I have been a teaching principal in a small rural school for the last 3 years. Before this I have over 10 years teaching experience teaching students ranging in age 5 through to 12 and have loved every minute.
“Students are engaged, motivated and keen to succeed. They take responsibility for their learning and increasingly know about themselves as learners. They stay on task, work well together and help each other. Positive and respectful interactions between students underpin learning”. Educ
I have been a teaching principal in a small rural school for the last 3 years. Before this I have over 10 years teaching experience teaching students ranging in age 5 through to 12 and have loved every minute.
“Students are engaged, motivated and keen to succeed. They take responsibility for their learning and increasingly know about themselves as learners. They stay on task, work well together and help each other. Positive and respectful interactions between students underpin learning”. Educ
Summer is coming ...A pack to help you get there.
This pack includes mazes, puzzles, word finds and more to help you keep your sanity at this time of year.
Enjoy your summer.
This pack makes learning prepositions and prepositional phrases fun and easy. It contains everything student needs to learn prepositions and even includes a pre and post test for your convenience. all you need to do is print and go.
This Preposition Pack Includes:
*Preposition Pre Test
*Preposition Post test
*Recording Sheet
*7 preposition Activity Sheets
*Time Prepositions Activity Sheet
*Location Preposition Activity Sheet
*Movement Preposition Activity Sheet
*Fun Word Find Activity
*Marking Key
*A3 Preposition Poster
Encase your not sure what is is. Kids love learning them!!!
A Preposition is a word or group of words that is used with a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, location, or time, or to introduce an object.
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Bloom;s Taxonomy cards for your class for higher order thinking in their reading comprehension.
These cards can be used during whole class lessons, small group, differentiated small groups, literature circles, literacy centers, independent work and much more! They are a great teaching tool and a great way to get students thinking and applying reading skills with selections!
Included in this download are 64 differentiated comprehension question cards:
- 10 Remembering questions
- 11 Understanding questions
- 10 Applying questions
- 10 Analyzing questions
- 15 Evaluating questions
- 7 Creating questions
All you need to do is print, cut and laminate and they are ready to go.
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These colourful oil filled letters are prefect for your wall display titles. They will add color to any display.There are 2 large sizes to choose from.
There are over 150 pages of letters and numbers for you to choose from. Each letter has been saved as a high quality pdf. If you require any other format, please message me.
I print the letters that I need for the wall display title, laminate for durability, cut them out and staple them onto wall. Depending on wall color I sometimes leave a 5mm white border around the letters when I cut them to make them pop even more.
Included are Capital letters, lower case letters, numbers, popular characters such as ! $ % "" + etc.
Brighten up your classroom with these colourful letters.
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Summer Olympics in Rio is upon us. This Visually stunning writing scenario takes the audience on a journey to the Olympics in first person.
Included in this pack is a PowerPoint presentation to show your students. The bigger the screen the better as these are high quality images. During the show, students discuss and fill in the 5 senses chart provided. These notes will help direct the students in their writing with a vocabulary rich story.
If you like this pack you will also like my Summer Olympic Bingo game. A game for the whole class that ties in perfectly with this writing lesson/s
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This high quality poster is ideal for your classroom wall, bulletin board or literacy display. There are 96 contractions included in this poster. The poster is A3 in size and makes a great reference for the students when they are unsure of which contraction to use.
They include:
I, you, he, she, it, we, they, that
who, what, where, when, why, how
negative contractions
would, should, could
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This fun and engaging review game is the perfect way to review your Holes novel study. I typically put the class into small groups and ask a member of the group to choose a color and number. That is the question that they have to answer. If correct they get one point. Then I move to the next group. Alternatively the whole class answers and then we tally up the points to get a winner.
I run it on an interactive whiteboard but would be equally successful on a projector, computer or TV screen.
When you start the game press the shuffle button to randomize the questions ensuring that no game is ever the same. This means that this Holes Jeopardy game came be used multiple times with the one class.
Once you have unzipped the file you will find a PowerPoint Macro Show. To run the game double click the file and make sure you say "yes" to running macros. If you do not the questions will not shuffle correctly. I have tested on a PC but it should work on other devices. If this is your first time with Macros let me know by personal message and I am happy to answer all your questions.
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These polka dot circular letters are prefect for your wall display titles. They will add colour to any display. There are 3 colors to choose from or mix and match.
There are over 117 pages of letters for you to choose from. Each letter has been saved as a high quality pdf. If you require any other format, please message me.
I print the letters that I need for the wall display title, laminate for durability, cut them out and staple them onto wall. Depending on wall color I sometimes leave a 5mm white border around the letters when I cut them to make them pop even more.
Brighten up your classroom with these polka dot alphabet wall display letters.
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Anzac Day is an important date for both Australians and New Zealanders. The Anzac spirit brings us closer than any other day in the calendar year. This pack makes a great activity for students on Anzac day as well as all year round.
Baking for our two countries has always been a tradition, An Anzac biscuits is certainly at the the top.
Included in this pack
Anzac biscuit recipe
Reading comprehension sheet based on the recipe
Acrostic poem sheet
Word find
Lined writing paper
Students love Escape Rooms and Rugby. Combine them and it is a hit. Capture their imaginations with this rugby themed escape room specifically designed with the Rugby World Cup in mind.
Students will read and learn about the origins of rugby, how to play, information on the cup, and its 2019 host Japan. After reading the material, students need to solve 5 puzzles based around each section of text in an escape room style format. This is also a fun way to develop and practice reading comprehension.
For those of you knew to escape rooms, instructions are given on how to set up and deliver this program. There is very little preparation to be done, but basically some printing, cutting and laminating which should take less than 20 minutes. On the day, all you need to do is group the students and scatter the the texts and clues around the room, then sit back back and watch the students have a blast.
In 2019, there are 20 countries participating including; Ireland, Scotland, Russia, Samoa, New Zealand, South Africa, Italy, Namibia, Canada, England, France, Argentina, USA, Tonga, Australia, Wales, Georgia, Fiji, Uruguay and the host country Japan. So whether you an an All Black, Wallaby, or a Springbok come and enjoy the fun.
The Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham is upon us. This Visually stunning writing scenario takes the audience on a journey to Birmingham as a Newspaper reporter. During this presentation, a scandal occurs where the world record holder in the 400m gets tripped over on purpose. Everything is included in this pack to make every student successful. Photos are taken and quotes are given.
Included in this pack is a PowerPoint Presentation to show your students. The bigger the screen the better as these are high quality images. During the show, students discuss and fill in the graphic organisers that are included. These notes will help direct the students in their writing with a detailed, accurate, and rich story. Then complete the included newspaper templates.
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Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham is upon us. This Visually stunning writing scenario takes the audience on a journey to the Commonwealth Games in first person.
Included in this pack is a PowerPoint Presentation to show your students. The bigger the screen the better as these are high quality images. During the show, students discuss and fill in the 5 senses chart provided. These notes will help direct the students in their writing with a vocabulary rich story and direct the students in their writing with a vocabulary rich story.
Thank you
Mazes help fine motor control. Mazes require your students to control their pencils through the maze without hitting the black lines. This means that they must take their time rather than rushing, in order to have greater success. Progress can be observed as your students bump into the black lines less and less as they gain greater control of their writing utensils. Students use fine motor control in order to produce correct letter formation and legible handwriting.
Mazes are great for problem solving: Mazes help your students to work on their executive functioning skills, such as planning and brainstorming various strategies (e.g. starting from the beginning of the maze or working backwards from the end of maze).
Included in this pack are templates for your students to extend themselves by creating and sharing their own mazes with each other. This is one of my classes favorite things to do.
This Pack contains 20 A4 sized mazes and their solutions
10 x normal rectangular mazes
5 x circular mazes
5 x hexagonal maze
1 x Bonus square maze template
1 x Bonus hexagonal maze template
Enjoy I know my class love them
A Pokemon visits your school in this Creative Writing Scenario. This Creative Writing Scenario takes the students on an engaging journey to a new class on the first day of school when suddenly a Pokemon character turns up under the students desk. The students decide what happens next.
This pack includes a 5 senses graphic organizer to be completed while they watch the presentation. It is used to generate ideas and used as a basis for extending their vocabulary. This alongside the presentation will help students to produce a descriptively rich story.
