This resource is a digital escape room. It is a fun and engaging online activity. It is NO PREP and paperless. It can be used with students in small groups, individually or whole class. It can be used in class or in distance learning. All you need to do is share the Google Sites™ website link with your students and away they go! I have created this resource primarily as a fun warm-up activity to begin a period of learning about Space, or it can be used as a fun celebratory activity at the completion of a period of learning about Space. Or, simply a fun online digital Escape Room activity in itself. What is a digital escape room? A digital escape room is an online game where students solve a series of puzzles or problems to find clues to codes. Once they have all the codes they can unlock their way out of the digital escape room. Students work collaboratively in groups of 2 or 3 or independently in order to escape or breakout. This escape room has 3 codes to break. Escape rooms are fun and engaging for students! This escape room is a medium level for Year 4-6 and should take your students 15-45 minutes to complete, depending on their ability levels. This resource is a Google Sites webpage with several different types of links hidden within it. You will receive a single document. This document contains directions and instructions on how to use the resource, a link to the activity website and all the answers to the codes. The link can be copied and shared with students. This resource includes; Teacher notes, with instructions, link to activity website and all answers to codes Escape rooms promote; Working collaboratively Using problem solving skills Communication Critical thinking skills Technology skills Working together to reach a goal Having fun Learning how to navigate the page, search for clues, and input answers into the form in a specific format are great skills for students to acquire. Please note: This resource uses Google Sites. Some schools have placed security restrictions on their student accounts, and students cannot open content from users outside their organization. I unfortunately do not have any way to grant access to them in this situation. This has been very rare, but if you know your students’ access is limited, you may want to check to see if they can access it before planning to use this resource. If your students can access my Test Site Escape Room then they will be able to use this resource. Test Site Escape Room link - https://sites.google.com/view/pp-er-test/home TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS: Access to Computers, Laptops, Chromebooks or mobile devices Access to viewing Google Sites™ and Google Forms™

An activity to prompt thinking about famous inventions and inventors. This activity includes a recording sheet, a sheet of ‘notes’ to cut and glue on to the recording sheet and an answer sheet. Ideal for small groups. Excellent for discussing how and why famous inventions came about.

A collection of 5 Easter themed Coordinate Plane graphing pictures. These are ideal for teachers needing a supporting activity for maths coordinate plane graphing or Easter themed academic work. The images are of; Butterfly Chick in Egg Easter Basket of Eggs Easter Bunny Easter Egg There is a 1 quadrant version and a 4 quadrant version of each image. Each picture resource includes (for each quadrant version); the coordinate sets a recording sheet an answer sheet

An Advent Calendar that promotes thinking of others. An activity that can be adapted to suit the ability of the students you have. This resource has instructions, a range of Christmas images to use and a list of suggested acts of kindness.

New Zealand Maori Legend Hatupatu and the Birdwoman. This is a neat activity to do with younger students (I have done it with Year 1 and up), though older primary students may enjoy adding their own creative element to it. Students cut out cave ‘flaps’ and glue on the display sheet creating a space behind the flaps to hide Hatupatu. This resource includes; the display sheet for publishing, cave ‘flaps’, instructions (including where to find the text for Hatupatu and the Birdwoman’) and Hatupatu image.

An activity to prompt or reflect on learning about body systems (digestive, circulatory, respiratory and nervous). This activity includes a recording sheet, a sheet of body part labels to cut and glue on to the recording sheet and a teacher note sheet. Ideal for small groups. Excellent for discussing understanding of body systems.

