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This resource contains a short presentation on the Chinese New Year.
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Chinese New Year - 77 Slide Presentation
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Coordinates in The First Quadrant Worksheets
Chinese New Year Battleships Team Coordinates Interactive PowerPoint Game
Chinese New Year Themed Battleships - Coordinates Partner Game
Chinese New Year Lantern Riddles PowerPoint Quiz
Chinese New Year Puzzle Pack - Word Searches, Crossword, Anagrams, Chinese Riddles, Word Making
Chinese New YearTexts and Comprehensions
Chinese Proverbs - Thought Provoking PowerPoint and Posters
Chinese New Year Quiz
The Chinese Experience - A Magical Journey Through China
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This resource contains an A3 poster on personification for primary school pupils.
It can be laminated and used for classroom display.
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Set of 5 Literary Devices Posters - Alliteration, Personification, Onomatopoeia, Similes and Metaphors
These are an eye catching set of five colourful A3 size posters available on both white and black backgrounds.
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Acts of Kindness Quotes Posters
This resource contains a set of quotes on kindness. They are ideal for display and discussion during Random acts of Kindness weeks, World Kindness Day and anti-bullying week. The posters include quotes from many inspirational people - Princess Diana, Mahatma Gandhi, Mark Twain, Dalai Lama, Oscar Wilde, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Plato, Sir Winston Churchill, William Wordsworth, Jesse Jackson, Francis of Assisi, Confucius and Desmond Tutu.
Acts of Kindness Presentation
This resource contains a thought-provoking, 100-slide PowerPoint presentation on random acts of kindness. The PowerPoint includes:
Josh de Jong’s story
Danny Boyle’s story
examples of kindness - Gandhi, Princess Diana
Jonny Benjamin’s story
the physical and psychological benefits of performing Random Acts of Kindness
the definition of altruism
inspirational kindness quotes
what we can do to make the world a better place
the importance of kind words
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This resource contains a Pancake Day themed maths worksheet on adding money to 10p.
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Pancake day Themed Maths Worksheets Adding Money to 10p - Set of 7 Worksheets
This resource is a Pancake Day themed maths resource on the addition of money to 10p. It contains seven worksheets with answers . Tasks include calculating the price of toppings for pancakes and choosing the correct coins to pay for them - using 1p, 2p, 5p and 10p coins. It is an ideal maths resource for use during the Lent and Easter period.
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Addition and Subtraction to 10 - Twenty Worksheets
This resource contains a set of 20 Pancake Day themed worksheets on addition and subtraction to 10.
Pancake Themed Word Problems
This resource contains pancake-themed word problems ranging from simple addition to multiplication, division, fractions and percentages. There are 8 differentiated worksheets.
Pancake Themed Coordinates Game
This is a pancake-themed coordinates team game and partner game on using and locating coordinates in the first quadrant. In the team version, teams have to locate pancakes or pancake ingredients - milk, eggs, flour by choosing a coordinate. 1 point scored for an ingredient - two points if they locate a pancake. There are 10 printed grids for partner games. Team and partner score sheets can be printed off the PowerPoint.
Addition and Subtraction to 10 - Twenty Worksheets
This resource contains a set of 20 Pancake Day themed worksheets on addition and subtraction to 10.
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This resource contains a selection of Christmas clipart images which can be copied quickly and easily and pasted into Christmas projects, PowerPoints etc.
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Christmas Clipart Collection
Save hours of researching and locating clipart! This collection of royalty-free, non-attributable clipart is suitable for both personal and commercial use. The clipart is on a PowerPoint which has been indexed and organised so that the clipart can be located and used quickly and easily by both teachers and pupils . The resource has 24 frames containing over 400 images (some animated). They can be used on greetings cards, worksheets, gift tags, calendars, bookmarks, websites, art and craft projects, PowerPoints, Christmas activities etc
Images include:
angels, baubles, bells, candles, candy canes, churches and carol singers, elves, Christmas food, hats, holly, lights, miscellaneous, nativity, presents, reindeer, robins and geese, Santas, sleighs, snowflakes, snowmen, stars, stockings, trees, wreaths.
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This resource contains two worksheets on alphabetical order.
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Alphabetical Order: 24 Page Workbook
This is a 24 page workbook on alphabetical order that includes three information sheets, nineteen worksheets (with answers) and a progress check. Tasks include:
placing words in alphabetical order - to the first. second, third and fourth letters
locating patient’s names in a filing system
locating CDs in alphabetically labelled boxes
writing lists in alphabetical order
Alphabetical Order - 80 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
This resource contains an editable, 80-slide PowerPoint lesson that clearly and visually demonstrates and explains alphabetical order to the first, second, third, fourth and fifth letter. It also explains why it is important to understand and use alphabetical order. Opportunities are provided within the PowerPoint for pupils to practise putting items into alphabetical order.
