This pack contains some fun, colourful vocabulary flashcards, a 31 Teaching activity teaching guide and word mat. It makes teaching and learning more fun for everyone. Words used in the Sorting & using materials presentation. material metal plastic wood paper glass clay rock fabric sand hard soft rough smooth shiny dull bendy waterproof strong weak group object sort stretchy magnetic not magnetic lets light through transparent Additional documents are included with the permission of Sheffield Advisory and Inspection Service. These are available for free elsewhere online as word lists etc. However, not in the range of formats offered here.

I have collected another great set of PowerPoints for teachers. This months lessons cover Bodhi Day, Christmas, Drawing Figures, International Mountain Day, International Volunteer Day, Ludwig Van Beethoven's Birthday, Monkey Day, Motivational Quotes, Motivational Road Signs, News Year Eve, St Nicholas Day, Winter Solstice, World AIDS Day. You could use them to create different interesting, colourful displays or show them as PowerPoints to promote talking and discussion in the classroom.

KS2 Characteristics of materials science vocabulary and spelling lists contain all the words listed below. In addition, they also contain a link to more useful teaching resources online. I have also included a set of fun loop cards and a 31 Teaching Activity Teacher Guide to help to make your lessons more fun and more dynamic. I want you to get the most out of every purchase you make! The words used in the KS2 Characteristics of materials science vocabulary pack strong weak flexible transparent not transparent soft hard waterproof absorbent shiny dull rigid hot cold rough smooth opaque compare comparison describe description material characteristics properties stretchy Additional documents are included with the permission of Sheffield Advisory and Inspection Service. These are available for free elsewhere online as word lists etc. However, not in the range of formats offered here.

You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different uses of chocolate being shown in each of the photos. Chocolate is a very popular theme for students. This teaching pack contains lots of images of chocolate, some creative writing prompts to help them write about chocolate and a 31 activity teaching guide to make sure you get the most out of this chocolate themed pack. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching set of story prompts. The students could also take five of the laminated photos and create them into a story . The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.

I was thinking on how I could promote talk like a pirate day and I put together a set of flashcards about pirates, organised by the alphabet. While the words are based on an alphabet song, the development of the flashcards is unrelated to owners of the original video, which is included in the PowerPoint. I have added a second presentation to explain 31 different ways you could use these photo flashcards in the classroom. I have also added some pirate writing prompts to encourage your class to do a little creative writing. You could look at it directly as a presentation and repeat the letters together. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about the Pirate Alphabet. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different Pirate activities. The students can then discuss what they think about each word. Can they think of a better pirate word? The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.

Want to teach the alphabet using Halloween images? This is a great set of resources for anyone wanting to buy a low cost Halloween alphabet. I have added a set of Halloween themed worksheets about the numbers and alphabet. I also added a presentation which shows you 31 different ways this teaching resource could be used in your classroom. You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different items being shown in each of the slides. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about the Halloween Alphabet. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into the correct order. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.

Count to 10 using Diwali as a focal point. You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different numbers and items being shown in each of the photos. The numbers are first shown in one way, and then mixed up and shown in a different order to consolidate their learning. I added Diwali mandala colouring book to help them further improve their fine motor skills colouring. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about Diwali – Counting to 10. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different Diwali – Counting to 10 Lamps. The photos could also be used to sort numbers or to use them to add or subtract different numbers.