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.
Valentine’s Day is a great time to build a community of children and young people that are kind to others and to themselves. This set of posters is filled with encouraging words and positive affirmations and will look great on a display, door, office or hallway.
What’s included?
12 posters of positive affirmations
Two sizes: 1 per page and 2 per page
Colour background and white background (with colour images)
U.K and U.S versions
I hope your students feel cared for and inspired to show kindness toward others with these posters.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
info@zigglelearning.com
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SAVE MONEY with this set of 8 worksheets packed with vocabulary learning activities which are carefully scaffolded to introduce adjective and verb synonyms and antonyms and give opportunities to apply learning, plus answer keys.
Level 1 introduces definitions and builds vocabulary with adjectives.
Level 2 reinforces learning by encouraging recall of the new words students have come across in Level 1.
Level 3 gives reasons for using synonyms and antonyms and introduces vocabulary for verb synonyms and antonyms.
Level 4 gives further practice and provides opportunities for learners to get creative in their application of synonyms and antonyms.
Why will children like it?
The activities will appeal to children who are motivated by games by having levels to complete. It will appeal to children who love a puzzle, with codes to crack, word-finds and crosswords, and there is an opportunity for creative minds to apply their learning through drawing.
What’s included?
4 worksheets for synonyms
4 worksheets for antonyms
Answer keys
Exit tickets
U.K and U.S Versions
You can see a free sample of the a synonyms worksheet here.
I hope you enjoy using these with your learners.
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Your students will love this pack of 4 digital and printable synonyms worksheets packed with learning activities which are carefully scaffolded to introduce adjective and verb synonyms before leading to creative writing, plus answer keys.
Level 1 introduces the definition of a synonym and builds vocabulary with adjectives.
Level 2 reinforces the learning by encouraging recall of all the new words students have come across in Level 1.
Level 3 explains why we need to use synonyms and introduces vocabulary for verb synonyms.
Level 4 is all about applying students’ knowledge by improving writing and creating their own writing within a structured format.
Why will children like it?
The activities will appeal to children who are motivated by games by having levels to complete. It will appeal to children who love a puzzle, with codes to crack, word-finds and crosswords, and there is an opportunity for creative minds to apply their learning through drawing.
What’s included?
Level 1 - Adjectives
Level 2 - Adjectives
Level 3 - Verbs
Level 4: Adjectives and Verbs
Answer key
U.K and U.S versions
You will receive a PDF version, a link to Google Slides™, and an editable PowerPoint™ version (text is editable, images and layout aren’t).
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Your students will love this engaging set of digital and printable worksheets packed with learning activities which are carefully scaffolded to introduce adjective and verb antonyms and give creative opportunities to apply their learning, plus answer keys.
Level 1 introduces the definition of an antonym and builds vocabulary with adjectives.
Level 2 reinforces learning by encouraging recall of the new words students have come across in Level 1.
Level 3 explains why we need to use antonyms and introduces vocabulary for verb antonyms.
Level 4 gives further practice with antonym verbs and opportunities to get creative in their application of antonyms.
Why will children like it?
The activities will appeal to children who are motivated by games by having levels to complete. It will appeal to children who love a puzzle, with codes to crack, word-finds and crosswords, and there is an opportunity for creative minds to apply their learning through drawing.
What’s included?
Level 1 - Adjectives
Example of antonyms
Definition of antonyms
Word search
Guess the right antonym
Match adjectives and antonyms
Unscramble the antonyms
Write the antonym
Level 2 - Adjectives
Solve it - crossword
Sort it - sort words into antonym pairs
Check it - is the antonym correct or wrong?
Improve it - use antonyms to make writing clearer
Level 3 - Verbs
Why learn antonyms?
Draw an antonym
Check it - is the antonym correct or wrong
Choose the antonym
Hunt for it - find antonym pairs
Word search
Level 4 - Verbs
Crack the code to find antonym pairs
Solve it - crossword
Grumpy teacher - make the sentence more positive
Grumpy parent vs nice parent - make sentences using antonyms
Answer keys
Wall poster of antonyms
Exit tickets
U.K and U.S versions
You will receive: a PDF version, an editable PowerPoint™ version (editable text, images and layout are not editable), and a link to the Google Slides™ version.
