I enjoy creating high quality resources to help students achieve their full learning potential. Many of my products contain flexible lesson plans, differentiated worksheets and practical activities and PowerPoint Presentations on a wide range of subjects.
I enjoy creating high quality resources to help students achieve their full learning potential. Many of my products contain flexible lesson plans, differentiated worksheets and practical activities and PowerPoint Presentations on a wide range of subjects.
This resource now includes new worksheets and updated presentations. This science unit on plants and flowering plants and life cycle of a bean plant and sunflower comprises 6 lessons. There are 6 PowerPoint presentations, lesson plans, and differentiated worksheets.
Teachers Notes (2 pages)
Content
• Lesson 1 PowerPoint re: Flowers (17 Slides) with whole class activities.
• Lesson 2 PowerPoint re: Bean Plant (14 Slides) with whole class activities.
• Lesson 3 PowerPoint re: Fruit and their Seeds (10 Slides) with whole class activities.
• Lesson 4 PowerPoint re: Practical lesson on planting a bean to grow a bean plant (6 Slides)
• Lesson 5 PowerPoint re: Life Cycle of a Sunflower (12 Slides) with whole class activity.
• Lesson 6 PowerPoint re: Seed Germination (11 Slides) with whole class activity.
• 6 Flexible lesson plans outlining learning objectives, and main activities. PowerPoint slides are referred to in each lesson plan.
• Differentiated Worksheets for each lesson
Lesson 1: Looking at different plants that flower and understand that grass and trees are plants. There is a flower hunt activity and a practical activity of different kinds of seeds.
Two activities in Lesson 1
- Going on a Flower Hunt.
- My Seeds Sheet activity - Students look at 4 types of seeds and draw the flowers of that seed - example sheet included.
Lesson 2: Know parts of a plant – Definition of words; Sequencing and labelling a bean plant and labelling a flower - Writing activity, cut and paste sequencing, ordering sentence strips in the correct sequence of a growing plant worksheets.
Lesson 3: Fruits and their seeds. Learn that many fruits contain seeds.
Observational activity (2 worksheets) - drawing fruits and their seeds.
Label an apple; choose correct words to label pictures; Match up whole fruits to their halves by drawing lines.
Lesson 4: Children grow their own bean plant - Activity based. Monitor growth. Ready-made recording worksheets; My Bean Plant Preparation write-up.
Lesson 5: Learn life cycle of a sunflower, and sequencing growth.
Worksheets: Labelling a sunflower; Cut/paste activities; Writing activity – looking at a life cycle illustration and describing it in words; Sequencing sentence strips.
Lesson on Seeds: Life cycle of a seed and some information on mushrooms which do not grow from seeds. Students also learn about different types of germination.
Worksheets: Recap Quick Question Sheet (Students can work individually or in pairs); Text on seed germination life cycle cloze activity – students read and fill in the gaps using words from the word box.
Please see US Version
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This science resource covers half a term’s work.
<strong>Aimed at: Keystage 1 </strong>
<strong>Seven flexible detailed lesson plans with worksheets and activities. </strong>
The only preparation is gathering the resources for the practical experiments.
All the PowerPoint Presentations support whole class and group teaching. You can even print off a relevant slide and use as a worksheet.
Lesson 1: To know different materials have different properties.
Lesson 2: Identifying commons materials - observational drawing and labelling properties.
Lesson 3: To know a range of materials used in a variety of ways.
Lesson 4: Different objects can be made from the same material.
Lesson 5: Testing which material is waterproof for a raincoat.
Lesson 6: Predicting and testing which material is magnetic.
Lesson 7: Predicting and testing which metal is magnetic and why.
43 Flash cards to use as teaching aid and for word wall - editable in word and also pdf format with blank cards
Two word searches with solutions.
File Type: PowerPoint and Word Format
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This product contains additional worksheets for the unit on weather and seasons. It entails reading, writing and sketching.
<strong>Content:</strong>
Worksheet – Describing Clouds
Worksheet – What Am I?
Additional worksheets for the weather and seasons unit.
