https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9xa8A1oXI2a9oRxGvQuojTDtoneHJXbx
I have over 60,000 views on my teaching YouTube channel and featured on Heart Radio with Amanda Holden, Look East News and the local newspapers talking about teaching. Enjoy :)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9xa8A1oXI2a9oRxGvQuojTDtoneHJXbx
I have over 60,000 views on my teaching YouTube channel and featured on Heart Radio with Amanda Holden, Look East News and the local newspapers talking about teaching. Enjoy :)
A visual aid to support children when learning about the seven different characteristics of living things: M.R.S.G.R.E.N. After teaching this to children, they made their own version to use to support their learning which they loved. Enjoy!
This lesson is included in my medium term plan for Living Things and Their Habitats which can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13024195
This resource is intended to be used to help teach the skills of the KS2 National Curriculum for Reading through 20 Guided Reading sessions using the book Friend or Foe by Michael Morpurgo.
Included in the pack:
• Questions which focus on vocabulary, retrieval, inference, predictions, author intent, author technique and giving explanations for answers using evidence from the text.
• Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Activities/Questions.
• Reading and respond to the text activities.
This resource has been used with KS2 classes to great effect and has boosted their reading skills and their comprehension scores.
Included is a series of 10 English lessons based on The High Street by Alice Melvin.
Throughout the lessons, children will learn about and apply their learning of nouns, adjectives, determiners, lists and rhyming words.
Learning objectives covered in this series of learning are:
To use the determiners ‘a’ and ‘an’ correctly.
To write a list.
To use commas in a list.
To use adjectives to describe nouns.
To write creatively.
To review and edit my writing.
By the end of the project, each child will have created their own version of The High Street zig-zag book.
This pack included all of my lesson plans for these ten lessons as well as copies of each resource needed.
I absolutely loved planning this and hope you enjoy the series of lessons.
Comprehension questions to go alongside a YouTube video of me reading chapter 1 of The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo. A great resource to use whilst home learning!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJFFb1r5n0I&t=161s
This resource is intended to be used to help teach the skills of the KS2 National Curriculum for Reading through 22 Guided Reading sessions using the book Whale Boy by Nicola Davies.
Included in the pack:
• Questions which focus on vocabulary, retrieval, inference, predictions, author intent, author technique and giving explanations for answers using evidence from the text.
• Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Activities/Questions.
• Reading and respond to the text activities.
This resource has been used with KS2 classes to great effect and has boosted their reading skills and their comprehension scores.
This resource is intended to be used to help teach the skills of the KS2 National Curriculum for Reading through a term’s worth of guided reading sessions.
Included in the pack:
• Questions which focus on vocabulary, retrieval, inference, predictions, author intent, author technique and giving explanations for answers using evidence from the text.
• Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Activities/Questions.
• Reading and respond to the text activities.
This resource has been used with KS2 classes to great effect and has boosted their reading skills and their comprehension scores.
Use this fractions poster to consolidate learning. Children to choose a fraction and then complete the circle of activities based around their chosen fraction: numerator, denominator, fraction as a shape, fraction as a quantity, written in words and the fraction needed to add to total 1 whole.
My class loved this activity and often refer to their posters when recapping fractions.
I created this to use with my class during a lesson on fractions. I wanted them to identify fractions and order fractions in ascending order but wanted to create a way for them to do this which had meaning and was exciting.
Therefore, I provided each pair of children with a bag of skittles which they then used to complete the worksheet.
The children found this extremely engaging!
During this project, children will be designing their own chocolate product from start to finish.
After carrying out market research, they will choose their target audience.
They will then generate many ideas before finalising a brand name, logo, slogan, product and USP (unique selling point.) With this in mind, they will then create a final design for their product’s packaging.
Once the product has been created (and tasted!) they will complete an evaluation of it.
This series of lessons teaching collage through art lessons. Throughout these lessons, children will:
respond to the work of Henri Matisse
create a collage based on ‘The Dance’ by Henri Matisse
investigate and combine the visual qualities of materials to create a collage
to respond to the facial images produced by the artist Francis Bacon
to create my own distorted portrait collage
to use collage to produce a response to Andy Warhol’s Pop Art
A fun activity where children can consolidate their learning and understanding on addition. I have created three differentiated game sheets.
Taking it in turns, choose a calculation to complete. Work it out on a whiteboard and if you get the correct answer, you can place a counter over the calculation. The first person to get 4 counters in row horizontally, vertically or diagonally wins.
Every child I’ve played this game with have really enjoyed it!
This resource is intended to be used to help teach the skills of the KS2 National Curriculum for Reading through 11 Guided Reading sessions.
Included in the pack:
• Questions which focus on vocabulary, retrieval, inference, predictions, author intent, author technique and giving explanations for answers using evidence from the text.
• Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Activities/Questions.
• Reading and respond to the text activities.
This resource has been used with KS2 classes to great effect and has boosted their reading skills and their comprehension scores.
An engaging activity where children must complete the addition calculations using the column method to crack the code. The code is an answer to a joke.
I have created three different versions of this to allow for easy differentiation in the classroom.
Version A: Adding 2-digit numbers without carrying
Version B: Adding 2-digit numbers with carrying
Version C: Adding 3-digit numbers with carrying
48 matching prefix cards. 24 of the cards have prefixes on and the other 24 have the root words which can be matched with them. All words/prefixes are taken from the National Curriculum statutory spelling requirements for years 3/4.
Prefixes included are:
Un-
Dis-
Inter-
Auto-
Mis-
Super-
Sub-
Re-
This series of lessons teaching printmaking through 14 art lessons. Throughout these lessons, children will:
use a roller and printing ink to experiment with mark making
to use monoprinting
to select colours and surfaces to develop ideas
to record and reflect in sketchbooks
to create animal print monoprints
to use plasticine to produce a relief stamp
to investigate African printmaking
to create a relief print
to use collograph blocks to create prints
to plan a final piece based on the techniques learnt
to complete my final piece
Staff meeting used to introduce Zones of Regulation created by a SENDCO and Inclusion Coordinator of a Multi-Academy Trust.
I have used this PowerPoint multiple times to introduce the Zones of Regulation to head teachers, class teachers and teaching assistants. I’ve received great feedback for this and all teachers have been inspired to create their own classroom displays.
Staff meeting Powerpoint includes:
Story/history/research behind the Zones of Regulation
Explanation of the Zones of Regulation
Definition of self-regulation
Poster including/explaining the four Zones
Blue Zone introduction: Typical emotions felt in this Zone and possible body signals
Green Zone introduction: Typical emotions felt in this Zone and possible body signals
Yellow Zone introduction: Typical emotions felt in this Zone and possible body signals
Red Zone introduction: Typical emotions felt in this Zone and possible body signals
Slide explaining how each slide links to the road signs (a good visual)
Many activities which can be used to help children identify an emotion they’re feeling and what Zone they’re in (Includes sorting, bingo, video links where Disney films etc demonstrate the Zones, linking experiences to Zones)
Examples of classroom resources to introduce/use the Zones
Many activities where children will be able to learn strategies to move from one Zone to another to help support regulation (toolbox, tools worksheet, sensory activities)
Blue Zone toolbox slides: What we need to do once we’re in this Zone and 2 differentiated toolboxes sharing tools for this coloured Zone
Green Zone toolbox slides: What we need to do once we’re in this Zone and 2 differentiated toolboxes sharing tools for this coloured Zone
Yellow Zone toolbox slides: What we need to do once we’re in this Zone and 2 differentiated toolboxes sharing tools for this coloured Zone
Red Zone toolbox slides: What we need to do once we’re in this Zone and 2 differentiated toolboxes sharing tools for this coloured Zone
Examples of classroom displays sharing the Zones of Regulation
Conclusion slide offering an opportunity for questions
Enjoy!
Simply edit the names and then print these cards off onto coloured paper of your choice and display as desired. This is a great way to monitor what your children are reading and for them to see which books each other are reading too. I will get the children to stick new post-it notes on top of old ones which will then create a reading-log in itself. Both myself and my TA’s have a card too as we want to join in the fun and the kids love seeing which books we’re reading!
The questions to go alongside the video of me reading chapter 1 of Charlotte’s Web. Perfect for working on comprehension whilst home learning!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF__Dw-qeHM
A medium term plan of 8 lessons to cover the Science National Curriculum Key Learning Expectations for:
• recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways
• explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment
• recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things
Lesson 1
To identify the seven life processes which determines a living thing.
Can use this resource to support this lesson: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mrs-gren-science-living-things-12189954
Lesson 2
To demonstrate how plants grow towards the light source.
Lesson 3
To group living things using a Venn Diagram .
Can use this resource to support this lesson:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/living-things-and-their-habitats-classification-activity-venn-and-carroll-diagram-12189979
Lesson 4
To group living things using a Carroll Diagram.
Can use this resource to support this lesson:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/living-things-and-their-habitats-classification-activity-venn-and-carroll-diagram-12189979
Lesson 5
To explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things.
Lesson 6
To correctly group living things in an animal anthology.
Lesson would be best if you have access to 'An Amazing Anthology of Intriguing Animals’ by Ben Hoare.
Lesson 7
To correctly group living things in an animal anthology.
Lesson would be best if you have access to 'An Amazing Anthology of Intriguing Animals’ by Ben Hoare.
Lesson 8
To identify invertebrates in the local environment.
My class absolutely loved this unit of work and made great progress!