Hi! I'm Marie. From experience as a primary teacher, I enjoy creating sets of teaching resources (often with my own illustrations!) for introducing and teaching school topics, and with practical activities. Hope you find something useful. Happy teaching! :)
Hi! I'm Marie. From experience as a primary teacher, I enjoy creating sets of teaching resources (often with my own illustrations!) for introducing and teaching school topics, and with practical activities. Hope you find something useful. Happy teaching! :)
Use unique PowerPoints as a fun way to introduce and teach facts and vocabulary associated to the rainforest. Ideal for whole class teaching or set up as independent reading / researching ICT activities.
The set includes 3 differentiated PowerPoints to suit each and everyone’s diverse levels of learning.
PPP LA: Suitable for early KS1 - 21 slides - key words to introduce the rainforest environment, names and features of animals
PPP MA: Suitable for KS1 - 36 slides with key sentences and adjectives to learn about the environment, animal groups, names and habits of animals
PPP HA: Suitable for KS1 (early KS2) top readers - 64 slides which includes more extended reading material and information, key facts and useful vocabulary
The PowerPoints have been created with sounds – create a file and ensure that you save ALL PPPs and sounds in the same file.
Use unique PowerPoints as a fun way to introduce and teach facts and vocabulary associated to dinosaurs. Ideal for whole class teaching or set up as independent reading / researching ICT activities.
The set includes now 3 differentiated PowerPoints to suit each and everyone’s diverse levels of learning.
PPP LA: Suitable for early KS1 - 18 slides – key words to introduce names & features of popular dinosaurs
PPP MA: Suitable for KS1 - 21 slides with key sentences & adjectives to learn about dinosaurs, names & features & different groups
PPP HA: Suitable for KS1 (early KS2) top readers - 34 slides which includes more extended reading material & information - to learn about the different groups of dinosaurs, key facts & useful vocabulary
The PowerPoints have been created with sounds – create a file and ensure that you save ALL PPPs and sounds in the same file.
2 PowerPoints to introduce minibeasts & key facts – suitable for KS1 & lower KS2.
Use unique PowerPoints as a fun way to introduce and teach facts and vocabulary. Ideal for whole class teaching or set up as independent reading / researching ICT activities.
The set includes now 2 differentiated PowerPoints to suit each and everyone’s diverse levels of learning.
• Minibeasts Easy - 25 slides
• Minibeasts – 31 slides – with more extended reading information
Explains what minibeasts are & where they live; how to recognise insects; sorting minibeasts into ‘insects’ & ‘not insects’ categories; matching names to pictures; the role insects have with plants; life cycle of the butterfly; key facts for each minibeasts; recognising features; key words (meaning)
Includes:
• ladybird
• beetle
• caterpillar
• butterfly
• moth
• woodlouse
• ant
• centipede
• millipede
• worm
• bumble bee
• wasp
• fly
• dragonfly
• slug
• snail
• grasshopper
• spider
The PowerPoints have been created with animation & sounds – create a file and ensure that you save ALL PPPs and sounds in the same file.
I have created 3 worksheets that can be used during or after – simple questionnaire, record answers in a table, illustrate & label body parts of an insect & write information.
Please check more of my resources on Minibeasts on TES
Use unique PowerPoints as a fun way to introduce and teach facts and vocabulary associated to African animals and the environments they live in. Ideal for whole class teaching or set up as independent reading / researching ICT activities.
The set includes now 3 differentiated PowerPoints to suit each and everyone’s diverse levels of learning:
PPP LA: Suitable for early KS1 - 22 slides - key words to introduce the African environment, names and features of animals
PPP MA: Suitable for KS1 - 33 slides - to learn about the African environment, names and features of animals (sentences) , facts about mammals, birds and reptiles, recognising herbivores, carnivores and omnivores, endangered species and animal features
PPP HA: Suitable for KS1 (early KS2) top readers - 50 slides – which includes more extended reading material and information about the African environment, facts about African animals, facts about mammals, birds and reptiles, recognising herbivores, carnivores and omnivores, endangered species, animal features and useful vocabulary
The PowerPoints have been created with sounds – create a file and ensure that you save ALL PPPs and sounds in the same file.
Includes 3 activity worksheets – writing facts about the lion, the elephant, the zebra and the rhinoceros
Please check more of my resources on African animals on TES
Set of cubes for extended writing activities
Categories: characters, settings, objects, verbs, adjectives, time connectives, conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions
Includes a blank template and a recording sheet (which could be laminated) + instructions
Hope that you like and find them useful. If you have any comments or recommendations to make, please do not hesitate to do so.
For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources
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A Word Mat for spellings - includes name of animal body parts and key features, eating groups and classification groups
For additional resources based on animals – Farm, Rainforest, Under the Sea and Minibeasts, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources.
