I enjoy creating high quality resources to help students achieve their full learning potential. Many of my products contain flexible lesson plans, differentiated worksheets and practical activities and PowerPoint Presentations on a wide range of subjects.
I enjoy creating high quality resources to help students achieve their full learning potential. Many of my products contain flexible lesson plans, differentiated worksheets and practical activities and PowerPoint Presentations on a wide range of subjects.
This Christmas themed worksheets resource relates to money using the 1p, 5p, 10p, 20p coins and for the more able students 50p, £1 and £2 coins.
ANSWERS provided
New £1 coin
Includes worksheet on receiving change from £2.00
Can use as assessment and revision.
Aimed: Keystage 1/Lower Keystage 2, SEND and ESL Students learning about English coins.
File Type: Word and pdf.
Set in the context of a Christmas Fayre -Children work out how much change they would receive if they were to buy the items on the Christmas stall.
Please note it is a two-step process whereby children use their observational skill to look for the price of each item and then work out the change from each coin.
They look at the prices of the Christmas items and then work out the change. They can use any method -e.g. number lines, hundred square, counting from/back - check to ensure they are using money symbols.
Christmas Fayre 1 - spend up to 10p (2 pages)
Christmas Fayre 2 - spend up to 20p (2 pages)
Christmas Fayre 3 - spend up to 50p (2 pages)
Christmas Fayre 4 - spend up to £1.00 (2 pages)
Christmas Fayre 5 - spend up to £2.00 (2 pages)
Differentiated worksheets - Writing the total of each item in the shaded box.
Adding up coins 1
Adding up coins 2
Adding up coins 3
Adding up coins 4
I am mindful of the use of ink - the worksheets are in word format so you can change the colour fill of the Christmas stall.
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Images royalty free from pixabay, flickr and Microsoft clipart.
This lovely Christmas-themed resource is on matching sets to numbers and combining/adding together to make a total.
Aimed at: Foundation/Year 1, SEND, ESL students.
It relates to adding groups of objects to make a total 'How many altogether?' and writing the number to represent that group and then introducing the plus and equals sign to complete number sentences - Children still need to count the objects in the set and then work out the total.
This product contains:
- Teacher Notes/Lesson Guide - This explains the resources and guides you through the lesson by referring to Slides in the Presentation;
- PowerPoint Presentation (22 Slides) - includes whole class activities;
- PowerPoint Slide on colours - this will be useful to display whilst the children are colouring in the baubles.
- 3 sets of differentiated worksheets - adding up sets to 5, 10 and then 15.
Learning objectives:
Match sets of objects to numbers that represent the number of objects
Adding to make a total ‘How many altogether?’.
To begin to recognise and use the plus + sign and equals = sign.
Outcome: Children now that numbers identify how many objects are in a set.
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Images royalty free sourced from Microsoft clipart.
File Type: PowerPoint, Word and PDF
This product is covers 3D shapes that students might see in the shops during the Christmas period. Resource includes matching shapes and cut and paste activities. Updated with additional new worksheets and picture cards.
Content:
PowerPoint Presentation - displays 3D shapes and a chart detailing their properties and pictures of 3D objects.
There is a very short text on Len who is excited when he sees all the shapes he’s been learning about. There is a whole class activity on matching shapes and objects.
Lesson Plan - (Learning objectives set out in the plan) - Lesson starter on quick review of 2D shapes and then the main activity on 3D shapes, referring to PowerPoint Slides, and a plenary.
Worksheets - Activity 1 - cut/paste to decorate a Christmas tree with 3D objects, Activities 2 and 3 - Matching objects to 3D shapes with Answer Sheet.
Please see preview pane for new worksheets added and pictures cards for practical matching activities.
File type: PowerPoint, Word and pdf on Activity.
US Version available
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12777168
I hope you enjoy using this resource.
This resource pack is designed to support counting, number recognition and number formation from zero to 10. Also available addition and subtraction worksheets.
Even in the early years setting some children can count beyond 10 and so the flash cards and counting cards go up to 20.
The Teachers’ Notes suggest how to use this resource - also included are worksheets and cut and paste activities for independent work.
Content
PowerPoint Presentation 0 to 10 in words and figures - There is animation so children can count Santa as he appears and back from 10 to 0.
