Welcome to Curriculum Compass! I'm on a mission to help make your teaching journey smoother. My aim is to support teachers in designing and creating engaging and effective learning experiences saving you time and energy, so you can focus on what you do best - teaching (and hopefully have more of a work-life balance)!
So, whether you're a new teacher in need of inspiration or a seasoned educator searching for fresh ideas, I've got your back.
Welcome to Curriculum Compass! I'm on a mission to help make your teaching journey smoother. My aim is to support teachers in designing and creating engaging and effective learning experiences saving you time and energy, so you can focus on what you do best - teaching (and hopefully have more of a work-life balance)!
So, whether you're a new teacher in need of inspiration or a seasoned educator searching for fresh ideas, I've got your back.
These printable Spooky Puppets are super easy to make with the printable hand puppet templates! Just print, color, cut and stick the hand puppets together for a fun activity!
What you receive:
8 different characters for you to choose from:
Jack-o-Lantern
Frankenstein
Mummy
Cat
Vampire
Skeleton
Witch
Scarecrow
What you will need:
Glue, paper (or card), scissors, crayons or felt tip pens
Thats it! A simple but fun activity!
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These swimming certificate templates are a perfect way to say well done for joining in and working towards their swimming goals! From Stage 1 to Stage 7, congratulate children on their ability to swim! It also includes a great progress award to ensure all children are included.
Children can take certificates home to show parents, siblings and grandparents. They could even be frame as a souvenir for children to look back on!
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These swimming certificate templates are a perfect way to say well done for joining in and working towards their swimming goals! From swimming backstroke to breaststroke congratulate children on their ability to swim!
Children can take certificates home to show parents, siblings and grandparents. They could even be frame as a souvenir for children to look back on!
If you enjoyed this resource, it would be greatly appreciated it if you could take a moment to leave a review. Thank you :)
These swimming certificate templates are a perfect way to say well done for joining in and working towards their swimming goals! From swimming backstroke to breaststroke congratulate children on their ability to swim!
Children can take certificates home to show parents, siblings and grandparents. They could even be frame as a souvenir for children to look back on!
If you enjoyed this resource, it would be greatly appreciated it if you could take a moment to leave a review. Thank you :)
This week-long English resource is designed for Year 5 learners and is based on the captivating novel Sky Hawk by Gill Lewis. It is part of a comprehensive three-week cycle aimed at enhancing learners’ writing skills, culminating in the creation of a diary entry as the character Iona.
The resource consists of five days of engaging and interactive lessons, carefully crafted to address key writing skills. Throughout the cycle, students will focus on mastering subordinate clauses, fronted adverbials of time, place, and manner, as well as maintaining consistent use of the past tense. In addition, the resource provides opportunities for students to develop their understanding of the challenges faced by endangered animals.
In week three of the cycle, students will delve deeper into the minds of the characters, enabling them to authentically plan and write their own diary entry. To provide valuable support and scaffolding, the resource includes a planning template that guides students through the process and helps organise their ideas. Additionally, to save teachers time, completed examples are provided, serving as models for students and facilitating a clearer understanding of expectations.
To add a touch of creativity, the resource also includes an osprey-themed writing page border, providing a beautiful platform to showcase learners’ completed work.
This resource also includes a differentiated PowerPoint for learners that need to focus on sentence structure, using colourful semantics. This PowerPoint can be used with a separate group, as an additional intervention, or integrated into the whole class lesson.
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This week-long English resource is based on Sky Hawk by Gill Lewis is designed for Year 5 learners. It includes five separate days of lessons in one PowerPoint. The lessons are a part of a three-week cycle of work, and this is week one.
The cycle is designed to help learners improve their writing skills, with the ultimate outcome being to write a diary entry as Iona, a character from the book. The lesson plan focuses on three target skills that learners need to master in order to successfully complete the writing task, these are; subordinate clauses, fronted adverbials of time, place and manner, and consistent use of the past tense.
