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Hi! I'm Marie. From experience as a primary teacher, I enjoy creating sets of teaching resources (often with my own illustrations!) for introducing and teaching school topics, and with practical activities. Hope you find something useful. Happy teaching! :)

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Hi! I'm Marie. From experience as a primary teacher, I enjoy creating sets of teaching resources (often with my own illustrations!) for introducing and teaching school topics, and with practical activities. Hope you find something useful. Happy teaching! :)
Minibeasts Worksheets
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Minibeasts Worksheets

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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 :)
Dinosaurs Bingo Quiz
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Dinosaurs Bingo Quiz

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A Bingo game that will encourage a lot of discussions as you play :) Can be used as a way to assess children’s knowledge. There are 2 different boards, each with matching sets of pictures of dinosaurs with names; group names (carnivore, herbivore); and descriptions. Playing: Children attempt to match each picture with a dinosaur; match additional sets of cards, wherever it is a carnivore or herbivore; and then guess the dinosaurs when reading the description cards. Children can check their answers - answer sheet for each bingo board included. I have also created worksheets and posters that can be used as a starting point (sold separately). https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dinosaurs-posters-12663937 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dinosaurs-worksheets-11534907 For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)
Dinosaurs Posters
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Dinosaurs Posters

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A set of posters to learn about dinosaurs, dinosaur groups, time line, size, their diets (predator or prey) and types of food they ate. A lot of useful information that can be used for independent research and for display. If you would like follow-up activities, please check my set of Dinosaurs Worksheets and Word Mat (vocabulary) for independent writing (sold separately). https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dinosaurs-worksheets-11534907 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dinosaurs-word-mat-11652200 For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)
DT BOX OF CEREAL BARS
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DT BOX OF CEREAL BARS

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DT – Focus: Structures/ Packaging Included: • Planning • Poster – Instructions for using a net • Worksheets • Target sheet (LO) The children investigate different types of familiar commercial packaging for cereal bars, finding out how they are made from disassembling them. They learn the parts of a net used to make a 3D shape and follow a set of instructions with a template to make a small package. They learn about layout for commercial uses and practise using different font sizes and styles. Children then design their own package specifically for cereal bars, list materials and equipment, illustrate the net they have used, and record their evaluation. These activities can be used as a follow up to DT – Food / Yummy Cereal Bars – or on their own. For additional Design and Technology resources, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources :) For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)
Amazon Rainforest Animals – Worksheets
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Amazon Rainforest Animals – Worksheets

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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 :)
Space / Walking On The Moon Worksheets
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Space / Walking On The Moon Worksheets

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Fact sheets and worksheets to learn about what it’s like to go on the Moon. The set includes information about the Moon, about the first astronauts who walked on the Moon, including newspaper front page article written in 1969, description and labelled parts of a space suit, and description on how gravity affects walking on the Moon Worksheets include: • 2 Questionnaires: use fact sheets to find answers and label pictures • Label the different features of a newspaper report (use word bank) • Use template to complete a Newspaper Report based on the Moon landing • Follow instructions to find out how much you weigh in Newtons on Earth and on the Moon For more useful Space activities and resources, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. Thanks for looking :)
Animal Classification Word Mats
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Animal Classification Word Mats

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Useful word mats with names of animals, classification groups and features, verbs and adjectives For more useful activities, please check other Animal Classification resources in my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)
Minibeasts – Bingo
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Minibeasts – Bingo

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A Bingo game that will encourage a lot of discussions as you play :) There are 3 different boards, each with matching sets of pictures with names, group names (insect, not insect), descriptions. Playing: Children attempt to match each animal with a picture card; match additional sets of cards, wherever it is an insect or not an insect; and then guess the minibeasts when reading the description cards. Children can check their answers - answer sheet for each bingo board included. For more useful activities, please check my set of Minibeasts Classification activities in my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)
Animals from Africa Worksheets KS1
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Animals from Africa Worksheets KS1

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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 :)
Animals from Africa Bingo
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Animals from Africa Bingo

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3 Bingo mats with matching picture cards, matching names of African animals, and quiz like cards For additional resources based on African animals, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)
Going To The Seaside - Story Mats
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Going To The Seaside - Story Mats

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Story prompts for creative writing An alternative to story cubes, I have created a set of boards which can be used with a dice. Children record each word they land on and build sentences to create a story. Recording sheet, Story Plan worksheet and instructions included. For more useful seaside activities, please check my set of worksheets and PowerPoint in my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)
DT / Vehicles/ Space Buggy
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DT / Vehicles/ Space Buggy

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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 :)
Dinosaurs – Worksheets
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Dinosaurs – Worksheets

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Set of posters and worksheets to learn about dinosaurs, time line, dinosaur groups, size, their diets (predator or prey) and types of food. Activities include reading, completing sentences using word banks, and cut and paste pictures into different groups. • Dinosaurs What do we know? - Complete information using word bank • Facts About… 3 different worksheets - Complete information about a dinosaur using word bank • Which One Is It? – Complete by choosing the right name • Sorting Dinosaurs into herbivores and Carnivores – cut and paste pictures • What Do You Know? 3 different worksheets - Write information, use word bank and Information Mat • Dinosaurs Size – 2 different worksheets – Write number in sequence, write name of the dinosaur which is the shortest and longest, lightest and heaviest • Dinosaurs Groups - Sorting into bird-hipped and lizard-hipped groups– cut and paste pictures 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 :)
Dinosaurs Fact Sheets
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Dinosaurs Fact Sheets

