Get your class talking about science! I made BIG books and put my class into science 'cells' (labels for big books included e.g. Brilliant Bulbs, Terrific Test Tubes) and at the start of each lesson I give the class a science-themed question to discuss. The children each use a different coloured felt-tip pen to record their ideas on a page in their Bright Ideas BIG Books. Included in the pack are BIG questions such as What are our bodies made of? What If's e.g. What if there were no plants in the world, PMI's (i.e. give me a positive, a minus and tell me something interesting!) such as what if your bones were made of jelly? Odd One Outs and Chain Reaction. This is a great pack (that will last you all year!) to get children thinking, talking, predicting, justifying and debating science in a fun way! A couple of bonus extension ideas and some review cards are included too. For more practical resources visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Whitley01

A very handy and flexible game (played in pairs/groups) which can be played a few different ways: Option 1: Read it! Roll the dice, choose a word in the corresponding column & read it. If the child is correct they win the word & cover it or colour it. Option 2: Spell it! Roll the dice, choose a word in the corresponding column, read it, your partner covers it & then the child has a go at spelling it. If the child is correct they win the word & cover it or colour it. Option 3: Read it, Spell it! I used this for a mixed Y1 and Y2 pairing where Y1's had to read the words and Y2's had to spell the words. Also included is a table showing all words in the phonics screener since 2011 and a blank game board so you can chop and change words to suit your needs! For more practical resources visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Whitley01

This is a collection of 12 resources to use when teaching sentence types. This pack includes a great range of fun, interactive games and activities which I have used with a Year2 class. Play 'Guess the sentence type' the children can then make their own sentence type comic strips by drawing or using their own digital images or how about 'Spin a sentence.' Sentence Scoot and Four Corners are fab lesson starters and all resources are included in pack e.g. 32 sentence cards, sentence type signs and record sheets or perhaps you might want to go on a sentence hunt. Several of these resources would also be suitable as homework tasks. Buy this resource as a bumper package here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spag-pack-for-year-2-11633421

An end of term 'pub style' fun quiz for kids with six different handout rounds including: guess who, where, when, what and a very popular sweetie round!!! Children can compete in teams to find out who are the class 'Smartypants' champions. This pack includes handouts, a PowerPoint with all the images and winner certificates. I used this with a mixed Year 1/2 class and it was a huge hit! Ideal for the last week of term. Buy as part of an end of term bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/end-of-year-fun-pack-11664948

A collection of PowerPoints to introduce, reinforce or review Phase 5 sounds including split digraphs - ideal for use with individual whiteboards to play 'Quickwrite.' Roll a word game and 'Magic Spoons' activity sheets also included. More resources @ https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Whitley01

A collection of PowerPoints and activities to introduce, reinforce and review Phase 2 trigraphs. More resources @ https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Whitley01

A collection of more than 20 PowerPoints that can be used to introduce or review Phase 3 digraphs. Ideal for use with individual whiteboards to play 'Quickwrite' game. This pack also includes editable 'Moshi Monsters' and 'Star Words' challenges. Fun activities linked to The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Ugly Bug Ball. More resources @ https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Whitley01

This pack contains a PowerPoint used in a network training session with loads of ideas for activities linked to Understanding the World. There is wealth of pictures, resource ideas, links to useful websites and some activity sheets. More resources @ https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Whitley01

Activity ideas for What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson to use to enhance learning across all areas of learning. More resources @ https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Whitley01

A bumper range of challenges for KS1 or easily adapted to suit KS2 that include maths, english, science and art tasks. Great for early finishers or extension activities.