I have been teaching primary age children in Australia, UK and China for over 35 years. My resources are based on English and Maths themes. It is exciting to be at the cutting edge of creating resources when we have an instant source of prime feedback to test those resources. Our students! I hope that you and your students will find something useful in my large collection of resources
I have been teaching primary age children in Australia, UK and China for over 35 years. My resources are based on English and Maths themes. It is exciting to be at the cutting edge of creating resources when we have an instant source of prime feedback to test those resources. Our students! I hope that you and your students will find something useful in my large collection of resources
A unique set of activities that will engage your students focus, ignite their learning and strengthen your Carrie’s War unit of work.
**Spelling Board Game **- Carrie’s War themed words
2x A4 playing boards - join together. Enlarge to A3 for best results
54 squares on the playing board.
16 Game words - In addition, use the **Game Word Template **option to create your own words for the Carrie’s War board game
Game instructions
Game Life Cards
Unit of Work Plan
**Spelling Worksheet Template **- Type in your own Daily Themed Target word (e.g. Evacuees) - 10 questions on each sheet. Edit the questions to suit your own targets
**Homework Activities x 3 ** to take around 30 minutes for each activity based on the CW theme
**Creative Writing Prompt **- CW Adventure
**Powerpoint Quiz **- CW theme
**Comprehension **worksheet- CW theme
**Cloze **Exercise worksheet- CW theme
**Spelling Certificate Template **- edit and use as necessary
A unique set of activities that will engage your students focus, ignite their learning and strengthen your L & S unit of work.
**Spelling Board Game **- L & S themed words
2x A4 playing boards - join together. Enlarge to A3 for best results
54 squares on the playing board.
16 Game words - In addition, use the Game Word Template option to create your own words for the Spelling Game
Game instructions
Game Life Cards
**Spelling Worksheet Template **- Type in your own Daily Themed Target word - 10 questions on each sheet. Edit the questions to suit your own targets
**Homework Activities x 3 ** to take around 30 minutes for each activity based on the L & S theme
**Creative Writing Prompt **- L & S Adventure
Crossword - L & S theme
**Powerpoint Quiz **- L & S theme
**Comprehension x2 **worksheet- L & S theme
**Cloze **Exercise worksheet- L & S theme
**Word Search **worksheet- L & S theme
**Certificate Template **- edit and use as necessary
A unique set of activities that will engage your students focus, ignite their learning and strengthen your Skellig unit of work.
**Spelling Board Game **- Skellig themed words
2x A4 playing boards - join together. Enlarge to A3 for best results
54 squares on the playing board.
16 Game words - In addition, use the **Game Word Template **option to create your own words for the Spelling Game
Game instructions
Game Life Cards
**Spelling Worksheet Template **- Type in your own Daily Themed Target word (e.g. Skellig) - 10 questions on each sheet. Edit the questions to suit your own targets
**Homework Activities x 3 ** to take around 30 minutes for each activity based on the Skellig theme
**Creative Writing Prompt **- Skellig Adventure
**Powerpoint Quiz **- Skellig theme
**Comprehension **worksheet- Skellig theme
**Cloze **Exercise worksheet- Skellig theme
**Spelling Certificate Template **- edit and use as necessary
A unique set of activities that will engage your students focus, ignite their learning and strengthen your Hobbit unit of work.
**Spelling Board Game **- Hobbit themed words
2x A4 playing boards - join together. Enlarge to A3 for best results
54 squares on the playing board.
16 Game words - In addition, use the **Game Word Template **option to create your own words for the Hobbit Game
Game instructions
Game Life Cards
**Spelling Worksheet Template **- Type in your own Daily Themed Target word (e.g. HOBBIT) - 10 questions on each sheet. Edit the questions to suit your own targets
Unit Plan
**Homework Activities x 3 ** to take around 30 minutes for each activity based on the Hobbit theme
**Creative Writing Prompt **- Hobbit Adventure
**Powerpoint Quiz **- Hobbit theme
**Comprehension **worksheet- Hobbit theme
**Cloze **Exercise worksheet- Hobbit theme
**Wordsearch **- Hobbit theme
**Spelling Certificate Template **- edit and use as necessary
A unique set of activities that will engage your students focus, ignite their learning and strengthen your Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe unit of work.
