A Powerpoint of various images of French life and culture. All pictures taken by myself on various trips to France. They are designed for non-French speaking teachers to lead a session/sessions about France and its culture without having to understand very much French! Learning another language is as much about the culture as it is about the language. Teachers can discuss the images with the children, play** language detectives** or use dictionaries to find out what some of the words mean (all very simple for non French specialists). Use as a full lesson or in small ‘parcels’ alongside language learning or as a fun French Day!

This powerpoint contains a series of activities for Lower KS2 pupils. It allows them to explore triangles and discuss what they know about their properties. The activities are practical and there are prompts in the notes on each slide. Children have many misconceptions about this seemingly simple shape and in my many years of teaching experience their answers to the simplest of questions (Is this a triangle - when it is in its ‘side’?) never cease to amaze me! All teachers will enjoy listening in to the conversations that children will have while doing these activities. There will also be lots of opportunities for assessment as you listen in!

This Maths Mat can be printed off for display or laminated to give to children who are working at Greater Depth. It will help them to see how they can show their deep understanding of the maths they are learning by illustrating their work with the ideas shown on the Mat. This is a great way to extend the children’s learning and deepen their understanding without simply giving them more to do or creating different work for them. I have used this very successfully with children across KS2.

This powerpoint encourages discussion and mathematical reasoning on a range of maths topics. No need for differentiation as each slide has a simple prompt for discussion e.g. Which is the Best Time of Day? or Which is the most interesting shape? Can be used as a Start of Day Activity/ Lesson starter/ topic opener. Each question has 2 slides, one with no extra prompts and one with some useful language to get them going. Easily add your own ideas once the discussions start…