Mes animaux cover work is a lesson plan and activity sheet to keep students busy for up to an hour. Designed so that you can just leave it with the cover supervisor, answers included. New French learners KS2 to 3. Gap fill, word and sentence recognition, grammar reinforcement, wordsearch, translation and writing task.

7 ‘all about me’ pages in the shape of a balloon perfect for getting to know your class/transition activity. Keep them as they are or attach to coloured paper using the template. They can be folded and glued to create a 3D balloon. Looks great with photo of the child hanging on and can be added to a display board or hung from a washing line.

Trace the number, write the number, make the number and show the number. Pair with loose parts, cubes, pom poms, play dough or buttons.

If you’re looking for an All about me activity for your ‘Meet your Teacher’ event then look no further as this downloadable pack consists of five All about me worksheet templates (A4 pdf for ech). Included are: a magnifying glass for a close up of your students favourites a picture prompt sheet a wanted theme poster a girl template concertina worksheet a boy template concertina worksheet Each template gives learners the opportunity to share information about them, such as their favourite colour, hobbies, lessons, pets, friends, family and likes, all with prompted areas. The completed activities would look great on your display boards for the new term ahead, providing a familiar welcome for students as they settle into their new learning environment.

Checking Out Me History - AQA GCSE Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology This two-lesson unit teaches students about John Agard's 'Checking Out Me History' in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying AQA Power and Conflict poetry, the resource explores the poem in depth and explains how to compare it to other poems from the anthology. It is made up of a 49-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 3 accompanying worksheets. The lessons contain the following: Lesson One Context - An introduction to John Agard and the social and historical context of ‘Checking Out Me History’. First Reading - A reading of ‘Checking Out Me History’ with comprehension / consolidation questions - answers included. Language and imagery - Analysing the poem line by line. Exploring language and answering questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided. Essay Writing - An essay question to assess students' initial understanding of the poem. An example response is included. Lesson Two Imagery - Analysing Agard's use of imagery. Themes - Discussing Checking Out Me History's themes. Structure and Form - Considering how Agard uses form, structure, rhythm and rhyme. The GCSE exam - Comparing ‘Checking Out Me History’ with ‘London’ and explaining how to write a comparison essay in the exam. This is a comprehensive resource containing a range of activities, however it can also be edited, personalised and differentiated to suit your teaching needs. To preview a selection of slides from 'Checking Out Me History’, please click on the images.

Two standalone worksheets to support pupils to talk about holidays in the past tense. Resource 1: Introduces key past tense verbs and recycles key language with a sentence builder, gap fill reading and translation practice. There is also a summary of how to form past tense verbs with avoir and a grammar gap fill task. Resource 2: Review of key past tense verbs with a GCSE reading comprehension task (a note taking question with a vocabulary search). Format: Word document and PDF with answers.

An ideal booklet for any class from Year 3 to Year 6 during the transition period. This can be used at the end of a year to give to the new class teacher or at the beginning of a new academic year to get to know your new class. Page 1 -Cover Page 2 - Minecraft art activity (link included) Page 3 - All about me (personal details, favourite things) Page 4 - School (subjects, sports etc) Page 5 - General Interests (hobbies) Page 6 -My favourite memory of this year Page 7 - Random facts about me (post it page) Page 8 - Future me (including target setting) The booklet can be printed and given to each child or alternatively, they can be printed as separate pages and page 2 can be used as an art activity that can displayed and page 6 can be used as a cold writing prompt, whilst the others can be used at will!

Anita and Me - Unit of Work 'Anita and Me' is made up of a 150-slide PowerPoint presentation, an 8-page booklet of worksheets and a 21-lesson unit of work overview. Our 'Anita and Me' unit is designed to develop pupil knowledge and understanding of the plot, characters, language, themes and the social and historical context of the novel. It contains a collection of activities for pupils of all abilities, including: - A brief biography of Meera Syal - An explanation of the social and historical context of the novel (1970s Britain, the Black Country, immigration in 70s Britain, racial tensions, the partition of India) - Plot tracking and consolidation activities - Activities to explore the narrative structure of Anita and Me - Analysis of the characters of Meena and her family as well as Anita, Tracey and Robert - Exploration of the key themes of Anita and Me - identity, racism, family, friendship, childhood, growing up, the cultural diversity of C20th Britain - Developing understanding of the features of a novel – character, theme, plot, style and language - Examining Meera Syal's use of language - setting, description, contrast, symbolism and pathetic fallacy - Exploring character development through Meena - Reading and discussion tasks and questions - Diary writing (empathetic writing) to consolidate a deeper understanding of Meena's development - A 21 lesson unit of work (following the four part lesson structure) - A 150-slide PowerPoint presentation (see preview below) - 8 worksheets to accompany the PowerPoint All PowerPoint slides are fully editable, so you can personalise and differentiate the resources as much or as little as you want. Add extra slides, delete pages, change the text and imagery and update it as is necessary to suit your teaching needs. In addition, the resource contains a unit overview and a student booklet with worksheets created to be used in conjunction with the PowerPoint. To preview a selection of slides from the unit, click on the images.

