I am the Head Teacher Of Maria International School Of Bucharest in Romania. I am also very keen at developing different TES teaching resources to discover what works well for different classes. I am constantly looking for new and exciting different ways of presenting and teaching different primary topics, especially maths topics.
I am the Head Teacher Of Maria International School Of Bucharest in Romania. I am also very keen at developing different TES teaching resources to discover what works well for different classes. I am constantly looking for new and exciting different ways of presenting and teaching different primary topics, especially maths topics.
Test Your Spelling Skills
Anagram Challenge 3
See how many different words you can make using this selection of letters.
Note: all your new words must be real words that are in an English dictionary!
M I C R W E T P J A
Test Your Spelling Skills
Beat the Spell-checker 1 – Going on Holiday
Students read the sentences. Look at the words that have been highlighted by the spell-checker. They write the correct spelling underneath each highlighted word
Test Your Spelling Skills
Beat the Spell-checker 2 – Shopping List
Students read the shopping list. They look at the words that have been highlighted by the spell-checker. They write the correct spelling underneath each highlighted word.
Answers Provided
Test Your Reading Skills
Common Weights and Measures 2
Write out the following common weights and measures in full.
For example: 12 ” = 12 inches.
1. 6 tbsp ________________________________________
2. 10 fl oz ________________________________________
3. 70 °F ________________________________________
4. 10 qt ________________________________________
Complete with answers
Test Your Reading Skills
Common Weights and Measures 1
Write out the following common weights and measures in full.
For example: 12 ” = 12 inches.
1. 10 ” ________________________________________
2. 5 ’ ________________________________________
3. 3 yds ________________________________________
Complete with answers
Test Your Reading Skills
Homophones 3
Examples
Homophones are words that sound the same as each other, but have different spellings and meanings.
Write an English word that sounds the same as each of these words:
1. mind ___________________________
2. it’s ___________________________
3. course ___________________________
4. due ___________________________
5. warn ___________________________
Complete with worksheet
Test Your Reading Skills
_________________ ’s Diary
Insert the month.
Monday 1st ___________ 2017
AM PM
__________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 2nd ___________ 2017
AM PM
Test Your Listening Skills!
The 80 Question Oral Quiz
This is a dictation quiz where you read the numbers, letters and words below, and students write what they hear. It can be adapted by allowing students to dictate to each other:
Test Your Writing Skills
What’s Your Favourite? 2
A) Write your favourite things below:
Example questions...
1. My favourite colour is: _____________________________
2. My favourite food is: _____________________________
3. My favourite TV programme is: _____________________________
I am now using the public domain SWRL's Beginning Reading Program (BRP) and my children really love it. I thought I would develop a lot more teaching resources for this fabulous product.
I have a set of small and a set of large flashcards. One is for the students and one is for whole class learning.
I See Sam Books are a series of early reader books developed to teach children in kindergarten to read. The original series, written in 1972, as part of Southwest Regional Educational Laboratory's (SWRL) Beginning Reading Program (BRP), contained 52 books. The first book in the series starts with just 3 words: I, see, Sam. Every book or two adds a few words, until by book 52, the readers have read 95 different words. The SWRL Kindergarten Beginning Reading Program was first implemented in U.S. public schools in the early 1970's. Due to its tremendous success at achieving its goal of teaching young children to read, over the years the program has been copied, edited and/or revised by a number of individuals, institutions, and companies.
Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills
Finish the Sentences 2
Read the following sentences out loud. Students have to write an appropriate ending to each sentence. A correct answer is a sentence that makes sense, both in meaning and grammar (note: this could also be a straight writing exercise):
Example questions...
1. Please sit _______________________________________________.
2. How old are _______________________________________________?
3. It will soon be lunch _______________________________________________.
Test Your Writing Skills
What’s Your Least Favourite. . . ?
A) Write your least favourite things below:
Example questions...
1. My least favourite colour is: ________________________
2. My least favourite food is: ________________________
3. My least favourite TV programme is: ________________________
Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills
What’s Your Favourite...?
Practise asking these questions with your friends. Write down their answers.
Ask why they have chosen each answer as their favourite:
Example questions...
What’s your favourite colour?
What’s your favourite food?
What’s your favourite fruit?
Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills
Role Playing – Shopping
1. Buying a CD
Scene: a music shop. Bob works in the shop. Sue is a customer.
Sue: Hi. I’m looking for Bon Jovi’s Greatest Hits.
Bob: It’ll be in the Rock Music section. Let’s go and have a look.....
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*** Contains a PowerPoint presentation of the book, which contains a wide range of different teaching activities ****
Book 15: Sam Is Mad comes complete with a reading certificate so every child feels they are becoming successful reader at each part of the course. The books also contain a set of guided reading questions.
I See Sam Books are a series of early reader books developed to teach children in kindergarten to read. The original series, written in 1972, as part of Southwest Regional Educational Laboratory's (SWRL) Beginning Reading Program (BRP), contained 52 books. The first book in the series starts with just 3 words: I, see, Sam. Every book or two adds a few words, until by book 52, the readers have read 95 different words. The SWRL Kindergarten Beginning Reading Program was first implemented in U.S. public schools in the early 1970's. Due to its tremendous success at achieving its goal of teaching young children to read, over the years the program has been copied, edited and/or revised by a number of individuals, institutions, and companies.
Book 15: Sam Is Mad
New Words
mad - Decodable
that - Special Word
Plot Summary
Mit the Chimp makes a paper-bag lion mask and puts
it over his head. He pretends to be Sam the Lion and
teases the other animals. Sis, Nan and a new character,
Baby Bear, see through Mit’s disguise and are angry at
his tricks. Sam is the angriest when he discovers Mits’
impersonation of him. Finally, Mit drops the mask and
tells the animals that Sam is the real lion.
Each new word throughout the program is repeated at
least five times in the book in which it first appears and
five more times in the next ten books.
**** Complete with a PowerPoint presentation of the book which contains a wide range of different teaching activities *****
Book 16: Sid
New Words
at - Decodable
Sid - Decodable
Plot Summary
Mat meets Sid the Horse and teases Sid by pulling his
tail. Sid gets mad and kicks Mat. Mat decides he wants
to ride Sid but Sid bucks him off. Finally, Mat lures Sid
with a big apple. As Sid is moving along with Mat on
his back, he suddenly stumbles into a pool of water.
Sid gets the apple and Mat gets wet.
Each new word throughout the program is repeated at
least five times in the book in which it first appears and
five more times in the next ten books.
I See Sam Books are a series of early reader books developed to teach children in kindergarten to read. The original series, written in 1972, as part of Southwest Regional Educational Laboratory's (SWRL) Beginning Reading Program (BRP), contained 52 books. The first book in the series starts with just 3 words: I, see, Sam. Every book or two adds a few words, until by book 52, the readers have read 95 different words. The SWRL Kindergarten Beginning Reading Program was first implemented in U.S. public schools in the early 1970's. Due to its tremendous success at achieving its goal of teaching young children to read, over the years the program has been copied, edited and/or revised by a number of individuals, institutions, and companies.
Qatar History and Citizenship is a compulsory subject for any primary school teacher in Qatar.
When I taught this subject in Qatar, I was surprised to discover how thin the student text book was, how little resources were available for students on the Internet and that there was no teacher guide to help teachers effectively teach this subject.
Each of these Yearly teaching packs contain lesson plans and additional worksheets to support 39 weekly lessons. These lessons cover all a student needs to know about the subject, and the lessons are designed to motivate and excite a student's interest in the history around them.
These worksheets could be printed out and used as workbooks in the classroom, sent home as additional homework or shared via an interactive whiteboard.
*** Please note that these resources are designed to be used with the official text book, not as a replacement. ***
The KS1 Guided Reading Thinking Hats worksheets provide students a chance to explore different approaches to thinking and reading a book. When students use Thinking Hats with their guided reading book, they can view the same book from 6 different angles.
The worksheets are non-book specific and can be used with a wide range of different books from any levelled or unlevelled reading scheme.
These worksheets are particularly useful when a student has finished a book before they move onto a new book. It is a great way of checking their understanding and making sure they have got as much as they can from every book they read.
I have been teaching as a primary school teacher for over 14 years. These worksheets can be used both in the classrooms and as homework sheets.
The students will enjoy the wide range of activities on offer and be motivated to read more books and share their ideas with others.