<strong>Describing Clouds (1 page)</strong>
Student describe pairs of clouds to show how they are different from each other, and then draw/sketch a picture. They can sketch from memory or look up images of these clouds in non-fiction books or on the computer.
For example, on the worksheet, students will see that the ‘Cirrus and Nimbostratus’ clouds are sub-headings; the ‘Cumulus and Cumulonimbus’ are sub-headings and the ‘Cirrocumulus and Altocumulus’ are sub-headings.
Once the worksheet is completed, students can see the difference between the sets of clouds.
<strong>What Am I? Worksheets (2 pages) + Answer Sheets</strong>
There are 5 clouds containing descriptions.
Students read the description in each cloud and write the name of the cloud that is described and then draw a picture of it.
An Answer Sheet is provided with these worksheets.
Download: 6 pages - right click on zip file and then open the folder.
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With Halloween coming up, I have created some resources relating to Halloween.
Content:
Teacher Notes
4 Word Searches
20 Pictures and Words Cards
36 Playing cards for snap or matching pictures game
How many Words in a Word Game on PowerPoint
Words within a Word Worksheet
Print off and laminate the cards and pictures as many times as required: Use for Snap! matching picture game and matching words to pictures, children can even try sorting the words into alphabetical order.
There are four word searches to complete in lower and upper letters.
Vocabulary building game:
Play the PowerPoint slide to demonstrate to children how they can put together different letters from the word “Halloween” to make different words. There is also a worksheet for this activity. E.g. Children can make the words - hello, we, now etc.
Early finishers can try making different words from ‘pumpkin’ on their whiteboards.
You can organise different games station in your classroom, i.e each table has a different games activity for children to enjoy.
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Please see US version - Halloween words (candy corn, candy apple and candies)
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/halloween-games-word-searches-playing-cards-picture-word-match-ups-words-within-a-word-us-12007241
An assembly presentation with worksheets activities about why Thanksgiving is celebrated includes the Pilgrims voyage on the Mayflower and Squanto.
Content:
PowerPoint Presentation for assembly or class lesson - 24 Slides
Worksheet 1 – Students write 4 things they are grateful for
Worksheet 2 – Students match the product from which the food is made, e.g. match wheat to bread; pumpkin pie/pumpkin; milk/cow etc.
Worksheet 3 – Finding out about a country that celebrates thanksgiving - The worksheet includes questions to guide the students in their fact-finding activity.
Vocabulary building - Students make as many words as they can out of ‘Thanksgiving’. A fun activity - at the end of the lesson find out who has the most words.
Word Searches (x3)with Solutions
Follow up word search activities
Extension work for more able readers - Questions to research
The worksheets are optional and can be used after an assembly or a class lesson.
The presentation is to tell students about Thanksgiving Day and how it is celebrated. They can also talk about how they celebrate this holiday at home.
The second part of the presentation briefly informs students how the thanksgiving festival came about.
Extra activities:
Students can find out about when and how other countries celebrate thanksgiving and whether they call it by another name.
E.g. The United Kingdom (Harvest Festival)
Students can choose another country of their choice – Worksheet 3 template.
Depending on the ability of your students: You can print off Slide 13 of the presentation and ask students to write sentences or a short paragraph with the words displayed about Thanksgiving
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This is an assembly presentation on the topic of Guy Fawkes and bonfire night celebrated on 5 November in the UK.
The presentation can also be used as part of a lesson as there are 42 slides with optional follow-up activities.
Depending on how long your assembly is, you can choose what to include in as the presentation is editable.
It is divided into four sections:
• Celebrating with fireworks
• Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot
• How we celebrate today and fireworks code
• Ending assembly with our freedom to practise our own religion and a prayer.
You can begin your assembly from Slide 11 which covers the gunpowder plot and why 5th November is a special day.
The presentation contains a glossary and the list of conspirators.
The follow-up activities relate to what they have learnt in assembly or if using as a lesson, to consolidate their learning.
Teacher Notes (4 pages) - Slides are referred to in the teacher notes.