**Spelling Board Game **- LWW themed words
2x A4 playing boards - join together. Enlarge to A3 for best results
54 squares on the playing board.
16 Game words - In addition, use the **Game Word Template **option to create your own words for the LWW Game
Game instructions
Game Life Cards
**Spelling Worksheet Template **- Type in your own Daily Themed Target word (e.g. LWW) - 10 questions on each sheet. Edit the questions to suit your own targets
Unit Plan
**Homework Activities x 3 ** to take around 30 minutes for each activity based on the Hobbit theme
**Creative Writing Prompt **- LWW Adventure
**Powerpoint Quiz **- LWW theme
**Comprehension **worksheet- LWW theme
**Cloze **Exercise worksheet- LWW theme
**Wordsearch **- LWW theme
**Spelling Certificate Template **- edit and use as necessary
A unique set of activities that will engage your students focus, ignite their learning and strengthen your Beowulf unit of work.
**Spelling Board Game **- Beowulf themed words
2x A4 playing boards - join together. Enlarge to A3 for best results
54 squares on the playing board.
16 Game words - In addition, use the Game Word Template option to create your own words for the Spelling Game
Game instructions
Game Life Cards
**Spelling Worksheet Template **- Type in your own Daily Themed Target word - 10 questions on each sheet. Edit the questions to suit your own targets
**Homework Activities x 3 ** to take around 30 minutes for each activity based on the L & S theme
Crossword
**Creative Writing Prompt **- Beowulf Adventure
**Powerpoint Quiz **- Beowulf theme
**Comprehension **worksheet- Beowulf theme
**Cloze **Exercise worksheet- Beowulf theme
Facts
**Certificate Template **- edit and use as necessary
A unique set of activities that will engage your students focus, ignite their learning and strengthen your STONE AGE unit of work.
**Spelling Board Game **- STONE AGE themed words
2x A4 playing boards - join together. Enlarge to A3 for best results
54 squares on the playing board.
16 Game words - In addition, use the Game Word Template option to create your own words for the Spelling Game
Game instructions
Game Life Cards
UNIT of WORK
**Spelling Worksheet Template **- Type in your own Daily Themed Target word - 10 questions on each sheet. Edit the questions to suit your own targets
**Homework Activities x 3 ** to take around 30 minutes for each activity based on the Stone Age theme
**Creative Writing Prompt **- Stone Age Adventure
Quiz - challenging - no clues provided
Crossword
Timeline
Powerpoint Quiz x 2- Stone Age theme
**Comprehension **worksheet- Stone Age theme
**Cloze **Exercise worksheet- Stone Age theme
**Word Search **worksheet- Stone Age theme
**Certificate Template **- edit and use as necessary
A unique set of activities that will engage your students focus, ignite their learning and strengthen your Indus Valley unit of work.
**Spelling Board Game **- INDUS VALLEY themed words
2x A4 playing boards - join together. Enlarge to A3 for best results
54 squares on the playing board.
16 Game words - In addition, use the Game Word Template option to create your own words for the Spelling Game
Game instructions
Game Life Cards
**Spelling Worksheet Template **- Type in your own Daily Themed Target word - 10 questions on each sheet. Edit the questions to suit your own targets
**Homework Activities x 3 ** to take around 30 minutes for each activity based on the Indus Valley theme
Creative Writing Prompt - Indus Valley Adventure
**Powerpoint Quiz **- Indus Valley theme
**Comprehension **worksheet- Indus Valley theme
**Cloze **Exercise worksheet- Indus Valley theme
**Word Search **worksheet- Indus Valley theme
**Certificate Template **- edit and use as necessary
A unique set of activities that will engage your students focus, ignite their learning and strengthen your IRON AGE unit of work.
