This pack of Science activities, aligned to the New Science National Curriculum 2014, is ideal for supporting teaching of Year 4 States of Matter unit focusing on solids, liquids and gases and changes of state. Included are six activities:
-Sort it!
Students sort the 12 materials cards into solids, liquids and gases. Answers included.
-Investigate it!
Students investigate how temperature affects the rate of ice cubes melting.
-Describe it!
Students think of an example of each state of matter. They describe the properties of solids, liquids and gases. Sample answers included.
-Explain it!
Students describe the role of evaporation and condensation in the water cycle. Sample answers included.
-Change it!
Students describe the change of state in each photograph. These are; clothes drying on a washing line, ice cream melting, icicles forming and condensation forming on a window. Sample answers included.
-Order it!
In this activity students research the melting point of various materials. They record the melting points and then order the materials along the image of a thermometer from highest melting point to lowest. Answers included in both degrees Celsius and degrees Fahrenheit.
Included are detailed, clear instructions on how to set up the activities and the additional equipment needed for 'Investigate it!'. Also included is a KWL (what I know already, what I would like to know and what I learnt [UKS version also included - what I learned]) for students to complete prior and after the unit.
This set of counting task cards is fully aligned to the Year 2 National Curriculum 2014 Maths objective:
Pupils should be taught to:
-count in steps of 2, 3, and 5 from 0, and in tens from any number, forward and backward
Included are 48 task cards, three to a page, complete with answer grids. There are 12 cards for each counting step; 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s. Pupils will count on in multiples of the particular number, filling in the missing numbers. When counting in tens, pupils will count on and back in tens from any 2-digit number.
Cards 1-12 counting on across multiples of 2
Cards 13-24 counting on across multiples of 3
Cards 25-36 counting on across multiples of 5
Cards 37-48 skip counting on and back in jumps of 10
Simply print, laminate and cut up the task cards. Pupils may write their answers using a whiteboard pen directly onto laminated cards or they can record their answers on the response sheet.
This 15 page plants unit is ideal for supporting the teaching of the new National Curriculum 2014 Year 3 Plants unit. Included are six activities:
-Investigate how water travels through plants.
-Design a greenhouse. Pupils label the features of their greenhouse and how they help plants to grow well.
-Match up the cards into sets of a) term, b) image and c) description.
-Order the stages of the lifecycle of a sunflower.
-Explain how air, sunlight, water and soil help plants to grow well.
-Describe the plant terms on the card (set of 12 cards included), without saying the three forbidden words on their card. Their partner must guess the material.
Included are detailed, clear instructions on how to set up the activities and the additional equipment needed for the investigation. Also included is a KWL (what I know already, what I would like to know and what I learnt).
Reward your students by allowing them to choose coupons and cash them in. Watch your students' motivation increase with this perfect complement to any classroom behavior system. Included are 32 different reward coupons. You could use them all or pick and choose the ones which suit your class.
Examples of coupons included:
Listen to music during class
Write with a pen all day
Sit on a cushion all day
Choose a prize from the treasure box
Sit at the teacher's desk
Wear a crown in class
Free choice for 10 minutes
Choose colour of board pen
Be the teacher's helper all day
Bring a toy in from home
Extra playtime for the whole class
Choose a class story
Eat lunch with the teacher
Sit by a friend all day
Positive phone call home
Show a talent to the class
Read a story to the class
Bring an item from home to show and tell
Plus much more!
This 'All About Me' lapbook project is the perfect way to begin the new school year! It is the ideal way to get to know your new students and allow them to set goals for the year ahead.
Included in the 'Back to School All About Me' lapbook are eight activities, complete with clear instructions for your students to follow, plus a front cover to complete.
UK and US spelling versions included.
Activities are:
- Front cover
- Favourite thing (music, movie, food, sport, color and pet)
- My goals
- Class rules
- My talents
- When I grow up I want to be...
- (In my new class) I am looking forward to...
- Favourite subject
- My family
Your students will love this fantastic pack of electricity activities, ideal for supporting the teaching of the 2014 National Curriculum Year 4 electricity unit. Included are seven activities:
-Identify it!
Students identify items that use electricity and those that do not.
-Build it!
Students predict whether the circuits will light the bulb. They build the circuits to test their predictions.
-Sort it!
