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Make every lesson count with Teach Starter! Our expertly created teaching resources and classroom solutions help you save time, reduce planning stress and feel more confidant that every lesson will be engaging, impactful and ready to go! 🚀
Because when you have reliable resources at your fingertips, you can focus on what matters most - creating those "aha" moments that spark a love of learning for every student in your class.💡📚✨
An online safety poster to help pupils understand correct online behaviour. This clear and helpful online safety poster provides pupils with easy to follow advice about keeping their personal details safe and how to avoid putting themselves at risk online.
Advice in the poster includes never sharing your:
Full name – use your first name or nickname only
A photo of yourself – use a fun avatar character instead
Your phone number – keep your contact online only
Your address – this is not safe to share online or offline
Your school name – this identifies where you are and when
Passwords – passwords are for your eyes only, always.
You can display this poster in your classroom or computing areas, or even print it off for pupils to keep as advice to refer to when online at home.
Check out more online safety posters by Teach Starter here:
Keeping safe online poster
Don’t be a Bystander - online safety poster.
Help pupils to build their emotional literacy by recognising and identifying their feelings and emotions with this interactive match-up activity. Using emotion flashcards with pictures for feelings and emotions, pupils match up the facial expressions on the cards to a range of emotions human beings regularly experience. Emotions and feelings covered in the cards include: happy, surprised, tired, sad, excited, nervous, bored, angry, shy, energetic, frustrated, calm, worried, scared, sick, silly, hot, cold.
These feelings flashcards can be used for a range of activities for the whole class, groups/pairs or individual learning.
As a whole class, encourage your pupils to share a time when they felt a particular feeling or emotion, in groups or pairs, pupils can use the cards to explore the feelings and emotions by playing snap or memory games.
Individual learners can also independently match the feelings and emotions images with the correct labels.
Help pupils to develop their emotional literacy by understanding different emotions with this set of five emotions themed worksheets. Each worksheet helps young learners to understand different emotions by recognising facial expressions and non-verbal clues by matching them up to particular emotions. The pack includes five worksheets with different activities to complete: Emotions cut and paste activity, Emotions trace and match activity, Emotions wordsearch, Emotions I Spy activity and an Emotions crossword puzzle.
Emotions vocabulary covered in the Emotions Worksheet Pack include:
Happy
Scared
Proud
Calm
Frustrated
Nervous
Excited
Angry
Sad
When pupils have completed the activities in the pack you can also extend their learning and emotional development further by getting them to recall different scenarios when they have felt each of the main emotions covered in the worksheets, and discuss these with the class or in small groups.
Self-reflection and class discussion prompts to help pupils think about their sense of wellbeing and what contributes to their state of mind and feelings. The wellbeing activity prompts can also provide a useful insight into pupils’ behaviour and learning. The wellbeing questions cover a range of topics related to physical, mental and emotional health, such as:
gratitude,
empathy,
emotional intelligence,
resilience,
lifestyle habits.
These activities for wellbeing can be used as whole class daily discussion prompts or to build emotional intelligence with small groups or individual pupils.
A worksheet for Upper KS2 pupils to learn about managing anxiety and combating anxious feelings. This helpful and structured worksheet is designed to help pupils with their mental health and wellbeing by: understanding what anxiety is, recognising how anxiety affects us mentally, physically and behaviourally, and managing anxious feelings using appropriate calm down strategies.
The Managing Anxiety worksheet has been designed to assist pupils with managing anxious feelings about a particular situation. It encourages them to reflect upon their anxious feelings and develop an action plan for dealing with them.
Pupils use the worksheet to:
Identify a situation that is making them anxious,
Give their anxiety a rating from 1-10,
Explain how this anxiety is affecting their thoughts, bodies and behaviour,
Consider the worst possible outcome of the situation that is causing the anxiety,
Evaluate the likelihood of this outcome.
Pupils are also asked to write down positive self-talk statements that they can use to help manage their anxious thoughts, note down strategies they can use to reduce their anxious feelings and record one possible outcome of the situation that does not make them feel anxious. Encouraging your pupils to articulate and record their feelings and concerns with this helpful worksheet could help them to become more self-aware and evaluate how they are managing challenging situations, so why not give it a try with your young learners?
