Year 6 Sea Themed-cross curricular unit The Island, by John Heffernan is a wonderful story about a blind boy who sees the beauty of the island he lives on, while the people around him cannot see it. A fantastic story with a link to a narration by the author. Some great links to support the teaching of this book with activities based around marine life across many subject areas. Lots of links with a fully interactive timetable which links to my pinterest board. A free resource from GoTeachThis and Ripper Reading Resources, makes this amazing value for money and such a time saver. Stage 3 bundle is also available.

Do many of your students have a negative attitude towards school? Do you find times when you find teaching can be overwhelming? These colorful posters will help to foster a positive mindset and to find some inspiration. Use them as a conversation starter and teaching focus. Print them 4 to a page and laminate as prompts for students to refer to. You will receive one PDF with 14 different posters for you to choose from. They make great binder pages, images framed in photo frames, laminated to have on display in your room. Printing them 2 or 4 to a page make a great thank you card or resource to print off for your students.

The focus of this booklet follows on the Under the sea theme, with the focus being on Whales. Dyan Sheldon “The Whales’ Song” is beautifully read in a youtube clip, however I recommend buying the picture book to add to your collection. The illustrations in it are stunning, and you can see how closely the illustrator David Blythe and author have worked to bring this story to life. Please view the video above to give you an idea of everything that is incorporated into this unit. There is a lot of scope for information report writing, and persuasive writing within this theme. There are over 7 links to websites within the booklet, which is 34 pages of information and helpful activities to support your planning a day or longer into your "Survival Teaching Kit’. I have listened to your feedback and have provided some print and go worksheets ro utilise with this pack. They now include Whale vocabulary and definitions lap book Whale Facts lapbook Additional games from my collaborator Adrian Bruce at goteachthis.com Color by number facts Wordsearch An extra 16 pages to add to this unit of work

These 56 digital task cards on the BOOM Learning website cover High Frequency words set 5- mother, this, is my father,brother, cat,sister, dog, friend the phonemic sounds z w ng v oo This set of boom cards will give your students a variety of activities to use to consolidate their sound knowledge and high frequency word recollection. This set of BOOM Learning™ cards have been designed to accompany the Star Words Reading scheme developed and copy written by ©Oceanviewresources These digital task cards would be great on a laptop, desktop, Chromebook, tablet, or any other mobile device that can access the internet. They can even be used on your Smart Board. Here’s the best part - they are self-grading and allow you to track student progress. Plus, they’re no prep which means no printing, laminating, or storage. This product includes: A link to access 56 Digital Task Cards on the BOOM Learning™ website Teacher Notes on how to use these BOOM Cards™ in your classroom These task cards feature 4 different types of questions: •Read the word •Make the sentence •Find the matching picture for the initial sounds •Find the matching word

Are you looking for something to pep up your daily math numeracy routine? Do you need a fun and engaging math warm-up for your younger students? Do you want to challenge your students to think deeply about math concepts? Which one doesn’t belong? Your students will find out with this fun interactive math game! With this resource, children get practice sorting and categorizing shapes, numbers, objects and more as they determine which image isn’t like the others. They’ll look at four pictures of which three have similar attributes and select the one that is different. This math game provides an engaging way to help children classify objects and builds the foundation for more complex concepts such as grouping and data collection. It also encourages your students to develop their persuasive text to convince their classmates to understand their choices. Fantastic for expressive and receptive language. Develop deductive reasoning and persuasion. This is for use by one teacher in one classroom. If you would like to share with your colleagues, PLEASE purchase a multiple license. Thank you :)

