A lot of useful information about different groups of most common animals from the Amazon Rainforest – includes mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, amphibians and insects. A5 fact sheets (once folded back to back) for a Reading Corner, Topic Board, Writing Corner, Science Resources – or alternatively used as A4 posters. For additional resources based on animals from the Amazon rainforest, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

A handy word mat for independent writing with sentence starters for each part of the story, verbs and adjectives. For additional resources based on the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Fact sheets about the planets in our solar system, the Sun and our Moon. A5 fact sheets (once A4 folded back to back) for a Reading Corner, Topic Board, Writing Corner, Science Resources – or alternatively used as A4 posters. A lot of useful information! Each fact sheet includes information about the planet, its size, distance from the Sun, how many hours in a day, how many days in a year, temperature on the surface, number of moons, when and who first recorded it. Each one has the space craft which was used to explore the planet. For more useful Space activities and resources, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. Thanks for looking :)

Set of worksheets to learn about Africa, the African savannah and different groups of most popular African animals. Can be used as shared reading activities (Literacy) • Africa – to know about the African continent: text followed by questions • A Map of Africa – to know the names of seas and oceans around Africa and most well known features: label names • Where is the African Savannah? – to know where the savannah is situated among other areas : colour areas • Seasons – to know how seasons affect the environment and animals: text, colouring, questions • African Savannah Animals - to know what is found in the savannah: text with blanks (use word bank to complete) • Looking For Food – to know the groups of animals that live in the savannah: text followed by questions • Predator or Prey? – to know which animals are hunted by others: circle the predator in each pair of animals • Diets, Animal Groups – to know which animals are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores: complete table • Diets, Animal Groups (easier) – to know which animals are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores: circle animal pictures in different colours • What’s For Dinner, Food Chain – to know that plants and animals are part of a food chain, and who eats what: label animals and plants in the correct order • An African Animal – to describe in details an animal: illustrate and use word bank to label body parts and complete sentences • What Do You Know About The African Savannah? – use word bank For more useful activities and resources, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. Hope that you like and find them useful. If you have any comments or recommendations to make, please do not hesitate to do so. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Set of worksheets to learn about pirates of the Caribbean Islands. Activities include reading (comprehension) with options to tick the right answers; labelling; use of word banks; writing information/ facts from own research….and for fun finding facts about Captain Hook and Jack Sparrow, and creating a Wanted Poster :) Sequence of the worksheets – or use individually as you wish: The Golden Age of Piracy Caribbean Islands Fearsome Thieves Spanish Treasure Port Royal Pirate Ships Strict Rules Life Onboard Buried Treasure Famous Pirates For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Set of worksheets to learn about the different groups of animals from the Amazon rainforest including text for reading activities. • Animals From The Amazon Rainforest – to know about groups of animals (mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects and spiders) found in the rainforest: text (2 pages) followed by labelling animals and questionnaire • Where Do Animals Look For Food – to know how animals search for food among the different rainforest layers: text followed by questionnaire • Predator or Prey? - to know which animals eat others: circle predator in each pair of animals • Diets – Animals Groups – to know which animals are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores: complete table • Diets – Animals Groups – easier: circle animals in different colours • What’s For Dinner? Food Chain – to know that animals and plants are part of a food chain and who eats what : label in correct order • An Animal From The Amazon – to describe in details an animal: illustrate and use word bank to label body parts and complete sentences For more useful activities and resources about the Amazon rainforest and its animals, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. Hope that you like and find them useful. If you have any comments or recommendations to make, please do not hesitate to do so. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Set of posters and worksheets to learn about dinosaurs, time line, dinosaur groups, size, their diets (predator or prey) and types of food. Activities include reading, completing sentences using word banks, and cut and paste pictures into different groups. • Dinosaurs What do we know? - Complete information using word bank • Facts About… 3 different worksheets - Complete information about a dinosaur using word bank • Which One Is It? – Complete by choosing the right name • Sorting Dinosaurs into herbivores and Carnivores – cut and paste pictures • What Do You Know? 3 different worksheets - Write information, use word bank and Information Mat • Dinosaurs Size – 2 different worksheets – Write number in sequence, write name of the dinosaur which is the shortest and longest, lightest and heaviest • Dinosaurs Groups - Sorting into bird-hipped and lizard-hipped groups– cut and paste pictures Hope that you like and find them useful. If you have any comments or recommendations to make, please do not hesitate to do so. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

A handy word mat for independent writing with sentence starters for each part of the story, verbs and adjectives. For additional resources based on the story of The Three Little Pigs, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources :) I have also created a 5 part PowerPoint that can be used over 5 lessons with worksheets for follow up activities. Hope that you find the word mat useful. If you have any comments or recommendations to make, please do not hesitate to do so. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Suitable for Year 2 • Story of The Three Little Pigs – text • Tell The Tale – story pictures for sequencing and oral retelling • What Happens Next? –cut and paste pictures and text • Story Map - complete a map with words and/or pictures • What’s The Problem? – What happened when the wolf blew on the houses? use adjectives to describe each house and give a reason • Story Structure – list characters, settings, events and resolution • Character Portrait – illustrate and describe one character • Describing Characters – use adjectives word bank • Wolf’s Challenge - tick which statements are true • True or False - identify which sentences are true or not and rewrite the false sentences so that they are true • Story Sequence – blank sheet • Story Plan – blank sheet • writing sheet – blank x 2 • Wanted Poster x 2 • Word Mat - including verbs, adjectives, sentence starters • Missing Words - use word bank to complete sentences • Capital Letters – add the missing capital letters • Speech Marks – add the missing speech marks • Where is the punctuation? – add missing capital letters, full stop, commas, speech marks, exclamation marks • Comprehension - 3 pages Useful Tip! Use the PDF doc with your IWB to work through the pages with your children :) Hope that you like and find them useful. If you have any comments or recommendations to make, please do not hesitate to do so. For additional resources based on the story of The Three Little Pigs including Science & DT, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Worksheets based on DT Unit 2A / Vehicles where children design a space buggy, plan how they will make it and evaluate their finished work. The set includes: Information sheets and worksheets that can be to introduce the topic: • text about space buggies used during the moon exploration followed by a questionnaire • picture of a space buggy with names of parts followed by one that children can label Front cover sheet and targets (objectives) sheet Worksheets for DT activities: Think of ideas for making your space buggy (purpose) Draw how your space buggy will look like and label the parts (own design) Draw how you will make your space buggy move and label the parts (wheels and axels) Draw a logo for your space buggy, and tick what you will use to make your logo Write a list of materials and tools that you will need to make your space buggy Plan in which order you will make your own space buggy What do you think of your finished vehicle? (Evaluation) Worksheet for creative writing: Write an exciting short story for a newspaper report which includes a space buggy (newspaper template) For more useful Space activities and resources, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

