Brick wall style background that the children can use to display their spelling words in graffiti style. I usually write first in pencil, check and go over with black, then surround with highlighter and colours. Examples can be found on Instagram @TeachingInTechnicolour.

Large RESPECT lettering to be decorated by the children. Followed by a Respect Acrostic Poem template. After this there are word starters to help with the creation of the poems. Make sure you play a wee bit of Aretha Franklin when they are working away! Find out what it means to them!

Simple word searches that are matched with the phonemes of the North Lanarkshire Council Active Literacy Pack for Stage 2 and Stage 3. Can be used during the teaching of these stages as holding tasks during Literacy Stations or can be used as revision tasks when moving into Stages 4 and 5. Examples of work can be found on Instagram @TeachingInTechnicolour.

A resource designed for inward reflection around Christmas time. To look beyond the materialistic aspects of Christmas and find what makes our own heart grow, just as The Grinch’s had. Christmas can be overwhelming for many adults and children and focusing on the things that make us happy, content and loved during these times can be helpful. A word mat is provided as a guide to support those in sentence creation. Adapted this year (2022) to include the idea of thinking about parts of our bonnie wee Scotland that makes our hearts grow, to be used as Christmas cards for those newly settled in Scotland.

A lovely way to help next years teacher get to know their class. Complete with your class and then hand over at your transition meeting, so that next years teacher can get to know them. Display for them coming in August so they know you value them and want to keep getting to know them. Also a wee template for you to fill one out too! :) As always, find me on twitter at @InTechnicolour or insta @TeachingInTechnicolour

Using two songs from The Muppet Christmas Carol, you can analyse the change in Scrooge from before and after his visits from the ghosts. Firstly watching and exploring the song ‘Scrooge’ you can ask the children to highlight and analyse lyrics that stand out to them. Secondly you will then use the song ‘Thankful Heart’ and do the same. This can be displayed in a jotter or on a poster with a visualisation of Scrooge looking grim and miserable on one side and enlightened on the other. For an example of the jotter layout, check instagram for a reel showing more. As ever, I would love to see how your learners have used this resource so if possible, please tag me on instagram @TeachingInTechnicolour or twitter @InTechnicolour.

Lyric Analysis sheet for the song ‘How Far I’ll Go’ by Auli’i Cravalho from the Disney film Moana. The first sheet is about highlighting and analysing the lyrics with space to make notes. This can be used to think about the year ahead, goal setting or the concept and emotions of curiosity and exploration. The second sheet is then to set targets, expectations, goals or hopes for the year ahead. The image in the first resource does not belong to me and credit must be given to Disney but was found through a Google search of free images. The image in the second resource was sourced through VectorStock Images.

Labels that have been measured so that they can cover your old trays perfectly!

All of the main points from the animated short film, ‘The Snowman’. This can be used to help children write detailed recounts of the film. Each of the bold bulletpoints signal time to start a new paragraph. Examples of this work can be found on the instagram account of Teaching and Technicolour. If you’d like to share examples of your use of this resource it would be much appreciated. You can do this by posting to instagram @TeachingInTechnicolour Or on Twitter @InTechnicolour or by email teachingintechnicolour@gmail.com All resources are created by Nicholas McMahon and watermark should not be removed when used.

An acrostic poem bundle, complete with a poem template, example poems, sentence starters and lettering for a display!

A fun an interactive way for children to assess themselves or each other. Children can be prompted to think about questions they could be asked in a text conversation to enable them to share their learning in a deeper way. Taking on the role of the asker and answerer needs the children to think of both sides of coin - learning and sharing the learning.

A really great tool for combining many of literacy strategies into one visualisation to show the development of a character linked with the story as a whole. For more examples, check my Instagram reel on @TeachingInTechnicolour Thank you for using my resource :) Nicholas

Link to the story that can be found on YouTube. The story is one that highlights the theme of sharing, caring and kindness. The resource is designed to help scaffold a piece of recount writing.

A really nice way to help structure list writing of different phonemes within the same sound family.

Simple format for festive writing activities. Children can use these templates to practice their spelling during Christmas time.

This is a diary entry in the style of The Grinch. A writing lesson in first person narrative that also embeds skills of summarising. It is a great way to focus on the true meaning of Christmas and the importance of love, kindness, connection and community. Examples of writing can be found on instagram at @TeachingInTechnicolour If you’d like to share examples of your work, you can email me with the address - teachingintechnicolour@gmail.com or on Twitter @InTechnicolour Thanks, Nicholas

A fun way to explore 24 time by stating the daily timeline of Miss Trunchbull and Matilda. Differentiated by amount of lines available to write on. Images included are not my own, but as credited by to the illustrator within the resource. For more examples, check my Instagram reel on @TeachingInTechnicolour Thank you for using my resource :) Nicholas

Display lettering for literacy and maths.

Analye the colours of the wind with your class with a note taking sheet side by side the lyrics. If you want to display some are work, I have also provided an CfE outcome posters describing the process. If you want a tutorial on the art lesson, check out my Teaching In Technicolour Instagram page.