A fantastic way to round off the school year! Your students will love receiving these awards! Included are 30 different certificates - celebrating students' achievements, effort and personalities. There is something for everyone in this pack!
Certificates included are:
-awesome actor
-awesome actress
-brightest smile
-sensational speller
-mathmagician
-fabulous friend
-magnificent musician
-handwriting hero
-homework hero
-most thoughtful
-reading superstar
-nature detective
-awesome all-rounder
-neatest presentation
-most creative
-amazing attitude
-outstanding organiser
-amazing artist
-king of questions
-queen of questions
-sporting superstar
-spectacular scientist
-technology whiz
-terrific team player
-wonderful writer
-class comedian
-most enthusiastic
-problem solver
-sensational singer
-most helpful
Enjoy!
Year 4 Living things and their habitats
Your students will love this fantastic pack of science activities, ideal for supporting teaching of the Year 4 Science unit 'Living things and their habitats'! Included are six activities:
-Sort it!
Students sort animals in different ways, recording their reasoning.
-Group it!
Students group animals according to their animals class (mammal, reptile, amphibian, insect, bird or fish).
-Match it!
Students match up the cards into sets of a) animal class, b) characteristics and c) example.
-Describe it!
Students describe the impact humans have had on the environment in the photographs (deforestation, garden pond, litter on a beach and African national park).
-Observe it!
Students draw and describe a local habitat throughout the four season. They describe the impact on the local animals and plants.
-Define it!
Students match the topic vocabulary to its definitions.
Included are detailed, clear instructions on how to set up the activities. Also included is a KWL (what I know already, what I would like to know and what I learnt) for student to complete prior and after the unit.
Enjoy!
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This fantastic pack of science activities is ideal for supporting teaching of the Year 3 Rocks unit in the New National Curriculum 2014. Included are seven activities:
-Describe it!
Students identify the rocks in the photographs and describe their appearance and texture.
-Sort it!
Print, laminate and cut up the cards. Students match the rocks (a) to their properties (b) and uses (c). Alternate Uk spelling option included.
-Match it!
Students sort the images into those that are electrical conductors and those that are electrical insulators
-Use it!
Students look at the photographs (slate roof tiles, marble archway, granite kitchen surface and writing chalk). They write about why the
properties of each particular rock suit the purpose it is being used for in the photograph.
-Investigate it!
Students plan and carry out an investigation to test rock permeability.
-Observe it!
Students carry out a simple experiment to separate the materials in clay, loamy and sandy soil. They draw diagrams of their findings.
Included are detailed, clear instructions on how to set up the activities. Also included is a KWL (what I know already, what I would like to know and what I learnt) for student to complete prior to and after the unit.
Please note: Some of the activities require additional resources. These include samples of different rock types (i.e. chalk, limestone, sandstone, marble, granite and slate), magnifying lenses, clear containers for soil experiment and pipettes.
Both UK and US spelling versions of resources are included.
This set of 80 CVC word cards can be used in multiple ways. Use the cards as flash cards for reading activities and games or display them around your classroom.
Page count: 40 (2 word cards per page)
This 77 page pack is the ideal accompaniment to the novel 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ by Roald Dahl. This fun unit will help your students get the most out of the novel and develop their reading and comprehension skills as well as allowing students to develop skills across a number of subject areas. Allow your students to explore Willy Wonka's chocolate factory and the characters that visit, including, of course, Charlie Bucket.
Included is a student front cover sheet for the unit, character studies, setting description activities, reading activities, writing activities and cross-curricular ‘all about chocolate’ activities in which students will design and develop their own candy bar. There are also multiple choice comprehension quizzes for the entire novel including answers. Also included are full teacher instructions with ideas on how to implement the activities within your class.
This fantastic 72 page guided reading pack is fully aligned to the New UK National Curriculum 2014 for Key Stage 2 fiction reading. These engaging resources and activities will save you plenty of time when it comes to preparing guided reading activities!
Included are reading activity sheets, focusing on character, setting, plot and language, which can be used as part of guided reading, whole class session or independent work. They can be used with any fiction story.
There are also 48 reading question cards which can be used alongside any fiction story in guided reading sessions or during independent reading.
Also included is a guided reading recording sheet on which you can record your pupils’ responses during guided reading sessions. I have included an example of how I use them in class. I have also included bright, colourful covers for each of your guided reading groups to record their names on for use in your guided reading folder.
