I am passionate about learning that is tailored to children's interests and gives lots of opportunity for children to be creative and critical thinkers. I think it's important that learning materials cater to a variety of learning styles and I try to make my resources have real-world applications whenever possible. These resources will not only engage your learners, but they'll save you time, so that you can focus on doing what you do best.
I am passionate about learning that is tailored to children's interests and gives lots of opportunity for children to be creative and critical thinkers. I think it's important that learning materials cater to a variety of learning styles and I try to make my resources have real-world applications whenever possible. These resources will not only engage your learners, but they'll save you time, so that you can focus on doing what you do best.
Practising Greek and Latin roots is about to get a whole lot more hands-on with these mini 3D Easter eggs that students write on and make.
The eggs are around 10cm/4in and will look great as a display of “trophies” on the students’ desks as they make each one.
There are four root words on each egg and students write the meaning and give two examples of words that use the root word.
Options for using this activity:
Students complete one Easter egg with early finishers completing more.
Students complete all four Easter eggs.
Use the Greek and Latin roots given.
Students choose their own Greek/Latin root word.
Editable version so you can choose the Greek/Latin roots.
I hope your students enjoy making their Easter eggs!
You will receive 2 PDFs and an editable PPTX file.
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This ladybug is such a cute spring craft to make, and it’s a fun way to practise telling the time too! With this craft activity, children make a ladybug and write or draw the time on the spots and on the feet.
These would look great on a wall display too, so I’ve included two display phrases - “We’re spot on at telling time” and “Spot our great time skills!”.
Children write the digital time, draw analogue times, and either write the time in words, or choose if an activity is an a.m. or p.m. time.
There are lots of options to meet your needs:
hour and half hour
hour, half, quarter hour
nearest five-minute, a.m. and p.m.
editable times so you can adapt it to your needs (images are not editable)
three cute faces to choose from
I hope your children enjoy making their ladybugs!
You will receive:
A printable PDF
An editable PPTX file (text is editable, images and layout aren’t)
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This is an engaging set of printable worksheets and an interactive digital slide presentation to give children practice at identifying singular and plural nouns and forming the plural by using –s and –es.
Children can complete all worksheets, or you can choose which pages are relevant for your learners.
The assessment or review worksheet asks children to identify plural nouns, complete the definition of “singular” and “plural”, write the plural form of nouns, and complete sentences using either a singular or plural form.
Answer keys are included.
The worksheets and PowerPoint™ presentation are editable (text is editable, images and layout aren’t).
The Google Slides™ are not editable. You can delete any slides you don’t need.
In the digital formats, children type inside text boxes and drag and drop words and letters.
U.S and U.K versions included.
I hope your children enjoy learning their singular and plural nouns.
You will receive:
An editable PPTX worksheet file
A PDF worksheet file
A PDF answer key
An editable PPTX presentation file
A link to the Google Slides™ presentation
If you’re looking for worksheets for Year 2 and up that cover regular and irregular plurals, you can find them here.
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These digital and printable integer number searches will be a great addition to your programme as a fun way to practise. Children are already familiar with word searches so they’ll enjoy hunting for integer equations with these number searches.
It takes lots of practice for learners to build confidence working with integers and the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division so these number searches will add variety.
What’s included?
US and UK versions
Set A: One-digit only
Addition (2 different pages)
Subtraction (2 different pages)
Multiplication (2 different pages)
Division (2 different pages)
Answer sheets
Set B: One and two-digits for students needing extension
Addition (1 page)
Subtraction (1 page)
Multiplication (1 page)
Division (1 page)
Answer sheets
You will receive a PDF for the printable version and a link to the digital Google Slides™ version.
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If you’re looking for a fun end-of-the-year, back-to-school, or summer holiday/camp activity, your kids will love this ice cream cart that they get to fill with ice creams!
Children make a 3D ice cream cart which can go on the wall, or go on their table, and then they fill it with ice creams that have different prompts on them, depending on when you’re using this activity.
What’s included:
a 3D craft for the end of the year
a 3D craft for summer vacation/holidays/camp
a 3D craft for back-to-school
several phrases for a display in different sizes
editable prompts (text only, images are not editable)
visual instructions
U.S. and U.K versions (letter/A4, spelling, popsicle/ice lolly)
What you’ll need:
paper or light card
coloring pencils/markers
scissors
glue sticks, white glue, or tape
wooden craft sticks/popsicle sticks
There are extra ice creams for early finishers or those that would like to add their own ideas.
I hope your students enjoy making their ice cream carts!
You will receive a zip file with PDFs and a PPTX file. If you have any trouble downloading, just reach out to me at info@zigglelearning.com.
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If you’re looking for something more fun than a worksheet, then you and your students will love this cute watering can craft, where children get to make a watering can and fill it with drops of maths problems!
