I enjoy creating high quality resources to help students achieve their full learning potential. Many of my products contain flexible lesson plans, differentiated worksheets and practical activities and PowerPoint Presentations on a wide range of subjects.
I enjoy creating high quality resources to help students achieve their full learning potential. Many of my products contain flexible lesson plans, differentiated worksheets and practical activities and PowerPoint Presentations on a wide range of subjects.
Minibeasts, bugs, insects bingo game. Your students can also play Snap! and matching pair cards. Increase vocabulary of minibeasts.
Great value Minibeasts resource which contains:
Teacher’s Notes
35 bingo cards labelled Card 1 to Card 35
30 different minibeasts call out cards
36 picture cards for a game of snap
36 picture cards with name labels which can also be used for snap
The pictures are photos of common invertebrates.
Preparation: Print onto card paper and laminate the bingo cards.
Laminate both sets of picture cards and cut out.
Play bingo as a whole class or children play in smaller groups.
Play ‘Snap!’
Matching card game - - Lay out, say, 10 sets of matching cards face down on the table - players take turns to turn over two cards. If two cards match, he or she keeps the cards. If the two cards do not match the cards are placed put back again. The player with the most matching cards is the winner.
Other uses: Create a minibeasts word wall - reprint the call-out cards and picture cards for a wall display.
Opportunities for children to sort minibeasts into categories, i.e. insects, arachnids, myriapods, crustaceans, coelenterates, echinoderms, molluscs and annelids.
Aim of the game(s) is to reinforce identification of minibeasts while having fun.
List of Minibeasts - ant aphid bee beetle butterfly caterpillar centipede cockroach crab cricket dragonfly earwig firefly fly grasshopper ladybird leech millipede mite mosquito moth octopus praying mantis silverfish slug snail spider wasp weevil woodlouse worm
Extra invertebrates on the picture cards: jellyfish, starfish, sea urchin, coral and lobster.
File Type: PDF and Word format bingo cards
Hope your students have lots of fun playing and learning the names of minibeasts.
This product relates to the water cycle topic.
<strong>It contains:</strong>
• Lesson Plan – 1 hour session
• PowerPoint Presentation (1) – 25 Slides
• PowerPoint Presentation (2) – 2 Slides - Meaning of appropriate vocabulary
• Optional Video link on The Water Cycle (1:47 mins)
• Worksheets
• Differentiated Cut and Paste Activities
• Word Search with Solution
• Flashcards (2 sets- colour and b/w) - 35 words in each set
The Lesson Plan includes learning objectives and outcomes and refers to slides in the PowerPoint Presentation. The Lesson Plan is editable and flexible as is the Presentation.
The Presentation contains optional video links to the water cycle and how snow is formed.
I have included a short preview of the resources together with worksheets and cut/paste activities.
The cut and paste activities are differentiated - children cut out the water cycle circles and glue them in the correct order using the arrows.
Children needing support: Order 5 water cycle circles with arrows.
Middle ability: Order 6/7 water cycle circles with arrows.
High ability: Can complete each of the blank circles to create a water cycle with arrows.
<strong>Additional worksheets:</strong>
Draw a water cycle diagram and explain in words
The Water Cycle Quick Quiz - 7 questions for children to answer on the topic
What Have I Learnt worksheet: Children write down 3 things they have learnt and shade in what of the emoji faces to describe how the lesson went for them by finishing one of the sentences.
Complete the Word Search. Extension: Write a sentence with each word relating to the water cycle.
The whole product is contained in a folder in a zip file.
Flashcard words
condensation
evaporation
transpiration
meteorologist
weather
atmosphere
cloud
rain
snow
sleet
hail
water cycle
run-off
vapour
steam
droplets
ice crystals
precipitation
wind
sun
absorb
earth
air
heat
frozen
cold
temperature
dew point
gas
liquid
solid
warm
moist
snowflakes
particles
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The product relates to a 10 to 15 mins assembly on The Good Samaritan.
Aimed at Foundation/Keystage 1/2.
<strong>Content:</strong>
27 Slides - PowerPoint Presentation - Telling of the parable and what it means to be a neighbour, Reflection - relate to children’s experiences of helping and being considerate and kind to everybody.
There is an optional end of assembly prayer on Slide 27.
