DT Textiles Fabrics Text and Worksheets Text included: • ‘Different Fabrics’ describing differences between various types of fabrics. • ‘Properties of Woven fabrics’ and ‘Properties of Knitted fabrics’ – to find out advantages and disadvantages between woven and knitted fabrics, including appearance, texture, usage, sewing, longevity, ironing, wash and cost. Worksheets included: • Reading descriptions and naming different fabrics (word bank) • Sticking fabric samples into 2 groups, natural fibres and synthetic fibres • Sticking different types of fabrics and describing their appearances and textures • Sticking samples of fabrics to match properties • Comparing woven and knitted fabrics – tick (advantage) or cross (disadvantage) of each one’s appearance, texture, usage, sewing, longevity, ironing, wash and cost – write a conclusion • Questionnaire I have also created a set of flashcards and a set of Vocabulary Posters & Labels that can be used along with the worksheets. Flashcards https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dt-textiles-fabrics-flashcards-12964802 Posters + Labels https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dt-textiles-fabrics-vocabulary-posters-and-labels-12964810 For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Learn why children were evacuated in England during WW2, what it was like to be an evacuee away from home, how the local area was affected by the war and what it was like to be a child living in this area. The set includes facts sheets/posters, real pictures (use as flashcards or posters), worksheets and planning. Facts sheets/posters and real pictures: • What was it like to be an evacuee? Worksheets: • Being a young evacuee - Explain why children were evacuated, what it was like to be an evacuee. • A Young Evacuee’s Letter (template) - imagine being an evacuee and write a letter home • What was it like to be a child living in this area during the war? - Interview (preset questions or blank page) I have also created additional sets (sold separately) BRITAIN IN WW2 – The Blitz https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/britain-in-ww2-the-blitz-facts-and-worksheets-11995137 BRITAIN IN WW2 – Work Volunteers https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/britain-in-ww2-work-volunteers-11995179 BRITAIN IN WW2 – Food Rationing https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/britain-in-ww2-food-rationing-11995169 For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Worksheets based on DT Unit 2A / Vehicles where children design a space buggy, plan how they will make it and evaluate their finished work. The set includes: Information sheets and worksheets that can be to introduce the topic: • text about space buggies used during the moon exploration followed by a questionnaire • picture of a space buggy with names of parts followed by one that children can label Front cover sheet and targets (objectives) sheet Worksheets for DT activities: Think of ideas for making your space buggy (purpose) Draw how your space buggy will look like and label the parts (own design) Draw how you will make your space buggy move and label the parts (wheels and axels) Draw a logo for your space buggy, and tick what you will use to make your logo Write a list of materials and tools that you will need to make your space buggy Plan in which order you will make your own space buggy What do you think of your finished vehicle? (Evaluation) Worksheet for creative writing: Write an exciting short story for a newspaper report which includes a space buggy (newspaper template) For more useful Space activities and resources, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Learn about why food rationing was necessary in England during WW2, how food rationing worked, when different types of food were gradually rationed, and why people were asked to grow their own food. The set includes facts sheets/posters, real pictures (use as flashcards or posters), worksheets and planning. Facts sheets/posters and real pictures: • What did people eat during the war? Food Rationing • Food Rationing Timeline • Producing Own Food Worksheets: • Food Rationing - Use word bank to describe how rationing worked • Foods that were rationed - Illustrate some foods that were rationed • Food Rationing Timeline - Use Food Rationing Timeline poster as reference. Put pictures in chronology order, cut & paste • What did people eat during the war? - comparing typical meals. Draw a typical meal people had in the war. Draw a typical meal people have today. • Poster - Draw a poster asking people to help. (either Food rationing or Growing Food) I have also created additional sets (sold separately) BRITAIN IN WW2 – The Blitz https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/britain-in-ww2-the-blitz-facts-and-worksheets-11995137 BRITAIN IN WW2 – Work Volunteers https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/britain-in-ww2-work-volunteers-11995179 BRITAIN IN WW2 – Children Evacuees https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/britain-in-ww2-children-evacuees-11995160 For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Learn about men and women who volunteered for different duties to help the country in Britain during the Second World War and how the war affected people’s lives. The set includes facts sheets/posters, real pictures (use as flashcards or posters), worksheets and planning. Facts sheets/posters and real pictures: • Work Volunteers • Air Raid Precaution Wardens • Women Working During the War • Women’s Land Army • Home Guard / Dad’s Army Worksheets: • How did the war affected people’s lives? – 1. Write captions. 