Introducing Money
A complete Maths lesson for introducing money and coins. The lesson covers the different coins and their value using pennies. There is an activity for swapping coins for a single coin to demonstrate that different coins can be used to make up different amounts and shows children that we need to add the amounts together and not simply count the coins. The lesson includes three differentiated money worksheets and a short plenary.
Money Activity Cards
A set of money activity cards covering coins only.
The cards are split into three sets - cards showing one dot work with coins up to 5p and values below 10p, cards showing two dots work with coins up to 10p and values below 20p and cards showing three dots work with coins up to 20p and values below 30p.
There are four activities in each set -
Activity 1 - what could I buy with …p activity
Activity 2 - adding prices
Activity 3 - how much money is in the purse?
Activity 4 - can you put the correct amount of money in the purse?
I laminate these cards for use in Maths lessons and children select the challenge that they would like to complete - one dot, two dots or three dots.
Suitable for Early Years and Year 1 children.
A set of money activity cards covering coins only.
The cards are split into three sets - cards showing one dot work with coins up to 5p and values below 10p, cards showing two dots work with coins up to 10p and values below 20p and cards showing three dots work with coins up to 20p and values below 30p.
There are four activities in each set -
Activity 1 - what could I buy with …p activity
Activity 2 - adding prices
Activity 3 - how much money is in the purse?
Activity 4 - can you put the correct amount of money in the purse?
I laminate these cards for use in Maths lessons and children select the challenge that they would like to complete - one dot, two dots or three dots.
Suitable for Early Years and Year 1 children.
A sentence writing booster/intervention that can be printed off to create a booklet of activity worksheets for Early Years and Key Stage 1 children who need support to improve their writing.
The PowerPoint covers five weeks and introduces children to 34 of the 100 high frequency words/hfw. Each week covers reading the focus high frequency words, writing the focus words, using words to finish a sentence, joining sentences and then writing a sentence including a conjunction. There are 7 or 8 activity sheets for the children to complete each week.
I have used this activity to encourage children to improve their sentences using conjunctions.
The intervention helps children to gain confidence when they are writing sentences.
A PowerPoint presentation focusing on manners and how we use them in different situations every single day.
The presentation starts with some manners for sale and ends with the conclusion that manners cannot be sold, they are free and we can all use good manners everyday. The presentation includes examples and pictures of good manners. The presentation could be used as an assembly or as an introduction to manners for a PSHE lesson.
There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHE lesson. The worksheets cover thinking about a time when the children used their manners, writing a Thank You letter and thinking about when people need to use their manners.
The presentation and worksheets are suitable for Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.
A set of PowerPoints covering different reading skills. Each PowerPoint also has a set of worksheets.
Sequencing and Predictions PowerPoint
A set of ten pictures each with sequencing and prediction activities.
For the prediction activities, children need to answer questions about the picture eg what do you think happened before the fish found the treasure chest or what do you think will happen next.
For the sequencing activity, children need to sequence sentences about the picture or complete sentences explaining what they think happened in the story.
This PowerPoint encourages lots of discussion and talk from the children.
Vocabulary PowerPoint
A set of ten pictures and accompanying sentences introducing new vocabulary.
For each picture children have to identify a word within the sentences for example the word that describes the cakes or the word that tells you what the bird is doing. Once they have identified the word and talked about it’s meaning they then need to find other words that they could use instead for example they could replace large with huge, oversized. For the next activity children need to read a sentence and talk about what they think one of the words within the sentence means.
This activity PowerPoint introduces children to new vocabulary and encourages them to use the picture and the whole sentence to discuss what they think words mean. For some children they will be able to read the sentences independently however for other children I will read the sentence to them or with them depending on their ability. This activity focuses on vocabulary and discussing word meaning and not on children’s reading ability.
**Retrieval and Imagination PowerPoint **
A set of ten pictures each with a retrieval activity and an imagination activity.
For the retrieval activity, children need to look at the picture and then answer retrieval questions about the picture.
For the imagination activity, children look at the picture and answer questions involving their imagination. This gives the children the opportunity to explain their thinking.
Aimed at Key Stage 1 children.
