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Hi I am Kev, my wife Belinda and I run Innovative Teaching Ideas. We love to learn, and now have three little learners to guide through life. Above all we would love to hear your feedback and thoughts around our products and can make resources to meet your needs.

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Hi I am Kev, my wife Belinda and I run Innovative Teaching Ideas. We love to learn, and now have three little learners to guide through life. Above all we would love to hear your feedback and thoughts around our products and can make resources to meet your needs.
Editable Narrative Checklists for Students and Teachers
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Editable Narrative Checklists for Students and Teachers

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Teach your students to independently check their own narrative / story writing with these beautiful checklists and rubric. These editable checklists are specifically for narratives or story writing. We will be creating more for other writing genres in the near future. There are three age variations in the bundle for Junior (Ages 5 - 7), Middle (7 - 11) and Senior (11 - 15). Each bundle contains both a student checklist for independent assessment and a student / teacher rubric for conferencing. Check the preview for a visual example. Each age group has been stylised and written to appeal to different age groups. With six to a page you can easily print these out and distribute to students an re use them over and over. Best of all they are completely editable if you wish to change any element of it. Give your students the tools they need for writing great stories.
Metric Measurement Poster
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Metric Measurement Poster

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This poster does an excellent job at visually representing the metric system of measurement This poster can also be downloaded as part of our literacy and numeracy poster bundles. Each Bundle contains hundreds of posters grouped around a common theme. They are a very cost effective way to buy multiple posters at once. You can find our posters here Innovative teaching poster collection All our posters are professionally designed by graphic designers and are very high resolution of 600 dpi. They can be scaled to suit any paper size and will hold their clarity and sharpness right up to a full poster size. Keywords: posters, displays, charts, printable, hi resolution, 600 dpi, English, Math, Other Popular Products From Innovative Teaching Ideas
What is Computational Thinking? Classroom Posters
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What is Computational Thinking? Classroom Posters

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This 6 part high resolution poster series not only looks amazing but will clearly define what computational thinking is and how to perform it. Computational Thinking is a thinking strategy which is becoming a mandatory component of curriculum around the world Computational Thinking is a logical approach to problem solving. It can be applied to ANY problem, task or system. It has four parts which identify problems and formulate solutions. Computational Thinking can be applied with or without a computer. All of these elements can be seen in the preview file. *************************************************************************** Other Popular Products From Innovative Teaching Ideas - Search for these items on TES Year Long Visual Writing Prompts Fable Power Pack Teaching Digital Technologies and STEM ***************************************************************************** YOUR REVIEWS ARE ESSENTIAL IN KEEPING OUR PRODUCTS LOW PRICED AND REGULARLY UPDATED!!! IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO US!!! PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW About Innovative Teaching Ideas Terms Copyright © Innovative Teaching Ideas. All rights reserved by author. This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY. See product file for clipart and font credits.
How Computers Work
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How Computers Work

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Children love getting their hands on computers, tablets, and smartphones – encourage their curiosity with this no prep, editable three-class lesson plan. *************************************************************************** This resource has been created for teachers to explain what computers are, how they work, and how they impact our lives. Whether you’re a dedicated computer teacher or have a room of general elementary learners, you’ll find it easy and fun to explore this area of the curriculum with this resource. Even if you’re a true Luddite with no tech background at all, you won’t have any problem understanding and explaining the content. This resource comes as an editable PowerPoint, but it isn’t just for lectures. There are enough tasks to keep everyone busy for at least two or three lessons, with the scope to go further. Part of the download includes a resource that you can integrate into your writing sessions as well. We’ve broken down this lesson set into the following elements: What is a computer and what does it do? A brief history of computers Different types of computers What components make up a computer and what do they do? Computer Peripherals How does information flow through a computer? Teaching ideas related to this unit of work. Useful content to assist in teaching and learning Useful links for students and teachers Like what you see? For more creative ideas and new product updates, be sure to sign up for our email newsletter, and visit us on Facebook to take part in our exclusive giveaways. Other Popular Products From Innovative Teaching Ideas Math Posters Big Bundle ICT Computer Lab Bundle Teaching Digital Technologies & STEM
SIMPLE AND COMPLEX PRINTABLE BATTLESHIP GAME FOR STUDENTS
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SIMPLE AND COMPLEX PRINTABLE BATTLESHIP GAME FOR STUDENTS

