Hello! I'm Cynthia, and welcome to Glowing Pedagogy: Sparking Joy, Inspiring Minds!
At Glowing Pedagogy, we believe in creating connections, not just resources. Each product is thoughtfully designed to inspire teachers and pupils, bringing excitement, purpose, and joy to every learning experience. Specialising in literacy and phonics, our essential resources for EY to Year 1 are perfect for enriching both classroom and home-schooling environments.
Hello! I'm Cynthia, and welcome to Glowing Pedagogy: Sparking Joy, Inspiring Minds!
At Glowing Pedagogy, we believe in creating connections, not just resources. Each product is thoughtfully designed to inspire teachers and pupils, bringing excitement, purpose, and joy to every learning experience. Specialising in literacy and phonics, our essential resources for EY to Year 1 are perfect for enriching both classroom and home-schooling environments.
Explore the wonders of botany with this comprehensive KS1 Science Unit on Growing Plants and Growing Seeds! This resource is perfect for young learners eager to understand the plant life cycle and the different parts of plants. With engaging slides and interactive worksheets, this unit promotes hands-on learning and critical thinking in science education.
What’s Included:
Growing Seeds Lesson Plan Slides and Assessment Worksheet:
This “Growing Seeds” lesson plan provides an engaging and easy-to-follow guide to teaching the plant life cycle. With 9 visually appealing slides and 1 comprehensive assessment worksheet, students will explore the stages of seed germination and plant growth.
Growing Plants: Plant Parts - Lesson Slides and Worksheets:
This resource includes a PowerPoint presentation filled with informative lesson slides, interactive activities, and visual learning tools. The pack also features 4 PDF worksheets to help students match and identify the different parts of a plant (roots, stems, leaves, flowers) and understand their functions.
Growing Plants: Plant Parts We Eat - Lesson Slides & Worksheets:
Introduce your students to the fascinating topic of plant parts we eat with this engaging lesson pack for KS1! This resource includes 18 interactive lesson slides and an 8-page PDF filled with printable worksheets available in both colorful and black-and-white versions.
Year 1 Science Unit: Growing Plants and Growing Seeds - Slides and Worksheets
Teach young learners about plant parts with this engaging Growing Plants Lesson Pack for Grades 1-3! This comprehensive resource includes a 28-slide PowerPoint presentation with informative lesson slides, interactive activities, and visual learning tools. The pack also comes with 4 PDF worksheets to help students match and identify the different parts of a plant (roots, stems, leaves, flowers) and understand their functions.
This plant anatomy lesson is perfect for use in the classroom or at home, helping students explore the basic structure of plants in a fun, interactive way. It’s ideal for teaching about roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and their roles in plant growth. The printable plant worksheets make it easy to reinforce learning, while the slides engage students through visual and hands-on activities. A perfect addition to any elementary science curriculum, supporting NGSS Life Science standards and hands-on learning approaches.
Growing Plants: Plant Parts We Eat - Lesson Slides & Worksheets for KS1
Introduce your students to the wonders of geography with our “Label and Colour the 7 Continents” worksheets! This engaging resource is designed for young learners to explore and understand the seven continents through a variety of interactive activities.
What’s Included:
1 Colourful Worksheet: A vibrant, visually appealing worksheet that encourages children to label and colour each continent, making learning enjoyable and memorable.
4 Black-and-White Worksheets: Perfect for printing, these worksheets allow students to colour the continents while reinforcing their knowledge through labeling and matching exercises.
Activities Include:
Identifying and labelling the seven continents
Matching continents with their respective names
Creative colouring tasks that enhance engagement and retention
Educational Benefits:
Enhances Geography Skills: Helps children learn about the world’s continents, fostering an early interest in geography.
Develops Fine Motor Skills: Colouring and labelling activities promote hand-eye coordination and fine motor development.
Supports Differentiated Learning: The variety of worksheets caters to different learning styles and levels, ensuring that every child can participate and succeed.
Ideal For:
Primary classrooms
Homeschool environments
-Geography lessons or thematic units about the world
Usage Suggestions:
Use these worksheets as part of a geography lesson or unit focused on continents.
Ideal for individual or group work, making them perfect for learning centres or homework assignments.
Inspire your students’ curiosity about the world with these fun and educational worksheets! Add them to your teaching resources today!