Develop your pupils’ comprehension skills with this reading comprehension pack. Included are five non-fiction original reading passages based on five Amazon Rainforest animals. Alongside each reading passage are questions to develop student comprehension, understanding and information retrieval. Also included are five answer sheets, one for each passage and set of questions.
The five reading passages are based on the following Amazon Rainforest animals:
-Jaguars
-Toucans
-Sloths
-Red-Eyed Tree Frogs
-Howler Monkeys
Please see the slide show of files included for an example of one of the passages, questions and answer sheet.
Alternative US spelling sheets also included.
Alternative US spelling worksheets also included.
Please take a look these similar resources:
Arctic Animals Reading Comprehension
Australian Animals Reading Comprehension
Ocean Creatures Reading Comprehension
African Animals Reading Comprehension
Desert Animals Reading Comprehension
Save over 30% when purchasing all six sets as a bundle:
Animals Reading Comprehension Bundle
FREE sample set:
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This 'All About Me' lapbook project is the perfect way to begin the new school year! It is the ideal way to get to know your new students and allow them to set goals for the year ahead.
Included in the 'Back to School All About Me' lapbook are eight activities, complete with clear instructions for your students to follow, plus a front cover to complete.
UK and US spelling versions included.
Activities are:
- Front cover
- Favourite thing (music, movie, food, sport, color and pet)
- My goals
- Class rules
- My talents
- When I grow up I want to be...
- (In my new class) I am looking forward to...
- Favourite subject
- My family
Develop your pupils’ comprehension skills with this reading comprehension pack. Included are five non-fiction original reading passages based on five African animals. Alongside each reading passage are questions to develop student comprehension, understanding and information retrieval. Also included are five answer sheets, one for each passage and set of questions.
The five reading passages are based on the following African animals:
-Lions
-Elephants
-Giraffes
-Zebras
-Hippos
Please see the slide show of files included for an example of one of the passages, questions and answer sheet.
Alternative US spelling worksheets also included.
Please take a look these similar resources:
Arctic Animals Reading Comprehension
Australian Animals Reading Comprehension
Ocean Creatures Reading Comprehension
Amazon Rainforest Animals Reading Comprehension
Desert Animals Reading Comprehension
Save over 30% when purchasing all six sets as a bundle:
Animals Reading Comprehension Bundle
FREE sample set:
Mountain Animals Reading Comprehension
This useful set of times table speed sheets is just what you have been looking for to help your pupils learn their multiplication tables. Included is a sheet for each multiplication table from 2 to 12 plus a mixed sheet containing tables from 1 through to 12.
On each sheet there are five columns, each labelled from Monday through to Friday. Pupils complete one column per day of the times table sheet they are currently working on. I use these for morning work and they are fantastic for reinforcing the multiplication tables with your students.
Coin addition task cards ideal for helping students recognise coins 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2 as well as adding coins. Ideal for Year 2, Year 3 and Year 4.
Each task card has 4 to 5 UK coins which pupils must recognise and add up to find the total amount. This set is differentiated on three levels. Simply print, laminate and cut out the 4 cards per page.
Included:
Set 1 - 12 task cards adding several coins up to the total value of 20p
Set 2 - 12 task cards adding several coins up to the total value of £1
Set 3 - 12 task cards adding several coins up to the total value of £5
Also included are pupil response sheets and full answer sheets.
Your students will love this fantastic pack of Science activities, ideal for supporting teaching of Properties of Materials! Included are six materials activities :
-Investigate it!
Teddy's umbrella has a hole in it! Students investigate which material would be best to fix it.
-Create it!
Students design their own chair, thinking carefully about the properties the materials it is made from need. They label the materials they would use and describe why they have chosen them.
-Match it!
Students match up the cards into sets of a) material, b) properties and c) uses.
-Define it!
Student match up the vocabulary cards and their definitions.
-Find it!
Students find items in the classroom made from plastic, wood and metal.
-Describe it!
Students describe the material on the card (set of 12 cards included), without saying the three forbidden words on their card. Their partner must guess the material.
Included are detailed, clear instructions on how to set up the activities and the additional equipment needed for 'Investigate it!'. Also included is a KWL (what I know already, what I would like to know and what I learnt) for student to complete prior and after the unit.
Both UK and US alternative spelling/vocabulary also included.
Page Count: 16
Develop your pupils’ reading skills with this reading comprehension pack. Included are five non-fiction original reading passages based on five arctic animals written by myself. Alongside each reading passage are questions to develop pupil comprehension, understanding and information retrieval. Also included are five answer sheets, one for each passage and set of questions.
