These flashcards contain the following: Numbers flashcards (numbers and words) Colours flashcards (colours and words) Shapes flashcards (shapes and words) Classroom objects (stationary and words) These are great flashcards for young learners and EAL, ESL students. The colourful cards can be cut out, stuck back to back and laminated to make an excellent set of flashcards. I always keep a set in my pocket so that I can help my foreign language students on the spot!

Christmas I Spy as part of your Christmas week activity/ activities. Differentiated into 4 sheets to be placed on desks, enlarged to A3 or projected on board. For younger learners, foundation stage, Kindergarden (Kindergarten), elementary, (UK) KS1, KS2, KS3, Middle School, High School and above. Levels are designed to be: simple yet fun for young children; the challenge develops at each new level, introducing the need for more Christmas critical thinking to decipher the verbal clues. Young learners: Play Christmas I Spy to introduce your young children and students to Christmas vocabulary. Encourages speaking and listening skills. Children: Can also be played as a Christmas vocabulary test or game – students have set time to list the images they see! Set them a time limit to make the game harder. Play as a Christmas memory game by showing to students for a limited time then have them list as many items as they saw – points for each correct answer. Older students: Play Christmas I Spy with your older, teenage, KS3, Middle School, High School students in teams or as individuals. The highest-level game sheet contains both high and low frequency words making the Christmas “I Spy something beginning with…” harder to determine and locate as the game continues.

This information sheet (supplied as both pdf and Word in this download) suggests many ways in which a students can learn to spell words. Ideal for the students who struggle to learn words for their weekly spelling tests - can also be used to help learn spellings and material in other languages. Not every brain is the same, so not all students can learn through seeing and repeating. This information sheet lists contrasting methods that target the VAK - visual, audio and anesthetic (movement). This could be displayed as a poster in a bedroom, at a work desk or in a classroom. Could be used as part of spelling or handwriting lessons. Excellent for introducing when studying the Brainwaves unit of work. If you're trying to learn something then give some of these methods a try and you'll find the results speak for themselves.

Peer review is an excellent end of lesson plenary activity for writing lessons. In my class I have these posters doubled-sided-printed and laminated and readily available around the room as well as featuring on my English display board. The first two students to have adequately finished their work then peer review each others' by offering a compliment, suggestion and correction. Having completed the activity a couple of times the students really understand what makes constructive feedback (the guidance also helps with this). A great writing plenary.