Label and Colour the 7 Continents: Engaging Worksheets for Kids for Fun Geography Learning!
Engage your students with this comprehensive lesson on plant geography! This resource includes 18 slides in a PowerPoint presentation and 6 worksheets in PDF format, designed to help students discover which continent each plant is native to.
Slide Overview:
Slide 1: Learning Objective: “Can I find out which continent each plant is native to?”
Slide 2: Introduction to Plant Geography: Explore the significance of plants in different regions.
Slides 3-5: Thinking Routines: Encourage critical thinking with “I see,” “I think,” and “I wonder” activities to foster student curiosity.
Slide 6: Interactive Online Game: Students will find out which continents various plants belong to.
Slide 7: Answers to the online game for self-assessment.
Slide 8: Learning Centers Activities: Suggested hands-on activities for independent or group work.
Slides 9 & 10: Continents Worksheets: Available in both colorful and black-and-white versions to cater to different learning styles.
Slide 11: Activity: Students will identify which continent each plant is native to.
Slides 12, 13 & 14: Worksheets with Answers: Students will find out the continent where each plant is located, complete with answer keys.
Slides 15 & 16: Creative Drawing Activity: Students will draw native plants and match them to their respective continents.
Slide 17: Reflection: “What have you learned?” prompts students to consolidate their learning.
Slide 18: Art Activity: How to Paint a Sunflower
This resource is perfect for reinforcing knowledge about plant geography while promoting engagement through various activities. Ideal for teachers looking to enhance their geography lessons, this package provides a complete, interactive learning experience for students!
Ideal for KS1 and KS2.
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Enhance your Year 4 students’ grammar skills with these comprehensive 2-page worksheets with answers! These grammar activities help students master proper nouns, common nouns, plural nouns, present simple tense (affirmative, negative, question forms), adjectives, and the possessive case ('s) while exploring themes of identity, diversity, and emotions.
What’s Included:
Part 1: Circle the proper nouns and underline the common nouns in each sentence.
Part 2: Write the correct plural form of each singular noun to complete the sentences.
Part 3: Fill in the blanks with the correct present simple tense form of the verb in brackets.
Part 4: Write questions using the present simple tense based on the given prompts.
Part 5: Complete the sentences with the correct negative form of the verb in brackets.
Part 6: Rewrite each phrase using the possessive form ('s) of the noun.
Part 7: Write about an emotion you felt and describe the moment using descriptive adjectives.
Part 8: Find and list as many adjectives as possible in the word search puzzle.
Year 4 Mastering Grammar Worksheets: Nouns, Present Simple Tense, Adjectives and Possessive Case
Engage your Year 3 pupils with this comprehensive grammar practice worksheet focusing on adjectives, nouns, and the present simple tense—all while learning about well-being! This worksheet is designed to help pupils strengthen their grammar skills in a meaningful context, using vocabulary related to body organs, healthy habits, and actions for well-being.
What’s Included:
Part 1: Circle the adjectives – Sentences include vocabulary connected to body organs and descriptive adjectives.
Part 2: Circle the nouns – Sentences focus on identifying nouns related to actions for taking care of the body.
Part 3: Fill in the blanks with the correct present simple tense form – Sentences feature vocabulary linked to good habits for a healthy lifestyle.
Part 4: Write questions in the present simple tense – Use good habit vocabulary to practice question formation.
This 20-exercise grammar worksheet helps pupils practise identifying adjectives and nouns, fill in the correct form of the present simple tense, and write questions—all while reinforcing well-being vocabulary. Answers are included to make marking easier and to support independent learning. Perfect for use in the classroom or as homework, this resource supports pupils in building essential grammar skills with a health-focused theme.
Grammar Practice for Year 3: Adjectives, Nouns, & Present Simple on Well-Being
Teach young learners about plant parts with this engaging Growing Plants Lesson Pack for Years 1-2! This comprehensive resource includes a 28-slide PowerPoint presentation with informative lesson slides, interactive activities, and visual learning tools. The pack also comes with 4 PDF worksheets to help pupils match and identify the different parts of a plant (roots, stems, leaves, flowers) and understand their functions.
