I was born in Ireland and grew up in South Africa. I have had a wondefully rich life in terms of experiences, travelling and learning about different cultures. I currently live in Dubai, UAE. My best travel spots so far have been Peru, Prague and Jordan! All of them are must see's!
I create engaging and creative resources for early years and primary students.
I was born in Ireland and grew up in South Africa. I have had a wondefully rich life in terms of experiences, travelling and learning about different cultures. I currently live in Dubai, UAE. My best travel spots so far have been Peru, Prague and Jordan! All of them are must see's!
I create engaging and creative resources for early years and primary students.
Buzzzzzz… the tell tale sign of a mosquito buzzing around looking for a tasty snack! This 120+ page Science Unit includes all your kids need to learn about Mosquitoes and their life cycle.
Included in this pack are the following:
Posters:
•Mosquitoes
•Habitat
•Anatomy
•Diagram
•Life Cycle
•Diet
•Entomologist
•Eggs
•Larva
•Pupa
•Adult
•Mosquito
Note Taking
Mosquito Flip Book
Observation Diary
Mosquito Crown
Mosquito Spinner
Word Wall
Did You Know? Mosquito Facts
Mini Book - 3 Levels
Research Report
Mosquito Puzzles
Worksheets
◈ Mosquito Life Cycle
◈ Mosquito Acrostic Poem
◈ See, Think, Wonder
◈ Can Have Are
◈ Match It Up
◈ Mosquitoes Anagram
◈ Word Search
◈ Missing Words
◈ABC Order
◈Graphic Organizers
◈Fill in the Blanks
◈Investigation Mosquito
◈Visualise it
These math centers are perfect for your second graders or higher firsties. There are 8 November themed math centers included in this resource.
The following concepts are covered:
Doubles: Hay Bales and scarecrows. Match the double addition fact scarecrows to the hay bales. From 20 - 1000)
More and Less: 10 more, 10 less, 1 more 1 less
Time: Turkey theme: Tell the time to the quarter hour.
Number Order: Put the number cards (up to 500) in the correct order (ascending and descending)
Odd and Even: Odd Turkeys: Sort the turkeys into odd and even.
Gobble It: Thanksgiving theme: Spin the spinner and subtract or add the turkeys to 20.
Fall Arrays: Match the fall arrays together.
Hungry Numbers: Find the numbers using expanded form, base 10 and number words.
These math centers are perfect for your first graders or higher kindies. There are 8 November themed math centers included in this resource.
The following concepts are covered:
Doubles: Hay Bales and scarecrows. Match the double addition fact scarecrows to the hay bales.
Number Lines: Scarecrow theme: Use the number line to answer the equations.
Time: Turkey theme: Tell the time to the half hour.
Number Order: Put the number cards (up to 20 and up to 99) in the correct order (ascending and descending)
Odd and Even: Odd Turkeys: Sort the turkeys into odd and even.
Addition and Subtraction: Thanksgiving theme: Clip the correct answer to the equation. (Addition and subtraction up to 10 and up to 20)
Balanced Equation: Squirrel theme: Sort the equations into true and false.
Pumpkin Shapes: Match the pumpkins together with the correct solid shapes.
Print, cut and laminate for durability.
On My Own Center- This math center is designed for independent 'On My Own' practice to develop the concept of data handling and graphing for math centers / math stations.
There are 5 different math centers / math stations for data handling and graphing included in this pack.
Center 1: The Pet Shop: Pictograph, Bar Graph, Tally Chart, Pet Shop Spinner and Data Sheet
Center 2: Weather: Pictograph, Bar Graph, Tally Chart, Weather Spinner and Data Sheet
Center 3: Spring Time: Pictograph, Bar Graph, Tally Chart, Spring Spinner and Data Sheet
Center 4: The Farm: Pictograph, Bar Graph, Tally Chart, Farm Spinner and Data Sheet
Center 5: Data Task Cards 1-20 and recording sheet.
These christmas play dough mats are perfect for your Kinder / FS1 FS2 kiddos! They are great to help your students develop their christmas vocabulary as well as encourage them to use their imagination all while developing their fine motor skills. There are also number themed mats to encourage number concepts from 1 - 9 with a Christmas theme.
Included in the pack are the following winter mats.
Number sense:
1 bobble on the hat.
2 reindeer antlers.
3 bags of presents.
4 shoes for the elves.
5 presents by the tree.
6 cookies on the tray.
7 stripes on the candy cane.
8 decorations on the tree.
9 red balls on the wreath.
Face mats:
Elf x 3
Santa Claus
Mrs Claus
Reindeer
g is for gingerbread man: design a gingerbread man.
s is for sleigh: put some presents in the sleigh.
l is for lights: create a pattern with the christmas lights.
s is for stocking: fill the stocking with goodies.
o is for ornament: create a design on the ornament.
f is for fireplace: add some stockings on the fireplace.
c is for cookies: make some cookies on the plate for Santa.
p is for present: what is in the present?
m is for mice: what will the Christmas mice get?