Snowman number friezes 0 – 20
Digit flash cards 0 – 20
Santa cards for counting activities
Snowman cards for counting activities
Christmas stockings for counting activities
Christmas stars card for touch counting/match with digit cards (colour/b&w)
Christmas pudding numbers and pictures card for display
Colour in number formation and Christmas trees -1
Colour in number formation and Christmas trees words -2
Trace over numbers activity showing different Christmas images
Trace over numbers and words showing Christmas pictures
Worksheet 1 – Counting activity up to 5
Worksheet 2 – Counting activity 6 to 10
Worksheet 3 - Count and colour activity (Extension work)
Activity Sheets 1 and 2 – Cut/paste presents to stick onto Santa’s sack.
Tens Frame – Count and write how many presents in each cell
(1 to 10)
Tens Frame – Christmas Baubles Cut and paste activity - Children read the number word and cut out the correct number of baubles to stick on the ten frame.
Optional to laminate, print and cut out flash cards and digit cards for repeated use.
Extension work for early finishers
Learning objectives: To practise forming numbers
To read and recognise numbers zero to 10
To practise counting from zero/1 to 10
Hope you enjoy the use of this resource.
US Version available:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12777036
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This resource pack is designed to support counting, number recognition and number formation from zero to 10.
Suitable for early years/ foundation stage KS1 and SEN pupils (US: PreK/K-Grade 1).
Link to literacy on bears.
Ideal for carousel or rotation system for children to practise different activities.
**Content: **
PowerPoint Presentation 0 to 10 in words and figures - There is animation so children can count the bears as they appear
Also includes a Slide counting back from 10
Cut and paste Counting and Matching Activity - Children read the number under the circle, e.g. 4 and then cut out the circle that contains 4 pandas and stick above that number - see example.
2x Tens Frame (How many polar bears are there?)- Each tens frame contains polar bears which the children count and write the number in the box.
Polar bear number frieze to print and laminate - can be displayed or use as large flash cards
Polar bear picture cards for counting - print, laminate, cut out.
Teddy bear picture cards for counting - print, laminate, cut out.
Brown bear picture cards for counting - print laminate, cut out.
Small cards of teddies 1-10 - for counting/matching with a digit cards
Number formation activity sheets
Colouring numbers and teddies activity resource
Digit/Flash cards (0-20)- print, laminate and cut out
Panda Number Track for counting activities
Missing numbers worksheets
Counting different colour candy bears worksheets (2 pages) - different colour bears on worksheet - children count the colours that are the same and write in the box colour-coded box.
Complete picture sequencing/patterns activity - Cut/paste.
Number strip puzzle counting 1 to 5 (picture of bear) - children can colour it in.
Number strip puzzle counting 1 to 10 (polar bear scenery photo)
Counting bear faces
Counting on up to 5 and then 10
Adding two groups
Taking away by crossing out
Includes US spelling of color and gray.
Learning objectives: To practise forming numbers
To read and recognise numbers zero to 10
To practise counting from zero/1 to 10 and back
To match numbers to quantities
To order smallest to biggest and vice versa
To add two groups
To take away by crossing out (Intro to subtraction)
This resource pack is on the theme of All About Me - PSHE link.
Updated with PowerPoint Name Spinner
You can use it as an icebreaker in the first week of term to find out about your students and they can find out about each other’s similarities and differences.
<strong>Content</strong>
Teacher’s Notes
Learning Objectives and starter activity
How to use the PowerPoint Presentation generator questions/names
PowerPoint Presentation to randomly generate questions - I have typed in the questions. Start the Slide Show and then click on From Beginning icon. Press the ‘s’ key to stop and the PowerPoint will automatically stop on a question. Start the generator again by pressing the spacebar.
PowerPoint Presentation to randomly select names in your class - I have set up the presentation - just type in the names of your students and save. Then as above go into Slide Show and then click From Beginning. The presentation will randomly generate the names. Press the ‘s’ key to stop and the PowerPoint will automatically stop on a name. To start the generator again hit the spacebar.
It is a good idea to save the PowerPoint as another name ‘Save As’ so that you retain the original.
38 Question cards - A selection of question cards to print, laminate and cut out -this resource can be used with Activity Sheet 3 or use in the suggested activity in the Teacher’s Notes.
Additional activity sheets are in the form of activity sheets 1, 2 and 3.
<strong>Learning Objectives: </strong>
To recognise the differences that exist between us
To know that we are similar in different ways
To express personal preferences
File type: Word format and pdf (question cards)
This bundle contains 6 sets of resources to organize your classroom.
It also includes ready-made flashcards for whole class teaching.
It comprises:
Cardinal numbers
Ordinal numbers
Colors
2D/3D Shapes displays
Subject displays/Labels for objects around the classroom
Editable classroom ‘Helpers Today’ poster
And much much more!