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Battleship is a classic game of strategy and logic kids of all ages love to play. Best of all, it is a great to play in your maths class as it teaches students how to use acartesian planeand understand how to use co-ordinates on a grid. I have made up two PDF versions of the classic battleship game you can download and print The first one is the traditional battleship game and the second one is the slightly more advanced 4 quadrant version of Battleship which is more suited to secondary students. "You just sunk my Battleship!" Enjoy
Aesop's Fable Unit (Reading & Writing Fables for Meaning, Moral and Message.)
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Aesop's Fable Unit (Reading & Writing Fables for Meaning, Moral and Message.)

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What engages kids even more than listening to a good story? ☀️PARTICIPATING IN IT!☀️ That’s what they’ll be doing with AESOP'S FABLE POWER PACK, which offers a COMPLETE, NO-PREP UNIT. *************************************************************************** This HUGE BUNDLE offers a mix of hands-on, printable, and digital media resources. By the time you have finished this pack, your students won’t just be able to READ and COMPREHEND fables, but will also be WRITING their own unique fables with structure and purpose. That’s why this is one of the best reviewed products we have to offer – it keeps kids excited and engaged for over a week as you work through the following areas: ✔ What Is a Fable and Its Purpose? ✔ Who Is Aesop, The Father of Fables? ✔ 12 Famous Interactive Fables by Aesop (Professionally Narrated) ✔ Scripted Fable Theater - Turn These Fables into a Drama Class ✔ Deconstructing Fables for Meaning ✔ Planning and Assessment Rubrics for Writing Fables ✔ Fable Writing Workshop ✔ Character Traits Worksheets and Activities for All of Aesop's Creatures ✔ Digital and Paper Based Resources for Publishing Fables ✔ Fable Glossary and Curriculum Links. The entire collection is provided to you in EDITABLE PowerPoint and Word formats and also available as a printable PDF eBook. Each lesson is a complete plan that eliminates your preparation time, but if you need to modify the content to suit a particular class, you can easily do so. We even hired a professional voice actor so that you can listen to these fables with your class in style! ****************************************************************************** Like the sound of this? For more creative ideas and new product updates, be sure to sign up for our email newsletter, and visit us on Facebook to take part in our exclusive giveaways. *************************************************************************** Other Popular Products From Innovative Teaching Ideas - Search for these items on TES Year Long Visual Writing Prompts Fable Power Pack Teaching Digital Technologies and STEM ***************************************************************************** YOUR REVIEWS ARE ESSENTIAL IN KEEPING OUR PRODUCTS LOW PRICED AND REGULARLY UPDATED!!! IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO US!!! PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW
fractions, Decimals and Percentages Poster
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fractions, Decimals and Percentages Poster

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This poster does an excellent job at visually representing fractions, decimals and percentages. This poster can also be downloaded as part of our literacy and numeracy poster bundles. Each Bundle contains hundreds of posters grouped around a common theme. They are a very cost effective way to buy multiple posters at once. You can find our posters here Innovative teaching poster collection All our posters are professionally designed by graphic designers and are very high resolution of 600 dpi. They can be scaled to suit any paper size and will hold their clarity and sharpness right up to a full poster size. Keywords: posters, displays, charts, printable, hi resolution, 600 dpi, English, Math, Other Popular Products From Innovative Teaching Ideas
Teaching Metric Measurement Complete Unit
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Teaching Metric Measurement Complete Unit