These winter play dough mats are perfect for your Kinder / FS1 FS2 kiddos! They are great to help your students develop their winter vocabulary as well as encourage them to use their imagination all while developing their fine motor skills. There are also number themed mats to encourage number concepts from 1 - 8.
Included in the pack are the following winter mats.
Number sense:
1 winter moose who needs a hat.
2 sets of ear muffs for the kids.
3 silly snowmen standing tall.
4 paw prints in the snow.
5 fluffy marshmallows for the cocoa.
6 ice blocks for the penguins.
7 more snowballs for the fight.
8 snowflakes falling down.
Snowman feelings/emotion play dough mats
3 x create a winter scene
2 x decorate a snowman
Decorate a mitten
Pattern on a scarf
Dress a boy for the snow
Dress a girl for the snow
Copy a snowflake
Design a snowflake
Design a snowman scarf
Polar bear shapes
-Circle
-Square
-Triangle
- Rectangle
- Pentagon
- Oval
- Star
These halloween play dough mats are perfect for your Kinder / FS1 FS2 kiddos! They are great to help your students develop their halloween vocabulary as well as encourage them to use their imagination all while developing their fine motor skills.
These shape play dough mats are perfect for your Kinder / FS1 FS2 kiddos! They are great to help your students develop their concept of shape names and make real world connections too. There are three versions included in this pack to suit your needs.
This will also help develop your students fine motor skills by manipulating the play dough.
Hope you and your kids enjoy this resource! :)
These 10 Halloween and Fall themed ELA Literacy Centers for FS2 kiddos are perfect to start your October month off!
The following centers with worksheets are included:
1. Batty Sounds: Put the letter bats on the tree that match the pictures.
2. Write the Room: Fall themed.
3. Non Fiction Book: Carving a Pumpkin: Read the story and answer the questions.
4. Fiction Book: Halloween Fun: Read the story and answer the questions.
5. Batty Case: Match the upper and lower case bat letters.
6. Alphabet order: Place the fall leaf alphabet cards in the correct order and record them on the sheet.
7. Pumpkin sounds: Use a clothes pin to clip the matching beginning sounds.
8. Rhyme potion. Look at the picture and find the matching rhyming word in the cauldron.
9. Spooky Alphabet: Fill in the missing letters on the alphabet strips.
10. Picture Match: Match the words to the fall or halloween themed picture.
These 10 Halloween and Fall themed ELA Literacy Centers for year 1 or first grade students are perfect to start your October off!
The following centers with worksheets are included:
1. Spooky Words: Build the puzzle to spell the spooky words: Frog, spell, ghost, cat, moon, book, candy, bat.
2. Syllable Fall: Sort the fall themed picture and word cards into the syllable categories.
3. Non Fiction Book: Carving a Pumpkin: Read the story and answer the question.
4. Fiction Book: Halloween Fun: Read the story and answer the question.
5. Spooky Families: Sort the spell bubbles into their word family cauldrons: -ap, -ad, -an, -am ; -ed, -em, -eg, -et ; -ig, -im, -it, -in ; -op, -ox, -od, -to ; -um, -ub, -ug, -un.
6. Batty Blends: 2 Players: read the blends on the bats and put them on the tree.
7. Pumpkin opposites: Match the opposites with the pumpkins:
hot, cold, day, night, big, small, white, black, in, out, happy, sad, clean, dirty, open, closed, empty and full.
8. Common Nouns: Sort the common nouns into the categories.
9. Fall Rewrite: Rewrite the fall themed sentences correctly.
10. Letter Picture match. Look at the picture and find the matching vowel and beginning sound.
Engage your kiddos with these place value task cards. These are a great way to reinforce or challenge your kids with place value. The following task cards are included with answer keys :)
1. Level 1: Choose the correct number - multiple choice clip it (place value in 10s)
2. Level 2: Write the correct number displayed (place value in 10s)
3. Level 3: Write the correct number displayed (place value in 100s)
4. Level 1: What is the value of the underlined digit - 10s
5. Level 2: What is the value of the underlined digit - 100s
6. Student Recording sheet
7. Answer Keys
This 150 page Science Unit includes all your kids need to learn about Dragonflies and their life cycle.
