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Snowflake Spelling and Candy Cane Connectives
Simple format for festive writing activities. Children can use these templates to practice their spelling during Christmas time.
New Year, Happiest Me - Writing Bundle
Rather than focus on a “New Year, New Me” … why not explore a “New Year, Healthiest Me” by focusing on what you can and can’t control!
We all hope that our years are straight forward and carefree but as we know, life can throw us curve balls so being equipped with strategies to support your emotional regulation can help us deal with these unexpected difficulties better.
This resources includes:
Planning Sheet
Examples and strategies
Learning Intention and Success Criteria
Model piece of writing
List of words to describe the year ahead
Bunting template
Be Kind Lettering
Simple lettering to display in class with an important message.
Skyscraper Sundae Lettering
Lettering for the Skyscraper Sundae display.
Examples can be found on my Instagram - @TeachingInTechnicolour
Thanks for downloading my resource :)
Timelines - Miss Trunchbull & Matlida
A fun way to explore 24 time by stating the daily timeline of Miss Trunchbull and Matilda.
Differentiated by amount of lines available to write on.
Images included are not my own, but as credited by to the illustrator within the resource.
For more examples, check my Instagram reel on @TeachingInTechnicolour
Thank you for using my resource :) Nicholas
Long Term Memories
A fun way to round up a term or a year by filling the brain with sentences all about the children’s favourite memories so far. It can be doodled within and children can write in different colours to make the brain really pop!
For more examples, check my Instagram - @TeachingInTechnicolour
Thank you for using my resource :) Nicholas
Chess Board Design
A simple template to colour your own chessboard to play on and to use the skills of summarisation to explain the rules to a friend.
For more examples, check my Instagram - @TeachingInTechnicolour
Thank you for using my resource :) Nicholas
Data Handling - Litter Pick Up
Linked with the SDGs and maths, this resource allows children to work on their data handling by inputting the names of the litter they find, tallying and then turning to number form. There is space for a new bin design and linked imaged to the sustainable development goals.
For more examples, check my Instagram - @TeachingInTechnicolour
Thank you for using my resource :) Nicholas
Notes for my next teacher
A lovely way to help next years teacher get to know their class.
Complete with your class and then hand over at your transition meeting, so that next years teacher can get to know them. Display for them coming in August so they know you value them and want to keep getting to know them.
Also a wee template for you to fill one out too! :)
As always, find me on twitter at @InTechnicolour or insta @TeachingInTechnicolour
My Kindness Monster Bundle
A fun way to introduce the theme of kindness with a class by designing and describing a kindness monster!
The bundle included a design page followed by a writing template and then a example piece of writing.
Finally, I have drawn four example monsters using my iPad which can help inspire some creativity of monster designs.
The Snowman Recount
All of the main points from the animated short film, ‘The Snowman’.
This can be used to help children write detailed recounts of the film.
Each of the bold bulletpoints signal time to start a new paragraph.
Examples of this work can be found on the instagram account of Teaching and Technicolour. If you’d like to share examples of your use of this resource it would be much appreciated.
You can do this by posting to instagram @TeachingInTechnicolour
Or on Twitter @InTechnicolour
or by email teachingintechnicolour@gmail.com
All resources are created by Nicholas McMahon and watermark should not be removed when used.
Incredible Phoneme Family
A really nice way to help structure list writing of different phonemes within the same sound family.
Dear Diary by The Grinch
This is a diary entry in the style of The Grinch.
A writing lesson in first person narrative that also embeds skills of summarising. It is a great way to focus on the true meaning of Christmas and the importance of love, kindness, connection and community.
Examples of writing can be found on instagram at @TeachingInTechnicolour
If you’d like to share examples of your work, you can email me with the address - teachingintechnicolour@gmail.com or on Twitter @InTechnicolour
Thanks, Nicholas
My Monthly Music Mix
A fun way to find out more about your children, their music preferences and the emotions and memories that their music choice evokes.
Examples as always on Teaching In Technicolour Instagram page
Share examples with me at my Twitter page @InTechnicolour or on Instagram