A complete English lesson for introducing adjectives.
The Powerpoint explains when to use adjectives. Children are then given the opportunity to think of adjectives to describe objects. Children must then identify adjectives in sentences. The lesson includes three differentiated worksheets and a plenary where children have to identify which word is not an adjective.
Aimed at Key Stage 1 children.
A set of 35 time activity cards focusing on o’clock and half past. The activity cards cover telling the time, drawing the time, working out an hour or half an hour more or less, finding the odd time out and problem solving activities.
These cards can be laminated for use during Maths lessons or independent activities or can be printed on a smaller scale to be completed and stuck in Maths books.
Aimed at KS1 children.
A PowerPoint presentation focusing on apologising and saying sorry.
The presentation covers why we need to apologise and how it makes others and ourselves feel if we do something wrong. The presentation could be used as an assembly or as an introduction during a PSHE lesson.
This presentation is suitable for Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.
For my Apologising/Saying Sorry PowerPoint and worksheets please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/apologising-saying-sorry-powerpoint-worksheets-12331028
A PowerPoint presentation focusing on apologising and saying sorry.
The presentation covers why we need to apologise and how it makes others and ourselves feel if we do something wrong. The presentation could be used as an assembly or as an introduction during a PSHE lesson.
There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHE lesson. The worksheets cover thinking about a time when the children needed to apologise, writing an apology letter and thinking about when people need to apologise.
This presentation is suitable for Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.
For the PowerPoint only, please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/apologising-saying-sorry-assembly-powerpoint-12255272
A Powerpoint all about the season autumn.
The Powerpoint shares lots of facts about autumn and includes questions for the children to answer about autumn.
There are also five worksheets about autumn for children to complete. The worksheets cover filling in the missing words in sentences about autumn, designing autumn leaves, answering questions about the season autumn and drawing an autumn scene.
Aimed at Key Stage 1 children however the Powerpoint and some of the worksheets could be used with Reception children.
For my Autumn and Winter Bundle please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12199026
For my Seasons Bundle see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12397144
A set of spellings lists covering all of the Year 1 common exception words.
Each spelling list contains 5 words for the class to learn per week with nine weeks worth in total. Each week includes an activity for children to practise writing the spellings and an activity for children to fill in the missing words using the spellings for that week. These sheets can be sent home as home learning.
Please see my activity for supporting children to spell CEW at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-1-common-exception-words-spelling-practise-12211367
An activity to support children to learn to spell the 45 Year 1 Common Exception Words and to practise using these words in sentences.
The children are shown the word and then shown the letters that they need to write the word. Children then use the letters to write the word on their whiteboard. They are then shown how to spell the word correctly. The following slide gives an example of the word being used in a sentence with an accompanying picture eg I am happy __ . Children to then practise spelling the missing focus word again before the correct spelling of the word is revealed in the sentence.
This activity covers nine weeks with 5 spellings to learn each week and includes lists of spellings to send home for children to learn.
This activity could also be used as part of a spelling intervention or booster group to support children to learn to spell Year 1 CEW.
For worksheets to practise spellings please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-1-common-exception-words-spellings-worksheets-12211382
A set of ten pictures and 40 adjective cards.
Children select a picture and then pick an adjective card. If children can use the adjective in a sentence about the picture then they keep the card. The aim of the game is to collect three cards to win.
This game introduces children to a range of adjectives and encourages children to use these adjectives in sentences.
Aimed at Key Stage 1 children.
A set of 20 adjective loop/follow me cards.
Each card features a picture and a list of three adjectives. Children must listen carefully to the three adjectives and see if they match the picture on their card. These cards can be started on any card.
Children enjoy playing this game and it teaches them to think about adjectives.
Aimed at Key Stage 1 children.
A set of 9 different bingo boards containing pictures of toys and a set of adjective clues.
Children must listen to the adjective clues and check if they have a picture that matches the adjective clues.
Aimed at Key Stage 1.
A set of 24 Maths Working Wall posters covering Number.
Posters in this resource are -
Numbers and Numerals
One More and One Less
Nominal Numbers
Odd and Even Numbers
More Than
Less Than
Equals
Doubling
Teen Numbers
Counting in 2s using 100 Square
Counting in 2s
Counting in 5s using 100 Square
Counting in 5s
Counting in 10s using 100 Square
Counting in 10s
Ten More and Ten Less
Tens and Ones
Hundreds, Tens and Ones
Partitioning with Tens and Ones
Partitioning with Hundreds, Tens and Ones
Counting in 3s using 100 Square
Counting in 3s
Counting in 10s from any number using 100 Square
Counting in 10s from any number
These posters can be displayed on the working wall to support children’s learning.
These posters are aimed at Key Stage 1 children.
For my Maths Working Wall - Addition and Subtraction resources please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/maths-working-wall-addition-and-subtraction-posters-12568013
A presentation aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children about kindness.