This bundle contains 6 sets of resources to organise your classroom and extra worksheet activities to reinforce topic areas.
It also includes ready-made flashcards - for whole-class teaching.
This bundle was updated on April 5th - If you have already bought this bundle, please re-download to access the new products on ordinal numbers:)
It comprises:
Cardinal numbers
Ordinal numbers
Colours
2D/3D Shapes displays
Subject displays/Labels for objects around the classroom
Editable Birthday Display
And much much more. Please see individual description on products in this bundle.
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Calendar for back to school you can display in early years/KS1 classrooms.
This resource pack contains a blank weather, date and year display poster to be completed each day using the changeable days, date, month, weather card displays.
The words in shadow show where the laminated day, date, month and year should go.
There is space for the weather conditions on the same blank display.
The preview window shows how the display will appear when you complete the blank display poster.
You can also change the weather button background if you don’t want plain white - click on, e.g. the ‘hot’ weather button, go to Drawing Tools then Shape Fill to choose your colour.
Print off displays onto card paper - enlarge to A3 if wish for a larger display.
I printed off onto coloured card paper.
This pack includes:
Teacher Notes
Title Displays
Days of the week
Months of the year
Ordinal dates from 1st to 31st.
Cardinal dates from 1 to 31
Years 2024 to 2028
Weather words and pictures
Seasons dial - laminate and cut round. Cut out the dial and insert with split pin in the centre - see preview window front page.
Laminate all the resources. Use Blu tac , double-sided sticky tape or velcro for the changeable words to be displayed on blank display board.
I have uploaded resources both in Word format (editable) and pdf. versions.
Updated January 2024 to include editable text sections in PowerPoint
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UPDATED with PDF worksheets and specimen answer sheet for cut/paste sequence.
This resource pack consists of:
2 PowerPoint Presentations - includes whole class activities.
5 Lesson Plans - includes learning objectives/outcomes
Differentiated activity worksheets
Presentation 1 and Lesson Plan 1 - on the topic of making promises and relate to children’s experiences of making and breaking promises and that ‘bad secrets’ are disguised as promises.
Presentation 2 - Tells the story of Noah and God’s covenant/promise to the world with colourful pictures - includes whole class activities.
Each lesson plan refers to the numbered slides and what activities children undertake to achieve the learning objectives.
Lesson 1 - What are promises/making and breaking promises - 2 differentiated worksheets - Link to SEAL - Promising not to misbehave, to share classroom equipment etc.
Lesson 2 - Noah is chosen - 2 differentiated worksheet activities that include describing Noah’s character from the text/labelling.
Lesson 3 - Building the ark/people laughing at Noah - Cut/paste activity cutting out animals to stick onto the ark then colour in.
Lesson 4 - The Flood and after - Cut/paste sequencing activity to show how it was safe for Noah to leave the ark with Answer Sheet.
Lesson 5 - Recount of the story - Sort the paragraphs in order on PowerPoint then differentiated writing activities at tables/colour in rainbow.
Link Lesson 5 to Art - make a rainbow poster and children write what they promise to do on strips of paper.
Resources are editable to suit the different abilities of your pupils.
File type: PowerPoint, MSWord and PDF.
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This resource relates to colour displays around the classroom or art area.
You can increase to A3 for a larger display.
<strong>Content:</strong>
• ‘Colours’ Poster for display
• ‘Colour Mix’ Poster for display
• ‘What’s your favourite colour?’ Poster
• 11 Posters for display naming the colours: red, blue, white, orange, brown, pink black, grey, purple, yellow and pink
• 11 Flashcards naming all the colours
• 6 ‘What colour does …… and …. make?’ Posters
• 2 Sets of worksheets for each colour (total: 22)
There are various methods to get a brown mixture- I’ve chosen red and green in the display. Children can experiment during art lessons or when colouring.
Question card displays - What is your favourite colour?, What colour does yellow and red make?
<strong>There are also two sets of worksheets for each of the colours.</strong>
Worksheet 1: Children draw and label four things for each of the colours.
Worksheet 2: Children colour in the blank splash with the correct colour and then draw and label four things relating to that colour.
You may be interested in Colour Activities:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/colour-activities-tasks-and-sorting-into-colour-groups-cut-paste-it-link-eyfs-reception-yr1-sen-11881979
File Type: Word and pdf.
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This resource relates to room visuals that you can display in your classroom or art area.
