Discursive Writing - Should Animals be Kept in Zoos. This resource explains discursive writing, models a table for learners to complete, provides a short planning format example, includes a modelled paragraph and contains a word bank for learners.

Daily morning Starters to engage learning first thing in the morning. The starters rotate on a weekly basis. The colour scheme is ASN/ASD friendly. I have chosen muted colours with grey undertones as this can be more calming and less over stimulating for learners with ASN. They cover a range of topics from: Numeracy Spelling Grammar Writing Problem solving Geography General Knowledge Inferencing Skills

This resource explains the order of operations. It then provides examples for learners to try. It has a multiple choice quiz and then a set of differentiated questions for learners to try which can be used as a means of formative assessments.

This resource teaches learners how to write a newspaper article by looking at the main features. It covers Names of newspapers Headlines Bylines/leadlines Formal tone

This resources teaches learners how to locate scripture passages. It breaks Bible references down into sections and teaches it in stages. It has a range of challenges which can be used to engage learners and make it more exciting.

A twist on the standard fairytale story. Learners can roll a dice to help them build their story.

Sentence opener and connective flashcards which can be displayed on literacy wall. Useful resource to remind learners to include these in their writing.

This resources looks at converting grams and kilograms. It starts off by giving visual representation of what a gram and kilogram is to help learners. It then explains the process of converting grams and kilograms by multiplying or dividing by 1000. Then it gives different conversion explains using decimal notation. The resource uses a place value grid to model this clearly for learners. The resource then finishes with 10 example questions to assess learner understanding.

This resource works best with an interactive whiteboard that learners can write on. It can also be adapted for use on Seesaw or other online platforms. This resource begins with a time conversions starter quiz on units of time. It then begins by explaining the key differences between 12 and 24 hour time. It then provides digital clocks for learners to practise converting between the two different formats. It has ten practice questions for learners to try independently. Finally, it progress to using analogue and digital clocks and writing times in both 12 and 24 hour format. This challenges learners and provides good assessment of which areas of time learners find challenging. A template for these slides is available which can be printed for learners to write on directly either with pencil or work well with smart pals or wallets.

This lesson provides an introduction to positive and negative integers. It begins by explaining what an integer is and discussing different examples of how we use negative integers in real life. It then has a few different examples and discussion points using real life examples which can be done as whole class, individuals or groups e.g. weather, money etc. The resource then goes on to describe positive integers as hot numbers and negative integers as cold numbers. I find this really helps learners when performing calculations involving integers. The resource also contains a simple tug of war game that can be printed and played in pairs or played on the board with volunteers. For the game, someone is positive and someone is negative, they roll a dice and they move that number of spaces on the number line. Negative player moves to the left and positive player to the right. The winner is the person who makes it to their end of the number line. This is just a very simple game that encourages the children to add positive or negative integers and helps them visualise it on a number line. The resource then goes through different examples of adding and subtraction integers. It has a visual number line to support learners. When explaining this to learners, I use the terminology of hot and cold numbers and use the example of a drink e.g. adding hot numbers will increase the temperature, adding cold numbers will decrease it or subtracting hot numbers will decrease the temperature and subtracting cold numbers will increase the temperature. Finally, there are 6 quick questions that learners can answer and this can be used as a means of formative assessment.

This powerpoint demonstrates the connection between common F,D & P. It uses visuals to supports learners understanding.

This powerpoint goes over the key teaching points about Chinese New Year and the different traditions involved in it. It then explains the Chinese Zodiac and allows the children to see which animal they are. It then goes on to explain the characteristics of someone from the Year of the Dragon. At the end there are examples of different tasks the learners could complete. These could set or learners could be allowed to choose. You could also complete these as a series of rotational stations.

This resource demonstrates the connection between fractions, decimals and percentages.

Daily morning Starters to engage learning first thing in the morning. The starters rotate on a weekly basis. It contains a range of engaging tasks, plus an editable To do list to support classroom management in the morning. The colour scheme is pastel. They cover a range of topics from: Numeracy Spelling Grammar Writing Problem solving Geography General Knowledge Lateral Thinking Skills Estimation Skills Reasoning Skills This resource can be downloaded as both uneditable PDF or an editable Powerpoint so that you can edit your own To Do List. This resource included an answer scheme for each slide.

This fraction, decimal and percentage display is a great visual for learners when making connections between them as this is a challenging concept. Alternatively these could be cut up and used as a matching game.

Pastel Fraction wall display

This PDF resource explains the zones of regulation to learners. It explains each zone and allows learners to consider how they feel in each zone. It then progresses to explaining ways learners can help themselves in each zone. Finally it contains a zones of regulations wheel where pupils right down how THEY feel in each zone (inside circle - six emotions for each zone) then in the outside zone they must right ways that help them. This is a great visual resource to support learners when managing their emotions. *These resources have been adapted from the original zones of regulation resources.

This powerpoint is split into two lessons. Lesson 1 - focuses on the properties of quadrilaterals. Lesson 2 - focuses on regular and irregular pentagons and hexagons

This is a great resource for helping pupils to reflect on 2023 and also set targets and goals for 2024. These can be school related goals or personal goals. It uses simple child friendly language with sentence prompts like I hope that… I want to… My goal is… I want to… Pupils can then colour and cut this out and it makes a lovely display. Tip - add a photo of the child to the balloon to make it more personalised.

This reading comprehension retells the story of the Great Race which created the Zodiac calendar. It contains two tasks: Task 1: Analyses new or tricky vocab Task 2: Comprehension questions