Fun pirate-themed activities to consolidate positional language / introduce pirate topic vocabulary. Great for English language learners. Starter - Spot the difference posters to get students talking and using positional language. The same poster but in outline so students can add the objects in the correct place and colour their completed picture. Instructions are provided in picture and text form. making the activity accessible to a range of ages and abilities. A guide to using the resource with vocabulary lists is included. Updated March 2021 to correct a typo on the written instruction sheet and add resources for remote teaching: PNG images to click and drag to complete the picture instead of drawing with updated instructions. Related Resources A free pirate vocabulary anagrams sheet can be downloaded here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pirate-anagrams-12322262 There are pirate-themed mazes, sudoku and phonics games in the Teachers telling Tales shop with options to bundle and save. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/talk-like-a-pirate-phonics-bundle-12403177

These worksheets feature a selection of poems from Commotion in the Ocean and Rumble in the Jungle by Giles Andreae. Students are given the rhyming words to choose from to fill the gaps. There is space for drawing when the work is complete. There are greyscale (black and white) versions for saving on ink.

The Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl have some good examples of figurative speech. This short presentation gives a few examples of idioms, for example: the cat’s pyjamas, he’s had his chips, up my street There are links to videos of the Revolting Rhymes on YouTube in the notes. Perfect as a follow up to reading The Revolting Rhymes or as part of a study of figurative language such as idioms. Check out the other Revolting Rhymes resources by Teachers Telling Tales with a focus on reading comprehension skills: Revolting Times and Revolting Crimes.

Creating a Wanted poster or a Missing Poster is a great way to follow up reading The Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl. These templates provide a framework for students to demonstrate their reading comprehension skills through character description and fact retrieval (listing the crimes, stating the place last seen etc.). There are educator’s notes and student notes with instructions to guide through the text characteristics as well as examples of students’ work using the templates. Provided in Powerpoint and PDF format for flexibility, the activity can be printed or completed digitally. Other Revolting Rhymes resources are available from Teachers Telling Tales, including Revolting Times (a news summarising pack) and Sublime Rhymes (with examples of idioms). If your students are motivated by the crime theme, they may also enjoy the Once Upon a Crime resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/fairytale-forensics-learning-unit-12222954

An engaging activity to develop reading comprehension skills linked to The Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl. Focus on retrieval and summarising the main idea or events. Use the templates to create a newspaper, newsflash or breaking news on the television. Guidelines for students include: headline, caption and story characteristics of news texts is included such as punctuation, alliteration, rhyme The television (old and new style) templates can be used for other topics too. Powerpoint and PDF versions allow for adapting the resource for your needs. Includes educator’s notes and examples of work by students using the templates. You may also like the Teachers Telling Tales resource Revolting Crimes and Sublime Rhymes, (available as a Revolting Rhymes bundle).

Loanwords are words we borrow from other languages, like ‘ski’, or ‘pizza’. This fun quiz features five words each from other languages, can you guess which words come from where? A fascinating introduction into the origin of words and encouraging a love of language. Students who speak more than one language will recognise that common feeling when you feel the need to borrow form another language to express what you mean! Includes information on the meanings of some of the words and activity ideas to follow up, using the words in context. The presentation is also useful for exploring spelling patterns in loanwords. Powerpoint and PDF versions provided for flexibility. Originally created for and used with Year 6 pupils (UK) age 10-11, but fun for older ages, even adult learners! Includes a slide that can be used interactively and an answer slide.

Using all four operations, these multi step maths games are excellent for consolidating calculation skills. This pack contains three variations with different times tables, power of 10 and some doubling and halving too. They have a combination of 2 and 3 digit numbers. The cute frogs and pond design also features on blank sheets to add your own numbers and questions, or for students to create their own as an extension activity. There is a colour and ink saving version, (that students can colour themselves). If working with a partner students can pick a frog each, see who gets the highest answer and check each other’s answers. It also works well as an individual activity. Answers and guide included. The game can be printed, projected on a screen or completed digitally. as students record their answers on paper or a whiteboard, the game can be used over and over. There are similar packs available from Teachers Telling Tales with different designs and skills and the option to bundle and save.

