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A primary school teacher for over 20 years. I've learned a thing or two to share. My degree is in archaeology and I've never lost a love for history and all things history based.

A primary school teacher for over 20 years. I've learned a thing or two to share. My degree is in archaeology and I've never lost a love for history and all things history based.
A personal dictionary Dyslexic SEND table top template
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A personal dictionary Dyslexic SEND table top template

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An effective tool for all children but especially those with dyslexia or SEND and experiencing short term memory issues. This small booklet has simple colors on the cover to support any colour sensitivity and this makes it easier to copy on to coloured paper or card. The dictionary can be populated with useful words or can track the misspellings of the child to support their independent use when writing.
Getting to know the teacher slides floral design
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Getting to know the teacher slides floral design

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If you are looking for some ‘getting to know the teacher’ activities for September, then look no further. This is a powerpoint with slides that cover - all about me, my family, my hobbies and interests and my favourite things. After each slide of information there is a 2 facts and 1 lie slide for the children to see what they can remember about their new teacher. Can they find the lie? The last slide asks the children to have a go with 2 facts and 1 lie about themselves and test a partner. There are 3 different designs in the shop – classroom, floral or party. Choose the one that suits your personality best.
Getting to know the teacher slides
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Getting to know the teacher slides

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If you are looking for some ‘getting to know the teacher’ activities for September, then look no further. This is a powerpoint with slides that cover - all about me, my family, my hobbies and interests and my favourite things. After each slide of information there is a 2 facts and 1 lie slide for the children to see what they can remember about their new teacher. Can they find the lie? The last slide asks the children to have a go with 2 facts and 1 lie about themselves and test a partner. There are 3 different designs in the shop – classroom, floral or party. Choose the one that suits your personality best.
End of year review fortune teller fun activity
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End of year review fortune teller fun activity

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A twist on the usual end of year worksheets with this fortune teller. It has the questions that you would normally write on a piece of paper but this time they are in the centre of the fortune teller with some fun ways to find them. Watch the video with the images to find out how to put the fortune teller together. The sheet also has instructions. A lovely keep-sake for your students to take home at the end of the year.
End of year review by students
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End of year review by students

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A great keep-sake for your students to celebrate their best bits of the last year. It covers their favourite memories in picture form, their proudest moment, the most important thing they have learned and their favourite topic. A super way to celebrate their best bits with open ended questions so students can celebrate all successes. The download is a PDF format and is in both colour and black and white.
Student well being 5-11 conversation starters mindful art SEND support
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Student well being 5-11 conversation starters mindful art SEND support

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These are fun activities to get your students talking. It is not always easy to start a conversation but these tasks are designed to initiate talk. The tasks are open-ended with no ‘right’ way to do them. The images show fun drawing such as ‘What is on your toast?’. These will get the children talking and you can then work into the conversation something that needs to be addressed or just give the child chance to speak to you. They can be used as whole class ice breakers or for a single child in need of a chat. A great set of 16 activities to initiate talk and have fun. For any teacher or adult in school that want to know more about the children they teach.
Children's calendar 2024
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Children's calendar 2024

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A comprehensive collection of events that school leaders, home schoolers or just interested parents can use to celebrate cultural, religious, charity and appreciation days. There are also some useful competition dates for story writing and poetry. The religious celebrations have a key - B Buddhism, S Sikhism, I Islam and J Jewish. Some Christian celebrations are embedded within our secular calendar so have not been highlighted as religious but this can be used as a learning opportunity. The Solstices and Equinoxes have been highlighted too. This could support learning in astronomy, history and nature. A great resource that you can use any way you see fit.
Well being emotional awareness anger issues SEND time to talk 5-11
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Well being emotional awareness anger issues SEND time to talk 5-11

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These colourful and engaging sheets offer children a chance to stop and think about how they are feeling. The first question asks them to identify an emotion they are feeling and is followed by having to identify what it looks like on a face. For those children that are learning to read emotional and social cues this can be invaluable training. For those learning to recognise emotional triggers, using these sheets daily as a morning task can support their growing awareness of themselves and their feelings. The sheets come in a multitude of genders, skins colours and hair styles so that you can find a fit for the child you are working with. A simple but really effective resource supporting our primary aged children as they try to make sense of themselves and the world around them.
Primary Simple Compound Complex sentence type posters / support material
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Primary Simple Compound Complex sentence type posters / support material

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A set of 6 colourful classroom posters to support children remembering the three basic sentence types. Each sentence type has an example page (with a catchy definition) and then a range of helpful words on the following page. Simple sentence + range of verbs Compound sentence + coordinating conjunctions Complex sentences + subordinating conjunctions Could be used as posters or images for books, powerpoints, intervention support or table top support.
Primary Maths - Problem Solving styles and examples
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Primary Maths - Problem Solving styles and examples

