Research skills are a vital component in all areas of the curriculum. This pack will allow students to independently research and understand the importance of using relevant and irrelevant information. They will need to decipher and be able to pinpoint things that are necessary and things that aren’t. There are several writing templates, cover pages and a report templates. (25 pages in total). This would make an excellent project, one that can be completed at home and/or during Literacy/Library lessons. Check out the preview!

This Unit of Work covers various areas of the curriculum such as Literacy, Maths and PSHE. Included in this 62 page pack- One complete Ugly Duckling Resource Reading Book Over 15 differentiated worksheets and printables. These differentiated worksheets are perfect for emergent readers and writers. The pack also includes several phoneme awareness printables and a set of vocabulary word cards. These can be used for storyboards and/or word walls. Pack also contains 15 discussion circle time task cards. These are perfect for speaking and listening and can be used in conjunction with your PSHE curriculum on Friendship, Bullying and British Values. Worksheets and printables include but not limited to- -Picture Story -Retell the Story -Self-Reflection and Feelings -Addition and Subtraction *Also includes characters and scenery for storyboards* I can guarantee your students will adore this pack! Check out the preview!

This resource is a HUGE pack. It includes 3 sets of each letter with dotted font PLUS a small picture at the top that corresponds phonetically with the letter. In total there are 3 pages per sound making the resource a total of 80 Pages. That's three phonics workbooks OR you can use one copy for tracing with pencil, the other two you could laminate and use as 'write n wipe' boards. Check out the preview!

This resource is over 80 pages of printables, no prep worksheets. Have a substitute lesson to cover? Have no idea how to combine your history with ICT or library? Or, do you simply just want to teach your students how to research well. This pack includes over 80 important and unimportant days, dates and world events. They will need exceptional research skills to answer the questions for a few of the days, other days will be easier to find information about. Perfect for homework too! This pack is a full unit of work, it can be used cross curricular for English/History/Library and ICT across KS1/KS2 and KS3. Included but not limited to -Diabetes Awareness Day -Independence Day (USA) -World Nutella Day -Christmas Day -Good Friday -Winnie the Pooh Day -Celebration of Life Day -Happy Halloween Day -Opera Day -Seed Swap Day -Coastal Clean Up Day -Pet Fire Safety Day -World Tuberculosis Day This resource will cover many learning objectives and outcomes. It can be extended further with individual / team presentations and projects.

Resource Title End of Year Powerpoint Quiz Age/Year Group Early Years and Key Stage 1 Total Pages in download ❤ 25 File Type PDF and Powerpoint included Resource Content End of year is right around the corner, need a time filler, golden time or do you need to break up those house points? Try this end of year quiz! ❂ 3 Rounds / 5 Questions per round (cross curricular covering Literacy, Maths, Science and General Knowledge) ❂ Colour and B/W Answer Sheets included (please print these) Check the preview! Reviews and feedback are appreciated, I value all but as we tell our students, try to be constructive! @ pollypuddleduck@gmail.com Printing Tip: This educational resource has been designed for printing on A4 size paper. If you are printing on a different size, select ‘shrink’ or ‘print to fit page’ (or similar option) in order for the contents to fit correctly. TOU Purchase of this resource entitles YOU, the buyer, the right to reproduce the pages for personal and classroom use ONLY. Duplication for other classes, an entire school or for commercial use is strictly prohibited without written permission from Polly Puddleduck. Minor editing is allowed but only for personal use. The document remains under the copyright of Polly Puddleduck even when edited. Posting this item in whole or part on the Internet in any form is strictly prohibited and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Polly Puddleduck ©2016

A really cute set of Reading Award Certicates by Band Level. Over 10 Colours included!

Add this write and wipe freebie to your reading carousels, centres for handwriting or phonics challenge areas. :)

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Thinking Skills is an integral feature of the Foundation Stage. This resource includes 120 cross-curricular questions. Choose one question to display EVERY morning for the children and make it part of CT. This will encourage those weaker students to participate. You can choose several children to answer the question or the class as a whole. You can use this as part of your assessment, questions you should ask yourself- -Can children ask questions and express the need to find out more? - Are they self-critical? Do they accept suggestions from others? Are they open to challenge? -Can they sort, order and classify information? -Can they brainstorm? -Do they appear confident? This resource will develop a high quality thinking environment in the Early Years. It will enhance learning and enable quality thinking experiences. Included- 120 Questions in Powerpoint Format (I have also included the pdf, if you want to print and laminate you can) This resource can also be used for Year 1.

These 5 minute Brain Break Activity Cards will give your students a break! A break that some of them so often need! Give them 5/10 minutes to step away from ‘learning’. With these fun activity cards, students will ‘think’ they aren’t learning but having fun, of course, that isn’t true! Task cards are FUN and educational! Many cover lots of learning areas; self-control, speaking and listening, creative form and much, much more! These brain breaks are suitable for students of ALL ages. This resource is FANTASTIC for students with ASD/Aspergers/ADHD and other SEN.