4 Worksheets:
Worksheet 1 : Children draw and write simple sentences relating the five senses they use during a fireworks display. An example of this is on Slide 33.
Worksheet 2: Children write and draw four things they have learnt about the Gunpowder Plot.
Worksheet 3: This is a Guy Fawkes rhyme activity - using the well-known rhyme Remember, Remember, the fifth of November, children answer some questions on the rhyme, there is phonic and word work and children are asked to write in their own words ‘Why should 5th November never be forgot?’ The more able children may be able to complete this and the less able can discuss it.
Wordsearch with solution
Please see preview pane for worksheets and presentation slides included.
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With Halloween coming up, I have created some resources relating to Halloween.
Content:
Teacher Notes
4 Word Searches
20 Pictures and Words Cards
36 Playing cards for snap or matching pictures game
How many Words in a Word Game on PowerPoint
Words within a Word Worksheet
Print off and laminate the cards and pictures as many times as required: Use for Snap! matching picture game and matching words to pictures, children can even try sorting the words into alphabetical order.
There are four word searches to complete in lower and upper letters.
Vocabulary building game:
Play the PowerPoint slide to demonstrate to children how they can put together different letters from the word “Halloween” to make different words. There is also a worksheet for this activity. E.g. Children can make the words - hello, we, now etc.
Early finishers can try making different words from ‘pumpkin’ on their whiteboards.
You can organize different games station in your classroom - each table has a different games activity for students to enjoy.
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Please see UK version
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/halloween-games-word-searches-playing-cards-picture-word-match-ups-words-within-word-12007226
This bundle contains resources on the topic of minibeasts with an added bonus product:
Counting and Adding with PowerPoint presentations
Missing Numbers 0 -5 and 1 - 10 activities
I Have…Who Has? Loop card games
Dominoes cards
Word Searches
Crosswords
Spin and write minibeast activity
Minibeasts Bingo
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You may be interested in the Counting/Adding Minibeasts and Subtraction Bundle. Please click link for preview.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/counting-addition-and-subtraction-bundle-minibeasts-and-wild-animals-themes-12286469
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This comprehensive resource pack is on the theme of minibeasts, bugs and insects to help children count, add and to begin to write number sentences (calculation).
**It takes the learner from the early stages of counting through to writing and calculating number sentences. **
It introduces the + and = symbols.
78 Slides of Presentation on all the lessons - Includes whole class activities and plenaries. The some slides have animation where the children can count along with the numbers as they ‘float in’ above the minibeasts.
Also includes:
5 Lesson Plans:
All contain learning objectives and outcomes, starter activities and plenaries.
Lesson 1: Counting and cut/paste activity on counting.
Lesson 2: Adding groups of minibeasts to obtain a given total
Lesson 3: Introducing the plus and equals symbol – to add groups - children progress to writing number sentences.
Lesson 4: Children begin to calculate – number sentences using + and = symbols.
Lesson 5: Children work out numbers - Worksheets and extension worksheets.
Worksheet/activities on all the lessons.
Laminate digit cards and the minibeasts cards for practical activities.
The learning objectives are in the lesson plans.
You may be interested in:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/counting-and-progression-to-subtraction-work-lesson-plans-1-5-presentations-activities-eyfs-ks1-11308712
All resources are printable/editable.
Updated to include US Size worksheets
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This pack contains resources ideal for early years and Year1 and SEN. It teaches addition and subtraction from the beginning with counting, adding groups, and then using symbols to write number sentences. Students learn subtraction sums by counting back and then crossing out to show taking away. They then go on to using minus and equals sign to show taking away.
Content:
PowerPoint Presentations for each resource
Total of 10 Lesson Plans
Worksheets for each lesson
Extension worksheets
Cut and paste activities
Please see individual resources for full description.
You may be interested in the Minibeast Bundle which includes both these products.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/minibeasts-bundles-counting-adding-missing-numbers-word-search-puzzles-12298848
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This resource is on the theme of minibeasts. The teachers notes explain how each set of loop cards are used and how they are different. It is similar to other loop cards or follow me games but counting minibeasts and revising addition and subtraction.