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These polka Dot letters are prefect for your wall display titles. There are 4 beautiful colors to choose from (Blue, Red, Green and Orange). I have selected 4 colors that can be used separately or mixed up. There are 300 pages of letters and numbers for you to choose from.
Included are Capital letters, lower case letters, numbers, popular characters such as ! $ % "" + etc.
Brighten up your classroom with these polka dot letters.
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This fun dinosaur hidden picture will engage and excite your students. Everything you need is included. Just print and go. No preparation required.
This pack includes 6 fun filled Dinosaur Hundreds Chart Hidden Pictures. They include Stegosaurus, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Brontosaurus, Pteranodon,Tyrannosaurus, Kronosaurus. All the kids favorites.
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Mazes help fine motor control. Mazes require your students to control their pencils through the maze without hitting the black lines. This means that they must take their time rather than rushing, in order to have greater success. Progress can be observed as your students bump into the black lines less and less as they gain greater control of their writing utensils. Students use fine motor control in order to produce correct letter formation and legible handwriting.
Mazes are great for problem solving: Mazes help your students to work on their executive functioning skills, such as planning and brainstorming various strategies (e.g. starting from the beginning of the maze or working backwards from the end of maze).
Included in this pack are templates for your students to extend themselves by creating and sharing their own mazes with each other. This is one of my classes favorite things to do.
This Pack contains 20 A4 sized mazes and their solutions
10 x normal rectangular mazes
5 x circular mazes
5 x hexagonal maze
1 x Bonus square maze template
1 x Bonus hexagonal maze template
Enjoy I know my class love them
Celebrate the Summer Olympics in Rio with this fun bingo game. There are enough cards for the whole class. 30 bingo Cards Included. I have played this game with my own class this week and they loved it.
Instructions have been included if you are not sure how to play. Simply print this pack off, laminate and cut. The game is ready to play.
If you like this pack you will also like my Summer Olympic Writing Scenario. It is a scenario in first person with a high quality presentation to the class. Included are planning sheets and then you are ready to write. Great for teaching rich vocabulary.
OLYMPIC GAMES RIO 2016 NEWSPAPER WRITING SCANDAL SCENARIO
Summer Olympics in Rio is upon us. This Visually stunning writing scenario takes the audience on a journey to the Rio Olympics as a Newspaper reporter. During this presentation a scandal occurs where the world record holder in the 400m gets tripped over on purpose. Everything is included in this pack to make every student successful.Photos are taken and quotes are given.
Included in this pack is a PowerPoint Presentation to show your students. The bigger the screen the better as these are high quality images. During the show, students discuss and fill in the graphic organisers that are included. These notes will help direct the students in their writing with a detailed, accurate and rich story. Then complete the included newspaper templates.
SUMMER OLYMPICS WRITING SCENARIO
Summer Olympics in Rio is upon us. This Visually stunning writing scenario takes the audience on a journey to the Olympics in first person.
Included in this pack is a PowerPoint presentation to show your students. The bigger the screen the better as these are high quality images. During the show, students discuss and fill in the 5 senses chart provided. These notes will help direct the students in their writing with a vocabulary rich story.
SUMMER OLYMPICS BINGO
Celebrate the Summer Olympics in Rio with this fun bingo game. There are enough cards for the whole class. 30 bingo Cards Included. I have played this game with my own class this week and they loved it.
Instructions have been included if you are not sure how to play. Simply print this pack off, laminate and cut. The game is ready to play
WORD FIND
The sports of the Olympics in a fun wordfind
Summer Olympics in Rio is upon us. This Visually stunning writing scenario takes the audience on a journey to the Rio Olympics as a Newspaper reporter. During this presentation a scandal occurs where the world record holder in the 400m gets tripped over on purpose. Everything is included in this pack to make every student successful.Photos are taken and quotes are given.
Included in this pack is a PowerPoint Presentation to show your students. The bigger the screen the better as these are high quality images. During the show, students discuss and fill in the graphic organisers that are included. These notes will help direct the students in their writing with a detailed, accurate and rich story. Then complete the included newspaper templates.
If you like this pack you will also like my Summer Olympic Bingo game. A game for the whole class that ties in perfectly with this writing lesson/s.
Further, look at my other Olympic writing scenario.
Enjoy!!!