This week’s lessons incorporates a range of activities designed to facilitate student engagement with the model text and to develop the skills necessary to achieve the desired outcome. Specifically, the lessons features a hook lesson to effectively engage learners, as well as interactive lessons focused on understanding the structure of the model text. Additionally, a short burst writing task is included to provide students with an opportunity to practice and apply the skills they have learned.
The lessons are differentiated and includes necessary documents, including the model text based on Sky Hawk, and information sheets on ospreys, which is a key element in the story. Additionally, there is a differentiated PowerPoint for lower-ability children that need to focus on sentence structure, using colourful semantics. This PowerPoint can be used with a separate group, as an additional intervention, or integrated into the whole class lesson.
By using these comprehensive and differentiated lessons, teachers can ensure that all learners can achieve success in their writing, regardless of their ability level.
Weeks 2 and 3 of the Sky Hawk English lessons are available as separate purchases. To make things easier and more cost-effective for you, I am also offering a bulk purchase option for all three weeks.
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This comprehensive English resource is based on the popular novel “Sky Hawk” by Gill Lewis and provides a week’s worth of engaging lessons.
Using colourful semantics, the resource focuses on improving learners’ sentence structure and writing skills. The cycle of work leads to the creation of a diary entry as Iona, with a particular focus on developing three essential skills including; fronted adverbials, consistent use of past tense, and subordinate clauses (this can differentiated). In addition, the resource provides opportunities for learners to develop their understanding of the challenges faced by endangered animals.
In week three of the cycle, students will delve deeper into the minds of the characters, enabling them to authentically plan and write their own diary entry. To provide valuable support and scaffolding, the resource includes a planning template that guides students through the process and helps organise their ideas. To add a touch of creativity, the resource also includes an osprey-themed writing page border, providing a beautiful platform to showcase learners’ completed work.
If you find this resource useful, it would be greatly appreciated it if you could take a moment to leave a review. Thank you :)
Transform your learners writing into a captivating interstellar experience with our space-themed writing borders. This collection includes 12 different designs varying from clipart, artwork, and space pictures.
Designed to help showcase learners’ final pieces of work. Whether they’re writing imaginative stories, scientific reports, or poetry about the cosmos, these themed borders provide the perfect backdrop. With both lined and unlined options, these borders cater to different writing styles and preferences.
Ideal for classrooms, home-schooling environments, or creative writing workshops, these space-themed writing page borders bring a touch of celestial magic to any writing project.
This bargain bundle includes the complete set of 12 border designs. Easily update your classroom displays without having to buy a new set each time. Perfect to save time and money.
If you find these writing page borders useful, it would be greatly appreciated it if you could take a moment to leave a review. Thank you :)
This Scalloped Writing Page Border resource bundle includes 11 different colours and different shades of each colour. All colours come in lined and unlined options.
Perfect for a range of writing activities, such as essays, stories, poems, or journal entries, making them perfect for use in the classroom, or writing workshops.
If you find these writing page borders useful, it would be greatly appreciated it if you could take a moment to leave a review. Thank you :)
This Scalloped Writing Page Border resource bundle includes 11 different colours and different shades of each colour.
All colours come in lined and unlined options.
Perfect for a range of writing activities, such as essays, stories, poems, or journal entries, making them perfect for use in the classroom, or writing workshops.
Easily update your classroom displays without having to buy a new colour set each time. Perfect to save time and money.
If you find these writing page borders useful, it would be greatly appreciated it if you could take a moment to leave a review. Thank you :)
This Brown Scalloped Writing Page Border resource includes 2 different shades of brown and comes in lined and unlined options.
Perfect for a range of writing activities, such as essays, stories, poems, or journal entries, making them perfect for use in the classroom, or writing workshops.
If you find these writing page borders useful, it would be greatly appreciated it if you could take a moment to leave a review. Thank you :)
This Green Scalloped Writing Page Border resource includes 2 different shades of green and comes in lined and unlined options.
