This resource tells the story of the birth of Jesus - the Christmas story. There is a PowerPoint presentation (34 Slides) and worksheets. The presentation is also saved as a PDF document. If you wish, you can print off individual slides for small group reading and discussion using the question cards. There are optional worksheets to go with the presentation. It can be used in a lesson or in an assembly. If you just want to read aloud the story, then it is suitable for all grades. Suggestion: Use the vocabulary cards to help students retell the story. Content: PowerPoint Presentation PDF format of the presentation Question Cards 1 and 2 Vocabulary cards with pictures Differentiated sequencing activities with Answer Keys: Easy sheet with 6 sentence strips and for the more able children 10 sentence strips to order. Differentiated worksheets to recount the Christmas story. Thank you for visiting my shop. You may be interested in the free resource with worksheets, please see click on link below. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-story-birth-of-jesus-and-why-he-is-important-6383987

This resource contains two sets of reading comprehension passages relating to the Pilgrims (known as Separatists) and the Puritans (non Separating Puritans) and the Church of England. The aim of each reading comprehension is to show the differences and similarities between these Puritan sects. You could use this resource as additional information to your Thanksgiving lesson or history lesson on the Puritans in England. Please note: It does not include the Mayflower Compact or the Thanksgiving Feast with the Wampanoags. Content: Teacher Notes Card 1: Who are the Pilgrims with 12 comprehension questions Card 2: Who are the Puritans with 7 comprehension questions Worksheet - Gap filling activity on the Pilgrims Worksheet - Gap filling activity on the Puritans Information sheet on the Congregational Way Also includes PDF fillable spaces which can be completed on digital devices. UK and US spelling. The comprehension activities include: Finding evidence in the reading passages Vocabulary work Comparing Card 1 and Card 2 Tick box answers Students giving their own opinion Includes specimen answers - Gap filling activities: Student A and B work together to complete their worksheets. Student A has the information that is missing on Student B’s worksheet and vice versa. The students are encouraged to read together to complete the activity. Learning Objectives: To know the differences and similarities of the Pilgrims and the Puritans. To know that the Pilgrims and the Puritans settled in different colonies. Thank you for visiting my shop:)

Christmas activities and worksheets to help younger children learn about the birth of Jesus: Read, write, colour, sequence story, match up and word searches. Content: • Read, Trace, Colour Worksheets (x10) – Children read and trace over the sentence and then colour in. Optional: You can make a booklet for each child by stapling the edges. • Follow the Path Activity (x2) – Children use a crayon at the start of the pathway. They can use different colours to make a rainbow path. • Christmas Story Reading on PowerPoint – You can read the story aloud on PowerPoint and then get children to summarise the story. The children can then carry out the various differentiated activities. • Match animals to animal words puzzle • Worksheet – Children draw on the gift boxes three presents they would give to Jesus After reading the Christmas story, children can complete the following sequencing activities. Either you or the children can cut out the sequencing wheel and cover template. • Story Wheel Sequencing – Children cut out the pictures and glue them in order in each of the segments to tell the Christmas story. When completed and coloured in, they can recount the story to someone else. • Alternatively, children can cut out the pictures and place each picture over the numbered boxes in order to sequence the pictures using the worksheet provided. • Words Searches (x2) with Solution US Version https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-story-activities-worksheets-and-word-searches-us-version-12224631 Thank you for visiting my shop. You may be interested in the Christmas story presentation. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-story-nativity-birth-of-jesus-presentation-worksheets-12224259

Here are some additional worksheets on numbers and number words. A lovely addition to Numbers/Number Words 1 and 2. Number word to number match up Worksheets (x5) - Children draw a line from a number word to match up to its numeral. Each worksheet gets harder. Counting worksheets (x4) - Each ten frames shows different number of dots which the children count and write in words in the space provided. Double Ten Frames Read and Draw worksheets (x3)- Teen numbers up to 20. Children read the number words and then draw the same number of dots. One more/one less worksheets (x5) - Children read the numbers in words and then write in words one less and one more on either side of the number word. In addition, two of the worksheets have a missing letters activity. Children insert the missing letters in the number words. Doubles worksheets (x3); and Writng doubles number sentences worksheets (x5) - Each box contains robots which the children count. They write the number in figures and in words. Then they double the number and write in figures and words. The worksheets are differentiated in that some children may be able to write doubles number sentences. Please see preview pane example worksheet. File Type: Word format and PDF. Thank you for visiting my shop:-)