Looking for an easy, engaging andready to use math warm-upsfor your students? This set of problem of the day challenges has everything you need to review key concepts and build mental math skills all year long. Number of the day is perfect for practicing representing numbers in different ways. This Number of the Day sheet helps students to develop number sense by helping students to think about a number in a variety of different ways. These slides can be modified to be used with whole numbers, decimals and fractions. -expand the numbe -write the number -write as a mixed fraction -draw using MAB -place value -odd or even -round the number -write the decimal in words -equivalent fractions It could be used as part of a math assessment or as a daily math center or activity An affordable and versatile resource for any classroom. You will receive a powerpoint presentation This is for use by one teacher in one classroom. If you would like to share with your colleagues, PLEASE purchase a multiple license. Thank you :) This is for use by one teacher in one classroom. If you would like to share with your colleagues, PLEASE purchase a multiple license. Thank you :) Terms of Use: Copyright of this material is reserved in accordance with the Copyright Act 1968. This purchase is for single classroom/home use only. Additional reproduction of part or all of this resource is prohibited without the written authority of Oceanview Resources.

This comprehensive kit comprises a set of iPad screen templates with room for writing algorithms underneath. Designed to be laminated for durability and a great addition to your math rotation groups. Also included in this resource is *Hundreds Chart *Multiplication Chart *Number lines to ten and twenty *Ten Frames *Algorithm Frames for recording results. You will receive a 20 page PDF

This set of cards and teacher notes contains 24 Scenario cards with blank multicultural faces on them. They can be used laminated as playdough mats or to draw on with whiteboard markers. Googly eyes also work really well with this activity and a lot of fun (eye not included) You can use them as discussion starters shown on the whiteboard and discuss how each character would be feeling What would their faces look like? How would their eyes look? Would they have wrinkles on their forehead? Why or why not? How would their mouth look? I have included smaller versions of the cards so that students could use these in barrier games where one child makes a face, and then has to describe to a partner what their face looks like (there is a book or screen between them) This is a wonderful activity for talking and listening. Barrier games are a great way to encourage expressive and receptive language skills Scenarios include My best friend won’t play with me (male and female versions) My dog is sick I have a new baby sister I have a new baby brother I found $20 I am going to a birthday party I lost a tooth I won a race I lost a race My teacher gave me a sticker (male and female versions) I fell over in the playground I have no lunch I made a new friend (male and female versions) I missed the bus (male and female versions) I have a new friend I found a baby bird I fell off the monkey bars We are having pizza for tea I am getting a kitten

This 30 page PDF, comes with a Behaviour management PDF with plenty of ideas for your relief teaching ideas. View the short powerpoint above to get an idea of what is contained within the booklet. The focus book chosen is "The Snail and the Whale", enjoy a beautifully read youtube video of the story. It is a wonderful picture book to have in your personal library. The activities are linked to all KLA's and I am thrilled to have collaborated with Adrian Bruce goteachthis.com and Kylie Elizabeth from Ripper Reading Resources who have generously given their permission to include one of their fantastic resources. Two fantastic games to add to your Survival Teaching Kit. This resource could be differentiated for use with year 2 or Year 4. To use this resource effectively you need to explore all of the links provided and tailor make the suggested activities to suit your teaching style and the learning needs of your student.s All of the hard work searching the internet for inspiration and resources has been done for you. The suggested timetable has interactive links to my Pinterest board, so that your resources will continue to grow as more pins are added. Within the book there are over 60 links to websites, and for those of you who follow my 'Surviving Casual Teaching' Facebook group, you will know that I have a good working knowledge of helpful teaching resources. I recommend that you buy copies of the picture books for days when you may not have IWB capability.You can never have enough picture books in your life!!!

This eBook has over 30 pages of interactive links to some amazing websites and resources. The selected book is "The great Kapok Tree" by Lyn Cherry. I have found some useful NAPLAN style questions to get in a bit of practice in term 1. The writing focus is on Persuasive writing, and author's purpose.... This is such a time saver, I have done all the hard work of searching for quality websites and activities for you. To get the best use out of this booklet, I encourage you to click on all of the available downloads and links. There are many treasures hidden in here. The Pinterest board alone is full of some fantastic and engaging activities for the theme of the rainforest , sustainability and caring for our environment. You could easily stretch this unit to a month with all the ideas available. This booklet of activities could easily be differentiated for use with Year 4 or Year 6 You get a free classroom management book included.