Teacher’s Assembly Guide (2 pages) - This guides you through the assembly with extra notes. The slides are referred to.
2 Optional worksheets for post-assembly work. More able writers recount the parable and the second worksheet contains pictures to help recount the parable.
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File Type: PowerPoint, Word and PDF.
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You may be interested in a 1 hour structured lesson on the Good Samaritan:
Presentation, Lesson Plan, Differentiated Worksheet and Cut and Paste Activities
The Parable of the Lost Son - Forgiveness
This product is on the topic of types of clouds.
• Lesson Plan – 1 hour session
• PowerPoint Presentation (1) – 30 Slides
• PowerPoint Presentation (2) – 6 Slides
• Optional Video link to The Science of Clouds (5:42 mins)
• Cloud Wheel Templates
• Worksheet - Latin Cloud Names/Various mini exercises
• Word Searches (x2) with Solutions
• 24 Flashcards (x2) Colour/b/w
The Lesson Plan includes learning objectives and outcomes and PowerPoint Slides numbers are referred to. The lesson starts off briefly reviewing the water cycle and then leads onto types of clouds and the sort of weather we may experience.
The PowerPoint Presentation explains how the clouds are formed, their features and there are photographs/pictures of the common type of clouds children may recognize in the sky. They even learn about how snow is formed and then falls as either snowflakes or sleet.
The Presentation a video link relating to clouds which children will enjoy watching. (5:42 mins long).
Presentation 2 - Provides helpful information for children to review water cycle vocabulary, meaning of cloud names and explains that cloud coverage is measured in oktas.
Differentiated Cloud Wheel Template: Children make a Cloud Wheel to be used in the last part of the lesson.
There is an example of a Cloud Wheel I made to show the children.
Two word searches
The worksheet contains 3 mini tasks.
Draw a line to match the Latin name to the English meaning.
Unscramble the name of the clouds and write them out.
Search for the 5 words in the mini word search.
24 Flashcards relating to clouds the weather in general:
cloud, fog, mist, cirrus, cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, nimbus, nimbostratus, cumulonimbus, stratus, stratocumulus, cumulus, precipitation, altocumulus, altostratus, temperature, water droplets, ice crystals, rain, snow, hail, sleet, sunny, overcast.
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It’s Halloween! Your students will have fun playing bingo, Snap, memory games and other games with this resource.
x30 Bingo Cards numbered 1 to 30 - 12 pictures on each card
All the bingo cards are different. It can be played as a whole class or in small groups.
Children can dab or cross off pictures that they have with a dry-wipe pen or place a counter on their pictures.
36 Calling cards with words and pictures.
Snap! – Make extra copies of the calling cards for students to play Snap!
Memory Match Game:
Photocopy two sets and then lay out a selection of the cards face down on the table. Players take turns to pick up two cards. If the cards match, the player keeps the two. If the two cards do not match, the player returns the cards to the same position they were in face down. The players have to try and remember where the cards are.
List of Call-out cards: bat, mummy, black cat, jack-o’-lantern, ghost, graveyard, zombie, broomstick, cauldron, frog, hat, Dracula ghost, spider’s web, skeleton, jar of eyes, Halloween costume, monster, haunted house, Frankenstein, moon, scarecrow, candy apples, candy corn, skull, magic wand, spider, werewolf, candies, wizard, scary mask, witch, Trick or Treat bag, slime, owl, the dark and shadow.
Hope your students have fun.
Bingo UK Version:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12003693
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It’s Halloween! Children will have fun playing bingo, snap, memory games and other games with this resource.
x30 Bingo Cards numbered 1 to 30 - 12 pictures on each card
All the bingo cards are different. It can be played as a whole class or in small groups.
Children can dab or cross off a picture that they have with a dry-wipe pen or place a counter on their picture.
36 Calling cards with words and pictures.
For Snap! Make extra copies of the calling cards for students to play Snap!
Memory Match Game:
Photocopy two sets of the calling cards and then lay out a selection of the cards face down on the table. Players take turns to pick up two cards. If the cards match, the player keeps the two. If the two cards do not match, the player returns the cards to the same position they were in face down. The players have to try and remember where the cards are.