This is a reading comprehension with questions and activities relating to 6 year old Ruby Bridges who was the first African American to go to an all-white school in New Orleans. Her brave action paved the way for integration in schools. Topic can be used in Black history and Women’s history months. It can be used in guided reading. The story can be read aloud to the class. Content: Story of Ruby Bridges with colour and b/w pictures. The paragraphs are set out clearly with common sight words. Two question sheets with Answers. One sheet has 4 questions with handwriting guide lines. The other sheet has 5 questions which includes a short writing activity. Word work includes finding sight words and circling them; find words that rhyme; counting syllables; and ticking adjectives to describe Ruby. Cloze/Missing word activity - There are six sentences with missing words. Children reread story and insert the missing words. There is a word bank to help them. Cut/paste activity - Matching simple sentences to 4 pictures - ideal for reception children. Includes Answer Key. Learning Objectives: To learn about Ruby Bridges and how brave she was going to a school that did not want her because she was different. You may be interested in Ruby Bridges Reading Comprehension and writing for older students: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/reading-comprehension-and-writing-ruby-bridges-black-history-12257654 Thank you for visiting my shop:) Includes UK and US spelling:)

This product is divided into reading and writing. It contains a reading comprehension and questions, gap filling activities and an optional project-based activity which entails drafting and writing about Ruby Bridges. Ideal as a standalone lesson. Teacher notes included. Content: Reading comprehension passage (1 page) Comprehension Questions 1 (6 questions) - with Answer sheet Comprehension Questions 2 (6 questions) - with Answer sheet Section A: Making list activity - students list good/bad things they liked about the Ruby Bridges story; Section B: Students write questions they would like to ask if they met Ruby Cloze Activity/Filling in missing words using the word banks Drafting and writing: Cards 1 to 9: With questions and information for students to research and write notes. The cards are in colour and b/w - laminate and cut out. Blank writing sheet for drafting Blank writing sheet for final draft Example notes and writing to show students. UK and US Spelling included (1 page) Option of two paper sizes: A4 and US letter size:) Thank you for visiting my shop:) You may be interested in another Ruby Bridges reading comprehension for younger children: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/reading-comprehension-passage-questions-worksheets-ruby-bridges-black-history-month-12256410

This resource contains more worksheets, cut and paste activities, coloring and an ordinal number puzzle to put together. Great for homework, independent and group work to reinforce ordinal number concept. Content: Trace over ordinal numbers and words (2 pages) Worksheet – Writing ordinal numbers in words up to 10 Worksheet – Reading instructions to color correct beads Worksheet - Cloze activity with pictures in a string of beads Worksheet (Cut/paste) Cloze activity with pictures in beads Worksheet – (Cut/paste) Ordinal Numbers Activity (1) Worksheet – Ordinal Numbers In Words Activity (2) Puzzle – Cut/paste puzzle strip ordinal numbers up to 5 Teacher Notes on activities Answer sheets included. **Newly Added: ** Ordinal Number Puzzle Strips up to 10 3 differentiated worksheets - Students complete sentences with ordinal numbers by looking at the stairs which has an item on the first, second, third, fourth and fifth steps. E.g. I can see a _________ on the ________ step. All the sentences are the same structure only the items they see is different in order to complete the gaps. The resources are differentiated. If a learner has difficulty writing then he/she can cut/paste and glue. LO: To be able to read and write ordinal numbers To know ordinal numbers tell us a position and/or order in a list Take a look at the preview pane. UK Version https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ordinal-numbers-worksheets-and-activities-2-12282531 Thank you for visiting my store.