**Spelling Board Game **- IRON AGE themed words
2x A4 playing boards - join together. Enlarge to A3 for best results
54 squares on the playing board.
16 Game words - In addition, use the Game Word Template option to create your own words for the Spelling Game
Game instructions
Game Life Cards
**Spelling Worksheet Template **- Type in your own Daily Themed Target word - 10 questions on each sheet. Edit the questions to suit your own targets
**Homework Activities x 3 ** to take around 30 minutes for each activity based on the Iron Age theme
Creative Writing Prompt - Iron Age Adventure
Timeline
Crossword
**Powerpoint Quiz **- Iron Age theme
**Comprehension **worksheet- Iron Age theme
**Cloze **Exercise worksheet- Iron Age theme
**Word Search **worksheet- Iron Age theme
**Certificate Template **- edit and use as necessary
A unique set of activities that will engage your students focus, ignite their learning and strengthen your TITANIC unit of work.
**Spelling Board Game **- Titanic themed words
2x A4 playing boards - join together. Enlarge to A3 for best results
54 squares on the playing board.
24 Game words - In addition, use the Game Word Template option to create your own words for the Spelling Game
Game instructions
Game Life Cards
**Spelling Worksheet Template **- Type in your own Daily Themed Target word - 10 questions on each sheet. Edit the questions to suit your own targets
**Homework Activities x 3 ** to take around 30 minutes for each activity based on the Titanic theme
Timeline
Colouring Sheet
Creative Writing Prompt - Titanic Adventure
Crossword
**Comprehension **worksheet- Titanic theme
**Cloze **Exercise worksheet- Titanic theme
Word Search worksheet- Titanic theme
**Certificate Template **- edit and use as necessary
A unique set of activities that will engage your students focus, ignite their learning and strengthen your HOLES unit of work.
Spelling Board Game - HOLES themed words
2x A4 playing boards - join together. Enlarge to A3 for best results
54 squares on the playing board.
24 Game words - In addition, use the Game Word Template option to create your own words for the Spelling Game
Game instructions
Game Life Cards
Spelling Worksheet Template - Type in your own Daily Target word - 10 questions on each sheet. Edit the questions to suit your own targets
Homework Activities 20-30 minutes for each activity
**Group Activity **- “Digging Into Holes”
Crossword - HOLES theme
**Creative Writing Adventure Prompt **- HOLES theme
Powerpoint Quiz - HOLES theme
Bingo Activity - HOLES theme
Comprehension worksheet- HOLES theme
Cloze Exercise worksheet- HOLES theme
Word Search worksheet- HOLES theme
**Certificate Template **- edit and use as necessary
A unique set of activities that will engage your students focus, ignite their learning and strengthen your KENSUKE’S KINGDOM unit of work.
**Spelling Board Game **- KENSUKE’S KINGDOM themed words
2x A4 playing boards - join together and stick on card. Enlarge to A3 for best results
54 squares on the playing board.
24 Game words - In addition, use the Game Word Template option to create your own words for the Spelling Game
Game instructions
Game Life Cards
Homework Activities 30 minutes+ for each activity
Powerpoint Quiz - KENSUKE’S KINGDOM theme
**Creative Writing Prompt **- Adventure - Kensuke’s Kingdom theme
Spelling Worksheet Template - Type in your own Daily Target word - 10 questions on each sheet. Edit the questions to suit your own targets
Comprehension worksheet- KENSUKE’S KINGDOM theme
**Cloze Exercise **worksheet- KENSUKE’S KINGDOM theme
Word Search worksheet- KENSUKE’S KINGDOM theme
**Certificate Template **- edit and use as necessary
A unique set of activities that will engage your students focus, ignite their learning and strengthen your VIKINGS unit of work.
**25 Spelling worksheets **containing Viking vocabulary
10 tasks on each worksheet
Photocopy and distribute, Display on your IWB for individual or collaborative tasks, Create your own Word Cracker booklet.
2.** Spelling Board Game** with features that include:
2x A4 playing boards - join together. Enlarge to A3
54 squares on the playing board.