Help pupils to recognise and identify their feelings and emotions with this colourful How Are You Feeling Today? classroom display poster. This poster is designed to help young learners to develop their emotional literacy, by recognising their emotions and emotional state, and learning the vocabulary needed to articulate how they are feeling.
This feelings poster provides a visual representation of sixteen different emotional states. By viewing this poster regularly, pupils will not only increase their emotional vocabulary but will also come to recognise the facial and non-verbal cues that accompany each state.
The emotions included on the poster are: happy, surprised, tired, sad, excited, nervous, bored, angry, shy, energetic, frustrated, thoughtful, worried, scared, sick and silly.
Help pupils effectively communicate how they are feeling with this emotion wheel. Work on emotional literacy with your young learners with this emotion wheel template, to aid them in understanding and exploring their feelings, and communicating them clearly.
This feelings wheel activity, including a list of emotions to discuss, gives pupils the opportunity to share and become more confident, and can help to reduce any anxiety and frustration they may be feeling.
To use the wheel, simply print it onto card and then fasten it together with a paper fastener. When pupils need a bit of support in expressing their emotions, hand them the emotions wheel and they can turn the wheel until they see the emotion they are feeling.
Teach your pupils to understand and manage anxious feelings with this informative What is Anxiety? classroom display poster. This attractive visual aid helps young learners understand what anxiety actually is; how it affects our minds, bodies and actions; and how it can be managed with a range of simple strategies.
Some of the strategies included in the poster are:
Breathing slowly and deeply,
Thinking about a happy place,
Talking about your feelings,
Using positive self-talk.
The What is Anxiety? poster can be used in a range of different ways:
Display the poster in your classroom to remind your young learners what anxiety is, and how they can manage the effects of anxiety.
Use the poster as a starting point for whole class or small group discussion, by asking the pupils to explore what types of situations might make them feel anxious, and what they might do to manage these feelings.
Print the black and white version of the poster for pupils to complete as a colouring in activity, to build their knowledge of strategies to manage the effects of anxiety.
A weather-themed How are you feeling? poster and flash cards to help pupils verbalise how they are feeling with easy weather-themed pictures and characters. The attractive and accessible weather characters, such as sunny, rainy, windy, cloudy and stormy, aid them in identifying and articulating their feelings and emotions.
Included in this feeling words pack:
How are you feeling? Poster (with a scene)
How are you feeling? Poster (without a scene)
How are you feeling? Flashcards
Weather Character Cut-outs
A charming cascading love heart waterfall card for your pupils to create and write messages inside. Why not use this card template with your primary pupils to create special cards in the run up to Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Valentine’s Day, or for your pupils to simply show their affection and gratitude to the special people in their lives? A great Mother’s Day card idea for your pupils to create something special for their loved ones, and focus on following instructions and craft-making skills.
To create a unique message of love for someone special with this adorable card template, simply follow the guidance below:
Pupils will write a special message that appears on the hearts when the recipient pulls on the bottom tab. They can write a single note on each heart or use the pull tab cascading effect to reveal one word at a time.
Pull the bottom tab to reveal the card.
This card template makes for a bonus cutting skills activity, depending on your pupils’ ages and abilities, to build dexterity and fine motor skills, improve hand-eye coordination and develop focus and attention skills.
The resource includes both full colour hearts and blank heart templates for you to vary the activity and differentiate for your class.
Alternatively, print blank hearts on coloured paper, or print on white paper to turn this into a fun colouring activity.
Check out the video download for step-by-step instructions.
For even more great Mother’s Day card ideas check out Foldable Heart and Flower Mother’s Day Card, Pop Up Mother’s Day card craft activity and Mother’s Day colouring in card by Teach Starter.
Looking for something different for your class to make for their Mother’s Day card? Then why not try out our Foldable Heart and Flower Mother’s Day Card with your primary learners? This card transforms from a small love heart and, when opened, blossoms into a lovely flower for pupils to give to their mum this Mother’s Day. Pupils can decorate their unique cards using the shapes provided or decide to add in their own drawings to make their card special.