Students sort the images into those that are electrical conductors and those that are electrical insulators.
-Investigate it!
Students investigate what happens to a bulb in a circuit as more batteries are added.
-Create it!
Students design their own switch to turn a bulb on and off in a series circuit.
-Avoid it!
Students describe why the images of electrical hazards are potentially dangerous.
-Define it!
Year 4 Electricity Unit
Students match the topic vocabulary to its definitions.
Included are detailed, clear instructions on how to set up the activities. Also included is a KWL (what I know already, what I would like to know and what I learnt) for student to complete prior and after the unit.
Please note: Some of the activities require additional resources. These include wires, bulbs, batteries, selection of electrical conductors and insulators and materials for building a switch (paper clips, popsicle sticks, tin foil, clothes pegs etc).
Page Count: 14
Plural or Possessive Activity Cards
Help your pupils to understand the difference between plural and possessive nouns with these fantastic activity cards.
Included are 36 task cards (four per page), clear instructions and an answer reference sheet. Simply print out the cards, laminate, cut up and they are ready to use.
Pupils read the sentence on the card and look at the word in red within the sentence. They decide whether the word is a plural or a possessive noun, needing an apostrophe.
Pupils use a dry wipe marker to circle the correct red word at the bottom of the card that fits correctly within the sentence.
Pupils (or an adult) can check their answers using the answer reference included.
Wipe the cards clean and they are ready to use again!
This fabulous set of activity cards is perfect for developing your pupils' angle measurement skills. Simply print out, laminate and cut the cards up. All you will need is a protractor for your pupils to measure the angles in the set.
Included are two sets, each with 12 question cards - one set has angles to 10 degree intervals and one has angles to 5 degree intervals for easy differentiation. All angles included are 180 degrees or less. Also included are pupil recording sheets and answer keys.
Your students will love this fantastic pack of Science activities, ideal for supporting teaching of Properties of Materials! Included are six materials activities :
-Investigate it!
Teddy's umbrella has a hole in it! Students investigate which material would be best to fix it.
-Create it!
Students design their own chair, thinking carefully about the properties the materials it is made from need. They label the materials they would use and describe why they have chosen them.
-Match it!
Students match up the cards into sets of a) material, b) properties and c) uses.
-Define it!
Student match up the vocabulary cards and their definitions.
-Find it!
Students find items in the classroom made from plastic, wood and metal.
-Describe it!
Students describe the material on the card (set of 12 cards included), without saying the three forbidden words on their card. Their partner must guess the material.
Included are detailed, clear instructions on how to set up the activities and the additional equipment needed for 'Investigate it!'. Also included is a KWL (what I know already, what I would like to know and what I learnt) for student to complete prior and after the unit.
Both UK and US alternative spelling/vocabulary also included.
Page Count: 16
Develop your pupils’ reading skills with this reading comprehension pack. Included are five non-fiction original reading passages based on five desert animals written by myself. Alongside each reading passage are questions to develop pupil comprehension, understanding and information retrieval. Also included are five answer sheets, one for each passage and set of questions.
The five reading passages are based on the following desert animals:
-Camels
-Meerkats
-Fennec foxes
-Rattlesnakes
-Scorpions
Please see the slide show of files included for an example of one of the passages, questions and answer sheet.
US and UK alternative spelling included.
Alternative US spelling worksheets also included.
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Ocean Creatures Reading Comprehension
African Animals Reading Comprehension
Amazon Rainforest Animals Reading Comprehension
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This set of 48 guided reading task cards is perfect for guided reading or pupils' independent reading activities. Included are 12 cards in each of the following areas:
-Character
-Plot
-Setting
-Language
The cards are four to a page. Simply print out and laminate for question cards that can be used again and again for any fiction reading book.
*************NOTE: If you have already purchased my Guided Reading Resource Pack, please do not purchase these cards as they are included in the pack.*****************
This set of 80 CVC word cards can be used in multiple ways. Use the cards as flash cards for reading activities and games or display them around your classroom.
Page count: 40 (2 word cards per page)
A fun fractions game to reinforce the concept of fractions of shape. Students must find the matching fraction in numbers and the fraction represented as a shape.