A lot of useful information about different and most common minibeasts – includes insects, arachnid, molluscs, crustacean, arthropods and annelid. A5 fact sheets (A4 folded back to back) for a Reading Corner, Topic Board, Writing Corner, Science Resources – or alternatively used as A4 posters. For more useful activities, please check other Minibeasts resources in my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

A handy word mat for independent writing with sentence starters for each part of the story, verbs and adjectives. Includes blank writing sheets. For additional resources based on the story of Little Red Riding Hood, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

New and updated Suitable for Year 2 - 5 parts PowerPoint that can be used over 5 lessons. Includes worksheets for follow up activities. Part 1 – Storytelling To know the beginning, middle and end of the story To retell the story orally Includes diagram of elements of a traditional tale; the story of The Three Little Pigs; prompt for oral storytelling Part 2 – Sequence To sequence the main events of the story To match text with pictures Activities prompting children to order story pictures and to match text with pictures; think of a good sentence opener for each picture Part 3 – Sentence Starters To know how to start sentences differently To retell the story orally using sentence openers Includes looking at different sentence openers for each part of the story; think of a good sentence opener for each picture Part 4 – Characters To talk about the characters in the story and say what you think about each one To describe each characters using adjectives Includes adjectives for each character, asking children to explain why; complete sentences with best adjectives Part 5 – Story Plot To know the different parts that makes a story To give some reasons why things happen Includes story plot diagrams; a question for each part of the story with a prompt to answer Hope that you like and find them useful. If you have any comments or recommendations to make, please do not hesitate to do so. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

4 illustrated Word Mats with vocabulary, verbs, adjectives and time connectives Covers Seaside Features and Activities, and Victorian Times For additional resources based on the seaside, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Fact sheets and worksheets to learn about what it’s like to be an astronaut. The set includes fact sheets about famous astronauts and cosmonauts, male and female, including brief biographies, and text about how to become an astronaut and what work they do during space missions. Can also be used for a reading corner or as topic posters. Worksheets include: • Questionnaire: use fact sheets to find answers • Famous People Time Line/ cut and paste: match each photo with its caption and date, and put them in chronological order to create a time line. • Look on the internet for information about Tim Peake to complete the fact sheet template • Job Description: find answers in ‘Becoming An Astronaut’ and ‘An astronaut’s Work’ ( text included) to complete a job description for an astronaut • Interview An Astronaut: use an astronaut’s fact sheet to write questions and answers For more useful Space activities and resources, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. Thanks for looking :)

Useful word mats with names of animals from the Amazon rainforest, classification groups and features, verbs and adjectives – could be put back to back and laminated together to create one lasting document. For additional resources based on Amazon Rainforest Animals, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Use a unique PowerPoint as a fun way to introduce and teach simple facts about plants and vocabulary. Ideal for whole class teaching or set up as independent reading / researching ICT activities. In The garden - 24 slides Includes: what is a garden/ what is there in a garden; what is a plant; parts of a plant; parts of a tree; what plants need (soil, water, sun); how insects help (pollen); why minibeasts are a threat and where to find them; what a gardener does; garden tools for different purposes; how to plant (simple instructions); what is compost for and made of; how to make compost; useful words (dictionary) The PowerPoint has been created with animation & sounds – create a file and ensure that you save ALL PPPs and sounds in the same file. If any problem with sounds and fonts, please email me. I have created 4 worksheets that can be used during or after – labelling gardening tools; labelling parts of a plant; what plants need/ do not need to grow healthy (writing activity); facts about compost. how to make compost (writing activity). Please check more of my resources on Plants on TES – thanks for looking :)

3 useful sheets with key vocabulary for writing stories about pirates. Includes: story sequence - sentence starters, nouns, verbs and adjectives. I have also created Pirate themed worksheets for planning and writing own pirate story. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-pirate-story-writing-worksheets-13049005 For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

The set includes information sheets to introduce the topics of the Solar System, Planets, the Sun, the Earth, and of the Moon each with follow-up activities. Activities: Our Solar System • Reading • Questionnaire • Diagram (cut & Paste pictures and labels) Types Of Planets • Reading • Match Descriptions • Temperatures – record degrees from coldest to hottest, identify which planet is the coldest and which one is the hottest The Sun • Reading • Facts About The Sun - questionnaire The Earth • Reading • 5 Facts About The Earth - writing • Day and Night – complete sentences, colour and label diagram The Moon • Reading • Facts About The Moon – questionnaire • Phases of the Moon – complete sentences, colour and label diagram Sun, Earth and Moon In Orbit - complete sentences and label diagram What Is It? – write meaning/ definition of words (independently or with a dictionary) For more useful Space activities and resources, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. Thanks for looking :)