List of Call-out cards: bat, mummy, black cat, Jack-o’-lantern, ghost, graveyard, zombie, broomstick, cauldron, frog, hat, Dracula ghost, spider’s web, skeleton, jar of eyes, Halloween costume, monster, haunted house, Frankenstein, moon, scarecrow, toffee apples, magic spells, skull, magic wand, spider, werewolf, sweets, wizard, scary mask, witch, Trick or Treat bag, slime, owl, the dark and shadow.
Halloween Bingo US Version:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12003710
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This comprehensive resource pack is on the theme of minibeasts, bugs and insects to help children count, add and to begin to write number sentences (calculation).
**It takes the learner from the early stages of counting through to writing and calculating number sentences. **
It introduces the + and = symbols.
78 Slides of Presentation on all the lessons - Includes whole class activities and plenaries. The some slides have animation where the children can count along with the numbers as they ‘float in’ above the minibeasts.
Also includes:
5 Lesson Plans:
All contain learning objectives and outcomes, starter activities and plenaries.
Lesson 1: Counting and cut/paste activity on counting.
Lesson 2: Adding groups of minibeasts to obtain a given total
Lesson 3: Introducing the plus and equals symbol – to add groups - children progress to writing number sentences.
Lesson 4: Children begin to calculate – number sentences using + and = symbols.
Lesson 5: Children work out numbers - Worksheets and extension worksheets.
Worksheet/activities on all the lessons.
Laminate digit cards and the minibeasts cards for practical activities.
The learning objectives are in the lesson plans.
You may be interested in:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/counting-and-progression-to-subtraction-work-lesson-plans-1-5-presentations-activities-eyfs-ks1-11308712
All resources are printable/editable.
Updated to include US Size worksheets
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Calendar for back to school you can display in early years/KS1 classrooms.
This resource pack contains a blank weather, date and year display poster to be completed each day using the changeable days, date, month, weather card displays.
The words in shadow show where the laminated day, date, month and year should go.
There is space for the weather conditions on the same blank display.
The preview window shows how the display will appear when you complete the blank display poster.
You can also change the weather button background if you don’t want plain white - click on, e.g. the ‘hot’ weather button, go to Drawing Tools then Shape Fill to choose your colour.
Print off displays onto card paper - enlarge to A3 if wish for a larger display.
I printed off onto coloured card paper.
This pack includes:
Teacher Notes
Title Displays
Days of the week
Months of the year
Ordinal dates from 1st to 31st.
Cardinal dates from 1 to 31
Years 2024 to 2028
Weather words and pictures
Seasons dial - laminate and cut round. Cut out the dial and insert with split pin in the centre - see preview window front page.
Laminate all the resources. Use Blu tac , double-sided sticky tape or velcro for the changeable words to be displayed on blank display board.
I have uploaded resources both in Word format (editable) and pdf. versions.
Updated January 2024 to include editable text sections in PowerPoint
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A Thanksgiving mixed bag of differentiated math worksheets and practical activities ideal for math centers.
Content
Teacher notes (5 pages). You could set up math stations for students.
Optional lesson starter PowerPoint (0 to 20) – Whole class counting aloud backwards and forwards. You can assess students’ knowledge - which number comes after 7 or what numbers comes before 11 and practice one more/one less.
Picture Number Puzzle Strips x7 (color/b/w) – The strips range from 1 to 10, 11 to 20 and then counting by 2s to 20; counting by 2s using odd numbers, e.g. 1, 3, 5 etc and even numbers – 2, 4, 6 etc.
Numeral cards 0- 20 in words and figures for various activities such as matching numbers to number words; sorting odd and even numbers.
3 sets of Picture cards (pumpkin, pumpkin pie and ‘We are thankful’ cards) – to be used with a variety of activities with the numeral cards, as outlined in teacher notes. E.g. Group activity, you or a student can shuffle the cards 1 to 10 and place them face down on the table. Another student takes a card and then count out the picture cards to match the number.
Tens frames and turkey cards for various activities such as missing number in an equation.
Place for example 7 cards on the tens frame and then write:
7 + ____ = 10 The student will see 3 empty spaces on the tens frame.
Cut and stick activity - Counting up to 5.
Thanksgiving Counting worksheets (2 pgs) - Students count the pictures and write the number in the space provided.
Color and count worksheets (2 pgs)
Students read and count carefully how many of the pictures they need to color in.