You can pick and choose which water drop maths tasks are appropriate for your students, and there is an editable version of the word problems, so you can write your own problems.
There are three fun faces to choose from or use the blank piece for children to draw their own faces.
Options to choose from:
three fun faces or blank watering can
circle less, more, least, most capacity
visual of customary measures (U.S)
choose the best estimates
read amounts on a container
convert amounts from one measure to another
word problems
What else is included?
visual instructions
customary, metric, and U.K. metric (U.K. spelling/A4)
answer keys
I hope your children love making their watering cans while learning about capacity!
You will receive a PDF file and an editable PPTX file.
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Looking for a fun way to practise adding and subtracting money, that’s great for St. Patrick’s Day? With this hands-on craft, children add or subtract the amounts of money on each coin, then glue them onto a pot to make a pot of gold.
These would look great on a display, so I’ve included a display phrase if you’d like to use one.
There are lots of options to cater to your needs:
make amounts to $1, $5, and $10 (U.S)/£1, £5, and £10 (U.K)
adding money
subtracting money
adding and subtracting money
adding/subtracting easy amounts that can be done mentally (amounts with fives, tens, twenty-fives, fifties, and seventy-five-cents/pence)
adding/subtracting in vertical form (single-digits)
adding/subtracting in vertical form (double-digits)
a pot with and without “My Money Skills Sham-Rock!”
glue onto paper or glue coins onto an outline template
editable version so you can choose the money problems
Also included:
U.S($) and U.K(£) versions - if you need another currency you can use the editable version
visual instructions
display board phrase “We Sham-Rock at Money Skills!”
I hope your children enjoy making their pots of gold!
You will receive PDFs and an editable PPTX file.
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If you’re wanting to make a beautiful display to commemorate Anzac Day, then this pack of five different writing crafts will be ideal for students to write what they know about Anzac Day.
The crafts are all symbols connected with Anzac Day. There is an Anzac biscuit tin, a bugle, a medal, a poppy, and a wreath.
Each craft comes with three line sizes and options with or without “Anzac Day” on the front of the craft.
These will look fantastic up on the wall so I’ve included the phrase “Anzac Day”, which comes in three styles, with one-word per page, A4, and A3 sizes to choose from.
I hope your students enjoy making their Anzac Day crafts!
You will receive printable PDF files.
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This summer lemonade craft is a fun, hands-on way for children to show kindness and appreciation for each other, which is perfect for summer, as an end-of-year activity or back to school activity. Either way, your students will be buzzing with good feelings when they receive ice cube compliments from their peers!
Students make a 3D glass of lemonade with a slice of lemon and a straw. They then write either compliments for others or ideas for being kind on the ice cubes. The glasses go on a display for students to fill.
What’s included?
Template to make a glass of lemonade with a straw and slice of lemon
Templates for ice cube compliments
Three display phrases to choose from in 1-word per page, A4 size, or A3 size
U.K. and U.S versions
You will need:
Paper or light card
Glue sticks
Coloring pencils
Tape
Real paper straws could be fun to add but are optional as a drawn paper straw is included in the template.
I hope your students enjoy giving and receiving their ice cube compliments!
You will receive a zip file with a printable PDF.
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This Amelia Earhart activity pack is full of engaging activities for your children to learn about Amelia Earhart, including a reading text with comprehension questions, an areoplane craft to make, a foldable timeline, a graphic organiser, measurement maths, and more.
Reading Informational Text:
The digital and printable reading text is differentiated with four levels so you can use what works best for your students. This comes with an editable PPT so you can adapt it as needed (text is editable, images and layout aren’t).
Aeroplane Craft:
There are two versions of the craft with simple vocabulary or with aeroplane terminology, which is great for older students, and for students who love planes and may already be familiar with the terminology.
Foldable Timeline:
Children glue on the events to make an accordion timeline.
Measurement Maths:
Two worksheets with an Amelia Earhart theme to practice measuring using standard units, centimetres, whole inches, or whole and part inches.
Plus:
a graphic organiser with three line sizes
a writing craft with three line sizes
a word search with two levels of difficulty
a colouring page
pictures and “Amelia Earhart” heading for a display
U.K. and U.S. versions
I hope your children enjoy learning about Amelia Earhart.
You will receive PDFs (not editable) and a PPTX file (editable reading text).
If you need something editable or in a digital version, please reach out to me via email.
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Kids love mazes, so this resource pack of mazes is a great way to tap into their determination to escape the maze, by calculating the area of rectangles and squares in order to move through the maze to the finish.
Easily differentiate with four mazes to choose from:
Calculate the area using square units (includes triangular half-squares) – option A has two possible answers to choose from (best for weaker students), option B has three or more possible answers (good for stronger students)
Calculate the area of rectangles and squares using cm and m – option A has two possible answers to choose from, option B has three or more possible answers
Calculate the area of irregular shapes
Calculate the area of rectangles and squares with one side length and the perimeter as the clues (great for those needing a challenge)
All measurements are whole numbers.
