Several length word problems aimed at LKS2. Involving mainly addition and subtraction. Small spaces after each question for children to draw models and show their working. The final question involves calculating the perimeter of a basketball court from the given diagram. *The document is fully editable so you can alter the names or questions to suit your class better. *

A3 crossword puzzle that reviews different aspects about the topic of light, including light properties, light sources, reflection, shadows etc. Over 25 questions included as well as light related symbols as decoration. Great for pairs to work on as a review of the unit. I usually see how far the children can get without the help of any reference, before letting them use the books or wall displays to help complete it. *The included files are an editable Word Document (in which you can edit the wording of the questions if needs be) and the same document in PDF format. *

Simple template for students to write a postcard. Lots of potential for creative writing across many subjects! If you print on card, then students may cut the postcard out and draw a picture on the front.

A set of three (fully editable) maths calculation worksheets. Make creating maths calculations easier! Includes light gray lines to show the place values. 8 Simple calculations - Write the calculation in but leave one of the parts blank for the student to complete. Template for 10 maths calculations in the tens. Template for 12 maths calculations in the hundreds and thousands. Extra idea: Project onto the white board to have a set template that is easy to edit on the go.

A fill in th blanks worksheet where children can look at the picture of one of to characters and describe what they see. The people are a female and male anime characters. The aspect of description is included in brackets after the blank space to help determine what adjective to use. To help, you could write the exact adjectives used to fill in the spaces or just a selection of various possibilities. You could warm-up by having children in pairs describe their partner. The files include a fully editable DOC as well as the same in PDF format.

Five fully editable A4 comic book strip templates. Let children choose which one to use for their own short comic strip. I recommend that the students cut and stick coloured speech and/or thought bubbles for added effect.

This is a mass problem which involves determining the masses of various fruit on the pictured scales. Logic, addition and subtraction skills are required to solve the four parts to the challenge. You could use real scales with relative masses to help children grasp the ideas in this. The document is fully editable so you can can change the scale pointers, fruits or questions to create your own new and more challenging problems.

In our study of states of matter, we (Year 3) make jelly and ice cream in a bag. This is a fill in the blanks worksheet for the recipe to make a packet of regular jelly. The words are included in a table above the text. The document is fully editable, so you can change various parts or instructions as you please.

This worksheet involves children thinking of different sources of light and writing them under the respective headings; luminous or non-luminous. They can then also label each source as artificial or natural using the first letter of each. I also have the children draw a small illustration after each. There are two of the worksheets on one A4 page. *The document is fully editable. *

Instructions for colouring and labeling various parts of both ancient and modern Egypt. A blank map can easily be found on Google Images to go with this. The children in my class use both traditional atlases and Google Earth to complete the exercise. Afterwards they can add in illustrations or further locations of interest.

Students to follow the outline in the document to demonstrate that they can edit font type, font size, font colour and font alignment as well as make words bold, italicised or underlined in Microsoft word:

Simple template for writing a diary. More for use in history as a stand alone diary entry but could be used in literacy as well. The idea is that students take on the role of a historical character and write a diary entry for a particular date in time. For example, a soldier in the trenches during World War 1.

This is the electronic take on the classic memory game and it’s fully editable! Just add in pairs (or groups) of words for matching up. Best to be projected in front of the class and have two teams compete. There are 24 numbered tiles that reveal the words underneath when clicked on. I’ve also included one click scoring systems (with a max 12 points for each of the two teams) as well as a hide and reveal all button. This is great for reinforcing new vocabulary but can also be used for anything which can be split into two parts. For example, a word cut in half, a word and definition, a word and picture, a verb and its past tense form, synonyms or even a maths calculation and answer. There are so many different possibilities! It’s also good point for introducing locational memory strategies and mnemonics.

Another selection of completely editable templates for making two types of word game. Both activities are useful for reinforcing new vocabulary. Templates vary by grid size/difficulty. 1-4) Word Searches - 4 different templates for creating different word searches. Either add in the letters and words yourself or have the students create their own. 5-6) Crossword - 2 templates for students to add in their own criss-crossed words.

A selection of completely editable templates for making five different word games. Word Maker 1 - A ‘Boggle’ style template with space for 16 letters (no repeating allowed). Includes instructions and points guide. **Word Maker 2 **- Another ‘Boggle’ style template with space for 9 letters (repeating allowed) Includes instructions and points guide. Word Maze - A grid template in which you can create a pathway for words for students to colour in. A pathway of verbs have been created as an example. Once the pathway has been made, the rest of the template needs filled with other words. Create false paths to add difficulty. Anagrams - Table template for adding ten anagrams (plus a bonus) with spaces for writing the answers. Useful for reinforcing key vocabulary in a unit. Three Word Story - Template for students to write a short story by alternating between writing three words each. Makes for some interesting and creative stories.

Easily and quickly make a, ‘match the parts’ worksheet which can be printed and/or projected onto the whiteboard. Included are five different editable templates: Match up… 10 words with their definition using an arrow. 10 words with their definition using a letter (easier to mark). 5 pictures and words using an arrow (horizontally) 4 pictures and words using an arrow (vertically) 12 pictures and words using a letter (easier to mark).

Knockout is simple yet brutal scoring system for group or individual competitions. If an team gets the right answer, they get to choose which team to knock a point off. A team is out once they loose all their points. However, if a team is knocked out of the game too early, I will sometimes let them join another team or allow them to continue playing and still knock points of other teams. The system is set up for four teams or individuals. Each has seven lives or points to be knocked off before they are out of the game.

Gobbledygook is a good looking anagrams layout with a five minute timer included. See how many anagrams individuals or teams can unscramble before the time runs out! How to use? Choose ten key words to type up as anagrams in the spaces provided. Then open the presentation (F5) and press the circle to begin the five minute timer.

A selection of six templates for short creative writing activities. Creative Sentence Writing - Students to write a creative sentence using the words from the box. 12 word options with space for 5 different creative sentences. 8 word options with space for 6 different creative sentences. 4 different small pictures with space for a long creative sentence sentence each. Creative Story Writing - Write a short creative story based on the given picture, drawing or photo. 4-6) Paste in a picture of choice for the students to write a short creative story. The number of lines to write on increases in each successive template. All are fully editable, so you could add more lines on a new page if you like. How do I use these? Usually as a extended warmer for literacy lessons. Begin with a class discussion of the picture on the board. Brainstorm of ideas and recording of key words. Then provide copies of the worksheet for individuals to write their own stories on (within a given time frame). Once complete, choose a few willing and a few random students to share their stories.