Spend your Sundays collecting resources from under your duvet! Find free teaching resources and other publications targeted at children including fiction, poetry and language books amongst others.
Feedback is always appreciated.
Spend your Sundays collecting resources from under your duvet! Find free teaching resources and other publications targeted at children including fiction, poetry and language books amongst others.
Feedback is always appreciated.
One of the things which has given me the most comfort in my teaching career is hearing teachers swear in the staffroom. It sounds strange but it’s a funny sort of therapy - knowing that someone else is also having a bad day. Sometimes we just need a bit of reassurance that we’re not alone in whatever’s going on in our professional lives. We all have bad days but sometimes it’s easy to think we’re the only ones.
This collection of stories, confessions, grievances and all-out ‘fails’ written by an online community of real teachers is a little window into the problems of teachers around the world. Some will make you cringe, some will make you smile. We’re not endorsing, condoning or condemning anything you read here. Some of the actions described could not be described as ‘best practice’ while some seem like the musings of criminal masterminds. Take some comfort and draw your own conclusions...
Enhance your physical education lessons with our “Fun PE Starter Games & Activities” resource, designed to make classes engaging and energetic for students Key Stage 1 & 2 pupils. This comprehensive booklet offers a variety of enjoyable games and activities that not only promote physical fitness but also encourage teamwork and enthusiasm among students. Ideal for Primary Teachers & PE Leaders seeking fresh and exciting warm-up ideas, this resource simplifies lesson planning and ensures students are motivated from the start. Elevate your PE sessions today with these dynamic starter games!
Boost your students’ scientific knowledge with our Science Vocabulary Worksheets, a comprehensive resource designed to enhance understanding of key scientific terms and concepts. This collection of Wordsearches covers a variety of science topics, helping students expand their vocabulary and improve their scientific literacy.
These worksheets are ideal for classroom activities, homework assignments, or revision exercises, allowing students to practice and reinforce important terminology. With customizable options, educators can easily adapt the worksheets to suit individual lesson plans and student needs. Empower your students to excel in science with this engaging and educational resource today!
Wordsearches (and answers) with keywords for a range of science topics including:
Characteristics of rocks
Circulation
Food Chains
Human Life Cycles
Microorganisms
Plant Life Cycles
Properties of Materials
Teeth
A great way to create a glossary or define terminology for a range of science topics. Answers included.
Enhance your science lessons with our Science Crosswords resource, a fun and interactive way to reinforce key scientific concepts and vocabulary. This collection of crosswords covers a wide range of topics, from biology and chemistry to physics and earth science, providing students with a challenging yet enjoyable way to test their knowledge.
Perfect for KS1, KS2 and KS3 students, these crosswords are an excellent tool for revision, classroom activities, and homework assignments.Use the puzzles to suit your lesson plans and engage students in a dynamic learning experience. Boost your students’ science skills today with this essential, ready-to-use resource!
A unit of planned lessons for up to 6 weeks based on the inspirational text 'The Tea Swiggin' Pirate Jones'
Includes the inspiration text and others in the series which may also be useful with some additional resources.
A detailed literacy unit of work (up to 6 weeks) focused on Pirates based around 'The Tea-Swigging Pirate Jones' as an inspirational text.
A great resource with lesson plans consisting of differentiated activities which should save hours of planning. Plans can be adapted for use with other texts
Also includes some additional powerpoint resources which may be of use.
Grown-ups keep secrets – all sorts of stuff,
Which they only tell you when you’re old enough,
And now you’re getting bigger, it’s about time you knew -
About a secret that they have been keeping from you!
There’s a little family who lives under each bed.
Some who are blue and some that are red.
It goes without saying that they’re all very small,
(They live under your bed after all!)
It’s the Norf Clan I’ll tell you about today,
They live under a bed – not far away,
They camp out in a mattress between the springs,
Collecting toys and buttons and interesting things…
The Norf clan is an entertaining narrative poem about a mischievous gamily who live under the bed of a young boy and get him into trouble and prove that sometimes, life just isn’t fair - but you’ll get over it!
“This delightful poem narrates a whimsical tale of the mischievous Norf Clan, the tiny family living under the bed, whose playful antics create chaos in their human host’s rooms. Through its lively rhymes and engaging storytelling, it captures themes of mischief, responsibility, and eventual teamwork. The vivid imagery brings the Norf Clan’s antics to life, from their playful tricks to their ultimate decision to mend their ways and tidy up the mess they created.
The evolution of the story is charming, showcasing the boy’s initial confusion, the escalating chaos caused by the Clan, and their eventual realisation of the consequences of their actions. The resolution, where the Norf Clan takes responsibility and cleans up after the messy boy, adds a heartwarming and humorous twist, flipping the typical roles of responsibility between children and mythical beings.”
Also available in a great value bundle!
Introduce your students to the whimsical world of Edward Lear with this comprehensive collection of his best-loved works! Perfect for KS2 and KS3 English, this resource includes a selection of Lear’s famous nonsense poetry, limericks and verses, such as The Owl and the Pussycat and The Jumblies.
Ideal for poetry analysis, creative writing, and performance activities, this collection helps students explore rhyme, rhythm, wordplay and Victorian literature in a fun and engaging way. Whether used for whole-class reading, independent study or literacy enrichment, this resource is a valuable addition to any English curriculum.
Download today and bring the charm and humour of Edward Lear into your classroom!
A Brilliant and Large collection of works by the excellent Edward Lear which includes:
- Book of Nonsense
- More Nonsense
- Nonsense Songs
- Nonsense Stories
- The Jumblies and Other Nonsense Verses
Better still, everything is saves as MS Word documents so you can cut, paste and adapt these resources to your hearts content!
eBooks, Worksheets, Games, Target boards, Dominoes...
Teaching is hard enough without resourcing for EAL learners. This useful bundle may just help to make your life that little bit easier.
A great collection of fun poems to be performed by enthusiastic children (and teachers!)
Unlock the power of creative expression with our “Performance Poetry” resource, designed to inspire and engage students in the art of spoken word. Perfect for educators looking to bring poetry to life in the classroom, this resource offers a variety of dynamic poems that encourage students to explore their voices and emotions through poetry.
Whether you’re teaching KS1 or KS2 this resource helps students build confidence, enhance public speaking skills, and develop a deeper appreciation for literature. Elevate your poetry lessons and spark a passion for performance with this engaging and comprehensive teaching tool.
Teaching activities and resources to aid in the teaching of Narrative poetry. Resources include pre-reading activities to ensure students get the most out of the text as it is read for the first time.
Cover Reveal: as each new section of the cover is revealed allow pupils to predict what the book may be about. Do patterns, images, text, fonts etc provide any clues about the text?
Vocabulary exercise: new vocabulary which will be used in the text can be researched and defined by the children prior to reading the text to enhance comprehension.
Analysis of text: a range of activities to investigate the characters, events, structure and features of the narrative poem.
The recommended texts are 'The Marvellous Mrs McToot' available on TES here:
www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-marvellous-mrs-mctoot-extended-narrative-poem-11446654
This text is complimented by the texts available in this TES Bundle deal:
www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-music-and-magic-narrative-poem-trilogy-11477087
or
www.tes.com/teaching-resource/narrative-poems-collection-11477089
