OkinawanGirl Lisa has a postgraduate diploma in elementary school education from the University of Glasgow, Scotland where she graduated with merit. She is a self confessed nerd with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Internet Software Development. TES allows her to combine her passion for developing resources as well as teaching. Lisa has an international teaching background and has taught in Japan and Spain as well as Scotland.
OkinawanGirl Lisa has a postgraduate diploma in elementary school education from the University of Glasgow, Scotland where she graduated with merit. She is a self confessed nerd with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Internet Software Development. TES allows her to combine her passion for developing resources as well as teaching. Lisa has an international teaching background and has taught in Japan and Spain as well as Scotland.
This resource is aimed at teachers wishing to make a wellbeing wall display to support the Scottish Government's GIRFEC ethos.
Photographs and comments (on speech bubbles) can be added to make it relevant and meaningful for the children and parents at your setting.
If you have any questions please get in touch.
Winter Play Dough Maths: these winter themed play dough mats help develop your pupils fine motor skills which are essential for cutting and handwriting. Some of the mats include open ended challenges aimed at developing your pupils creative thinking.
Contents
1 x teacher notes
10 x pages of play dough mats
Resources Required
In order to use this resource pupils will require play dough and play dough cutting tools (usually available at your local pound shop).
Differentiation
Younger children will benefit from manipulating play dough to duplicate snowflakes, design mittens and create gingerbread men.
Older/more advanced students can enjoy the open ended creative challenges such as, “Create a snow scene” or “OH NO! What are the snowballs going to hit?”.
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These superhero themed Dolch and Fry sample sight words can be placed in a high traffic area (such as your door or hand washing area) to have your students frequently review them throughout the day.
<strong>Contents</strong>
1 x superhero themed secret password poster
7 x pages of Dolch and Fry words (arranged 4 per landscape page)
Remember, remember! The fifth of November, The Gunpowder treason and plot; I know of no reason, Why the Gunpowder treason, Should ever be forgot!
This resource is a differentiated cut, paste and sequence resource covering the six main events of the gunpowder plot.
All pages are included in colour as well as photocopier friendly black and white line art.
Differentiation
This resource is simple to differentiate. "Core" pupils can sequence version A cards, "challenge" pupils can sequence version B cards and "support" pupils can be given either the text/illustrations in order and simply match with corresponding text/illustrations.
Contents
2 x pages of Timeline template
2 x pages of sequencing cards (version A: illustrations and text matched)
2 x pages of sequencing cards (version B: illustrations and text separate, to be matched by pupils)
1 x KWL grid
2 x pages of answer keys
Curriculum Links
England: Events beyond living memory that are significant nationally [for example events commemorated through festivals] / significant historical events, people and places in their own locality / a study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066
Scotland: I can discuss why people and events from a particular time in the past were important, placing them within a historical sequence.
[SOC 2-06a]
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Self Registration: This is a classroom tested printable aimed at early learners. Non/emergent readers can begin to identify their names by first associating them with individual images (e.g. a starfish).
Each label contains a text box which you can edit in Microsoft Powerpoint to suit your own font and colour preferences for each of your pupils' names.
Your pupils can sort their names under the appropriate headers (e.g "I'm Here" or by lunch options ).
CONTENTS
This download contains 30 picture labels with editable text boxes (8 per portrait page).
Labels are arranged in powerpoint slides and can be reordered (by copy/pasting or dragging) to suit your own preferences.
It also contains 5 headers: I'm Here, Absent, School Lunch, Lunch Box and Home Lunch
Top Tip
I recommend using magnetic strips on the back of the name labels.
These EDITABLE* task boards are designed to take the stress out of managing English groups.
Simply update daily by arranging the relevant cards on each board and write any necessary page numbers with a dry wipe marker!
This resource allows pupils to easily and effectively stay on task. No more interruptions asking "What am I supposed to be doing? / What do I do next?"
I successfully used this resource with my Primary 5 (Year 4) class last year.
Please note that all text is editable in Microsoft Powerpoint. Change the font/size/colour to suit your individual preferences.
Keep all of your pupils informed with this colourful class schedule display.
Cards have editable text boxes to easily change the font/colour/size to your own particular preferences using Microsoft Powerpoint.
Simply add clock hands using a whiteboard pen and you'll be ready to go!
CONTENTS
1 x A4 "Daily Schedule" poster
48 x Editable Schedule Cards (arranged 2 per A4 landscape page): art, ICT, library, music, break, lunch, swimming, dance, class trip, science, PE, assembly, church, enterprise, outdoor learning, Sports Day, phonics, writing, carpet time, golden time, group work, talking & listening, handwriting, reading, circle time, committees, home time, celebrations, design & technology, register, maths, citizenship, visitors, spelling, RME, history, geography, cooking, health & wellbeing, show & tell, story time, school show, Spanish, German, French
2 x editable blank cards
Minerals: This resource has been designed for teachers covering the everyday uses of minerals.
