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.

Are you teaching about the International Day of Democracy? Are your students interested in discussing why we need to vote? This is a PowerPoint full of Powerful images to help you. I have also written a PowerPoint which explains how you can use this teaching resource to help you with 31 different teaching activities in the classroom. You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different materials being shown in each of the photos. I have collected these photos together to save teachers everywhere from needing to do it themselves. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about International Day of Democracy. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different types of Democracy. The students can then discuss what they think each one is important. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.

I have created 4 great teaching packs for Science: Animal Skeleton Bones, Human Skeleton Bones, Teeth and Your Senses. You can download these packs, print them off and have an instant wonderful display. Alternatively, you would use them as PowerPoint presentations within a lesson to introduce or review a topic. They make excellent talking prompts for the class! Animal Skeletons: See different examples of animal bones. How are they similar? How do they differ from each other? There are bones of fish, whales, snake and cows, to mention just a few. Human Skeletons: Here is a nice resource pack which contains a lot of the different bones students need to learn about. The photos are fantastic. Teeth: This includes what we need to have nice teeth and a few photos of what happens if we are not careful with our teeth. There are also some animal pictures so you can discuss animal teeth shapes. Senses: A nice teaching pack about our 5 senses. This would make an excellent display or sorting activity.

You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different activities being shown in each of the photos. This display shows you what a trip to a dentist is like, and why it is important to look after your teeth. There are lots of different discussions you can have with your class, including having false teeth and the importance of wearing braces when young. This pack contains a 31 Teaching Activity Teacher Guide using these photo flash cards. These activities are quick and fun to do and will improve both your students' memory and vocabulary skills. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about Teeth. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different Teeth related activities and objects. The students can then discuss why they think each one is important. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.

I created 10 original posters or PowerPoint sides for you to use in class about firework safety. As an additional bonus and to make learning more fun, each tip directly links to a short related Fireman Sam video. This pack contains a 31 Teaching Activity Teacher Guide using these photo flash cards. These activities are quick and fun to do and will improve both your students' memory and vocabulary skills. You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different instructions being shown in each of the photos. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about Guy Fawkes Bonfire Night Safety Tips . The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different types of safety tips. The students can then use these rules to create their own safety posters. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.

I have made a lovely talking point resource for my class. I thought I would then share it with everyone else. You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different activities being shown in each of the photos. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about World Kindness Day. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different types of kindness. The students can then discuss what they think each one was saying or thinking. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.

Practise… • speaking and listening skills • sentence building with 8 intermediate-level verb forms • connected speech • International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) • information exchange • reading comprehension • role playing • discussion questions …including tests and full answers! Discover… • 20 common English idioms • 20 common English phrasal verbs • 20 common English slang words and phrases • 40 essential vocabulary words and phrases 100% Photocopiable Note: all activities include full answers. For detailed instructions please see P.xiii. Contents Sentence Focus Activities 2. Sentence Blocks + Sentence Blocks (without Function Words) 5. Sentence Block Extensions 6. Sentence Blocks – Sentence Stress and Vowel Sounds 8. Connected Sentence Cards 11. Connected Sentence Cards – with Consonant & Vowel Sounds 14. Connected Speech Template + Cut-Up IPA Sentence Word Focus Activities 19. Discussion Words + IPA Version + Visualisations 22. Discussion Words Question Sheet 26. Information Exchange 29. Multi-Purpose Text: • Original Text + Spot the Difference • Guess the Function Words • What’s the Question? + True, False, or Unknown? • Glossary of New Words Focus on Non-Literal Speech 35. Role Play with Non-Literal English + Features of Non-Literal English – Part 2 40. 20 Common English Idioms + Matching Game + Activities 43. 20 Common English Phrasal Verbs + Matching Game + Activities 46. 20 Common English Slang Words and Phrases + Matching Game + Activities 51. Unit Vocabulary Reference: Children, Teenagers, Adults, and Elderly People Free Practice Activities 57. What Would You Do? 58. Discussion Questions 59. Agree or Disagree? Continuous Assessment Tests 60. Vocabulary Test + Lesson Test

I would like to introduce a brand new concept in thinking. Thinking Scarves. For a long time I was a huge fan of thinking hats... until a teacher one day wrote to me and said she did not like Thinking Hats as the Black Hat was very negative and could help to reinforce negative stereotypes about the colour black. In contrast, "White" was seen as a straight down the line, honest hat. The facts, pure and simple, without and falsification or misinterpretation. I then thought I am a teacher. Why not simply reinvent the whole system - forget about hats - scarves are the answer. With scarves, you can share them between friends, creating a closer bond between the thinkers. Make a thinking system which works perfectly in a primary school environment. Green - What is positive - makes you feel good? Red - What is negative? What makes you feeling angry or upset? Purple - what are your general feelings towards a character? Like purple, feelings can be hard to define. Gold - Make 'n' Shake - Follow your dreams and all the streets will be paved in gold. Blue : Facts - Facts, like the sea and sky can appear endless. Guide: No scarves, just a handy bag to carry all the scarves in and organise them into some sort of order. I would love other people's opinions on this concept.

A key to a child's happiness is to appreciate what they already have in their lives? This is a simple 1 week course which can be used time and again. The children draw and write about what they are thankful for. By thinking of their happiest times, their brains relive those happy moments. Try it! It is a lot of fun!

I have created a simple set of worksheets to help students to focus on what is good in their lives. They can complete this work at the beginning or the end of the day. They could even have it set as homework one week. The idea being that if students know they will need to write about being happy, they will actively seek out happiness to write about. When students write about being happy, they relive that happy moment, and of course become happier!

I have created 15 anti-war slogan posters which teachers are free to use, discuss and share in their classrooms. They are a great way for launching and supporting classroom discussions. Why do people go to war? Is there such a thing as a just war? Is there always a solution which does not involve violence? If you like these posters, please take the time to leave a nice comment, share and distribute these resources to others. You can also click the little heart to be informed of all the future teaching resources I make and upload.

I have developed an idea. Did you know that during your registration period every day, you could be actively making your whole class happier? This could be done in the morning, the afternoon or even better at the end of each day before they go home. All they do is complete this 21 page daily journal on things which make them happy. I have used it and I can say it does make a big difference to how you approach life.

After the Paris terrorist attack, good advice came out from homeland security on what to do if you face an attack. However it was focused on adults and not child friendly. I thought I would create a simple book which explains to children what is now recommended in the case of an active shooter attack. You should however still point out that this is an incredibly unlikely event - but one students now need to be prepared for.