A unit of work with 3 PowerPoint lessons, investigating air transport, visiting the airport and flying on a plane; plus 23 worksheets. LESSONS: INTRODUCTION TO FLIGHT: Looks at maps of the UK, Europe, USA and the world - encouraging children to discuss which modes of transport would be suitable for getting to different places. Introduces flying as the best kind of transport for travelling to places far away. (17 slides) THE AIRPORT: A look at different things that are seen when travelling through the aiport, with pictures, descriptions and explanations. Explains the airport terminal, inside and outside; checking in; check in desk; baggage; baggage handlers; boarding card/QR scan; security; departure lounge; information boards; departure gates; boarding the plane; the runway; air traffic control and luggage carousel. (30 slides) AEROPLANES: Explores different parts of a plane - the flight deck, engines, wings, flaps and spoilers, fuel, fuselage, the tail and wheels; plus the inside of the plane - the cabin, doors, overhead bins, seats, safety cards, flight attendants, windows, galley, food and toilet. (35 slides) WORKSHEETS: 23 worksheets including - Labelling airport signs Making a passport Writing a postcard Describe the aiport pictures Label parts of a plane Maps of the world, Europe, the USA and the UK A place I would like to visit Plus A-Z lettering with airport picture background 3 pages of airport colour clipart Writing border sheets Some of the PowerPoints include a linked video to watch. This is a link shared through SafeShare TV - a programme that filters adverts and unwanted advertising from the clip. You may need to check if you can access this in school. The links were checked before uploading, but if any don’t work, feel free to contact me and I will update them.

A set of PowerPoint lessons to teach different aspects of life in the sixties, plus headings and worksheets. It is suitable for teaching children aged 8-11. It includes: INTRODUCTION TO THE 1960S - A short introduction explaining what a decade is and how many decades ago the Sixties were. Poses some questions for the children to think about, with a follow up activity. SIXTIES DAILY LIFE - How people in the 1960s had ‘never had it so good’; Money - Explanation of pounds, shillings and pence with illustrations of the coins and notes; Shopping - how supermarkets started expanding, Green shield stamps, and food eaten in the Sixties; Transport - Expansion of motorways, popular cars, and air transport; Technology - Police call boxes, public telephones, telephones in the home, computers, computer games, the forerunner to the Internet, lasers, calculators. (25 slides) SIXTIES SCHOOL LIFE - What it was like going to school in the 1960s. (10 slides) SIXTIES KEY EVENTS - A timeline of events from around the world from 1960 to 1969, with three highlighted events in each year. (11 slides) SIXTIES HOMES - New housing developments, tower blocks and older houses that needed modernising; How the washing and cleaning was done; Home fashions - kitchens, lounges, ornaments, and furniture; Television, and how it progressed over the decade. (14 slides) SIXTIES FAMOUS PEOPLE - Neil Armstrong, Yuri Gagarin, Alfred Hitchcock, John F Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, Muhammad Ali/ Cassius Clay, Mary Quant, Francis Chichester, Andy Warhol, and Twiggy. There is a page for each person, with a short description of what they are famous for. (12 slides) SIXTIES FASHION - How fashioned changed from the beginning to the end of the decade and how it was influenced by music. (17 slides) SIXTIES MUSIC - How people listened to music in the Sixties - records and record players; radios and Pirate radio stations, introduction of tape players, jukeboxes; Sixties music fans - Mods and Rockers, Skinheads and Hippies; Sixties bands and singers - The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Chubby Checker, Cliff Richard, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Monkees, Jimi Hendrix, and the Woodstock Festival. There is a picture and description of each band / singer, and a their most popular hit of the Sixties. (21 slides) SIXTIES TOYS - Pictures of popular Sixties toys, with short descriptions. (9 slides) Plus a set of 11 worksheets with follow-up activities. Some of the PowerPoints contain links to relevant videos though SafeShare T.v., which filters unwanted adverts from the clip. You may need to check that you can access this in school. The links were checked before uploading, but if they stop working please feel free to contact me or email me: primaryteachingtools@gmail.com and I will update them. This pack is an updated version of my previous Sixties pack.