This resource relates to ordinal numbers in figures and words. There is a cut and paste Royal family activity to do - Who is next in line to the throne? There are also matching ordinal numbers to words and cut and paste putting the months of the year in order. These worksheets are great for independent work or group work. You can even send home worksheets for homework and/or distance learning. Content • Royal Family worksheet to complete. (Cut/paste activity) • Royal Photos to cut out sheet • Differentiated worksheet on Royal family with arrow tags • A set of colorful ordinal numbers arrows • Worksheet – Match up ordinal numbers and words • Worksheet – Ordinal Numbers Missing Gaps 1st to 20th • Worksheet (x2) – Ordinal and Cardinal Numbers Activity • Worksheet A– Activities using colors on the position of beads • Worksheet B – Ordinal Numbers and Counting On • Worksheet C – Ordinal Numbers and Counting Back • Worksheet – Following directions to complete ordinal activity • Worksheet (Cut/paste) – Ordering months of the year • Worksheet – Line up for lunch activity and answering questions • Cut/Paste Activity - Ordering Animal Cards using ordinal numbers 21st to 30th. The story to this activity is that Jan has pasted down her 20th animal card and now needs help to sort and glue down the rest of her collection in the correct ordinal order. Please see preview pane. I have included Teacher’s Notes describing the activities. (2 pages) LO: To be able to read and write ordinal numbers To know ordinal numbers tell us a position and/or order in a list You may be interested in the UK version: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12282464 Thank you for visiting my store:)

The resource is a short reading comprehension passage about Saint Valentine with multiple choice questions and true and false statements. The text is suitable for KS1 and above. The story is also presented on PowerPoint so that you can read aloud to the whole class. In addition, you can make a booklet to use as guided reading and for students to complete the associated activities. Content: Story on PowerPoint Presentation Hard copy of the story in colour and b/w so that you can make a booklet 6 Multiple choice questions sheet with Answer Key 6 True or False sentences with Answer Key Word work on synonyms, antonyms and making -s or -es plurals Match up picture to words activity sheet with Answer Key The booklet is in colour and black and white. Total page download including answer sheets: 23 You have a choice of 2 paper sizes: A4 or US letter size. Thank you for visiting my shop:)

This resource relates to statistics on the topic of dot plots. It introduces dot plots on PowerPoint (12 Slides). The presentation demonstrates how the data was collected, rearranging data in numerical order, and presenting the data on a frequency table. Using the information on the frequency table, students are shown how to create a dot plot/line plot via Slide Show animation. Two detailed examples are shown. Content: • PowerPoint Presentation (12 Slides) • 1 Flexible Lesson Plan (1- 2 hrs) • 2 Sets of worksheets (4pgs) • 1 ready-made project sheet for students to survey their table group • 1 project sheet example Flexible Lesson Plan (4 pgs) The plan includes a lesson starter on adding two-digit numbers together. The method is adding the tens numbers first and then counting on the ones for quick mental addition. (If you wish, you can choose your own mental starters). Also includes lesson objectives, main activities on dot plots and recap session. Presentation slides are referred to and there are suggested questions you might want to ask your students. PowerPoint Presentation The presentation explains a dot plot and then looks at two examples from capturing the raw data, presenting them in frequency tables, and then creating dot plots. Case study 1: Students are shown how Mr Smith creates a dot plot from data how long it takes his staff to travel to school. Case study 2: Students are shown how Miss Tucker creates a dot plot to see how many siblings each of her students have. Independent Practice Worksheet 1 (2pgs): Selling Cupcakes Page 1 - Students read a very short paragraph in order to insert the information in a frequency table and then they create a dot plot. Page 2 – Students interpret the dot plot by answering 8 questions. Worksheet 2 (2pgs): How Many Minutes to Eat Lunch Page 1 - Students read the data on the frequency table to complete a dot plot. Page 2 - Students answer 9 questions about the dot plot. Answer sheets included. Early finishers/Extra work Project sheet: In their groups, student carry out a small survey on how many siblings each person in their group has. The students complete the ready-made sheet and then create a dot plot. An example sheet is included. US Version https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dot-plots-line-plots-worksheets-presentation-frequency-tables-12317296 You may also be interested in Pictographs, Block Graphs, Bar Charts, Tallying https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pictograms-block-graphs-bar-charts-tally-charts-tables-presentations-worksheets-11232570 Thank you for visiting my shop:)