48 Viking themed words - print for the game
Game Rules & Instructions - adapt as necessary
Word template to create your own words to use in the game
Life Cards
Lively and Colourful board content
UNIT PLAN
PowerPoint Quiz - Multiple Choice
**Homework Activities **- 30 minutes + for each activity
4 Activity - How to Make A Viking Helmet
** Creative Writing Prompt** -Adventure Viking Theme
Quiz - Challenging - fill in the gaps - no clues provided
6 Colouring Sheet
7 Timeline
Vocabulary list
Blog
10Facts
Comprehensions - Viking Theme
Word Search – Viking vocabulary
**Crossword **- Viking vocabulary
**Unscramble **Viking themed sentences
**SATS **type questions - Viking Theme
Cloze exercises - Viking Theme
Certificate template – Viking theme – edit as necessary
A unique set of activities that will engage your students focus, ignite their learning and strengthen your SPELLING unit of work.
**60 worksheets **containing 60 Yr5/6 statutory words
10 questions for each worksheet
Photocopy and distribute, Display on your IWB for individual or collaborative tasks
Create your own Word Cracker booklet.
2.** Spelling Board Game** with features that include:
2x A4 playing boards - join together. Enlarge to A3
54 squares in total.
72 Yr 5/6 Statutory words - print for the game
Game Rules & Instructions - adapt as necessary
Word template to create your own words to use in the game
3.** Double Puzzles** - Use of all 105 statutory words -10 puzzles with 10 words in each puzzle - Rearrange all the jumbled letters of each word and fill in the blank grid - use the numbered letters throughout the puzzle to find the missing word/phrase - enter these in the corresponding numbered boxes at the bottom of the page.
This task makes an excellent piece of homework and a collaborative exercise on your IWB
Life Cards
Suitable for all levels of KS2 ability
Lively and colourful board content
A unique set of activities that will engage your students focus, ignite their learning and strengthen your SPELLING unit of work.
**50 worksheets **containing 50 Yr3/4 statutory words
10 questions for each worksheet
Photocopy and distribute
Display on your IWB for individual or collaborative tasks
Create your own Word Cracker booklet.
2.** Spelling Board Game** with features that include:
2x A4 playing boards - join together. Enlarge to A3
54 squares in total.
64 Yr 3/4 Statutory words - print for the game
Game Rules & Instructions - adapt as necessary
Word template to create your own words to use in the game
** Double Puzzles** - Use of all 108 statutory words -10 puzzles with 10 words in each puzzle - Rearrange all the jumbled letters of each word and fill in the blank grid - use the numbered letters throughout the puzzle to find the missing word/phrase - enter these in the corresponding numbered boxes at the bottom of the page.
This task makes an excellent piece of homework.
Life Cards
Lively board content
A unique set of up to date activities at your finger tips, all stored in one place that will engage your student’s focus, ignite their learning and strengthen their overall understanding of the SCIENCE topics that you cover during the course the year.
This package will suit all ability levels.
In addition, the templates will allow you to tailor the level of difficulty your students work at.
The Science List includes:
Electricity
Light and Sound
The Solar System
The Activities include:
**Spelling Board Games x3 **
2x A4 playing boards - join together. Enlarge to A3 for best results
54 squares on the playing board.
24 Game words for each individual topic as a starter, however use the **Game Word Template **option to create your own words for the board game, threby increasing/decreasing the level of difficulty.
Game instructions included
Game Life Cards included
**Spelling Worksheet Template **- Type in your own Daily Themed Target word (e.g. CIRCUIT) - 10 questions on each sheet.
Once again, Edit the questions to suit your own targets and level of difficulty.
**Homework Activities x 3 ** to take around 30 minutes for each activity based on the themes of the novel.
**Creative Writing Prompts **- based on each Science topic.
**Powerpoint Quiz **- based on each Science topic.
**Comprehension **worksheet- based on each Science topic
**Cloze **worksheet- based on each Science topic
**Wordsearch - **worksheet - based on each Science topic
**Quiz **- worksheet - based on each Science topic
**Fun Facts **- based on each Science topic.
**Story Writing Prompt - based on each Science topic
Blog based on the Science topic
**Spelling Certificate Template **- edit and use as necessary
5 puzzles
22 pieces for each puzzle
Adverbs: How? How Much? How Often? Where? When?