I hope you enjoy using these activities with your learners.
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Are you looking for engaging plural noun activities for building your students’ ability to form regular and irregular plural nouns? Grammar is easy with 7 pages of printable worksheets that are designed to be fun and include crosswords, word finds, match ups, hunt for words and more.
The activities will appeal to children who are motivated by games by having levels to complete. It will appeal to children who love a puzzle, with codes to crack, word finds and crosswords, and there is even an opportunity for creative minds to apply their learning through drawing.
Children can complete all activities to cover all the rules for plural nouns, or choose which pages are relevant for your learners.
Each page gives examples and rules for students to refer to while completing their work.
Answer keys make it super-easy for marking. Display them on the wall, board or projected and students can self-check.
A version without levels is also included if you prefer to use this.
What’s included?
Regular plural nouns
Level one: nouns that add -s
Level two: nouns ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -x, or -z
Level three: nouns ending in a consonant + -y
Level four: nouns ending in -f and -fe
Irregular plural nouns
Level five: nouns ending in a consonant + -o, nouns that stay the same in the plural form, nouns that are different in the plural form
Level six: more practice activities
Regular and irregular plural nouns
Level seven: practice with both regular and irregular plural nouns
Wall posters of rules for regular plural nouns and irregular plural nouns
Exit tickets
UK (A4) version and US (Letter) version
If you’re looking for Year 1 regular plurals worksheets you can find those here.
I hope you enjoy using these activities with your learners.
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This pack of 4 digital and printable worksheets, teaching notes, and assessment will have your students feeling confident with recognising and correcting inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood.
The worksheets explain the key concepts and give opportunities to practise:
identifying active and passive voice
identifying if a verb voice shift has occurred
keeping the verb voice consistent
identifying verb moods (indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive)
identifying if a verb mood shift has occurred
keeping the verb mood consistent
An assessment (or informal quiz) is included to assess if students have a thorough understanding of recognizing and correcting inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood.
Answer keys are provided for the worksheets and the assessment page.
Teaching notes can be used to put concepts on the board.
What’s included?
2 worksheets covering inappropriate shifts in verb voice
2 worksheets covering inappropriate shifts in verb mood
Answer keys
Teaching points
Editable PPT version
U.S and U.K versions
Link to Google Slides™ version
I hope you enjoy using this pack with your students.
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Do you need some hands-on activities to bring your Aztec Empire unit to life? This pack has 6 hands-on activities that include 3 art projects, roleplay, make a codex, and carry out an archaeological dig, plus ideas for more fun activities. Many of these activities can meet the learning objectives of different curriculum areas, so you could be covering history/social studies, art, and oral language/drama at the same time.
What’s included?
Student instructions for:
Mosaic artwork
Make a Sun Stone
Illustrate the legend of Tenochtitlan
Make a codex
Carry out an archaeological dig with a partner
Interview an archaeologist
You will need:
paper, coloured paper
scissors, glue/glue sticks
paint
pencils, markers, coloured pencils
air-drying clay and rolling/marking tools
containers, soil or sand, small objects
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This pack of activities on the Aztec empire is full of engaging activities including a timeline, primary source activity, causes and consequences, codex symbols, map work, colouring cover pages, research organisers and more!
Your students will love learning about the Aztec empire. There is everything from incredible ruins that still exist, fierce warriors, clever methods of farming, pictorial symbols for writing, an impressive empire, human sacrifice, and a belief that their world was going to end very soon! There’s a lot to get your students hooked on history.
What’s included?
timeline cut and paste
colouring pages (great for covers)
map work
informational reading passage (editable text, images/layout aren’t editable)
comparison activities of the students’ lives with Aztec life
codices
achievements
reporter-style research page
archaeological dig research booklet
primary source activity
structure of society
adapting to the environment interactive notebook
cause and consequence cut and paste
fortune teller of key social studies concepts
photos and word wall cards
Line sizes are included for year 3-4, and year 5-6.
