We are ExcitEd to share a collection of mixed level word problem cards with pictures related to fractions and percentages. For UKS2 Years 5 and 6. Cut out and laminate. Cards are differentiated 4 ways, blue being mostly L3 questions and yellow being L5. Can also be used for lower KS3 classes. Years 5 / 6 / 7 We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook @ExcitEd Teachers for updates and freebies.

We are ExcitEd to share a notebook used in introduce masks as part of a topic on Africa. Children design masks based after looking at images of real ones. Then children made masks using cardboard. They layered the cardboard to make them 3D then painted them. Picture of finished product at the end of notebook. We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook @ExcitEd Teachers for updates and freebies.

We are ExcitEd to share a fun and exciting lesson where children use persuasive writing skills to create radio adverts. *** Radio Adverts - Can you persuade me??*** A one off, great fun lesson for UKS2. Giving children a chance to revise persuasive writing skills and also to use their speaking and listening skills. The included lesson notebook revises different persuasive writing techniques and focuses on how these are used in radio adverts to persuade listeners. Recordings of real radio adverts are included so that they may be discussed before asking children to have a go at making their own persuasive radio adverts. The activity cards are differentiated - Yellow MA, Green A and Red LA These were given out in the lesson in envelopes (so that other groups were not aware of each others target audience etc) and the children worked in pairs to come up with ways to persuade certain groups of people to visit various places. e.g Elderly people to visit a swimming pool, children to visit a museum. At the end of the lesson, children read out, or play their radio adverts. The rest of the class should then guess who the adverts were aimed at and discuss how and why they were successful. Also includes a persuasive bingo plenary game We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook @ExcitEd Teachers for updates and freebies.

We are ExcitEd to share two fun and original stories used to explain the concept of number bonds to 5 and 10. The number stories of the the Balloon birthday and Fred Five the ladybird are provided in animated PowerPoint format Added worksheets are also included. We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook @ExcitEd Teachers for updates and freebies.

We are excited to share this fun game which allows children to revise colours in French and learn a little more about the French flag - The Tricolore. With clear instructions and printable resources included, this game is simple to set up and fun to play. Would be a great starter or plenary game, or as part of a whole school French day. Aimed at KS2 where children will be formally learning a language, but could easily be used in KS1 to introduce French learning to younger children. “Learning a foreign language is a liberation from insularity and provides an opening to other cultures. A high-quality languages education should foster pupils’ curiosity and deepen their understanding of the world.” The National Curriculum 2014 We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook @ExcitEd Teachers for updates and freebies.

We are ExcitEd to share a script and PowerPoint presentation for a simple class assembly celebrating Bastille Day. We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook @ExcitEd Teachers for updates and freebies.

We are ExcitEd to share a newspaper front page template for The Daily News - Special Edition. Children fill in the missing words and add their own picture to create a personalised Father’s Day present. Templates for the following Dad Father Grandad Grandpa Uncle Step-Dad Papa Mum Plus Smart Notebook introducing Father’s Day as a celebration to say thank you to male caregivers in our lives (not just Dads) and demonstrating the activity. We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook @ExcitEd Teachers for updates and freebies.

materials and photo of display for CSI science topic We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook @ExcitEd Teachers for updates and freebies.

We are ExcitEd to share a plan for a 6 week literacy unit to accompany the class reader "The Iron Man’ by Ted Hughes. A super text for LKS2. Hugely engaging and chapters which are not too long! We know that your class will love this topic and this will show in their writing outcomes. This free resources gives you a 6 week outline with writing genres, differentiated targets and objectives. If you like this resource we offer all of the related planning, lesson presentations and resources in our shop! Available to purchase as individual weekly units or as a 6 week bundle. We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook @ExcitEd Teachers for updates and freebies.

We are excited to share a FREE set of activities to welcome children to school on their very first day! Using the fantastic book ‘Hey Duggee First Day at Squirrel Club’, we have developed a follow up activity and keepsake certificate that can be personalised and taken home. ( Book available on Amazon ) Download Includes: Lesson ideas sheet with lots of fun ideas for the first day of school and links to additional resources. A hide and seek activity game. Print off the images of the characters and hide around the classroom. A tick sheet is included for the children. First day of school certificate. A double sided document, in either A4 or postcard size, which can be personalised and printed for each child. A first day of school badge image which can be printed as stickers using Avery labels. Duggee is a great character to use at the very start of the year as most children will already be familiar with him. This familiarity creates a link for children with their new classroom and teacher. A topic that they can all talk about. Our hide and seek activity, uses the characters featured in the story and encourages children to explore their new classroom. This can be a particularly good activity for more timid children. Stickers and certificates to take home make a special reward for children. We are ExcitEd! Follow us on Facebook for more ideas and freebies.

We are excited to share two differentiated book review templates. We are ExcitEd! Follow us on Facebook for more ideas and freebies

**'It’s Christmas!!!" ** We are ExcitEd to share this fun, Christmas themed, maths lesson which will keep children busy using their maths skills to break the code and find the punch lines for Great Uncle Fred’s Christmas cracker jokes. Light hearted but productive, just what we all need in school in the run up to Christmas. Various addition, subtraction, multiplication and division questions have been included, but these can be edited to suit the ability groups within class. Includes: Lesson Plan Lesson Presentation (in PowerPoint) Pupil Worksheets - mixed ability including all 4 operations or a simple addition ans subtraction only version. Fully editable Microsoft Word version of worksheet Additional jokes for extension work. Teacher’s Answer Sheet A fun and useful maths lesson to fill a Christmas afternoon and get children practising their own strategies for solving various mathematical questions. We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook @ExcitEd Teachers for updates and freebies.