This booklet will help you plan for a week or more (up to a month if needed) . The theme of this series of booklets is 'Under the Sea'. The focus books are "the Rainbow Fish" by Marcus Pfister and Eric Carle's beautiful story 'A house for Hermit Crab'. There are so many picture books available it was hard to choose. This resource comes with 2 PDF, Behaviour management strategies(7 pages) , and the resource booklet (27 pages). There are hints for what to take with you on Relief days with links to some great Relief Teaching ideas pages. The suggested timetable has interactive links to my pinterest board, so that your resources will continue to grow as more pins are added. Within the book there are over 60 links to websites, and for those of you who follow my 'Surviving Casual Teaching' facebook group, you will know that I have a good working knowledge of helpful teaching resources. I recommend that you buy copies of the picture books for days when you may not have IWB capability.You can never have enough picture books in your life!!! This resource could be differentiated for use with year 1 class. To use this resource effectively you need to explore all of the links provided and tailor make the suggested activities to suit your teaching style and the learning needs of your student.s All of the hard work searching the internet for inspiration and resources has been done for you. Share

Are you an elementary school teacher looking to teach the topic of Build (man-made) and Natural environments? Then this pack is ideal for you and your kiddos. This is ideal for grades 2-3 students A pack videos, activities and worksheets to be used when teaching a unit of work on natural and built environments. Watch this video to see more Use this pack when teaching a unit of work about natural and man-made features, or natural and built environments. Built and Natural Environments- Activity packet ideal for Distance Learning Encourage your students to take a closer look at their environment through this learning pack for grades 1-2. A clickable image has links to online videos, quizzes, puzzles and activities making it ideal for use with Google Slides should you want to upload it for your class. The story of Lester and Clyde is used as the teaching focuse for a natural environment that becomes damaged through human intervention Built Environments: Built environments are areas that are created for people, by people. They are used for human activity. Built environments can be different sizes, like a large city or a small house. Built environments can include: homes schools shops factories towns roads Natural Environments: Natural environment are all living and non-living things that occur naturally on Earth. Natural environments can include: trees oceans seasons mountains rivers rainforests.Teaching Notes Key Inquiry Question What are the different features of places? How can we care for places? Overview •Students learn about the natural, managed and constructed features of places. •They observe, identify and describe these features within their school and at a local level. Curriculum Outcomes The natural, managed and constructed features of places, their location, how they change and how they can be cared for Draw simple conclusions based on discussions, observations and information displayed in pictures and texts Interpret data and information displayed in pictures and texts Reflect on learning to propose how to care for places and sites that are important or significant What others are saying about this resource “Great recourse for online learning and in class” “A great supplement to online learning and our unit.” “Lots of good little activities to complete during my HASS unit.” This is for use by one teacher in one classroom. If you would like to share with your colleagues, PLEASE purchase multiple licenses. Thank you :) #salesbythesea

As Valentine’s day approaches it is a wonderful opportunity for teachers to discuss the importance of our hearts, heart health and our emotional well being. This unit of work covers all bases and a range of subject areas and skills Table of contents Word Work - Definitions of words that contain the word ‘Heart’ and using inference to have a guess at the meaning of the word in the context of a sentence. Cross reference with the dictionary to check. Self assessment task for each one Information report- our amazing hearts. Using butterfly hearts and tab style notebooks to record main facts and key points from the text Acts of kindness- how our heart governs our emotions, Using the heart shaped templates to explore feelings and color, and to give examples of situations that would demonstrate understanding of the meaning of the given words. Could you save a life?- CPR and emergency numbers around the world explored through infographics and YouTube clips Love in the arts- exploring love as a theme for stories, movies, songs, art and books. Write a review or recommendation for a friend using the fun iPhone template provided Word Search- highlighting the key words used in the descrtiptions of the anatomy of the heart Healthy Eating- the importance of a balanced diet and the vital role it plays in heart health. Create a menu with the notebook template, and create a shopping list to help you plan!!! This could be followed up by a healthy class party!! Exercise and a healthy heart’ the value of exercise in maintaining heart health. Students are encouraged to keep a diary of their physical activity over a week and graph and compare the class results in a mathematical statistics and graphing lesson Self Assessment and checklists for students are included Dice game to monitor and evaluate learning- this is a fun exit task Don’t miss this opportunity to discuss how important heart health is this Valentines Day. Forget the chocolates!! Let’s focus on sending some love to our AMAZING HEARTS You will receive a 5 page PDF UK and AUS, and UK spelling variations included in the pack