Positive Adverbs: Behaviour,Speech, Movement, Gesture
Adjectives: Time, Objects, People, Size, Positive Feelings, Negative Feelings.
Nouns: Abstract, Collective, Concrete, Compound, Proper, Pronoun
Verbs: Object, Emotion, Thought, Movement, Sense, Voice.
Each piece of the puzzle has a question and/or answer on it.
Matching the pieces together correctly, answers to questions are revealed.
Each triangular piece fits into another, creating the perfect shape as shown on the picture template.
Print out the puzzle sheet two times. Stick one sheet on to thin cardboard.
Carefully cut out each of the individual pieces.
Use the second printout as an answer sheet.
Use a bulldog clip to bundle the pieces together safely and securely, when you are not using them.
A blank template is included so you can see what the finished shape looks like.
A unique set of up to date activities at your finger tips and all in stored in one place, that will engage your students focus, ignite their learning and strengthen their overall understanding of the novels you might cover during the course of the year.
This package will suit all ability levels.
In addition, the templates will allow you to tailor the level of difficulty your students work at.
The Reading List includes:
Goodnight Mister Tom
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Hobbit
Skellig
Holes
Beowulf
Kensuke’s Kingdom
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Carrie’s War
The Activities include:
**Spelling Board Games x8 **
2x A4 playing boards - join together. Enlarge to A3 for best results
54 squares on the playing board.
16 Game words for each individual novel as a starter, however use the **Game Word Template **option to create your own words for the board game, thereby increasing/decreasing the level of difficulty.
Game instructions included
Game Life Cards included
**Spelling Worksheet Template **- Type in your own Daily Themed Target word (e.g. ADVENTURE) - 10 questions on each sheet. Once again, Edit the questions to suit your own targets and level of difficulty.
**Homework Activities x 3 ** to take around 30 minutes for each activity based on the themes of the novel.
**Creative Writing Prompts **- based on the theme of the novel.
**Powerpoint Quiz **- based on the themes of the novel
**Comprehension **worksheet- based on the themes of the novel
Cloze Exercise worksheet- based on the themes of the novel
Wordsearch - worksheet - based on the themes of the novel.****
**Spelling Certificate Template **- edit and use as necessary
A unique set of up to date activities at your finger tips, all stored in one place that will engage your student’s focus, ignite their learning and strengthen their overall understanding of the HISTORY topics that you cover during the course the year.
This package will suit all ability levels.
In addition, the templates will allow you to tailor the level of difficulty your students work at.
The History List includes:
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Anglo Saxons
Battle of Britain
Great Fire of London
Guy Fawkes
Indus Valley
Iron Age
Stone Age
Titanic
Vikings
The Victorians
The Activities include:
**Spelling Board Games x 12 **
2x A4 playing boards - join together. Enlarge to A3 for best results
54 squares on the playing board.
24 Game words for each individual topic as a starter, however use the **Game Word Template **option to create your own words for the board game, thereby increasing/decreasing the level of difficulty.
Game instructions included
Game Life Cards included
**Spelling Worksheet Template **- Type in your own Daily Themed Target word (e.g. PARLIAMENT) - 10 questions on each sheet. Once again, Edit the questions to suit your own targets and level of difficulty.
**Homework Activities x 3 ** to take around 30 minutes for each activity based on the themes of the novel.
**Creative Writing Prompts **- based on each History topic.
**Powerpoint Quiz **- based on each History topic.
**Comprehension **worksheet- based on each HIstory topic
**Cloze **worksheet- based on each History topic
**Wordsearch - **worksheet - based on each History topic
**Quiz **- worksheet - based on each History topic
**Fun Facts **- based on each History topic.
**Spelling Certificate Template **- edit and use as necessary