The five reading passages are based on the following arctic animals:
-Polar Bears
-Reindeer
-Arctic Foxes
-Walruses
-Snowy Owls
Please see the slide show of files included for an example of one of the passages, questions and answer sheet.
Please take a look these similar resources:
Australian Animals Reading Comprehension
Ocean Creatures Reading Comprehension
African Animals Reading Comprehension
Amazon Rainforest Animals Reading Comprehension
Desert Animals Reading Comprehension
Save over 30% when purchasing all six sets as a bundle:
Animals Reading Comprehension Bundle
FREE sample set:
Mountain Animals Reading Comprehension
Your pupils will love this superhero themed display board for their best work! This display board set comes complete with instructions on how to set up for a year-long display space for your pupils' work.
Included:
- Superhero themed pennant 'SUPER WORK'
- Six superhero call outs containing praise words to add to your display board
- 12 girls' editable superhero themed name labels (in 6 designs)
- 12 boys' editable superhero themed name labels (in 6 designs)
- Full, clear instructions on how to set up
The pennant and call outs are .pdf format. The name labels are .pptx format and are editable to allow you to add in your own pupils' names.
A fun fractions game to reinforce the concept of fractions of shape. Students must find the matching fraction in numbers and the fraction represented as a shape.
In pairs or small groups students deal the cards, face down, equally between themselves. The first player places a card, face up, to begin a pile. The next player places their card, face up, on the pile. Continue until a shape and a numeral card representing the same fraction are placed on top of one another. The student who shouts ‘Snap!’ first keeps that pile. Continue until one player has won all the cards.
These cards can also be used to play other games such as memory pairs.
Included: 30 cards making 15 pairs
This 15 page plants unit is ideal for supporting the teaching of the new National Curriculum 2014 Year 3 Plants unit. Included are six activities:
-Investigate how water travels through plants.
-Design a greenhouse. Pupils label the features of their greenhouse and how they help plants to grow well.
-Match up the cards into sets of a) term, b) image and c) description.
-Order the stages of the lifecycle of a sunflower.
-Explain how air, sunlight, water and soil help plants to grow well.
-Describe the plant terms on the card (set of 12 cards included), without saying the three forbidden words on their card. Their partner must guess the material.
Included are detailed, clear instructions on how to set up the activities and the additional equipment needed for the investigation. Also included is a KWL (what I know already, what I would like to know and what I learnt).
Develop your pupils’ comprehension skills with this reading comprehension pack. Included are five non-fiction original reading passages based on five Australian animals. Alongside each reading passage are questions to develop pupil comprehension, understanding and information retrieval. Also included are five answer sheets, one for each passage and set of questions.
The five reading passages are based on the following Australian animals:
-Kangaroos
-Koalas
-Platypuses
-Kookaburras
-Possums
Alternative US spelling worksheets also included.
Please take a look these similar resources:
Arctic Animals Reading Comprehension
Ocean Creatures Reading Comprehension
African Animals Reading Comprehension
Amazon Rainforest Animals Reading Comprehension
Desert Animals Reading Comprehension
Save over 30% when purchasing all six sets as a bundle:
Animals Reading Comprehension Bundle
FREE sample set:
Mountain Animals Reading Comprehension
Display these 6 A4 science experiment posters for your students to follow as they carry out a science investigation. I display these posters in class and my students refer to them throughout the investigation to remind my students of the steps involved.
Page Count: 6
FREE SET
Develop your pupils’ comprehension skills with this FREE mountain animals close reading pack. Included are five non-fiction original reading passages based on five mountain animals. Alongside each reading passage are questions to develop pupil comprehension, understanding and information retrieval. Also included are five answer sheets, one for each passage and set of questions.
The five reading passages are based on the following mountain animals:
-Lynx
-Mountain Goats
-Brown Bears
-Mountain Lions
-Deer
Alternative US spelling worksheets included.
Please take a look these similar resources:
Arctic Animals Reading Comprehension
Australian Animals Reading Comprehension
Ocean Creatures Reading Comprehension
African Animals Reading Comprehension
Amazon Rainforest Animals Reading Comprehension
Desert Animals Reading Comprehension
Save over 30% when purchasing all six sets as a bundle:
Animals Reading Comprehension Bundle
These jungle themed reading decoding strategy posters are ideal for helping students learn skills for decoding unfamiliar words. Each poster has an animal character to represent each of the decoding strategies included.
The seven posters included are:
-Tryin' Lion
-Lips the Fish
-Flippy Dolphin
-Eagle Eye
-Chunky Monkey
-Stretchy Snake
-Skippy Frog