A set of 30 positivity questions to encourage children to talk positively. This PowerPoint of positivity questions can be used as an Early Morning Starter or as a starter for PSHCE lessons or simply as a talking activity during the day.
The questions cover topics such as - what is your favourite animal, what are you proud of, what makes you happy. Children enjoy sharing their answers and the questions promote positivity.
These questions could be used with key stage 1 or key stage 2 children.
A set of ten pictures and 40 adjective cards.
Children select a picture and then pick an adjective card. If children can use the adjective in a sentence about the picture then they keep the card. The aim of the game is to collect three cards to win.
This game introduces children to a range of adjectives and encourages children to use these adjectives in sentences.
Aimed at Key Stage 1 children.
Five adjective games aimed at Key Stage 1 children.
Adjective Loop/Follow Me Cards
A set of 20 adjective loop/follow me cards.
Each card features a picture and a list of three adjectives. Children must listen carefully to the three adjectives and see if they match the picture on their card. These cards can be started on any card.
Children enjoy playing this game and it teaches them to think about adjectives.
Using Adjectives Game
A set of 4 game boards focusing on using adjectives.
Each game board features a picture scene and numbered squares. Some squares contain an instruction for children to follow eg say 2 adjectives to describe the sky or find something in the picture that is unusual.
Children enjoy playing the game and using adjectives. The game encourages children to use a range of adjectives and introduces children to new adjectives.
These game boards can be printed on A3 paper and laminated to be used more than once.
Adjectives Bingo
A set of 9 different bingo boards containing pictures of toys and a set of adjective clues.
Children must listen to the adjective clues and check if they have a picture that matches the adjective clues.
Fill in the Adjective Game
A game focusing on adjectives.
The game includes five pictures with sets of sentences to match each picture. Each sentence has a space for an adjective eg The ________ moon is shining in the sky. Children have to think of an adjective to go in the space. If children think of an adjective that nobody else thinks of then they win a point. The aim of the game is to collect three points to win.
Children enjoy playing the game and sharing their adjectives.
Match the Adjective Game
A set of ten pictures and 40 adjective cards.
Children select a picture and then pick an adjective card. If children can use the adjective in a sentence about the picture then they keep the card. The aim of the game is to collect three cards to win.
This game introduces children to a range of
adjectives and encourages children to use these adjectives in sentences.
A set of 26 alphabet loop/follow me cards.
Each card features a picture and a who has something beginning with __ question. Children must listen carefully to the who has question and see if they have a picture that matches the letter. These cards help children to think about letter names and sounds and to recognise capital letters. These cards can be started on any card.
Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.
A PowerPoint presentation focusing on manners and how we use them in different situations every single day.
The presentation starts with some manners for sale and ends with the conclusion that manners cannot be sold, they are free and we can all use good manners everyday. The presentation includes examples and pictures of good manners. The presentation could be used as an assembly or as an introduction to manners for a PSHE lesson.
The presentation and worksheets are suitable for Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.
A set of 16 reading cards for Year 2 children. Each card contains two or more questions or activities for the children to complete linked to their reading book.
These cards can be printed and laminated for use during guided reading or free reading sessions.
Aimed at Year 2
A set of 14 reading worksheets to complement the Year 2 reading curriculum. Each worksheet contains a series of questions or activities for the children to complete. The sheets focus on different areas of the curriculum for example story sequencing, adjectives and word meanings, questions.
These sheets can be used as part of a Guided Reading session and encourage children to focus on different parts of their book.
Aimed at Year 2
A black and white End of Year Memory Book aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.
The PDF includes 11 pages that can be printed and completed by the children and then made into a keepsake, memory book.
The End of Year Memory Book includes the following pages -
All About Me
My Teacher
My Favourite Memory
Next Year
My Learning
When I Grow Up
My Friends
My Strengths
My Autograph Page
Messages from my Teachers
Children will enjoy reflecting on the past year and talking about their dreams and aspirations for the future.
Children can then colour and decorate their book.
A super activity for children to complete at the end of the school year.
An End of Year Memory Book aimed at Key Stage 2 children.
The PDF includes 19 pages that can be printed and completed by the children and then made into a keepsake, memory book.
