A word mat split into sections to mirror the VCOP display board. Using VCOP superhero images courtesy of butterbeer and ilovemarmite This wordmat goes alongside the story Elmer and the Lost Teddy, to help children write their own version of the story.

2 worksheets - 1 to design a board game and 1 to evaluate the game once made.

A set of 10 different blank board game templates for children to design their own board game. Great to be used in Maths or as part of a topic on Toys.

A pdf set (so can easily be resized as necessary) containing: 1. A display title 2. Differentiated cloud-shaped writing frames 3. Cloud-shaped captions

A word mat designed to support children's thank you writing after Christmas. Set out to mirror the VCOP board, including question words to prompt.

Step by step instructions to make a snowy trees picture using chalk or oil pastels.

Step-by-step instructions to create a winter landscape. Images and text thanks to http://terristeachingtreasures.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/winter-wonderland-art.html

All resources based on Whatever Next! by Jill Murphy 1. 6 pictures in sequential order. 4 differentiated versions for writing a word/caption/sentence. To extend by including a causal connective. 2. To write a list of adjectives to describe a night sky/space setting. 3. Plenary success criteria checklist. 4&5. Differentiated writing frames. 6. VCOP wordmat split up into vocab. connectives, openers and punctuation. Includes picture cues and VCOP superheroes images courtesy of ButterBeer and ilovemarmite.

5 sentences containing pictures to sequence to create a recount about the Moon landing.

A word mat designed to support writing about the moon landing. Sectioned in to Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers and Punctuation. Also contains the two common phrases broadcast and VCOP superheroes (thanks to Butterbeer and ilovemarmite)

A word mat to write instructions on how to make a straw rocket launcher. Set out into V, C, O & P sections. Also contains butterbeer & Ilovemarmite's VCOP superheroes.

3 differentiated instructional writing templates. All templates in Word and pdf version.

A new version of my 2013 safety rules in PowerPoint and pdf format

PowerPoint version of my previous SMART notebook file. A short introduction to describing pumpkins, both on the outside and inside. Activity inspired by A-Z Teacher Stuff (lessons atoz) to make a non fiction pumpkin book. Children to write words, phrases or sentences to describe the outside and inside of the pumpkin. Can cut orange wool and seeds to stick on the inside of the book to illustrate. Also some words on pumpkins as display title Suitable for topics on autumn and Halloween

A lesson starter/intro to the story of The Three Little Pigs &/or Homes topic. Loosely based on Through the Keyhole. Use the spotlight tool in ActivPrimary on the image pages to give the children thinking time.

A hanging banner inspired by sharingkindergarten.com blog (as seen on Pinterest). Designed to be printed 2 to a page (A5 size). Football-themed.

A VCOP word mat to be used when writing the African folktale 'How zebra got stripes'. Links with Greedy Zebra by Mwenye Hadithi and the Tinga Tinga Tales version. Picture courtesy of a child from http://thislittleclassofmine.blogspot.co.uk - thanks xx

Designed to go alongside the Leicester University Botanic Garden's Whole world cake lesson/activity. Images of ingredients that children find growing within the gardens. This is designed for children to draw/use a map of the gardens, stick and label where the ingredients were found growing. The images could also be stuck onto a world map to show where in the world they are naturally grown. Fits in with work on Fair Trade and harvest.

A pictorial recipe for making egg-free gingerbread men. Focus on the structure of the text as non-fiction, with sections for the ingredients, equipment and method. Including pictorial instruction sorting cards. Great to use alongside the Gingerbread Man traditional tale.

Simple 4x4 grids with columns labelled A to D and rows labelled 1 to 4. Images of superheroes, 2D shapes, dinosaurs and Mickey Mouse characters to find the grid co-ordinates for. Children to remember to write the x-axis first and then the y-axis. The first two grids are very simple with 4 image co-ordinates to record, the next two have either 6 or 9 co-ordinates to record.