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 resource focuses on the legend of Saint Patrick and myths.
The PowerPoint Presentation includes whole class activities and there are questions at the end of the presentation.
Children are encouraged to participate in discussion about the different myths and legends in relation to St Patrick/St Patrick’s Day.
The resource contains:-
32 Slides PowerPoint Presentation
Flexible detailed lesson plans covering 2 lessons (includes learning objectives and plenaries/closing session). Each PowerPoint slide is referred to in the lesson plans.
Lesson 1: Children link the shamrock St Patrick is holding to Irish myths, including leprechaun costumes that they might see on St Patrick’s Day celebrations. Learn the difference between myths and legends. They look at mythical beasts and describing words and phrases.
Differentiated worksheets - With support - LA draw their own picture of Cyclops and label the parts with adjectives.
MA/HA - Draw own picture of Cyclops or create their own mythical creature and label it with adjectives and and use simple sentences to describe in more detail, e.g. its body was as big as a house.
Extension: Complete Patrick’s Day Factsheet (colour in/4 questions).
Lesson 2: Previous is lesson reviewed. This lesson focuses on the retelling of myths and sequencing events. Three mythical stories on PowerPoint are read out and children decide which one they like better and what makes them interesting. Discuss what happened at the beginning, middle and end of the stories.
Differentiated Activity 1 - Lower Ability children cut out and sequence three pictures and write a simple sentence below each picture called St. Patrick and the Serpent.
Middle Ability - Cut out sentences and glue below the correct pictures to tell the story of St Patrick and the Serpent .
High Ability - Retell legend of St Patrick and the Serpent. First they draft and then write out neatly.
Early finishers: Draw or find a picture of a person whom they regard as a legend and write why.
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Maths activities:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/st-patrick-s-day-maths-block-graph-patterns-sequencing-puzzles-numbers-1-20-match-up-worksheets-12080124
This product is a set of 70 task cards up to the value of $5.00.
Each card shows a combination of coins up to a particular value which students add up and write the total in the space provided.
Content
• 70 Task cards
• Answer Keys
• Recording Task Card Sheet
• Blank task cards
• All the coins and one dollar bill
• Flags
Write and erase
You can print onto cardstock, laminate and cut out the cards for students to practice adding up coin values. Ideal for early finishers and for those students who need more practice in adding up coins.
Print off, cut out and glue into workbooks
You may wish to record students’ work and so this resource is great for cutting out and sticking into workbooks or onto plain paper. Pupils do not have to work through the task cards in number order. Whatever ability the student is at, you can choose the appropriate task card.
There is a Recording Sheet with space for the student’s name and date for when each activity card was completed.
Alternative uses
I have included blank card and coins which you can prepare to suit the needs of your students.
E.g. Write the amount of money on the right-hand side of the card and then students cut out the coins to match the amount of money you have written down.
Students can cut out the little flags and stick on the blank task cards.
For small group or one-to-one activity
Lay out cards that have the same value but different combinations of coins.
Ask students to match the cards that add up the same amount and elicit what coins were used on each card. E.g. Both cards add up to 55c but one card shows 3x 10c (dimes) and 1x 25c (quarter) and the other card shows 2x 25c (quarters).
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Download total: 44 pages
UK Sterling£, AUS$, CAN$, NZ$ and EURO version of this resource.
This product is a set of 70 task cards adding up Canadian money up to the value of $5.00.
Each card shows a combination of coins up to a particular value which students add up and write the total in the space provided.
<strong>Content</strong>
• 70 Task cards
• Answer Keys
• Recording Task Card Sheet
• Blank task cards
• All six coins - (1 Penny coin used for teaching purposes only - Task Cards 1 to 7 )
• Flags
<strong>Write and erase</strong>
You can print onto cardstock, laminate and cut out the cards for students to practise adding up coin values. Ideal for early finishers and for those students who need more practice in adding up coins.
<strong>Print off, cut out and glue into workbooks</strong>
You may wish to record students’ work and so this resource is great for cutting out and sticking into workbooks or onto plain paper. Pupils do not have to work through the task cards in number order. Whatever ability the student is at, you can choose the appropriate task card.
There is a Recording Sheet with space for the student’s name and date for when each activity card was completed.
<strong>Alternative uses</strong>
I have included blank card and coins which you can prepare to suit the needs of your students.
E.g. Write the amount of money on the right-hand side of the card and then students cut out the coins to match the amount of money you have written down.
Students can cut out the little flags and stick on the blank task cards.
<strong>For small group or one-to-one activity</strong>
Lay out cards that have the same value but different combinations of coins.
