I specialise in English and my experience includes literacy consultancy, management, a role as an English lead teacher and teaching at both primary and secondary. Take a look at my resources for English and other useful bits and bobs. magicinkstand@hotmail.com
I specialise in English and my experience includes literacy consultancy, management, a role as an English lead teacher and teaching at both primary and secondary. Take a look at my resources for English and other useful bits and bobs. magicinkstand@hotmail.com
I have interviewed many candidates for the role of class teacher. This is a thorough list of questions which are organised into the following categories: teaching and learning, behaviour and safety, equal opportunities and personal qualities.
30 page presentation with quiz worksheet on the Summer Solstice, which is on 21st June 2019. Includes:
Key information about the summer solstice
Information about the winter solstice
Vocabulary and definitions
Length of the day in London / Salisbury
Stonehenge
How is the summer solstice celebrated?
Summer solstice celebrations around the world
Questions
Photographs
Fun facts
Interactive picture activity
Stonehenge activity
Matching activity
Quiz
and more!
This resource is fully editable and could be used for an interactive assembly or a lesson. Please note that the quiz questions on the worksheet are the same as those on the presentation and that the answers to the quiz are at the end of the presentation. All images are copyright free. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you!
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This document gives guidance on what to include when writing a report to governors about English and could be adapted for other subjects. It also includes an example of a detailed report with eleven sections of information.
Visual 30+ page presentation for an assembly or lesson on Star Wars Day with accompanying quiz worksheet. Star Wars day is on May the 4th. Includes:
• important vocabulary
• key information about Star Wars day
• what is Star Wars? Star Wars films
• characters, plot, setting, the Force
• the success of Star Wars
• the first Star Wars Day
• Star Wars Day celebrations
• the fantasy genre
• interactive ‘Speak like Yoda’ activity
• ‘Complete the Star Wars Quote’ activity
• interactive anagram activity
• quiz
• useful information and images, Star Wars galaxy map
• video and website links
and more!
Please note that the quiz questions on the worksheet are the same as those on the presentation and that the answers to the quiz are at the end of the presentation. This resource is fully editable and could be used for an interactive assembly or a lesson. All images are copyright free. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you!
TAGS: Star Wars Day Lesson, Star Wars Day Quiz, Star Wars Day Assembly, May the Fourth Lesson, May the Fourth Quiz, May the Force Assembly
The Autumn Equinox takes place in September each year. This resource consists of a visual, 30 page PowerPoint presentation and quiz worksheet which includes:
• Important vocabulary
• Key information about the autumn equinox
• The history of the autumn equinox
• autumn equinox celebrations around the world
• autumn equinox traditions
• Interactive picture activity
• Interactive matching activity
• Identifying activity
• Quiz
• Useful diagrams and images
• Links to videos
and more!
Please note that the quiz questions on the worksheet are the same as those on the presentation and that the answers to the quiz are at the end of the presentation.This resource is fully editable and could be used for an interactive assembly or a lesson. All images are copyright free. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you!
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Free Getting to Know You Games
50+ page PowerPoint presentation with 50 quiz questions based on the world of family film. Questions increase with difficulty and the quiz comprises: Character Round, Setting Round, Film Title Round, Enemy Round and Actor Round. Also included are bonus games: Name that Tune, Film Crambo, Movie Star and Film Rewind. This is a visual presentation with a range of pictures, which are all copyright free. Two versions are included - one with the answers on each slide and one with the answers at the end of the presentation. Also included is a worksheet on which to write the answers and an answer sheet. Please leave a review if you find this resource useful. Thank you!
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Bastille Day Pack, Independence Day Pack , St Swithin’s Day Pack, Tour de France Presentation , Tour de France Activity Pack, End of Year Memory Booklet
Tags:
Film Quiz, Film Quiz 2019, Film News Quiz, Film News Quiz 2019, End of Term Quiz, End of Year Quiz, End of Term Quiz 2019, End of Year Quiz 2019, Movie Quiz, Movie Quiz 2019, Movie News Quiz, Movie News Quiz 2019, Film News 2019,
Epiphany is on the 6th of January. This resource consists of a quiz worksheet and visual, 30 + page PowerPoint presentation which includes:
• Important vocabulary
• Key information about Epiphany
• Information about the Magi
• The Epiphany Story
• Epiphany traditions
• Church services, chalking the door, king cake, winter swimming
• Other Traditions around the world
• Music
• Interactive picture activity
• Interactive gift matching activity
• Song activity
• Quiz
• Useful information
• Recipe for King cake
• Links to videos and music
and more!