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This is a series of lessons intended to teach grades 3 - 6 students about the metric system of measurement. No prep required It is a completely editable PowerPoint file that can be altered to suit your needs. It explores the metric system through exploring measurement and mass. It also has some elements of ratio that are important for students to understand. It consists of 40 pages of activities and lesson content that has been designed to be visually appealing and engaging. All challenges and tasks have answers included so that you can work along with your students without lacking confidence. This unit is incredibly useful for not only maths, but also science students who will need a clear understanding of the metric system and working across multiple units of measurement. It also contains a free classroom poster reinforcing key concepts of the metric system. Teaching suggestions are provided along with all answer keys. This lesson should take 2-3 class periods. An extension involving hands-on measurements is explained in the teaching suggestions which would extend the lesson another day.
Classroom Poster: S.M.A.R.T Goals
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Classroom Poster: S.M.A.R.T Goals

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Developing sound goals is critical to managing your own and your students performance. Each year you should ask them to set goals for the upcoming year. When you ask your students to write their goals, teach them to create S.M.A.R.T. goals A S.M.A.R.T. goal is defined as one that is specific, measurable, achievable, results-focused, and timebound. Specific: Goals should be simplistically written and clearly define what you are going to do. *************************************************************************** Other Popular Products From Innovative Teaching Ideas - Search for these items on TES Year Long Visual Writing Prompts Fable Power Pack Teaching Digital Technologies and STEM ***************************************************************************** YOUR REVIEWS ARE ESSENTIAL IN KEEPING OUR PRODUCTS LOW PRICED AND REGULARLY UPDATED!!! IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO US!!! PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW About Innovative Teaching Ideas Terms Copyright © Innovative Teaching Ideas. All rights reserved by author. This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY. See product file for clipart and font credits.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Adjectives and Adverbs
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Adjectives and Adverbs

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Adjectives are words that describe nouns. Adverbs are words that describe verbs. This activity will practice identifying and locating adjectives and adverbs by describing parts of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Adjectives and adverbs can be part of word skills that incorporate vocabulary that is important in helping students form mental images about scenes and settings in a story. Forming these metal pictures assists students in understanding what they are reading.
Fake News Quiz
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Fake News Quiz

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A ten question quiz about 'Fake News' and the Post-Truth media cycle we live within. Highly relevant and engaging to students. This quiz also includes an answer sheet.
Internet Safety Lesson Plan
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Internet Safety Lesson Plan

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A useful lesson plan to teach students about internet safety. *************************************************************************** Other Popular Products From Innovative Teaching Ideas - Search for these items on TES Year Long Visual Writing Prompts Fable Power Pack Teaching Digital Technologies and STEM ***************************************************************************** YOUR REVIEWS ARE ESSENTIAL IN KEEPING OUR PRODUCTS LOW PRICED AND REGULARLY UPDATED!!! IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO US!!! PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW About Innovative Teaching Ideas Terms Copyright © Innovative Teaching Ideas. All rights reserved by author. This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY. See product file for clipart and font credits.
STEM HOMEWORK TASKS (15 DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, DESIGN & STEAM ACTIVITIES)
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STEM HOMEWORK TASKS (15 DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, DESIGN & STEAM ACTIVITIES)

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Twenty weeks of engaging ⭐STEM / STEAM⭐ independent tasks are included in this engaging bundle designed for students aged 8 - 12 years old. This is excellent for covering both DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES and DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGIES. All with ABSOLUTELY NO PREP REQUIRED!! Just print out and away you go... All instructions are easy to follow and will involve students completing all tasks at home. Answer sheets included. TASKS INCLUDED ✔ Decoding Binary ✔ Visual Representation of Recycling data at home ✔ Understanding Pixels, bytes and Sprites ✔ Algorithmic Sleuths and code breaking ✔ Creating digital images with numbers ✔ Identifying technologies that changed our world ✔ Mapping and co-ordinates with BOLTS ✔ Write your name in Binary ✔ Code Cracking ✔ Technology Keytword search ✔ Following Algorithms ✔ Coding Challenge ✔ Make your won Codes and Encryption ✔ Analyzing data and Inferring ✔ Recording sounds as images. ✔ Bottle Toss Challenge ✔ Timeline of technological evolution task ✔ Paper Plane challenge task ✔ Which shapes are the strongest? ✔ Design a Virtual Reality Controller Best of all if you buy in NOW you will receive ALL FUTURE ADDITIONS FOR FREE we regularly add more tasks. These additions will incur a greater expense for late adopters as THE PRICE WILL RISE.
Digital Citizenship Posters
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Digital Citizenship Posters