Ask students to match the cards that add up the same amount and elicit what coins were used on each card. E.g. Both cards add up to 55c but one card shows 3x 10c (dimes) and 1x 25c (quarter) and the other card shows 2x 25c (quarters).
Please see Preview Pane for sample of product.
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Download total: 44 pages
UK Sterling£, AUS$, US$, NZ$ and EURO version of this resource.
This product is a set of 70 task cards up to the value of $5.00.
Each card shows a combination of coins up to a particular value which pupils add up and write the total in the space provided.
<strong>Content</strong>
• 70 Task cards
• Answer Keys
• Recording Task Card Sheet
• Blank task cards
• All five coins
• Flags
<strong>Write and erase</strong>
You can print, laminate and cut out the cards for pupils to practise adding up coin values. Ideal for early finishers and for those pupils who need more practice in adding up coins.
<strong>Print off, cut out and glue into workbooks</strong>
You may wish to record pupils’ work and so this resource is great for cutting out and sticking into workbooks or onto plain paper. Pupils do not have to work through the task cards in number order. Whatever ability the pupil is at, you can choose the appropriate task card.
There is a Recording Sheet with space for the pupil’s name and date for when each activity was completed.
<strong>Alternative uses</strong>
I have included blank card and coins which you can prepare to suit the needs of your pupils.
E.g. Write the amount of money on the right-hand side of the card and then pupils cut out the coins to match the amount of money you have written down.
Pupils can cut out the little flags and stick on the blank task cards.
<strong>For small group or one-to-one activity</strong>
Lay out cards that have the same value but different combinations of coins.
Ask pupils to match the cards that add up the same amount and elicit what coins were used on each card. E.g. Both cards add up to 50c but one card shows 3x 10c and 1x 20c and the other card shows 2x20c and 1x 10c.
Please see Preview Pane for sample of product.
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Download total: 44 pages
US$, AUS$, CAN$, UK£Sterling and EURO version of this resource.
It’s Halloween! Children will have fun playing bingo, snap, memory games and other games with this resource.
x30 Bingo Cards numbered 1 to 30 - 12 pictures on each card
All the bingo cards are different. It can be played as a whole class or in small groups.
Children can dab or cross off a picture that they have with a dry-wipe pen or place a counter on their picture.
36 Calling cards with words and pictures.
For Snap! Make extra copies of the calling cards for students to play Snap!
Memory Match Game:
Photocopy two sets of the calling cards and then lay out a selection of the cards face down on the table. Players take turns to pick up two cards. If the cards match, the player keeps the two. If the two cards do not match, the player returns the cards to the same position they were in face down. The players have to try and remember where the cards are.
List of Call-out cards: bat, mummy, black cat, Jack-o’-lantern, ghost, graveyard, zombie, broomstick, cauldron, frog, hat, Dracula ghost, spider’s web, skeleton, jar of eyes, Halloween costume, monster, haunted house, Frankenstein, moon, scarecrow, toffee apples, magic spells, skull, magic wand, spider, werewolf, sweets, wizard, scary mask, witch, Trick or Treat bag, slime, owl, the dark and shadow.
Halloween Bingo US Version:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12003710
Hope your students will have fun.
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This resource contains a variety of nativity puzzles and games such as word searches, crossword, word scramble to reinforce children’s knowledge of the birth of Jesus.
Content:
Nativity Puzzle 1 - There are 9 pieces for children to cut out and glue correctly onto a separate sheet of paper.
Nativity Puzzle 2 - This sheet already has two puzzle pieces. Children finish off the puzzle using the other 7 pieces.
Nativity Scene (x2) - Children write a caption for the picture and then colour in. One sheet contains handwriting lines.
Worksheet - contains 8 mini word search strips. Children look at the picture and then shade in the word they find.
Worksheet - Finish the word activity by choosing one of the uppercase letters in the circle. E.g. __ary . Children cross off the letter ‘M’ and put before __ary to make Mary.
Worksheets on scrambled words with and without pictures.
Nativity animal crossword with Solution.
Worksheets A to E on simple mapping grid activities with Answer Keys.
I have included a two-slide PowerPoint on how to read grid reference points for young children.
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This is a St Patrick’s Day themed product and relates to telling time to the hour and half hour using analogue and digital clocks.
Content:
• Worksheets: What Time Is It? (2x Differentiated)
• Worksheets A-D: Matching Digital Clock Times (Multiple-Choice)
• Worksheets A – C: Write Matching Digital Times
• Worksheets A – C: Telling Time To The Half Hour Clock Match
• Worksheets 1 – 4: Reading sentences to fill in digital clock times.
Answer Sheets are included together with colour and b/w worksheets.
