QAR is a reading strategy that can be implement as a whole school program, as QAR can be used for any text type in any subject for all year levels. QAR enables teachers to provide higher order comprehension question for any texts studied in their subject. It’s perfect for time poor staff and allows staff to create differentiated comprehension activities. The resource includes: - PowerPoint introduction/training lesson - Practice activity - Training script - Poster 1 highlights the 4 levels of comprehension questions and where the student will find the answer. - Poster 2 and 3 highlight and prompt student as to where to locate answers to comprehension questions and develop these skills so they can apply them in other settings. - Poster 4 highlights the types of questions for each level and how to answer the questions from each level. The PowerPoint is to introduce the concepts of QAR to staff and the posters are designed to be general so that they can be used with any text studied in any subject. The idea is that you have a ‘go to’ set of engaging and differentiated questions and comprehension prompts, saving you valuable prep time and incorporating high quality learning activities every time! This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! *Posters: one file has UK/AU spelling and the other file has US spelling. QAR introduction lesson for students can be found here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/introduction-to-question-answer-relationship-for-students-reading-strategy-any-text-any-subject-11338638 Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources.

A great resource to get learners excited about Rio 2016! The resource includes 6 Rio summer Olympics theme activities: -multiplication -time - perimeter and area - division - reading tables -word search (for early finishers) -suggested teaching strategies -Answers This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialized ability is needed! It can form a standalone literacy lesson or can be left as a cover lesson. Can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to Year 4 - lower Year 8. Worksheets provide a challenge for more able students (Year 4). Some questions rely on assumed Olympic event knowledge so please read the teaching notes. All measurements are in meters to align with Olympic events (i.e. 100m, 10km athletic events etc.) Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources including my FREE Rio Olympics web-quest.

Christmas literacy activities. A great resource to get learners excited about the Christmas 2015! The resource includes 10 Christmas theme activities and answers: - 2x Beginning sounds – writing the letter - 2x Beginning sounds – circle the correct letter - 2x Christmas word-search - Christmas words snap game - 2x Christmas story with puppets - Letter to Santa Claus This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! It can provide worksheets to help form a standalone English or literacy lesson or can be left as activities in a cover lesson. Can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to early years and KS1 students. Activities are differentiated – harder word search and Christmas vocabulary provide a challenge for more able students. Want to try before you buy? Download my free Christmas resource. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources.

Have students who struggle to start their research assignments? Need students to show evidence of their research? Don’t have the time to create your own scaffolding? This resource is for you! A great resource (that will suite any length of time set) to get learners to demonstrate their ability to plan and prepare for a research assignment. Includes steps to encourage and support students to: -Begin the inquiry and identify previous knowledge -Develop a hypothesis (tentative, revised and final) -Define relevant key words -Devise sub-questions and then locate and record relevant information -Synthase and plan through to reviewing and editing their draft Accessible to KS3 students, differentiated by the 3 levels of critical reflection and source evaluation questions. Simply edit these question, enabling high achieving KS2 or KS4 students to use the booklet. Would work well with my essay writing skill resource found here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/assignment-writing-essay-and-report-11242476 Please leave feedback if you found the resource useful!

Special discount offer for all 3 of my Rio Summer Olympics themed resources! The resource includes: - 5 literacy activities (writing a haiku, acrostic poem x2, dribble (100 word story), feature article and persuasive writing. - 5 worksheets (Olympic rings, design a medal, my hero, Olympic dream, Olympic Country Report) - 4 puzzles (Alphabetical sort, word search x2 and crossword) - Certificate - 3 display posters (Medal Tally Poster, Bookmark/ Border Display and Bunting) - Bingo - Flag of competing country - Sport pictographs -Suggested teaching strategies -Answers These resources have been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! It can form a standalone literacy lesson or can be left as a cover lesson. Can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. Please note that some activities in this bundle are aimed at KS2 while others are aimed at KS3. Activities are differentiated and provide a challenge for more able students. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources including my FREE Rio Olympics web-quest. Updated: Haiku PowerPresentation uploaded...if you have already purchased this resource you can download the file via your dashboard.

A great numeracy resource to accompany the teaching of Mandarin Chinese numbers! This pack includes a simple PowerPoint, flashcards, number line and two worksheets (colour by numbers and co-orientates with answers). This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! It can form a standalone lesson or can be left as a cover lesson. Together the lesson and activities should last between 1 - 1.5 hours. Can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to KS2 and KS3 students. Activities are differentiated and provide a challenge for more able students. All images are from openclipart.org, mycutegraphics.com and pixabay.com Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources.

A great resource to get learners excited about the Rugby World Cup 2015! The resource includes 13 Rugby World Cup theme activities: -Writing a haiku and acrostic poem, drabble (100 word story) and article -Mapping skills -Numeracy worksheet – number, fractions, perimeter, area and percentage -Suggested teaching strategies -Answers This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! It can form a standalone literacy and numeracy lesson or can be left as a cover lesson. Can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to KS2 and KS3 students. Activities are differentiated and provide a challenge for more able students. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources and free RWC themed resource. Small updates made!

A great resource to get learners excited about the US Open 2015! The resource includes 3 US Open/ tennis theme activities: -Writing a haiku riddle -Word-search -Numeracy worksheet – addition, subtraction, money, perimeter and circumference -Suggested teaching strategies for each activity -Answers This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialized ability is needed! It can form a standalone literacy and numeracy lesson or can be left as a cover lesson. Together all three activities should last between 1 - 1.5 hours. Can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to elementary school students, for middle school maths worksheet will need additional problems. Activities are differentiated and provide a challenge for more able students. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources.

A great resource to get learners excited about the Rugby World Cup 2015! The resource includes 13 Rugby World Cup theme activities: -Writing a haiku and acrostic poem, dribble (100 word story) and article -Mapping skills -Numeracy worksheet – number, fractions and percentage -Suggested teaching strategies -Answers This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialized ability is needed! It can form a standalone literacy and numeracy lesson or can be left as a cover lesson. Can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to upper Elementary and lower Middle school students. Activities are differentiated and provide a challenge for more able students. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources and free RWC themed resource.

A great resource to get learners excited about the Rio 2016! The resource includes Rio Olympic theme displays: -Medal Tally Poster - Bookmark/ Border Display - Bunting - Bingo -Olympic Country Report - Flag of competing country and sport pictographs -Suggested teaching strategies This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialized ability is needed! The worksheet and game can form a standalone lesson or can be left as a cover lesson. The displays can easily suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to Year 4-7 and lower Year 8-9 students. Suggested ideas are provided in the teachers notes. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources. Now available as a bundle @ https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/rio-olympics-2016-themed-literacy-activities-bundle-11285993

Special discount offer for all 3 of my Rio summer Olympics themed resources! The resource includes: - 5 literacy activities (writing a haiku, acrostic poem x2, dribble (100 word story), feature article and persuasive writing. - 5 worksheets (Olympic rings, design a medal, my hero, Olympic dream, Olympic Country Report) - 4 puzzles (Alphabetical sort, word search x2 and crossword) - Certificate - 3 display posters (Medal Tally Poster, Bookmark/ Border Display and Bunting - Bingo - Flag of competing country - Sport pictographs -Suggested teaching strategies -Answers These resources have been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialized ability is needed! It can form a standalone literacy lesson or can be left as a cover lesson. Can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. Please note that some activities in this bundle are aimed at Year 4-6 while others are aimed at Year 7-9. Activities are differentiated and provide a challenge for more able students. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources including my FREE Rio Olympics web-quest. Updated: Haiku PowerPresentation uploaded...if you have already purchased this resource you can download the file via your dashboard.