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Fact sheets - for reading activities and independent research with clear information about most popular dinosaurs – use them as visual display resources in a Reading Corner, Writing Corner or on Topic Board. If you would like follow-up activities, please check my set of Dinosaurs Worksheets (sold separately). https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dinosaurs-worksheets-11534907 For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)
Healthy Diet Food Clipart & Nutrients Labels
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Healthy Diet Food Clipart & Nutrients Labels

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Set of food clipart flashcards, Food Groups labels and Nutrients labels for sorting activities. Encourage children to identify foods that are healthier than others and the benefits that each type of food provides to stay healthy, and find out that nutrients can belong to more than one food group. You will need to cut and separate them to have individual flashcards and labels. 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 Fact Sheets & Worksheets https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/healthy-diet-fact-sheets-and-worksheets-12934946 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 :)
The Christmas Tree PowerPoint
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The Christmas Tree PowerPoint

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The PowerPoint briefly describes the history of the Christmas tree and the differences between modern day Christmas trees. Part 1: describes the origins of the Christmas tree from Pagan celebrations to German traditions and why it became a worldwide custom since Victorian times. It shows some famous Christmas trees used for public display around the world. Part 2: describes present day production, sales and impact on the environment of Christmas trees, including real and artificial trees. Children are asked to make comparisons and to briefly describe which tree is better for appearance, cost, convenience, transportation, longevity, disposal, allergies and safety. It ends with reviewing how Christmas trees affect our environments and what people can do better to save them. The PowerPoint provides questions and answers to check the children’s understanding. I have also created similar worksheets for follow up activities (sold separately) The Christmas Tree Origins https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-christmas-tree-origins-12033645 The Christmas Tree - Real vs Artificial https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-christmas-tree-real-vs-artificial-12932310 For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)
DT / Wind –Up Toys
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DT / Wind –Up Toys

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I have created fact sheets and worksheets based and adapted from DT unit 2C Winding. It also links History Unit 1‘‘How are our toys different from those in the past?’ Some activities can be linked to Literacy (Reading and Writing, Non-Fiction, Story Telling). The unit can be adapted for a particular class topic. Planning included! . Through this unit, children learn about the concept of winding mechanisms, building on previous knowledge of wheels and axles. They learn about different mechanical toys and how they have changed over time. They explore how to make winding mechanisms using construction kits, then, after discussion, make their own toy using a winding mechanism out of reclaimed materials. Resources • Fact Sheet: Wind-Up Toys – What is a wind-up toy? • Fact Sheet: Wind-Up Toys – A History of Wind-Up Toys • Diagram: How to make a wind-up mechanism • Making a glossary of new vocabulary • Story writing: Write a short paragraph that links to the story History worksheets: • Draw a picture of each toy (from the past and modern) and label (similarities and differences) • Put pictures in the correct order (cut and paste) to show how wind-up toys have changed over time DT worksheets: • Draw a win-up toy and label the different parts of the mechanism • Designing (part 1): illustrate idea and label different parts to show how it will work • Designing (part 2): list materials, equipment and plan stages of making • Description: Using stages of making as a reference, write a description (word list) • Evaluation: evaluate own wind-up toy and make suggestions for improvement 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. mariesteachingresources@gmail.com For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)
The Farm – Baby Farm Animals KS1 PowerPoint
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The Farm – Baby Farm Animals KS1 PowerPoint

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10 slides – sheep, cows, goats, horses, pigs, chickens, geese, ducks, dogs, cats - which highlight: • name of adult & young animal • early stages in life • eating habits / food • behaviour • name of the sound they make • shelter • name of animal group plus 3 slides to guess the names of all the young animals to reinforce learning. Suitable for KS1
Space / Our Solar System / Planets Fact Sheets
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Space / Our Solar System / Planets Fact Sheets

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Fact sheets about the planets in our solar system, the Sun and our Moon. A5 fact sheets (once A4 folded back to back) for a Reading Corner, Topic Board, Writing Corner, Science Resources – or alternatively used as A4 posters. A lot of useful information! Each fact sheet includes information about the planet, its size, distance from the Sun, how many hours in a day, how many days in a year, temperature on the surface, number of moons, when and who first recorded it. Each one has the space craft which was used to explore the planet. For more useful Space activities and resources, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. Thanks for looking :)
DT / Mechanisms / Structures / Jack and the Beanstalk
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DT / Mechanisms / Structures / Jack and the Beanstalk

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Up And Down The Beanstalk - DT activities This unit can be used alongside the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. It provides opportunities for the children to use design and technology to create a product and link it to their storytelling. Included: • Planning • Diagram • Worksheets • Target sheet (LO) Children explore how to make winding mechanisms using construction kits, and then make their own toy based on the story of Jack and the Beanstalk using a winding mechanism out of reclaimed materials. Worksheets include identifying on diagram parts that can be changed for their design, illustrating and labelling how the toy and mechanism will look, selecting from lists materials and tools, writing in which order they will work, and recording their evaluation. For additional resources based on the story of Jack and the Beanstalk, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources :) For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)