There are also two sets of worksheets for each of the colors.
Worksheet 1: Children draw and label four things for each of the colors.
Worksheet 2: Children color in the blank splash with the correct color and then draw and label four things for that color.
<strong>Content:</strong>
• ‘Colors’ Poster for display
• ‘Color Mix’ Poster for display
• ‘What’s your favorite color?’ Poster
• 11 Posters for display naming the colors: red, blue, white, orange, brown, pink black, gray, purple, yellow and pink
• 11 Flashcards naming colors
• 6 ‘What color does …… and …. make?’ Posters - What color does red and green make?
• 2 Sets of worksheets for each color (total: 22)
File Type: Word and pdf.
You may be interested in: Color Activities for PreK/K
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/color-activities-tasks-and-sorting-into-color-groups-cut-paste-prek-kindergarten-11881996
This is resource is on the topic of Sikhism. It is an introductory booklet that aims to cover the key features of the Sikh religion including the the K’s.
Ideal resource for revision/assessment.
It contains a contents page, glossary of terms and texts with sub-headings and questions.
The booklet can be ‘dipped’ into as a non-fiction resource depending on what you are teaching.
**Topics covered: **
-Guru Nanak - Founder of Sikhism (First Guru)
-Guru Gobind Singh - Founder of the Khalsa and the Five Ks (Tenth and last human Guru)
-The Meaning of the Five Ks
-What happens in a Gurdwara?
-Guru Granth Sahib (Sikh holy book)
-The Khalsa baptism (Amrit ceremony)
-The Langar
-Seva
-Ik Onkar symbol
-The Khanda symbol
-The Nisham Sahib (Sikh flag)
There are a mixture of direct questions, questions which require inference, multiple choice questions with tick box, labelling and ICT work (finding out more information). (In total 45 questions). Pupils are referred to the pages they need to look at to obtain the answers.
Includes Specimen Answer booklet.
Learning Objectives: To explore the Sikh religion and to understand it beliefs and practices and the meaning of its symbols. To understand why some Sikhs look similar in their appearance.
Desired Outcome: That pupils get a good overview of the Sikh religion.
This reading comprehension bundle includes 4 lovely fiction stories.
The vocabulary is age-appropriate and children are encouraged to work out the meaning of words in the context of the story.
The subject matters are familiar to the children and so there are cross-curricular themes.
The booklets cater for all level of readers - The Chase being the easiest.
Booklets 2 are divided into sections. So each paragraph is followed by questions.
Some of the questions require the reader to 'read between the lines'.
Not only is a child's comprehension assessed but other English key skills are incorporated.
The resource can be given to more able pupils to work on independently.
The booklets can also be used in guided reading sessions. The questions are extensive so the children can answer a set of questions in one session and do another set of questions in another session.
<strong>This resource is about the lost son parable relating to forgiveness. It is for whole school assembly.</strong>
It contains:
PowerPoint Presentation
Teacher’s Guide on how to conduct the assembly
Playscript of the Parable
Posters for display
Cross-curricular to Religious Studies and Citizenship.
The theme is ‘forgiveness’ based on The Parable of the Lost Son.
Learning Objective: To understand what forgiveness means.
Children are asked why we should say ‘sorry’ and understand the meaning of forgiveness and understanding.
The children are asked about their own experience of getting hurt and wanting that person to say sorry and what it feels like if they don’t apologize.
They are taken through the story and asked questions along the way.
I’ve written a playscript based on the story. You may wish to have a group of children act out the story instead of reading it on the slides. There are questions on the slides for children to think about.
This is a reading comprehension resource. The story is also presented on PowerPoint as an option to display the text.
Ideal for end of term assessment.
Useful as a task for children to be getting on with as an independent activity.
Suitable for Reception (easy vocabulary) and KS1/Lower Grade KS2.
The reading comprehension contains:
Booklet 1 - 17 questions
Booklet 2 - 14 questions
Content:
- Questions on the text.
- Tick box statements - Multiple choice.
- Inserting capital letters/full stops activity.
- Dictionary work - the meaning of ‘stray’ used in the story
- Rewrite in a different tense (verbs are highlighted) - six verbs are used in the short story.
- Making Inferences based on the text.
- Answering questions that require an explanation.
Specimen answers provided.
Learning Objectives: Develop pleasure in reading
Answering and asking questions
Making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done
File: pdf (Sassoon font) and Windows word format if you need to edit.
UPDATED NEW COVER IMAGE
This is a reading comprehension resource which entails close reading and inference.