Almost 25 years ago, the world made a promise to children: that we would do everything in our power to protect and promote their rights to survive and thrive, to learn and grow, to make their voices heard and to reach their full potential. In spite of the overall gains, there are many children who have fallen even further behind. Old challenges have combined with new problems to deprive many children of their rights and the benefits of development. The 20th November is World Children's Day and this pack will enable you to include it as part of your learning this term. The pack can be used all year round. Included in this 25 page pack is everything you need to promote a positive learning environment in your classroom and to tackle the topic of Human Values and Rights of the Child. It includes writing templates, printables (no prep required, just print and go!), mindmaps, project task cards, certificates and more. It touches on the areas of - -Right to be Safe -Right to an Education -Covers areas of learning such as building self-esteem, strength and weaknesses Students will love the tasks and worksheets set out in this pack. Check out the preview!

Students should roll the die, say the sound plus a word that starts with that sound… There are silly activities included that they must do should they land on a task square! Have fun with these! 17 games - 2/3 players per game Enough for a whole class

107 Pages of Dino, Dino, Dino Fun! Included in this HUGE pack: One maths and literacy workbook (suitable for EYFS and KS1) Contains differentiated worksheets -Allosaurus mini reading comprehension with questions -Herbivores and Carnivores task -Dino Subtraction -Dino Addition -Counting activities -Tyrannosaurus Rex colouring page -Complete the dino patterns -Design a dino egg -Write a story about Lily the Dinosaur (with suggested HFW/Sight Words) -Write a story about Lily the Dinosaur (without suggested HFW) -Stegosaurus Tracing Worksheet -Other Spelling Worksheets - trace, copy, colour and use in a sentence -Extinction -Other Dinosaurs -Rainbow Dino Spellings -14 Dino Fact Posters for Display and/or additional teaching aids with infographics. -Dinosaur Describing Words -Snap/Bingo Dino -Matching Capitals to Lowercase letters -1-10 Dino Numbers -a-z Dino Flashcards Ideal for late EYFS and KS1

Children are now required in KS1 to be able to read contractions, this pack starts off with those simple contractions such as 'I'm / it's / he's ' before moving on to more difficult contractions such as 'could've / they've'. Included in this 26 page pack- -Over 10 differentiated worksheets. These include simple tasks such as 'underlining' the contractions to more complex tasks such as, writing a story using contractions. -One Match up Game

Word families are groups of words that have a common feature or pattern - they have some of the same combinations of letters in them and a similar sound. For example, at, cat, hat, and fat are a family of words with the “at” sound and letter combination in common. This pack contains 7 ‘family’ groups. -at -ad -ab -ag -an -am -ap The download includes several differentiated printable worksheet pages, tracing to writing whole words and sentence formation. The pack also includes one complete set of match up games. Can be used during carousel reading activities, morning centres and or at literacy challenge areas. This pack encourage child-led learning!

Word Families are an important part of Spelling and Language Acquisition. Included in this pack are 10 Word Family Board Games. Word Families included but not limited to are- -ab -ad -ag -am -an -ap -at -ed -en -et -ig -in and many more!! These board games are a MUST HAVE for your classroom! Students can play in groups of 2 or 4!

Word families are groups of words that have a common feature or pattern - they have some of the same combinations of letters in them and a similar sound. For example, at, cat, hat, and fat are a family of words with the "at" sound and letter combination in common. This pack contains 3 'family' groups. -et -ed -en The download includes several differentiated printable worksheet pages, tracing to writing whole words and sentence formation. The pack also includes one complete set of match up games. I have other packs in store for other Word Families.

A prime part of the curriculum for the early years is PSE/PSHE. This pack will help children to develop a positive sense of themselves and others, form positive relationships and develop respect for others. The pack includes 1 black and white and colour materials. These can be used for Literacy Stations/Centres and/or Circle Time activities. The 37 page pack encourages students to have good manners, recognise the importance of sharing and taking turns. For EYFS - colouring sheets clearly show children the types of things that they need to be doing in order to achieve good manners. For KS1 - there are several writing activties. An extensive pack-one that you and your students will love!

A prime part of the curriculum for the early years is PSE/PSHE. This pack will help children to develop a positive sense of themselves and others, form positive relationships and develop respect for others. The pack includes 1 black and white and colour materials. These can be used for Literacy Stations/Centres and/or Circle Time activities. The 42 page pack discusses characteristics and what makes a good citizen. This can be used in conjunction with the unit British Values. For EYFS - colouring sheets clearly show children the types of things that they need to be doing in order to achieve good manners. For KS1 - there are several writing activties. An extensive pack-one that you and your students will love! You can check out another PSHE pack here. Manners (EYFS/KS1) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/manners-pshe-unit-for-eyfs-ks1-11193201