These resources introduce the concept of a sentence and explain how to become a great sentence writer. Includes PowerPoint lessons, corresponding worksheets and sentence writing activities. LESSONS AN INTRODUCTION TO SENTENCES: Explanation of what sentences are and what type of punctuation should be used. It reinforces the importance of capital letters, periods, question marks or exclamation marks and spaces in between words. HOW TO WRITE A SENTENCE: A checklist of what is required for a perfect sentence. I CAN SENTENCES: Simple sentences to read. The spellings get progressively more difficult. JAKE’S PERIOD: A story showing how important it is to put periods in the right places. PICTURE SENTENCE: Find the correct sentence out of four to match the picture. WORDS THAT FIT: Find the words that can be substituted in the sentence. REARRANGE THE WORDS: Jumbled up sentences that need rearranging. PRINTABLES Worksheets: 15 different worksheets to accompany the lessons, including - Checklist to use when writing sentences Finish the ‘I can’ sentences Write the words that fit Write sentences about a picture Punctuation story Match the sentences Cut and make a sentence Also included is a center activity with 34 ‘I can’ sentence cards. Some of the PowerPoints include a linked video to watch. This is a link shared through SafeShare T.V., a program that filters adverts and unwanted commercials from the clip. You may need to check if you can access this in school. The links were checked before uploading, but if any don’t work, feel free to contact me.

A set of colorful posters featuring a cute baby chicken in different positions to teach or reinforce prepositions. There are 30 different prepositions which each print onto one page. Also included is a banner / lettering ‘Prepositions’, plus matching A-Z chick lettering to personalize your display.

A numberline display for your natural classroom. Numbers/ numerals and tiles to 20, one set with a hessian background, the second set with a brown paper background, the third in black and white for you to print on white or coloured paper. There are 3 different fonts to choose from - cursive, handwriting or Sassoon.

This pack contains 7 resources: A PowerPoint lesson for children to write words containing the new grapheme, 4 differentiated worksheets, picture and word cards and a large flashcard. The font used is Sassoon with an additional copy in Elementary font.

This pack contains 7 resources: A PowerPoint lesson for children to write words containing the new grapheme, 4 differentiated worksheets, picture and word cards and a large flashcard.

This pack contains 7 resources: A PowerPoint lesson for children to write words containing the new grapheme, 4 differentiated worksheets, picture and word cards and a large flashcard. The font is Sassoon infant, with an additional pack in Elementary / Primer print.

The bunting has a hessian photograph background, and is in two sizes: 2 letters per page and 1 letter per page. There is a choice of either black font or white font with a black border. The font is Sassoon Infant. The number line goes from 1 to 20. There are 7 separate pdf files.

This set contains 30 different prepositions which each print onto one A4 page. They can be also be printed as A5 and used for flashcards. Also included is an A4 title, plus banner / lettering ‘Prepositions’, plus matching A-Z chick lettering to personalise your display.