This plant anatomy lesson is perfect for use in the classroom or at home, helping pupils explore the basic structure of plants in a fun, interactive way. It’s ideal for teaching about roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and their roles in plant growth. The printable plant worksheets make it easy to reinforce learning, while the slides engage pupils through visual and hands-on activities. A perfect addition to any primary science curriculum, supporting hands-on learning approaches.
Growing Plants: Plant Parts - Lesson Slides and Worksheets for Years 1 and 2
Halloween-inspired CVC word worksheets and writing mats that your students will enjoy this autumn, designed to reinforce short vowel sounds with engaging Halloween visuals such as hats, bats, and cats! Perfect for preschool to Grade 1, these activities are ideal for phonics centers, literacy stations, or independent practice. Laminate them for long-lasting use and enjoy them year after year!
What’s Included:
6 Differentiated CVC Word Activities:
Printable 1: CVC Words with Matching Halloween-Themed Pictures
Printable 2: Halloween-Themed Images for Matching or Labeling
Printable 3: Word List (bat, web, bug, pot, bag and hat)
Printable 4: CVC Word Mat (Say It, Tap It, Build It, Write It)
Printable 5: CVC Word Mat (Say It, Tap It, Build It, Draw It, Write It)
Printable 6: CVC Word Mat (Say It, Tap It, Draw It, Write It, Create a Sentence)
Printables 7 & 8: CVC Word Worksheets for Building Words
These engaging worksheets and activities are perfect for enhancing phonics skills, expanding vocabulary, and providing fun, seasonal practice for emerging readers!
Halloween CVC Words Worksheets & Writing Mats for Kids - Autumn-Themed Short Vowel Sounds
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Fall-themed CVC word worksheets and writing mats that your students will love, designed to practice short vowel sounds using fun Halloween visuals like hats, bats, and cats! Perfect for preschool to Grade 1 centers, these resources are ideal for phonics practice, literacy centers, or independent learning. Laminate them for durability and reuse them year after year!
What’s Included:
6 Printable CVC Word Activities for Differentiated Learning:
Printable 1: CVC Words & Matching Images
Printable 2: Halloween-Themed Images Only
Printable 3: Word List (cat, bat, hat, log, cap, bag)
Printable 4: CVC Word Mat (Say It, Tap It, Build It, Write It)
Printable 5: CVC Word Mat (Say It, Tap It, Build It, Draw It, Write It)
Printable 6: CVC Word Mat (Say It, Tap It, Draw It, Write It, Create a Sentence)
Printables 7 & 8: CVC Word Worksheets to Make Words
These worksheets are perfect for reinforcing phonics skills, building vocabulary, and providing engaging practice for early readers, all while enjoying a fun seasonal twist!
Autumn CVC Words Worksheets & Writing Mats - Short Vowel Sounds with Halloween-Themed Visuals
Engage your students with the fun and interactive “I Want My Hat Back: Crossword Puzzle with Answers”! This SIX-page resource is designed to enhance vocabulary and reading comprehension through an enjoyable activity centred around the beloved book by Jon Klassen.
Number of pages: 6
Format: PDF
What’s Included:
Page 1: A crossword puzzle featuring vocabulary words based on character names from I Want My Hat Back. This activity helps students connect with the story while expanding their language skills.
Page 2: Answers
Page 3: A clue-based crossword where students read clues related to the story and write the corresponding answers. This page reinforces comprehension and critical thinking as they recall details from the book.
Page 4: Answers
Page 5: A search word puzzle featuring vocabulary words based on character names from I Want My Hat Back.
Page 6: Answers
Key Features:
Target Age Group: Perfect for early learners and primary students (ages 3-8).
Educational Value: Supports literacy development and encourages students to think critically about the characters and storyline.
Easy to Implement: Ideal for classroom activities, homework assignments, or literacy centres.
Why This Resource?
Engaging Learning: Combines fun with education, making reading enjoyable for young learners.
Promotes Vocabulary Growth: Helps students become familiar with character names and the context within the story.
Versatile Use: Can be used in individual, pair, or group settings, adapting to your classroom needs.
Bring the adventure of I Want My Hat Back into your classroom with this delightful crossword puzzle! Perfect for reinforcing key literacy skills in a creative way.