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This 12 poster series will educate your students how to use technology in a respectful and informed manner and look amazing. They are built on the ISTE (iste.org) student standards which are in place to ensure the following... - Practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology - Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity - Demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning - Exhibit leadership for digital citizenship They are an essential resource for a computer lab or any classroom to prompt a discussion around technology, ethics and respect. They come in three variations and are super high resolution so you can print them out at any size. (Check the preview images) The text for the 12 posters are. - All in one - On a single poster - What makes a good digital citizen? - When encountering something inappropriate online they discuss it with a teacher or adult - They understand their digital footprint is a reflection who they are, and others may judge them on it. - They credit other peoples work and ideas, and respect their ownership. - They know their actions can greatly impact others. - They know posting anything online means losing control of it because the internet is a public space. - They understand passwords protect their online identity. They create strong passwords and don't share them. - They know people can pretend to be anyone online, and are cautious sharing information with others. - They treat others with respect in the hope that others will treat them the same way. -They feel safe and secure online most of the time, but know total security and privacy on the internet is never guaranteed. - They understand excessive time and interaction with others through technology alone is unhealthy and value time in the real world also.
Past, Present and Future Technologies (STEM Activities)
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Past, Present and Future Technologies (STEM Activities)

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Teach your students about technologies that changed the world. What made them so successful? How did some become completely superseded or obsolete? And what will replace them in the future based upon what we know about history and the wants and needs of our society? This collection of 20 beautiful past and present technology cards are accompanied with 4 easy to follow activities and lesson plans to get your students thinking like a STEM designer, entrepreneur and innovator.
Math Fast Food Project: Understanding Nutritional Values and Food Statistics for KS2
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Math Fast Food Project: Understanding Nutritional Values and Food Statistics for KS2

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Math fast food project: Welcome This week long lesson package is intended to do three things Get students using a range of mathematical strategies to understand the nutritional value of fast food. Make students aware of the nutritional value of fast food and also identify how much exercise is required to burn it off. Make students think twice about eating fast food once they understand the long term effects it can have on their bodies. The lesson plan is put together in a PowerPoint format that you can edit to add any other fast food franchises or change to suit the needs of your students although the content within the presentation should easily meet the needs of your students without any alteration required. The Content is broken into four one 60 - 90 minute lessons and would easily account for a weeks worth of maths once you get your students to present their results and reflect upon their learning.
Free Essay Prompts for Students
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Free Essay Prompts for Students

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Writing an essay can be a daunting task for both teachers and students in terms of creating and crafting a high quality essay, not to mention editing and grading them. It seems though we may have overlooked one of the toughest steps in writing an essay, selecting an appropriate and interesting topic for your students. Thankfully www.edgalaxy.com have put together a list of 25 great essay topics that might just make that process a little easier. This is the number one result of Google for essay topics for students which has now been beautifully represented as a visual presentation. As a freebie we would greatly appreciate a follow and or a rating as a sign of your appreciation if possible.
Dear Santa Letter Template
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Dear Santa Letter Template

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With the festive season almost upon us you might be considering doing some letters to Santa as part of your Christmas writing sessions. This easy to use template is completely free to download looks great and will definitely inspire young writers to put in plenty of great ideas and effort.