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A document outlining the different styles of questions around problem solving in maths. There are many, including more than one answer, missing numbers, odd one out, 1 or 2 step problems, logical thinking, patterns, generalisation and non-examples. The document includes the skills that children will need to solve these problems and examples of what they look like. This is intended to support teachers within the primary phase to effectively teach maths problem solving in class. As maths lead, I have distributed this to staff and asked them to ensure they expose the children to each one each year.
Literacy sound, word and sentence support Dyslexic SEND
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Literacy sound, word and sentence support Dyslexic SEND

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An effective support for any primary child, dyslexic student or SEND pupil. Print a copy and put on the table to remind children of the letter formation families, the writing process, a sentence checklist, a sounds mat on the back and a personal dictionary inside. It is colourful and bright to engage the user and support their long term memory of key literacy skills.
Primary Maths editable table top support basic skills key formulas SEND dyscalculia help
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Primary Maths editable table top support basic skills key formulas SEND dyscalculia help

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This is a handy sized booklet with a range of basic facts and reminders from the Key Stage 2 curriculum. It includes addition and subtraction (100 square and the part-whole model), multiplication and division (multiplication square and the part-whole diagrams), a range of shape key facts (including features and symmetry), angle reminders (shapes and lines), area, perimeter and volume formulas, fraction key information with diagram and a table of key facts for measures. It is downloadable as a PowerPoint so that you can edit to suit the needs of your children by adding or removing diagrams or key information. It can be used for SEND children or those with dyscalculia.
Catchy handwriting family poster table resource
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Catchy handwriting family poster table resource

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These catchy handwriting families makes learning letter formation fun and easy to remember. They are grouped into letters with similar formations (Curly-wurly family using a c formation, Bouncing family with letters that fall down and bounce back up, Soldier family with letters that have a straight back, Smiley family has letters with rounded bottoms like a smiley face and the Dangerous family that contains letters with sharp edges). This is a poster or a table top support. There is a presentation in the shop if you want something bigger for the shared screen.
Colourful alphabet bunting display support resource
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Colourful alphabet bunting display support resource

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Making school life just that little bit easier for teachers. These flags are bright and engaging for an impressive display in any classroom. They cover the complete alphabet so that the title reflects the specific wording that you need. They have lines to reinforce letter formation and size as well as being colourful and welcoming. There are 2 sets - one with a printed font and the second a cursive font so you choose the one that best suits your school’s handwriting policy.
Primary Science bunting MATERIALS display
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Primary Science bunting MATERIALS display

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The material bunting is bright and engaging for an impressive science display in any classroom. Each flag has a colourful, high-quality image of an object made of different materials to reflect the topic being taught and support learning within the unit. The flags include the full alphabet so that the title reflects the specific wording that you would like - materials, science around us, what things are made from… The document will be a pdf format and so enlarging and reducing should be easy using the printing tools. There is a step-by-step guide at the end of the document.
Primary Science bunting FORCES AND MAGNETS display
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Primary Science bunting FORCES AND MAGNETS display

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The forces and magnets bunting is bright and engaging for an impressive science display in any classroom. Each flag has a colourful, high-quality image of a magnet with iron filings attracted in different orientations to reflect the topic being taught and support learning within the unit. The flags include the full alphabet so that the title reflects the specific wording that you would like - magnets and forces, the force of magnets, the power of forces and magnets… The document will be a pdf format and so enlarging and reducing should be easy using the printing tools. There is a step-by-step guide at the end of the document to help you as well.
Primary Science bunting WEATHER display
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Primary Science bunting WEATHER display

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The weather bunting is bright and engaging for an impressive science display in any classroom. Each flag has a colourful, high-quality image of a different type of weather to reflect the topic being taught and support learning within the unit. The flags include the full alphabet so that the title reflects the specific wording that you would like - weather, weather in the UK, our weather, what will the weather be today… The document will be a pdf format and so enlarging and reducing should be easy using the printing tools. There is a step-by-step guide at the end of the document to help you as well.
Handwriting families catchy letter formation for primary school
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Handwriting families catchy letter formation for primary school

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A catchy way to introduce letter formation groups and to continue practice throughout the primary years. There is the curly-wurly family (all c based letter formation), the bouncing family (letters that fall down and bounce back up), the soldier family (straight line, standing tall letters), the smiley family (rounded bottom letters) and the dangerous family (containing all the letters with sharp edges). A presentation that can be used for posters or on the Interactive White Board.
Teacher diary with inspirational quotes
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Teacher diary with inspirational quotes

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A diary specially designed for teachers. Each month has a quote to inspire and support you as you work your way through the school year. They are designed to be bright and engaging to uplift you on the hardest of days. PDFs can be printed at a range of sizes so you could enlarge and use on a staff noticeboard or reduce to an A5 size and create a little pocket diary for your handbag. You could make a simple gift for colleagues or buy as a treat for yourself.