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We have been sharing teaching ideas, classroom activities and display resources online since 1998. Our sites are visited by millions of teachers, educators and parents every year and our teaching materials are in use in classrooms around the world every day. We hope that our ideas and resources to you. Feel free to visit our websites: Teaching Ideas - http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/ Teaching Packs - http://www.teachingpacks.co.uk/ ... and contact us if you have any questions.

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We have been sharing teaching ideas, classroom activities and display resources online since 1998. Our sites are visited by millions of teachers, educators and parents every year and our teaching materials are in use in classrooms around the world every day. We hope that our ideas and resources to you. Feel free to visit our websites: Teaching Ideas - http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/ Teaching Packs - http://www.teachingpacks.co.uk/ ... and contact us if you have any questions.
The Ancient Maya Book
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The Ancient Maya Book

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A huge guide to Ancient Maya, covering jobs, religion, family life, clothing, food and drink, astronomy and more! A brilliant teaching and reference resource that your children can use to learn about this amazing civilisation. Includes a comprehensive glossary of related vocabulary. Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
Christmas Story Starters - Image Pack
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Christmas Story Starters - Image Pack

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A collection of fifteen writing prompts that your children can use to write their own Christmas stories! What will happen to Spud the Christmas reindeer puppy… or Snowy the sandy snowman? Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
Victorians Story Starters
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Victorians Story Starters

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A collection of twenty images that your children can use as the starting point for a range of stories (and other kinds of writing) about the Victorians. Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
How to be a Good Listener Posters
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How to be a Good Listener Posters

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Encourage your children to listen carefully with our eye-catching posters. Two versions are included: * Cartoon bunnies - for use with younger children, * Photos of young people - for use with older students. Each poster reminds children to look, be still, wait, think and ask / answer questions. Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
The Vikings Book
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The Vikings Book

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A 50 page child-friendy eBook that your children can use to learn about the Vikings. This resource includes: * Who were the Vikings? * Viking Society * Viking Families * Viking Houses * Viking Food and Drink * Vikings Clothes * Viking Boats * Viking Warriors * Viking Settlements * Viking Exploration * Viking Religion A comprehensive glossary is also included at the end of the eBook. Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
100 Grammar Challenge Cards
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100 Grammar Challenge Cards

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Help your children to review their grammar skills with our challenge cards! This resource includes 100 cards that cover the following topics: * Types of nouns, * Adjectives, verbs, prepositions, pronouns, determiners and conjunctions, * Singular and plural, * Comparative and superlative adjectives, * Adjective phrases, * Past and present tense, * Complements and link verbs, * Active and passive voice, * Auxiliary and main verbs, * Adverbial phrases, * Coordinating and subordinating conjunctions, * Questions, statements, exclamations and commands, * Subject and verb agreement, * Simple and complex sentences, * Narrative voice, * Negative and positive sentences, * Direct and reported speech, Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
Explanation Writing Checklists
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Explanation Writing Checklists

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Help your children to review their explanation writing with our handy checklists. Two different versions are included for use with children of different ages and ability levels. Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
Missing Multiplications Maths Challenges
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Missing Multiplications Maths Challenges

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Challenge your children’s knowledge of their times tables using six printable Maths challenges. Answers are missing from the 10x10 and 12x12 multiplication grids. Can your children complete them? An excellent resource for Maths lessons, early morning activities or for early finishers. Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
Ancient Greece Word Mat
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Ancient Greece Word Mat

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A handy printable mat that includes a selection of words linked to Ancient Greece. Use it as a classroom display resource or a reference mat on your children’s tables. Includes the following words and images: * Parthenon / temple / Acropolis, * Minoan / Mycenaean, * Olympia / Olympic Games, * god / goddess / Zeus / Hera / Hades / Underworld, * pottery / amphora, * theatre / play / comedy / tragedy / mask * Athens / Troy / Sparta / city-state … and more! Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
Dewtown Coordinates Map Challenges
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Dewtown Coordinates Map Challenges

