I am passionate about learning that is tailored to children's interests and gives lots of opportunity for children to be creative and critical thinkers. I think it's important that learning materials cater to a variety of learning styles and I try to make my resources have real-world applications whenever possible. These resources will not only engage your learners, but they'll save you time, so that you can focus on doing what you do best.
I am passionate about learning that is tailored to children's interests and gives lots of opportunity for children to be creative and critical thinkers. I think it's important that learning materials cater to a variety of learning styles and I try to make my resources have real-world applications whenever possible. These resources will not only engage your learners, but they'll save you time, so that you can focus on doing what you do best.
Valentine’s Day is a great time to build a community of children and young people that are kind to others and to themselves. This set of posters is filled with encouraging words and positive affirmations and will look great on a display, door, office or hallway.
What’s included?
12 posters of positive affirmations
Two sizes: 1 per page and 2 per page
Colour background and white background (with colour images)
U.K and U.S versions
I hope your students feel cared for and inspired to show kindness toward others with these posters.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
info@zigglelearning.com
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Valentine Place Value Digital and Craft Activity
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Support your students with this pack of 2 Zen Zone area posters, 3 affirming wall posters, 7 activities, and 2 breathing exercises designed for students in upper primary and above.
Whether you can dedicate a space for a Zen Zone or just a basket of activities, this pack will give you ideas on how to set up a Zen Zone and the kinds of activities that build strategies, refocus attention, change perspective to a more positive one, and give an anxious mind something to do.
What’s included?
U.K and U.S Versions
2 Zen Zone area posters in peaceful watercolour and ink saver versions
3 wall posters with reassuring affirmations
7 activities that include grounding techniques, planning, drawing, and making lists
2 breathing exercises
Tips for setting up a Zen Zone
22 pages included
This set is ideal for students who experience anxiety or get overwhelmed at times.
I hope you find this pack helpful for your students.
If you like using this resource after your purchase, I’d love it if you could leave a quick review. To show my appreciation, you can choose any resource up to the same value for free. Simply email me after with the resource you’d like at info@zigglelearning.com
This Valentine’s Day pack gives two fun ways to practise making 2-digit numbers using chocolate “tens” and “ones” with a digital version and a hands-on craft version.
With the digital version, there are 10 slides in which students add the tens and ones and move the correct number onto the note, and 10 slides in which students move chocolate “tens” and “ones” into the chocolate box to make the number shown on the note.
This activity can be used in PowerPoint or on Google Classroom™.
With the printable version, students cut and paste the chocolate “tens” and “ones” into the chocolate box and complete maths sentences to practise writing the 2-digit number as tens and ones, an addition sentence, a combined number, and a number bond.
The finished boxes would look great on a display.
With the download you will get a PowerPoint file and a link to copy the slides into your Google Drive™, so you can choose what works best for you.
59 pages included
I hope your students enjoy practising their place value skills with this activity.
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Valentine’s 2D shapes Craftivity
Valentine’s Day Addition and Subtraction Craftivity
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Are you looking for a cute Valentine’s Day craft that also gives your students math practice with their families of facts? This pack includes differentiation options for students to practice addition and subtraction, or multiplication and division while making a box of chocolates!
There are three options:
students complete partially filled chocolate fact families using the three numbers given
students write the whole fact family using the three numbers given
students write their own fact families
After writing their fact families, students color and cut out the four chocolates, and make a chocolate box to glue them into.
These will look great on a bulletin board.
What’s included?
Craft template
Addition and subtraction (within 10, up to 20, partially filled, all gaps, student choice of fact family)
Multiplication and division (1-12x tables, partially filled, all gaps, student choice of fact family)
Photo instructions
26 pages included
I hope your students enjoy practicing their fact fluency with this craft.
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Valentine’s Day Kindness Craft and Bulletin Board
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Valentine’s Day Addition and Subtraction Craftivity
Valentine Place Value Digital and Craft Activity
If you like using this resource after your purchase, I’d love it if you could leave a quick review. To show my appreciation, you can choose any resource up to the same value for free. Simply email me after with the resource you’d like at info@zigglelearning.com
These digital and printable integer games which are based on the popular game of “Battleships™” will be a great addition to your programme as a fun way to practise operations with integers.