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This resource contains two worksheets on grouped data in which pupils are required to complete a grouped data frequency table and to spot errors in the intervals of a grouped data table.
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Functional Skills Maths Level 1 - Grouped Data - 34 Page Workbook
This resource has been designed for Entry Level 3 students working towards Functional Skills Maths qualifications at Level 1 (Edexcel-Pearson, NCFE, City and Guilds, AQA, Highfield Qualifications, NOCN, Open Awards). It contains a 34-page workbook on the statistics component - data tables and grouped data.
The resource will help pupils to achieve these outcomes:
extract information from tables, tally charts, frequency charts, grouped data tables
create tally charts, frequency tables
group data in grouped frequency tables
The workbook includes 13 explanation pages, 17 worksheets, 3 progress checks and a certificate of achievement. It is provided in PDF and an editable PowerPoint version. It can be used for classwork, homework, revision or as an independent learning pack.
Level 1 - Mean and Range - 32 Page Workbook
Level 1 - Probability - 30 Page Workbook
Level 1 - Mean and Range - 75 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
Level 1 - Probability - 80 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
The bundles below contain workbooks and PowerPoints that cover all outcomes at each level.
Level 1 - Numbers and The Number System 10 Workbooks - 10 PowerPoints
Level 1 - Measures, Shape, Space Bundle
Entry 3 - 16 Workbooks - 16 PowerPoints
Entry 2 - 13 Workbooks - 13 PowerPoints
Entry 1 - 11 Workbooks - 11 PowerPoints
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This resource contains an A3 poster on similes. It can be laminated and used for classroom display.
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Set of 5 Literary Devices Posters - Alliteration, Personification, Onomatopoeia, Similes and Metaphors
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This resource contains a Saint David and Saint David's Day themed anagram puzzle.
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Saint David's Day Puzzle Pack - Set of 10 Differentiated Word Searches, Anagrams and Crosswords
This Saint David’s Day puzzle pack contains ten differentiated word searches, anagrams and crosswords on the theme of Saint David.
Saint David's Day Presentation
This resource contains an informative and fully editable 52 slide PowerPoint presentation on the life of Saint David and Saint David's Day celebrations. The presentation also includes hyperlinks to a short video about Saint David (7 minutes), to the Saint David's Day parade in Cardiff (5 minutes) and to the Welsh national anthem.
Saint David - Set of Six Texts and Comprehensions
This resource contains a set of six texts and comprehension questions with answers on Saint David's Day which is celebrated on the 1st of March.
The texts focus on:
- The life of St David
- His contribution to the spread of Christianity in Wales
- How Saint David's day is celebrated in Wales and Welsh communities around the world
- Saint David's and Wales' emblems
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Add a little bit of Oriental interest to subtraction (from numbers up to 10) with this worksheet using Chinese symbols for numbers. Pupils complete calculation and insert the corresponding Chinese symbol. Ideal for use during the Chinese New Year period.
Chinese New Year Resources
Chinese New Year Themed Counting and Adding Money Worksheets
Coordinates in The First Quadrant Worksheets
Chinese New Year Battleships Team Coordinates Interactive PowerPoint Game
Chinese New Year Themed Battleships - Coordinates Partner Game
Chinese New Year Lantern Riddles PowerPoint Quiz - What’s orange and sounds like a parrot?
Chinese New Year Activity Pack - Word Searches, Crossword, Anagrams, Chinese Riddles, Word Making
Chinese New Year Information Sheets and Comprehensions
Chinese Proverbs - Thought Provoking PowerPoint and Posters
Chinese New Year - Interactive Quiz
Chinese New Year 2017 Assembly / Lesson Presentation
The Chinese Experience - A Magical Journey Through China
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This is a Saint Patrick and Saint Patrick’s Day themed word search.
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Saint Patrick’s Day Puzzle Pack - Differentiated Word Searches, Anagrams, Crosswords
This resource contains a Saint Patrick themed puzzle pack containing eight differentiated word searches, anagrams and crosswords. There are three word searches, three anagram puzzles and two crosswords
Saint Patrick’s Day - Set of Six Texts and Comprehensions
This resource contains a set of six texts and comprehension questions with answers on Saint Patrick and Saint Patrick’s Day. The texts focus on - the life of St Patrick, his contribution to the spread of Christianity in Ireland, how Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated in Ireland and the significance of the shamrock and the Celtic cross.
