In this active math lesson your students will use subtraction with carrying to work out whether they are better at certain activities first or second time around. They will complete each practical activity twice, working out the difference between their scores using column subtraction or different preferred method. ** This resource contains 3 levels of differentiation.** Diff. 1: Whole number subtraction Diff. 2: One decimal place subtraction Diff. 3: Two decimal place subtraction ** Resources needed:** Activity sheets Timers Tape Measure Please don’t forget to rate this resource if you enjoyed it. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new resources and hear about upcoming sales!

This fun back to school ice breaker activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) with ‘getting to know you’ questions. It’s perfect as a class team builder at the start of the school year or as a fun way for your students to find out a bit more about each other. Contents: 3 x cootie catchers with questions 1 x cootie catcher without questions (so the students can write their own). Folding and playing directions are also included. Have fun! Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new resources and hear about upcoming sales!

10 visual punctuation vocabulary cards that are perfect for your topic word wall complete with a title and blank cards. They are a great way to help your children learn the key punctuation needed to improve their writing and reading. We have found them especially helpful for children with English as an additional language or writing difficulties. Each card contains the key punctuation, definition, and visual aid. **Punctuation Included: ** Apostrophe Brackets Capital Letters Colon Comma Dash Exclamation Mark Inverted Comma Period Question Mark Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

Liven up your classroom with these fun animal themed teacher toolbox pre-made and editable labels. This product includes pre-made labels, editable labels, as well as blank labels that you can print out, laminate, and write on. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

Get ‘Back To School Ready’ with these fun animal themed name tags and labels that will look great in your classroom. These tags and labels are very versatile as you can edit them in powerpoint or print out blank copies to simply write on and laminate. This pack contains 30 different tags and labels all of which have an editable and blank version. You may also like: Animal Themed Teacher Toolbox Labels Please don’t forget to rate resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new resources and hear about upcoming sales!

This animal adaptations visual word search is a great way to reinforce or introduce your topics key vocabulary. It’s great for morning work, filling activities, or just as some fun! Your class will learn the key terms in no time with the help of our fun visuals and word search. Key Terms: Adaptation Behavior Camouflage Conservation Ecosystem Environment Endangered Species Extinct Habitat Herbivore Carnivore Omnivore Predator Prey Invertebrate Vertebrate A color and black and white copy are included in this pack. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This microorganisms student booklet is a great project for students to carry out research on algae, protozoa, bacteria, fungi, helminths, and viruses, creating a page for each with space for a diagram or picture along with a front and back cover page. It’s perfect as a personal project or extension activity project if you’re looking at microorganisms. This pack comes in both color and black and white. To create the booklet, cut each A4 page in half, hole punch the top corner, and use some string or treasury tags to hold them together. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

A FREE sample of our pirate themed addition and subtraction word problems using the bar model. Check out the full pack here. A set of Christmas themed NO PREP differentiated word problems using the bar model strategy, focussing on addition and subtraction for grades 1 - 2. The bar model is great to help children visualise and solve problems and is becoming much more widely used across schools. This pack will guide your children through the idea, giving them loads of practise at applying it to word problems. The full pack contains 3 sets of word problem sheets each with 3 levels of differentiation. Please don’t forget to rate this product and provide feedback to earn credits that you can use toward future purchases on TpT. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

In this activity your class will go on a hunt to find and classify living things by simple criteria, for example, an animal with wings. They will record their observations by drawing the living thing on their record sheet. This is a great activity if you’re looking at animals and plants, or just as a fun way to get your little ones outside observing nature. This pack contains two levels of differentiation: Diff. 1: Students draw what they have found with simple criteria. Diff. 2: Students draw and write what they have found with slightly more complicated criteria. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This interactive PowerPoint and quiz is a great overview when looking at how people celebrate Christmas Holidays in different countries around the world. It contains 2 – 3 slides for each of the 7 countries covered with fun facts and information about their different traditions. Along with this there is a fun quiz at the end to test their memory and knowledge! Countries Covered - Ethiopia - France - Greece - Greenland - India - Puerto Rico - Ukraine ----------------------- If you liked this resource we would love you to leave us some feedback! :) Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

Use these entertaining math puzzles for your students to practice finding balanced equations with addition and subtraction. This pack contains three differentiated puzzles from simple additions to additions over 10 and 20. Each puzzle has a complete set and a muddled puzzle set. I have used these to great success over the last few weeks. My children have loved them and are now pros recognizing balanced equations. Contents: 3 x differentiated complete and mixed Tarsia puzzles. Check out our other Math Tarsia Puzzles Multiplying and Dividing by 10, 100, and 1000 Fractions of Numbers Equivalent Fractions Times Tables Tarsia Puzzle Activity Number Bond Tarsia Puzzles: 100, 500, and 1000 Measurement Conversion Tarsia Puzzles: MM, CM, and Meters Long Multiplication Tarsia Puzzle Activity Long Division Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

