A presentation aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children about kindness.
The presentation explains what kindness is and how it makes people feel. The presentation asks children to think about how to show kindness and provides some ideas for how we can show kindness to each other. The presentation also explains that we can show kindness to the world around us and gives examples. The presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHE discussion or lesson.
There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHE lesson. The worksheets cover thinking about things that we can do and say today to show kindness, thinking about how to show kindness in different situations and creating a poster about kindness.
A word collector book for children to collect a range of words that they can then refer to and use in their written work.
The pages in this book are -
Amazing Adjectives
Valuable Verbs
Adventurous Adverbs
Noble Nouns
Words instead of nice
Words instead of said
Words linked to size and shape
Words linked to colours
Words linked to emotions
Words linked to characteristics
Words linked to the five senses
Words linked to material
Each page includes either a definition or some key words.
Children could have their own copy of the word collector book or there could be a class copy completed with the children.
The word collector book helps to expand children’s vocabulary and encourages children to consider the words that they choose to include in their written pieces.
Aimed at Key Stage 1 children however could also be used with Lower Key Stage 2 children.
A Maths booster/intervention that can be printed off to create a booklet of activity worksheets for Early Years and Key Stage 1 children. The booklet covers five weeks and covers a range of activities including number writing to 5 and then to 10, missing numbers, number recognition and representation using pictures and addition and subtraction using numbers to 5 and then numbers to 10.
I have used this activity to support children with their understanding of number and addition and subtraction and it has helped to boost their confidence when they return to class.
For my Writing intervention please see
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/writing-sentences-intervention-12130753
For my Maths and Writing Intervention Bundle please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/maths-and-writing-intervention-12178045
Maths Intervention/Booster
A Maths booster/intervention that can be printed off to create a booklet of activity worksheets for Early Years and Key Stage 1 children. The PowerPoint covers five weeks and covers a range of activities including number writing to 5 and then to 10, missing numbers, number recognition and representation using pictures and addition and subtraction using numbers to 5 and then numbers to 10.
I have used this activity to support children with their understanding of number and addition and subtraction and it has helped to boost their confidence when they return to class.
Teen Numbers Lesson
A complete Maths lesson for introducing teen numbers in a step by step manner. During the main input children practise making teen numbers and can practise writing the number sentences for teen numbers. Children then have to identify numbers - this encourages children to explain their thinking. This Maths lesson includes three differentiated teen number worksheets and a plenary.
Aimed at Early Years and Year 1 children however could also be used as a booster or recap for Year 2 children.
Play Notes on the Ocarina
A music activity to help children to learn to play the notes on an ocarina. Each slide shows a different note and explains how to play that note. The notes have all been given names to help children to remember them. The final slide shows children how to play the first line of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star using the Ladybird Ocarina notes.
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
A music activity to help children to learn to play Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star on the ocarina. The children first practise playing the different notes with each note having a name to help children to remember them. Children then practise playing the first line of the song on their ocarina, then the first two lines followed by playing the next two lines and then playing the whole song.
Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1
A phonics activity for practising and revising split digraphs only.
Children can practise writing real and alien words on their whiteboards using focus sounds. The activity could be used during phonics lesson, as an intervention for any children requiring extra support or in the lead up to the phonics screening.
Aimed at Early Years and Year 1 children.
For my Powerpoint covering initial sounds please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phonics-initial-sounds-12165477
For my Powerpoint covering special friends sounds please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phonics-revision-12125266
A phonics activity focusing on split digraphs only.
Each split digraph has three workbook pages - one to practise writing real words, one to identify alien words and one to complete a sentence using the focus sound in a word. There is a space on the sentence writing page for children to draw a picture to match their sentence. This activity workbook could be completed as part of a group, independently or could be sent home as home learning/homework.
Aimed at Early Years and Year 1 children.
For my Powerpoint covering initial sounds please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phonics-initial-sounds-12165477
For my Powerpoint covering vowel digraphs and trigraphs or special friends sounds please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phonics-revision-workbook-12125262
An English activity focusing on capital letters, when to use them and what they look like.
The PowerPoint shows the children all capital letters and the children then practise writing the capital letters. Children then write the capital letter to match the lower case letter. The Capital Letter Monster then eats some of the capital letters from the alphabet and children have to identify which letters have been eaten and write the capital letters on their whiteboards. Children are then shown sentences with missing capital letters and have to fill in the missing letters. The children will enjoy the fun element of having a monster eating the capital letters and I have used this in class when children have forgotten capital letters in their written work.
Aimed at Early Years and Year 1 children although could be used as part of an
intervention for Year 2 children.
A set of 50 Alphabet Worksheets including matching capital and lower case letters, filling in missing capital and lower case letters, tracing capital and lower case letters and finding objects beginning with different letters of the alphabet in different places eg the playground, the supermarket.