This pack is a collection of PowerPoints and printable resources in pdf to help children recognise the initial sounds in words. (Not to be confused with later alliterative activities the children do in KS1 and KS2 when they can already recognise letters and read words.) They can be helped to do this by tuning into speech sounds; firstly with the initial sound of the letter and later by recognising other sounds in word such as the middle a and t in cat. This pack containing over 40 resources will help children to develop these important pre-reading skills. ALLITERATION STORIES: For each story there is a PowerPoint and a pdf game to print. The objective is for the children to recognise the initial sound in each object that the person in the story passes (for example as Ben walks to the baths, he passes a bear, a ball, a burger, a balloon and a bike.) Ben goes to the baths Hannah takes a hike Joe goes to the gym Poppy goes to the park Shahida goes to the shops Tom goes to town Bertha the Bus Tony the Taxi INITIAL LETTER SOUND ALPHABET CARDS: A set of cards with objects beginning with the same sound. There are 14 pages with 12 cards on each page, plus the initial letter. These cards can be used in lots of different games, for example Digging for treasure / Musical corners / Sound bag game / Silly soup MAKING ALIENS: Alien names PowerPoint - 20 pictures of aliens who can only remember the first part of their names - the children have to make some up for them. Mix and Match Aliens – a pdf game to mix and match aliens and make up alliterative names for them. SILLY SOUP: There are 8 PowerPoints, each with 5 objects beginning with the same sound, to be put in the silly soup. There are also printable bowls, which can be used with the alphabet cards to make alliterative silly soup. Silly soup a Silly soup c Silly soup f Silly soup g Silly soup l Silly soup m Silly soup r Silly soup w INITIAL SOUNDS WORD GAMES Initial sound name play –PowerPoint with 30 pictures of children with alliterative phrases describing them. (eg Sam’s silly soap suds) Tongue twister raps – PowerPoint containing 19 Alliterative raps for the children to join in with. Tongue twisters – PowerPoint containing 11 age appropriate tongue twisters. I spy object cards – 24 picture cards to play I spy with.

This is a set of 42 resources: PowerPoints, display and role play activities. PRINTABLES: ROLE PLAY masks / puppets for the following nursery rhymes: Baa baa black sheep (black sheep, dame, master and sack) Hey Diddle Diddle (cat, cow, dog, dish and spoon) Goosey Goosey Gander (Goose and old man) Humpty Dumpty (Egg) Jack and Jill (2 versions, one colour, one black and white) Hickory Dickory Dock (mouse) Peter Peter (pumpkin) Incy wincy spider Twinkle Twinkle little star Wee Willie Winkie Plus a variety of girl / boy / woman and man masks DISPLAY: A-Z Lettering with a nursery rhyme theme Nursery Rhyme 3 page banner Nursery Rhyme border Sheep number line to 20 Nursery Rhymes large lettering Nursery Rhymes colouring book - with 15 different nursery rhymes Nursery Rhyme colourful posters with an A4 heading, displaying one rhyme per A4 page. The rhymes are: Baa Baa black sheep Doctor Foster Goosey Goosey Gander Hickory Dickory Dock Incy Wincy Jack be nimble Little Jack Horner Little Boy Blue Mary, Mary Old King Cole Polly put the kettle on Ride a cock horse Rock a bye baby Sing a song of sixpence There was an old woman Three Blind Mice POWERPOINTS: 16 individual animated Nursery Rhyme PowerPoint presentations: 1 2 Buckle my shoe Baa Baa Black sheep Goosey Goosey gander Hey Diddle Diddle Hickory Dickory Dock Humpty Dumpty Incy Wincy Spider Jack and Jill Mary had a little lamb Old King Cole Sing a song of sixpence The Owl and the Pussycat The Three little kittens This little piggy Twinkle Twinkle PLUS Nursery Rhyme Collection: (In PowerPoint format, with Sassoon font; each rhyme is on 1 page) Goosey Goosey Gander Hey Diddle Diddle Humpty Dumpty Hickory Dickory Dock Jack and Jill Jack Spratt Jack be nimble Jack Horner Little Miss Muffet Little Bo Peep Little Boy Blue Mary Mary Old Mother Hubbard Peter Peter Polly put the kettle on Ring o' Rosies Rock-a-bye baby There was an old woman Three Blind Mice Twinkle Twinkle Wee Willie Winkie

A 20 page PowerPoint detailing the life of Mary Anning, her achievements and contributions to palaeontology.