An Advent Calendar that promotes thinking of others. Instead of finding a gift for oneself behind the door of each day in this calendar behind each door is an act of kindness for the student to perform. Although it can be made in one extended session of work allow your class two or three sessions to make this a high presentation advent calendar that each student can take home and use. Students will choose a front image to cut doors into. Using the doors they then stencil the location for the acts of kindness on to a backing sheet. After writing in their acts of kindness the two sheets are glued together to form an Advent calendar. This resource includes; instructions a range of Christmas images to use a list of suggested acts of kindness. You may like to also check out these other Christmas activities of mine here: Christmas Binary Number 8x8 Grid Puzzles - 12 puzzles Christmas Theme Scale Factor Drawing Christmas Reflection and Scale Factor Drawing

Agamographs provide a fun unique way of viewing art. My students are fascinated and get so excited with this art idea. This resource is a fun hands-on Winter themed activity that combines two separate images into one are piece, which the viewer can then see – from different angles - each picture independently. This activity involves coloring-in, cutting, gluing and folding. You will require; coloring-in materials (pencils, felts, etc), scissors, glue-sticks. This resource has 7 Winter themed images (Woollen hat, Mitten, Scarf, Ice Skates, Cup of Cocoa, Tobogganing scene, Fireplace) to put together and create the agamograph. This resource has all the combination pairs (21). There are two levels of challenge; the final image is composed of 8 strips (4 strips for one Christmas image and 4 strips for another), suitable for younger students the final image is composed of 16 strips (8 strips for one Christmas image and 8 strips for another) I have also included blank templates for students to create their own two images to combine. This resource also has a short stop motion video (the video preview) demonstrating the construction of the agamograph. Note: my video-making is still in its infancy and while the quality is not blockbuster material, it does show how the art is made.

Decorate your classroom. Motivate your students and yourself! Use these 12 colourful, inspiring and motivational growth mindset posters to brighten any wall space. Download includes the following messages and quotes; · JUST…START! · BEGIN, NOW! · IF YOU FAIL TO PLAN, YOU PLAN TO FAIL · JUST…KEEP GOING · ONCE YOU WERE ONLY ABLE TO CRAWL NOW YOU CAN RUN HOW DID YOU ACCOMPLISH THAT? · JUST…KEEP TRYING · STANDING ON THE MOON WAS ONCE THOUGHT IMPOSSIBLE NOT ANYMORE · IMPOSSIBLE TASKS ARE ONES YOU CAN’T DO YET · REMEMBER TO LOOK BACK and SEE HOW MUCH YOU HAVE ACHIEVED · TO GET TO THE SUCCESSES, YOU HAVE TO ACCEPT TO FAIL A FEW TIMES FIRST · IF YOU HAVE, WORKED HARD, MADE MISTAKES, GOT FRUSTRATED, PERSEVERED AND ENDED UP IN A DIFFERENT PLACE FROM WHERE YOU STARTED…YOU SUCCEEDED AND LEARNT · GIVING UP IS EASY, HARD IS KEEPING GOING This product includes; One set of 12 growth mindset posters in 4 formats (landscape with white background, landscape with black background, portrait with white background and portrait with black background) The set of posters come in both pdf and jpg formats to provide more printing options. The posters are created at A4 size (8.5" X 11"). Print these at home or school, or have them professionally printed as posters at your local office supply store or print shop. All pages in this resource collection are copyrighted. No reproduction to sell or share is permitted. This collection is for a single teacher use. Not for commercial use. If your colleagues like it, please direct them to my store.

This resource is a fun, engaging approach to working with multiples. Nothing says engagement like a mystery to solve! No doubt even older students will want to complete these sheets if they get hold of them. All students need to do is locate and colour in the multiples of the number indicated on each sheet. This resource contains 10 mystery pictures to uncover – one for each numeral 1 to 10. Each numeral sheet has a clue to the picture that will be revealed. Note: the number ‘0’ is also a multiple of each of the numbers 1-10. Designed for Grades 3 through 6. This is great as a supporting resource to multiplication facts, a math center activity (laminate and make reusable!), homework, an early finisher activity and many more uses. There are two options for printing – 1. One whole sheet per numeral, and 2. Two numerals per sheet to save on photocopying. This resource includes; Teacher notes 10 sheets, one for each numeral 1-10 5 sheets, two numerals per sheet Answer sheet

Agamographs provide a fun unique way of viewing art. My students are fascinated and get so excited with this art idea. This resource is a fun hands-on Easter themed activity that combines two separate images into one are piece, which the viewer can then see – from different angles - each picture independently. This activity involves coloring-in, cutting, gluing and folding. You will require; coloring-in materials (pencils, felts, etc), scissors, glue-sticks. This resource has 7 Easter themed images (‘EASTER’, Carrot, Bunny, Butterfly, Basket of eggs, Easter egg and Golgotha Hill with crosses), to put together and create the agamograph. This resource has all the combination pairs (21). There are two levels of challenge; the final image is composed of 8 strips (4 strips for one Easter image and 4 strips for the other), suitable for younger students the final image is composed of 16 strips (8 strips for one Easter image and 8 strips for the other) I have also included blank templates for students to create their own two images to combine.

