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Fact file about a mole.
This is a very basic fact file about a mole- the image is from Google-the fact file includes a title, picture and basic facts about a mole aimed at Year 1.
Doubling domino stories
After searching for doubling stories at Year 1 level I decided to make my own. This is a word document so it can be edited and adapted, there are dot patterns on one side with a short sentence underneath ‘I have __ spots my friend has___’ This visual aid helps understanding doubling by having to complete a double domino.
Peter Rabbit cloze
I used this for Year 1 after reading the Tale of Peter Rabbit as a whole class they used the word bank to complete the cloze. You could remove the word bank to extend challenge.
Comprehension task for the Great Fire of London Year 1
I have wrote my own comprehension task listing the events of the Great Fire of London (very simply). You could delete the word bank if you want to stretch a group.
Mr Large in Charge
Very useful for a follow up task for the story Mr Large in Charge by Jill Murphy. I used this for a Year 1 class. Word mat with pictures from Google and sentence starters.
Newspaper report oracy activity
This was an observed lesson as part of my NQT year, which focused on oracy and drama to improve report writing. There are character badges, supportive advice to the actors/actresses as well as crime images from Google.
Identifying word classes
Can be cut up to use as a starter or activity to find your partner in class. Labels and word meanings to support understanding word classes and knowing the difference.
Aimed at ks2
Llancaiach Fawr Tudors in Wales
Here are lots of facts, images and general information about the famous Tudor House in Wales Llancaiach Fawr. I created this for a Rich Task with Year 5 and 6 to help them created fact files.
Pictures to support writing dialogue
Here are pictures of children and characters showing different emotions through facial expressions. I have added the questions who? what? when? why? and how? to help children think of a conversation or dialogue between 2 or more people.
Farmer Boy tasks linked to chapter 1
Intended for upper KS2 a power point with different tasks to support comprehension and reading skills for Farmer Boy.
Place value chart
Coloured place value chart to highlight the different values of digits as you move up through the thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands and millions. All different colours to support children’s thinking.
Black History military based
This is a very simple power point with videos that will need checking before you share them with your class as they are very powerful. I have used this with a Y5/6 class during Black History month. Walter Tull and Sam King MBE are the 2 people mentioned in the powerpoint with fact files to support the teaching.
Comprehension KS2 Rubbish theme
A simple text about rubbish which I have adapted questions for, you may wish to change the question types depending on your class.
Character and setting description task
Aimed at upper key stage 2, first task uses an image as a stimulus to ask questions and develop a character. Task 2 then models the ingredients of a character description.
Lighthouse Keepers Lunch Seagull focus
Aimed at Year 1/2. Used as a follow on task after reading the Lighthouse Keepers Lunch story. Photos and sentences from the pdf version of the story to support understanding/sequencing of the events involving the seagulls.
Fflic visits London
Powerpoint I created to help children learn positional language in Welsh using Fflic from Fflic a fflac. Sentences and vocabulary may need checking as I haven’t taught in Wales since 2016.
Lighthouse Keepers Lunch sentence starters
Aimed at Year 1/2
To support writing about the seagulls in the story The Lighthouse Keepers Lunch.
I used this to write a letter to the seagulls from Mr Grinling explaining why it’s unkind to steal food from the point of view of Mr and Mrs Grinling.
Macbeth KS2
Struggling to find any KS2 tasks for teaching Macbeth, I created my own ‘Home Learning’ tasks based on the three witches and setting descriptions as well as play scripts. Hope this saves someone time!
The journey of a sheep fleece
Photos are from my visit to Australia in 2011 when I worked in South Australia. You will need to check the updated price for a fleece as this fluctuates each year with the British Wool Board. Used for a topic themed day- all about wool.
The Street beneath my feet day 3 and 4
Our scheme of work is currently The Write Stuff, we are using the street beneath my feet as a non-fiction focus. Here are the ppts for day 3 and 4. Hopefully it will save someone else time