A poetry workshop for upper KS2. Here is an opportunity for you to have a real poet in your classroom . In this resource package David Horner, children’s poet in residence here at Goodeyedeers, shares with you a typical session he did when he was working in schools across the country and abroad. A comprehensive set of notes set out in detail how David would have organised a typical visit to school. The package also includes all the resources you will need to duplicate the sessions: Three animated videos where David reads out three of his poems using a number of unusual characters to help him! Text of each of these poems for the children to have as they follow the readings. Suggestions, in the Teachers’ Notes, as to how you might follow this first session up. A PowerPoint containing a complete workshop lesson for you to do with the children to get them writing their own poetry. A set of notes to accompany each of the slides that talk you through the lesson. We hope that you and your class enjoy this resource. If you have any comments we would love to hear from you. You can leave a review or contact us through Twitter @goodeyedeers

Your children will love colouring these 5 zentangle animal designs. They are perfect to use for early finishers or wet playtimes and look great as a display. Your children will enjoy showing their creative flair while colouring these designs. They are suitable for all ages and are a great way for your children to unwind and relax.

These 10 posters each contain a mandala to color and a growth mindset quote. They come in three sizes: Small - approx. 3.5 x 5 inches Medium - approx. 5 x 7 inches Large - approx. 7 x 10 inches Adult colouring is very popular right now and you might enjoy colouring one yourself or with the children. They enjoy it when you sit down with them and colour and talk. Benefits for children: Relaxing Develops fine motor skills Discussions about patterns and colours Benefits for the Teacher: No preparation, just print and go! Great for early finishers. Wonderful incentives for children who love to color. Colour with your children and connect and bond with them as they chat and colour.

In this PowerPoint the Christmas story is narrated by four cats who were there. They are: Oscar - Mary’s cat who was with her when the Angel Gabriel appeared. Mia - a cat who lived in the stable where Jesus was born. Cat - a wild cat who hangs out in the fields with the shepherds. Simba - a royal cat from the palace of King Herod. The children will enjoy listening to each one give an account of what they saw. All the money raised from the sale of this resource goes to MedEquip4Kids. This is a children’s charity raising money to provide paediatric medical equipment and facilities for hospitals and community health teams.

Growth Mindset Colouring Banner. These 30 black and white, growth mindset banner pennants are fun and need no-prep. Set 1 and set 2 have different shaped pennants and different growth mindset quotes, giving a total of 30 growth mindset quotes in all. You can mix and match between the two sets. Laminate and staple to a ribbon to display in your classroom, on a display board or in the corridor. A great back to school activity.

In this PowerPoint lesson the children discover how to create interesting haiku using the meanings of words from their word list or spelling list. This fun and engaging lesson will have your class using a dictionary to find the meanings of selected words; discover what a haiku is; explore how all the words we use contain syllables and then use this information to create their own haiku. The resource includes: A PowerPoint lesson that takes the children through the entire process. Teachers’ Notes including a worksheet to help the children write their haiku The resulting haiku poems the children create would make an excellent addition to a class word wall. If you find this resource useful please tell your friends and a review would be amazing. Many thanks. Mike and David from Goodeyedeers.

This coloring book has 15 detailed doodles to be coloured in. Ideal for your children and maybe the teachers as well! The PDF also contains the same set of 15 doodles but with pieces missing. The challenge is to complete the missing part of the doodles before colouring in. We hope you enjoy this resource and we would love some feedback. **For more great ideas to use in the classroom visit the Goodeyedeers Blog **

10 unique and relaxing designs. Adult colouring is very popular right now and you might enjoy colouring one yourself or with the children. They enjoy it when you sit down with them and colour and talk. Benefits for children: Relaxing Develops fine motor skills Discussions about patterns and colours Benefits for the Teacher: No preparation, just print and go! Great for early finishers. Wonderful incentives for children who love to color. Colour with your children and connect and bond with them as they chat and colour

These 24 dictionary challenge cards are great fun and can be used to develop your children’s use of the dictionary. Each card has an open-ended clue to be used by the children to find a word in the dictionary. For each card there is more than one possible answer. There are also 8 bonus cards that each contain a different task for the children to complete using some or all of the words they have found. The cards are in colour and in black and white. There is an answer sheet for the children to fill in as they complete each task card.

This resource consists of 5 growth mindset cube nets. Each face has a pattern to be coloured in and a growth mindset quote on. A total of 30 quotes in all. A Few Ways You Might Use Them Have one per child or group and each morning they roll their cube to see what quote is going to inspire them for that day. Have a group of children roll a cube and then discuss the quote on top. Individual children roll a cube and then write down how they might respond to the quote.

