A great resource to get learners excited about Rio 2016! The resource includes 6 Rio summer Olympics theme activities: -multiplication -time - perimeter and area - division - reading tables -word search (for early finishers) -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 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 lower KS3 students. Worksheets provide a challenge for more able students (Year 4). Some questions rely on assumed Olympic event knowledge so please read the teaching notes. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources including my FREE Rio Olympics web-quest.

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.

UPDATED: Thank you for the feedback A PowerPoint presentation designed to have students write an original piece for the topic 'What qualities do you think the ANZACs possessed that enabled them to endure the Gallipoli Campaign.' The presentation provides images and information to help students understand what conditions were like at Gallipoli. I would suggest that you also find some simple YouTube clips to show. Once the information is presented to the students they are prompted to create a mind-map before staring on their writing. Use my ANZAC themed writing paper for this task found here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/anzac-day-writing-paper-11240912 Please review if you found it helpful! Click on my user name to view my other great resources!

Two ANZAC Day themed word-searches with 15 words each. Click on my username to see my other ANZAC Day resources! Please review if you found the resource helpful!

ANZAC Day themed quiz with 15 questions and answers at the end. See how much your students know about ANZAC Day. Can be used as a starter or in an assembly. Click on my username to see my other ANZAC Day resources! Please rate if you found the resource useful!

A great resource to get learners excited about Rio 2016! The resource includes 5 Rio summer Olympics theme activities: -writing a haiku -acrostic poem, -dribble (100 word story) - feature article -word search -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 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 higher 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 including my FREE Rio Olympics web-quest. Now available as a bundle @ https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/rio-olympics-2016-themed-literacy-activities-bundle-11285978

Christmas numeracy activities. A great resource to get learners excited about the Christmas 2015! The resource includes 12 Christmas theme activities and a number chart and answers: - 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 numeracy 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 number sequences and symmetry drawings and blank addition worksheet and 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.

Use this display pack to brighten up your classroom and so you never miss a student’s birthday! This resource has colourful posters for each month and a title poster to complete the display. There is also name tags and teacher notes with a bonus lesson idea. 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 the Rio 2016! The resource includes 9 Rio Olympic theme activities: -Puzzles - Alphabetical sort, word search, crossword - Literacy activities – Acrostic poem, persuasive writing - Olympic games activities – Olympic rings, design a medal, my hero, Olympic dream - Certificate -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 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 KS2 and low 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. Now available as a bundle @ https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/rio-olympics-2016-themed-literacy-activities-bundle-11285978

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.

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

Special discount offer for all 3 of my Rio Summer Olympics themed resources! The resource includes: - 5 literacy activities (writing a haiku, acrostic poem x2, dribble (100 word story), feature article and persuasive writing. - 5 worksheets (Olympic rings, design a medal, my hero, Olympic dream, Olympic Country Report) - 4 puzzles (Alphabetical sort, word search x2 and crossword) - Certificate - 3 display posters (Medal Tally Poster, Bookmark/ Border Display and Bunting) - Bingo - Flag of competing country - Sport pictographs -Suggested teaching strategies -Answers These resources have 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 be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. Please note that some activities in this bundle are aimed at KS2 while others are aimed at KS3. 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 including my FREE Rio Olympics web-quest. Updated: Haiku PowerPresentation uploaded...if you have already purchased this resource you can download the file via your dashboard.

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.

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!

Two types of themed ANZAC Day writing paper for any activities you have planned for your class. Goes well with my ANZAC Day writing activity found here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/anzac-day-writing-activity-11240914 Please review if you found this resource useful! Click on my username to see my other great 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.

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.