This pack is available in U.S and U.K versions. (letter/A4, spelling)
I hope you enjoy using these activities with your children, as much as I enjoyed making them!
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Your students will love creating artwork based on the unique animals of Africa with this pack of four lessons covering drawing, sculpture, printmaking, and mixed media. If you are studying Africa or animals, or you are just after a pack of art lessons that cover a range of techniques, this set of lessons will be ideal.
The pack contains a PDF slideshow which leads students through the lesson step-by-step and can be displayed on a screen. Plus, there is a student handout version that can be printed. Lessons include the elements of art and principles of design used in each project.
Visual step-by-step instructions are included so even if you’re not confident teaching art, students will be able to create something they can be proud of. You can either use the slideshow to outline the process, or print copies of the student handouts for each table (or display them in plastic stands if you have them), for students to follow the instructions themselves.
You could set the activities up as stations for students to rotate around, or do one activity per day as a whole class.
What’s included?
PDF slideshow for each lesson
Student handouts and notes for the teacher
Make a statement about environmental issues mixed media
Elephant sculpture (although the skills can be applied to any animal)
Animal print (options for one colour or two colours)
Animal face oil pastel drawing
Self-reflection form
Artist statement template
Photos of African animals in colour and black and white (black and white photos make it easy for students to notice dark and light areas)
U.K and U.S versions
What materials are used:
Air-drying clay
Cartridge paper A4-A3 size, black paper
Oil pastels
Black marker, pencils
Acrylic paint
Recycled materials such as corrugated cardboard, bubble wrap, newspaper
Printing ink or paint, brayer (roller), craft foam
Glue sticks, scissors
I hope your students enjoy creating art inspired by African animals and feel super proud of what they make.
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SAVE MONEY with this fun start-of-the-year pack of “All About Me” and “Getting to Know You” activities bundle that will have your students making new friends, getting to know their teacher, and showing you a window into who they are.
In this pack you’ll find:
a 3D name plate with four lettering templates and editable PowerPoint
an “all about me” page that is a little more interesting than the usual “what’s your favorite color?” type questions which make a great wall display
a page of questions to help you understand your learners, their strengths and weaknesses, and how you can help them to feel at home in the classroom
3 activities designed to help students get to know each other
3 team challenges because a little friendly competition can really help students to bond
a page for students to design their ideal classroom – add these to your wall display
a multiplication number search to get students back into math in a fun way
6 writing prompts about summer and the year ahead
UK and US versions
I hope you enjoy using this pack to get to know your students and to help them to build a great classroom community.
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Get to know your students’ names and find out about them at the same time with this personalised 3D name plate that comes with an editable version, and four lettering templates.
On one side students will write their name in big, bold letters, and on the other side they can draw pictures of their favourite food, sport, game or book, and age or favourite number.
What’s included?
a 3D name plate
4 lettering templates for students to overlay and draw over to get bold, consistent lettering (optional to support those that aren’t confident with lettering)
an editable version if students want to type lettering, or if you want to type the lettering for them
U.K and U.S versions optimised for A4/letter paper, spelling and vocabulary
I hope you enjoy using this pack to get to know your students and to help them to build a great classroom community.
If you like using this resource after your purchase, I’d love it if you could leave a quick review. To show my appreciation, you can choose any resource up to the same value for free. Simply email me after with the resource you’d like at info@zigglelearning.com
This fun start-of-the-year pack of 11 “All About Me” and “Getting to Know You” activities will have your students making new friends, getting to know their teacher, and showing you a window into who they are.