These worksheets encourage children to think of words beginning with each letter of the alphabet and help children to recognise and write capital and lower case letters.
A set of 56 thinking and talking cards for Key Stage 2 children. These cards encourage children to engage in critical and flexible thinking.
Children enjoy answering the questions and using both their existing knowledge and imagination to construct answers.
These cards are also useful for speaking and listening activities.
The cards can be printed and laminated or displayed on the IWB. They can be used during whole class carpet time or in smaller groups.
A set of cards showing numbers 0 - 10.
Children can practise counting the dots or can place objects such as counters over the dots to practise counting to 10. Each card displays the number too so children start to associate the number of objects with the numeral.
These cards can be laminated for continued use.
Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.
**A set of three complete Maths lesson for counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. **
Each lesson shows children how to count in twos, fives and tens. Children then practise counting in twos, fives and tens, identify missing numbers counting in 2s, 5s and 10s and count sets of objects in 2s, 5sand 10s.
Each lesson includes differentiated worksheets and a plenary.
Aimed at Early Years and Year 1 children however could be used as a recap or booster session for Year 2 children.
Kindness
A presentation aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children about kindness.
The presentation explains what kindness is and how it makes people feel. The presentation asks children to think about how to show kindness and provides some ideas for how we can show kindness to each other. The presentation also explains that we can show kindness to the world around us and gives examples. The presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHE discussion or lesson.
There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHE lesson. The worksheets cover thinking about things that we can do and say today to show kindness, thinking about how to show kindness in different situations and creating a poster about kindness.
Apologising
A PowerPoint presentation focusing on apologising and saying sorry.
The presentation covers why we need to apologise and how it makes others and ourselves feel if we do something wrong. The presentation could be used as an assembly or as an introduction during a PSHE lesson.
There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHE lesson. The worksheets cover thinking about a time when the children needed to apologise, writing an apology letter and thinking about when people need to apologise.
Emotions
A presentation about emotions, what they are and how we can recognise and control them.
This presentation can be used as an assembly or during a PSHE discussion or lesson about emotions. The PowerPoint includes questions for children to think about and answer. Can be used to help children to understand that everybody experiences positive and negative emotions and how we can deal with these emotions.
There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHE lesson. The worksheets cover drawing emotions, identifying emotions and thinking about and drawing activities that make people happy.
Manners
A PowerPoint presentation focusing on manners and how we use them in different situations every single day.
The presentation starts with some manners for sale and ends with the conclusion that manners cannot be sold, they are free and we can all use good manners everyday. The presentation includes examples and pictures of good manners. The presentation could be used as an assembly or as an introduction to manners for a PSHE lesson.
There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHE lesson. The worksheets cover thinking about a time when the children used their manners, writing a Thank You letter and thinking about when people need to use their manners.
Happiness
A presentation aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children about being a superhero and spreading happiness and smiles.
The presentation explains that we all have a superpower and that superpower is making people smile. The presentation asks children to think about how they can make people smile and provides some ideas for how we can spread happiness. The presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHE discussion or lesson.
The children will enjoy believing that they are a superhero and using their superpowers throughout the day.
There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHE lesson. The worksheets cover drawing themselves as a superhero who makes people smile, thinking about why people smile and thinking about ways to make people smile.
Making Mistakes
A PowerPoint presentation about making mistakes.
The presentation explains that we all make mistakes and that making mistakes helps us to build skills such as resilience, confidence, problem solving skills. The presentation explains that we need to start to celebrate our mistakes.
This presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson.
There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHE lesson. The worksheets cover thinking about the skills that we build up when we make mistakes, designing a certificate to celebrate mistakes and thinking about a time when we made a mistake.
Accepting Challenges
A PowerPoint presentation about challenges.
The presentation explains that every challenge comes with a reward and then gives some examples of these rewards. The presentation also talks about how we might feel when faced with a challenge and how we feel when we achieve a challenge. There are opportunities throughout the presentation for the children to discuss their own ideas about challenges.
This presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson.
There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson. The worksheets cover thinking about what they could say to themselves when facing a challenge, thinking about how they will feel when they achieve a challenge and breaking a challenge into small chunks.
Rules
A PowerPoint presentation about rules.
The presentation explains what rules are and why they are important. The presentation also talks about what would happen if we didn’t have any rules.
There are opportunities throughout the presentation for the children to discuss their own ideas about rules.
This presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson.
There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson. The worksheets cover writing your own set of rules for school and home, thinking about why rules are important and designing a poster to encourage people to follow rules.
How to be Amazing
A PowerPoint presentation about being amazing.
The presentation explains that we are all amazing and that we all do amazing things every day.
There are opportunities throughout the presentation for the children to discuss their own ideas about being amazing and the final slide encourages children to celebrate their own and other people’s amazingness.
This presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson.
There are also three worksheets focusing on being amazing. The worksheets cover making sentences about being amazing, completing sentences about what makes them amazing and thinking about somebody who they think is amazing.
Resilience
A PowerPoint presentation about resilience.
The presentation explains what resilience is and how children can become resilient.
There are opportunities throughout the presentation for the children to discuss their own ideas about resilience and how to become more resilient.
This presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson.
There are also three worksheets focussing on resilience. The worksheets cover creating a poster to encourage people to become more
resilient, thinking of a time when the child was resilient and thinking about our comfort zone and what takes place once we step out of our comfort zone.
Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.
A set of 8 different Maths activity worksheets to practise making 5 covering bar models, part whole models, adding using objects and word problems.
These sheets focus solely on making 5. They also give children the opportunity to practise recording number sentences.
I have used these as worksheets during Maths lessons plus have also laminated the different sheets for children to use during choosing time or early work.
Aimed at Early Years and Year 1 children.
For my Making 5 - Number Bonds to 5 PowerPoint please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/number-bonds-making-5-12149331
A set of 8 different Maths activity worksheets to practise making 10. Activities included are drawing or using objects to represent number bonds, writing number sentences to match number bonds, completing part whole models for number bonds to 10, solving word problems, using bar models. These sheets focus solely on number bonds to 10. They give children the opportunity to practise number bonds to 10, use manipulatives or pictorial representation to solve problems and also give children the opportunity to practise recording number sentences. I have used these as worksheets during Maths lessons focusing on number bonds to 10 plus have also laminated the different sheets for children to use during choosing time or early work.
Aimed at Early Years and Year 1 children however could also be used as part of an intervention for Year 2 children.
For my Making 5 Activity Worksheets see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/making-5-activity-worksheets-12185922
A set of Maths activity task cards for making 10.
The set includes 6 number bond activities for making 10 including using objects to make numbers 0 - 10, adding objects to a number to make 10, writing number bond number sentences, using a bar model, completing part whole models and number bond word problems. These cards can be used as part of a number bond Maths lesson or could be used during choosing time for children to practise number bonds to 10. The activity cards also give children the opportunity to practise using manipulatives and pictorial representations and to practise recording number sentences.
These cards can be laminated so that they can be used again.
Aimed at Early Years and Year 1 children however could also be used as part of a booster session for Year 2 children.
For my Making 5 Activity Cards see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/making-5-activity-cards-12185958
A PowerPoint presentation focusing on apologising and saying sorry.
The presentation covers why we need to apologise and how it makes others and ourselves feel if we do something wrong. The presentation could be used as an assembly or as an introduction during a PSHE lesson.
There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHE lesson. The worksheets cover thinking about a time when the children needed to apologise, writing an apology letter and thinking about when people need to apologise.
This presentation is suitable for Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.
For the PowerPoint only, please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/apologising-saying-sorry-assembly-powerpoint-12255272
A set of 20 worksheets with ten different pictures. Each picture includes 2 worksheets focusing on vocabulary. For one activity children need to identify a word within the sentence for example the word that describes the size of the book and then find alternative words that could be used instead. For the second activity children need to think about what they think a word means using the picture and the whole sentence to support their thinking and are then given a picture to draw linked to that word for example draw something that is precious to you. Some children will be able to read the sentences independently however for some children I will either read the sentence with them or read the sentence to them depending on their ability as these worksheets focus on vocabulary and not reading ability.
These worksheets can be used as part of guided reading sessions.
Aimed at Key Stage 1 children.
Please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/read-a-picture-vocabulary-12367179 for my Read a Picture - Vocabulary PowerPoint.
English Worksheets Set 2
A set of 15 English Worksheets covering different areas and skills from the Year 1 English curriculum. These worksheets are suitable for practising and revising the different areas of the curriculum.
This set of worksheets covers –
compound words
plurals
common exception words
time words
capital letters
adding un
adding -er
adding -est
adding -ing
adding -ed
story writing
The sheets include useful hints and explanations to support the children in completing the sheets.
The English worksheets would be suitable for use in class throughout Year 1 or as revision activities in Year 2 to assess understanding of each skill and for children to practise skills or could be used as a home learning activity for children to practise these skills. The worksheets require no additional teaching resources. They are bright and colourful and have an alien theme to capture children’s interest and imagination.
The sheets are aimed at Year 1 children or as revision activities for Year 2 children.
For worksheets covering different areas of the Year 1 English curriculum please
see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/english-worksheets-year-1-12302743
For my bundle of worksheets please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/english-worksheets-year-1-12311312
A set of 20 worksheets with ten different pictures. Each picture includes a sequencing worksheet and a prediction worksheet. The worksheets include a range of activities.
These worksheets can be used as part of guided reading sessions.
Aimed at Key Stage 1 children.