Agamographs provide a fun unique way of viewing art. My students are fascinated and get so excited with this art idea. This resource is a fun hands-on Pi Day themed activity that combines two separate images into one are piece, which the viewer can then see – from different angles - each picture independently. This activity involves coloring-in, cutting, gluing and folding. You will require; coloring-in materials (pencils, felts, etc), scissors, glue-sticks. This resource has 4 Pi Day themed images ( Pi, 3.14, a piece of pie, π ), to put together and create the agamograph. This resource has all the combination pairs (6). There are two levels of challenge; the final image is composed of 8 strips (4 strips for one Pi Day image and 4 strips for the other), suitable for younger students the final image is composed of 16 strips (8 strips for one Pi Day image and 8 strips for the other) I have also included blank templates for students to create their own two images to combine.

Agamographs provide a fun unique way of viewing art. My students are fascinated and get so excited with this art idea. This resource is a hands-on Back to School themed activity (featuring 8 school subjects) that combines two separate images into one are piece, which the viewer can then see – from different angles - each picture independently. This activity involves coloring-in, cutting, gluing and folding. You will require; coloring-in materials (pencils, felts, etc), scissors, glue-sticks. This resource has 8 Back to School subject themed images (Art, Literacy, Maths, Music, Science, Social Studies, Sports and Technology), paired into all combinations (28), to put together and create the agamograph. This resource is excellent for creating a quick piece art to display. This also can give you an insight to your students’ favorite or best subjects at school! There are two levels of challenge; the final image is composed of 8 strips (4 strips for one School subject image and 4 strips for the other), suitable for younger students the final image is composed of 16 strips (8 strips for one School subject image and 8 strips for the other) I have also included blank templates for students to create their own two images to combine.

Agamographs provide a fun unique way of viewing art. My students are fascinated and get so excited with this art idea. This Music themed art resource is also ideal for substitute/relief teachers needing a supporting activity for music. This resource is a hands-on Music themed activity that combines two separate images into one are piece, which the viewer can then see – from different angles - each picture independently. This activity involves coloring-in, cutting, gluing and folding. You will require; coloring-in materials (pencils, felts, etc), scissors, glue-sticks. This resource has 8 Music themed images (xylophone, drum, maracas, piano, trumpet, an eighth music note, piano player, and guitar player), paired into 6 combinations, to put together and create the agamograph. There are two levels of challenge; the final image is composed of 8 strips (4 strips for one Music image and 4 strips for the other), suitable for younger students the final image is composed of 16 strips (8 strips for one Music image and 8 strips for the other) I have also included blank templates for students to create their own two images to combine.

Agamographs provide a fun unique way of viewing art. This resource is a fun hands-on Christmas activity that combines two separate images into one are piece, which the viewer can then see – from different angles - each picture independently. This activity involves coloring-in, cutting, gluing and folding. You will require; coloring-in materials (pencils, felts, etc), scissors, glue-sticks. This resource has five Christmas images (present, bells, candy cane, reindeer and wreath) to put together and create the agamograph. This resource has all the combination pairs (10). There are two levels of challenge; the final image is composed of 8 strips (4 strips for the hat and 4 strips for the ship), suitable for younger students the final image is composed of 16 strips (8 strips for the hat and 8 strips for the ship) I have also included blank templates for students to create their own two images to combine. This resource also has a short stopmotion video (the video preview) demonstrating the construction of the agamograph. Note: my making TES videos is still in its infancy and while the quality is not blockbuster material, it does show how the art is made.