In this pack you’ll find:
an “all about me” page that is a little more interesting than the usual “what’s your favorite colour?” type questions which make a great wall display
a page of questions to help you understand your learners, their strengths and weaknesses, and how you can help them to feel at home in the classroom
3 activities designed to help students get to know each other
3 team challenges because a little friendly competition can really help students to bond
a page for students to design their ideal classroom – add these to your wall display
a multiplication number search to get students back into math in a fun way
6 writing prompts about summer and the year ahead
U.K and U.S versions
New Year traditions around the world are so interesting to learn about. With this pack of eight craftivities your students will learn about Puerto Rico, Spain, Brazil, Denmark, Greece, Germany, the Philippines, and one of the United States/Canada/England/Australia/New Zealand (these countries have similar celebrations so all have a party hat craft).
What’s included?
Fact cards for each country (2 per page)
Photo instructions
Craftivity to make and write about the country’s traditions
A map to find the country and attach it to the craft
Similarities and differences Venn diagram
Ideas for use:
You could print the fact cards and put them with the crafts at stations
You could focus on one country and compare it with your own
Put students into groups of 4 and give each student a different country. The students learn about their country and have to teach the others in their group.
Students could research online to find more detailed information.
Students can choose which country they want to learn about, and early finishers could do more than one craft.
I hope you enjoy using these activities.
If you like using this resource after your purchase, I’d love it if you could leave a quick review. To show my appreciation, you can choose any resource up to the same value for free. Simply email me after with the resource you’d like at info@zigglelearning.com
New Year traditions around the world are so interesting to learn about. With this pack of four craftivities your students will learn about Greece, the Philippines, Germany, and one of the following: United States, Canada, England, Australia, or New Zealand.
What’s included?
Fact cards for each country (2 per page)
Photo instructions
Craftivity to make and write about the country’s traditions
A map to find the country and attach it to the craft
Similarities and differences Venn diagram
As the United States, Canada, England, Australia, and New Zealand are very similar in their celebrations, they all have a party hat craft so I recommend choosing one of these to focus on. However, fact cards and maps are included for all of them if you wish to look at the similarities.
3 line sizes for writing on
U.K and U.S versions (spelling, printing letter/A4 size)
Ideas for use:
You could print the fact cards and put them with the crafts at stations
You could focus on one country and compare it with your own
Put students into groups of 4 and give each student a different country. The students learn about their country and have to teach the others in their group.
Students could research online to find more detailed information.
Students can choose which country they want to learn about, and early finishers could do more than one craft.
I hope you enjoy using these activities with your students.
If you like using this resource after your purchase, I’d love it if you could leave a quick review. To show my appreciation, you can choose any resource up to the same value for free. Simply email me after with the resource you’d like at info@zigglelearning.com
Preview clipart is purchased with a commercial license from Little Red’s Clipart
New Year traditions around the world are so interesting to learn about. With this pack of four craftivities your students will learn about Puerto Rico, Spain, Brazil, and Denmark, and the traditions that are unique to their countries.
What’s included?
Fact cards for each country (2 per page)
Photo instructions
Craftivity to make and write about the country’s traditions
A map to find the country and attach it to the craft
Similarities and differences Venn diagram
Ideas for use:
You could print the fact cards and put them with the crafts at stations
You could focus on one country and compare it with your own
Put students into groups of 4 and give each student a different country. The students learn about their country and have to teach the others in their group.
Students could research online to find more detailed information.
Students can choose which country they want to learn about, and early finishers could do more than one craft.
I hope you enjoy using these activities with your students.
If you like using this resource after your purchase, I’d love it if you could leave a quick review. To show my appreciation, you can choose any resource up to the same value for free. Simply email me after with the resource you’d like at info@zigglelearning.com
Get your students working collaboratively, solving problems, and thinking creatively and critically about sustainability with this set of 24 task cards. Students will develop key 21st century skills needed while addressing important issues about our interconnectedness with the environment, and our responsibility to take care of it.
Students will work together to come up with new ideas and new solutions - there are no right or wrong answers.