This handy set of reward cards will make a welcome addition to your teaching resource kit. Ready to print and go (heavier card stock is recommended ) You will receive 1 PowerPoint presentation which you can save as PDF but gives you the freedom to edit and make your own resources using your own clip-art and style 8 Cafe style designs to choose from 7 Reward /choice cards and two editable templates 4 choices of classroom currency 7 Class Dojo Style Award Card 8 behaviour management cards 57 pages including credits.

Do your students love kings, queens, jesters and castles? This resource is perfect for them. This is a powerpoint game which will help your students to develop their mathematical thinking skills with some fun problems from back in time. To get the maximum benefit from this resource, it is best to use the support worksheets provided (or their workbooks to show proof of working out).This can be used on the IWB or it can be used on GOOGLE SLIDES . This makes it an ideal resource for Distance Learning (PLEASE NOTE: the sounds will not appear in the online presentation and the fonts may appear to be different) This presentation will only work when it is in PRESENTATION MODE. It is essential that none of the slide order is changed because the slideshow is set up to link to each individual slide, depending on the students’ responses. This presentation has 1 questions- making it ideal to use as a bell ringer, or warm up activity for your math rotations. It can also be used as a stand-alone activity to focus on the area of working mathematically. Encourage your students to show their working out using some of the following strategies 1.Writing down all the information that is found in the number problem 2.Determining what ‘units’ need to be included in the answer eg there were 25 eggs 3.Draw their ideas on paper 4.Use concrete materials 5.Work with a partner to think-pair-share their thoughts 6.Discourage your students from clicking on any of the star responses until they have done the working. If you need to contact me, I am happy to help you

Animal Themed Logic Games Animals are a great topic to use with all grades. This pack may be the answer to many of your preparation needs. Check out what is included in the resource bundle What do you get? 60 Real animal photos Clipart of environments Photos of real environments Word cards Venn diagrams Suggested games and activities to play with these cards 10 game cards with rules and how to play Matrix game Memory Game Compound word animal puzzles World maps of Continents (for animal sorting) PDF version Editable PowerPoint version 158 slides/pages

A great way to introduce your students to the wonders of our amazing planet and the solar system that we are a part of. Included in this pack are This comprehensive Space Science and Astronomy packet is aligned with the National Science Education Standards (NSES) and common core. Students will learn about simple space science concepts including stars, planets, solar systems, the Sun, Moon, Earth, planets in our solar system, Facts and suggested activities for each plante, constellations and the universe ♥ What is a planet? Information Text ♥ Display templates for each of the planets ♥Extension activities for each of these ♥Templates for each of the activities -worksheets, word searches, compare and contrast, planet facts, lapbook templates ♥Powerpoint presentation for use with IWB What people are saying about this pack Great resource. Interesting and engaging for students. Great resource. Interesting and engaging for students. This is amazing! There are so many different uses and all my kids loved it. This was a nice science unit for distance learning very easy to implement This resource is a great supplement for an earth and space unit.

Gain control of classroom Behavior with these great games and discussion starters. Getting to know a class can be done easily with a few handy ice breaker games and team building activities you can do with your students throughout the day. Use them as discussion starters, or as a rapid writing activity- ask your students to write on one of the topics for just 15 minutes and share and pair with a buddy, or read to the class. These are fun, and a great way to build a sense of collaboration and team work in your classrooms.

A Social Narrative is an effective way to teach children how to navigate a new situation, such as starting school or preschool. Social Narratives can help children understand what to expect at school or preschool and they can be used to support orientation, which is particularly useful when children and families are not able to be on-site. This story outlines the two characters and explains why they are often different colours throughout each story.