A fun way to practise reading numbers and counting and reviewing addition and subtraction through listening and speaking. Student learn to read ‘I have’ and ‘Who has?’ to start the game.
The cards can be used in small group sessions or whole class sessions.
**Preparation: Laminate, print off and cut round coloured borders onto card paper. **
This resource has now been updated to include 7 sets of loop cards.
The borders are different colours so that the sets are not mixed up.
Teachers Notes (3 pages)
Total Download: 66 pages (2 large cards on each page)
Includes US spelling - ladybird/ladybug
Please see preview pane.
Learning objective: Counting and reinforce number recognition.
To review addition and substraction
You may be interested in the free minibeast subtraction loop card:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/minibeast-loop-cards-i-have-who-has-subtraction-cards-12296014
This product is on the topic of types of clouds.
• Lesson Plan – 1 hour session
• PowerPoint Presentation (1) – 30 Slides
• PowerPoint Presentation (2) – 6 Slides
• Optional Video link to The Science of Clouds (5:42 mins)
• Cloud Wheel Templates
• Worksheet - Latin Cloud Names/Various mini exercises
• Word Searches (x2) with Solutions
• 24 Flashcards (x2) Colour/b/w
The Lesson Plan includes learning objectives and outcomes and PowerPoint Slides numbers are referred to. The lesson starts off briefly reviewing the water cycle and then leads onto types of clouds and the sort of weather we may experience.
The PowerPoint Presentation explains how the clouds are formed, their features and there are photographs/pictures of the common type of clouds children may recognize in the sky. They even learn about how snow is formed and then falls as either snowflakes or sleet.
The Presentation a video link relating to clouds which children will enjoy watching. (5:42 mins long).
Presentation 2 - Provides helpful information for children to review water cycle vocabulary, meaning of cloud names and explains that cloud coverage is measured in oktas.
Differentiated Cloud Wheel Template: Children make a Cloud Wheel to be used in the last part of the lesson.
There is an example of a Cloud Wheel I made to show the children.
Two word searches
The worksheet contains 3 mini tasks.
Draw a line to match the Latin name to the English meaning.
Unscramble the name of the clouds and write them out.
Search for the 5 words in the mini word search.
24 Flashcards relating to clouds the weather in general:
cloud, fog, mist, cirrus, cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, nimbus, nimbostratus, cumulonimbus, stratus, stratocumulus, cumulus, precipitation, altocumulus, altostratus, temperature, water droplets, ice crystals, rain, snow, hail, sleet, sunny, overcast.
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This Weather Bundle contains:
PowerPoint Presentations on the water cycle and clouds
Flexible Lesson Plans
Matching Activities
Cut and Paste Tasks
Reading Comprehensions - Snow, Sleet and Hail
Worksheets
Flash cards for water cycle and clouds
Weather Instruments
Fun stuff
Students will learn about the water cycle and types of clouds and types of precipitation, i.e. why some clouds produce rain, snow, sleet and hail.
Lots of resources are to hand.
Some preparation is required such as printing and laminating small photos of clouds for matching activities.
Please see individual description for each product.
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Calendar for back to school you can display in early years/KS1 classrooms.
This resource pack contains a blank weather, date and year display poster to be completed each day using the changeable days, date, month, weather card displays.
The words in shadow show where the laminated day, date, month and year should go.
There is space for the weather conditions on the same blank display.
The preview window shows how the display will appear when you complete the blank display poster.
You can also change the weather button background if you don’t want plain white - click on, e.g. the ‘hot’ weather button, go to Drawing Tools then Shape Fill to choose your colour.
Print off displays onto card paper - enlarge to A3 if wish for a larger display.
I printed off onto coloured card paper.
This pack includes:
Teacher Notes
Title Displays
Days of the week
Months of the year
Ordinal dates from 1st to 31st.
Cardinal dates from 1 to 31
Years 2024 to 2028
Weather words and pictures
Seasons dial - laminate and cut round. Cut out the dial and insert with split pin in the centre - see preview window front page.