Complete planning and resources for 5 lessons focused on writing and recording a TV news report based on the Iron Man by Ted Hughes. For children in years 3 and 4. Planning for 5 days, differentiated 3 ways, daily teacher presentation in Smartnotebook and powerpoint Daily literacy starter activities also included, guided reading, homework suggestions and display templates. All materials included. Only a copy of the book ‘The Iron Man’ by Ted Hughes is needed in addition. Please note: This download is the fifth part of a 6 part scheme of work. The additional weeks or whole scheme is available as a bundle at a discounted price in our shop. Each week starts with a reading comprehension lesson and builds up to a piece of extended writing at the end of the week. I have found this to be a highly effective way of teaching and ensuring progress. We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook @ExcitEd Teachers for updates and freebies.

Complete planning and resources for 5 lessons focused on writing a newspaper report based on the Iron Man by Ted Hughes. For children in years 3 and 4. Planning for 5 days, differentiated 3 ways, daily teacher presentation in Smartnotebook. Daily literacy starter activities also included, guided reading, homework suggestions and display templates. All materials included. Only a copy of the book ‘The Iron Man’ by Ted Hughes is needed in addition. Please note: This download is the fourth part of a 6 part scheme of work. The additional weeks or whole scheme is available as a bundle at a discounted price in our shop. Each week starts with a reading comprehension lesson and builds up to a piece of extended writing at the end of the week. I have found this to be a highly effective way of teaching and ensuring progress. We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook @ExcitEd Teachers for updates and freebies.

Celebrating Fathers Day. An English lesson planned for KS1 but could also be useful in KS2 year 3 This lesson has been planned to help you celebrate Fathers Day with your class. Children will be focusing on their reading skills whilst completing an individual cloze activity that they can take home as a Fathers Day gift. This cloze activity is in the form of a thank you letter to Dad. We are aware that for some children their male carer may not be called ‘Dad’ so we have various versions of the activity so that you can give each child a suitable version to complete as a Fathers Day gift. L.O. I can read back my work to check that it makes sense. Included in this download: Lesson Plan linked to NC2014 Lesson Presentation in Smart Notebook (slides also visible in PDF format) Cloze Procedure Letter Worksheets. (Various Dad, Daddy, Father, Uncle, Papa, Grandad, Grandpa plus a blank version.) All printable resources are in PDF format. Both cursive and standard font versions are included. Word Bank Blank Word Bank (Reduce the number of words on the word bank to further support LA pupils. Extend MA children by removing word bank and asking them to complete activity with their own words. ) We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook @ExcitEd Teachers for updates and freebies.

We are Excited to share a lesson for a 5th of November related acrostic poem plus a collection of firework themed handwriting worksheets. Suitable for KS1 but could be adapted and used with KS2 and EYFS Includes… Acrostic Poem Templates Blank Writing Template for Display Fireworks Handwriting Patterns Worksheets Remember, remember handwriting worksheet Lesson Plan for Acrostic Poems Smart Notebook Presentation for Acrostic Poem lesson - including starter activity and plenary We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook @ExcitEd Teachers for updates and freebies.

We are Excited to share a temple for a ‘World’s Best Dad’ certificate which makes a special gift on Fathers Day. Certificates for: Dad Daddy Grandad Papa Step-Dad Uncle Mum Grandpa Father Simply print on to card, allow the children to personalise and put in an envelope. The date section on this resource has been left blank so that you can fill it in and use again year after year. We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook @ExcitEd Teachers for updates and freebies.

We are ExcitEd to share two templates for Father’s Day cards plus instructions and Smart notebook (PowerPoint) Presentation about Father’s Day and introducing activity. See photo examples I love you this much card - template contains instructions and words for children to colour / decorate. Will need to be printed on card and chilldren’s hand cutouts added. Medals card - Template with editable date line. Blank inside card to add yor own message. All resources are white labelled - no logos here! Where dates are included on any resources they are editable - So that all resources can be used year after year. We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook @ExcitEd Teachers for updates and freebies.

We are ExcitEd to celebrate the International Day of Education with this mindful colouring sheet. The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the 24th of January as International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for peace and development. Education is a human right, a public good and a public responsibility. This year we are celebrating the crucial role that education and teachers play in countering hate speech. Take this opportunity to discuss hate speech with your class, Create a safe environment for children to ask questions and discuss how words can hurt people. ExcitEd Resources bring you effective, fun and creative resources linked to the English Primary National Curriculum. We are ExcitEd! Follow us on Facebook for more ideas and freebies.

We are ExcitEd to share an English reading comprehension lesson aimed at children in UKS2. The focus of the lesson is Bastille Day and the start of the French Revolution. A great topical resource for the summer term, but of interest all year round. The lesson plan includes a script for an interactive role-play session where the teacher takes the role of the narrator. This is immersive and engaging reenactment is followed by an English reading comprehension activity, which can be printed as a neat booklet. Questions are differentiated and extension tasks also suggested. We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook @ExcitEd Teachers for updates and freebies.