Learning objectives: To reinforce reading and writing analogue and digital times. To be able to match half hour analogue times to digital clocks.
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A4 and US size worksheets
This resource contains a variety of Valentine’s Day theme worksheets and flash cards relating to emotions and feelings. Students can review different kinds of emotions and increase their vocabulary. You can differentiate the activities. For example, students can match words to facial emotions and/or match faces that are the same. They can play matching games with the cards once they are laminated and cut apart.
You can prepare cards for write the room activity and print out the worksheets. Place the cards that match the pictures on the worksheets around the classroom for students to walk round and find the matching picture card and then write the emotion opposite the correct picture on their worksheet.
Content:
Teacher Notes
Heart Emotion Picture Match Worksheets 1 and 2
Heart Emotion Match Words to Picture Worksheets
Write the Room Activity – Students move around the classroom to identify the emotions on the cards (these are placed around the room) to the pictures on their worksheets and write the word.
2 Sets of Emotion/Feelings Heart Cards for Write the Room
Worksheet - Draw feeling expression on the heart to show emotion and write a simple sentence.
Emotions: Odd One Out Worksheets 1 and 2
Scrambled Emotion Word Sort – Worksheet 1
Scrambled Emotion Word Sort – Worksheet 2
Heart-themed emotion synonyms worksheet
Heart-themed Synonym Cards for Practical Match Activity
Separate emotion label strips with extra blank labels
Black and white worksheets and emotion cards included
There are Answer Sheets for students to self-check or you can mark and assess their work.
The worksheets are ideal for homework and/or extra work activities.
Please see preview pane.
Optional worksheet sizes: A4 and US 8.5 x 11
Learning Objectives:
I can identify different emotions
I can describe how I feel
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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 product relates different worksheet activities and puzzles on the topic of Wales and their patron saint, St. David.
The worksheets are differentiated.
Content:
Unscramble the 4 symbols of Wales and write the words opposite the pictures.
Reading comprehension and gap-filling - (Easy)
Reading comprehension and gap-filling - (Challenging)
Reading comprehension worksheet on Wales and Welsh community in Argentina
4 Cut/paste Activity sheets - Children read the sentence, copy it, and then cut out the words and rearrange correctly to make the sentence, then colour in the pictures: daffodil, St David, Leek and flag of Wales.
Complete a jigsaw puzzle (colour and b/w)
Word Search with Solution
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Total download: 18 pages
This resource contains data and graphing relating to pictograms, bar charts, block graphs and tally charts and tables. It also includes lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations and worksheet activities.
In line with the NC 2014 - Making and using pictograms, tally charts, block diagrams and simple tables.
There is a PowerPoint Presentation on each lesson.
Lesson Plans contain:-
Oral/Mental Starters
Main activities
Plenaries (Recap session)
Lesson Plan 1: Pictograms - Children read and create pictograms - Differentiated worksheet activities and question sheets.
Lesson Plan 2: Children create and read block diagrams- worksheet activities on block graphs and question sheets.
Lesson Plan 3: Children read and create tally Charts and data tables. Children will incorporate what they have learnt so far tally and read tables in order to create a pictogram and block graph. - Differentiated worksheet activities.
Lesson Plan 4: Bar Charts (vertical and horizonal) - Children read and answer questions on bar charts and learn to interpret them; produce a bar chart from a table - Zoo Animals.
Surveys on Favourite Fruit, Flavours of Ice cream, Favourite Pets , How Children Travel to School and Favourite Vegetables.
Worksheets and Presentations are editable and printable.
Resources 1 and 2 - Best to print off, laminate and cut out for repeated use.
Now includes PDF versions.
US version
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pictograms-block-graphs-tally-chart-tables-bar-charts-presentations-worksheets-11233470
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St. Valentine-themed Data Handling Resources: Tally Charts, Tables, Pictograms, Block Graphs, Bar Charts , Presentations, Worksheets and Activities
This product relates to Autumn/Fall squirrel-themed emotions/feelings. There are a variety of worksheets for identifying and matching emotions, naming emotions, visual activities where students identify the emotion each squirrel is displaying and then find and count the same emotion. In addition, students can draw their own emotions, read, trace and write emotions the squirrels are displaying.
You can use this time-saving product as an extension or extra activities resource or as part of your main lesson on feelings and emotions with an autumn theme.
