I am a junior school teacher with 24 year's experience. I love to teach English most of all, but I get inspired by all aspects of the curriculum. In my shop you will find resources covering English, Maths, History, Philosophy, Art and RE and much more!
I am a junior school teacher with 24 year's experience. I love to teach English most of all, but I get inspired by all aspects of the curriculum. In my shop you will find resources covering English, Maths, History, Philosophy, Art and RE and much more!
I used this homework with a year 5 group. The children had to think of four word problems related to Minecraft, Diary of a Wimpy Kid etc.Talk through some examples with them. When you get the homework back choose the ones that are clear and make sense to photocopy for their next homework. They were actually enthusiastic about this homework! Please leave feedback.
Follow the SB and the web link. The children have to make all the sides equal the same by trial and error.
On the web link complete the first one together and then ask them to use the worksheet to find other totals. There is a reflection/plenary sheet for them to fill in at the end.
All children can have the same card. Words include right/left/clockwise/anti-clockwise/N/E/S/W etc with a little arrow or symbol next to each. Highlight or circle 4/5 words. Teacher mimes the word and children put their hand up to guess which word it is. If they have it tick or put a counter on it. Winner is first to get all 4/5 and stand up and shout BINGO!. Sticker for winner! Ideal starter/ plenary game. PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK!
There are two levels of work and a plan. There is a Smart board too but you don't need it. PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK!The children draw a true/false chart in their books and have to cut and work out which reasons are true and which are false. Ask them to let you check whether they are correct before sticking down.
This teaches children how to write 'spine' poems which I learned how to do on a Pie Corbett course. The Smart board explains exactly how to structure it and once you know how to write a spine poem it can be used to describe most things including animal and insects etc. PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK! I have included pictures of the scare crows to print out and stick in their books with the poem.
This is a lesson which introduces children to working out subtraction by finding the difference between the two 2-digit numbers numbers by using a number line. Follow the lesson and then on the SB there are 8 sums, 1 star and 8 sums, 2 star for them can choose from. I let them choose which level to start on. If they finish ask them to do the other sums. They must use a number line each time. PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK! I have attached a blank mult square for the starter. Plenary is marking their work-answers on the SB.
This was part of our Egyptian topic to introduce the Gods. We try to link maths into our topic work where ever we can! On the word document you just need to draw in the circles! Please leave feedback!
My 'Book Factor&' reading competition works best when it is whole school but individual teachers can also run it in their own classroom. Here is everything you need to start it straight away. There is a word doc that explains it all. It really does motivate children to read at home! PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK!
These lessons explore the question ‘If everyone followed the Middle Way, would there be a perfect world?’ The children do not have to know anything about Buddhism. The lessons explore the meaning of this question and look at what The middle Way means and at the Eightfold Path. Children gain a good understanding of this and also reflect on their own ideas of what a perfect world would be. This leads to a debate about the question which can be recorded as evidence.
You will need a Smartboard. Follow the slides to create a factory poem based on pictures and photographs focusing on the outside features of the factory. The slides take you though how to teach it. Create 5 or more lines following a structure
e.g. The + adjective + noun + verb e.g. 'The callous chimney smoked..&' Then complete the line with a simile (like or as) or something else. This encourages them to use alliteration and personification. Use the useful adjectives sheet to extend their vocabulary. Please leave feedback!
This Smartboard was designed for the whole junior school to use as the end of term writing assessment. You will need to colour photocopy different STORY scenes and I have included the list of picture books I took mine from in the SB. This was a chance for the children to show off their writing. If you don't know what ISPACE is, it is an excellent tool to use to teach children to vary their sentence structure. (look it up on the net!) PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK!
The children have a chart with pictures of 3D shapes on and they have to write how many faces, vertices (remember this as the points and there is a point in the letter v) and edges the shapes have. They also have to write or draw pictures of any other objects they can think of which are the same shape.
Children work in groups of 3 with one worksheet to record ideas. Rotate the pictures round, one for each group. PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK!I had a replica coin and necklace as well. The children have to guess what they were for-some are easier that others. Use the Smartboard to reveal what the pictures are of at the end.
This is a Smartboard lesson can be used to explain how to work out division sums on a number line. There are 2 levels of work for the children to do on one of the slides. It is for roughly level 3C/3B. Please leave feedback!
The children will need to learn about concrete and abstract nouns first. They have ten sentences and have to underline all the nouns. There is an answer sheet.
Ask the children to think of some questions to ask Malvolio, for example they could work with a partner to write at least 5 questions in their books. They need to understand the plot of the play.Teacher can hot seat as Malvolio. Use his 'thoughts&' below to help you answer as though you are him. Ask the children to draw him, use the pictures of Malvolio to help them, and write thought bubbles of what he is thinking.Give the vocabulary list (words that you have used) so they can magpie these and reward them if they include a certain number in their writing.
Here is a Smartboard lesson explaining how to calculate division on a numberline with sums for them to calculate. There are 2 levels of difficulty. Please leave feedback!
Here are variety of online games/activities for children to click on to increase their understanding of left/right/N/E/S/W/ clockwise and anti clockwise/right angle turns.
The smartboard has a video on it and the reading comprehension is a transcript from it. The SB recaps who the Axis powers were and who the Allies were.If you do not have Smartboard software you can still use the reading comprehensions. There are 2 levels of questions.