This resource pack from the National Theatre contains free downloadable pdf resources for teachers, students, researchers or anyone interested in discovering more about the National Theatre's production of &'The Caucasian Chalk Circle&';.

The National Autistic Society Autism Helpline often receives calls from parents and carers asking about ways of promoting inclusion and interaction with peers, for their child with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This information sheet provides a brief overview of a strategy called the Circle of Friends approach, which is used mainly in mainstream schools.

Circle Properties. A single page that you should print out at A4 size. Have the learners in groups. You have the sheet covered at the front of the class. One person from each group comes up and looks at a revealed section for 30 seconds. They then go back to their group who try to recreate the original document on their own paper. The person that went to look cannot draw anything for the next one minute. Then ask for the next person to come up for 30 seconds etc. Can be used to introduce the key words and circle properties or as a revision lesson.

Sight Words are so often memorised by kiddos. This 265 page flip book product is an engaging way to have your kiddo's practice sight words. Each sight word has its own flip book. There are 3 per page for easy printing options. In this book your kiddo's will do the following: Trace It: Students trace over the sight word Color it: Students color or rainbow write the sight word Find it: Students look for and circle/color/spot and dot/highlight the sight word Read it: Students read the sentence and draw a picture to match. They can circle/highlight the sight word in the passage. Write it: Students write their own sentence using the sight word. This product includes the following sight words: all am are at ate be black brown but came did do eat four get good have he into like must new no now on our out please pretty ran ride saw say she so soon that there they this too under want was well went what white who will with yes

Myriad ideas for involving pupils with language and vocabulary of science, that should lead to an improvement in literacy skills and increase engagement with learning.

47 graph templates using NZ sight words from the Magenta to Orange levels. Students circle the words, colour the graph and write the number in the circle below. A great way to cover literacy and numeracy at the same time. The graphs progress in difficulty: At the Magenta level students are only working with a few words on a simple 5x4 graph. By the time they get to Orange, the task has become more challenging with the number of words that they need to plot on a 6x6 graph. For example: ♦ Magenta – 4 different words to graph. 15 words to circle and graph. A maximum number of 5. ♦ Orange - 6 different words to graph. 25 words to circle and graph. A maximum number of 6. Included: ♦ Magenta – 7 graphs ♦ Red – 6 graphs ♦ Yellow – 7 graphs ♦ Blue - 7 graphs ♦ Green – 9 graphs ♦ Orange – 11 graphs ♦ 2 blank templates to make your own activity. (Magenta and Orange templates). The thumbnail images above show a graph for Magenta, Yellow and Orange. The font used is ‘NZ Basic Script’. The letter/number shapes are the same as those recommended in the NZ Ministry of Education Handbook – ‘Teaching Handwriting’. Words Used: Magenta: I like going is mum look the am said to at went in me here my on dad a and come up can sat for Red: we get put with go no they today was where you she he this are will as too not but likes down big it little see so looked Yellow: when came one it’s make an all back day into oh out play ran do take that then there him saw his got looking of yes mother from her baby father Blue: have help here’s home let need again laugh soon talked could had find end making under very were your walk girl about don’t last what now goes because next than fun bag coming did or cake run Green: always good walked know please them use want feel just left best house old their right over love still took thank you school much brother sister round another myself new some asked called made people children away water how Mrs if I’m Mr who didn’t can’t after our time most Orange: man think long things wanted eat everyone two thought dog well more I’ll tree shouted us other food through way been stop must red door sea these began boy animals never work first lots that’s gave something bed may found live say night small three head town I’ve around every garden fast only many laughed let’s suddenly told word forgot better bring push ********************************************************************* © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

These resources are to accompany the production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle’ at the Unicorn in Feb/Mar 2015, for students in Year 7 - 12. The resources contain: A summary of the play Historical and political context A timeline of Brecht&'s life and key information on Brechtian Theatre Interviews with the creative team & images of the cast A Drama scheme of work with five detailed sessions: Brecht and Political Theatre The Prologue Performing Brecht The story of Azdak Grusha&’;s decision For more info visit: https://www.unicorntheatre.com

Handa’s Surprise is a lovely story ideal for learning about fruits, animals or a topic about Africa. We focused on learning the different adjectives to describe the fruits. This resource includes follow-up activities for KG level based on this picture book. I used the book in my class for one week using all the different resources. I started the first few sessions by reading the story and then using the flashcards to remind the children of the different fruits and adjectives describing them. A game they loved was “Musical Pairs,” where I gave each child one of the pictures, and when the music stopped, they would have to go around looking for the child holding the adjectives that described their fruit. You can use these activities as a follow-up after reading the book “Handa’s Surprise” (book not included). Included in this resource: BINGO MEMORY GAME 6 bingo boards and cards. Print and laminate the boards. Back the cards with colored paper before cutting them out, cut and laminate. The children are each given a bingo board, the cards are placed upside down and the children take turns to pick a card. If they match the descriptive words to a fruit on their board, they circle the fruit with a whiteboard marker on their board. If it doesn’t match, they place it back down. The first child to circle all the fruits on their board shouts out BINGO! And is the winner. THREADING CARDS 4 threading cards. Print, cut, laminate, and punch a hole in the circles. The children are given a long piece of wool or thread and practice threading by joining the animals to the fruit that they took in the story. Encourage the children to use the following langauge, “The giraffe took the spiky-leaved pineapple,” to help them recall the different adjectives used in the book. FLASHCARDS Fruit picture cards to match with the adjective cards. We used these daily to help the children learn the different fruits and adjectives. For example, as they came into class, they picked a picture of a fruit and looked for the adjectives that describe it; we then went around, saying i.e “I have the sweet-smelling guava”. STORYBOARD Children cut out the animals and fruit and place them in order on the storyboard. They then use the storyboard to help them retell the story in their own words. SPINNERS Cut out and laminate the spinners and arrows. Use a split pin to attach the arrow to the middle of the spinner. You can use the spinner as a whole class or with a small group of children. A great resource to help the children learn all the adjectives for the different fruits in the story “Handa’s Surprise.” ADJECTIVE WORKSHEETS, COLOURING SHEETS, SENTENCE WRITING PRACTICE WORKSHEETS Also includes some cutting and sticking activities for fine motor practice. Print and assign to the children each day or use in your Literacy Centres. ANSWER KEY INCLUDED