Also included is a worksheet to accompany the quiz. Please note that the quiz questions are the same as those on the presentation, and that the answers are at the end of the presentation. This resource is fully editable and could be used for an interactive assembly or a lesson. All images are copyright free. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you!
This resource consists of a quiz worksheet and visual, 30-page PowerPoint presentation which includes:
Key information about Pancake Day
The History of Pancake Day
Pancake Day Celebrations
Pancake Day Traditions
The Pancake Bell
How to Make a Pancake
Pancake Toppings
Pancakes around the World
The World’s Biggest Pancake
Fun Facts
Pancake Day Around the World Matching Activity
Build your Own Pancake Interactive Activity
Pancake Day Quiz
Pancake Day Jokes
Interactive Counting Activity
Useful information
Links to videos
and more!
Also included is a worksheet to accompany the quiz. Please note that the quiz questions are the same as those on the presentation, and that the answers are at the end of the presentation. This resource is fully editable and could be used for an interactive assembly or a lesson. All images are copyright free. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you!
Tags:
Lent, Lent Assembly, Pancake Day Activity, Pancake Day Assembly, Pancake Day Lesson, Pancake Day Quiz,
Mardi Gras Activity, Mardi Gras Assembly, Mardi Gras Lesson, Mardi Gras Quiz,
Shrove Tuesday Activity, Shrove Tuesday Assembly, Shrove Tuesday Lesson, Shrove Tuesday Quiz
24 page word document with activities for pupils in year two at ‘Working at Greater Depth’.
Each activity is half an A4 page and can be easily completed and added to maths books for evidence.
Useful for moderation and reflects current curriculum.
• read scales where not all numbers on the scale are given and estimate points in
between (12x activities)
• recall and use multiplication and division facts for 2, 5 and 10 and make deductions
outside known multiplication facts (4x activities)
• use reasoning about numbers and relationships to solve more complex problems
and explain their thinking (6x activites)
• solve unfamiliar word problems that involve more than one step (6x activities)
• read the time on a clock to the nearest 5 minutes (8x activities)
• describe similarities and differences of 2-D and 3-D shapes (8x activities)
5x reading comprehension papers, each with 20 questions, which reflect all KS1 content domains and question types used in SATs reading papers. Includes:
Crab’s Birthday Reading Paper with 20 questions (answers included)
How the Turtle got his Shell Reading Paper with 20 questions (answers included)
The Frog Princess Reading Paper with 20 questions (answers included)
Shops in Westbury Reading Paper with 20 questions (answers included)
and
The Pirate Ship Reading Paper with 20 questions (answers included)
The papers are divided into two sets of ten questions so that the first set can be modelled /supported if necessary.
Question types included: find and copy, true or false, draw lines to match, tick a table, multiple choice and ordering.
Content domains covered: 1a -Draw on knowledge of vocabulary to understand texts. 1b - Identify and explain key aspects of fiction and non-fiction texts, such as characters, events, titles and information. 1c - Identify and explain the sequence of events in texts. 1d - Make inferences from the text. 1e -Predict what might happen on the basis of what has been read so far.
International Talk Like a Pirate Day is on the 19th of September. This resource consists of a quiz worksheet and visual, 30-page PowerPoint presentation which includes:
• Important vocabulary
• Key information about Talk Like a Pirate Day
• How Talk Like a Pirate Day began
• Talk Like a Pirate Day celebrations
• The Golden Age of Piracy
• Real –life pirates
• Pirate lingo
• Pirate songs
• Identifying activity
• Pirate word matching activity
• Pirate jokes
• Matching activity
• How to make a pirate hat
• Useful diagrams
• Pirate flags
• Quiz
and more!
Please note that the quiz questions on the worksheet are the same as those on the presentation and that the answers to the quiz are at the end of the presentation. This resource is fully editable and could be used for an interactive assembly or a lesson. All images are copyright free. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you!