Content:
• Teacher Notes describing activities
• Squirrels Emotion: Match the same pictures (2 pages)
• Squirrels Emotion: Match Pictures to Words (2 pages)
• Squirrels: Find and Count Emotions (2 Worksheets)
• Squirrels: Drawing Emotions Worksheet
• 3x Worksheets – ‘How are you feeling today? (differentiated)
• Trace and Draw Emotions Worksheets
• Read and Write Missing Emotions
• Squirrels Emotion Faces Mats (Laminate for long use)
• Picture cards with and without labels for each emotion
• Word labels only to match with picture cards
• Black and white worksheets and emotion cards included
Preparation is required for non-worksheet activities:
You can laminate the picture cards and words and cut apart for practical activities.
Laminate the Squirrel Emotion Faces Mats to use with the picture cards and words for practical activities as described in the Teacher Notes.
Match the same pictures worksheets: Students draw lines to match squirrels showing the same emotion – Picture to picture match.
Match the same pictures worksheets: Students draw lines to match the emotion each squirrel is showing to the correct word – Picture to word match.
Find and Count: Students identify the squirrel they should find and then count the pictures that are the same and write the number in the boxes provided.
Drawing different emotions/feelings: Students read the word below each squirrel and then draw the emotion. I have included an example worksheet on this activity. Is a student able to draw the correct emotion for the word?
How do you feel today? In this writing/drawing features activity, students write how they are feeling and then write the word, or for more able students a sentence and why they are feeling that way.
Trace and Draw: Students trace over the repetitive sentences with different emotions and then draw in the correct facial expressions.
Read and Write Missing Emotions: There is a word box and sentences with missing emotions. At the end of each sentence is a squirrel. Students read the sentences and fill in the gaps.
Worksheet Paper Sizes: A4 and US Size.
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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 comprehensive resource pack is on the theme of minibeasts, bugs and insects to help children count, add and to begin to write number sentences (calculation).
**It takes the learner from the early stages of counting through to writing and calculating number sentences. **
It introduces the + and = symbols.
78 Slides of Presentation on all the lessons - Includes whole class activities and plenaries. The some slides have animation where the children can count along with the numbers as they ‘float in’ above the minibeasts.
Also includes:
5 Lesson Plans:
All contain learning objectives and outcomes, starter activities and plenaries.
Lesson 1: Counting and cut/paste activity on counting.
Lesson 2: Adding groups of minibeasts to obtain a given total
Lesson 3: Introducing the plus and equals symbol – to add groups - children progress to writing number sentences.
Lesson 4: Children begin to calculate – number sentences using + and = symbols.
Lesson 5: Children work out numbers - Worksheets and extension worksheets.
Worksheet/activities on all the lessons.
Laminate digit cards and the minibeasts cards for practical activities.
The learning objectives are in the lesson plans.
You may be interested in:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/counting-and-progression-to-subtraction-work-lesson-plans-1-5-presentations-activities-eyfs-ks1-11308712
All resources are printable/editable.
Updated to include US Size worksheets
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This resource material is for countries using the euro currency: euros and euro cents.
Aimed at KS1/Kindergarten/Grade 1 and ESL/EFL students.
Updated on 17 May, 2022 to include different ways the euros/cents are written. There are now three versions which you can choose to download.
The presentation is a step-by-step approach to teaching euros/cents.
<strong>This pack contains:</strong>
A comprehensive PowerPoint Presentation (46 Slides) - divided into convenient sections.
Identifying and describing coins and their value
Adding up cents and adding prices of items
Looking at combination of coins and comparing/matching coins of equivalent value, e.g. five 1 cents is worth the same as a 5 cent coin.
Giving change - working out how much change you would get from 5c, 10c, and 20c.
The Presentation also includes whole class activities and different strategies students can use to work out money problems.
There is a separate Presentation on general introduction and a list of countries that use euros as their currency.
4 Flexible Lesson Plans - contains objectives, plenaries and main lesson. PowerPoint slides are referred to in the lesson plans.
** Worksheets **
<strong>Lesson 1</strong> - Matching each coin to its value - There are two sets of activities.
(1) Write the value opposite the coin and practise writing the euro signs.
(2) Cut and paste each coin to the correct value shown.
<strong>Lesson 2</strong> - Let’s Go Shopping (1) - adding two items together
Let’s Go Shopping (2) - adding three items together
Optional cut and paste Match up Money Bags activity - Students add the prices of the pictures together to get the total and then match the bag of 1 cent coins to the correct sum.
<strong>Lesson 3</strong> - 4 Worksheets called Euro Money Bags 1, 2, 3, and 4. Students draw combination of coins to match the price tag.
<strong>Lesson 4</strong> - 2 Giving change worksheets - Price tag is shown and then the coin. Students work out what change they would receive if they spent the money shown on the price tag and paid with, e.g. a 10 cent coin.