2. Describe different jobs. 3. Draw a poster asking people to help • Air Raid Precaution wardens - What duties did Air Raid Precaution wardens have? Use word bank • Land Girls - Describe who were the land girls, what their duties were and illustrate their typical work clothes. • Home Guard / Dad’s Army - What was the Home Guard and why was it nicknamed Dad’s Army? What duties did the Home Guard have? Use word bank I have also created additional sets (sold separately) BRITAIN IN WW2 – The Blitz https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/britain-in-ww2-the-blitz-facts-and-worksheets-11995137 BRITAIN IN WW2 – Children Evacuees https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/britain-in-ww2-children-evacuees-11995160 BRITAIN IN WW2 – Food Rationing https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/britain-in-ww2-food-rationing-11995169 For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

The set of resources helps understand why we need to have a balanced diet to stay healthy, know what nutrients do, and how food labels help to make better choices. Facts sheets/posters • Brief description about different types of foods and the nutrients they provide. • Food labels - information about food labels on commercial packaging. • Nutritional Facts – find out what each part of a label means. Worksheets: • Explain ‘Healthy Diet’ – Use word bank to complete sentences. • Comparing Food Labels – complete 2 different nutritional facts labels from observation and make comparisons. • Plan a Healthy Lunch Box – include one food from each food group to make a balanced diet. I have also created additional resources (sold separately) Healthy Diet Nutrients Poster https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/healthy-diet-poster-12934944 Healthy Diet Food Clipart & Nutrients Labels https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/healthy-diet-food-clipart-and-nutrients-labels-13020181 Healthy Diet Nutrients Flashcards https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/healthy-diet-nutrients-flashcards-12934949 The whole set also comes as a bundle – planning included! Healthy Diet Bundle - with planning https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/healthy-diet-bundle-with-planning-13020247 For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Gingerbread House - DT activities This unit can be used alongside the story of Hansel and Gretel. It provides opportunities for the children to use food technology to create a food product linked to their storytelling Included: • Planning • Posters – UK’s top 20 Biscuits, History of Gingerbread Houses, recipes, sensory vocabulary • Worksheets • Target sheet (LO) These activities encourage children to investigate different types of biscuits and find out the origins of the gingerbread house. They use recipes to practice how to make different biscuits. Then taste and describe the appearance, texture, smell and taste of each biscuit, and find out which one everyone liked best using a tally chart. Children practise how to make a house paper template and how to follow a recipe to create a gingerbread house. Then they design their own gingerbread house creating a new template, illustrating how their gingerbread house will look, list ingredients and equipment, write in which order they will work, and record their evaluation. For additional resources based on the story of Hansel and Gretel, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources :) For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

I have created a set of clear illustrated flashcards which provide information about individual food groups and essential vitamins and minerals. Each card describes how nutrients help our bodies stay healthy and lists the relevant foods. Suggest using them for reading/research activities or for display. Includes 2 worksheets to use along with the flashcards + answers sheets. • Questionnaire – find out what some vitamins and minerals do. • Table – use the table to record which vitamins and minerals are in the foods. There are 2 flashcards on each A4 - you will need to cut and separate them to have individual flashcards. Suggest laminating too for durability. I have also created additional resources (sold separately) Healthy Diet Nutrients Poster https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/healthy-diet-poster-12934944 Healthy Diet Food Clipart & Nutrients Labels https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/healthy-diet-food-clipart-and-nutrients-labels-13020181 Healthy Diet Fact Sheets & Worksheets https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/healthy-diet-fact-sheets-and-worksheets-12934946 The whole set also comes as a bundle – planning included! Healthy Diet Bundle - with planning https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/healthy-diet-bundle-with-planning-13020247 For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Animal