ‘do now’ or revision. 4 questions per slide, with additional challenges. Each slide includes 4 questions mainly covering place value skills and the four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division). After Week 7 slides also include an open ended challenge. Every slide is has a pastel background, uses OpenDyslexic font and also links to a timer. Students can complete the Fast 4 on a mini whiteboard or in their books. This set includes mainly fluency questions. Creating retrieval practice lesson starter slides is one of my least favorite things to do - yes it’s easy, but it’s so tedious! So I collected all my Fast 4 slides together in one easy place so I can adapt and reuse instead of starting from scratch every time. Simply copy and paste the slide and tweak as needed.

So many desk supports are enormous, and I needed one that was simple and accessible for students with dyslexia (no fancy fonts, pictures or distracting features. This simple desk support has colored bands to differentiate resources and all the fonts are in Open Dyslexic. Page one has common sight words included and page two has the blue section left blank in case you want to add your own extra information.

Enjoy this FREE pack of images to use as prompts for math talk. I use these as lesson starters to to make connections between learning, but they also work well as plenaries or challenges for children who finish early. Consider asking questions such as: “What maths can you see?” “What do you notice?” “What trick is this picture playing?” This is a great resource to promote oracy and support students who are English language learners. Can be used across KS1 and KS2. Slides are tagged with a few suggestions of relevant maths units. None of the images are my own, hence this being a free resource. I struggled to find these types of images to share with students and wanted to have them all in one place. Images sourced from a wide range of sources, including free WRM materials, Diagnostic Questions and Power Maths. I was not able to trace the origins of most images and can remove them if needed. This file contains both a SmartNotebook file and a PowerPoint file

75 slides of Year 3 maths lesson starters on Smart Notebook. Perfect for retrieval practice/‘do now’ or revision. 4 questions per slide. Each slide includes questions mainly covering place value skills and the four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division). Students can complete the Fast 4 on a mini whiteboard or in their books. The questions initially focus on addition and subtraction within 20 to support mental arithmetic from KS1. Eventually multiplication, division and fraction fluency quesions appear too. Includes 7 challenge slides that have a twist on the questions (eg word problems, cascading calculations, etc). Creating retrieval practice lesson starter slides is one of my least favorite things to do - yes it’s easy, but it’s so tedious! So I collected all my fluency slides together in one easy place so I can adapt and reuse instead of starting from scratch every time. Simply copy and paste the slide and tweak as needed. **BONUS: If you purchase these slides and would like a free powerpoint version too, just let me know! **