Hi! I'm Naomi, an ex KS1/LKS2 teacher with a passion for creating fun resources and creating a positive classroom ethos. Right now, I'm a retired teacher and full time home-educating Mum.
Hi! I'm Naomi, an ex KS1/LKS2 teacher with a passion for creating fun resources and creating a positive classroom ethos. Right now, I'm a retired teacher and full time home-educating Mum.
This KS1 frlendship lesson explores what makes a good friend. The Friendship PowerPoint explores the characteristics of a healthy friendship and explains what it means to be kind, loyal, generous, caring, fun to be with and good at listening. It teaches the lesson that to have a good friend, you need to be a good friend, and asks children to think about what kind of friend they want to be. A worksheet/ display poster then allows children to decide.
Colourful posters to display to encourage kindness in the classroom. Great for Valentine’s Day, World Kindness Day or to establish a positive classroom culture during the first weeks of term.
Set of 6 colour, A4 PDF sheets, including:
make someone smile today,
sprinkle kindness everywhere
stand up for kindness
grow kindness
be the friend you want to have
Be the sunshine in someone’s day
Are your KS1 class doing polar bear non-chronological reports? This resource includes a range of resources to support this including: sheets for research and planning, a sentence level activity, a range of polar bear writing frames, a polar bear mini book and polar bear word mat. A simple example is also included.
A4 PDF file.
Polar bear non-chronological report planning sheets - different options, black and white.
Polar bear writing frames, available in either colour or black and white.
Adjectives to describe the polar bear - word/ sentence level activity.
Simple mini-book for children to take home.
Polar bear word mat
Example report -colour
Christmas Nativity crossword and word search. Fun Christmas activity for early finishers or last minute lessons during the busy and unpredictable Christmas period.
Based on the Nativity Christmas Story
crossword with answer sheet
word search with answer sheet
Great last-minute ready to go activity!
Goes well with my Story of the First Christmas powerpoint and interactive quiz.
Polar Bears KS1 science worksheets - polar bear life cycle, polar bear, polar bear food chain, polar bear to label, match the adaptation to definition. Differentiated versions of all worksheets available.
A lovely nativity lesson PowerPoint re-telling the Christmas Story for KS1 age children. Includes a quiz to check for recall and comprehension. Can be used as a complete lesson, or as a reading comprehension activity.
Sequencing sheets, fold-and-write book and reflection sheets (my gift for Baby Jesus/ My question for Mary) are also included.
Includes:
9 Slide Story PowerPoint and 9 self-checking quiz slides.
Mini book with colour pictures of the Christmas story (1 side of A4, folds into 4, PDF format).
6 Colour pictures to sequence with sequencing frame. A4/ PDF format.
‘My Gift For Baby Jesus’ black and white sheet. A4/PDF format.
‘My Question for Mary’ black and white sheet A4/ PDF format.
Ready to go fun Christmas literacy activity - Write a Nativity/ Christmas acrostic poem and unscramble words related to the nativity story. Christmas activity for early finishers and unexpected lessons over the busy and unpredictable festive period.
2 A4 PDF black and white worksheets with spaces for children to colour.
Nativity acrostic poem worksheet
Unscramble the nativity story words worksheet.
Fun Christmas activities - Nativity pictures to colour by number, nativity jigsaw to colour and cut, nativity maze and nativity picture sort. Great for early finishers or Christmas fun.
5 black and white A4 pages.
2 Nativity colour by number sheets.
Nativity jigsaw to colour in and cut out.
Picture sort - colour Nativity pictures and cross out others.
Christmas maze (help the wise men take gifts to the baby.
Activities develop visual discrimination.
A Christmas fun pack of activities based on the Nativity story. These ready to go resources include a crossword, word search, acrostic poem to help children recall the Nativity story. Great for early finishers over the Christmas period.