This resource relates to statistics on the topic of dot plots. It introduces dot plots on PowerPoint (12 Slides). The presentation demonstrates how the data was collected, rearranging data in numerical order, and presenting the data on a frequency table. Using the information on the frequency table, students are shown how to create a dot plot/line plot via Slide Show animation. Two detailed examples are shown. Content: • PowerPoint Presentation (12 Slides) • 1 Flexible Lesson Plan (1- 2 hrs) • 2 Sets of worksheets (4pgs) • 1 ready-made project sheet for students to survey their table group • 1 project sheet example Flexible Lesson Plan (4 pgs) The plan includes a lesson starter on adding two-digit numbers together. The method is adding the tens numbers first and then counting on the ones for quick mental addition. (If you wish, you can choose your own mental starters). Also includes lesson objectives, main activities on dot plots and recap session. Presentation slides are referred to and there are suggested questions you might want to ask your students. PowerPoint Presentation The presentation explains a dot plot and then looks at two examples from capturing the raw data, presenting them in frequency tables, and then creating dot plots. Case study 1: Students are shown how Mr Smith creates a dot plot from data how long it takes his staff to travel to school. Case study 2: Students are shown how Miss Tucker creates a dot plot to see how many siblings each of her students have. Independent Practice Worksheet 1 (2pgs): Selling Cupcakes Page 1 - Students read a very short paragraph in order to insert the information in a frequency table and then they create a dot plot. Page 2 – Students interpret the dot plot by answering 8 questions. Worksheet 2 (2pgs): How Many Minutes to Eat Lunch Page 1 - Students read the data on the frequency table to complete a dot plot. Page 2 - Students answer 9 questions about the dot plot. Answer sheets included. Early finishers/Extra work Project sheet: In their groups, student carry out a small survey on how many siblings each person in their group has. The students complete the ready-made sheet and then create a dot plot. An example sheet is included. See UK Version https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dot-plots-line-plots-worksheets-presentation-frequency-tables-12317289 You also be interested in Pictographs, Block Graphs, Bar Charts and Tallying https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pictograms-block-graphs-tally-chart-tables-bar-charts-presentations-worksheets-11233470 Thank you for visiting my shop:)

This minibeast themed resource contains insects and bugs dominoes that students can play with, complete different crosswords and practise writing using the spin and write wheel. Content: Teacher’s Notes describing resources (2 pages) 4 Different Sets of Dominoes 4 Large Crosswords with Solutions (B/w and Colour ) 4 Word Searches (B/w and Colour) Spin and write minibeast activity with instructions Set 1 Dominoes (2 pages) - 14 pieces Set 2 Dominoes (2 pages) - 12 pieces Set 3 Dominoes (2 pages) - 12 pieces Set 4 Dominoes (2 pages) - 13 pieces Some preparation required: You need to laminate and cut out the dominoes. Cut out the minibeast wheel and have pencil and paper clip. A variety of fun activities for early finishers, students can practise counting, and increase vocabulary. Please see preview pane. Ladybird and ladybug spelling is used. Total download: 42 pages (includes Crossword Solutions) You have a choice of downloading A4 or US paper sizes. Thank you for visiting my shop:)

This resource relates to mixed consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) phonic word work. There are 2 sets of worksheets which you can use to add to your work on CVC words. There is cut and paste and writing. The two sets of worksheet activities are: Cut and paste the correct word and glue next to the picture. Choose the correct word and write it on the handwriting guide lines. The mixed CVC words to cut and paste and/or write are: van, dog, pig, man, hug, log, mud, mug, sun, dig, bud, nun, box, hut, cut, jet, six, fox, fix, ram, mad, wet, mad, cat, jam, rat, sub, rub, peg, red, leg, map, bed, nap, wax, bib, bus, web, zit and kit. Ideal for literacy centre work. Students can work independently or you could use in small group work to practise segmentation and blending to read and write CVC words. You can download A4 size or US size worksheets. Thank you for visiting my shop:)