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Practice sight word reading fluency with these sight word stories. Students will read the stories containing the sight word. Your students will be engaged in learning sight words by reading these different fluency stories. Each passage focuses on a single sight word so students can get a lot of practice with the target word they are learning. What is Included: One sight word passage for each sight word. Extra pages to account for alternate spellings Each sight word is presented in context, so students not only learn each sight word by sight, but also learn its correct usage in a sentence. All of the sight word write and read pages are print and go. These no prep pages make a great literacy activity, sub plans or independent sight word practice. Activities With These Pages: Simply have students read the sight word. Circle the target sight word in each passage. Send fluency passages home for homework. Use as easy, no prep sub plans. This packet contains Fry’s Second 100 High Frequency Words: after, again, air, also, America, animal, another, answer, any, around, ask, away, back, because, before, big, boy, came, change, different, does, end, even, follow, form, found, give, good, great, hand, help, here, home, house, just, kind, know, land, large, learn, letter, line, little, live, man, me, means, men, most, mother, move, much, must, name, need, new, off, old, only, our, over, page, picture, place, play, point, put, read, right, same, say, sentence, set, should, show, small, sound, spell, still, study, such, take, tell, things, think, three, through, too, try, turn, us, very, want, well, went, where, why, work, world, years

A selection of word problems based around the panto which we will be using at Christmastime, children have to use the knowledge that they acquire step by step to work out the answers. Could be used as an extension to another activity.

Oi Frog! Is a funny and colorful rhyming picture book and a great resource to use when teaching rhyming words to little children. This resource includes follow up activities for Reception Class level based on this hilarious picture book. I used the book in my class for one week using all the different resources and the children LOVED IT! Included in the resource: BINGO MEMORY GAME 6 bingo boards and cards. Print and laminate the boards. Back the rhyming cards with colored paper before cutting them out, cut and laminate. The children are each given a bingo board, the cards are placed upside down and the children take turns to pick a card. If they match a rhyming pair on their board, they place it on the matching picture. If it doesn’t match, they place it back down. The first child to find all the rhyming pairs shouts out BINGO! And is the winner. THREADING CARDS 6 threading rhyming cards. Print, cut, laminate and punch a hole in the circles. The children are given a long piece of wool or thread and practice threading by joining the rhyming words. **PNG FILES ** 36 Individual matching rhyming cards and 18 picture cards and sentences in PNG format (transparent background) for you to make your own digital resources. These are what I used for my EASEL activity. FLASCHARDS Matching rhyming cards and sentence flashcards for you to print, laminate and cut out. We used these daily to help the children learn the different rhymes. As they came into class, they picked a picture and looked for its rhyming sentence, we then went around calling out our rhyming sentence at the start of the lesson. RHYMING WORKSHEETS, COLOURING SHEETS, SENTENCE WRITING PRACTICE & DOODLE WORKSHEETS ANSWER KEY INCLUDED

If you have just taught the bus stop method, these are perfect. Word problems where the children need to retrieve the information and then place into a number sentence to find the answer. These are colourful and are part of the 'Dexter and Dood - superhero&' range of books.

Football season is here, and now is the time to get ready for some football math. Be the hero in your classroom when you hand out NFL Football-themed fraction word problem worksheets. If you are a 4th or 5th grade math teacher, this is for you! The clip art on each page is great and NFL Football themed. Word problems include tables and charts along with questions that involve adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, and comparing fractions. Also included is a listing of the 32 teams with their logo. Answer key included. I have additional NFL-themed resources in My Shop, so please stop by. Total Pages-11

A collection of 中文 word search for beginner learners of Chinese. A fun way to help you recognise and revise characters. This workbook covers vocabulary featured in the textbook, Jin Bu 1

This Workbook contains a range of activities for sk, mp, ft and it words and includes mixed activities to reinforce learning. (23 pages)

Cumulative Test of Greek and Latin Word Roots or Stems. Greek and Latin Roots test to assess students on their general knowledge of word stems after we have studied basic Greek and Latin roots. It includes multiple choice, matching and fill-in type questions. A key is provided. The basic Greek and Latin word root lists, which include affixes, prefixes, and suffixes, are also available separately. 35 questions in all. Left editable for your specific needs, so you may customize for your class. Supports common core. - HappyEdugator CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.4b Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph). CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.4b Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis) CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.4b Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible). CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.7.4b Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel). CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.4b Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede).

The third booklet in the 'Making Words' series contains a range of activities involving br, cr, dr, gr and pr words. (34 pages)

This workbook is full of worksheets that focus on sh, ch, th, wh, ck words, and includes mixed activities to reinforce learning. (33 pages)

The activities in this workbook help students recognise and write words with double letters ss, ff, gg and ll. (17 pages)

This Workbook contains a range of activities for sk, mp, ft and it words and includes mixed activities to reinforce learning. (23 pages)