Summer holiday activities for teens to keep them busy over the summer! As a teacher you can give this pack to your students / tutor group at end of the year for them to complete over summer and bring back next school year. This makes a good starting point for back to school discussions. This is also great if you are a parent /carer who is looking to keep your own children entertained with fun and educational activities while at home! When traveling or over the holidays, young people will undoubtedly be glued to technology. That’s fine for a while, but it is healthy to give them a variety of activities to be doing whilst reflecting on their experiences, hence the reason I created this resource. The activities in this pack are simple and fun to work through, require no preparation from you and will entertain them when traveling and over the holiday period (be that a vacation or even a stay-cation!) They’re versatile enough for any experiences! Product includes: • Vacation plans • Diary / poetry / story writing • Sites to see • Road trip Bingo • Airport Bingo • People Bingo • Build your own Bingo Boards • Gift ideas • Photo diary • Vacation word search • Book reviews • Noughts and Crosses • Hang man • Notes pages You can print these off and even put them in a special binder so your young ones can complete them when they like. There are plenty to choose from and I think the option of choice is important in making sure they enjoy doing these! The pages have been designed to be all black and white so they can be coloured in – an extra fun and relaxing element, plus it allows them to personalise their booklet! Finally, this makes a great keepsake for the future to remind your young ones of their summer holidays! So get them off their technology for a while and encourage them to really observe and reflect on their experiences with this quality resource!

Christmas Traditions Around the World: DIGITAL WORKBOOK This ‘Christmas around the world’ DIGITAL resource is really easy to use in your classroom – there are 8 unique “digi-tivities” (including some examples of each) which involve students undertaking independent research of Christmas traditions around the world and then reflecting on their learning in a range of creative ways! As each of the activities do not specify countries, students are free to investigate a great number of Christmas traditions around the world which can be differentiated to their age, ability or your lesson plans! As these can be done independently they would make great homework tasks too! As this resource is a DIGITAL WORKBOOK, students can work on an electronic device to edit the PowerPoint document on screen! This is fantastic for: ✔ saving paper ✔ saving time and resources printing and photocopying ✔ increases likelihood of homework being completed ✔ increases student engagement ✔ enables students to be proud of the presentation of their work! They can simply upload their digital workbook to your school portal, email it to you, save it to your Google classroom, whatever you like! Resource includes: • Christmas traditions around the world research graphic organiser • Interview (prompted and open for differentiation) • Christmas Postcard • Tourist adviser blog post • Christmas Quiz • Merry Christmas languages • Christmas Creative Writing • Christmas Menu • Blank for independent extension work So enjoy having your teens research and learn about a wide variety of Christmas traditions around the world with this no-prep digital workbook resource! For the printable version, click here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-traditions-around-the-world-11169008

Check your students’ understanding with social media exit tickets and engage your students with media they are already so familiar with! There are 4 different types of tickets included with prompts that are FULLY EDITABLE - ideal for subject personalisation and even for teaching foreign languages! Each exit ticket is half a letter size and comes with 2 on a page to save on printing costs for your class. These are simple and easy to use in your lessons allowing you to quickly see what students have learned in a fun and convenient way. Your students will definitely think you are the most awesome teacher ever when you pull these out in your lesson!

What do you get your students to do when they finish all the work but it’s too late in the lesson for them to start a new task? How about having a digital, interactive, fun and easy to use way of checking your students’ learning at the end of a lesson to keep in your arsenal? These exit activities are digital, interactive and can work for both online for sharing on Apps such as Google Classroom or if you prefer, they work offline too: absolutely ideal for a variety of ages and abilities! This in a modern, engaging resource where students interactively click on a button which will take them to a fun activity to test their learning. It is so convenient to use: simply pick n click! You could just do one activity or a few in each lesson, it can be individual or whole group, used as exit tickets or for early finishers - the choice is yours! Best of all, each of these powerful activities will work for ANY TOPIC and can produce a variety of outcomes so they can be depended on to be used again and again on the same group of students! So enjoy using this simple, fun and interactive resource, proven to check students' learning effectively and easily, without needing a bank of resources!