I Want My Hat Back Worksheets: Crossword Puzzle and Word Search with Answers
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Bring I Want My Hat Back to life with these character colouring pages, puppet templates, and engaging worksheets for children! Perfect for classroom activities, storytime fun, or creative play, these resources encourage critical thinking, inference skills, and character exploration. Ideal for early learners and primary students, this pack offers endless ways to make learning both fun and educational!
Number of pages: 10
Format: PDF
How to Use “I Want My Hat Back” Characters Colouring Pages for Puppet Shows, Maths, and Vocabulary Worksheets:
Puppet Shows: Pupils can colour, cut out, and transform the characters into puppets by attaching them to sticks or craft paper. These puppets can be used to retell the story, act out new scenarios, or practise dialogue. This activity fosters creativity, oral language development, and collaboration as students put on a puppet show.
Maths Activities (Size Comparison): Integrate maths by using the character cutouts for a lesson on size comparison. Pupils can measure the characters using rulers or other objects, then sort them by height or length, discuss differences, and practise terms like taller, shorter, or same size. This hands-on maths activity engages students by connecting measurement to their favourite story characters.
Vocabulary Worksheets (Character Names): The worksheets focus on the characters’ names from I Want My Hat Back. Pupils will match names to characters, reinforcing their understanding of the story and supporting vocabulary development.
I Want My Hat Back Characters Colouring Pages: Puppets and Worksheets for Kids
Engage your pupils with I Want My Hat Back using this 11-page Character Splat resource focused on Bear and Rabbit! These colourful and black-and-white worksheets are designed to develop character analysis skills, encourage pupils to make inferences, and promote critical thinking while exploring the relationship between Bear and Rabbit. Perfect for enhancing reading comprehension in the classroom!
Number of pages: 11
Format: PDF
I Want My Hat Back: Bear and Rabbit Character Splat
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18 pages of colorful and black-and-white worksheets for I Want My Hat Back. Includes cut and sequence with images, draw the sequence, and write the sequence using picture prompts. Perfect for teaching story sequencing and retelling with:
Worksheet 1: First, Next, Last - Cut and Sequence with images
Worksheet 2: First, Next, Last - Draw the Sequence based on images
Worksheet 3: First, Next, Then, Finally - Cut and Sequence with images
Worksheet 4: First, Next, Then, Finally - Draw the Sequence using images
Worksheets 5, 6 & 7: First, Next, Then, After That, Finally - Cut and Sequence with visuals
Worksheets 8,9 &10: First, Next, Then, After That, Finally - Draw the Sequence guided by images
Worksheets 11, 12 & 13: First, Next, Then, After That, Last, Finally - Write the Sequence Words with picture prompts
Worksheet 14: First, Next, Then, After That, Last, Finally - Draw the Sequence from image clues
Worksheets 15, 16, 17 & 18: First, Next, Then, After That, Last, Finally - Draw and Write the Sequence Words.
I Want My Hat Back Story Sequencing Activity: 18-Page Printable Worksheets for KS1 and KS2
Looking for engaging ESL Present Simple posters to enhance your students’ understanding of Present Simple tense? These colorful, easy-to-understand posters are perfect for ESL teachers looking to introduce or reinforce the Present Simple tense in their classrooms. Ideal for ESL/EFL/ELD learners and English language classrooms, these posters help students grasp how to form affirmative sentences, questions, and negative statements.
This ESL teaching resource includes clear visual aids for each form of the Present Simple. Perfect for use as classroom décor, interactive lessons, or even remote learning. Whether you’re teaching Present Simple tense rules, conducting grammar exercises, or focusing on sentence structure, these posters make it easier for students to visualize and apply the grammar concepts.
ESL Present Simple Posters – Effective Way to Teach Affirmative, Negative, and Question Forms
Enhance Year 4 students’ understanding of nouns and the present simple tense with our focused resource, “Nouns and the Present Simple Error Correction: Religions and Festival Descriptions”. This 10-page printable workbook is designed to provide engaging practice for students to identify and correct errors related to proper and common nouns, singular and plural nouns, and the present simple tense within the context of various religious texts and major festivals.
This resource features:
5 pages of error correction exercises where students identify and correct mistakes in sentences about celebrations such as Diwali, Ramadan, Christmas, Lunar New Year, and Hanukkah. These exercises focus on using proper and common nouns, singular and plural forms, and applying the present simple tense accurately.
