An overview of ideas for teaching a plants topic.

Children will use this frame to help them develop ideas about a new character. I used this after the children created characters using the 'draw, fold and switch' method. They stuck their characters onto the sheet and then wrote details about the character they had created. There are 3 different versions of the sheet - a really fun way to promote creative, detailed writing.

A range of resources to support the teaching and learning of a Chocolate topic!! Resources were used in Year 3 and Grade 3.

This is a pack I created to support the balance and motion unit. The children went on a trip to a park so that they could use a slide, swing and see-saw to investigate forces. There are also additional activities included such as designing a front cover and a word search. This could easily be used in school provided the equipment was available and although I used this with Grade 1 (who were an extremely able class) this could be used up to Year 4. A great resource!!

Some examples of comments used in Grade one report cards. Can apply to Grade 2 also and transfers to UK year groups. No more raking your tired teacher brains!

A simple version of the classic game made to reinforce the phase 3 sounds. This can be a teacher led activity or independent reinforcement for more able children. A fun way to practise phonics!

Plans for ELA, MATH, SOCIAL STUDIES, ICT AND SCIENCE. Topic was dragons however math and reading covered the Common core standards without being taught cross-curricularly. A whole unit of plans for a quarter!

A writing booklet template for writing about weekend news. Includes section for drawings. I used this with Year/Grade 1 on a Monday as one of the writing activities.

A ppt game designed to be used while teaching place value with base 10 blocks. The children use a selection of 1's, 10's and 100's as well as a whiteboard and pen, to either show the number that is being represented in blocks, or use the blocks to make a given number. This is a great activity for quick teacher assessment and can be used at the start of a unit to help with grouping or at any point to assess learning so far. I used this resource with a clever little Grade 1 class, but it is easily used from year 1-6 as the numbers/blocks can be adapted to suit.

A warm up activity to briefly assess understanding or knowledge gained. Children circle the time connectives/temporal words or phrases, from a selection given. Children then add their own examples below. I used this with Grade 1 but can be used from reception/Kinder up to 3, as an introductory or end of unit quick assessment.

Children to cut out shapes and try halving them to see which can be halved equally. They should stick the shape into the table with a tick or cross to show their findings. Can be used across ks1 and lower Ks2.

A notebook resource used to support the teaching of causal connectives.

An interactive resource used to support the teaching of time in Year 3.

3 differentiated sheets. Children to work out the change when purchasing the given items.

Quarter 2 plans used in grade 3 - 7 weeks worth! Topic theme was dragons. Common Core standards covered in ELA and math. California state standards for science and the AERO standards for social studies. Lots of creative activities! Enjoy!!

A range of resources for use in The Roams topic. These were used in year 3 however are adaptable as differentiated.

A letter from the tooth Fairy, used as a launch for informal letter writing as part of a teeth and healthy eating topic. Used with Year 3 but could be used across KS1 and Lower KS2. The tooth fairy "visited" the classroom while the children were in assembly and left this along with a lot of fairy dust!!

A great thinking skills activity. Children to decide which is the odd one out from 3 given pictures, and explain their reasoning. I used this from Year 1 up as an early morning activity and also time filler. Children should be reminded that there are no wrong answers as long as their answer can be justified. I have heard some amazing ideas during this activity - enjoy!

An introduction to states of matter and changes. Resource includes an activity where the children work in groups to sort properties of matter. Used with Grade 3.

A simple resource I created for ESL children. Children need to cut and paste the solution to the problem. All in picture format. Children can then talk through the pictures. I made this because all examples I found were in written format and beyond the level of my children.