It takes lots of practice for learners to build confidence working with negative numbers and the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
Instructions are included for how to play and there are two versions for each operation, covering positive and negative equations, and negative and negative equations with eight games in total using 1-digit numbers.
You will receive a printable PDF version and a link to the digital Google Slides™ version.
U.K. and U.S. versions available.
I hope you enjoy using these integer games with your learners.
9 pages and 12 digital slides included
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This fun, hands-on Christmas craft pack ticks a lot of boxes. Your students will love making seven Christmas crafts, which could be turned into ornaments, and there’s an option to cover geometry maths skills at the same time.
The seven crafts include a Christmas tree (cone), present (cube), bauble (sphere), milk and biscuits (cylinders), Santa hat (pyramid), and gingerbread house (rectangular prism and triangular prism).
To turn the crafts into ornaments add string or ribbon, or use the paper handles included on each page.
To integrate this activity with maths, use the properties of 3D shapes for younger students, and the nets with measurements and recording sheets for finding the surface area of the nets. The net measurements are based on the actual sizes rounded to the nearest inch or cm and range in size from 2-6 inches/4-8cm.
What’s included?
U.K and U.S versions (spelling, letter and A4)
Christmas tree
Present
Bauble
Milk and biscuits
Santa hat
Gingerbread house
Example photo page
Properties of 3D shapes worksheet and answer key
Nets with measurements in inches and cm
Recording sheets for finding the surface area of the rectangular prism, triangular prism, cube, and pyramid
3D crafts can be challenging so please consider if your students have the fine motor skills needed before purchasing.
I hope your students enjoy making these Christmas crafts.
New Year traditions around the world are so interesting to learn about. With this pack of eight craftivities your students will learn about Puerto Rico, Spain, Brazil, Denmark, Greece, Germany, the Philippines, and one of the United States/Canada/England/Australia/New Zealand (these countries have similar celebrations so all have a party hat craft).
What’s included?
Fact cards for each country (2 per page)
Photo instructions
Craftivity to make and write about the country’s traditions
A map to find the country and attach it to the craft
Similarities and differences Venn diagram
Ideas for use:
You could print the fact cards and put them with the crafts at stations
You could focus on one country and compare it with your own
Put students into groups of 4 and give each student a different country. The students learn about their country and have to teach the others in their group.
Students could research online to find more detailed information.
Students can choose which country they want to learn about, and early finishers could do more than one craft.
I hope you enjoy using these activities.
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Are you looking for a cute Valentine’s Day craft that also gives your students maths practice with their 2D shapes? This pack includes differentiation options for students to practise naming and identifying 2D shapes and their attributes while making a letterbox to post their math envelopes.
Students find the shape stamp that matches the facts or clues on the envelope. They then complete the facts or clues, make the letterbox, and post their envelopes.
This pack includes envelopes suitable for lower and higher grades, or you can easily differentiate by using a combination of the two sets. There are 9 envelopes per set.
Lower years (2,3)
Shapes include: triangle, rectangle, circle, square, pentagon, rhombus, octagon, hexagon, and trapezium (trapezoid in US version)
Higher years (3,4,5)
Shapes include: parallelogram, pentagon, hexagon (irregular), trapezium (trapezoid in US version), right triangle (right-angle), quadrilateral, rectangle, rhombus, and isosceles triangle
Photo instructions are included to make the letterbox, and there is an answer key for easy reference, although the activity is self-checking as each stamp can only be used once.
The letterbox is approx. 2.5in x 4in / 6cm x 10cm
U.K and U.S versions included.
*15 pages included
I hope your students enjoy making their Valentine’s letterboxes and practising their 2D shapes at the same time.
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Have some fun practising addition and subtraction this Valentine’s Day with a fun letterbox craft where students stick on stamps and post math envelopes.