Saint Patrick’s Day Presentation
This resource contains a fully editable, 50 slide PowerPoint presentation on the life of St Patrick and Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations. The content of the presentation is the same as the information texts. The PowerPoint also includes hyperlinks to a short video about Saint Patrick and to the Saint Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin.
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Twenty Assemblies / Presentations - Just £9.99
This resource contains a variety of PowerPoint presentations suitable for assemblies throughout the year. Never be short of an assembly again!
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This resource contains a poster illustrating the difference between a simile and metaphor.
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Similes and Metaphors - Set of 22 Posters
Similes and Metaphors PowerPoint Lesson
This resource contains a 39 slide PowerPoint on similes and metaphors. The PowerPoint includes:
An explanation and definition of simile and metaphors, the differences between them and why they are used.
Examples of similes and metaphors from poetry and literature - I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud (William Wordsworth), The Ancient Mariner (Samuel Taylor Coleridge), The Highwayman (Alfred Noyes), My luv is like a red, red rose ( Robert Burns) and the Bible.
Images to stimulate students to compose their own similes and metaphors.
Similes and Metaphors Set of 13 Worksheets Lesson
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This resource contains an information text and set of questions on Saint Patrick and Saint Patrick's Day.
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Saint Patrick's Day - Set of Six Information Texts and Comprehensions
This resource contains a set of six information sheets and comprehension questions with answers on Saint Patrick's Day.
The texts focus on:
The life of St Patrick
His contribution to the spread of Christianity in Ireland
How Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated in Ireland and Irish communities around the world
The significance of the shamrock and Celtic cross
Saint Patrick's Day Puzzle Pack - 8 Differentiated Word Searches, Anagrams, Crosswords
This resource is a Saint Patrick themed puzzle pack containing eight differentiated word searches, anagrams and crosswords. There are three word searches, three anagram puzzles and two crosswords.
Saint Patrick's Day Presentation
This resource contains an informative and fully editable, 50 slide PowerPoint presentation on the life of Saint Patrick and Saint Patrick's Day celebrations. The PowerPoint also includes hyperlinks to a short video about Saint Patrick and to the Saint Patrick's Day parade in Dublin.
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This is a sample worksheet for older SEN pupils on using full stops and capital letters accurately in sentence demarcation. The task involves inserting full stops and capital letters in the correct place. Click on the link below for details of a set of 15 worksheets on sentence demarcation using capital letters and fulls tops.
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Full Stops and Capital Letters Set of Worksheets
The resource includes a set of 15 age appropriate writing tasks to enable older SEN students to use full stops and capital letters accurately in sentence demarcation. The content is based on pupils and teachers at Sunnydale Comprehensive School.
Task 1 - Pupils rewrite a short paragraph (about 100 words) placing full stops and capital letters in the correct places. The content is designed to be engaging and about different characters who the pupils ought to be able to identify with.
Task 2 - Pupils complete a short comprehension about the paragraph answering in full sentences with a capital letter at the beginning and full stop at the end.
Task 3 - Involves pupils writing a short paragraph about a character.
These worksheets are ideal to give pupils practice at using capital letters and full stops in their writing to reinforce and consolidate this skill.
Full Stops - 40 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
This resource contains a 40-slide PowerPoint lesson presented by the punctuation character - the ‘Full Stop’ explaining how and when to use the full stop and why it is important to place it accurately in writing. It also clearly demonstrates that a capital letter is needed at the start of a sentence. Ample opportunities are provided throughout the PowerPoint for pupils to decide where the full stops and capital letters should go.
These resources are particularly aimed at SEN / ESL / Entry Level students who find sentence demarcation challenging. It is often difficult to get age appropriate material for older pupils who have yet to master the basics in punctuation and writing.
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A spelling practice worksheet on the first ten words from the National Curriculum statutory word list for Years 4 and 5.
A complete set of spelling practice worksheets for Year 4 and 5 is available here.
Assessment and Records Year 4 and 5 National Curriculum Spellings
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Autism Awareness: Set of 25 Posters
This resource contains a set of 25 autism awareness posters. These are ideal for Autism Awareness Day / Week and can be used for display or discussion purposes.
Autism Awareness Presentation
This resource contains an editable, 120 slide presentation on autism and Autism Awareness Day (2nd April) and Autism Awareness Week. I had the privilege of teaching and working with many amazing young people on the autistic spectrum for twenty years. People with autism are often misunderstood. Hopefully, this presentation will help others, both staff and pupils, to be more informed about, and more understanding of, autism.