Classification -Groups of Sea Animals Includes teaching suggestions, activity set (pictures and labels), instructions, worksheets, posters and answer sheets. This is a great activity for children to learn how animals are grouped into different categories. The objective is to match each animal (pictures) under the correct group name (labels) – vertebrate, invertebrate, fish, mammal, reptile, crustacean, mollusc, echinoderm, coelenterate, worm and sponge – and match its features (labels) - while cooperatively making decisions and discussing the different possibilities. Set consists of: • Introduction - Information Posters: text about the different groups of sea animals – show on IWB • Classification Activity : Animal Flashcards, Group Name labels, Feature Labels • Worksheets: to record from activity • Answer Posters: to check at the end of the sorting activity as well as worksheets – show on IWB For more useful activities, please check my other Under the Sea resources in my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

A lot of useful information about different groups of most common animals from the Amazon Rainforest – includes mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, amphibians and insects. A5 fact sheets (once folded back to back) for a Reading Corner, Topic Board, Writing Corner, Science Resources – or alternatively used as A4 posters. For additional resources based on animals from the Amazon rainforest, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Set of worksheets to learn about the Amazon rainforest including text for reading activities. • What is the Amazon rainforest? - to know how to describe the Amazon rainforest : text followed by questions • A Map of south America – to know the names of seas and oceans around south America and most well known features: label names • Where is the Amazon Rainforest? – to know where the Amazon rainforest is situated among other areas : colour areas • War and Wet – to know about climate and how it affects the environment how seasons affect the environment and animals: text followed by questions • Parts of the rainforest – to know that each forest layer is different: text • Where the animals live – to name the different layers of the rainforest; name types of animals the live in each layer: use word bank • Exceptional Explorer! – text about English naturalist Henry Bates • Exploring the Amazon – to know which type of clothes and shoes are best when walking through the rainforest: text, illustrate suitable clothing • What do you know about the Amazon? – use word bank For more useful activities and resources about animals from the Amazon rainforest, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. Hope that you like and find them useful. If you have any comments or recommendations to make, please do not hesitate to do so. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Set of worksheets to learn about living underwater and different groups of sea animals • Living Underwater – to know how living things need to breathe underwater: text followed by questions • Aquatic Animal Groups – to know that animals are put into different classification groups: text followed by questions • Parts of the Ocean – to know the names and features of the different sea zones: text followed by questions • Sea Zones – colour zones in different shades and name each zone • Sea Mammals and Sea Reptiles: text followed by questions • Fish – use word bank to complete sentences + label body of a fish • Crustaceans and Molluscs: text followed by questions Can be used as shared reading activities (Literacy) For more useful activities, please check my Under the Sea Animal Classification set and Bingo in my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. Hope that you like and find them useful. If you have any comments or recommendations to make, please do not hesitate to do so. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

A handy word mat for independent writing with sentence starters for each part of the story, verbs and adjectives. Includes blank writing sheets. For additional resources based on the story of Little Red Riding Hood, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

A handy word mat for independent writing with sentence starters for each part of the story, verbs and adjectives. For additional resources based on the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Set of worksheets to learn about Africa, the African savannah and different groups of most popular African animals. Can be used as shared reading activities (Literacy) • Africa – to know about the African continent: text followed by questions • A Map of Africa – to know the names of seas and oceans around Africa and most well known features: label names • Where is the African Savannah? – to know where the savannah is situated among other areas : colour areas • Seasons – to know how seasons affect the environment and animals: text, colouring, questions • African Savannah Animals - to know what is found in the savannah: text with blanks (use word bank to complete) • Looking For Food – to know the groups of animals that live in the savannah: text followed by questions • Predator or Prey? – to know which animals are hunted by others: circle the predator in each pair