The End of Year Memory Book includes the following pages -
All About Me
My Teacher
My Favourite Memory
Next Year
My Learning
When I Grow Up
My Friends
My Strengths
Being Proud
My Favourite Book
My Autograph Page
Messages from my Teachers
Children will enjoy reflecting on the past year and talking about their dreams and aspirations for the future.
A super activity for children to complete at the end of the school year.
A PowerPoint presentation about being amazing.
The presentation explains that we are all amazing and that we all do amazing things every day.
There are opportunities throughout the presentation for the children to discuss their own ideas about being amazing and the final slide encourages children to celebrate their own and other people’s amazingness.
This presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson.
Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.
End of Year Memory Book - Colour Version and Black and White Version
An End of Year Memory Book aimed at Key Stage 2 children.
The PDF includes 19 pages that can be printed and completed by the children and then made into a keepsake, memory book.
The End of Year Memory Book includes the following pages -
All About Me
My Teacher
My Favourite Memory
Next Year
My Learning
When I Grow Up
My Friends
My Strengths
Being Proud
My Favourite Book
My Autograph Page
Messages from my Teachers
Children will enjoy reflecting on the past year and talking about their dreams and aspirations for the future.
A super activity for children to complete at the end of the school year.
Making Mistakes
A PowerPoint presentation about making mistakes.
The presentation explains that we all make mistakes and that making mistakes helps us to build skills such as resilience, confidence, problem solving skills. The presentation explains that we need to start to celebrate our mistakes.
Resilience
A PowerPoint presentation about resilience.
The presentation explains what resilience is and how children can become resilient.
There are opportunities throughout the presentation for the children to discuss their own ideas about resilience and how to become more resilient.
How to be Amazing
A PowerPoint presentation about being amazing.
The presentation explains that we are all amazing and that we all do amazing things every day.
There are opportunities throughout the presentation for the children to discuss their own ideas about being amazing and the final slide encourages children to celebrate their own and other people’s amazingness.
Rules
A PowerPoint presentation about rules.
The presentation explains what rules are and why they are important. The presentation also talks about what would happen if we didn’t have any rules.
There are opportunities throughout the presentation for the children to discuss their own ideas about rules.
Accepting Challenges
A PowerPoint presentation about challenges.
The presentation explains that every challenge comes with a reward and then gives some examples of these rewards. The presentation also talks about how we might feel when faced with a challenge and how we feel when we achieve a challenge. There are opportunities throughout the presentation for the children to discuss their own ideas about challenges.
These presentations could be used as an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson.
Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.
Apologising/Saying Sorry PowerPoint
A PowerPoint presentation focusing on apologising and saying sorry.
The presentation covers why we need to apologise and how it makes others and ourselves feel if we do something wrong.
Happiness PowerPoint
A presentation aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children about being a superhero and spreading happiness and smiles.
The presentation explains that we all have a superpower and that superpower is making people smile. The presentation asks children to think about how they can make people smile and provides some ideas for how we can spread happiness.
The children will enjoy believing that they are a superhero and using their superpowers throughout the day.
Kindness PowerPoint
A presentation aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children about kindness.
The presentation explains what kindness is and how it makes people feel. The presentation asks children to think about how to show kindness and provides some ideas for how we can show kindness to each other. The presentation also explains that we can show kindness to the world around us and gives examples.
Manners PowerPoint
A PowerPoint presentation focusing on manners and how we use them in different situations every single day.
The presentation starts with some manners for sale and ends with the conclusion that manners cannot be sold, they are free and we can all use good manners everyday. The presentation includes examples and pictures of good manners.
Emotions PowerPoint
A presentation about emotions, what they are and how we can recognise and control them.
This presentation can be used as an assembly or during a PSHE discussion or lesson about emotions. The PowerPoint includes questions for children to think about and answer. This presentation can be used to help children to understand that everybody experiences positive and negative emotions and how we can deal with these emotions.
Making Mistakes
A PowerPoint presentation about making mistakes.
The presentation explains that we all make mistakes and that making mistakes helps us to build skills such as resilience, confidence, problem solving skills. The presentation explains that we need to start to celebrate our mistakes.
Resilience
A PowerPoint presentation about resilience.
The presentation explains what resilience is and how children can become resilient.
