A world map showing the Commonwealth countries and where they can be found. Used as a resource to support learning about the Queen and the countries she reigns over.

An image of children holding hands around the world. Could be used as a starting point for similarities and differences; cultural, or new year discussions

Homework / classwork sheet designed to help children find out information about the countries of the Commonwealth. To find out the continent, capital city, population, languages spoken, interesting facts etc. Children can use internet, atlas or other non-fiction book to find out the information.

Word cards with flag of the countries of the Commonwealth. Designed to be used alongside the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

An assembly PowerPoint based on FIFA's World Cup website to introduce the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Cover a small amount on the country, as well as Brazilian football past, qualifying teams, the 2014 Brazil kit, and World Cup mascots.\nEnding with a short video.

A set of images of New Year celebrations around the world.

Poster to go with Where in the world is Barnaby Bear display on China/Chinese New Year.

Map to be used for a Weather presenter's role-play

A non-fiction book on rabbits. Designed either to be viewed on the interactive whiteboard or printed and made into a book for shared reading sessions. Could be used as a topic introduction or independent reading.

Updated and animated version of cjhinchliffe's powerpoint. I have made into a 2 session lesson plan focusing on: 1. where are bananas grown and why? 2. Climates and why bananas are not grown in the UK. 3. The journey of a banana. 4. Fair-trade / local produce questions.

Poem focusing on leaves and colors.

Display banner to accompany a display on the River Ganges and the story of Goddess Ganga and Lord Shiva

A display banner to accompany geographic work on the journey of a banana, fair trade and food miles.

Designed to go alongside the Leicester University Botanic Garden's Whole world cake lesson/activity. Images of ingredients that children find growing within the gardens. This is designed for children to draw/use a map of the gardens, stick and label where the ingredients were found growing. The images could also be stuck onto a world map to show where in the world they are naturally grown. Fits in with work on Fair Trade and harvest.

To be used alongside guided reading as an independent task/homework with guided reading book. Reading comprehension sheets for Project X orange bookband/stage 6/RR level 16 and turquoise bookband/stage 7/RR levels 17-18. When animals invade, Body invaders, Dragon hunter & The silver box.

3 differentiated grids for writing down the co-ordinates of different modes of transport.

An acrostic snow poem and a rain shape poem. To be used for teaching poetry or as a display.\nI designed these and the supporting images as a homework. The Powerpoint document has 6 pages of each poem, so can easily be printed on a handout to be cut up for each child's homework book.\nI have used in conjunction with Hamilton&'s Y1 unit 3b - Poems on a theme - weather

Thank you to http://elementaryartfun.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/winter-rain-watercolor-resist.html?m=1 for your wonderful idea and photographs. I have put this into a manageable powerpoint lesson.You will need white paper, white and coloured crayons, blue, turquoise and black watercolour paints and a wet cloth.

Great for a class sweepstake or general interest! Not my document, but taken from http://predictoplanet.com/

A word mat designed to follow the VCOP display board. Created to help pupils write a recount of a trip to Leicester Botanic Gardens. Thanks to ilovemarmite and butterbeer for the VCOP superhero images.