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We have been sharing teaching ideas, classroom activities and display resources online since 1998. Our sites are visited by millions of teachers, educators and parents every year and our teaching materials are in use in classrooms around the world every day. We hope that our ideas and resources to you. Feel free to visit our websites: Teaching Ideas - http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/ Teaching Packs - http://www.teachingpacks.co.uk/ ... and contact us if you have any questions.

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We have been sharing teaching ideas, classroom activities and display resources online since 1998. Our sites are visited by millions of teachers, educators and parents every year and our teaching materials are in use in classrooms around the world every day. We hope that our ideas and resources to you. Feel free to visit our websites: Teaching Ideas - http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/ Teaching Packs - http://www.teachingpacks.co.uk/ ... and contact us if you have any questions.
Shape Rotation Challenges
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Shape Rotation Challenges

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Can your children rotate the shapes around the point shown on each coordinate grid? Two pages are included (with a total of twelve questions) and answers are also included for teachers and self-checking. Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
Angles - Table Mats
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Angles - Table Mats

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A set of two eye-catching, printable table mats showing different facts and vocabulary related to angles. Why not print them back-to-back so that your children can refer to them during their lessons? These reference resources are great for classroom display boards or as table mats in your Maths lessons. Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
Decimals Activity Cards
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Decimals Activity Cards

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Printable decimal numbers that can be used for a wide range of activities. Answer the questions provided with each set… or use the cards for other activities based on the teaching ideas included. Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
Maya Maths Challenges
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Maya Maths Challenges

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Help your children to learn about the Maya and practise their Maths skills at the same time! This resource includes images of Maya numbers from 0 to 20 and two pages of Maths calculations (with twenty questions on each) to challenge your children. A fantastic resource to combine this fascinating history topic with your Maths work! Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
How to be a Good Listener Posters
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How to be a Good Listener Posters

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Encourage your children to listen carefully with our eye-catching posters. Two versions are included: * Cartoon bunnies - for use with younger children, * Photos of young people - for use with older students. Each poster reminds children to look, be still, wait, think and ask / answer questions. Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
100 Grammar Challenge Cards
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100 Grammar Challenge Cards

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Help your children to review their grammar skills with our challenge cards! This resource includes 100 cards that cover the following topics: * Types of nouns, * Adjectives, verbs, prepositions, pronouns, determiners and conjunctions, * Singular and plural, * Comparative and superlative adjectives, * Adjective phrases, * Past and present tense, * Complements and link verbs, * Active and passive voice, * Auxiliary and main verbs, * Adverbial phrases, * Coordinating and subordinating conjunctions, * Questions, statements, exclamations and commands, * Subject and verb agreement, * Simple and complex sentences, * Narrative voice, * Negative and positive sentences, * Direct and reported speech, Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
Differentiated Sudoku Maths Challenges
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Differentiated Sudoku Maths Challenges

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This resource includes FORTY different Sudoku maths challenges for your children to try (with 4x4 and 6x6 grids). These could be used as activities in your Maths lessons, as early morning work, for early finishers or as resources to challenge students during rainy breaktimes. Answers are also included for busy teachers and for self-checking. Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
Social Media Profiles - Internet Safety Resource
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Social Media Profiles - Internet Safety Resource

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Can your children look at these six fictional social media profiles and identify any potential issues. Possible answers include: * Numbers of friends - Do these people actually know that many people in real life? * Location - Giving away where you live, go to school or where you are at a particular time. * Age - Use of social media by children who are younger than the specified age limits. * Photos - Sharing images of others without their permission. … and much more! Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
Plants Word Mat
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Plants Word Mat

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A handy reference mat showing a variety of words and images linked to plants. Add this to a classroom display board or print it for use as a resource on children’s tables. Includes the following terms: * Flower / Leaf / Stem / Roots * Carbon Dioxide / Oxygen / Photosynthesis * Petal / Stamen / Carpel / Sepal * Germination / Pollination / Fertilisation / Seed Dispersal Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
Fractionstein's Fraction Guide
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Fractionstein's Fraction Guide