10 A4 PDF pages (8 black and white, 1 colour)
Nativity Acrostic poem
Nativity unscramble the word
Nativity crossword and answer sheet
Nativity wordsearch
Baby in the stable colour-by-number
Shepherds and angels colour-by-number
Help the wise men find Baby Jesus maze
Sort nativity pictures from non-nativity pictures
Nativity word codebreaker game
Nativity jigsaw to colour and cut
This PowerPoint is packed with polar bear facts for KS1! It has sections on polar bear’s adaptations, polar bear’s life cycle and polar bear’s food chain. An interactive quiz adds to the fun, checking understanding and reinforcing learning. If you’re learning about polar bears or the arctic, this polar bears KS1 powerpoint is for you!
PowerPoint file
29 learning slides organised into sections
Polar bear facts
Polar bear adaptations
Polar bear life cycle
Polar bear food chain
9 question interactive quiz (self-checking)
Definitions for key vocabulary (clickable links from the relevant slides)
Everything you need for polar bear ks1 science and polar bear non-chronological report, plus polar bear word searches and crosswords too.
Polar bear powerpoint with lots of polar bear facts for KS1, with sections on:
All about polar bears
Polar bear’s adaptations
Polar bear life cycle
Polar bear food chain
Definitions of relevant vocabulary.
Children will also love the interactive quiz, which aids recall and add fun!
English Worksheets include:
Polar bear non-chronological report planners and writing frames - differentiated options available.
Polar bears mini-book
Polar bear non-chronological report example
Polar bear word mat
Word Search
Word scramble
Crossword
Science Worksheets include:
Polar bear life cycle
Arctic food chain
Label the polar bear
Match adaptations to definitions
All in A4, black and white, all with differentiated options available.
Written specifically to be used together with the powerpoint.
All photos used in the powerpoint have a creative commons licence. The one used in the cover image is this:
“Polar Bear Cubs” by USFWS Headquarters is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
The image has been cropped.
Colouring sheets to encourage kindness. Fun activity for Valentines day or World Kindness day or for establishing a positive classroom culture in the first week of school.
9 Black and white A4 PDF sheets.
each page is a picture and a slogan to colour.
A great way to allow children space and time to reflect on kindness.
These kindness challenges will encourage your class to be kind! Great as kindness week/ Random Acts of Kindness Day activities, these 32 mission cards each contain a kindness challenge that can be completed at school. Select from a range of color or black and white versions of the same missions to print on A4. They are a fun way to encourage kindness in your class. Assign cards randomly, or let children choose their mission! Created for World Kindness Day, but a great for new class/ first week of term and encouraging a positive class culture. This is helpful for behavior management and addressing bullying/ preventing bullying. Also a great Valentine’s Day idea. If you are looking for a random acts of kindness challenge for students, look no further!
Contains:
8 sets of 4 ‘Kindness missions’. 4 missions per page, 32 A4 pages in total.
Select one of the color or black or white designs.
School-related kindness missions.
Random Acts of Kindness already thought out for you.
Polar Bears KS1 activities: wordsearch, crossword and word scramble. Great winter activity for early finishers, or to consolidate polar bears KS1 learning.
A4 black and white PDF pages.
Polar bears crossword with/ without word bank.
2 polar bears word searches
2 polar bears word scrambles with/ without word banks.
Are you looking for activities for your class this Valentine’s Day? This Valentine’s Day KS1 activity book is the answer! With 23 different activities including Valentine’s Day Wordsearches, crosswords and word scrambles, this pack also includes Valentine’s Day maths worksheets which are fun puzzles. There is also an acrostic poem template, mazes and coloring sheets. There are two Valentine’s Day craft activities - a ‘be mine’ banner and a ‘be my valentine’ bear craft. Great for early finishers on Valentine’s Day.
Includes:
Valentine’s Day Worksheets
23 pages plus answers, available in either black and white or PDF
6 Valentine’s Day wordsearches
2 Crosswords
2 Word Scrambles
5 math sheets (skip counting missing numbers, odd and even numbers, addition and subtraction).
Acrostic poem
I spy visual perception sheet
2 coloring sheets
2 mazes
‘Be mine’ banner
‘Be my Valentine’ bear craft.