This resource contains 32 Suffixes Task Cards. The 24 main task cards require your students to find a word ending with a specific suffix that fits the given clue. The suffixes used are ‘ful’, ‘ous’, ‘ly’, ‘less’, ‘able’, ‘ible’ and ‘ment’. The 8 challenge cards require your students to use their answers on their answer sheet to complete. There are 24 main cards and 8 challenge cards plus an answer sheet and a student answer sheet.

This resource contains 32 Prefixes Task Cards. The 24 main task cards require your students to find a word beginning with a specific prefix that fits the given clue. The prefixes used are ‘un’, ‘mis’, ‘im’, ‘in’, ‘re’ and ‘sup’. The 8 challenge cards require your students to use their answers on their answer sheet to complete. There are 24 main cards and 8 challenge cards plus an answer sheet and a student answer sheet.

This resource contains: A PowerPoint lesson explaining the game in detail and including a video clip message from Hetti Teachers’ notes explaining how to play the game and giving links to the National Curriculum A 5x4 grid to photocopy for the children In this enjoyable and creative game players meet – or possibly re-meet - Hetti, a smart and friendly alien living on the far off planet of SPaG. The game is wholly about teaching, rather than testing the Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar demands for Y3 children as set out in the most recent National Curriculum for English. The precise elements the game covers are: forming nouns using prefixes choosing a or an before the next word expressing time using conjunctions. In playing this version of the Great Grammar Game, children will also be revisiting and revising their SPaG knowledge from previous years. Like all other versions of the game it can be played more than once, either in small groups of 5 or more, or by a whole class. The National Curriculum insists that building grammatical knowledge is best achieved through a focus on grammar within the teaching of reading, writing and speaking. This is exactly how this activity is designed to work. Money raised from the sale of this resource goes to a children’s charity called MedEquip4Kids.

In this, stimulating and creative game players meet – or possibly re-meet - Hetti, a smart and friendly alien living on the far-off planet of SPaG. The game is wholly about teaching, rather than testing the Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar demands for Y4 children as set out in the most recent National Curriculum for English. In the PowerPoint lesson the game covers: the grammatical difference between plural and possessive 's ' standard English verb inflections fronted adverbials and punctuation apostrophes to mark singular possession. In playing this version of the Great Grammar Game, children will also be revisiting and revising their SPaG knowledge from previous years. Like all other versions of the game, it can be played more than one, either in small groups of 5 or more or by a whole class. The National Curriculum insists that building grammatical knowledge is best achieved through a focus on grammar within the teaching of reading, writing and speaking. This is exactly how this activity is designed to work. All the money raised from the sale of this resource goes to a local charity for children called MedEquip4Kids.

Here is a fun and effective way to get your children using alliteration to write some amazing Christmas recipes. The PowerPoint lesson takes the children, step by step, how to use a simple chart to write some wonderfully whacky Christmas recipes. The resource includes: a PowerPoint lesson a set of detailed notes explaining each part of the lesson a set of Christmas writing frames to display the finished Christmas Recipes All the money raised from the sale of this resource goes to a charity for children called [MedEquip4Kids](https://www.medequip4kids.org.uk/. If you enjoy using this resource please let us know and tell your friends and colleagues about it.

20 great Christmas bookmarks to colour in and use. The PDF contains 4 bookmarks per page. All the money raised from the sale of this resource goes to a children’s charity called MedEqup4Kids. If you find this resource useful then please let us know.

In this video for teachers David Horner, our very own children’s poet in residence here at Goodeyedeers, talks you through a variety of poetry writing ideas all using the word ‘when’. You will find out about how to get your children to write: 7 line week poems 4 line seasons poems 12 line calendar poems festival poems poems for special occasions mood poems weather poems David finishes by going through, in detail, how to write a weather poem. All the money raised from the sale of our resources we donate to a local charity for children called MedEquip4Kids. We hope you enjoy this resource. If you do we would much appreciate you leaving us a review and don’t forget to tell your colleagues and friends about us.

40 growth mindset bookmarks to colour with a difference. Each one contains an inspiring growth mindset quote, such as: *It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop. Just because you haven’t found your talent yet doesn’t mean you don’t have one. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity! Mistakes are proof that you are trying. Believe you can and you are half way there. * … and many more (40 different facts in total). For more great resources check out The Goodeyedeers Shop. All the money raised from the sale of our resources goes to a charity called Medequip4Kids.

What do you and your children know about Bonfire Night and how it all started? Our Bonfire Night Quiz is a great way to have some fun and learn more about why we celebrate November 5th every year. Each question comes with three possible answers - how many will you get right? All the money made from the sale of resources from Goodeyedeers goes to a charity for children called MedEquip4Kids.

What do you know about Halloween and its origins? Your children will love this Halloween Quiz with its spooky sound effects. Each question comes with three possible answers - how well will you do. Have fun! All the money raised from the sale of resources here at Goodeyedeers goes to a charity for children called MedEquip4Kids.