Ideas for use:
stations
turn and talk with a partner discussion starters
starters for further research and persuasive presentations
team challenges
Topics cover:
Reducing waste
Recycling
Thinking of new uses for items
Making sustainable products
Considering food waste
Changing habits
Consumerism
Electronic waste
Considering water usage
Overfishing
Transport
The impact of city growth on animal habitats
Addressing recycling issues
Addressing sustainability issues
What’s included?
24 task cards in colour and ink saver (1 per page for PowerPoint or Google Slides™, and 4 per page for printing)
U.K and U.S versions optimised for printing, spelling, and vocabulary
Teaching tips
Recording sheet in landscape and portrait
I hope you enjoy using these task cards with your class.
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Do you need some hands-on activities to bring your Ancient Egypt unit to life? This pack has 6 hands-on activities that include carrying out an archaeological dig and five craft projects. Many of these activities can meet the learning objectives of the art curriculum at the same time.
What’s included?
Student instructions for:
Make an amulet
Make a canopic jar
Make papyrus
Make a pyramid model (two sizes, a smaller, easier size, and a larger, more challenging size)
Make a scarab beetle
Carry out an archaeological dig with a partner
You will need:
paper, coloured paper
scissors, glue/glue sticks
paint
pencils, markers, coloured pencils
air-drying clay and rolling/marking tools
containers, soil or sand, small objects
I hope your students enjoy making these activities.
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Shang Dynasty Hands-on Activities and Crafts
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This pack of activities on ancient Egyptian history is full of engaging activities including a timeline, causes and consequences, hieroglyphics, map work, colouring cover pages, research organisers and more!
Ancient Egypt is such a fun topic to explore, and this pack of activities provides a range of activities to get your students engaged in learning and build their knowledge about how ancient Egyptians lived, all while covering key social studies skills.
What’s included?
Archaeological Dig Record Book - a fun research organiser
Colouring cover pages (4 designs)
Timeline cut and paste
Informational Reading Text (editable text, images/layout aren’t editable)
Causes and consequences activity cut and paste
Ancient Egyptian life and my life - how are they similar or different?
‘Would you rather… live in ancient Egypt or now?’
Roleplaying interviews with an archaeologist
Hieroglyphics - write your name, write a word for a partner, make new hieroglyphics
Inventions cut and paste activity
Student-choice research reporter-style
Starting the inquiry process (K-W-L)
Social structure worksheet
Fortune teller to cover key social studies concepts (significance, changes, causes and consequences, sources)
Adapting to the environment interactive notebook
Answer keys where appropriate
Vocabulary display cards and display phrase “Ancient Egypt”
Line sizes are included for year 3-4 and 5-6.
This pack is available in U.S and U.K versions. (letter/A4, spelling)
I hope you enjoy using these activities with your children, as much as I enjoyed making them!
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Are you looking for some fun activities for learning about the Shang Dynasty? This pack includes research organisers, a timeline, developments, leadership analysis, a fortune teller, and more to help your students learn about the first ancient Chinese civilisation with a written record.
This pack contains lots of interesting learning activities that you can pick and choose from:
timeline cut and paste
colouring page (great for covers)
map work
informational reading passage (editable text, images/layout aren’t editable)
comparison activities of the students’ lives with Shang life
social structure
reporter-style research page
archaeological dig research booklet
analysing primary sources activity
adapting to the environment interactive notebook
analysing leadership cut and paste
fortune teller of key social studies concepts
starting the inquiry process (KWL)
7 pictures, vocabulary wall cards, display phrase “Shang Dynasty”
U.S and U.K versions included. (letter/A4, spelling)
I hope your students love learning about the Shang Dynasty!
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Ancient Egypt Hands-on Activities and Crafts
Ancient Egypt Pyramid Craft
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Aztec Empire Hands-on Activities and Crafts
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Are you looking for a hands-on gingerbread craft? Then your students will love making their own gingerbread house with this 3D net template. Easy prep - just add scissors, colouring pencils or markers, glue sticks or white glue, and tape if needed.
There is a design with sweet decorations included, and a design without sweet decorations so your students can add their own.
U.K. and U.S versions for printing A4/letter and spelling.
Includes 2 pages.
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