Sample worksheets and Slides are shown in preview pane.
File Type: PowerPoint , Word and PDF format. The three versions are in a zip file folder which you can extract.
You may be interested in the pack 2:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/money-euros-and-cents-presentation-lesson-plans-worksheets-activities-2-11633171
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This pack relates to euros and euro cents currency.
Updated 17 May 2022 to include two versions of the original Presentation and worksheets showing the different ways euros/cents are written.
Aimed at KS1/Kindergarten/Grade 1 and ESL/EFL students.
The presentation can be used as follow-up to the first pack and builds upon the skills students have learnt previously. It still uses a step-by-step approach to teaching money but using higher value coins.
This pack contains:
<strong>A comprehensive PowerPoint Presentation (53 Slides) - divided into convenient sections. </strong>
1.Reviewing coins and their values, money exchange and using the 50c, €1 and €2 coins.
2. Using €1 and €2 euro coins. Using combination of coins to equal the value of the one euro and two euro coins.
3. Using euros and cents together - this is explained in the presentation with various whole class activities
4. Giving change from €1 and € 2 euro coins.
The Presentation also includes whole class activities and different strategies students can use to work out money problems. Students also learn to change, e.g. 125 cents to €1.25/1,25€.
**4 Flexible Lesson Plans - contains objectives, plenaries and main lesson. PowerPoint Slides are referred to in the lesson plans. **
Some preparation is required: Laminate the coin sheets, coin cards and price tags for practical tasks at tables.
<strong>Worksheets</strong>
<strong>Lesson 1</strong> - Adding up combinations of euro coins (2 worksheets).
At the Mall (2 worksheets) - adding two items. Extension adding three items.
<strong>Lesson 2</strong> - You will need the coin sheets or you can use plastic euro money. Students draw or use the laminated coins to work out different combination of coins that equal €1. Challenge: Different combination of coins that equal two euros. E.g. 50c + 20c + 20c + 10c = €1
<strong>Lesson 3</strong> - Two-part money activity Worksheets (x2).
Section A - students complete the table; Section B - students complete the addition sums.
<strong>Lesson 4</strong> - 2 Giving change activity.
Students in groups at their table. Students take turns to pick a €1 coin card and a price label. The rest of the students in the group work out the change.
Challenge: Working out change from €2. Students choose one of the yellow price labels.
Worksheets and slides are shown in the preview panes.
File Type: PowerPoint , Word and PDF format. Includes a zip with the 3 versions.
You may be interested in Money Pack 1 - Step by step introduction:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/money-euros-and-cents-presentations-lesson-plans-worksheets-activities-1-11633169
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39 Slide PowerPoint Presentation on sound and the practical tasks children can undertake.
The Teacher’s Note sets out how you can introduce the topic and suggestions on how to organize the activities and list resources needed.
You can organize a carousel system (different workstations) - so each table deals with a different aspect on sound or you can do a whole class lesson on one aspect of sound week by week, ending the term on a sound carousel for assessment.
The resource comprises:
PowerPoint Presentation – Review Work on sounds and contains background information on how the piano, guitar and wind instruments work and how we hear.
Teacher’s Notes (3 pages, excluding credit page)
14 Activity Cards (You can laminate for durability), cut out for each table. The cards contain questions to prompt the children to carry out their tasks.
There are ready-made investigations sheets and sample investigations sheets.
Numbered Table cards
Vocabulary cards (See preview pane)
Worksheet on How We Hear
Worksheet on Volume and Pitch
Experiments:
Vibration involving moving objects- e.g. children can experiment with a tuning forks and water and ping-pong balls, rice on drums.
Sound and Pitch - e.g. use empty bottles filled with different levels of liquid to produce different pitches and also blow horizontally along the edge to produce sounds similar to wind instruments; and/or experiment with guitar strings –shortening and lengthening the string to produce different sounds;
Listening devices - experiment with different string telephones by changing variables such as type of string and material of cups;
Blocking Out Sound activities- Children can make ear defenders out of margarine tubs packed with different materials or they can wrap the sound source like a buzzer or alarm clock with different materials to see which is best at muffling the sound.
Optional - Musical Instruments - Children can make musical instruments or use the ones they may have made in previous lessons - to adjust how they use it or even make it better - can experiment with various aspects of sound.
Outside activity - How sound gets fainter as you travel further away - Use a sound source like a buzzer.
There are instructions to make a simple balloon drum, a packing tape drum, comb kazoo and a guitar.
US Version Available.
Goes well with:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/sounds-how-humans-and-animals-hear-musical-instruments-our-voice-plans-presentations-activities-11242250
**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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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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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)