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Two maps of a fictional city (Dewtown) that your children can use to review their coordinates skills! Each map has two sets of accompanying questions with answers for teachers / self-checking. Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
Examples of Instruction Writing
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Examples of Instruction Writing

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This resource includes four different examples of instruction writing: * How to make a lizard card, * How to play ‘Shut the box’, * How to make chocolate cupcakes, * How to plant a sunflower seed. Help your children to learn about instruction writing by getting them to analyse these examples. Can they identify the features? How could they be improved? A fantastic resource for your English / Literacy lessons or for guided reading sessions. Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
Time Matching Cards
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Time Matching Cards

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This resource is a HUGE set of cards showing different times in analogue, digital and word formats. Challenge your children to sort or order them… or use them for a ‘matching pairs’ game. Includes 43 pages of printable cards with: * ‘o’clock’ times, * ‘half past’ times, * ‘quarter past’ and ‘quarter to’ times, * plenty of other random times! A blank set of cards is also included so that you can make up your own versions! Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
TripReviewers - Recount Writing Template
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TripReviewers - Recount Writing Template

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Ask your children to write a ‘review’ of a place they have visited during school holidays / weekends with our ‘TripReviewers’ templates. You could also use it to review the destination of a recent school visit / trip. Six different templates are included so that you can use them with children of different ages and abilities. A fantastic way of encouraging children to demonstrate their recount writing skills. Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
Fairytale Character Puppets
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Fairytale Character Puppets

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This resource includes a selection of printable characters / puppets based on popular children’s fairytales. These include: * The Elves and the Shoemaker, * Goldilocks and the Three Bears, * Jack and the Beanstalk, * The Gingerbread Man, * The Three Billy Goats Gruff, * The Three Little Pigs. Your children can colour the characters, cut them out and then use them for their own storytelling activities. Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
Rivers Topic Guide
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Rivers Topic Guide

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Teach your children about rivers using our comprehensive topic guide. It includes information about: * Why rivers are crucial to life on Earth, * River sources, * River channels, * Tributaries, confluences and flood plains, * Erosion and deposition, * Waterfalls and rapids, * Estuaries and deltas, * Rivers and settlements, * Pollution in rivers, * Leisure time. This PDF guide can be displayed and shared on a large display (e.g. an interactive whiteboard) or printed for use as an independent / group reference resource. Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
'About Me' Profiles for Transition Activities
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'About Me' Profiles for Transition Activities

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This resource includes a range of templates that your children can use to create profiles about themselves. They’re perfect for use as part of transition / orientation activities when students are preparing to move to a new class or school. They’re also a great resource to help teachers find out more about their children and for children to find out more about their classmates. This PDF includes: * A bunting template, * Bookmarks, * An ‘About Me’ scroll, * An emoji themed template, * A social media profile. Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
Identity Parades - Length Challenges
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Identity Parades - Length Challenges

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Can your children work out which animals have committed the crimes? These identity parades show different animals and a variety of clues related to their heights. By solving the measurement clues, your students will work out the criminal in each group! Answers are included. Six activity sheets are included and the clues increase in difficulty. All measurements use metric units and later clues require children to convert between millimetres, centimetres and metres. Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
Life Cycles Topic Guide
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Life Cycles Topic Guide

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A full guide to the topic of life cycles with editable text and clear diagrams. A range of plant and animal life cycles are included, such as a cherry tomato plant, pear tree, ladybird, frog, dog, chicken and human! Display this PDF on a large display for whole class teaching or print it for use as an independent / group reference or shared reading resource. Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!
Characters - Descriptive Vocabulary Mats
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Characters - Descriptive Vocabulary Mats

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These resource sheets can be used to help your children describe different aspects of the characters in their story. Suggested words are given to describe people, aliens and monsters, robots and animals. Two versions of each word list are included for use with younger / older students. Visit Teaching Packs for more fantastic resources!