KS1 & 2 Set of 11 Christmas themed writing borders. Suitable to print off for pupil to use to write using suggestions of a shopping list, party invitation, Christmas/winter poem, riddle, ‘in my stocking’ wish list, and Christmas meal menu. Blank templates with images of Santa, an angel and stars.
KS2 and 3 Label the Human skeleton, eye, ear and tooth (4 worksheets). Worksheet 1 Skeleton has 14 bones to label. Worksheet 2 Eye (2 diagrams to label) exterior (8 labels) and interior (7 labels). Worksheet 3 ear (2 diagrams to label) exterior (6 labels) and interior (8 labels). Worksheet 4 Tooth ( 2 diagrams to label) exterior (6 labels) and interior (7 labels).
Can be used in topics – the body, keeping healthy, healthy eating, moving, growing.
KS1 word lists to develop onset and rime. One list for each learning objective with idea for use.
Learning objectives
I must sort three letter words which rhyme
I should make new rhyming words using different initial letters.
I could make new words using the rimes: at, an, am, ap, ar, ag, ad
KS1 & 2 Woodland identification treasure hunt.
Two A4 pages of images and labels for pupils or teachers to drag or cut out and place on the treasure hunt template in preparation for a visit to the woodlands.
Images include common flowers, leaves, wildlife, insects and features found in British woodlands. Select up to 7 images per child/group from the image bank prior to the visit depending on what you hope to see or vocabulary you hope to develop. Pupils tick the tally box when they spot the image on the walk. Pupils can analyse the data after the visit and look for patterns and ask follow up questions eg types of trees growing in a specific place and why?
Very helpful for group or individual targeted differentiation.
Powerpoint Poem about the colour BROWN. EYFS/KS1. Simple rhyming poem which I wrote myself to introduce a topic on colour recognition, help pupils learn the colour brown and identify brown objects around them. Lots of ‘brown’ photos and an easy to follow pattern about a ‘brown world’.
Links with cross curricular topics on ‘Colour’, ‘Rainbows’, ‘All around me’, ‘Outside’ and Literacy ‘Poetry’.
Powerpoint Poem about the colour YELLOW. EYFS/KS1. Simple two word rhyming couplets (repeating the word yellow) which I wrote myself to introduce a topic on colour recognition, help pupils learn the colour yellow and identify yellow objects around them. Lots of ‘yellow’ photos and an ending which young children can relate to.
Links with cross curricular topics on ‘Colour’, ‘Rainbows’, ‘All around me’ and Literacy ‘Poetry’.
Powerpoint Poem about the colour GREEN. EYFS/KS1. Simple rhyming couplets (repeating the word green) which I wrote myself to introduce a topic on colour recognition, help pupils learn the colour green and identify green objects around them. Poem focuses on ‘healthy greens’ and ‘not so heathy greens’! Lots of ‘green’ photos and an ending which young children can relate to.
Links with cross curricular topics on ‘Colour’, ‘Rainbows’, ‘All around me’, ‘Healthy eating’ and Literacy ‘Poetry’.
Powerpoint Poem about the colour RED. EYFS/KS1. Simple rhyming couplets which I wrote myself to introduce a topic on colour recognition, help pupils learn the colour red and identify red objects around them. Lots of ‘red’ photos and a humorous ending which young children can relate to.
Links with cross curricular topics on ‘Colour’, ‘Rainbows’, ‘All around me’ and Literacy ‘Poetry’.
Powerpoint Poem about the colour WHITE. EYFS/KS1. Simple rhyming ‘What is white?’ poem which I wrote myself to introduce a topic on colour recognition, help pupils learn the colour white and identify white objects around them. Lots of ‘white’ photos and an easy to follow ‘what is white?’ pattern.
Links with cross curricular topics on ‘Colour’, ‘Rainbows’, ‘All around me’ and Literacy ‘Poetry’.
Nine separate powerpoint poems which I wrote to help pupils recognise the colours red, yellow, green, blue, orange, white, pink, black, brown. There are colour specific photos on each powerpoint. Each poem is written in a different style eg orange - acrostic.
Learning Objectives:
To know the names of the Autumn months.
To recognise the signs of Autumn around me.
To explain why some small animals hibernate.
To know the features of harvest and recognise harvest grain, fruit and vegetables.
The slides include photographs of animals which hibernate (dormouse, bat, frog, grass snake etc) and do not hibernate (squirrels, badgers, rabbits/hares). At specific points there are short paired talk activities and simple class activities eg Name the harvest fruits, name the harvest vegetables, a grain chart activity, summer clothes and autumn clothes.
There are 2 youtube links – a short Autumn song and a simple Autumn story.
Cross curricular KOW /Science work on topics of ‘Seasons’, ‘Autumn’, ‘Animals’, ‘Nature’.
