Christmas literacy and numeracy activities. A great resource to get learners excited about the Christmas 2015! The resource includes 3 Christmas theme activities: - 1x Beginning sounds – writing the letter - 1x Christmas word-search - 1x Counting - addition practice This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! It can provide worksheets to help form a standalone English or Maths lesson or can be left as activities in a cover lesson. Can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to early years and KS1 students. Check out my other Christmas resources!! Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources.

A great resource to get learners excited about Chinese New Year 2016! Question Answer Relationship (QAR) is a great technique for encouraging and improving reading comprehension with students. http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/question_answer_relationship The resource includes 11 questions (answers included) for students to answer based on Spring Festival fact files (access to the internet is required). This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! It can help form a standalone literacy lesson or can be left as a cover lesson. The activities should last between 30 minutes. Can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to years 7-8. Activities are differentiated by the QAR levels Please rate if you enjoyed! See my other Chinese New Year resource here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chinese-new-year-themed-literacy-and-web-based-activities-11200018 Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources.

A great resource to get learners excited about the Rio 2016! The resource includes 11 Rio Olympic theme question for students to hunt for along with suggested teaching strategies and answers. This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! It can form a standalone literacy lesson or can be left as a cover lesson. Can easily suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to higher KS2 and KS3 students. Suggested ideas for differentiation and extension are provided in the teachers notes. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent Rio resources.

Some great resources to get learners excited about the Rugby World Cup 2015! This resource includes a match wall chart so your class can keep tally of the games and how their favorite team is faring in the completion. Themed writing paper and bookmarks with the World Cup teams on them. This resource has been designed to complement any Rugby Wold Cup themed activities you do with your class in the lead up and during the competition. This resource can be easily adapted, however has been designed so that all you need to do is print and use. You may wish to enlarge the match wall chart. This resource will perfectly match my Rugby World Cup themed literacy, numeracy and geography resource available at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/rugby-world-cup-2015-themed-geography-literacy-and-numeracy-activities-11092517 Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other great resources.

A great resource to get learners excited about the Halloween 2016! It can help form part of a standalone literacy/spelling lesson, can be left as cover work or used during Form group or ‘down time’. This lesson should be accessible to students in second grade to eighth grade. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources.

A great resource to get learners excited about the Rio 2016! The resource includes 11 Rio Olympic theme question for students to hunt for along with suggested teaching strategies and answers. This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialized ability is needed! It can form a standalone literacy lesson or can be left as a cover lesson. Can easily suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to higher Year 5 and Year 9 students. Suggested ideas for differentiation and extension are provided in the teachers notes. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent Rio resources.

A great resource to get learners excited about the Halloween and Day of the Dead 2016! The resource includes 5 theme activities: -Creating a Halloween monster -Writing a dribble (100 word story) -Day of the Dead find-a-word -Mindfulness Colouring -Day of the Dead skulls -Day of the Dead skull masks -Teachers notes and suggested teaching strategies -Answers This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialized ability is needed! It can form a standalone literacy and art lesson, can be left as a cover lesson or used during Form group or ‘Down time’. Can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to KS2 and KS3 students. Activities are differentiated and provide a challenge for more able students. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources.

A great resource to get learners excited about Wimbledon 2016! The resource includes 3 Wimbledon/ tennis theme activities: -Writing a haiku riddle -Word-search -Numeracy worksheet – addition, subtraction, money, perimeter and circumference -Suggested teaching strategies for each activity -Answers This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! It can form a standalone literacy and numeracy lesson or can be left as a cover lesson. Together all three activities should last between 1 - 1.5 hours. Can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to KS2 students, for KS3 maths worksheet will need additional problems. Activities are differentiated and provide a challenge for more able students. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources.

Have students who struggle to start their research assignments? Need students to show evidence of their research? Don’t have the time to create your own scaffolding? This resource is for you! A great resource (that will suite any length of time set) to get learners to demonstrate their ability to plan and prepare for a research assignment. Includes steps to encourage and support students to: -Begin the inquiry and identify previous knowledge -Develop a hypothesis (tentative, revised and final) -Define relevant key words -Devise sub-questions and then locate and record relevant information -Synthase and plan through to reviewing and editing their draft Accessible to middle school students, differentiated by the 3 levels of critical reflection and source evaluation questions. Simply edit these question, enabling it to be used by student in other year levels. Please leave feedback if you found the resource useful!

Christmas literacy activities. A great resource to get learners excited about the Christmas 2015! The resource includes 11 Christmas theme activities, teacher notes and answers: - 2x pre-poetry activities (mind-map and 5 senses) - 3x poetry activities – Limerick, Cinquain and Tanka - 3x Christmas word-search - Drabble (creative writing) - Christmas world fact file - ‘Twas the night before Christmas’ comprehension This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! It can provide worksheets to help form a standalone English or literacy lesson or can be left as activities in a cover lesson. The worksheets can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to KS2 and lower KS3 students. Activities are differentiated – outlined in teacher notes. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources. Want to try before you buy? Download one of my free resources.

A great resource to get learners excited about the Rugby World Cup 2015! The resource includes 13 Rugby World Cup theme activities: -Writing a haiku and acrostic poem, drabble (100 word story) and article -Mapping skills -Numeracy worksheet – number, fractions, perimeter, area and percentage -Suggested teaching strategies -Answers This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! It can form a standalone literacy and numeracy lesson or can be left as a cover lesson. Can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to KS2 and KS3 students. Activities are differentiated and provide a challenge for more able students. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources and free RWC themed resource. Small updates made!

