A sheet to encourage children to write the directions they used to move the Bee-Bot to the desired locations. Could be completed in words or using arrows and turn signals.

A research sheet I gave a P7 class to research the Jacobite story using the BBC Around Scotland Jacobites website from their Scotalnd Education pages. Mapping exercise for the Jacobite campaign and guided questions to get a flavour of the topic.

Complete the sentence activity to use adverbs that make sense then underline the verbs.

Quick way to generate data for information handling purposes. Also great for chance and uncertainty, calculating odds etc. Throw dice for a set period of time and tally results. Create bar or pie charts from data. Compare to charts for combined results of the class. MNU1-22a 2-22a

2 sheets one of which asks pupils to find a different person who shares their taste in the set catergories. The second sheet sends pupils to look for differences. Great icebreaker for a newly formed class or the start of a school year to get to know them. Also useful for PHSE activities and links to HWB 0-10a 1-10a 2-10a 3-10a 4-10a and HWB 0-47a 1-47a in the Scottish Curriculum.

Sheet to guide pupils through 3 different activities to investigate the properties of 2 commonly used metals. I set this up as 3 different stations with the class rotating through the activities. SCN 1-08a 1-15a

A sheet to plan an account of an event. I have used this to plan writing a factual account of Sports Day, a sponsored walk and school trips. Prompts to structure the writing and encourage chronology.

A simple sheet for cutting and sticking ordinal numbers in the right order to match their names.

A PowerPoint introducing the 5 elements of a good story: Beginning, Middle, End, Setting and Characters.

2 part system. Laminated mat goes on you tables of 4 with table number/group name on in whiteboard marker and coloured arrows pointing to seats. Sheet is filled in for each class with seats assigned by table and colour. As classes arrive seats can them allocated quickly with pupils being given their table number and seat colour. When working in co-operative groups it is then easy to assign roles and tasks by colour. I've used this to good effect when teaching several classes in a day for non contact time in a room which was not permanently mine so all resources had to be removed at the end of the day. This system could easily be moved from room to room.

Step by step photographic instructions to make an attractive hanging tree decoration. Changing your template would of course make a different design but this was made using the patterned tissue paper from the cheap shops ;)

Step by step photographic instructions of how to make a snowman from a sock filled with rice. I also have instructions for Sock Santa in my shop. Top tip use a plastic cup or dry disposable water bottle with the bottom cut out of it as a rice funnel. Working in pairs for this step is also easier.

Step by step photographic instructions of how to make a Santa from a sock filled with rice. I also have instructions for Sock Snowmen in my shop. Top tip use a plastic cup or dry disposable water bottle with the bottom cut out of it as a rice funnel. Working in pairs for this step is also easier.

A quick outline of firework safety rules as they apply to children including basic first aid and pet safety tips.

Writing frame to support the development of research skills guiding the child to find out a set list of information. We then created our own trading card game.

Simple activity for data handling or for introducing classification in Science. Animals sheet give 3 sets of animals per sheet to save on printing. I also have anothe Carroll diagram resource which sorts dog biscuits.

Experiment to investigate the effects of salt and sand or grit on ice. Introduces the idea of a catalyst and explores why we grit the roads in winter. SCN 0-05a 1-05a 2-05a

A PowerPoint describing the traditions of welcoming a baby into the Sikh faith and how names may be traditionally derived. Aimed at a young age group but would be easy to edit.

Lyrics to a song which gives examples of different types of energy and how energy changes from one form to another. Also stresses that energy is conserved. Set to the tune of When Christmas Comes to Town from Polar Express as my class already knew the tune. Last page of the PowerPoint is a lyrics sheet to be printed and given out if required. SCN 1-04a 2-04a

Sheet to guide research into different types of fossil fuels or as a follow on from teaching input.