This resource relates to St. Patrick’s Day (17 March). It is versatile in that you can save as a different name and then adapt to suit the timing of your assembly. It can also be used as a lesson resource where you can focus on a particular topic such as St Patrick’s life from when he was born, taken as a slave and the becoming the patron saint of Ireland. Content: A Presentation (69 Slides) on facts about St. Patrick and how the day is celebrated. The presentation starts with a welcome to the whole school. It then shows a stain glass window of St Patrick holding a shamrock. There are questions and answers throughout the presentation to involve the children. It is divided into sections:- Background to St. Patrick’s life Around the World Myths and legends Celebrations Reflection -A prayer (optional) (3 pages)- Teacher’s notes on assembly referring to each slide. Optional Follow-up worksheets: Write and draw 4 things you can remember about St Patrick Flags of Ireland : Children colour in the flag of Ireland and the cross of St Patrick (Answer key provided) 2 Differentiated cut and paste picture sequencing activities (Answers provided) Symbols of Ireland: Sort out the three jumbled words and write them opposite the pictures. Worksheet on three well-known myths: Sort out the jumbled headings and then draw lines to the correct picture for each heading (Answers provided) Word Search - Find 10 words Please see preview pane of some of the slides in the presentation. Thank you for your interest:-) Maths Activities https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/st-patrick-s-day-maths-block-graph-patterns-sequencing-puzzles-numbers-1-20-match-up-worksheets-12080124

US Version - This product contains a 39 Slide PowerPoint Presentation on sound and the practical tasks the children can undertake. The Teacher’s Note sets out how you can introduce the topic and suggestions on how to organize the activities and list resources needed. You can organize a carousel system - so each table deals with a different aspect on sound or you can do a whole class lesson on one aspect of sound week by week, ending the term on a sound carousel for assessment. The resource comprises: PowerPoint Presentation – Review Work on sounds and contains background information on how the piano, guitar and wind instruments work and how we hear. Teacher’s Notes (3 pages, excluding credit page) 14 Activity Cards to be laminated and cut out for each table. The cards contain questions to prompt the children to carry out their tasks. There are ready-made investigations sheets and sample investigations sheets. Numbered Table cards. Vocabulary cards (See Preview Pane) Worksheet on How We Hear Worksheet on Volume and Pitch Experiments include: Vibration involving moving objects- e.g. students can experiment with a tuning forks and water and ping pong balls, rice on drums. Sound and Pitch - e.g. use empty bottles filled with different levels of liquid to produce different pitches and also blow horizontally along the edge to produce sounds similar to wind instruments; and/or experiment with guitar strings –shortening and lengthening the string to produce different sounds; Listening devices - experiment with different string telephones by changing variables such as type of string and material of cups; Blocking Out Sound activities- students can make ear defenders out of margarine tubs packed with different materials or they can wrap the sound source like a buzzer or alarm clock with different materials to see which is best at muffling the sound. Optional - Musical Instruments - Students can make musical instruments or use the ones they may have made in previous lessons - to adjust how they use it or even make it better - can experiment with various aspects of sound. Outside activity - How sound gets fainter as you travel further away - Use a sound source like a buzzer. There are instructions to make a simple balloon drum, a packing tape drum, comb kazoo and a guitar. Photograph of guitar – taken by me. Please see UK Version. Thank you for visiting my store.