Use these entertaining math puzzles for your students to practice finding balanced equations with addition and subtraction. This pack contains three differentiated puzzles from simple additions with the numbers in the tens, hundreds, thousands, and negative numbers. Each puzzle has a complete set and a muddled puzzle set. I have used these to great success over the last few weeks. My children have loved them and are now pros balancing equations. Contents: 3 x differentiated complete and mixed Tarsia puzzles. Check out our other Math Tarsia Puzzles Balancing Equations (Years 2 - 3) Equivalent Fractions Fractions of Numbers Long Division Long Multiplication Tarsia Puzzle Activity Measurement Conversion Tarsia Puzzles: MM, CM, and Meters Multiplying and Dividing by 10, 100, and 1000 Number Bond Tarsia Puzzles: 100, 500, and 1000 Times Tables Tarsia Puzzle Activity Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for balancing multiplication and division equations (including decimals). It’s a great lesson starter, filler, or activity that will easily get your class balancing equations without them even realising that they are learning! They will be engaged and excited with this addictive activity (as I am sure you will be too!). This pack includes a both complete cootie catchers with all the answers filled in, as well as blank cootie catchers where the students must balance the equations before playing the game. Contents: Folding instructions 2 x differentiated completed cootie catchers 2 x differentiated blank cootie catchers Blank template Have fun! Check out our addition ‘Balance The Equation’ Cootie Catchers: ‘Balance The Equation’ Cootie Catcher for Years 2 and 3 ’Balance The Equations’ Cootie Catcher for Years 4 and 5 ’Balance The Equations’ Cootie Catcher for Years 4 and 5 Want something easiler? Check out: ‘Balance The Equation’ Multiplication and Division: Years 2 and 3 ‘Balance The Equation’ Multiplication and Division: Years 4 and 5 Please don’t forget to rate this resource if you enjoyed it. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for balancing addition and subtraction equations (carrying and borrowing included). It’s a great lesson starter, filler, or activity that will easily get your class balancing equations without them even realising that they are learning! They will be engaged and excited with this addictive activity (as I am sure you will be too!). This pack includes a both complete cootie catchers with all the answers filled in, as well as blank cootie catchers where the students must balance the equations before playing the game. Contents: Folding instructions 2 x differentiated completed cootie catchers 2 x differentiated blank cootie catchers Blank template Have fun! **Want something slightly easier? ** Check out our ‘Balance The Equation’ Cootie Catcher for Grades 1 - 2 Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for balancing additions and subtraction equations. It’s a great lesson starter, filler, or activity that will easily get your class balancing equations without them even realising that they are learning! They will be engaged and excited with this addictive activity (as I am sure you will be too!). This pack includes a both complete cootie catchers with all the answers filled in, as well as blank cootie catchers where the students must balance the equations before playing the game. Contents: Folding instructions 2 x differentiated completed cootie catchers 2 x differentiated blank cootie catchers Blank template Have fun! Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for balancing simple multiplication and division equations. It’s a great lesson starter, filler, or activity that will easily get your class balancing equations without them even realising that they are learning! They will be engaged and excited with this addictive activity (as I am sure you will be too!). This pack includes a both complete cootie catchers with all the answers filled in, as well as blank cootie catchers where the students must balance the equations before playing the game. **Contents: ** Folding instructions 2 x differentiated completed cootie catchers 2 x differentiated blank cootie catchers Blank template Have fun! Check out our addition and subtraction ‘Balance The Equation’ Cootie Catchers: ‘Balance The Equation’ Cootie Catcher for Years 2 and 3 ’Balance The Equations’ Cootie Catcher for Years 4 and 5 ’Balance The Equations’ Cootie Catcher for Years 4 and 5 Please don’t forget to rate this resource if you enjoyed it. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for balancing multiplication and division equations. It’s a great lesson starter, filler, or activity that will easily get your class balancing equations without them even realising that they are learning! They will be engaged and excited with this addictive activity (as I am sure you will be too!). This pack includes a both complete cootie catchers with all the answers filled in, as well as blank cootie catchers where the students must balance the equations before playing the game. Contents: Folding instructions 2 x differentiated completed cootie catchers 2 x differentiated blank cootie catchers Blank template Have fun! Check out our addition ‘Balance The Equation’ Cootie Catchers: ‘Balance The Equation’ Cootie Catcher for Years 2 and 3 ’Balance The Equations’ Cootie Catcher for Years 4 and 5 ’Balance The Equations’ Cootie Catcher for Years 4 and 5 Want something easiler? Check out: ‘Balance The Equation’ Multiplication and Division: Years 2 and 3 Please don’t forget to rate this resource if you enjoyed it. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for balancing addition and subtraction equations with decimals (carrying and borrowing included). It’s a great lesson starter, filler, or activity that will easily get your class balancing equations without them even realising that they are learning! They will be engaged and excited with this addictive activity (as I am sure you will be too!). This pack includes a both complete cootie catchers with all the answers filled in, as well as blank cootie catchers where the students must balance the equations before playing the game. Contents: Folding instructions 2 x differentiated completed cootie catchers 2 x differentiated blank cootie catchers Blank template Have fun! **Want something slightly easier? ** Check out: ‘Balance The Equation’ Cootie Catcher for Years 2 and 3 ‘Balance The Equations’ Cootie Catcher for Years 4 and 5 Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!