FREE White Hat Reading Questions For The Gruffalo - Fact Finding Has Never Been So Much Fun! The Gruffalo is a book ideal for exploring the different Thinking Hats. The White Thinking hat focuses on the information and the facts you can find in the book. This is the normal starting point for a reader. Thinking Hats build up from this fact. I would love to have some feedback from anyone who has used this material in their classroom.

I have developed a set of weekly Mental Maths for Year 4 children for teachers who want to include Minecraft in the classroom. I wanted to develop resources where a teacher can teach with Minecraft in a classroom with a single computer and a projector. I need to mention that Minecraft was created by Mojang AB. and I am not endorsed, associated or affiliated with Mojang AB in any way.

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This summer I redeveloped all my teaching resources and now offer both a free PowerPoint presentation and a YouTube version of each PowerPoint to make life easier for every teacher! Learn my fabulous adding and subtracting 11 and 9 maths tricks for your self. Be the star of the staffroom! FREE Year 3 Maths Lesson - Adding and Subtracting 11 and 9 (Autumn Term) - If you like this teaching resource, you will love the whole Year 3 Maths teaching pack at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-3-maths-powerpoint-lessons-6167050.

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After the Paris terrorist attack, good advice came out from homeland security on what to do if you face an attack. However it was focused on adults and not child friendly. I thought I would create a simple book which explains to children what is now recommended in the case of an active shooter attack. You should however still point out that this is an incredibly unlikely event - but one students now need to be prepared for.

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YouTube Who gets the most? FREE Year 7 Maths PowerPoint Lesson Spring Term I am now converting all my PowerPoint presentations into YouTube videos PowerPoint Combos. This means teachers can teach the lesson using either the PowerPoint or Youtube version of the lesson and then share the YouTube lesson with their students’ parents. This lesson can then be repeated at home as additional homework. FREE Year 7 Maths PowerPoint Lesson - Who gets the most? - Spring Term Lesson Objectives: I can find fractions of amounts of money. I can compare fractions with the same denominator. I can compare fractions with different denominators by converting them to the same denominator. You can also download them all at once here - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-7-booster-maths-lessons-6167062

YouTube Partitioning large number to make multiplying easier Year 4 PowerPoint - Spring Term I am now converting all my PowerPoint presentations into YouTube videos PowerPoint Combos. This means teachers can teach the lesson using either the PowerPoint or Youtube version of the lesson and then share the YouTube lesson with their students’ parents. This lesson can then be repeated at home as additional homework. FREE Year 4 Maths Presentation - Partitioning large number to make multiplying easier - Spring Term Lesson Objective: I can develop and use a partitioning strategy to multiply larger numbers. If you like this lesson, you will love my FREE Year 4 Maths teaching pack (11 Maths Lessons) at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/maths-powerpoint-lessons-for-year-4-students-6167052

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Get Ready for Adventure! FREE The Magic Train Green Hat Thinking and Reading Worksheets for Creative Classroom Thinking! Are you ready to take your classroom on an exciting journey? Introducing the FREE Magic Train Green Hat Thinking and Reading Worksheets! Green Hat Thinking Activities are not just fun; they spark creativity and imagination by allowing children to stretch, manipulate, and enhance the story in ways they never imagined! Why Green Hat Thinking is a Blast! This engaging part of the reading scheme encourages students to let their imaginations run wild! They have the chance to fill in the missing details that make the story come alive, transforming their reading experience into a thrilling adventure. What’s in Store? Imagine what happens if they miss the Magic Train Home! What if the train suddenly stops working? Where does the train go after dropping off everyone at the end of the story? With these worksheets, students will explore these questions and more, unleashing their creativity and building their critical thinking skills! Let’s Make Reading Fun! Download the FREE Magic Train Green Hat Thinking Worksheets today and watch your students embark on a magical adventure that enhances their reading experience like never before. Get ready for creativity, collaboration, and a whole lot of fun!

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FREE The Magic Train Yellow Thinking Hat Worksheets Make Looking On The Bright Side More Fun! These worksheets were originally written for 'The Magic Train' (Published by Barefoot books). However some of them could easily be used for absolutely any other book. I am building up this collection of Thinking Hat Reading Questions as I want to encourage higher thinking skills in every primary school child but I could not find any instant thinking hat worksheets for books on the Internet. Please comment on these and tell me what other picture books you would like me to write about.

I am in the process of converting all my PowerPoint presentations into YouTube PowerPoint combos because I believe teachers have moved on from PowerPoints. It has the additional bonus of letting teachers now send my links as homework so parents can recap these ideas in the home. Please leave me a nice comment if you like this new teaching approach. Words about Subtraction - YouTube PowerPoint Presentation Lesson - Year 2 Autumn Term. FREE Year 2 Maths PowerPoint Presentation Lesson - Words about Subtraction - Autumn Term. This could help your class revise for the KS1 SATs tests, you could use it as a homework task or as a single maths lesson. If you like this teaching resource, please also look at my FREE full Year 2 Maths Lesson Pack at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-2-maths-powerpoint-resources-6167047.

This summer I improved my Place Value presentation. I have created both a PowerPoint and a YouTube version of my presentation. I have been looking at the materials I need to update and improve and I found this little gem. If you are looking for a fun, free, Year 3 Autumn term lesson about place values, complete with a warm up, main lesson and a plenary, then I would highly recommend you try this one. If you go to https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-3-maths-powerpoint-lessons-6167050, you will find it as part of my complete FREE Year 3 Maths teaching pack.

Year 3 Mental models for adding and subtracting has been improved and now includes both a Youtube and PowerPoint presentation lesson. FREE Year 3 Lesson Mental Models to Add and Subtract (Autumn Term). It could be a great way of revising for SATs test, end of term tests or as homework for the students to do with their parents. If you like this one, please look at my full FREE Year 3 Maths lessons pack at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-3-maths-powerpoint-lessons-6167050

I never use PowerPoints in my teaching. I only use YouTube. I decided that I would reflec this teaching style and improve my teaching resources to include a pre-made YouTube version of my resources. This has the added bonus that I am able to send this link directly home to my students’ parents each night and have them repeat the lesson together in the home. Pairs and Doubling YouTube Maths PowerPoint Presentation - Autumn Term - FREE Year 1 FREE Year 1 Maths PowerPoint Presentation - Pairs and Doubling - Autumn Term Learning Objectives: Learning doubles of numbers to ten. I understand the relationship between doubling and halving. If you like this resource - you will also like the FREE Year 1 Math lesson pack I have made (11 lessons) at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-1-maths-powerpoint-lessons-6167046.

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