The presentation explains what kindness is and how it makes people feel. The presentation asks children to think about how to show kindness and provides some ideas for how we can show kindness to each other. The presentation also explains that we can show kindness to the world around us and gives examples. The presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHE discussion or lesson.
There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHE lesson. The worksheets cover thinking about things that we can do and say today to show kindness, thinking about how to show kindness in different situations and creating a poster about kindness.
A PowerPoint presentation about resilience.
The presentation explains what resilience is and how children can become resilient.
There are opportunities throughout the presentation for the children to discuss their own ideas about resilience and how to become more resilient.
This presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson.
There are also three worksheets focussing on resilience. The worksheets cover creating a poster to encourage people to become more resilient, thinking of a time when the child was resilient and thinking about our comfort zone and what takes place once we step out of our comfort zone
Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.
Read a Picture PowerPoint
A set of ten pictures each with a retrieval activity and an imagination activity.
For the retrieval activity, children need to look at the picture and then answer retrieval questions about the picture.
For the imagination activity, children look at the picture and answer questions involving their imagination. This gives the children the opportunity to explain their thinking.
Read a Picture Worksheets
A set of 20 worksheets with ten different pictures. Each picture includes a retrieval worksheet including retrieval questions for children to answer and an imagination worksheet which involves one of a range of activities including writing sentences, drawing a picture to answer the question or writing questions.
These worksheets can be used as part of guided reading sessions.
Aimed at Key Stage 1 children.
Two fun Maths activity PowerPoints to introduce children to 2D and 3D shapes.
The PowerPoints include interactive activities for the children to join in with. The PowerPoints show different 2D or 3D shapes and describes their properties. Children then have to guess the shape that is being described or the shape that is being slowly revealed. There is also a shape spotting activity and an odd one out activities. My classes have enjoyed using these PowerPoints to learn about 2D and 3D shapes and they encourage lots of talk about shapes.
The activities could be used as a whole class activity or in small intervention groups.
Aimed at Early Years and Year 1 children however could be used as a recap or booster session for Year 2 children.
Maths Intervention/Booster
A Maths booster/intervention that can be printed off to create a booklet of activity worksheets for Early Years and Key Stage 1 children. The PowerPoint covers five weeks and covers a range of activities including number writing to 5 and then to 10, missing numbers, number recognition and representation using pictures and addition and subtraction using numbers to 5 and then numbers to 10.
I have used this activity to support children with their understanding of number and addition and subtraction and it has helped to boost their confidence when they return to class.
Teen Numbers Lesson
A complete Maths lesson for introducing teen numbers in a step by step manner. During the main input children practise making teen numbers and can practise writing the number sentences for teen numbers. Children then have to identify numbers - this encourages children to explain their thinking. This Maths lesson includes three differentiated teen number worksheets and a plenary.
Aimed at Early Years and Year 1 children however could also be used as a booster or recap for Year 2 children.
A phonics activity focusing on split digraphs only.
Each split digraph has three workbook pages - one to practise writing real words, one to identify alien words and one to complete a sentence using the focus sound in a word. There is a space on the sentence writing page for children to draw a picture to match their sentence. This activity workbook could be completed as part of a group, independently or could be sent home as home learning/homework.
Aimed at Early Years and Year 1 children.
For my Powerpoint covering initial sounds please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phonics-initial-sounds-12165477
For my Powerpoint covering vowel digraphs and trigraphs or special friends sounds please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phonics-revision-workbook-12125262
An English activity focusing on capital letters, when to use them and what they look like.
The PowerPoint shows the children all capital letters and the children then practise writing the capital letters. Children then write the capital letter to match the lower case letter. The Capital Letter Monster then eats some of the capital letters from the alphabet and children have to identify which letters have been eaten and write the capital letters on their whiteboards. Children are then shown sentences with missing capital letters and have to fill in the missing letters. The children will enjoy the fun element of having a monster eating the capital letters and I have used this in class when children have forgotten capital letters in their written work.
Aimed at Early Years and Year 1 children although could be used as part of an
intervention for Year 2 children.
Set of three differentiated Maths worksheets for understanding and making teen numbers.
Aimed at Early Years and Year 1 children however could also be used as a recap or booster session for Year 2 children.
Worksheet 1 - children to solve the teen number addition number sentences.
Worksheet 2 - children to record the teen number addition number sentences.
Worksheet 3 - children to record the teen number addition number sentences plus solve the number sentences and draw the tens and ones.
For the complete lesson please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/teen-numbers-lesson-12156783
Set of three differentiated English worksheets focusing on adjectives.
Worksheet 1 - children to add an adjective to describe each object. Children have a word bank to use.
Worksheet 2 - children to add an adjective to describe each object.
Worksheet 3 - children to write three adjectives for each object.
Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.
For my complete lesson on adjectives please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/adjectives-complete-lesson-12197567