Missing Numbers worksheets (7 pgs)
Students fill in the missing number above each turkey. Students are counting by 1s forward and backwards starting from any number.
Write the number before and after (2 pages) - Students trace inside the middle number and then write the number that comes before and after.
Trace over numbers and words up to 10
This resource comes in color and b/w. Students can practice forming their numerals and counting the pictures alongside the number.
Useful editable ready-made question strips you can ask to start off the hands-on activities.
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This resource now includes new worksheets and updated presentations. This science unit on plants and flowering plants and life cycle of a bean plant and sunflower comprises 6 lessons. There are 6 PowerPoint presentations, lesson plans, and differentiated worksheets.
Teachers Notes (2 pages)
Content
• Lesson 1 PowerPoint re: Flowers (17 Slides) with whole class activities.
• Lesson 2 PowerPoint re: Bean Plant (14 Slides) with whole class activities.
• Lesson 3 PowerPoint re: Fruit and their Seeds (10 Slides) with whole class activities.
• Lesson 4 PowerPoint re: Practical lesson on planting a bean to grow a bean plant (6 Slides)
• Lesson 5 PowerPoint re: Life Cycle of a Sunflower (12 Slides) with whole class activity.
• Lesson 6 PowerPoint re: Seed Germination (11 Slides) with whole class activity.
• 6 Flexible lesson plans outlining learning objectives, and main activities. PowerPoint slides are referred to in each lesson plan.
• Differentiated Worksheets for each lesson
Lesson 1: Looking at different plants that flower and understand that grass and trees are plants. There is a flower hunt activity and a practical activity of different kinds of seeds.
Two activities in Lesson 1
- Going on a Flower Hunt.
- My Seeds Sheet activity - Students look at 4 types of seeds and draw the flowers of that seed - example sheet included.
Lesson 2: Know parts of a plant – Definition of words; Sequencing and labelling a bean plant and labelling a flower - Writing activity, cut and paste sequencing, ordering sentence strips in the correct sequence of a growing plant worksheets.
Lesson 3: Fruits and their seeds. Learn that many fruits contain seeds.
Observational activity (2 worksheets) - drawing fruits and their seeds.
Label an apple; choose correct words to label pictures; Match up whole fruits to their halves by drawing lines.
Lesson 4: Children grow their own bean plant - Activity based. Monitor growth. Ready-made recording worksheets; My Bean Plant Preparation write-up.
Lesson 5: Learn life cycle of a sunflower, and sequencing growth.
Worksheets: Labelling a sunflower; Cut/paste activities; Writing activity – looking at a life cycle illustration and describing it in words; Sequencing sentence strips.
Lesson on Seeds: Life cycle of a seed and some information on mushrooms which do not grow from seeds. Students also learn about different types of germination.
Worksheets: Recap Quick Question Sheet (Students can work individually or in pairs); Text on seed germination life cycle cloze activity – students read and fill in the gaps using words from the word box.
Please see US Version
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This product contains a variety of resources to get your class speaking, listening, writing and drawing.
There’s lot to choose from:
Use the PowerPoint Generator to randomly choose a name or question. Just type in your class names and adjust the size of the font.
Lay out a variety of questions cards for children to find out about each other
PowerPoint Name spinner - type in your class names and spin to select student
a variety of worksheets to suit all levels of ability
Option for children to create a booklet and to speak about themselves.
You can set up workstations with different resources on each so that students can move around if they wish.
Please see description and preview pane for each product.
This bundle relates to the topic on The Good Samaritan in religious studies. I have bundled all three products.
Content:
Ready-made Assembly Presentation (27 Slides)
Lesson Presentation (23 Slides) together with
Flexible 1 hour Lesson Plan with learning objectives and success criteria - Starter activities, main lesson and plenary.
A total of 10 worksheet activities including cut and paste to consolidate children’s learning.
Option of two short animation videos on the topic from BBC Teach and Miracle of Mercy links.
Lots of opportunities for listening and speaking, writing and literacy skills. Children also learn how to be a good citizen by learning what it is to be a good neighbour.
File Type: PowerPoint, Word and PDF.
Please look at the preview panes for worksheets.
This growing bundle relates to Halloween themed maths worksheets and activities.