How to Make:
Decorate the card using the shapes provided or drawings of your own.
In the centre of the flower, write a kind message to your mum. You can cut out one of the Happy Mother’s Day decorations and glue it in if you wish.
Fold the card in half horizontally and then unfold. (A mountain fold, i.e. the design on the outside)
Fold the card in half on both diagonals, unfolding each time. (Valley folds, i.e. the design on the inside)
Holding the sides of the flower at the fold, bring your fingers up and together. The flower should come together to form a heart shape.
Decorate one side of the heart by glueing the extra decorations in place.
Use a hole punch to make a hole through the layers of the card and tie a piece of ribbon to keep it in place.
Looking for more mothers day cards KS2 pupils can use? Find more Teach Starter resources here Cascading Love Heart Waterfall card activity and Pop Up Mother’s Day card craft activity.
A range of worksheets on writing acrostic poems for Mother’s Day, for your pupils to fully celebrate the amazing women in their lives. This resource is designed for pupils to write their special person an acrostic poem, with sheets for their mother, grandma, aunt, sister and step mum.
Each worksheet includes a double page, with the acrostic poem template on the left-hand side, and on the right-hand side they fill out a full profile sheet on their special person, including sentence starters such as: I call her, When we’re together we, She is the best at and I love her because, as well as a Happy Mother’s Day, Love … box to sign off.
A great way for your pupils to create a fully personalised gift to give to their mum, grandma, aunt, sister, step mum or other loved ones and special people. Pupils also get the opportunity to develop their creative writing skills and understanding of the acrostic poetry form, whilst showing their gratitude and love for the special people in their lives.
For even more Mother’s Day themed writing activities and supporting resources check out All About My Mum Mother’s Day Worksheet, All About My Mum Mother’s Day Activity and Mother’s Day descriptive adjectives word mat by Teach Starter.
Mother’s Day worksheet activity for EYFS and primary pupils to show their mothers’ special qualities and recognise why they are special. Pupils fill in the text boxes with their knowledge of their mum, special person or carer, to encourage them to reflect and show their gratitude for the people who help and care for them. Each text box includes a fun sentence starter to write sentences about their mum.
Sentence starters to complete in this fun worksheet activity include:
My mum makes me laugh when,
My mum wishes she had,
My mum should get an award for,
My mum is unique because,
My mum loves it when,
My mum gets cranky when.
Pupils can also enjoy colouring in the worksheet and adding in fun illustrations to represent their mums or special people in their lives.
If you’re looking for more Mother’s Day activity inspiration, check out Mother’s Day printable leaflet factsheet activity and Mother’s Day descriptive adjectives word mat from Teach Starter.
Get pupils to create this charming pop-up Mother’s Day card for their mums, carers or special people in their lives. An attractive flower basket design pop-up insert with a Happy Mother’s Day message decorated with butterflies and ladybirds. A great Mother’s Day card craft activity with a black and white version to colour in and a full colour version to create the pop-up card with.
This is a really easy to use template - just follow the simple step-by-step instructions below:
Colour the flowers on the background page as well as the Happy Mother’s Day planter box and items on the other page. (You will only need one planter per card)
Cut out the template and fold along the middle line so that the dotted lines are on the outside
Cut along the two pairs of dotted lines while the card is folded
Fold the card the other way. These strips will now form two right angles that pop out when the card opens
Cut out the planter with flowers and glue it onto the pop-out strips. This, along with the flowers in the background, will create a 3D effect
Cut out the butterflies and ladybirds and glue them wherever you wish
The entire page can then be glued onto coloured card to give it extra body
Add a personalised message to your Mother’s Day greeting card.
A blank version of this pop-up card has also been included if you want to use the card without words, meaning pupils can add personalised messages.
If you want to try some other Teach Starter Mother’s Day card ideas, why not try Mother’s Day colouring in card or Mother’s Day and Valentine’s Day card ‘I Love You to Pieces’ Template for EYFS and Primary?