Laminate all the resources. Use Blu tac , double-sided sticky tape or velcro for the changeable words to be displayed on blank display board.
I have uploaded resources both in Word format (editable) and pdf. versions.
Updated January 2024 to include editable text sections in PowerPoint
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This growing bundle relates to pumpkin-themed products There are worksheets, PowerPoint presentations, I Spy 2D shapes, reading comprehensions and more.
Growing Content:
Pumpkins Emotions Feelings Worksheets
Pumpkins Emotions Patterns/Patterning Worksheets.
2D Shapes Pumpkins Worksheets Wordsearches Autumn Fall
‘I Spy’ Search and Find 2D Shapes Pumpkins
Pumpkins Reading Comprehension Worksheets Activities
Pumpkins Reading Comprehension Passages 2
Life Cycle of a Pumpkin Worksheets Presentations
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Benefits of purchasing bundles early:
Any additional products added after your purchase can be downloaded at no extra cost, which is one of the advantages of purchasing bundles.
You save money
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This super bundle combines different topics relating to St Patrick’s Day. Other resources will be included as I create more resources relating to St Patrick’s Day celebrations.
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St Patrick’s Literacy Bundle
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12067949
St Patrick’s Maths/Numeracy Bundle
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/st-patrick-s-day-maths-numeracy-bundle-12650186
This bundle relates to the topic on The Good Samaritan in religious studies. I have bundled all three products.
Content:
Ready-made Assembly Presentation (27 Slides)
Lesson Presentation (23 Slides) together with
Flexible 1 hour Lesson Plan with learning objectives and success criteria - Starter activities, main lesson and plenary.
A total of 10 worksheet activities including cut and paste to consolidate children’s learning.
Option of two short animation videos on the topic from BBC Teach and Miracle of Mercy links.
Lots of opportunities for listening and speaking, writing and literacy skills. Children also learn how to be a good citizen by learning what it is to be a good neighbour.
File Type: PowerPoint, Word and PDF.
Please look at the preview panes for worksheets.
The product relates to a 10 to 15 mins assembly on The Good Samaritan.
Aimed at Foundation/Keystage 1/2.
<strong>Content:</strong>
27 Slides - PowerPoint Presentation - Telling of the parable and what it means to be a neighbour, Reflection - relate to children’s experiences of helping and being considerate and kind to everybody.
There is an optional end of assembly prayer on Slide 27.
Teacher’s Assembly Guide (2 pages) - This guides you through the assembly with extra notes. The slides are referred to.
2 Optional worksheets for post-assembly work. More able writers recount the parable and the second worksheet contains pictures to help recount the parable.
Please see the preview pane.
File Type: PowerPoint, Word and PDF.
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You may be interested in a 1 hour structured lesson on the Good Samaritan:
Presentation, Lesson Plan, Differentiated Worksheet and Cut and Paste Activities
The Parable of the Lost Son - Forgiveness
This growing bundle relates to Halloween resources such as maths, literacy and games. So far it contains:
Halloween Secret Codes - Addition and Subtraction
Halloween Counting and making 5, 10, 15 and 20
Telling Time To the Hour and Half Hour
2D Shapes Jack-o’-lanterns worksheets
Bingo games
Halloween games such as word searches, playing cards
Please see descriptions of individual products.
If you only want Halloween related math resources, then there is a growing separate bundle for that. Please check descriptions.
In the long term, this is a money-saving bundle. If you buy early then any new products added can be downloaded at no extra cost.
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Halloween Bundle UK Version:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12759938
This growing bundle relates to Halloween themed maths worksheets and activities.
Content so far includes:
Counting up to 10 and then 20
Colouring pumpkins that add up to 5, 10, 15 and 20
Patterning/Sequencing cut and paste activities
Match-up activities
Tell the time to the hour and half past times, includes time problems
Addition and subtraction mental maths using picture codes
2D Shapes Jack-O’-Lanterns worksheets/activities
Please see individual product description for more detail.
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