I've been a primary school teacher in the UK for 12 years now and more recently working as a Supply teacher to give me time to work on teaching resources and, my other hobby of machine embroidery. I love helping my fellow teachers, even if in a small way.
I've been a primary school teacher in the UK for 12 years now and more recently working as a Supply teacher to give me time to work on teaching resources and, my other hobby of machine embroidery. I love helping my fellow teachers, even if in a small way.
A percentage worksheet which can be used as a starter, a plenary or as homework to practice percentage discounts on prices of various items.
Ranges from 10% to 50% discount on mixed prices.
Pupils to look at the original price and the percentage discount, work out how much the discount would be and the new price.
Answers included.
Blank Rubik Cube with letters on one face.
Pupils use the letters to write down as many words as they can, using the letters in any direction.
Who can come up with the most words?
A fun activity which can be used as morning activity, a quick finisher activity or homework.
A simple number line counting on activity counting up to 50, where pupils need to find two numbers that add up from the first number given to the target number, and write down the calculation.
Suitable for Y2 and LA Y3 pupils or SEN.
Practise using a number line.
Practise counting on.
Practise using single and double digit numbers up to 50.
Ideal as an easy starter, fast finisher or homework activity.
No answers are given as there is no “right” answer as long as the pupils reach the target number correctly.
Short workbook of a few activities to help children understand that zero is a very important number.
This workbook is free but others are available at a small cost for other numbers to 9.
Short lesson plan for introduction to prepositions, poster listing prepositions for display or use as a resource and a worksheet for practice and understanding.
A fun set of 7 Halloween activities: wordsearches, acrostics, word scrambles etc.
Great for early morning activities or fast finishers in the run up the half term holiday and get children in the mood for the celebration. All Answers included.
A whole class game to practice vocabulary and/or spelling.
Aimed at KS2 but could also be used with lower ability KS3 or SEN pupils.
Pupils are divided into 2 teams and have to take turns to write a word on the board following the alphabetical list from A to Z.
The first team to complete the list wins the points.
Words required can be random, related to a particular topic or a phonic pattern, for example.
A simple starter activity linked to revision of the past tense of irregular verbs (I went, I bought) and vocabulary related to shopping.
Suitable for Upper KS2, KS2 or SEN pupils.
Pupils are not given the “rules” for the game, but must listen and try and work out what the rule is - that the things they buy from the supermarket have to be given in alphabetical order. An excellent Speaking and Listening short task.
Resource for KS2, or Lower ability KS3, to identify patterns in number sequences and to identify the rules for the pattern.
A mix of sequences of number patterns, from simple addition to mixed addition and subtraction.
Makes pupils think about how the sequence was constructed and what the next numbers are going to be.
A calculator may be needed for some of the sequences and answers are given.
Great starter activity, fast finisher activity or homework task.
Worksheet to recap the meaning of prefixes and root words.
Pupils read through the information regarding the meaning of a selection of common prefixes and root words.
They then use the information to complete a table of words made up of prefixes and root words and then write a definition of the words.
Perfect for a starter, teaching observation activity, revision or homework.
Worksheet to recap the meaning of prefixes and root words.
Pupils read through the information regarding the meaning of a selection of common prefixes and root words.
They then use the information to complete a table of words made up of prefixes and root words and then write a definition of the words.
Perfect for a starter, teaching observation activity, revision or homework.
Revision lesson on homophones with use of BBC Bitesize activities for pupils to use in lesson or independently afterwards.
Lower KS2 level words used.
Paired activity.
Maths word problems suitable for Higher ability KS1/Lower ability KS2 all around the theme of Cats and Dogs.
Mixture of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, with a couple of two-step questions at the end.
Answers supplied.
A fun, timed, activity for pairs, involving throwing a die and decorating a Christmas tree according to the relevant picture shown in the table below.
Differentiated activity sheets - one with the number and one with the picture of the die face.
Once the timer is up, pupils swap sheets and count the total decorations of each type, to complete the table.
An enjoyable starter for a maths lesson or a fun family homework activity.
A simple worksheet to revise prepositions or check pupil’s understanding.
10 simple sentences for pupils to fill in a preposition from the table which makes sense, although there are various options and not one definitive answer!
Challenge for pupils to use the prepositions that have not already been used, to write another 5 sentences of their own.
Suitable for revision, morning work, homework or short lesson observation activity.
Information sheets either for students or teachers, detailing the main thoughts/beliefs of the 5 main world religions - Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam and Judaism.
Each sheet follows the same format of questions and answers for easy comparison:
What does each religion believe about God and humanity?
What is each religion’s key intention?
How does each religion make moral decisions?
What is each religion’s attitude to creation, community and global issues?
Where does each religion get its inspiration?
How does each religion celebrate their faith?
What are the symbols of each religion?
What stories do each religion tell?
Differentiated Morning Maths/Fast Finisher Maths activities for UKS2 or revision/booster.
16 question cards for each ability group. 15 questions on each card.
Wide range of questions and all answers given on separate sheets.
Could easily be laminated for students to write on.