There are opportunities throughout the presentation for the children to discuss their own ideas about resilience and how to become more resilient.
How to be Amazing
A PowerPoint presentation about being amazing.
The presentation explains that we are all amazing and that we all do amazing things every day.
There are opportunities throughout the presentation for the children to discuss their own ideas about being amazing and the final slide encourages children to celebrate their own and other people’s amazingness.
Rules
A PowerPoint presentation about rules.
The presentation explains what rules are and why they are important. The presentation also talks about what would happen if we didn’t have any rules.
There are opportunities throughout the presentation for the children to discuss their own ideas about rules.
Accepting Challenges
A PowerPoint presentation about challenges.
The presentation explains that every challenge comes with a reward and then gives some examples of these rewards. The presentation also talks about how we might feel when faced with a challenge and how we feel when we achieve a challenge. There are opportunities throughout the presentation for the children to discuss their own ideas about challenges.
These presentations could be used as an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson.
Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.
Read a Picture PowerPoints and Worksheets
A set of PowerPoints covering different reading skills. Each PowerPoint also has a set of worksheets.
Sequencing and Predictions PowerPoint
A set of ten pictures each with sequencing and prediction activities.
For the prediction activities, children need to answer questions about the picture eg what do you think happened before the fish found the treasure chest or what do you think will happen next.
For the sequencing activity, children need to sequence sentences about the picture or complete sentences explaining what they think happened in the story.
This PowerPoint encourages lots of discussion and talk from the children.
Vocabulary PowerPoint
A set of ten pictures and accompanying sentences introducing new vocabulary.
For each picture children have to identify a word within the sentences for example the word that describes the cakes or the word that tells you what the bird is doing. Once they have identified the word and talked about it’s meaning they then need to find other words that they could use instead for example they could replace large with huge, oversized. For the next activity children need to read a sentence and talk about what they think one of the words within the sentence means.
This activity PowerPoint introduces children to new vocabulary and encourages them to use the picture and the whole sentence to discuss what they think words mean. For some children they will be able to read the sentences independently however for other children I will read the sentence to them or with them depending on their ability. This activity focuses on vocabulary and discussing word meaning and not on children’s reading ability.
**Retrieval and Imagination PowerPoint **
A set of ten pictures each with a retrieval activity and an imagination activity.
For the retrieval activity, children need to look at the picture and then answer retrieval questions about the picture.
For the imagination activity, children look at the picture and answer questions involving their imagination. This gives the children the opportunity to explain their thinking.
Aimed at Key Stage 1 children.
Reading Cards and Sheets
**Year R Reading Cards
A set of 15 reading cards for Year R children. Each card contains one question or activity for the children to complete linked to their reading book.
These cards can be printed and laminated for use during guided reading or free reading sessions.
Year 1 Reading Cards
A set of 15 reading cards for Year 1 children. Each card contains two questions or activities for the children to complete linked to their reading book.
These cards can be printed and laminated for use during guided reading or free reading sessions.
Year 2 Reading Cards
A set of 16 reading cards for Year 2 children. Each card contains two or more questions or activities for the children to complete linked to their reading book.
These cards can be printed and laminated for use during guided reading or free reading sessions.
Year R Reading Sheets
A set of 8 reading worksheets to complement the Year R reading curriculum. Each worksheet contains a series of questions or activities for the children to complete. The sheets focus on different areas of the curriculum for example the setting, the characters, my favourite part of the story.
These worksheets involve lots of drawing activities for the children to complete.
These sheets can be used as part of a Guided Reading session and encourage children to focus on different parts of their book.
Year 1 Reading Sheets
A set of 10 reading worksheets to complement the Year 1 reading curriculum. Each worksheet contains a series of questions or activities for the children to complete. The sheets focus on different areas of the curriculum for example story sequencing, the title of the book, settings and characters.
These sheets can be used as part of a Guided Reading session and encourage children to focus on different parts of their book.
Year 2 Reading Sheets
A set of 14 reading worksheets to complement the Year 2 reading curriculum. Each worksheet contains a series of questions or activities for the children to complete. The sheets focus on different areas of the curriculum for example story sequencing, adjectives and word meanings, questions.