EY/KS1 Signs of Summer Powerpoint of 41slides.
Learning Objectives:
To know the names of the summer months.
To recognise the signs of summer around me.
To understand the features of a British seaside holiday.
To talk about and share my own experience and feelings about a summer holiday.
The slides include photographs of British seaside holiday activities, mini beasts (bees, spiders and ladybirds) and frogs. At specific points there are short paired talk activities and simple class activities eg a class summer/not summer birthday chart, writing about a favourite beach activity and how to make Ladybird counting sticks (counting in 7s).
Cross curricular KOW /Science work on topics of ‘Seasons’, ‘Summer’, ‘Mini-beasts’, ‘Nature’.
KS1 & 2 History/Geography /Science– ‘Very famous person’ blank template. A quick information gathering resource for pupils to use to research a specific famous person and find out specific information about nationality, flag, birth/death dates, education, famous work and reasons this person is well known. Space to write short sentences or bullet points of key information and a summary of how this person has helped or changed the world. Great for class display and for starting points about a famous person based subject or as a final assessment of knowledge gained throughout a topic.
Link to cross curricular History/Geography/Science/Art topics and ‘Inventors’, ‘Explorers’, ‘Victorians’ and similar topics.
KS1/lower KS2 (SEN) African animal quiz. Work as an individual, partners or small group. Guess the 6 animals from three graded clues and images. Animals to guess are elephant, lion, rhinoceros, ostrich, giraffe and hyena. There is a simple scoring system if you want to make this more competitive!
Good lesson starter or plenary activity for assessing knowledge of animals. Can be linked to cross curricular topics on ‘Animals’, ‘Africa’ or used as a lesson filler/warm up.
KS1 set of four resources including an interactive powerpoint lesson Signs of Autumn (41slides).
Learning Objectives:
To know the names of the Autumn months.
To recognise the signs of Autumn around me.
To explain why some small animals hibernate.
To know the features of harvest and recognise harvest grain, fruit and vegetables.
The slides include photographs of animals which hibernate (dormouse, bat, frog, grass snake etc) and do not hibernate (squirrels, badgers, rabbits/hares). At specific points there are short paired talk activities and simple class activities eg Name the harvest fruits, name the harvest vegetables, a grain chart activity, summer clothes and autumn clothes.
There are 2 youtube links – a short Autumn song and a simple Autumn story.
Cross curricular KOW /Science work on topics of ‘Seasons’, ‘Autumn’, ‘Animals’, ‘Nature’.
Autumn Acrostic poetry templates (set of 4) Autumn, Leaf, Scarecrow, Farmer each with a linked word mat to help pupils begin each line of their poem.
Leaf investigation template - simple to use with a easy to identify key.
Maths data handling graph which scaffolds an Autumn walk /data collection with corresponding questions.
KS1 & 2 Geography –Leaf investigation blank template. A quick information gathering resource for pupils to use to scaffold a leaf investigation walk. Space to write short bullet points of key information. Great for class display and for starting points in cross curricular ‘season’ project . Link to cross curricular topics on Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer, Habitats, Growing, Trees etc.
A simple matching activity to reinforce chronology. Pupils order Grace Darling's siblings in date of birth order on a simple tree. Can be used as a paired or individual activity.
This power-point can be used as a full lesson or as a guideline for active learning for a whole day focus on The Gunpowder Plot. It consists of a range of interactive cross curricular activities which begin using pupil knowledge of Bonfire Night and develop into the historical account of the Gunpowder Plot.
Learning includes: Understanding the link between Bonfire Night celebrations and the Gunpowder Plot, developing historical vocabulary, and using historical documents to extract and interpret information.
The power-point promotes collaboration, discussion and information sharing in a historical, geographical and mathematical context.
KS1 & 2 Set of 5 Easter instructions.
Learning Objectives:
To read and follow the instructions accurately and in the correct sequence/order.
To recognise the features of instructions (What materials are needed, method, using an imperative (bossy) verb, sequencing actions and numbering each stage in order, using diagrams and pictures).
Five DT activities for pupils to read, understand and make. The activities include : Paste egg bunny, Easter basket, spring daffodil, Easter nests, pompom chick.
Use as an introduction to work on instructions to encourage pupils to observe the features in a fun way or as a format to help pupils scaffold their own instructional writing.
Set of 6 blank Nursery Rhyme comic strip templates. The 7th template is a completed example of Hickory Dickory Dock to demonstrate how it can be used. Includes Jack and Jill, Humpty Dumpty, Mary, Mary Quite Contrary, Little Bo Peep, Baa Baa Black sheep, Miss Muffet. Use for a range of learning activities including writing speech bubbles, features of a comic strip, storyboarding and writing an ending to a known story or rhyme. The template has 3 boxes with the rhyme below, the 4th box is blank for pupils to add their own final ending.