I have used a wide range of inspirations to create a fun conversation starting lesson about Christian Aid week. This lesson looks at different issues which may be covered in Christian Aid week such as what is war, what is peace, what is a home and how we can help our fellow man, woman and child. I have started using conversation starters in my own lessons with great effect and I think you will also enjoy using them in your own lessons. As stated in the presentation, while these resources will help you present your Christian Aid week lessons in class, I have no connection with Christian Aid.

KS2 Keeping Healthy Science Vocabulary and Spelling pack. It contains photo based flash cards for each of the keywords below. In addition, it also contains a link to even more teaching resources at the end of presentation. I have included picture and word flash cards and a 31 Teaching Activity Teacher Guide to help you get more out of each lesson. The guide provides easy to set up, well paced activities which both you and your students will enjoy. Words used in the KS2 Keeping Healthy Science Vocabulary pack: diet balanced diet side effect fats sugars starches food types heart circulation heart beat pulse pulse rate muscle blood blood vessel lung breathe growth activity Additional documents are included with the permission of Sheffield Advisory and Inspection Service. These are available for free elsewhere online as word lists etc. However, not in the range of formats offered here.

Design a Game 4 Template Boards I have collected 4 different blank board templates - the idea is for children to develop their own board games and their own rules. They then need to teach the rest of the class how to play their game. Lots of talking, discussion and communication skills.

Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills Lesson Plan – Which Animal is No.1? Level: Elementary Skills: Speaking & Listening and Vocabulary Time: About 50 minutes Aim: To learn and discuss new vocabulary associated with animals; to consider superlative forms (most, least, easiest, hardest) Materials: Board and pen; flashcards / pictures of animals Procedure: 1. The teacher introduces the topic of animals with flashcards, pictures, video, etc. and discusses animals briefly with the students, e.g. “Have you got any pets? What?” etc. Introduce the topic of the lesson and write it on the board: “Which animal is number one?” Elicit different kinds of animals and make a blank table (see the board plan above) with the headings: “domestic animals”, “farm animals” and “wild animals”.... Find out the rest now!

You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different cheeses being shown in each of the photos. I have combined two different presentations about food with a set of 31 different teaching activities you can try in the classroom. The activities are short, fun and easy to organise. They will help to improve your students' vocabulary and memory skills. I added these resource to help you get more out of each purchase you make with me. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about The World of Cheeses. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different types of cheese. The students can then discuss which cheese they like and how they eat them. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.

Saint David is the patron saint of Wales. I have created a presentation which could be used either in the classroom or as part of a school assembly. This presentation links to a YouTube video which explains the day. I have also added a virtual walk around Saint Davids (the birth place of Saint David), provided some key facts about the day, links to a quiz and some Welsh themed colouring sheets. St Davids Day is an important celebration. Learn why the Welsh like to wear leeks on this day, and the significance of the daffodils.

This is a fun art project for a class. I have created an easy mini printable paper kit, which you can print out and assemble and create a class of mini lucky leprechauns. The pack comes complete with printable leprechaun kits, and a step by step PowerPoint presentation show you and your class how to assemble these wonderful men. I really hope you like them as I have dreams of making them for lots of different occasions throughout the year! It is a fun way to celebrate St Patrick's Day on 17th of March and make sure every child in the class has something nice to bring home with them.

Chopin: The Story of the Boy Who Made Beautiful Melodies Fun presentation of Chopin's life story, complete with a summary of the key facts, a quiz, and a writing activity. This is a great way of studying the life of a famous person.

A fun way of teaching Spanish numbers during Halloween. I have added some Halloween Themed worksheets - I gave the words in English - what are they in Spanish? A great translation task. You can then take these translated worksheets and use them in 31 different teaching activities in the classroom. You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different skeletons being shown in each of the photos. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about the Halloween Skeleton Counting Song. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different groups of skeletons. The students can then discuss what they think each skeleton was saying or thinking. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.

I collected together a wide range of different picture frames, perfect for any Christmas related project. The students could add their work to it or you could make your usual work look a lot more festive!

My students love to be creative. My students love an open ended task. These simple worksheets let my student's imaginations run riot. After everyone has complete the task, the students can do a simple show and tell and explain what they think the answer is. The great thing being that any answer is the right answer!

Test Your Research Skills The Great Big Yellow Banana Quiz – Fun Facts about Bananas 1 How much do you know about the world’s favourite yellow-skinned fruit? Try your luck with our absolutely bananas multi-choice fun quiz! Example questions... 1. Bananas are a type of... a) vegetable. b) fruit. c) potato. d) meat. 2. Bananas are an excellent source of... a) sodium. b) oxygen. c) potassium. d) magnesium. The worksheet comes complete with answers for the teacher.

Test Your General Knowledge It’s a Wonderful World! Example questions 1. What is the highest mountain in the world? a) K2 b) Everest c) Cho Oyu d) Kangchenjunga 2. What is the deepest ocean in the world? a) Indian Ocean b) Atlantic Ocean c) Pacific Ocean d) Arctic Ocean 3. What is the longest river in the world? a) Congo b) Nile c) Amazon d) Yangtze-Kiang The worksheet comes complete with a page of answers for the teacher.

Test Your Research Skills Out of this World! 1 Example questions... How much do you know about the solar system that we live in? Fill in the gaps below: 1. ___________________ is the closest planet to the sun. 2. ___________________ is the largest planet in the solar system. 3. ___________________ is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. This worksheet includes an answer sheet.

Test Your Vocabulary Skills Hotel Anagrams Examples Do you know your "room service" from your "do not disturb"? Practise hotel vocabulary by unscrambling the following anagrams. They are all words or phrases to do with staying in a hotel: 1. RPECTOEIN 2. ROMO SEVRICE 3. HEOTL FLICTAEIIS Complete with an answer sheet.

Test Your Vocabulary Skills How Did You Feel When…? (English Idioms of Mood/Emotion) Describe the feelings Examples 1. When I received the concert tickets for Muse I was on cloud nine! 2. When my sister opened her birthday card and a cheque fell out she was tickled pink. 3. When I was waiting to go on stage to perform in front of the whole school I had butterflies in my stomach. Complete with an answer sheet.

You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about Walk to School Month. I have extended this presentation to include walking, a keeping health creative writing prompt and a car free day. I have also added a teacher guide explaining 31 different ways of using these photo flash cards in the classroom. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.

I love to get the students really talking about an issue. I saw another teacher do it and thought that this looks really effective. My Walk to School Week teaching resources are designed to get the students to think about why we should walk to school, what are the alternatives and the benefits and the costs of walking to school using different modes of transport. They are also designed to get students really talking, listening and expressing their own ideas. My teaching resources could be printed out and made into an eye catching, thought provoking display or used as a whole class discussion stimulus. I am now making a new series of resources like this, so that teachers and students can get a lot more out of every lesson.

Want to inspire your students? These pictures form the basic parts of a story to get them thinking. The pictures can be simply mixed up to change the story. The different pictures from the different stories could all be mixed up to create a really interesting mash-up of different stories. A real challenge is to see if a class can create a whole story from all the different images in the presentation!