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Bundle of helpful word mats base on 5 traditional stories for independent writing - with sentence starters for each part of the story, verbs and adjectives.
Hope that you like and find them useful. If you have any comments or recommendations to make, please do not hesitate to do so.
For additional resources based on Traditional Stories, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources.
For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources
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Printable story of Hansel & Gretel and comprehension worksheets for assessing understanding.
Activities include reading and answering questions and comparing different versions to write a book review.
Set includes:
• Story of Hansel & Gretel – text
• Comprehension - text, questions, write a different ending
• True or False - identify which sentences are true or not and rewrite the false sentences so that they are true
• Book Review – compare 2 versions of the same story and record preferences
For additional resources based on the story of Hansel & Gretel please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources.
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Set of worksheets to learn about characters and story structure based on the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Activities include oral retelling, sequencing events, identifying different parts of the story, describing characters, and creative writing.
Set Includes:
• Tell The Tale – story pictures for sequencing and oral retelling
• What Happens Next? –cut and paste pictures and text
• Story Map - complete a map with words and/or pictures
• Story Structure – list characters, settings, events and resolution
• Story Plot – write brief description for parts of the story (Beginning, Build-Up, Problem, Resolution, End)
• Character Portrait – illustrate and describe one character
• Describing Characters – use adjectives word bank
• Describing Settings – list adjectives for the woods; describe a walk in the woods
• Story Sequence – blank sheet for writing
• Sorry Card from Goldilocks or the bears
• Wanted Poster
• Goldilocks’ Choices - tick which statements are true
• True or False - identify which sentences are true or not and rewrite the false sentences so that they are true
For additional resources based on the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, please check my PowerPoint and Bingo Game.
For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources
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DT – Focus: Structures/ Packaging
Included:
• Planning
• Poster – Instructions for using a net
• Worksheets
• Target sheet (LO)
The children investigate different types of familiar commercial packaging for cereal bars, finding out how they are made from disassembling them.
They learn the parts of a net used to make a 3D shape and follow a set of instructions with a template to make a small package. They learn about layout for commercial uses and practise using different font sizes and styles. Children then design their own package specifically for cereal bars, list materials and equipment, illustrate the net they have used, and record their evaluation.
These activities can be used as a follow up to DT – Food / Yummy Cereal Bars – or on their own.
For additional Design and Technology resources, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources :)
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Based on animals from the ocean
A Bingo game that will encourage a lot of discussions as you play :)
I have created a bingo game for children to learn about different animals, their groups (classification), and features. There are 5 different boards, each with matching sets of pictures, names, group names, descriptions.
Playing: Children attempt to match each animal with a picture card; then a name card; use the additional sets of cards to match each animal with its group; and then guess which animal it is when reading the description card.
Children can check their answers - answer sheet for each bingo board included.
For more useful activities, please check my set of Under the Sea Classification activities in my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources.
For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources
Thanks for looking :)
Comparing real and artificial Christmas trees
Text includes information about the present day production, sales and impact on the environment of real and artificial Christmas trees.
Worksheets:
Comparing Christmas Trees - Real tree vs Artificial tree – use and refer to text to complete the following tables:
• How Christmas trees affect our environments? write a brief description for each type of tree. Conclusion: What can we do better to save our environments? (Give 3 options)
• Comparing Christmas Trees – either tick or cross out, or write brief description to highlight which tree is better for appearance, cost, convenience, transportation, longevity, disposal, allergies and safety. Write a conclusion.
• Complete questionnaire
Includes an independent research worksheet (suggest homework) using family/friends and the internet for answers.
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The PowerPoint briefly describes the history of the Christmas tree and the differences between modern day Christmas trees.
Part 1: describes the origins of the Christmas tree from Pagan celebrations to German traditions and why it became a worldwide custom since Victorian times. It shows some famous Christmas trees used for public display around the world.
Part 2: describes present day production, sales and impact on the environment of Christmas trees, including real and artificial trees. Children are asked to make comparisons and to briefly describe which tree is better for appearance, cost, convenience, transportation, longevity, disposal, allergies and safety. It ends with reviewing how Christmas trees affect our environments and what people can do better to save them.
The PowerPoint provides questions and answers to check the children’s understanding.
I have also created similar worksheets for follow up activities (sold separately)
The Christmas Tree Origins
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-christmas-tree-origins-12033645
The Christmas Tree - Real vs Artificial
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-christmas-tree-real-vs-artificial-12932310
For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources
Thanks for looking :)
Set of food clipart flashcards, Food Groups labels and Nutrients labels for sorting activities.
Encourage children to identify foods that are healthier than others and the benefits that each type of food provides to stay healthy, and find out that nutrients can belong to more than one food group.