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September Assembly / Lesson Pack
Roald Dahl’s Birthday Pack
Autumn Equinox Pack
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Roald Dahl’s Birthday is on the 13th of September. This resource consists of a quiz worksheet and visual, 30 page PowerPoint presentation which includes:
• Important vocabulary
• Who was Roald Dahl?
• When and how his birthday is celebrated
• Roald Dahl’s charity
• The life of Roald Dahl
• Roald Dahl’s books
• Quentin Blake
• success and awards
• TV and stage
• true or false questions
• book quiz
• special words matching activity
• useful images
• bibliography
• links to videos
• quiz
and more!
Please note that the quiz questions on the worksheet are the same as those on the presentation and that the answers to the quiz are at the end of the presentation.This resource is fully editable and could be used for an interactive assembly or a lesson. All images are copyright free. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you!
You may also be interested in these resources:
Pop Quiz
Book Quiz
September Assembly / Lesson Pack
Talk Like a Pirate Day Pack
Autumn Equinox Pack
Harvest Festival Pack
Free Getting to Know You Games
This resource includes three reading comprehensions on the subject of ancient Rome. The topics are as follows: Entertainment in Ancient Rome, The Roman Army and The Roman Baths. They are designed for KS2 and the questions reflect content domains 2a- 2d: explaining the meaning of words in context, retrieval, summarising and inference using evidence. Question formats include multiple choice, true/false, ordering and find and copy. Also included are a word search, quiz, crossword and writing activity. Please see my other Roman resources including an assembly script, a Roman day resource and a Roman activity pack. Please leave a review if you find this resource useful.
Can your class complete the eight challenges to win stars for their team and reach the alien’s planet? This resource pack consists of a thirteen page PowerPoint presentation and a twelve page supporting resource pack for a fun day’s worth of pseudo word activities in preparation for the phonic screening check. Children will need to work as a team to complete eight challenges which include: word orbit game, syllable switch, split digraph countdown and many more. This resource has been tried and tested and the children loved it! The words and phonemes in this resource have been carefully created to match those in the check and include multi-syllable words and split digraphs. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you!
Tags:
Phonic Screening Check Revision
Preparation for the Phonic Screening Check
Pseudo Words
Alien Words
Alien Day
Phonics Activity / Game
You have recently been given the responsibility of managing absences in your school or perhaps you are already in this position. You have a crucial role in ensuring the school runs smoothly, which can be very complex and challenging. This ten-page document will provide you with many useful tips and is organised into the following sections: getting started, beginning of the day, during the day, end of day and general tips. Also included are forms for absences and supply teachers. This document is aimed at organising a primary school but many ideas are also relevant to secondary.
This resource consist of 400 alien and real word flashcards to use in preparation for the phonic screening check. The words reflect the phonics content in the current national curriculum, and include the more unusual graphemes which have appeared on previous papers such as oe, au, e-e, ore, ie and ue. These flashcards can be used for teaching and also for sharing with parents. The resource is fully editable and the images are copyright free. Please see my other phonics resources including all you need for an ‘Alien Day’ of fun phonics challenges.
I have led English successfully in several schools. This document is an example of an action plan for leading English in primary, which would be useful for English subject leaders. Included are ten objectives for improving both progress and attitudes to reading and writing and 100 strategies for achieving these objectives.
This document is an example of an action plan for leading Maths in a primary school. Some of the ideas could also be used in secondary. Included are objectives for improving teaching and learning in maths and 100 strategies for achieving these objectives. Please leave a review if you find this resource useful. Thank you !
I have been involved in many interviews for several different local authorities. Included in this resource are 100 questions for the role of Deputy Head Teacher and are organised into the following categories: teaching and learning, behaviour and safety, equal opportunities and personal qualities. Please leave a review if you find this resource helpful. Thank you!
This resource consists of a presentation for a staff meeting/ training session regarding Child Protection/ Safeguarding and the Prevent Duty.
Includes:
- Key principles of child protection
- Serious case review
- Signs of neglect
- Vulnerable groups
- Reporting concerns
- Child protection updates
- FGM
- The Prevent Duty
- Signs of Radicalisation
- Statutory Guidance
- Issues to discuss
- Interactive activities
This presentation is fully editable and copyright free.
Please note that this presentation refers to the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act of 2015. You may need to check for further revisions and updates with regard to the Prevent Duty and Child Protection before sharing this resource.
Please leave a review if you find this helpful. Thank you.