Rather than focus on a “New Year, New Me” … why not explore a “New Year, Healthiest Me” by focusing on what you can and can’t control! We all hope that our years are straight forward and carefree but as we know, life can throw us curve balls so being equipped with strategies to support your emotional regulation can help us deal with these unexpected difficulties better. This resources includes: Planning Sheet Examples and strategies Learning Intention and Success Criteria Model piece of writing List of words to describe the year ahead Bunting template

Lyric Analysis sheet for the song ‘How Far I’ll Go’ by Auli’i Cravalho from the Disney film Moana. The first sheet is about highlighting and analysing the lyrics with space to make notes. This can be used to think about the year ahead, goal setting or the concept and emotions of curiosity and exploration. The second sheet is then to set targets, expectations, goals or hopes for the year ahead. The image in the first resource does not belong to me and credit must be given to Disney but was found through a Google search of free images. The image in the second resource was sourced through VectorStock Images.

Print the first two pages, 2 to a page on A3 so that you have the quote above and the space for map design underneath. There are examples on a reel within my instagram @TeachingInTechnicolour There is also a screenshot of Google Maps from Greenland to New York.

Simple format for festive writing activities. Children can use these templates to practice their spelling during Christmas time.

A simple table that can be used to redesign ‘Snakes and Ladders’ into a themed version. Could be used at any holiday, but I have mainly used it for Christmas time. Examples can be found on Instagram at @TeachingInTechnicolour.

A resource designed for inward reflection around Christmas time. To look beyond the materialistic aspects of Christmas and find what makes our own heart grow, just as The Grinch’s had. Christmas can be overwhelming for many adults and children and focusing on the things that make us happy, content and loved during these times can be helpful. A word mat is provided as a guide to support those in sentence creation. Adapted this year (2022) to include the idea of thinking about parts of our bonnie wee Scotland that makes our hearts grow, to be used as Christmas cards for those newly settled in Scotland.

A very simple scrapbook style resource for the children to cut and paste items from a supermarket Christmas magazine to create a menu on a budget. There is space on the cover for final calculations to be tallied and space for a starter page, a main page and a dessert page. I kindly ask in Lidl or Aldi to have enough booklets for one between two and then the children can work in pairs with varying budgets from 20 to 100 pounds. If you can, share examples of your learners work on twitter @InTechnicolour or Instagram @TeachingInTechnicolour Thanks, Nicholas

Using two songs from The Muppet Christmas Carol, you can analyse the change in Scrooge from before and after his visits from the ghosts. Firstly watching and exploring the song ‘Scrooge’ you can ask the children to highlight and analyse lyrics that stand out to them. Secondly you will then use the song ‘Thankful Heart’ and do the same. This can be displayed in a jotter or on a poster with a visualisation of Scrooge looking grim and miserable on one side and enlightened on the other. For an example of the jotter layout, check instagram for a reel showing more. As ever, I would love to see how your learners have used this resource so if possible, please tag me on instagram @TeachingInTechnicolour or twitter @InTechnicolour.

Display poster for Moonlit Evergreen artwork. Example of work can be found on Teaching in Technicolour instagram!

Here is a kindness advent calendar that you can use from the 1st to the 25th of December. Each day has a kind act that requires no cost. They are all about how we can use our words, thoughts and actions to brighten the days of others in this month.

Perfect to use during weeks such as Anti-Bullying Week. However could be used during any topical month such as Black History Month, LGBT History Month. It could be used and linked with exploration of UNCRC. It is a versatile resource that helps explore the concepts of human nature and sharing compassion and empathy for one another. This bundle includes: Page 2 - examples Page 3 - lyrics Page 4 – design space (To have lyrics and design space side-by-side, select 2 to a page when printing pages 3 and 4.) Page 5- Empty logo frames (can be decorated with song title for display banner) Page 6 - Colourless display logos (can be coloured and decorated) Resource by Teaching in Technicolour - please review and share any work on instagram @TeachingInTechnicolour or twitter @InTechnicolour

Blackout Poetry for Remembrance of the Poem ‘In Flanders Fields’ by John McCrae Poem has been repeated multiple times within the document so there is plenty of options to select words that stand out to you. Advice taking from Twinkl on how to complete a blackout poem: Scan the page for a word that stands out to you and has significance or meaning to you. Now reread the whole page and look out for any words that could link with the first word you chose. Lightly circle with pencil any words that stand out to you. Try to avoid circling more than three words in a row. List all of the words that you have circled on a separate piece of paper. Write them in the order that they appear on the book page. Read through all of the words that you have selected and choose the final words that you would like to use in your poem. Black out any unwanted words with a black pen. Add any illustrations or pictures you would like to go with your poem. Again, use a black pen.

A writing resource complete with Learning Intention and Success Criteria page A model of the poem structure An onomatopoeia word mat Onomatopoeia display lettering Outline of firework rocket

Vary your Halloween display with these fun and creative guides to help your learners design witches, monsters and pumpkins. There is plenty of scope for personalisation and choice. If you use these, I would love to see some of the results. You can share them with me on Twitter at @InTechnicolour or on Instagram at @TeachingInTechnicolour. You can also email me at teachingintechnicolour@gmail.com Please don’t remove the watermarks. I hope your learners love using them!

Analye the colours of the wind with your class with a note taking sheet side by side the lyrics. If you want to display some are work, I have also provided an CfE outcome posters describing the process. If you want a tutorial on the art lesson, check out my Teaching In Technicolour Instagram page.

A fun an interactive way for children to assess themselves or each other. Children can be prompted to think about questions they could be asked in a text conversation to enable them to share their learning in a deeper way. Taking on the role of the asker and answerer needs the children to think of both sides of coin - learning and sharing the learning.

Large RESPECT lettering to be decorated by the children. Followed by a Respect Acrostic Poem template. After this there are word starters to help with the creation of the poems. Make sure you play a wee bit of Aretha Franklin when they are working away! Find out what it means to them!

What do you love about yours? How do you want your classroom to feel? Important questions to ask on your first week back to school with your new learners. Make the right start back by having your children fill these out and decorate them for an early display of pupil voice. Examples can be found on Instagram @TeachingInTechnicolour.

A nice way to share targets for each term. Grayscaled for children to decorate over. Examples can be found on Instagram @TeachingInTechnicolour

Simple word searches that are matched with the phonemes of the North Lanarkshire Council Active Literacy Pack for Stage 2 and Stage 3. Can be used during the teaching of these stages as holding tasks during Literacy Stations or can be used as revision tasks when moving into Stages 4 and 5. Examples of work can be found on Instagram @TeachingInTechnicolour.