UPDATED - Includes PDF Format of all worksheets, lesson plans and word search solutions. This colourful resource is a detailed introduction to teaching split digraphs. There are 5 PowerPoint Presentations - which includes whole class activities. <strong>Each presentation focuses on a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e and u-e split digraphs. </strong> <strong>The phonic pack also contains: </strong> 5 lesson plans - slides are referred to in the plans - includes objectives and key questions. Differentiated activities - filling in split digraph letters, write sentences, word searches, correcting misspelt words (highlighted), e.g. hoem, tiem. Solution to the word searches Practical activities making split digraph words on laminated strips. Split digraph strips, letters a-z, consonant digraphs and consonant blends - to be laminated and cut out. Flashcards for teaching Teacher’s Notes If you only require worksheets only, visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/split-digraphs-phonics-worksheets-keystage-1-11589999 Goes well with: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phase-3-phonics-consonant-digraphs-vowel-digraphs-trigraphs-presentations-worksheets-activities-11073647 File type: Power Point, Microsoft Word and PDF

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 Thank you for visiting my shop:)

This resource contains three PowerPoint Presentations on mixed phonics CVC words. Teacher’s Guide included. Phonics Input Sessions: Segment and blend CVC words orally and in writing. These presentations can cover numerous phonic sessions. Play in Slide Show Each presentation contains 80 slides and has three different functions - see below The presentations are set up so that you have to click on the arrows, home, end slide function buttons. To reveal the letters in each word, you have to click on the purple squares. Click on any slide you want to use by going back and forth on the arrows. You can end the Slide Show at any time, click on END SLIDE SHOW>. In Slide Show you can use the forward/backward arrows to select the slides you want to use in your phonics lesson. This is so convenient as you can choose the words you want to focus on. Children will see a picture for each word. Suggested Activities What’s the missing phoneme? The CVC words are covered up ready to be revealed when you click on a square. You can differentiate the lesson by revealing two letters at a time and asking children to say and/or write what they think the missing phoneme is. • Click on the squares to reveal the letters you want in the lesson. • The children use the pictures as a visual aid to help them say or write the missing phoneme. What are the missing phoneme? • You can make the lesson more challenging by only revealing one phoneme and the children write or say the two missing phonemes. What’s the picture – Segment and blend CVC words You can assess how well the children segment and blend the CVC words. Select any slide in Slide Show. Ask the children what the picture is. You can prompt them if they are not sure. Get them to say the letters by sounding out and blending. Ask them to write the word on their whiteboards and then show you. You can reveal the answers by clicking on the squares. Alternatively, tell you the children you are going to show them slides of pictures and they have, e.g. a few seconds, to write the letter that corresponds to each phoneme on their whiteboards and then show you on their mini- whiteboards. I have also upload a PowerPoint Timer, timed at 2 mins and 5 mins as an option to use. Please see Preview Pane on the words used in this resource. Thank you for your interest.

This resource relates to the church and its features and contains mini fact word cards to display and can also be used as flash cards. A lovely addition to my Visiting a Place of Worship. In addition to the word cards, there are worksheet activities. Content: Teacher’s Notes - Describes activities in detail. 2x sets of 35 word wall cards which you can laminate for durability and display on your classroom wall. They can also be used as flash cards to increase students’ vocabulary. 2x Write the room activity worksheets and corresponding number tiles. The church objects on the worksheets are numbered 1 to 8. Preparation: You will need 8 of the word wall cards to place around the classroom. Ensure the numbers on the cards match the numbered pictures on the worksheets. Write the Room Worksheet 1 Font 2. Cross 3. Bible 4. Chalice Write the Room Worksheet 2 5. Pews 6. Church 7. Ciborium 8. Pulpit There are number tiles 1 to 8 which you can laminate. 2x Match and Stick Activity Sheets – There are 8 pictures and words to match up and stick on the worksheets provided. There are extra word tiles for bread – unleavened bread, wafer and host. Use blu tack/double-side tape and place the numbers on the word card. Students move around the classroom with their worksheet and match the number on their worksheet to the number on the word wall card. So, next to number 5, the student will write ‘Pews’ on their worksheet. Tick and sort worksheet activity with extension for more able students. There are 8 pictures of which 4 of the pictures relate to Christianity. Students tick and colour the pictures that relate to Christianity. For extension: The pictures that do not belong to Christianity, students could say or write what religion they pictures relate to. (Answer Sheet included) Please see Preview Pane. There are also blank word cards on PowerPoint if you wish to insert more church features. UK/US Spelling for one of the worksheets and 6 of the word cards. List of words with photos: Ciborium Church Stained-glass window Bible Altar Stoup Font The Cross The Crucifix Rosary Pews Pulpit Hassock or Kneeler Chalice The Eucharist Votive candle Church collection Hymn book Hymn board Handbells Tabernacle Aisle Nave Thurible Confessional box Ichthus Paten Sprinkler and Aspergillum Bell tower/Belfry Church spire Graveyard Organ Piano Candle Lectern Cruet Thank you for visiting my shop:-) You may be interested in related resource: Visiting a Church https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christianity-visiting-a-place-of-worship-church-flash-cards-worksheets-writing-keystage-1-10003743

