I am a teaching Deputy Head in a primary school in Hampshire and TES recommended author. I've been teaching in primary since 2007 with experience in most year groups, although my heart lies in Year 1! I enjoy making helpful, time-saving and engaging educational resources for teachers and pupils - I hope you find them useful!
I am a teaching Deputy Head in a primary school in Hampshire and TES recommended author. I've been teaching in primary since 2007 with experience in most year groups, although my heart lies in Year 1! I enjoy making helpful, time-saving and engaging educational resources for teachers and pupils - I hope you find them useful!
Four powerpoints covering the split digraphs o_e, i_e, e_e and u_e. \nFirst slide - revise\nNext - teach using 2 examples\nFinally - practise using 2 examples\n\nUp to you to decide on the apply stage!\n\nSorry there are no a_e slides, the children have not encountered ae as a grapheme so it doesn't apply to this strategy for teaching split digraphs!
<p>A silly little story but my class loved it and it helped to highlight and address some misconceptions. Can be used as an intro or in a wrap up to look at doubles and halves.</p>
I put together this flyer for parents asking how they can help their children at home. It includes a brief overview of the Phase 5 phonics taught in this term, some ideas for phonics games and also some website address for online phonic games.
I put together a flyer with some Year 1 maths objectives that parents can help their children with at home. There are some maths game/activity ideas and also websites for some online maths games matched to the objectives given.
Our children have a target of being able to tell a number story from a given number sentence. The first slide gives the children a number story and relates it to a calculation (which follows on from their prior learning). Aligned with Common Core State Standards: 1.OA.1, Operations and Algebraic Thinking.
The children in my class were hopeless at tidying up at the end of a lesson. I wrote this song to remind then of the tidying up roles and to focus them on the task. It has worked a treat!
(PS Sing to the tune of 'Pop Goes the Weasel'
These pick and mix ideas for writing give meaningful contexts for children’s writing whilst learning at home. The ideas are open-ended enough that they will be suitable for most primary year groups.
I set this up as an independent colouring activity for the children which can be used for assessment. Children colour in and circle the light sources and then colour in 1-4 lightbulbs depending on how bright the light source is.
The first two columns of the document contain assessment criteria linked to a simple task or questions. A third column is for assessor's notes and students responses as evidence for grades.Covers assessments of money, adding, subtrction, geometry, measurement
Two differentiated Venn Diagrams for use with KS1 children or less able KS2 children. The first sheet sorts on a single criteria (whether the animal is nocturnal or not) and the second sheet sorts on two criteria, with overlap (animals that live on land/water). Also don't miss the opportunity for discussion around animals that go outside the circles on the second Venn Diagram!
Use these scenario cards to generate discussions in small groups and support your pupils in understanding the choices they can make and the consequences of these choices.\n\nDifferentiated with simpler two choice scenarios, a three choice scenario and one scenario where a choice is left blank for the children to decide what other choice could be made.
Introductory powerpoint on Martin Luther King Jr, in particular his 'I have a dream&' speech, leading up to a poetry activity on writing their own speech/poem of what they would like to see in an ideal world.\n\nContains two hyperlinks to youtube videos.
Using Talk for Write ideas, this sheet was created to encourage children to consider the character of Plop in Jill Tomlinson's story, The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark. \n\nPhysical attributes are written outside of the outline and thoughts & feelings are written inside the outline.
One week’s worth of maths mastery planning for Early Years based on number bonds to 5. The planning includes variation, overlearning for those who need it and opportunities to go deeper for more able children. My TA and I are enjoying teaching maths using this format and the class are enjoying the Numbertime activities. I hope your children enjoy them too!
This free resource includes a week’s worth of maths planning and a hidden number PowerPoint game. All of the printed resources that go with this planning are available as a download for just £3 which you can access here.
If you’re looking for more EYFS maths mastery planning try:
Pattern - Maths Mastery for Early Years (Unit 1)
I’d be grateful for any feedback on the maths mastery planning as I’m always keen to improve what I do.
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Happy teaching!
Katharine7
A game to help students practice their high frequency keyword spellings. The first page - the game board - should be blown up (I've laminated my copy). The keyword pages should be copied onto cards and cut up. You will need a dice and a counter for each child playing.
Save time, avoid mistakes and ensure a high-quality, consistent approach to organising your trip days. These templates can be re-used time and again, providing a quick and efficient system and supporting a happy, safe and educational school trip.
This resource includes:
group details sheets
helper introductory letter and timetable for the trip
class teacher summary sheet
Customise the highlighted text in each document for your own class(es) and trip. Fill in the details, print off everything and then make 5 more copies of the introductory letter and timetable. Staple together the letter and a group details sheet for each supporting adult and the teacher summary is for you.
Most of the hard work is done for you, just fill in the details, print, be safe and look good on trip day!
NB this pack does not include a risk assessment which must be completed in line with your school/LA’s policies. Information on medical conditions must be planned for but should not be listed on documents shared with non-school staff due to the GDPR.