A set of activities looking at the Iron Age and the Celts in Britain, consisting of an informative Powerpoint, printables and display resources. POWERPOINT (26 PAGES): Description of different aspects of Iron Age life including Sources of information Iron Age Britain Iron Age people & tribes Iron Age life Buildings: Hill Forts Art and Culture Religion Battle Arrival of the Romans IRON AGE WORKSHEETS: (for recording research) Iron Age sites recording sheet Iron Age tribes in the local area Iron Age art and culture Iron Age farming Iron Age hill forts Iron Age tribal kingdoms Topic covers (x2) For topic books Iron Age writing border sheets (x2; lined and unlined) IRON AGE DISPLAY: A4 title A-Z lettering in a metallic iron background The Iron Age banner Iron Age artefacts Iron Age border for display boards

This set of 8 resources is to help children learn the rules for adding suffixes. It contains the following files: Adding suffixes to words ending in y: Explains what a root word and a suffix is, and shows the addition of -ed and -ing, pointing out the differences. Quick write - Adding ed to verbs ending in y Quick write - Adding ing to verbs ending in y Quick write - Adding er to words ending in y Quick write - Adding est to words ending in y (Quick write activities show firstly the root word, then how it changes/stays the same when the suffixes are added.) ACTIVITIES Words ending in a consonant then y matrix: to fill in TEACHER RESOURCES Y2 Spelling Appendix: Adding suffixes to words ending in y- An adaptable outline plan Word List - With relevant words ending in y.

A set of resources for a unit of work covering the Bronze Age in Britain, looking at the Amesbury Archer, Must Farm and Stonehenge amongst other things. POWERPOINT (26 PAGES): Description of different aspects of Bronze Age life including • Sources of information • Discovery of copper and bronze • Britain in the Bronze Age • Religion • Henges • Daily life BRONZE AGE ACTIVITIES: (for recording research) • Write a report about the Amesbury Archer • Write a report about Must Farm • Bronze Age ways of living • Bronze Age travel • Bronze Age technology • Bronze Age religion • Topic covers (x2) For topic books • Bronze Age writing border sheets (x2; lined and unlined) BRONZE AGE DISPLAY: • A4 title • A-Z lettering in a bronze background • The Bronze Age banner • Bronze Age timeline • Bronze Age artefacts • Bronze Age border for display boards

A set of resources looking at the Stone Age in Britain - Includes Powerpoint lessons, worksheets, and display. POWERPOINTS: INTRODUCTION TO PREHISTORY TIMELINE: (20 pages) A timeline showing the history of the Earth, from when it was first formed to the beginning of the Stone Age THE STONE AGE: (30 PAGES) Description of different aspects of Stone Age life that can be split into weekly topics including Sources of information Stone Age Britain Stone Age people Food Change from hunter-gatherers to farmers Skara Brae BOOKLETS Prehistory timeline booklet: Corresponds to the prehistory PowerPoint. It can be printed for display, or used as a reference pack. Stone Age booklet: Corresponds to the Stone Age PowerPoint and can be printed for display or reference. WORKSHEETS: (for recording research) Prehistory writing sheet Cave paintings Stone Age climate Stone Age food Stone Age way of life Write a report about .... (x10) - Different British Stone Age archaeological sites Topic covers (x 5 different designs) For topic books Stone Age writing border sheets (x2; lined and unlined) STONE AGE DISPLAY: A4 title A-Z lettering in a stone background The Stone Age banner Stone Age timeline Stone Age artefacts Stone Age border for display boards Stone Age bunting

This pack is aimed at KS1 but can also be used in the EYFS. It can be used to match and name shapes and to look at how many sides and vertices each shape has. It contains: 2-D shape cards: Two sets of cards in different sizes, one has 4 to an A4 page, the other has 9 to an A4 page Poster: With 20 labelled shapes Poster: Properties of 2-D shapes, with labelled sides and vertices Large 2-D shapes: 2 per A4 page

Four different card sets containing different emotions. The sets include: 18 cards showing different emotions with photographs of girls’ faces 18 cards showing different emotions with photographs of boys’ faces 12 cards with different emoticons 9 cards with girl clipart faces Plus 2 A4 sheets of black and white emoticons to use for activities with the children.

The cards can be used to help children plan the day, get ready for what is happening next and to communicate with others. There are 72 cards included; 9 to each A4 sheet. Updated version added February 2023* If there are any other activities / extra cards you would like adding to the pack, please send a message and I can add them.