UPDATED WITH ANSWER SHEETS AND TEACHER NOTES - May 2019 There are 7 Lesson Plans (with learning objectives) and Presentations . Worksheets and practical activities for whole class teaching. This resource is about:- -Sound and how sound travels to include sound waves, vibrations, pitch, volume; -The sounds we can make with our voices and what happens; -How we hear; -How some animals hear; -How to get sound from different musical instruments and what happens; and -The type of listening devices we use to locate sound, stethoscopes, hearing aids etc. 19 audio sounds for listening activities (MP3) Lesson 1: This is about how we use our voice and the different sounds we make. There is a diagram of how our voice works which includes vibration, pitch and how we need our teeth and tongue to produce sounds. Activity - children are given a very short text to add vocal sound effects to in their groups - narrator/reader reads the short text (print this off the Slide) and the other children decide on vocal sound effects to add. Lesson 2:- This is about musical instruments and how we produce sound from them (bang, hit, shake, pluck etc.) and group them into their categories (wind, stringed, percussion)- Grouping Activity sheets and Listening activity. Lesson 3 - This is more practical and children plan and design their musical instruments. They are given ideas on what to do, e.g. make a guitar from cereal boxes, the handle is made of kitchen towel tube, strings are various sizes of elastic bands etc. Lesson 4: This is about how we ear. Children learn about the anatomy of the ear (outer ear, middle ear and inner ear) and how we receive and process sound. They also learn about why we get dizzy (semi-circular canals in our ear is filled with fluid). There are worksheet activities and listening activities on PowerPoint Presentations. Lesson 5: This lesson is about different listening devices such as the stethoscope, ear trumpets that were used in the past and versions of it that are used to hear unborn babies. Children - to make ear trumpets and pot telephones learning about how sound travels to the ear via a medium. Children also investigate sound via different types of cups (sizes, material) and the length of the string). Lesson 6: This lesson is about how some animals move their ears to hear sounds and locate their prey. - Activities- children work with a partner to complete their worksheets which contain missing words. Lesson 7: Loud sounds get quieter when you are further away from its source - All the lessons include information on volume, pitch, vibrations and sound waves. Files: PowerPoint, MS Word and PDF. US Version Thank you for visiting my shop.

This product contains 5 sets of cut and paste activities relating to adding up UK coins and sorting the correct amount of money to pay for an item. You will see that two people bought an item for the same amount of money but paid with different coins. There are 14 worksheets in each set with colour and b/w images. This product has been updated. The new updated worksheets includes black and white images. Useful resource to assess and review student’s knowledge of coins and value and using exact change to pay for items. Description Items up to 10p (14 pages) plus b/w worksheets Items 11p to 20p (14 pages) plus b/w worksheets Items 21p to 50p (14 pages) plus b/w worksheets Items 51p to £1.00 (14 pages) plus b/w worksheets Items £1.01 to £2.00 (14 pages) plus b/w worksheets NEW ADDITION Each item costs the same but it has been paid for by two people using different coins that add up the same amount as the item. Students look at how much each item costs, cut out the coins, sort, total the amount and decide which coins to stick below each picture. File Type: pdf. Thank you for visiting my shop:-)