Included in this pack are the following
Life Cycle Spinner
Life Cycle Flip Book
Life Cycle Crown
Life Cycle Puzzle
Did You Know? Dragonfly Facts
Word Wall
Mini Book (3 levels)
Research Report
Differentiated Comprehensions
Information Posters
•Insects
•Entomologist
•Dragonflies
•Location
•Habitat
•Anatomy
•Diagram
•Life Cycle
•Diet
•Predators
•Metamorphosis
•Compound eyes
•Eggs
•Nymph
•Dragonfly
Worksheet and Graphic organizers:
◈Comprehensions
◈Label a dragonfly
◈KWL Charts
◈All About Dragonflies
◈ Dragonflies Can Have Are Eat Live
◈ Dragonfly Life Cycle
◈ Dragonfly Facts
��� Dragonfly Acrostic Poem
◈ABC Order
◈If I were a dragonfly
◈Graphic Organizers
◈Venn Diagrams
◈Fill in the Blanks
◈Investigation Dragonfly
◈Adjectives
◈Sketch it
◈Visualise it
If you are looking for a fun and easy way to pair your students then this is it! :) These can work for any grade level and will add an element of excitement to your random student groupings and partners.
This alphabet pairs partner picking tool can be great to remove that nervous feeling kids sometimes get when they need to pick a partner.
Students pick a card such as 'apple' and find their matching partner 'ant'. These two students will now work together on the assigned task. This pack has 52 cards in total. It is designed to be used in pairs but can be used for larger groups such as 3-6 by printing multiple copies.
These random student groupings can be used for any classroom activity whether it is reading, math, games or paired work of any kind.
If you are looking for a fun and easy way to pair your students then this is it! :) These can work for any grade level and will add an element of excitement to your random student groupings and partners.
This back to school resource can be great for your first week back and ice breakers. This pack has 36 cards in total. It can be used for pairs. If you would like it to be used in groups of 3 or 4, then just print extra copies.
These random groupings can be used for any classroom activity whether it is reading, math, games or paired work of any kind.
If you are looking for a fun and easy way to pair your students then this is it! :) These can work for any grade level and will add an element of excitement to your random student groupings and partners.
This resource has 36 cards in color and 36 in black and white. It can be used for groups of 3. Students find their small group by matching their cards. A group of three could be the cards: rain, bow and rainbow.
These random groupings can be used for any classroom activity whether it is reading, math, games or small group work of any kind.
If you are looking for a fun and easy way to group your students then this is it! :) These can work for any grade level and will add an element of excitement to your random student groupings and partners.
This Farm theme resource can be used in pairs, groups of 3 or groups of 4. There are a total of 60 cards in color and black and white.
These random groupings can be used for any classroom activity whether it is reading, math, games or paired work of any kind.
If you are looking for a fun and easy way to group your students then this is it! :) These can work for any grade level and will add an element of excitement to your random student groupings and partners.
This Monster theme resource is designed to be used in pairs. There are 15 Monster themed sets which totals 56 cards. This could be used for pairs, groups of 3 or groups of 4.
These random groupings can be used for any classroom activity whether it is reading, math, games or paired work of any kind.
How to use:
Cut and laminate each card for durability.
Mix them up and place them in a container or bowl.
Students close their eyes and choose a card or the class teacher could hand out a card to each student.
Students then find their partners for their small group activity.
If you are looking for a fun and easy way to group your students then this is it! :) These can work for any grade level and will add an element of excitement to your random student groupings and partners.
These random groupings can be used for any classroom activity whether it is reading, math, games or paired work of any kind.
This sport theme resource is designed to be used in pairs. There are 15 sport themed pairs which totals 30 cards for a class of up to 30 students.
How to use:
Cut and laminate each card for durability.
Mix them up and place them in a container or bowl.
Students close their eyes and choose a card or the class teacher could hand out a card to each student.
Students then find their partners for their small group activity.
The sport cards included are:
Basketball
Soccer
Baseball
Ice Hockey
Hockey
Football
Rugby
Snowboarding
Tennis
Badminton
Table Tennis
Curling
Skiing
Skating
Cricket
If you are looking for a fun and easy way to group your students then this is it! :) These can work for any grade level and will add an element of excitement to your random student groupings and partners.
This Super Hero theme resource is designed to be used in pairs. There are 16 super hero themed sets which totals 64 cards. This could be used for pairs, groups of 3 or groups of 4.
These random groupings can be used for any classroom activity whether it is reading, math, games or paired work of any kind.
How to use:
Cut and laminate each card for durability.
Mix them up and place them in a container or bowl.
Students close their eyes and choose a card or the class teacher could hand out a card to each student.
Students then find their partners for their small group activity.
If you are looking for a fun and easy way to group your students then this is it! :) These can work for any grade level and will add an element of excitement to your random student groupings and partners.
These random groupings can be used for any classroom activity whether it is reading, math, games or paired work of any kind.
This color resource can be used in many groupings: Groups of 3,4,5 to 6!
There are 48 color cards in this pack so this will suit a class or group of up to 48 students.
How to use:
Cut and laminate each card for durability.
Mix them up and place them in a container or bowl.
Students close their eyes and choose a card or the class teacher could hand out a card to each student.
Students then find their partners for their small group activity.
The colors included are: Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, black, grey, brown and pink.