Experienced Primary School teacher of 30 years. Worked across KS1/2.
- child friendly worksheets and resources to cover all areas of the curriculum
- specialise in language and writing
- established child author
- Gold TES Author
- Shortlisted for the Bev Evans Award 2017
Experienced Primary School teacher of 30 years. Worked across KS1/2.
- child friendly worksheets and resources to cover all areas of the curriculum
- specialise in language and writing
- established child author
- Gold TES Author
- Shortlisted for the Bev Evans Award 2017
This is a great PDF resource for the topic The Victorian Era. There are three stories written by me in child-friendly vocabulary about the lives and legacy of three famous Victorian women, Florence Nightingale, Grace Darling and Beatrix Potter. Each story has 5 accompanying worksheets which involve comprehension questions, grammar questions, cartoon strips, spelling puzzles, words and meanings, writing diary entries, writing newspaper reports, letter writing and imaginative writing. The resource can be printed out for groupwork and differentation within the classroom set up. I have also included a powerpoint presentation which can be used with the slower children and the teacher.
A 14 page workbook themed Seaside. Sapphire is taken out for the day by her grandparents. There are Literacy and Numeracy worksheets. Suitable for revision of various topics.
A 30 page booklet incorporating fact sheets and worksheets for Key Stage 2 children but could be adapted for Key Stage 1.
Powerpoint presentation included.
Fact sheets on various animals eg Elephant, Emu, Camel, Rhinoceros, Gorilla, Snakes, Penguins, Camels.
This would be useful for project work on Endangered Species or as an activity prior to an end of term trip to the Zoo. The fact sheets need to be read before pupils attempt the worksheets.
Great end of term time filler for the busy teacher!
Worksheets
True or false
Comprehension activities
Facts I have learned
Animal classification
Word puzzles
Drawing and labelling
Researching
Poetry
Adjectives
Creative writing
Selection of 10 worksheets for Key stage 1/2
Acrostic Poem
Why Father is special,
Newspaper report,
Recipe for the perfect father
My father is special because
A 13 page booklet All About Me for Key stage 1 or SEN Key Stage 2
Includes worksheets:-
Me
My Family
Target Setting
What makes a good friend
My Best Friend
Health and Fitness
Writing and drawing activities
A workbook for Key Stage 1/2 PHSE
Includes:
-Setting targets
-All about Me
-Class Rules ( includes discussion with a partner ordering the rules from most to least important)
-Citizenship in school
-Friendship
Summer holidays
Choices good and bad
An 18 Page workbook for Key Stage 2
Cross Curricular:- Geography, Art, English, Mathematics, ICT
Fact Sheets on Brazil and The Amazon Rainforest
Mapwork
Artwork
Internet Research
Time Intervals
Decimals:- ordering, addition and subtraction to two decimal places
Problem Solving with single digit numbers
Poetry and comprehension
Place Value a problem solving activity
An 18 page booklet on Verbs for Key Stage 2 includes
Definition of a verb
Verb recognition
Fitting verbs into sentences
Past Tense and Present Tense
Dictionary Work spelling and meaning.
Could be used as revision booklet or as homework sheets.
A 40 page powerpoint presentation and printable worksheets to be used as a workbook or for display in the classroom.
The Life and Times of Beatrix Potter, various information facts about her life growing up in London, residing in The Lake District and her writing and artistic achievements.
A time line on the publication of her books and world events during her life.
3 worksheets with various differentiated Writing activities for the children as homework or class work.
Suitable for Key Stage 1 and 2
A complete unit of 30 pages with a variety of Book Review worksheets for Key stage 1. May also be useful for low ability Key stage 2 and SEN. Incorporating writing and drawing on Fact and Fiction books.
Also a powerpoint presentation for classroom use. feel free to adapt slides to suit pupil's abilities. This resource will be useful for a composite class or a mixed ability class as it is differentiated.
16 differentiated worksheets for planning stories. Characters, setting, title, what happened, new words to be introduced into the story, new descriptive words and genre.
These can be useful in a mixed ability class or in a composite class. They can be adapted as I have also included a powerpoint presentation.
This resource is for Upper KS1 and KS2. It consists of a wordbank with words related to bullying and worksheets for the children to discuss with each other or as a class and then write their own feelings and opinions on bullying. They also have to design an antibullying poster.
I have also included a powerpoint presentation for classroom use during Talking and Listening time.
28 Activity Cards to be used during Guided Reading Time. These can be cut and laminated for use with any book the children are reading. There are writing activities and drawing activities for the children to write into or draw into their Reading journals. They are differentiated for various abilities.
24 Literacy tasks cards for KS1 or SEN children.
These can be printed, cut and laminated.
Introducing children to question words:- how, what, where, when, who
Tell me about
A cross-curricular approach to the Paralympics 2016 to be held in September.
Suitable for Upper KS1 and KS2.
Worksheets can be printed out individually or as a complete booklet.
Includes:-
Fact Sheets on Brazil, Paralympics and Rainforest
Mapwork
Internet research activities on disabilities, rainforests and Dame Tanni Grey
Number ; decimals to first decimal place:- addition and subtraction
Finding the average
Problem solving
Intervals of time
A poem and comprehension questions
A previous knowledge sheet and a What I have learned sheet.
A set of Snap cards, spelling cards or matching cards for Yr3/4 based on Appendix 1 Spelling national curriculum
Can be use as snap cards or matching cards or on your working wall.
Print and laminate them.
APPENDIX Yr3/4
A resource for KS1 and KS2 based on the characters of Roald Dahl. A quiz on the characters.
Children can read clues and guess the character. I have also included a timeline on the publication of various books and a few ideas for written work eg. bullying, life with a single parent, why do you like his books? Character? Storyline?
I have included a powerpoint presentation for class discussion.
Would also be good for Literacy Working Wall or Reading Wall
A Pdf file of 16 pages. If you are stuck for ideas for Non-Fiction reading then this will be useful. There are 16 separate book review sheets for Non-Fiction Reading. Most pages are written in black and white. These will be great for differentation within the class as some are easier than others. Teachers can print these out as individual pages and they can then be used as presentation for noticeboards or kept as evidence for assessment at a later date.
The children are asked to complete the following tasks:
What is the Title and who is the Author
What is the topic?
Write down some interesting facts you have read.
Which new words have you learned, write down their meanings and place the words in sentences.
Discuss with others the difference between a Glossary and an Index
What I knew before and what I know now.
A 20 page workbook based on Roald Dahl's The BFG. These can be printed out as separate worksheets for differentation or as a complete workbook for each member of the class. They are in black and white.
Descriptive writing:- cave, own giant
Creative writing:- Story about own giant, poem called Dreams
Favourite and least favourite characters
Making inferences and drawing conclusions
Words and meanings
Drawing activities
Wrte a book blurb
Write a book review