You will need to cut and separate them to have individual flashcards and labels. Suggest laminating too for durability.
I have also created additional resources (sold separately)
Healthy Diet Nutrients Poster
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/healthy-diet-poster-12934944
Healthy Diet Fact Sheets & Worksheets
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/healthy-diet-fact-sheets-and-worksheets-12934946
Healthy Diet Nutrients Flashcards
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/healthy-diet-nutrients-flashcards-12934949
The whole set also comes as a bundle – planning included!
Healthy Diet Bundle - with planning
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/healthy-diet-bundle-with-planning-13020247
For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources
Thanks for looking :)
I have created a poster based on the Eatwell Guide which shows how much we should eat from each food group to achieve a healthy balanced diet. It also helps to identify which nutrients each food group provides, and what benefits they have on our health.
I have also created additional resources (sold separately)
Healthy Diet Food Clipart & Nutrients Labels
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/healthy-diet-food-clipart-and-nutrients-labels-13020181
Healthy Diet Fact Sheets & Worksheets
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/healthy-diet-fact-sheets-and-worksheets-12934946
Healthy Diet Nutrients Flashcards
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/healthy-diet-nutrients-flashcards-12934949
The whole set also comes as a bundle – planning included!
Healthy Diet Bundle - with planning
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/healthy-diet-bundle-with-planning-13020247
For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources
Thanks for looking :)
This unit encourages children to learn why it is important to have a balanced and healthy diet. They learn that different
foods provide different nutrients and what benefits they have on our health. They learn how to look at food labels on commercial packages in order to make comparisons. Planning included.
Healthy Diet Poster
Based on the Eatwell Guide which shows how much we should eat from each food group to achieve a healthy balanced diet.
Healthy Diet Food Clipart & Nutrients Labels
Set of food clipart flashcards, Food Groups labels and Nutrients labels for sorting activities.
Healthy Diet Fact Sheets & Worksheets
Set of resources to help understand why we need to have a balanced diet to stay healthy, know what nutrients do, and how food labels help to make better choices.
Healthy Diet Nutrients Flashcards
Set of clear illustrated flashcards which provide information about individual food groups and essential vitamins and minerals. Includes 2 follow up activities.
For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources
Thanks for looking :)
A Bingo game that will encourage a lot of discussions as you play :)
There are 3 different boards, each with matching sets of pictures with names, group names (insect, not insect), descriptions.
Playing: Children attempt to match each animal with a picture card; match additional sets of cards, wherever it is an insect or not an insect; and then guess the minibeasts when reading the description cards.
Children can check their answers - answer sheet for each bingo board included.
For more useful activities, please check my set of Minibeasts Classification activities in my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources.
For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources
Thanks for looking :)
Up And Down The Beanstalk - DT activities
This unit can be used alongside the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. It provides opportunities for the children to use design and technology to create a product and link it to their storytelling.
Included:
• Planning
• Diagram
• Worksheets
• Target sheet (LO)
Children explore how to make winding mechanisms using construction kits, and then make their own toy based on the story of Jack and the Beanstalk using a winding mechanism out of reclaimed materials.
Worksheets include identifying on diagram parts that can be changed for their design, illustrating and labelling how the toy and mechanism will look, selecting from lists materials and tools, writing in which order they will work, and recording their evaluation.
For additional resources based on the story of Jack and the Beanstalk, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources :)
For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources
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DT / Food / Little Red Riding Hood
This unit can be used alongside the story of Little Red Riding Hood. It provides opportunities for the children to use food technology to create a healthy food product suitable for the grandmother and link it to their storytelling.
Included:
• Planning
• Eatwell Healthy Diet Posters
• Sweet And Savoury Muffins - Picture Flashcards
• Sensory Vocabulary - Posters + Labels
• Worksheets
• Target Sheet (LO)
This unit develops children’s knowledge and understanding of the importance of healthy eating and the differences between sweet and savoury foods. They investigate and compare different flavoured muffins and describe the appearance, taste and texture of each muffin. They practice making sweet and savoury muffins following two different recipes. Once baked, the children compare the muffins tastes and textures. Using a tally chart, they find out which type of muffin is the most/least favourite in the class. After testing different ingredients that contribute to a healthy diet such as vegetables and pulses, the children then illustrate their own savoury muffins and choice of ingredients. They write instructions, list ingredients and equipment using a recipe template. They talk about their finished product, and record how it looks and how well it matches their original ideas.
Please check my other Food DT resources linked to traditional stories.
Hansel and Gretel
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/hansel-and-gretel-dt-food-12154283
Jack and The Beanstalk
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/jack-and-the-beanstalk-dt-food-12857781
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dt-food-yummy-porridge-12118954
For updates go to my Facebook and Instagram pages @ Marie’s Teaching Resources
Thanks for looking :)