This science unit on plants and flowering plants and their life cycle comprises 6 lessons. There are 6 PowerPoint presentations with whole class activities, some quick recap quizzes, lesson plans, flash cards and differentiated worksheets. Content • Lesson 1 PowerPoint re: Flowers (17 Slides) with whole class activities. • Lesson 2 PowerPoint re: Bean Plant (14 Slides) with whole class activities. • Lesson 3 PowerPoint re: Fruit and their Seeds (10 Slides) with whole class activities. • Lesson 4 PowerPoint re: Practical lesson on planting a bean to grow a bean plant (6 Slides) • Lesson 5 PowerPoint re: Life Cycle of a Sunflower (12 Slides) with whole class activity. • Lesson 6 PowerPoint re: Seed Germination (11 Slides) with whole class activity. • 6 Flexible lesson plans outlining learning objectives, and main activities. PowerPoint slides are referred to in each lesson plan. • Differentiated Worksheets for each lesson Lesson 1: Looking at different plants that flower and understand that grass and trees are plants. Two activities in Lesson 1 Going on a Flower Hunt. My Seeds Sheet activity - Students look at 4 types of seeds and draw the flowers of that seed - example sheet included. Lesson 2: Know parts of a plant – Definition of words; Sequencing and labeling a bean plant and labeling a flower - Writing activity, cut and paste sequencing, ordering sentence strips in the correct sequence of a growing plant worksheets. Lesson 3: Fruits and their seeds. Learn that many fruits contain seeds. Observational activity (2 worksheets) - drawing fruits and their seeds. Label an apple; choose correct words to label pictures; Match up whole fruits to their halves by drawing lines. Lesson 4: Children grow their own bean plant - Activity based. Monitor growth. Ready-made recording worksheets; My Bean Plant Preparation write-up. Lesson 5: Learn life cycle of a sunflower, and sequencing growth. Worksheets: Labeling a sunflower; Cut/paste activities; Writing activity – looking at a life cycle illustration and describing it in words; Sequencing sentence strips. Lesson on Seeds: Life cycle of a seed and some information on mushrooms which do not grow from seeds. Students also learn about different types of germination. Worksheets: Recap Quick Question Sheet (Students can work individually or in pairs); Cloze activity – students fill in the gaps using words from the word box. Each editable PowerPoint shows the worksheets for that lesson. Please see UK Version: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/plants-flowering-plants-life-cycle-sunflower-and-bean-plant-labelling-worksheets-presentation-10004220 Thank you for visiting my store:)

This product is on the theme of cars, counting from 0 to 10. Number sense activities to recognise and reinforce numbers 0 to 10. The flash cards are from 1 to 12 in numbers and words. Content: • PowerPoint Presentation (41 Slides): theme of cars numbers 0 to 10 • Cut and glue matching up numbered cards- Activities 1 and 2 • Counting toy cars in toy boxes (4 Worksheets) • Cut and glue activity – cut out correct number of toys to stick onto the toy boxes (4 Worksheets) • (2x) Sheet of cars to cut out • Ten Frames – count and write number of cars • Counting cars using a number track (3x worksheets) • 4 sets of counting cards numbers and words 1 to 12. Can be used as flash cards. (Black and white, blue, purple and yellow). Teachers Notes with additional suggested uses. PowerPoint Presentation Play in Slide View mode and students will see the animation. Slides 2 – 11: As you play each slide number cards will appear with the correct number of cars. As the cars appear, students can count aloud. Slides 12 – 21: The numbered cards and number words will appear. When you display a card, you can ask students to show the number with their fingers. Slides 22 – 41: Students count how many cards in the red toy box and then the answer will appear on the card. Cut and glue matching up numbered cars The cards are numbered 1 to 10 on the worksheets. Students have to cut out another set of cars numbered 1 to 10 and glue the cars with the same number opposite the cars on the worksheet. They should colour the matching numbers the same colour. Counting toy cars The toy boxes contain different number of cars. Students should carefully count the cars and write the total number in the blank box. They can then colour in. Some may prefer to colour and count at the same time. Cut and glue activity (Colour and black and white) There are toy boxes with the number of cars shown at the front. Students should cut out the same number of cars shown and glue the correct number onto the toy boxes. Ten Frames – Count and Write Students count and colour the number cards on the ten frames and then write the number in the circle. Counting cars using a number track Students count the number cars above the number track and then shade in the numbered square that represents the number cars counted. Count and Match Cards/Flash cards There are four sets of cards in black and white, purple, blue and yellow. Numerals are on one set and number words on the other set. These cards look great laminated and cut out ready for teaching. UK and US Spelling Thank you for visiting my shop:)

This product contains 34 CVC word searches with solutions. There is one word for each grid which are written in 5 directions. Each word search shows an arrow pointing in the direction of the CVC word. Looking for 5 or more words in a word search can be a little daunting for some learners and so these mini words are a fun way to find and read decodable words. See list of words in preview pane. Learning objectives: To read and find CVC words in different directions; recognize and sound out CVC words. Thank you for visiting my shop:) For an interactive version of these word searches, click link below: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/cvc-word-searches-interactive-boom-cards-distance-learning-12366949