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Let Fractionstein teach your children about the wonderful world of fractions! This PDF guide includes: * Information about when we use fractions, * Numerators and denominators, * Types of fractions (halves, thirds, quarters…) * Ordering fractions, * Finding fractions of amounts, * Mixed numbers and improper fractions * Equivalent fractions, * Simplifying fractions, * Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions, * Fractions, decimals and percentages. Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
Examples of Instruction Writing
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Examples of Instruction Writing

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This resource includes four different examples of instruction writing: * How to make a lizard card, * How to play ‘Shut the box’, * How to make chocolate cupcakes, * How to plant a sunflower seed. Help your children to learn about instruction writing by getting them to analyse these examples. Can they identify the features? How could they be improved? A fantastic resource for your English / Literacy lessons or for guided reading sessions. Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
Euro 2016 Maths Challenges
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Euro 2016 Maths Challenges

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A set of 40 Maths challenges based on the players, teams, stadiums and results of Euro 2016 so far! Print the cards and use them as part of independent or group activities… or use them to make an interactive Maths display in your classroom. A fantastic Maths resource for your football-mad children! This resource also includes an answer sheet for your children and a set of answers for teachers / self-checking. Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
Time Matching Cards
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Time Matching Cards

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This resource is a HUGE set of cards showing different times in analogue, digital and word formats. Challenge your children to sort or order them… or use them for a ‘matching pairs’ game. Includes 43 pages of printable cards with: * ‘o’clock’ times, * ‘half past’ times, * ‘quarter past’ and ‘quarter to’ times, * plenty of other random times! A blank set of cards is also included so that you can make up your own versions! Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
TripReviewers - Recount Writing Template
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TripReviewers - Recount Writing Template

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Ask your children to write a ‘review’ of a place they have visited during school holidays / weekends with our ‘TripReviewers’ templates. You could also use it to review the destination of a recent school visit / trip. Six different templates are included so that you can use them with children of different ages and abilities. A fantastic way of encouraging children to demonstrate their recount writing skills. Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
Rivers Topic Guide
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Rivers Topic Guide

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Teach your children about rivers using our comprehensive topic guide. It includes information about: * Why rivers are crucial to life on Earth, * River sources, * River channels, * Tributaries, confluences and flood plains, * Erosion and deposition, * Waterfalls and rapids, * Estuaries and deltas, * Rivers and settlements, * Pollution in rivers, * Leisure time. This PDF guide can be displayed and shared on a large display (e.g. an interactive whiteboard) or printed for use as an independent / group reference resource. Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
Measuring Lines - Activity Resource
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Measuring Lines - Activity Resource

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Give your children practice measuring lines with these printable activity sheets. Four sheets are included. These feature horizontal and diagonal lines and require children to measure in centimetres and millimetres. Please ensure that the document is printed at 100% on A4 paper to ensure the lines are the correct measurements. Answers are included on the final page. Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
'About Me' Profiles for Transition Activities
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'About Me' Profiles for Transition Activities

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This resource includes a range of templates that your children can use to create profiles about themselves. They’re perfect for use as part of transition / orientation activities when students are preparing to move to a new class or school. They’re also a great resource to help teachers find out more about their children and for children to find out more about their classmates. This PDF includes: * A bunting template, * Bookmarks, * An ‘About Me’ scroll, * An emoji themed template, * A social media profile. Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
Life Cycles Topic Guide
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Life Cycles Topic Guide

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A full guide to the topic of life cycles with editable text and clear diagrams. A range of plant and animal life cycles are included, such as a cherry tomato plant, pear tree, ladybird, frog, dog, chicken and human! Display this PDF on a large display for whole class teaching or print it for use as an independent / group reference or shared reading resource. Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
Characters - Descriptive Vocabulary Mats
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Characters - Descriptive Vocabulary Mats

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These resource sheets can be used to help your children describe different aspects of the characters in their story. Suggested words are given to describe people, aliens and monsters, robots and animals. Two versions of each word list are included for use with younger / older students. Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
Multiplication Match-Up
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Multiplication Match-Up

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This resource includes sets of cards that show multiplication calculations with matching answers (e.g. 3x4 and 2x6). Can your children match all of the pairs together? Four different versions are included, at different levels of difficulty. We have also included the answers for you. Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!