In pairs or small groups students deal the cards, face down, equally between themselves. The first player places a card, face up, to begin a pile. The next player places their card, face up, on the pile. Continue until a shape and a numeral card representing the same fraction are placed on top of one another. The student who shouts ‘Snap!’ first keeps that pile. Continue until one player has won all the cards.
These cards can also be used to play other games such as memory pairs.
Included: 30 cards making 15 pairs
These are fantastic resources to support the teaching of adjectives. Included are seven activities which can be implemented as whole class activities or set up as rotations or activities for review.
Choose the Adjective
Students choose the appropriate adjective from the word bank to describe the nouns in the images.
Find the Adjectives
Students underline the adjectives within the sentences. The sentences in the first box have one adjective to find and the sentences in the second box have two adjectives to find per sentence. Answer sheet included.
Add the Adjective
Students add adjectives to the blanks in the sentences to describe the nouns.
Character Description
Students choose adjectives to describe the monster in the image. They then use their adjectives to write sentences about the monster.
Using Adjectives
Using a foldable, students think of a nouns that can be described by the adjective on the reverse side of the petal.
Adjective Sort
Students sort the adjectives into the correct category. They write the adjectives in the correct column of the table. Answers included. UK and US spelling versions included (for word colour/color).
Setting Description
Each sheet contains an image of a setting (underwater, beach, forest, winter street). Students write a description of each setting using adjectives to add detail.
Adjective Wordsearch
Students find the adjectives within the wordsearch. Answer sheet included.
Full, clear teacher instructions included.
This set of 16 identifying angles task cards is perfect for helping your students to identify acute, right and obtuse angles. Included are 16 task cards, a student response sheet and an answer sheet. The ideal way to reinforce acute, right and obtuse angles.
This set of 60 place value task cards is perfect for reinforcing the concept of place value up to 1000. Included in the set are 12 task cards on each of the following:
-Identifying the value of the underlined digit in a 3-digit number
-Writing the number in numeral form from the number name
-Writing the number from the pictorial representation
-Writing the expanded form of the number from the numeral form
-Comparing 3-digit numbers using <, > and =
Included for each of the 5 sets is a student response sheet and an answer sheet.
Page count: 25
These time activity cards are ideal for helping your pupils to learn to tell the time.
Included are four sets each with 16 task cards:
Set One: Hour intervals
Set Two: Half hour intervals
Set Three: Quarter hour intervals
Set Four: Five minute intervals
That makes 64 task card altogether! The different levels of cards are perfect to cater for a range of abilities and make differentiation simple.
Each set includes a mix of analogue and digital clocks. Pupils must write the time in words from the clock image of the task card.
Also included are student response sheets and answer sheets.
This useful set of times table speed sheets is just what you have been looking for to help your pupils learn their multiplication tables. Included is a sheet for each multiplication table from 2 to 12 plus a mixed sheet containing tables from 1 through to 12.
On each sheet there are five columns, each labelled from Monday through to Friday. Pupils complete one column per day of the times table sheet they are currently working on. I use these for morning work and they are fantastic for reinforcing the multiplication tables with your students.
This is a simple and fun memory card game which reinforces the concept of decimal numbers using clear visuals.
There are 24 cards altogether of 12 matching pairs. Each pair has one card which displays the value in digits (whole number and decimal tenths) and one card which display the value visually through a clear diagram.
Print, laminate and cut out the cards. In pairs, or small group, students lay the cards face down on a table. They then take turns to turn over two cards. If they find the two matching numerical and visual cards of a particular decimal, they may keep the cards and have another go. If not, they must turn the cards back over and the next person has their turn. It is important to remember where the cards are positioned for future turns!
These cards can also be used to play decimal snap or simply as a visual prompt when teaching decimals.
This fun Number Name Recognition Memory Pairs Game helps pupils to practise and remember number names up to 20 and relate them to written numerals and amounts. Included in each set is a number name cards and a matching written numeral and ten frame representation for each number from 1 to 20. There are four sets of the game included in four different colours so different pairs/groups of pupils can be playing with different sets at the same time and the cards won't get mixed up!
How to Play
Print, laminate and cut out the cards. In pairs, or small group, pupils lay the cards face down on a table. They then take turns to turn over two cards. If they find the two matching number name and written numeral/ten frame card of a particular number, they may keep the cards and have another go. If not, they must turn the cards back over and the next person has their turn. It is important to remember where the cards are positioned for future turns!