5 watercolour themed template signs for stations to use for centres in your classroom! Are you currently using centres in your classroom? I just love the collaboration, independence and movement that the students can experience using rotation stations! I have started to use them more over the past couple of years but I had just been laying resources out on the desk and it was bothering me that it wasn't immediately obvious where each station was. Hence for this school year I have upgraded my system and I've made these adorable station signs which I am sharing with you to enjoy too! These signs are 4x6 in and so will suit any regular photo frame! There are 5 different themes for you to choose from, all the text is editable for you, and you can either use the fonts installed in this resource, or choose your own. I hope you enjoy creating fun and attractive station signs for your classroom!

Global Cup Football / Soccer 2018 Russia wall chart and activities for teens This resource pack is a great way of getting your students excited and involved in the Global Football / Soccer games in Russia 2018, whilst teaching them about different cultures and developing their literacy skills! (Both US and UK English spellings included!) I have designed this pack with a Wall Chart to display in your classroom where your students can get really excited about the matches and record scores as they happen and even win prizes! Full details are included in the pack! The activities included make great end of year tasks which will educate students about Geography and different cultures of the countries taking part in the games and details about famous footballers/soccer players taking part in the games, all whilst helping develop their literacy skills in researching, writing and presenting to their peers in unique and creative ways! These activities can work with a range of age groups, but they are especially superb for your teenagers! This special event only happens once every 4 years, so make sure your students remember it and get excited with the activities in this pack!

This resource is a great way of getting your students excited and involved in the UEFA Euro 2016 in France this June, whilst still teaching them about different cultures and developing their literacy skills - perfect for your tutor group or PSHE lessons! I have designed this resource with an attractive Wall Chart to display in your classroom where your students can get really excited about the matches and record scores as they happen and even win prizes! Full details are included in the pack. The activities included make great end of year tasks which will educate students about Geography and different cultures of the countries taking part in the games and details about famous footballers taking part in the Euro 2016, all whilst helping develop their literacy skills in researching, writing and presenting to their peers in unique and creative ways. These activities can work with a range of age groups, but they are especially superb for your teenagers! This special event only happens once every 4 years, so make sure your students remember it and get excited with the activities in this pack!

This resource pack contains everything you need to help break the ice with your students. This would be ideal for any new class whether they are just new to you or even new to each other! Although it is great for the start of the academic year, many of us deal with casual admissions and students who join late in the year. These resources will be great for helping you get to know them better and for them to integrate into the group. You will find physical activities to get them up and about, moving and talking to one another and finding things in common, helping the group to improve their social skills in talking, bonding and making new friends. Enjoy getting your group of students to begin bonding and making friends!

Remembrance Day: Presentation and Activities for teens! This resource includes a high quality PowerPoint presentation which can be delivered to your class/tutor group or in an assembly. There is also an activities pack which contains some no-prep required printable worksheets, ideal for teenage students to do during tutor time or in Citizenship lessons. These activities give students the opportunity to reflect on their knowledge about Remembrance Day, consider important key words to do with the day in the form of a word search and anagrams, and also get creative in designing poppy merchandise to raise more money for the Royal British Legion.

End of Year Activities for Teens: no preparation needed, just print and go! This resource is a great way for students to wrap up, reflect on life, dream of the future and remain entertained while us teachers are using all our energy just trying to claw our way to the finish line! If you want some fun and quality activities to use with your students at tutor time that they will enjoy and relate to, then this is the resource for you! It comes with attractive, enjoyable and creative memory book style activities that will last weeks running up to the much anticipated end of the school year! This resource will encourage students to reflect on their year at school in fun and engaging ways and get them look ahead to the future too. The activities also come with quality teenage appropriate graphics which your students will love! Product includes: • My Super Memories • My Best Day • The Blues • Dear Future Me • Top Things I’ve Learned • What’s to Come • My Dream Board • What A Tune! • What A Great Book! • #ThrowbackThursday • My Proudest Moments • Autographs • Acrostic Poetry • End of School Plans • My Legacy • My Pearls of Wisdom & 4 more pages! These end of year activities can be used for a variety of age groups and abilities and require no preparation from you at all! Instructions are on each worksheet and students can be as thorough as they like depending on their ability. Simply pick and choose some or all of the activities for your classes, or even set some for homework if you like! These are not only fun to do but they make wonderful keepsakes for students to look back on when they are older - these could even be used with the same group of students each year to see how they have developed over time! Enjoy!