These are 6 Halloween themed zentangle coloring-in sheets. I have created these to be easier than the typical zentangle, which can be very detailed and complicated. This allows younger students to be able to create zentangles in a shorter time frame. The colouring-in sheets can be used for Halloween themed academic work, fast finishers, bell ringers, independent work or indoor recess. The 6 images are; pumpkin, bat, haunted house, witch’s hat, candy corn and ghost. The ghost has two choices - open mouth or smiling. The candy corn has two zentangle options - easy and full. The images also come as blank outlines with no zentangle patterns in place, allowing for students to create their own patterns within the image. This resource includes; 15 zentangle images, with and without borders 15 blank outline images, with and without borders This is a total of 30 sheets. These zentangle images are not for commercial use in digital products.

This resource is a digital escape room. It is a fun and engaging online activity. It is NO PREP and paperless. It can be used with students in small groups, individually or whole class. It can be used in class or in online or distance learning. All you need to do is share the Google Sites™ website link with your students and away they go! I have created this escape room as a fun digital activity for students to practice working with a coordinate plane. There are additional learning opportunities for students here, especially in terms of problem solving within a digital environment. Learning how to navigate the page, search for clues, and input answers into the form in a specific format are also great skills for students to acquire. This Escape Room can be used as a math (logical thinking) center, as a bell ringer, morning work or early finisher activity, or simply a fun online digital Escape Room activity in itself. It can be used as an independent activity for online or distance learning. What is a digital escape room? A digital escape room is an online game where students solve a series of puzzles or problems to find clues. Once they have all the clues they can unlock their way out of the digital escape room. Students work collaboratively in groups of 2 or 3 or independently in order to escape or breakout. This escape room has 5 clues to find. Escape rooms are fun and engaging for students! This escape room is a medium level for Year 5-7 and should take your students 15-45 minutes to complete, depending on their ability levels. This resource is a Google Sites webpage with several different types of links hidden within it. You will receive a single document. This document contains directions and instructions on how to use the resource, a link to the activity website and all the answers to the codes. The link can be copied and shared with students. This resource includes; Teacher notes, with instructions, link to activity website and all answers to clues Escape rooms promote; Working collaboratively Using problem solving skills Communication Critical thinking skills Technology skills Working together to reach a goal Having fun Learning how to navigate the page, search for clues, and input answers into the form in a specific format are great skills for students to acquire. Please note: This resource uses Google Sites. Some schools have placed security restrictions on their student accounts, and students cannot open content from users outside their organization. I unfortunately do not have any way to grant access to them in this situation. This has been very rare, but if you know your students’ access is limited, you may want to check to see if they can access it before planning to use this resource. If your students can access my Test Site Escape Room then they will be able to use this resource. TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS: Access to Computers, Laptops, Chromebooks or mobile devices Access to viewing Google Sites™ and Google Forms™

Add these sight words game activities to your independent reading centres. Excellent for building word recognition and vocabulary building. This comprehensive pack contains all the sight words from Magenta to Green in the New Zealand Ready to Read texts. In total there are 10 colour-coded game sets, with each set grouped by colour level. Just print off and use the sets you need. Included in the resource is a word bank of the words used in each set. There are also blank cards should you want to create customised sets. I hope you find this resource of great use and value. Word recognition games have always been the biggest hit when I have taught in junior classes.

An activity sheet that combines the maths concepts of position and direction within a New Zealand ANZAC unit study (with a focus on World War 1 battles). Students work on locating New Zealand battle locations in World War 1 using longitude and latitude. Students will require access to an atlas or (more preferably) an online map app, such as Google Maps. Students are provided with the recording sheet and an information card that contains information on three battles New Zealand was involved in, the dates of the battles and the country. Please note - they are not in order on the card! Using the information cards and the coordinates on the recording sheet students then work out which battle took place in which country and when. Includes; recording sheet, information cards, teacher instructions and answer sheet.

This Halloween themed resource provides an introduction to the concept of rotation around a point. This is a simple worksheet with a choice of two Halloween icons to rotate 4 times around a point. Students have the choice as to how they position their icons for rotation. This resource contains a recording sheet, 2 sheets of Halloween icons (4 per sheet) and a range of possible answers.