Content so far includes:
Counting up to 10 and then 20
Colouring pumpkins that add up to 5, 10, 15 and 20
Patterning/Sequencing cut and paste activities
Match-up activities
Tell the time to the hour and half past times, includes time problems
Addition and subtraction mental maths using picture codes
2D Shapes Jack-O’-Lanterns worksheets/activities
Please see individual product description for more detail.
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This is a growing Thanksgiving bundle which will contain worksheets, activities, presentations relating to Thanksgiving/harvest.
Content:
Thanksgiving assembly - PowerPoint presentation and worksheets
Thanksgiving mixed math
Pumpkin Pie Faces Emotions/Feelings worksheets
CVC Words Rhyming Pictures Trace Write Worksheets
Please see descriptions of individual products for more information.
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This growing bundle contains St Patrick’s Day themed maths/numeracy resources. As I make new resources, it will be added to the bundle and the price will increase.
However, any new products added after you have bought the bundle means you can just download the new product with no additional price to pay which is great news if you are looking for a deal.:)
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You may be interested in the St Patrick’s Day Super Bundle which contains literacy and more.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/st-patrick-s-day-super-bundle-maths-literacy-and-more-12650160
This pack contains resources ideal for early years and Year1 and SEN. It teaches addition and subtraction from the beginning with counting, adding groups, and then using symbols to write number sentences. Students learn subtraction sums by counting back and then crossing out to show taking away. They then go on to using minus and equals sign to show taking away.
Content:
PowerPoint Presentations for each resource
Total of 10 Lesson Plans
Worksheets for each lesson
Extension worksheets
Cut and paste activities
Please see individual resources for full description.
You may be interested in the Minibeast Bundle which includes both these products.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/minibeasts-bundles-counting-adding-missing-numbers-word-search-puzzles-12298848
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This Weather Bundle contains:
PowerPoint Presentations on the water cycle and clouds
Flexible Lesson Plans
Matching Activities
Cut and Paste Tasks
Reading Comprehensions - Snow, Sleet and Hail
Worksheets
Flash cards for water cycle and clouds
Weather Instruments
Fun stuff
Students will learn about the water cycle and types of clouds and types of precipitation, i.e. why some clouds produce rain, snow, sleet and hail.
Lots of resources are to hand.
Some preparation is required such as printing and laminating small photos of clouds for matching activities.
Please see individual description for each product.
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This growing bundle relates to Halloween resources such as maths, literacy and games. So far it contains:
Halloween Secret Codes - Addition and Subtraction
Halloween Counting and making 5, 10, 15 and 20
Telling Time To the Hour and Half Hour
2D Shapes Jack-o’-lanterns worksheets
Bingo games
Halloween games such as word searches, playing cards
Please see descriptions of individual products.
If you only want Halloween related maths resources, then there is a growing separate bundle for that. Please check descriptions.
In the long term, this is a money-saving bundle. If you buy early then any new products added can be downloaded at no extra cost.
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Halloween Bundle US version:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12759940
This growing bundle relates to Halloween resources such as maths, literacy and games. So far it contains:
Halloween Secret Codes - Addition and Subtraction
Halloween Counting and making 5, 10, 15 and 20
Telling Time To the Hour and Half Hour
2D Shapes Jack-o’-lanterns worksheets
Bingo games
Halloween games such as word searches, playing cards
Please see descriptions of individual products.
If you only want Halloween related math resources, then there is a growing separate bundle for that. Please check descriptions.
In the long term, this is a money-saving bundle. If you buy early then any new products added can be downloaded at no extra cost.
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Halloween Bundle UK Version:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12759938
This growing bundle relates to pumpkin-themed products There are worksheets, PowerPoint presentations, I Spy 2D shapes, reading comprehensions and more.
Growing Content:
Pumpkins Emotions Feelings Worksheets
Pumpkins Emotions Patterns/Patterning Worksheets.
2D Shapes Pumpkins Worksheets Wordsearches Autumn Fall
‘I Spy’ Search and Find 2D Shapes Pumpkins
Pumpkins Reading Comprehension Worksheets Activities
Pumpkins Reading Comprehension Passages 2
Life Cycle of a Pumpkin Worksheets Presentations
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Benefits of purchasing bundles early:
Any additional products added after your purchase can be downloaded at no extra cost, which is one of the advantages of purchasing bundles.
You save money
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