It is an interactive notebook style cut and stick resource that involves matching everyday objects to minerals used to create them. Six minerals are featured: diamond, graphite, copper, bauxite, clay and quartz.
Contents
1 x Teacher Notes
2 x KWL grids (one featuring a girl, one featuring a boy)
1 x "What are minerals?" poster
1 x "Properties of Minerals" page (to assist pupils with sort)
1 x page of 6 cut and stick mineral pockets
1 x page of 15 inserts (to be cut and placed in mineral pockets)
1 x answer key
All of the above listed pages are included in colour and black and white line art.
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Let everyone know where your class is with this stylish "Where are we?" editable door display.
All of the location cards have editable text boxes. You can therefore rename the locations in Microsoft Powerpoint to suit your class (e.g. change "ICT Suite" to "computer room") as well as change the font/colour/size to your own particular preference.
Furthermore templates without clipart are included to allow you to add your own additional locations if necessary.
CONTENTS
A4 Display Poster: "Where are we?"
Editable Location Cards (arranged 3 per page as shown in the preview images):
- here
- music
- art
- library
- gym
- ICT suite
- lunch
- assembly
- church
- science
- playground
- excursion
- 3 x editable blank template cards
This is a classroom tested resource aimed at providing an attractive decorative area to showcase your pupils’ work.
Please note that you will need access to Microsoft Powerpoint to edit these files.
I set up this display at the beginning of the school year and keep it up permanently. However it is constantly updated since pupils use it to showcase work they are proud of.
CONTENTS
- Teacher Set Up Guide
- Decorative bunting spelling the word “SPOTTED!” (editable)
- 4 different co-ordinating name label designs (edit to add names)
- A4 landscape poster (edit to add your grade level and name)
- lined speech bubbles (for your pupils to explain their learning)
This is a classroom tested printer friendly dictionary booklet for pupils.
Each booklet is organised so that they can be used double sided. Letters are arranged 2 per landscape page.
The first template contains all of the Dolch sight words whilst the second template is blank.
CONTENTS
1 x assembly instructions
1 x dictionary booklet INCLUDING all 220 Dolch sight words
1 x dictionary booklet EXCLUDING sight words
This is a classroom tested printer friendly dictionary booklet for pupils.
Each booklet is organised so that they can be used double sided. Letters are arranged 2 per landscape page.
The first template contains all of the Dolch sight words whilst the second template is blank.
CONTENTS
1 x assembly instructions
1 x dictionary booklet INCLUDING all 220 Dolch sight words
1 x dictionary booklet EXCLUDING sight words
Manipulating playdough is fun way to develop finger muscle strength essential for pencil control and cutting skills.
This classroom tested resource focuses on developing your pupils ability to understand the relationship between numbers and quantities, connecting counting to cardinality.
Students roll playdough snakes to form numbers and playdough balls to form the related number of sweets.
CONTENTS
21 x Colour Playdough Mats 0-20 with outlines
21 x Colour Playdough Mats 0-20 WITHOUT outlines
21 x Black and White Playdough Mats 0-20 with outlines
21 x Black and White Playdough Mats 0-20 WITHOUT outlines
DIFFERENTIATION
This resource allows for easy differentiation.
Pupils can be allocated number cards appropriate to their individual levels (e.g. lower ability 0-5, mid-ability 0-10 and upper ability 0-20). More advanced students can be allocated trick or treat bags without candy outlines.
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This aim of this resource is to help pupils recognise coins, add and subtract coins accurately (within 10p/20p) and solve word problems involving coins.
This download includes:
45 x black and white photocopier friendly differentiated worksheets
8 x A4 colour display posters/flashcards (one for each coin)
Worksheet pages include:
- find and colour (coin recognition)
- skip counting (2s, 5s and 10s)
- find equivalent coins
- counting on (number line)
- counting back (number line)
- count and colour coins
- calculate "How Much?"
These shortcut headers have been designed to support classroom teaching. They can be used in a wall display to remind your pupils of common keyboard shortcuts for PCs (listed below).
These colour headers feature 24 common keyboard shortcuts.
Contents
1 x "Keyboard Shortcuts" poster
24 x color headers (2 per landscape page) featuring shortcuts for: cut, paste, copy, select all, undo action, redo action, save, print, bold, underline, italic, go to start of document, go to end of document, find, new window, screenshot, help, open file, refresh window, switch between programs, align text left, align text right, justify text and centre text.
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Fractions Posters: 30 colour fractions posters designed to illustration the various aspects of fractions, namely: fractions as a proportion of a whole, fractions as a portion of a set, fractions as a point on the number line plus helpful definitions .
Contents
1 x definition of numerator and denominator
1 x definition of proper fractions
1 x definition of improper fractions
1 x definition of mixed numbers
1 x fractions wall
Fractions as a portion of a whole or unit
1 x definition
9 x posters from one half through to one tenth (one fraction per poster)
Fractions on the Number Line
1 x poster featuring one half through to one tenth on number lines
Fractions as a portion of a set
9 x one half of......through to one tenth of posters with clear visuals
Equivalent Fractions
1 x definition of equivalent fractions
1 x equivalent fractions for one half
1 x equivalent fractions for one third
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Decimals: This powerpoint presentation has been designed to help your students identify tenths as decimal fractions and also to calculate the total number of tenths.
The answers do not appear until you click the screen making this an excellent tool for formative assessment (with pupils writing on their individual whiteboards to then "show" you to assess their understanding).
Please note that in order to comply with artists terms of use the graphic elements of this presentation are NOT EDITABLE. However the text can be edited if you wish.
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Fractions No Prep Games, Activities and Worksheets: These differentiated no prep fractions pages are designed to help your pupils understand the fundamental concept of fractions as part of a whole.
40 Pages of No Prep Differentiated Content
2 PLAYER NO PREP GAMES
1 x Race to Colour Cookies (thirds)
1 x Race to Colour Chocolate Bars (quarters)
1 x Race to Colour Cookies (sevenths)
1 x Race to Colour Chocolate Bars (tenths)
2 x Race to Colour Pizzas (mixed fractions)
1 x Fractions Zap! (instructions)
1 x Fractions Zap! (fifths)
1 x Fractions Zap! (sixths)
1 x Fractions Zap! (ninths)
2 x Fractions Zap! (mixed fractions)
NO PREP ACTIVITIES
1 x pizza "Fraction Toppings" (cut and paste activity to match toppings list)
1 x pizza "Fraction Toppings" (cut and paste activity with pupil's choice of toppings)
1 x cupcake "Fraction Toppings" (cut and paste activity to match toppings list)
1 x cupcake "Fraction Toppings" (cut and paste activity with pupil's choice of toppings)
1 x cut, order and stick fifth strips
1 x cut, order and stick sevenths strips
1 x cut, order and stick mixed fractions strips
WORKSHEETS
3 x differentiated "Count and Write" pages (identifying fractions)
2 x "Read and Colour" (colouring fractions to match written fractions)
2 x "Colour and Write" (colouring fractions and writing values)
2 x Pizza Fractions pages (identify fractions of pizzas)
3 x differentiated "Making 1 Whole" pages
3 x differentiated "Equivalent Fractions" pages
2 x Word Problems pages
Answer keys are included for worksheets to enable your pupils to self mark if you wish.
Differentiation
This resource allows for easy differentiation. Simply select pages to suit your group levels.
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Christmas: 27 Christmas themed activity pages covering a range of basic skills including: pencil control, letter and number recognition, identifying shapes, sorting as well as art.
Contents
1 x Teacher Notes
4 x Pencil Control Activities (tracing stars, circles, squares and triangles)
1 x Find, Colour and Count 2D Shapes (square, rectangle, circle and triangle)
1 x Left or Right? Trace and Colour arrows to indicate direction
2 x Sequencing Activities (cut and sort 4 pictures into story sequence)
2 x Trace and Complete the Missing Numbers (0-10 and 11-20)
1 x Count and Colour Gifts
1 x "Hungry Elves" Subtraction Sums (with visuals)
1 x Find, Trace and Colour the Letter "b"
1 x Find, Trace and Colour the Letter "d"
6 x Trace Beginning Letter Sounds and color pictures with same beginning sounds
2 x Build a Word Cut and Paste CVC activities
1 x What Am I? Identify the arctic animals cut and stick activity
1 x Sort Mammal/Not a Mammal cut and stick activity
2 x Get Creative Art Challenges
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Following on from the success of my keyboard shortcuts headers some teachers got in touch requesting full page poster versions. These can be used in a wall display to remind your pupils of common keyboard shortcuts for PCs.
These colour posters feature 24 common keyboard shortcuts.
Contents
1 x “Keyboard Shortcuts” poster
24 x full page colour posters featuring shortcuts for: cut, paste, copy, select all, undo action, redo action, save, print, bold, underline, italic, go to start of document, go to end of document, find, new window, screenshot, help, open file, refresh window, switch between programs, align text left, align text right, justify text and centre text.
Please note that there are no issues in this resource with UK/US specific spelling.
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