It’s easy to differentiate with the following options included:
Numbers within 20
Adding/subtracting a single digit to/from a 2-digit number
2-digit numbers without regrouping
2-digit numbers with regrouping
3-digit numbers without regrouping
3-digit numbers with regrouping
3-digit numbers without regrouping
For numbers within 20 and adding/subtracting a single digit to/from a 2-digit number, students choose which stamp to add, then use the number on the stamp to fill the math equation before working out the answer.
For 2-digit and 3-digit numbers, students solve the equations and then glue on the stamp that matches the answer.
What’s included?
Envelopes with differentiation options (5 addition envelopes and 5 subtraction envelopes per option)
3D letterbox craft
Photo instructions
U.K and U.S versions
29 pages included
I hope your students have fun practising their addition and subtraction and making a letterbox.
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All kids would love to design their dream bedroom or dream treehouse, so these area and perimeter practice activities will spark their imagination and creativity! Plus, they’ll get plenty of practice at applying concepts of perimeter and area.
There are two different design options – a dream bedroom and a dream treehouse, so you can choose one or the other, or use both. Each design comes with options for perimeter, area, or perimeter and area. Measurements include centimetres and inches, and area also includes square units.
Students choose the items they’d like to add to their dream bedroom or treehouse, draw them on the grid, then measure and record the area and/or perimeter.
Recording sheets are included but these are optional as children can easily write their answers in their workbooks if you prefer.
Just print and go!
What’s included?
Design a dream bedroom
perimeter (cm and inch)
area (square units, cm, inch)
perimeter and area (cm and inch)
Design a dream treehouse
perimeter (cm and inch)
area (square units, cm, inch)
perimeter and area (cm and inch)
Anchor charts: area (cm and inch), perimeter (cm and inch)
Exit ticket
Teaching points
U.K and U.S versions
28 pages included
Ideas for use:
whole-class activity
maths centre
stations
early finishers
I hope you enjoy using this activity with your learners.
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Get your students making and creating beautiful arts and crafts from Mexico with this pack of 6 hands-on activities. Creating multicultural art is a great way to celebrate the diversity within our classrooms and around the world.
In this pack you’ll find six activities that include papier mache, papercraft, clay, weaving, drawing, and painting.
Visual step-by-step instructions are included so even if you’re not confident teaching art, students will be able to create something they can be proud of. You can either use these to outline the process, or the easiest option is to print copies for each table (or display them in plastic stands if you have them), for students to follow the instructions themselves. You could set these up as stations for students to rotate around, or do one activity per day.
What’s included?
U.K and U.S versions optimised for A4/Letter paper, spelling and vocabulary
Student instructions and notes for the teacher
Weaving
Papier mache cactus
Class mural inspired by Diego Rivera
Alebrijes (fantasy animals) mixed media
Talavera bowls using clay
Papercraft decorations
PDF slideshow version of the instructions
Self-reflection form
Artist’s statement
11 pages included
What materials are used:
Air-drying clay
Cartridge paper A4-A3 size, coloured paper
Oil pastels
Markers, colouring pencils
Paint
Cardboard
Yarn/Wool
Newspaper/newsprint
I hope your students enjoy creating Mexican art and feel super proud of what they make!
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Get your students making and creating beautiful art inspired by Spain with this pack of 5 hands-on activities including a Picasso collage, Sagrada Familia sculpture, Spanish tiles, Spanish bowls, and Joan Miro drawing. Spain has many famous artists and beautiful handcrafts, which make it the ideal inspiration for students to create their own artworks.
Visual step-by-step instructions are included so even if you’re not confident teaching art, students will be able to create something they can be proud of. You can either use these to outline the process, or the easiest option is to print copies for each table (or display them in plastic stands if you have them), or display them on a screen for students to follow the instructions themselves. You could set these up as stations for students to rotate around, or do one activity per day.
What’s included?
U.K and U.S versions optimized for A4/Letter paper, spelling and vocabulary
Miro-style art
Picasso-style collage
Spanish bowl
Spanish tile
Model of Sagrada Familia cathedral
Student instructions and notes for the teacher
PDF slideshow version of instructions
Self-reflection to go in student’s journals/art books
Artist’s statement
11 pages included
What materials are used:
Air-drying clay
Rolling pins (stainless steel drink bottles work well)
Cutting tools and wooden skewers or similar, for shaping
Coloured markers, black marker, and pencils
Paints and brushes
Coloured paper and cartridge paper A5 and A4 size
Scissors and glue sticks
I hope your students enjoy creating Spanish-inspired art and feel super proud of what they make!