Using all four operations, these multi step maths games are excellent for consolidating calculation skills. This pack contains three variations with different times tables, power of 10, some doubling and halving and square numbers too. They have a combination of 2 and 3 digit numbers. The cute chimps and palm trees design also features on blank sheets to add your own numbers and questions, or for students to create their own as an extension activity. There is a colour and ink saving version, (that students can colour themselves). If working with a partner students can pick a chimp each, see who gets the highest answer and check each other’s answers. It also works well as an individual activity. Answers and guide included. The game can be printed, projected on a screen or completed digitally. as students record their answers on paper or a whiteboard, the game can be used over and over. There are similar packs available from Teachers Telling Tales with different designs and skills and the option to bundle and save.

This cute and colourful presentation is designed to engage even the most reluctant mathematicians! With 4 different scenarios involving ice lollies and ice creams, there are word problems involving mixed operations and multi-steps. In Powerpoint presentation so easy to adapt, however with a UK and US version and three levels for each problem, you should not need to spend time on preparation. Includes a guide and answers in the notes for each slide. Suitable for classroom and distance / home learning. Works well as a whole class starter when projected or small group activity when printed. For more ice cream / ice lolly themed resources check out https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ice-ice-bundle-12355950 or ‘Delicious Description’, a complete lesson with a creative challenge.

A complete lesson in a Powerpoint presentation, easily adaptable. Includes a starter activity to engage students and draw out vocabulary, group activities to describe ice lollies using adjectives, comparatives and superlatives and analysing features of advertising. Students then apply what they have learned in creating their own advertisement for a ice lolly of their choice. A suggested lesson plan provides guidance to educators and two printable word mats support students with inspiration and spelling. This lesson is suitable for classroom or distance / home learning. I have a range of creative resources on the ice lolly / ice cream theme you can check out here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ice-ice-bundle-12355950 and will be uploading some word problems on the same themes shortly.

PowerPoint / PDF with 16 pages. Guidance, answers and ideas in notes. 5 engaging games featuring cute monsters and balloons and a range of number facts and skills. Alternative versions of games and editable presentation, so the possibilities are endless! Perfect for lesson starters, plenaries and fill in activities. Initially created as a remote teaching activity, suitable for distance learning. Includes printable pages for follow-up consolidation. Skills: 2 digit numbers, place value, one more / less, addition and subtraction, 2, 5 and 10 x tables, odd and even, doubles, number bonds. Games: Who has the winning balloon? Pop the Balloons, Colour the Balloons, Multiplication Monsters, Make 10 Monsters. UK spelling (colour) and US (color) versions. You may also like the Teachers Telling Tales My Amazing Monster Literacy Lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/my-amazing-monster-literacy-lesson-12564858 and Monster Balloon Party https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/monster-balloon-party-maths-games-12564895 for older / more able students. Buy two packs together as a bundle with a discount.

PowerPoint / PDF with 19 pages. Guidance, answers and ideas in notes. 5 engaging games featuring cute monsters and balloons and a range of number facts and skills. Alternative versions of games and editable so the possibilities are endless! Perfect for lesson starters, plenaries and fill in activities. Initially created as a remote teaching activity, suitable for distance learning. Includes printable pages for follow-up consolidation. Skills: addition and subtraction, times tables, fractions of amounts, rounding to nearest 10, double and half, number bonds Vocabulary: multiple, factor, square number, square root, prime, odd and even, dozen, score, gross, sum, product Games: Who has the winning balloon? Pop the Balloons, Colour the Balloons, Vocabulary Monsters, Make 100 Monsters. UK spelling (colour) and US (color) versions. You may also like the Teachers Telling Tales My Amazing Monster Literacy Lesson https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/my-amazing-monster-literacy-lesson-12564858 and Little Monster Balloon Party for younger / less able students. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/little-monster-balloon-party-maths-games-12564875 Buy two packs together as a bundle with a discount.

Through this interactive story students learn about different sources of water pollution and consider their impacts on marine life. They follow Finn the fish as he travels through different ecosystems encountering different problems along the way. Immersing a sponge fish in a container of water and adding substances to mimic the different kinds of pollution is a powerful visual way to demonstrate the problems. Follow up ideas including matching cards are included along with editable story scripts to adapt for different learners / contexts.

This pack features fifteen adorable monsters to describe, compare and sort. They come in four colours with carefully selected similarities and differences, perfect for Guess Who games to develop observation, concentration and vocabulary skills. Use the quiz as a model for describing, for example, I am pink, I have three sharp teeth, I have horns. The presentation can be used on screen / interactive whiteboard and there are PDF files for poster / cards. Ideas and instructions for games along with photograph illustrations are included. For more monster-themed literacy and numeracy resources, check out the Teacher Telling Tales shop.