These sheets can be used as part of a Guided Reading session and encourage children to focus on different parts of their book.
HFW Reading Intervention
A reading intervention covering 100 high frequency words/HFW.
The words are split into 13 sets with five activities for children to complete for each set. The activities are - read the words, find and colour the star words, match and colour words starting with upper and lower case letters, read the sentences including hfw and use the picture to fill in the missing word and read the sentences and draw a picture to match the sentences.
Please note that the sets do not contain equal numbers of words due to needing to construct sentences that make sense.
Aimed at Early Years and Year 1 children.
Developing Inference Skills
A set of nine pictures with guided questions and example sentence openers.
The pictures and questions support children to develop inference skills. Each slide on the PowerPoint includes a picture for children to look at and talk about followed by questions that appear one at a time for children to think about. Each question is followed by an example sentence opener to encourage children to answer in full sentences.
My class have thoroughly enjoyed being reading detectives and through practise will now provide reasons and explanations for their answers. The PowerPoint can be used as a whole class activity or with small groups during guided reading sessions.
Aimed at Early Years and Year 1 children although could also be used to support Year 2 children.
Visualisation Activities
A set of 25 Visualisation Activity Sheets.
These activity sheets are designed to encourage children to read or listen to sentences and then to visualise what the sentences are trying to convey. The activity sheets encourage children to look or listen for and respond to clues within the text. Visualisation is an important skill for children to develop and will support them in their future reading especially as they move on to longer texts with less pictures.
This set of Visualisation Activity Sheets starts with five simple visualisation activities for example I am thinking of a black cat, children then need to visualise and draw a black cat. The activities then move on to visualising where, who and when. The last five activity sheets then require the children to visualise why something is happening.
The Visualisation Activity Sheets can be used during guided reading sessions and the children really enjoy creating their own pictures. The sheets also open up opportunities for discussion.
These activity sheets are aimed at Year 1 children.
English Working Wall Posters
A set of 27 English Working Wall posters aimed at KS1 children.
The posters in this resource are -
upper and lower case letters
adjectives
sentence writing
days of the week
full stops
question marks
exclamation marks
punctuation marks
rhyming string
conjunctions 1
conjunctions 2
compound words
plurals 1
plurals 2
add -s or -es
add un
time words
when to use capital letters
adding -ing to verbs 1
adding -ing to verbs 2
adding -ed to verbs 1
adding -ed to verbs 2
adding -est 1
adding -est 2
adding -er 1
adding -er 2
adverbs
Number Resources
A set of 24 Maths Working Wall posters covering Number.
Posters in this resource are -
Numbers and Numerals
One More and One Less
Nominal Numbers
Odd and Even Numbers
More Than
Less Than
Equals
Doubling
Teen Numbers
Counting in 2s using 100 Square
Counting in 2s
Counting in 5s using 100 Square
Counting in 5s
Counting in 10s using 100 Square
Counting in 10s
Ten More and Ten Less
Tens and Ones
Hundreds, Tens and Ones
Partitioning with Tens and Ones
Partitioning with Hundreds, Tens and Ones
Counting in 3s using 100 Square
Counting in 3s
Counting in 10s from any number using 100 Square
Counting in 10s from any number
Addition and Subtraction Resources
A set of 15 Maths Working Wall posters covering Addition and Subtraction.
Posters in this resource are -
Addition Poster
Part Whole Model with 2 Parts
Part Whole Model with 3 Parts
Number Bonds to 10
Number Bonds to 20
Number Bonds to 20 cont’d
Addition to 10
Addition to 100
Subtraction Poster
Find the Difference
Subtraction to 10
Subtraction to 100
Addition and Subtraction Facts
Fact Families
Multiplication and Division Resources
A set of 14 Maths Working Wall posters covering Addition and Subtraction.
Posters in this resource are -
Division Poster
Finding Half
Halving Numbers
Finding a Quarter
Sharing Equally
Division by Grouping
Multiplication Poster
Adding Equal Groups
Making Arrays
Arrays
Multiplication using Groups
Multiply by 2 Poster
Multiply by 5 Poster
Multiply by 10 Poster
These posters can be displayed on the working wall to support children’s learning.
These posters are aimed at Key Stage 1 children.