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Get your students making and creating beautiful arts and crafts from Japan with this pack of 5 hands-on activities. Creating multicultural art is a great way to celebrate the diversity within our classrooms and around the world.
In this pack you’ll find five activities that include origami, ceramics, printing, writing Japanese kanji, and watercolour with markers.
Visual step-by-step instructions are included so even if you’re not confident teaching art, students will be able to create something they can be proud of. You can either use these to outline the process, or the easiest option is to print copies for each table (or display them in plastic stands if you have them), for students to follow the instructions themselves. You could set these up as stations for students to rotate around, or do one activity per day.
What’s included?
U.K and U.S versions optimised for A4/Letter paper, spelling and vocabulary
Origami box
Kimono using origami, watercolor, and markers
Printing a landscape or koi fish
Fortune cat
Write Japanese kanji
Self-reflection form
11 pages included
What materials are used:
Air-drying clay
Paper about 6in x 6in / 15cm x 15cm
Cartridge paper A4-A3 size, coloured paper
Scissors
Watercolours or dye
Markers
Paints and brushes
Pens or pencils
Craft foam
Printing ink (or paint)
I hope your students enjoy creating Japanese art and feel super proud of what they make!
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Inspire your students with this bundle of posters and graphic organisers about 10 amazing African Americans who were or are inventors, engineers, scientists, mathematicians, surgeons and computer scientists.
This pack includes:
Granville Woods - inventor and engineer
George Washington Carver – scientist and inventor
Madam C.J. Walker – an inventor and businesswoman
Katherine Johnson – mathematician
Garrett Morgan – inventor
Mae Jemison – the first African American women to go into space
George Carruthers – engineer and space scientist
Patricia E. Bath – surgeon and inventor
Annie Easley – mathematician and computer scientist
Warren Washington – scientist for climate change
Posters - in colour and come in two sizes - one per page or two per page.
These will great on a display, in your classroom, hallway, or office during Black History Month or all year round.
Graphic organisers
two options, one with a space for students to draw a picture of the person, and one with a portrait for students to colour.
three line sizes so you can choose the best one for your students.
*71 pages included
Students will need to research online, in books, or use a reading passage to find the information.
The topics include key facts, achievements, important moment and influences, and the option to draw an invention or other related picture, or to include a quote if one can be found.
If you like using this resource after your purchase, I’d love it if you could leave a quick review. To show my appreciation, you can choose any resource up to the same value for free. Simply email me after with the resource you’d like at info@zigglelearning.com
Are you looking for a lovely way to build a positive classroom environment with a focus on kindness this spring? With this pack, students will make a 3D flowerpot to go on the wall. There are then two ways for students to use the flowers they make. They could fill other students’ flowerpots with “flower compliments” or they could write the ways they show kindness on the flowers and put them in their plant pot.
What’s included?
3D craft to make a flowerpot with and without stripes, colour version also included
Flowers and stems plus two cacti options
Four phrases for a display, in black, pistachio, and jade
Visual student instructions
Ideas list for giving compliments and showing kindness
U.K and U.S versions
117 pages included
I hope your students enjoy making their spring flower pot craft and growing in kindness at the same time.
You will receive PDF files.
If you like using this resource after your purchase, I’d love it if you could leave a quick review. To show my appreciation, you can choose any resource up to the same value for free. Simply email me after with the resource you’d like at info@zigglelearning.com
Your children will love this fun camping craft activity. Children will be fully engaged as they make their own 3D camping scene with a tent and camping equipment. Plus, they’ll be super proud of their craft creations once they’re finished!
Just print, and add colouring pencils, scissors and glue sticks.
What’s included?