Come November and December, it can be a tough time to keep students (and yourself!) motivated in the run up to the holiday season. If you want some fun and quality Christmas and New Year activities to use with your tutor groups that they will enjoy and relate to, then this is the resource for you! It comes with attractive, enjoyable and creative activities that will last weeks running up to the Christmas holidays and even when they return in the New Year too! This resource will encourage students to look at Christmas over the world, show kindness, reflect on the end of one year and start of another. These can be used for a variety of age groups and abilities and require no preparation from you at all. Instructions are on each worksheet and students can be as thorough as they like depending on their ability. These are fun to do and they make wonderful keepsakes for students to look back on when they are older!

Student self assessment is a great way to check for understanding. Students love Interactive Notebooks and this editable resource is a fun and unique set of printable foldable exit tickets that enable students to reflect on their learning in a fun and modern way! They are great for early finishers and also provide you with great feedback to assess student progression in your lesson that you can then use to plan differentiated lessons to suit their needs. There are 10 types of Interactive Notebook exit tickets all prompting something different for students to reflect on in their learning that will work for ANY topic! Each exit ticket comes in 3 different sizes to suit a range of books and even display boards! I know your students will definitely think you are the most super awesome teacher ever when you pull these out in your lesson; this is a great way of getting them excited and enthused in your lessons - plus, they look fantastic up on display in your classroom!

Help your students learn how to study from home with this self lead guide / journal that comes in both printable and digital options for your students. With students needing to study from home, whether that be by choice or due to school closures, many find the challenge of home studying a difficult one to master. There are distractions everywhere and being cooped up indoors all day has its own battles. You can send your students this guide / journal to help them in their home study routine. It guides them through how to plan their schedule and routine, by reverse engineering their day using their assignment deadlines or personal academic goals. This guide also teaches your students how to look after their own well-being while they are stuck at home. It addresses body aches due to excessive desk / computer hunching, too much screen time and how to keep fit and healthy. This resource is ready to use. It comes with a 17 page printable journal for them to fill in, and there is a digital version available too for them to type directly into the document, should they prefer. You can post the journal or send it to your students remotely. I hope this helps your students as they learn the discipline it takes to study from home!

Social Media Profile Templates - ‘all about me’ or write about fictional characters / famous people! The use of social media is very much a part of students’ lives in this day and age. Use this to your advantage in your lessons by encouraging them to tell you and their peers all about themselves at the beginning of the year or writing about a famous person or character from a book, using a format they love and are familiar with: social media! In this pack you will find ‘all about me’ templates for 3 different social media platforms and all text is editable. You can give all 3 for your students to complete as they each cover different elements, or you can pick and choose which they complete: the choice is yours, or theirs! You can use these to learn more about your students at the beginning of the year and first day of school. It is also helpful for other students to read these and learn more about each other and find common interests too! You could also use these for writing profiles of characters they are reading about in books, or for someone famous they are studying in class!

Funny Personal Watercolour Quote Posters for your office, staff room or home. They's also make for excellent hilarious personalised gifts for teachers! If you have a good sense of humor and you love watercolours, you'll enjoy these watercolor quote posters that have been a huge hit on my Instagram over the past year @teachersresourceforce! These posters contain 20 teacher humour quotes that will look beautiful displayed in your office, staff room or even in your own home! You can print them onto any size your printer can manage - they look great as full size wall posters, small little postcards, greeting cards, book or binder covers etc. the list is endless! I hope these funny watercolour quote posters bring you laughter and joy, however you decide to use them!

A step by step guide to drawing cartoon characters (heads and faces!). This resource comes with both a printable workbook and PowerPoint, so you can go through it together as a class or students can work independently. So many students have a fear of drawing because they think they’re not good at it. But like many other things, it’s a skill that they can learn! Being able to draw cartoon characters is a fantastic tool to have as you can bring creativity into a range of your lessons, for example: • Expressing mood in reading and writing activities • Illustrations with story writing • ‘Feelings’ topics in foreign languages • Creation stations • Test prep down time • Flip books • Early finishers • Design activities • Art Integration With this resource, you can teach your students how to draw cartoon faces, even if you have no idea yourself! You have a PowerPoint and workbook for your students that guides you step by step how to draw your character, with lots of opportunities for extension work in adding features and even emotions! So if you’re looking for some fun art integration opportunities in your lessons, or just want to take some creative time out for your students to have fun doodling, whip out this resource and watch your students have oodles of doodles of fun! Not to mention, you can always use it to celebrate National Cartoonists Day on 5th May every year ;) Have fun doodling!