Answer keys are included, plus U.K. and U.S. versions.
I hope your students enjoy solving their mazes!
You will receive 2 PDFS (not editable). If you have any trouble with downloading, please email me at info@zigglelearning.com.
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Area and Perimeter Dream Bedroom and Treehouse
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If you’re looking to set your class up for success with collaborative pair and group work, then you’ll find this pack of posters, discussion prompts, and engaging activities give your students lots of useful phrases to apply in a variety of settings.
The resources in this pack will give your students the language they need to start and wrap up a discussion, to share their opinions and ask others for theirs, to agree and disagree respectfully, to check others have understood, and to move the discussion on to a different topic.
What’s included?
10 colour wall posters
16 discussion prompts (editable, printable, Google Slides™, and PowerPoint™ versions)
A model discussion to put in order and match up to the purpose of each phrase (introductory activity)
A differentiated gap fill discussion (structured practice)
Using a checklist during discussions (applying skills)
A card game (applying skills)
A Bingo game (applying skills)
A reference page for gluing into books or laminating and using for group work
U.S. and U.K. versions
Colour and ink saver
I hope you and your students find this set of resources useful and enjoyable for practicing collaborative discussion skills.
You will receive a zip file with PDFs and a PPTX file. If you have any trouble with downloading, please email me at info@zigglelearning.com.
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Children will love making this hands-on foldout hāngi craft. It can be used as a craft for Matariki or as a writing craft for children to write what they know about Matariki.
I’ve included lots of options to choose from for the craft and the information text, so you can easily adapt this to your needs.
Craft Options:
Make a foldable hāngi.
Write answers to the questions (with lines or without).
Blank for students to write about their own topic/s of interest (with lines or without).
Editable version so you can write the topics or questions (text is editable, images and layout aren’t).
Information Options:
Jigsaw reading - eight topics to choose from for the harder version and four topics for the easier version, plus an editable version so you can adapt it and choose the questions that are most appropriate.
Reading text – two levels of text to choose from, plus editable versions, or you can use online sources.
While this craft could be used to write about Matariki, it could also be used for writing instructions on how to make a hāngi.
I hope you and your children enjoy making their paper hāngi craft.
You will receive:
Two zip files with PDFs and PPTX files.
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Matariki Hāngi Reading and Writing Craft
Matariki Stars Maths Craft
Matariki Maths
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Your children will love choosing and making the craft that suits their father or special person the best for Father’s Day, with three options to choose from, and themed coupons to go inside. Plus, you can build community with a homework questionnaire for children to get to know their fathers or special person better, with interesting questions that they will enjoy sharing when they bring it back to school.
What’s included?
Make a briefcase and coupons which include a laptop, notebook, calculator, and phone
Make a sports bag and coupons which include a basketball, baseball bat, soccer ball, drink bottle, and towel
Make a toolbox and coupons which include a hammer, chisel, saw, wrench, and screwdriver
Example page showing the finished crafts for children to see
Two versions of a take-home questionnaire for children to do for homework
U.K. and U.S. versions
I hope your children enjoy making these and getting to know their fathers or special people better with the questionnaire.
You will receive 2 PDFs (not editable).
If you need something editable, please reach out to at info@zigglelearning.com.
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Celebrate diversity and create an inclusive learning environment with this set of over 40 multicultural greeting signs that will help every child and their family to feel a sense of belonging in your classroom, by learning, sharing, and using greetings in their language.
These “hello” wall posters would be fantastic in a school entry or hallway, or in your classroom. Your class could learn how to say hello in a different language every week, with children who speak the language of the week getting to be the expert.
The designs include flags of all the countries in the world.
These signs look great printed on photo paper, or print them and laminate them.
I’ve created 5 sets specifically tailored to the 38 most commonly spoken languages in the U.S, U.K, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, along with up to 7 of the most commonly spoken indigenous languages in each of those countries.
As it’s not possible to include signs for all languages, I have included an editable version, so that no child has to miss out.
2 per page and 4 per page options included.
If you prefer a different design, you may like this similar set and if you like the flag design but want the script rather than the transliteration, check out this set here.
I hope you enjoy displaying these posters in your classroom or workplace.
You will receive 5 zip files with PDFs and an editable PPTX (text is editable, images/layout aren’t).
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Celebrate diversity and create an inclusive learning environment with this set of over 40 multicultural greeting signs that will help every child and their family to feel a sense of belonging in your classroom, by learning, sharing, and using greetings in their language.
These “hello” wall posters would be fantastic in a school entry or hallway, or in your classroom. Your class could learn how to say hello in a different language every week, with children who speak the language of the week getting to be the expert.