This Mother’s Day flower craft is the perfect activity for your primary pupils in the run up to Mother’s Day. All you need is a few basic supplies, some patience, and the printable template to get your pupils started on these handmade gifts for their mums or other special people in their lives.
The resource comes with the flower template sheet to cut out, and simple step-by-step instruction sheets to follow, to produce card flowers to add to straw stems to give as gifts on Mother’s Day.
They could also go one step further and create several flowers to make a charming bouquet, which could be a great addition to a Mother’s Day greetings card.
For more Mother’s Day creative craft ideas check out the Foldable Heart and Flower Mother’s Day Card and the Cascading Love Heart Waterfall card activity by Teach Starter.
This fun All About My Mum Mother’s Day worksheet is a perfect activity for your primary pupils in preparation for Mother’s Day. This resource asks pupils to answer prompts about their special person using what they know to help them fill it out. The worksheet has been duplicated with different messages specific to the special woman in your pupils’ lives including Mum, Grandma, Aunt, Sister and Step mum as well as a blank tempate for your pupils who would like to add their own heading.
If you want to try some other Teach Starter Mother’s Day activity ideas, why not try Mother’s Day Flower craft activity or Mother’s Day acrostic poem worksheets?
Looking for a fun activity for your primary pupils to make this Mother’s Day? Then why not try this Mother’s Day Fortune Teller chatterbox.
Teaching children the gift of giving, this Fortune Teller encourages pupils to give gifts to their mum from the heart this Mother’s Day. Containing experiences for mum including:
a bubble bath,
a dinner cooked together,
one hour of silence,
a movie night,
a cleaned room,
breakfast in bed,
a sleep-in and
a helper in the garden.
All pupils need to do to play this game with their mum is cut out the Fortune Teller template, decorate, if needed, and fold accordingly. We’ve included a handy video to show you and your class how to fold the Fortune Teller.
Looking for more Mother’s Day craft activities to use with your primary pupils? Find more Teach Starter resources here: Mother’s Day Exploding Gift Box craft activity, Cascading Love Heart Waterfall card activity and Foldable Heart and Flower Mother’s Day Card.
A unique Mother’s Day craft idea for your primary pupils to create for their mums or someone who is special to them. This exploding gift box craft contains decorative square templates to create inserts for gift boxes. Pupils can then personalise the inserts with their unique messages of appreciation and gifts. To find out exactly how to make this attractive gift, just watch our downloadable simple step-by-step video, with all you need to know to guide you and your pupils through this fun Mother’s day craft activity.
Looking for more Mother’s Day craft activities to use with your primary pupils? Find more Teach Starter resources here: Cascading Love Heart Waterfall card activity and Foldable Heart and Flower Mother’s Day Card.
This worksheet activity for Mother’s Day is a great way for pupils to consider how much their mum, or special person in their lives, means to them and appreciate their unique qualities and personal traits. Pupils complete sentence starters asking them all about their mums to produce a passage of writing dedicated to them.
Sentence starters for pupils to complete include:
Some of the things I like doing with my mum are…
Mum is really funny when…
My mum makes me feel special when she…
The best thing about my mum is…
There is a space in this All About My Mum printable for pupils to draw a picture of their mum or special person, and we have also provided an editable version to adapt and customise to enable pupils to create their passage on their chosen special person.
For even more Mother’s Day themed writing activities and supporting resources check out All About My Mum worksheet activity and Mother’s Day descriptive adjectives word mat by Teach Starter.
Mother’s Day card EYFS or lower primary template/Valentine’s Day card activity. Simple and fun collage activity where young learners create small squares of different coloured tissue paper, then stick the squares of paper inside the heart outline on the front cover of the template to make their completed greetings card.
Easy to use and fun template with a front and back cover, and a perforated line to fold down to make the card. Let your pupils express their creativity using different materials and colour to show their mother or special person they ‘love them to pieces’ with a charming card!
Looking for more Mother’s Day card ideas, have a look at the Pop Up Mother’s Day card craft activity and Mother’s Day colouring in card by Teach Starter.