The presentation includes sections on:
What is autism?
Signs of autism
Social Communication Difficulties
Social Interaction Difficulties
Rigid Thought Processes
Sensory Issues
Repetitions and Rituals
Obsessions
Gifts and Talents
Famous people With Autism / Asperger’s
The presentation contains hyperlinks to:
A video which shows what it is like to experience sensory overload.
A short video on autism.
A short video about Schools’ Awareness Week by the National Autistic Society.
A video produced by a young person with autism who talks about five things he thinks it is important that people know about autism and five ways you can help him.
Autism Awareness Activity Pack
This resource contains an autism awareness activity pack. It is an ideal resource for Autism Awareness Day / Week. The pack contains six activities:
Sensory sensitivity / overload simulation activity
Autism discussion cards
Communication difficulties simulation activity
What is autism? How Can I Help? - Video link and follow up worksheet
Autism acrostic task
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Autism Awareness Bundle
This resource contains two worksheets on the apostrophe for contraction/omission.
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Apostrophe for Contraction 18 Page Workbook
This resource contains a 18 page workbook (18 worksheets) on the apostrophe for contraction / omission. It also includes an information sheet explaining when and how to use the apostrophe for omission / contraction. The worksheets contain a variety of tasks and will help students to master using apostrophes appropriately in their written work and to improve their punctuation skills. Answers are included.
Apostrophe for Contraction 50 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
This resource contains an editable, 50 slide PowerPoint lesson on the apostrophe for contraction / omission. It explains how to use the apostrophe in contracted words. This resource will help students to use apostrophes appropriately in their written work and to improve their punctuation skills. The PowerPoint also contains a hyperlink to a short video explaining how to use the apostrophe for contraction.
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Apostrophe for Contraction - PowerPoint Lesson and Workbook
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This resource contains a worksheet on probability in which pupils are required to use equally likely outcomes to calculate the probability of a simple event and to express it as a fraction in its simplest form.
It has been designed for Entry Level 3 students working towards Functional Skills Maths qualifications at Level 1 (Edexcel-Pearson, NCFE, City and Guilds, AQA, Highfield Qualifications, NOCN, Open Awards).
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Level 1 - Probability 30 Page Workbook
The 30-page workbook includes 13 explanation pages, 13 worksheets, 3 progress checks and a certificate of achievement. It is provided in PDF and an editable PowerPoint version. It can be used for classwork, homework, revision or as an independent learning pack.
Level 1 - Probability - 70 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
The PowerPoint clearly explains probability, the probability scale and how to calculate the probability of an event and to express it as a fraction in its simplest terms. Many opportunities are provided for students to practise this skill. The PowerPoint contains links to 2 videos on probability and example exam questions. It is ideal for introducing the probability component of the statistics specification and for revision purposes.
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Probability PowerPoint Lesson and Workbook
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This resource contains a spelling practice worksheet for the Year 3 and 4 National Curriculum homophones - accept, except, affect, effect, ball, bawl.
Tasks include:
copying out spellings using - look-cover-write-check method
constructing sentences using the homophones
finding the correct homophone for the missing word in sentences.
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Year 3 and 4 Homophones: Set of 8 Worksheets.
Year 3 and 4 Homophones 150- Slide PowerPoint Lesson
Year 3 and 4 Homophones - Set of 18 Worksheets
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This resource contains a Pancake Day themed word problem worksheet.
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Pancake Day Themed Word Problems - Set of 8 Worksheets
This resource contains a set of 8 pancake word problems ranging from simple addition to multiplication, division, fractions and percentages. It is an excellent resource for consolidating problem-solving and calculation skills using all mathematical operations. Ideal for use during the season of Lent and Easter. However, pancakes are good at any time of year!
Pancake Themed Coordinates Game
This resource contains two Pancake Day themed coordinates in the first quadrant games - one PowerPoint game and one paper-based game. Players have to locate pancakes or pancake ingredients - milk, eggs, flour by choosing a coordinate. 1 point scored for an ingredient - two points if they locate a pancake. printed off the PowerPoint.
Add and Subtract Money From 10p - £5 Worksheets
This resource contains a set of 15 Pancake Day themed worksheets. Tasks include calculating the price of toppings for pancakes, choosing the correct coins to pay for them and / or calculating change using1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2 coins. This is an ideal resource for consolidating counting, adding, subtracting and coin recognition and value skills.
Addition and Subtraction to 10 - Twenty Worksheets
This resource contains a set of 20 Pancake Day themed worksheets on addition and subtraction to 10.