The designs include flags of all the countries in the world and the words are written in the script of the language.
These signs look great printed on photo paper, or print them and laminate them.
I’ve created 5 sets specifically tailored to the 38 most commonly spoken languages in the U.S, U.K, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, along with up to 7 of the most commonly spoken indigenous languages in each of those countries.
As it’s not possible to include signs for all languages, I have included an editable version, so that no child has to miss out.
2 per page and 4 per page options included.
If you prefer a different design, you may like this similar set and if you prefer this version but with the transliterations and no script, check out this set.
I hope you enjoy displaying these posters in your classroom or workplace.
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If you’re after fun games and activities to help your learners understand the concept of carnivores, omnivores and herbivores and to be able to confidently identify and name animals for each type, then you’ll love this pack of printable and digital games.
Printable activities:
Card sort – children match the pictures to the animal types.
Board game – children answer a variety of questions as they make their way around the board.
Scavenger hunt/write the room – a great way to get children moving around the classroom to find and write animals in the matching column on their worksheet. This is a great introductory activity and comes with two levels of difficulty.
Spinner game – children race to cover the animals on their boards to match the animal type on the spinner. Two levels of difficulty are included.
Digital activities (PowerPoint games):
Guess the animal based on the picture and diet type. This is great for an introductory whole-class activity.
Guess the diet type (carnivore, omnivore or herbivore) of each animal. This is great for an end-of-topic whole-class activity and can be as competitive as you like.
You could upload these to Google classroom if you use Google classroom instead of PowerPoint.
U.K. and U.S. versions are included.
I hope your children enjoy using these games to learn more about carnivores, herbivores and omnivores.
This is an engaging set of activities about carnivores, herbivores and omnivores, that come in either booklet format or worksheet format, depending on your preference. There is also a version which includes the key facts about carnivores, herbivores and omnivores (great as a source of information followed by practice activities) and a version for children that understand the basics and are ready to show what they know.
What’s included?
Key concepts gap fill or explanation depending on the version
Circle the animal that doesn’t belong to the animal group.
Connect the animal to its food by following the trails.
Draw an animal and write what it eats.
Circle the word predator or prey depending on the animal.
Draw missing teeth on the animals.
Quiz questions to check understanding.
Circle all the animals of one diet type.
Crossword with clues using diet type.
List five animals for each type.
Wordfind to find 10 herbivores.
Write about an animal they like.
Match animals to their food.
Animal jokes
Answer key is included, plus U.S. and U.K. versions.
I hope your children enjoy learning about carnivores, herbivores and omnivores with these activities.
This collection of 10 Camping Pattern Block mats and task cards will support your learners as they learn to identify, sort, flip, rotate and turn shapes. Great as part of a camping or summer topic, or when learning about 2D shapes.
How challenging is it?
There are three levels of difficulty so you can tailor the activities to your learners:
full-size colour and ink saver version for practicing matching
task cards for learners to put the shapes together without a mat
outline version for those that need an extra challenge
What’s included in the zip file?
Mats (colour and ink saver)
lantern
tent
thermos
marshmallow on a stick
canoe
camp stove
camp fire
sausage on a stick
torch
pine tree
Task cards (2 per page to cut in half)
Ideas for use:
supplemental materials
morning tables
math centers
stations
early finishers
U.S. and U.K. versions for flashlight/torch included.
I hope you enjoy using these pattern block mats with your learners.
You will receive a zip file with PDFs.
TIPS FOR PRINTING:
Please ensure that you select actual size or set scaling to none depending on your print options.
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This set of banners highlights the achievements of Indigenous Australians who’ve shaped history and contributed to the arts, science, culture, politics, and sports. Perfect for NAIDOC Week or all year round!
The people in this set show a broad range of contributions across various fields, from young and old, and from the past and present, to honour each person and to inspire our young people.
Who’s included?
Neville Bonner - politician
Cathy Freeman - athlete
David Unaipon - inventor and writer
Pat Dudgeon - first Indigenous psychologist
Sir Douglas Nicholls - Governor of South Australia
Tom Calma - professor and activist
Marcia Langton - professor and activist
Sally Morgan - author
Michael-Shawn Fletcher - geographer
Faith Bandler - activist
Madeleine Madden - actress
Kyah Simon - football player
Nova Peris - politician and athlete
Jessica Mauboy - singer
Noel Pearson - lawyer
Linda Burney - politician
Lionel Rose - boxer
Evonne Goolagong Cawley - tennis player
Albert Namatjira - artist
Adam Goodes - AFL footballer
Archie Roach - singer
Each banner is one page and in colour. There are also some optional phrases that can be mixed and matched to go with the display.
I hope you and your students find these banners inspiring!
If you’re after a PowerPoint or Google Slides version that comes with banners for students to fill in, you may like this set of famous Indigenous Australians.
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