5 pages providing the correct grammar for each text, complete with clear explanations and examples to support students in mastering these key grammar concepts.
Perfect for reinforcing Year 4 grammar skills while introducing students to cultural and religious diversity. This workbook is an excellent tool for enhancing grammatical accuracy in a meaningful and educational context.
Nouns and the Present Simple Error Correction: Religions and Festival Descriptions
Description: Discover the ultimate Cave Baby Animal Adjective Cards designed to boost your students’ descriptive language skills! This differentiated activity features fill-in-the-blank cards for describing animals from Cave Baby. The resource includes 7 unique types of cards tailored to various learning needs, with options in both colourful and black-and-white sets. Additionally, you will find an extra file with animals and adjectives for a complementary activity to describe the animals and enhance vocabulary. Perfect for early years and KS1 classrooms, this 56-page pack supports vocabulary development, phonics practice, sentence formation, and enhancement of adjectives.
Number of pages: 58
Format: PDF
Cave Baby Animal Adjective Cards: What is the (animal) like - Differentiated Activity
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This comprehensive resource includes a variety of worksheets and activities to help children practise using full stops, question marks, and exclamation marks while learning about the moon. Ideal for Year 1 students, these worksheets offer a fun and educational way to reinforce punctuation skills while exploring delightful extracts from Sidney, Stella and the Moon by Emma Yarlett.
This resource contains:
Part 1:
Worksheet Punctuation with 5 statements from the book Sidney, Stella and the Moon
Worksheet with Answers
Punctuation marks for an activity
Black and white version of the Worksheet Punctuation with 5 statements from the book
Part 2:
Colourful Worksheet Punctuation with 10 statements from the book Sidney, Stella and the Moon
Worksheet with Answers
Punctuation marks for an activity
Black and white version of the Worksheet Punctuation with 10 statements from the book
Part 3:
Worksheet Punctuation with 10 statements about the moon
Worksheet with Answers
Punctuation marks for an activity
Black and white version of the Worksheet Punctuation with 10 statements about the moon.
Sidney, Stella and the Moon Year 1 Punctuation Worksheets with Answers
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This interactive Fold-and-Learn Contractions Card is designed to help Year 1 students master the use of contractions and apostrophes in a fun and engaging way. Perfect for introducing or reinforcing contractions, this resource provides an effective tool for interactive learning.
Number of pages: 9
Format: PDF
Key Features:
Three Printing Options: Choose from printing each page individually, double-sided, or for students to create their own foldable card. Find the detailed instructions for printing in the worksheet.
Practical Application: This resource supports students in using contractions in writing activities. For example, I used this approach to have my students write a heartfelt Sorry Letter to Mum, inspired by Julia Donaldson’s Cave Baby.
Focused Learning: Emphasizes the use of apostrophes in contractions and helps students apply these skills in their own writing.
Ideal for Year 1: Suitable for both initial teaching and review for Year 2 students.
Enhance your English lessons with this engaging, hands-on resource that makes learning about contractions both effective and enjoyable.
Contractions in English: Fold-and-Learn Card for Year 1
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Engage your students with this 8-page Yes/No Moon Facts Activity and Worksheets set. Available in both colourful and black-and-white versions, these versatile resources are perfect for KS1 and KS2. Use them as standalone activities or worksheets to assess students’ knowledge of moon facts. This resource encourages critical thinking and is ideal for classroom or homeschool settings.
How to Use:
These activities and worksheets can be used in various ways—whether as in-class activities or take-home assignments. Students will read statements about the moon and decide whether they are true or false, promoting engagement and reinforcing their understanding of space and science topics.
Is it a Fact About the Moon?: Yes/No Activity and Worksheets
Make learning about the moon fun with this Moon Fact or Fiction Interactive Digital Game! Designed for Year 1 and Year 2 students, this no-prep, interactive slide game features 32 pages, including 1 page with a clear definition and 31 pages of exciting fact-or-fiction questions. Perfect for KS1, this interactive quiz-style activity engages kids with moon facts in a fun, digital format. Ideal for elementary classrooms, it’s a fantastic addition to any space-themed unit or science lesson, and it’s ready to use—no printing required!
Moon Fact or Fiction Interactive Digital Game for Kids
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