This trivia quiz is a fun way to wrap up the end of the school year as it quizzes your students on current affairs and celebrity gossip that teens can relate to! The best part is, it’s specific to this current school year which is a lovely way to reflect and remember all that has happened. Some might learn a new fact or two as well! There are 3 different options for delivering this quiz: • One is a PowerPoint with a question on each slide so you can do the quiz as a whole class activity with students working in groups. • The second is an individual quiz which students can do on their own or in pairs. • The third is a set of cards which students can do in pairs or small groups. They take it in turns to read each other a question and answer them; if they get it correct they keep the card. The winner is the person with the most cards! Save yourself hours of preparation and get your hands on this end of year quiz! Enjoy!

Need some end of year awards certificates to celebrate the individuality and success of your young and teenage students? They will love these End Of Year Certificate Awards in a cool #HashtagStyle! These certificates are funky and edgy with some cool teen clip art images and #hashtag themed titles that your students will really relate to and think you're the coolest ever! (Even though we know you already are!) These come in black line to save on printing costs, but feel free to print them on coloured card for even more impact! ************************************************************************************************************************ • If you choose to download this resource, please take the time to leave a rating - I do really value your feedback and I always look forward to reading what you think about my resources! If you have any questions about this resource or anything else, you can email me at TeachersResourceForce@yahoo.com. • Be the first to know when I upload new resources, discounts and freebies by following my page!

Self-confidence affirmation cards for teachers and teens - colour in, reflect and really believe with these 10 colouring affirmation cards! Self-confidence is a fundamental factor in success and many of our youth in this day and age are lacking that self-belief they can succeed. We often hear "I can't do this", "I'm rubbish at this", "I can't do it on my own, you have to help me"... What some teachers have tried to do is introduce positive affirmations that students are to repeat over and over again. The idea is nice, but does it really work? Does saying something make it true? Well, at best we might get a temporary high or feel motivated for a short time, but in the long term it’s less likely to have lasting effects and that's because we are actually missing a very important step. Now picture yourself being the teacher who is able to help their student really believe these affirmations. Your students are able to believe it because you're helping them see the truth in these statements for themselves. With this pack of 10 affirmation cards, you can be that teacher. You will be giving your students some quiet reflection time where they can color in positive affirmations, but they will also be reflecting on some very significant and tailored questions that will help them prove that the affirmation they are stating is the truth. In time, you will see their self-confidence begin to flourish and success will be inevitable thanks to your guidance! There are 10 different cards to choose from in this set. Each quote comes in both postcard and business card size, ideal for keeping in wallets, lockers and pin boards etc. These are designed to be coloured in and then folded in half and glued together to keep forever - you could even have them laminated for maximum longevity! ​The great thing about these being colouring affirmations is, one, it saves on ink and money (hooray!), two it allows time for mindfulness where your students can sit and relax for a few minutes reflecting on the statement and questions, and three it personalises each card to help your students connect with it more - seeing their doodles reminds them of how they were feeling when they were colouring it in and answering the questions in their mind! By spending time colouring these in, you will give your students time to be creative and then associate that feeling when they look at the cards again in the future. It’s all mind games and using the power of our brains to achieve our potential. These would even be effective on us as teachers too, so give them a try and give you and your students the opportunity to just focus, motivate and enjoy yourselves today – you deserve it!

Do you want to teach your students about the 400 year old tradition of why we light bonfires and set off fireworks on 5th November? This resource will teach your students about the our History of the Gun Powder plot and why 400 years later, every 5th November fireworks are set off and bonfires are lit! The PowerPoint and worksheets are simple and fun to work through, require no preparation from you and give plenty of activities to fill the week leading up to Bonfire Night! You can go through the PowerPoint first to give students background information, and then either work through these activities together or give students the choice on which ones to complete. You could even set some for homework and encourage some research and background reading on the topic too!