Contents of ActivInspire Flipchart Emotions introduced include happy, sad, calm, excited, angry and worried Drag images out of “the bag of emotions” to reveal an emotion Drag and drop the word to match the emotion. Drag and drop emotion to the face, discuss physical features of the face that show the emotion, i.e. tears, frown, smile etc. Use Magic Ink tool - (file, tools, magic ink) to erase face to check if emotion matches. (This generates lots of excitement in the class! Even my classroom assistants were amazed.) Add in the names of the children in your class, allow them to come up to the board and choose how they are feeling. After I had introduced this slide within the lesson, I display this slide of the flipchart each morning for the children to check in independently. Click to reveal a different activity, discuss how you might feel during each activity. This resource can be utilised in any primary age group, I initally used it with a SEN setting with senior pupils, but have subsequently used it in a variety of primary classes.

Self-guided interactive activity for Key Stage 2 pupils (primary 5-7), working at Level 5. The main focus of this interactive activity is on patterns, relationships and sequences in number - set in the context of function machines. The resource includes a PowerPoint which sets each of the challenges in a control room setting with a friendly robot to assist them along the way. There are help videos that are embedded within the PowerPoint to accompany the worksheet (10 questions). Questions are read aloud to support those with literacy difficulties. Children are trying to answer the questions that will then allow them to crack the code and stop the meltdown. There is a QR code within the pack to allow children to mark their own work and see the solutions for each question. The resource can be used on an individual basis as stretch and challenge for fast finishers, alternatively the resource can also be used as a whole class activity for revision of the topic - Patterns, Relationships and Sequences in Number. Children may find some practical resources, for example, sticks or cubes helpful in completing some of the challenges.