This All About Me T Shirt Art Activity, is an engaging first week back to school ice breaker. It’s a creative way for teachers and students to learn more about each other. Invite students to respond to 30 prompts and questions in a personal and imaginative way, using doodles, words, ‘graffiti style’ lettering and illustrations. T shirt template 1: Art Activity There are 15 sections to illustrate responses to prompts, including: Self portrait, name, age, grade, favourite color, fruit, vegetable, sport, film, song… T shirt template 2: Writing Activity There are 15 questions / prompts to respond to in written format, including: My top 3 goals this year, something I like at school, something I find challenging, if I were a superhero, I can make the world better by, I feel happy when, I feel sad when, I aim to, I wonder if… The T Shirt templates measure approximately 22 x 18cm / 8 x 7 inches and are designed to fit US Letter and A4 paper size for printing. The finished T shirts make a fabulous display, on the bulletin board or pegged up on a line as a garland. The designs are inspired by Piet Mondrian’s abstract work and the pack includes a poster and garland to make the classroom colourful and inspiring. Photographs of completed and partially completed examples included in the packet, use a black ball point pen and colored markers to create a modern, illustrative style to appeal to slightly older children, year 4+ The pack also contains activities for early finishers, including doodle pages and bookmarks to make. UK/Aus/Can templates with ‘colour’ and ‘favourite’ spellings are included in the pack. All original artwork ©The ImaginationBox/Diane Pagan 2018

A set of four standalone resources on the topic of free time and hobbies - mes passe-temps. Resource 1: Introduction to hobbies: vocabulary, writing/speaking mat & translation to embed vocabulary Resource 2: Reading: a GCSE style reading comprehension with key vocabulary search and reformulation translation tasks. Resource 3: Grammar practice, reading and further translation practice Resource 4: A GCSE style reading comprehension - a multiple-choice style question recycling vocabulary in the previous resources. Format: Word document and PDF with answers.

A double-sided standalone resource to support pupils to talk and write about their ideal holidays using ‘je rêve de’, j’espère’ and some conditional sentences. It includes a review of how to say ‘to’ with countries/cities, expressions match up, translation practice, a sentence builder and a plenary reading comprehension. Format: Word document and PDF with answers.

Three resources to help pupils to talk about illness, health and body parts in Spanish. There is a reading comprehension, vocabulary activities, practice with me duele/ me duelen and a grammar gap fill task. There is also a speaking/writing mat on illnesses and needs with translation practice and answers. A reading comprehension on the topic of body parts, accidents and injuries in the past tense (preterite) with a scaffolded text: tuve un accidente de esqui Answers included.

Following Studio 3 scheme of work. Will require access to textbook for listening tracks.

A lesson on John Agard’s ‘Checking Out Me History’ aimed at lower ability learners. It includes: Do Now task (shown on cover slide) Contextual information regarding the historical figures and events referenced in the poem, with corresponding worksheet. Link to relevant video + the meaning of ‘Eurocentric’ Quotation Hunt + Challenge Task Imagery in the poem worksheet Comparison table to complete with ‘My Last Duchess’ in terms of the presentation of the abuse of power. Review learning with challenge question.

*Licenced to use, produce and sell resources using Boardmaker symbols. A resource designed with SEND pupils in mind that works well too, for KS1 children. Links to PSHE, Me, Ourselves, Emotions, Anti - Bullying week, Behaviour Management, Communication, as well as speaking and listening, reading and writing. Sheet 1 shows 24 colour pictures with emotion words written above. Sheet 2 shows 24 black and white pictures with words around it. Pupils can identify the facial expressions and find the correct matching words. There is more than one option for this e.g. glad and happy might apply equally well to the same picture. Sheets 3 -8, each show 4 black and white pictures and children can write a word, phrase or sentence to describe the feelings or emotions.

6 weeks of planning and resources for an “All About Me” topic, suitable for a Reception class. Based on the 2021 EYFS Development Matters document. The topic is broken up in to 6 themes: Week 1 - What Makes Me Special? Week 2 - My Body Week 3 - My Senses Week 4 - My Feelings Week 5 - Growing and Changing Week 6 - My Home and Local Area Each week has detailed planning for adult led sessions for the 7 areas of learning. There are 48 session plans altogether. Each week also has ideas for enhancing the continuous provision across 10 areas of the learning environment, with over 200 ideas in total. Where needed, resources to support these activities are included in the pack. There are also 6 weekly newsletters included. These can be used to let parents/carers know what their child is learning and to suggest ideas that they may want to try at home. The planning documents and newsletters are Word documents and can be edited. The supporting resources are PDF files and cannot be edited.

3 getting to know me activities. Great for move up mornings or the first day with a new class. Includes: +bingo for the children to get to know those in their class. Has a range of ‘find someone who…’ questions that encourages conversation between the children e.g. ‘find someone who has been on a plane’ +getting to know the teacher sheet. Children will guess things about their new teacher, such as: age, favourite subject, how long they have been teaching. Teachers can then go through the questions with the children afterwards and see how close they were. +a sheet for the children to fill in about themselves, including fun facts about themselves, some of their favourite things, and any hobbies. 1st sheet = children getting to know peers 2nd sheet = children getting to know teacher 3rd sheet = teacher getting to know children

Resource for beginners to revise how to say your name and its spelling, your age and where you live.

Ideal for transition day or first day in a new class; find out all about your pupils!

a simple worksheet to recognise sports in French - a couple of match up exercises

This Spanish Powerpoint Tutorial introduces body parts and the expression 'Me Duele(n)&' and the Verb &';Doler'. Uses the theme of the San Fermin fiesta in Pamplona to introduce the Writing and Speaking tasks. I started the lesson with video clips from the internet of the bull runs. The PP ends with photos of injuries encouraging students to say the correct sentence for each one. Follow up Homework was to research the festival and produce a poster.