of animals • Diets, Animal Groups – to know which animals are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores: complete table • Diets, Animal Groups (easier) – to know which animals are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores: circle animal pictures in different colours • What’s For Dinner, Food Chain – to know that plants and animals are part of a food chain, and who eats what: label animals and plants in the correct order • An African Animal – to describe in details an animal: illustrate and use word bank to label body parts and complete sentences • What Do You Know About The African Savannah? – use word bank For more useful activities and resources, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. Hope that you like and find them useful. If you have any comments or recommendations to make, please do not hesitate to do so. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Suitable for Year 2 • Story of The Three Little Pigs – text • Tell The Tale – story pictures for sequencing and oral retelling • What Happens Next? –cut and paste pictures and text • Story Map - complete a map with words and/or pictures • What’s The Problem? – What happened when the wolf blew on the houses? use adjectives to describe each house and give a reason • Story Structure – list characters, settings, events and resolution • Character Portrait – illustrate and describe one character • Describing Characters – use adjectives word bank • Wolf’s Challenge - tick which statements are true • True or False - identify which sentences are true or not and rewrite the false sentences so that they are true • Story Sequence – blank sheet • Story Plan – blank sheet • writing sheet – blank x 2 • Wanted Poster x 2 • Word Mat - including verbs, adjectives, sentence starters • Missing Words - use word bank to complete sentences • Capital Letters – add the missing capital letters • Speech Marks – add the missing speech marks • Where is the punctuation? – add missing capital letters, full stop, commas, speech marks, exclamation marks • Comprehension - 3 pages Useful Tip! Use the PDF doc with your IWB to work through the pages with your children :) Hope that you like and find them useful. If you have any comments or recommendations to make, please do not hesitate to do so. For additional resources based on the story of The Three Little Pigs including Science & DT, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Set of worksheets to learn about pirates of the Caribbean Islands. Activities include reading (comprehension) with options to tick the right answers; labelling; use of word banks; writing information/ facts from own research….and for fun finding facts about Captain Hook and Jack Sparrow, and creating a Wanted Poster :) Sequence of the worksheets – or use individually as you wish: The Golden Age of Piracy Caribbean Islands Fearsome Thieves Spanish Treasure Port Royal Pirate Ships Strict Rules Life Onboard Buried Treasure Famous Pirates For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Set of worksheets to learn about minibeasts, their body parts, their features and habitats (minibeasts hunt), life cycle of a butterfly, butterflies colours and patterns (camouflage). Activities include reading and answering questions, labelling, highlighting answers in different colours, completing a table, using word banks to complete sentences, sorting cut and paste, and illustrating. For more useful activities, please check other Minibeasts resources in my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Set of worksheets to learn about the different groups of animals from the Amazon rainforest including text for reading activities. • Animals From The Amazon Rainforest – to know about groups of animals (mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects and spiders) found in the rainforest: text (2 pages) followed by labelling animals and questionnaire • Where Do Animals Look For Food – to know how animals search for food among the different rainforest layers: text followed by questionnaire • Predator or Prey? - to know which animals eat others: circle predator in each pair of animals • Diets – Animals Groups – to know which animals are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores: complete table • Diets – Animals Groups – easier: circle animals in different colours • What’s For Dinner? Food Chain – to know that animals and plants are part of a food chain and who eats what : label in correct order • An Animal From The Amazon – to describe in details an animal: illustrate and use word bank to label body parts and complete sentences For more useful activities and resources about the Amazon rainforest and its animals, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. Hope that you like and find them useful. If you have any comments or recommendations to make, please do not hesitate to do so. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Set of posters: text about the different groups of animals from the Amazon Rainforest including mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, amphibians and insects. Can be displayed on big screen to introduce topic. For more useful activities, please check my other Amazon Rainforest Animals resources in my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)