Perfect for a range of writing activities, such as essays, stories, poems, or journal entries, making them perfect for use in the classroom, or writing workshops.
If you find these writing page borders useful, it would be greatly appreciated it if you could take a moment to leave a review. Thank you :)
Step into the wonders of outer space with our space themed border. This page border features an array of celestial elements, from sparkling stars to distant planets, creating a captivating setting for your written masterpieces. Immerse your learners in the cosmos as you bring their imagination to life with this cosmic-themed border.
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Transport your learners to a world of imagination with our Intergalactic Adventures Writing Page Border! This writing page border is adorned with astronauts and spaceships, creating the perfect space themed backdrop for your creative writing pieces. Whether you are writing a thrilling space adventure or capturing the beauty of the cosmos, this border will add a touch of magic to your final piece.
Bring your learners’ work to life and embark on an interstellar writing journey with our Intergalactic Adventures writing page border!
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Our Lunar Landscape Writing page border offers a captivating space themed design that will bring your final pieces of work to life and provide a lovely backdrop to your learners’ written masterpieces. Whether you are writing a thrilling space adventure or capturing the beauty of the cosmos, this border will add a touch of magic to your final piece.
Bring your learners’ work to life and embark on an interstellar writing journey with our Lunar Landscape writing page border!
If you enjoyed this resource, it would be greatly appreciated it if you could take a moment to leave a review. Thank you :)
Transform your learners writing into a captivating interstellar experience with our space-themed writing borders. This collection includes 12 different designs varying from clipart, artwork, and space pictures.
These writing page borders are designed to help showcase learners’ final pieces of work. Whether they’re writing imaginative stories, scientific reports, or poetry about the cosmos, these themed borders provide the perfect backdrop. With both lined and unlined options, these borders cater to different writing styles and preferences.
Ideal for classrooms, home-schooling environments, or creative writing workshops, these space-themed writing page borders bring a touch of celestial magic to any writing project.
If you enjoyed this resource, it would be greatly appreciated it if you could take a moment to leave a review. Thank you :)
Our Celestial Dreams writing page border offers a captivating space themed design that will bring your final pieces of work to life and provide a lovely backdrop to your learners’ written masterpieces. Whether you are writing a thrilling space adventure or capturing the beauty of the cosmos, this border will add a touch of magic to your final piece.
Bring your learners’ work to life and embark on an interstellar writing journey with our Celestial Dreams writing page border!
If you enjoyed this resource, it would be greatly appreciated it if you could take a moment to leave a review. Thank you :)
Our Planetary Exploration Writing Page Border offers a captivating space themed design that will bring your final pieces of work to life and provide a lovely backdrop to your learners’ written masterpieces. Whether you are writing a thrilling space adventure or capturing the beauty of the cosmos, this border will add a touch of magic to your final piece.
Bring your learners’ work to life and embark on an interstellar writing journey with our Planetary Exploration Writing Page Border!
If you enjoyed this resource, it would be greatly appreciated it if you could take a moment to leave a review. Thank you :)
Transport your learners to a world of imagination with our Intergalactic Adventures Writing Page Border! This writing page border is adorned with astronauts and spaceships, creating the perfect space themed backdrop for your creative writing pieces. Whether you are writing a thrilling space adventure or capturing the beauty of the cosmos, this border will add a touch of magic to your final piece.
Bring your learners’ work to life and embark on an interstellar writing journey with our Intergalactic Adventures writing page border!
If you enjoyed this resource, it would be greatly appreciated it if you could take a moment to leave a review. Thank you :)
Transport your learners to a world of imagination with our Cosmic Voyage Writing Page Border! This writing page border is adorned with astronauts and spaceships, creating the perfect space themed backdrop for your creative writing pieces. Whether you are writing a thrilling space adventure or capturing the beauty of the cosmos, this border will add a touch of magic to your final piece.
Bring your learners’ work to life and embark on an interstellar writing journey with our Cosmic Voyage writing page border!
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