Ideal for Easter (new beginnings) and reading assessment.
Suitable for Keystage 1 and 2.
The reading comprehension is in two parts.
Booklet 1 contains:-
Part 1 - 12 questions
Part 2 - 11 questions
Booklet 2 contains only Part 1 - You may want to differentiate and give some children Booklet 2.
Reading Tasks:
- Questions on the text.
- Tick box statements - Multiple choice.
- Sorting verbs and nouns under the correct headings.
- Word work - Circle the word that means the same as 'ushered' in the context of the story.
- Making Inferences based on the text.
- Explain reasons for their answers - use 'because'.
Specimen answers provided.
Learning Objectives: Develop pleasure in reading
Answering and asking questions
Making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done
File type: pdf (Sassoon fonts - choice of different 'k's) and Windows word format if you need to edit.
Images royalty free from Microsoft Clipart.
Reading comprehension passage with questions and exercises.
Text is also on PowerPoint Presentation - Option for whole class reading.
Suitable for KS1/Lower Grade KS2.
Reading comprehensions - There are 14 questions and 11 questions respectively.
Use the cover sheet to make a lovely reading comprehension booklet.
**Covers: **
Looking for answers in the text
Tick box statements
Punctuation
Correct spellings
Rewrite in a difference tense
Inference
Explain their answers
Specimen answers provided.
Learning Objectives: Develop pleasure in reading
Answering and asking questions
Making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done
Images royalty free from Microsoft Clipart.
This resource relates to subtraction using animal images together with subtraction equation strips/cards for match up activity. The product also includes PDF fillable boxes task cards so that students can complete the cards on computer devices.
Prep work: Option to laminate task cards, and cut out the equation cards/strips and paste onto worksheets or in students’ workbooks.
Content:
2023: Newly added versions divided into 4 sets for ease of download
Teacher Notes with suggested activities
Labelled/Unlabelled Animal Subtraction Cards (Old Versions)
210 Animal Subtraction Cards – colour pictures with red crosses to cut out
210 Animal Subtraction Cards – b/w with crosses to cut out
35 pages of Subtraction Equation Strips – colour
35 pages of Subtraction Equation Strips – b/w
Example of one suggested activity:
Choose the cards you want to print off onto card and laminate and use with drywipe pens or you can laminate and cut out the red crosses to show taking away.
Students count the number of animals.
Write the total counted.
Cross out whatever number the card states e.g. ‘Cross out 3’
Students then count how many animals are left and write the answer.
You do not need to print off all the cards. If you wish to concentrate on subtraction within 5 with reception, then just print off the Alligator cards which are in colour and b/w.
If you want your students to practise subtraction within 12, print off the cards with goats.
Added feature: I have also included equation cards/strips which you can laminate or cut out and paste into students workbooks for additional work.
Please see preview pane.
Use for:
extension activity
for early finishers
for whole class teaching - to demonstrate crossing out and counting
can be used in large, small groups and one-to-one teaching.
Please see Preview pane.
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**This subtraction resource pack relates to subtraction/taking away work and counting back and forth to 10 and beyond. Different methods are used to help children count, take away and to work out ‘How many left’. Children begin to write subtraction number sentences using the minus and equals to symbols.
It takes the learner from the early stages of learning to take away to formally writing and calculating subtraction number sentences.
It introduces the - and = signs.
5 PowerPoint Presentations for each of the 5 Lesson Plans - Includes whole class activities and plenaries. Slides have animation where the children can count along with the numbers as they ‘float in’ above the animals.
There are extra PowerPoint Presentations on counting.
Also includes:
5 Flexible and comprehensive Lesson Plans:
All contain learning objectives/outcomes, starter activities and plenaries.
Lesson 1: Counting forwards and backwards - cut/paste activities.
Lesson 2: Animal stories to illustrate taking away - Using the terms ‘cross out’ and how many left?
Lesson 3: Introducing the minus and equals to signs– children progress to writing subtraction number sentences - pictorial/concrete objects to aid learning - cut/paste activities
Lesson 4: Children begin to calculate – number sentences using -and = symbols - differentiated worksheets.
Lesson 5: Children write own subtraction sentences by choosing numbers from Box 1 and Box 2 - Worksheets and extension worksheets.
Differentiated worksheet/activities on all the lessons with extension worksheets.
Laminate digit cards and the animal picture cards - for practical activities.
The learning objectives are in the lesson plans.
All resources are printable/editable and in PDF format.
Also includes A4 and US size worksheets
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