2 size options (smaller with tent on one page, and all items on one page, or larger with tent on two pages and items one per page)
7 items to make
tent
sleeping bag
lantern
campfire
backpack
map
display box to show off their creations and keep their items together
set up tips
example camp site to show your learners
U.K and U.S versions
4 pages included
Ideas for use:
Whole class
End of year activity
Camp-themed day
Summer camp
Early finishers
I hope you enjoy using these activities with your learners.
If you like using this resource after your purchase, I’d love it if you could leave a quick review. To show my appreciation, you can choose any resource up to the same value for free. Simply email me after with the resource you’d like at info@zigglelearning.com
These posters give an overview of 10 amazing African Americans who were or are inventors, engineers, scientists, mathematicians, surgeons and computer scientists. I hope the posters will be an inspiration for your students to consider a STEM career, in addition to learning about the achievements and contributions of these 10 African Americans.
This pack includes:
Granville Woods - inventor and engineer
George Washington Carver – scientist and inventor
Madam C.J. Walker – an inventor and businesswoman
Katherine Johnson – mathematician
Garrett Morgan – inventor
Mae Jemison – the first African American women to go into space
George Carruthers – engineer and space scientist
Patricia E. Bath – surgeon and inventor
Annie Easley – mathematician and computer scientist
Warren Washington – scientist for climate change
The posters are in colour and come in two sizes - one per page or two per page.
These will look great on a display, in your classroom, hallway, or office during Black History Month or all year round.
These print 8.5x11 (letter paper).
*15 pages included
If you like using this resource after your purchase, I’d love it if you could leave a quick review. To show my appreciation, you can choose any resource up to the same value for free. Simply email me after with the resource you’d like at info@zigglelearning.com
This collection of 10 Fairytale Pattern Block mats and task cards will support your learners as they learn to identify, sort, flip, rotate and turn shapes. Great as part of a castle, medieval, or fairytale theme topic!
How challenging is it?
There are three levels of difficulty so you can tailor the activities to your learners:
full-size colour and ink saver version for practising matching
task cards for learners to put the shapes together without a mat
outline version for those that need an extra challenge
For a STEM challenge, there are also five sheets for students to design and build their own versions.
Develop creativity and problem-solving skills as they draw a design, build it and re-work it until it looks just like they want it to
What’s included in the zip file?
Mats (colour and ink saver)
castle
crown
princess hat
jester’s hat
knight’s helmet
long sword
short sword
drawbridge
shield
goblet
Design sheets
Can you make a castle?
Can you make a crown?
Can you make a princess hat?
Can you make a sword?
Can you make a shield?
Task cards (A5 size)
40 pages included
Ideas for use:
supplemental materials
morning tables
math centres
stations
early finishers
I hope you enjoy using them with your learners.
TIPS FOR PRINTING:
These are optimised to print on 8.5x11 paper.
Please ensure that you select actual size or set scaling to none depending on your print options so that the shapes will match with your classroom set.
You will receive zip files with PDFs.
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This board game template is great for adding sight words, maths problems, language skills, and revision topics just to name a few ideas.
You can print it and write on it, or have your students create a board game, or use the editable PowerPoint version to type first before printing.
I hope you enjoy using it with your learners.
What’s included?
PDF template for printing
Editable PPT version
Store logo
U.K and U.S versions (letter/A4 printing)**
4 pages included
You will receive a PDF and PPTX file.
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This craft pack gives your students a fun way to practise their fact families during spring. There is a 2D and 3D option to make a flowerpot craft with flowers or cacti which would look great on a display.
There are lots of options for both you and the students:
choose from a range of flowers and cacti
choose which fact families on the stems to practise
3 bulletin board phrases in black, pistachio, and jade (1 word per page, A4, and A3 size)
make a 2D craft or 3D craft
editable stems to make your own fact families for the children to practise
practise addition and subtraction or multiplication and division
U.K and U.S versions included.
148 pages
I hope your students enjoy practising their fact fluency while making their spring flowerpot.
You will receive a zip file with PDFs and PPTX file.
If you like using this resource after your purchase, I’d love it if you could leave a quick review. To show my appreciation, you can choose any resource up to the same value for free. Simply email me after with the resource you’d like at info@zigglelearning.com