A great resource to give learners at the start of any term, not just at the beginning of the year! The resource includes 3 worksheets for students to use to reflect on their holidays. The pack also included 2 fun back to school worksheets for students to complete. -2 truths and 1 lie -Holiday memories -Back to school Bingo -Word scramble -Back to school word search -Answers This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! It can help form a first day back lesson. Can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to Year 4- 8 or KS2 and lower KS3. Would go great with ‘Back to school – Holiday and Learning Reflections’ https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/back-to-school-holiday-and-learning-reflections-11186051 Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources.

Christmas literacy activities. A great resource to get learners excited about the Christmas 2015! The resource includes 10 Christmas theme activities and answers: - 2x Beginning sounds – writing the letter - 2x Beginning sounds – circle the correct letter - 2x Christmas word-search - Christmas words snap game - 2x Christmas story with puppets - Letter to Santa Claus This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! It can provide worksheets to help form a standalone English or literacy lesson or can be left as activities in a cover lesson. Can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to early years and KS1 students. Activities are differentiated – harder word search and Christmas vocabulary provide a challenge for more able students. Want to try before you buy? Download my free Christmas resource. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources.

A great resource to get learners excited about the Rio 2016! The resource includes Rio Olympic theme displays: -Medal Tally Poster - Bookmark/ Border Display - Bunting - Bingo -Olympic Country Report - Flag of competing country and sport pictographs -Suggested teaching strategies This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! The worksheet and game can form a standalone lesson or can be left as a cover lesson. The displays can easily suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to KS2 and lower KS3 students. Suggested ideas are provided in the teachers notes. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources. Now available as a bundle @ https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/rio-olympics-2016-themed-literacy-activities-bundle-11285978

Christmas literacy and numeracy activities Bundle. (See my other Christmas resource pages for individual packs) A great resource to get learners excited about the Christmas 2015! The resource includes 20 Christmas theme activities and answers: - 2x Beginning sounds – writing the letter - 2x Beginning sounds – circle the correct letter - 2x Christmas word-search - Christmas words snap game - 2x Christmas story with puppets - Letter to Santa Claus - 2x Counting – halving numbers - 3x Counting - addition practice - 2x Counting practice (1-10) - Counting with a dice - 2x Counting – number sequence - 2x Symmetry drawing This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! It can provide worksheets to help form a standalone English or Maths lesson or can be left as activities in a cover lesson. Can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to early years and KS1 students. Activities are differentiated – harder word search, Christmas vocabulary, number sequences, symmetry drawings and blank addition worksheet provide a challenge for more able students. Want to try before you buy? Download my free Christmas resource. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources.

A great resource to give learners at the start of any term, not just at the beginning of the year! The resource includes 4 worksheets for students to use to reflect on learning and goal progress. The pack also included 2 fun worksheets for students to use when reflecting on their holidays. -Comparing and Reflecting on Progress -Reflecting Rubric -Learning Reflection -Classroom Reflection -Holiday Tweets and Texts -Holiday Snapshot -Teacher Notes This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! It can help form a first day back lesson when students receive their most recent results back. Can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to Years 6-10 or KS2, KS3 and GCSE students. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources.

A great resource to give learners at the start of any term, not just at the beginning of the year! The resource includes 4 worksheets for students to use to reflect on learning and goal progress. The pack also included 5 fun worksheets for students to use when reflecting on their holidays and 2 fun back to school worksheets for students to complete. -Comparing and Reflecting on Progress -Reflecting Rubric -Learning Reflection -Classroom Reflection -Holiday Tweets and Texts -Holiday Snapshot -2 truths and 1 lie -Holiday memories -Back to school Bingo -Word scramble -Back to school word search -Teacher Notes and Answers This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! It can help form a first day back lesson when students receive their most recent results back. Can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to Years 4- 8 or KS2 and lower KS3, however the reflection worksheets are accessible to Year 6-10 or KS3 and GCSE students. Both packs are available individually @ https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/back-to-school-holiday-reflections-and-activity-pack-11186943 and https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/back-to-school-holiday-and-learning-reflections-11186051 Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources.

A great resource to get learners excited about the Rugby World Cup 2015! The resource includes 13 Rugby World Cup theme activities: -Writing a haiku and acrostic poem, dribble (100 word story) and article -Mapping skills -Numeracy worksheet – number, fractions and percentage -Suggested teaching strategies -Answers This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialized ability is needed! It can form a standalone literacy and numeracy lesson or can be left as a cover lesson. Can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to upper Elementary and lower Middle school students. Activities are differentiated and provide a challenge for more able students. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources and free RWC themed resource.

Use this display pack to brighten up your classroom while developing your student’s literacy skills though vocabulary. The display acts as a reference and scaffold to prompt students in extending their vocabulary in their creative writing. This resource has 10 posters to use to create your display and help your students excel in their creative writing. Posters include one key word with 10 synonyms pre poster, one blank poster to create your own classroom vocabulary and teacher notes. Please note that AU/NZ/UK spelling and US spelling versions are included in this resource. Key words include – good, bad, looked, very, got, said, sad, happy, went and like. Click on my display name to visit my TES shop and see my other great resources, including other back to school resources and displays. Please review if you found it useful!

A great resource to get learners excited about Chinese New Year 2016! Question Answer Relationship (QAR) is a great technique for encouraging and improving reading comprehension with students. http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/question_answer_relationship The resource includes 3 clips for students to watch and QAR themed questions for each clip. The clips include: -the story of the 12 Chinese Zodiac -Chinese New Year fable – Nian -a story about the Lantern Festival The resource also includes a web-quest including 9 questions with extension activities (web game and mini art project). Computers with access to the internet, Paint and Office applications and headphones are required. This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! It can help form a standalone literacy lesson or can be left as a cover lesson. Together all activities should last between 80mins – 120mins. Can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to years 7-8. Activities are differentiated by the QAR levels, but there is also an extension activity at the end for more able students. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources.