Slow writing is a great way to progress: Writing skills Punctuation skills Writing meta-cognition Self-assessment skills Peer-assessment skills Slow writing fully engages students in the process of writing. It encourages them to spend more time constructing each sentence and encourages them to go back to and edit sentences as necessary. These task cards can be used as warm-ups, to teach grammar, punctuation and writing techniques and as a form of assessment. Some teachers choose to laminate these and use them others, myself included prefer to print off the relevant cards for my lesson and have students glue the task into their jotter for easy reference and assessment. Please provide feedback and if you do have any suggestions or requests please contact me.

This number bonds to 10 and 20 games and worksheet bundle is great for introducing and reinforcing this important number skill. One set of number facts to 10 flashcards. It includes the following games: -Number bonds to 10 dominoes -Number bonds to 10 pairs -Number bonds to 20 pairs The following worksheets are included: -Number bonds to 10 -Number bonds to 20 -Linking the bonds to 10, 20 and 30 -Part, part, whole -Number bonds to 10 and 20 hunts All resources are easy to prep. I take pride in creating resources that are reusable and easy to prepare. Also resources that don't break any printing budgets! As always please leave any feedback to help improve the products of the future.

Count in 5’s: dot to dot These dot-to-dots are a fantastic way for children to practice counting from 0 upwards in 5’s. Some of the dot-to-dots go beyond 100 helping children to identify patterns in numbers. There are 10 different pictures for students to engage with. This product is ideal for: -Students who are learning to count up in 5’s -Homework tasks to practice counting up in 5’s Included in the pack -10 different dot-to-dot pictures including: -3 dinosaurs -a cat -a giraffe -a lion -a shoe -a teddy -a frog -a fish

This pack contains 4 comprehension texts questions and answers. It is ideally suited to Y3 - 5 but may suit some Y6 students depending on their individual needs. The texts are designed can be tackled in class or set for homework. Everything is in the pack that you need - simply print and go!

This pack is has numerous statements for area and perimeter at KS2 level. The statements have been carefully chosen to encourage mathematical thinking, discussion, proving and mastery. Teacher Notes Always Sometimes Never is a great way to start and end any topic. It should be used to promote discussion, mathematical thinking and reasoning. Children should be given adequate time to discuss, and importantly prove their thinking. I use this tool in the classroom alongside topic notes, whiteboards and lots of scrap paper for thinking. At first it may take students time to be trained in how to engage in these rich and challenging discussions. However, once trained mathematics becomes an even more engaging subject. Included: -A collection of statements in two sizes: flashcards and student cut outs. -A sorting mat for pairs or groups. -Large headings for display boards Not included: -Answers as this exercise is about mathematical thinking! Therefore students should be deriving the answers.

This is a great way to practice and consolidate number bonds in the classroom. These easy prep cards can be used for 4 fun and engaging games that can involve the teacher or allow children time to work in groups or independently. The games are as follows: Game 1 – Racing Line Line up the cards in a row. Row length can vary based on ability. Students race to identify the number bond and get to the end of the line in a speedy time. Game 2 – Speed Draw Best played in teams of 2 – 4. One person deals a card out and the first player to call out the answer wins the card. The individual with the most cards at the end wins. Game 3 – Loopy Lay out a circle of the cards, this works best with 6 or more cards. Set a one minute timer and see how many times you can go round the loop in the time set. Game 4 – Flash Friends Played in groups of 2 – 4. One person flashes up one side of the card. The remaining children in the group either call out the answer or record in on a whiteboard. Points are gained for correct answers. I also use the cards as flashcards for warm up and recap activities. As always I welcome any feedback and hope that you enjoy using this resource.

Just add clothes pegs. Students can practice their times tables independently and then flip the card over to check their answer. Times Tables Pin-It Practice Cards are a fun, engaging way to practice the 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,910,11 and 12 multiplication tables. These 'Pin-It' boards can be used independently to practice the times tables or in pairs. They can also be sent home as part of students homework. The cards are ideal as an independent or paired task as students can check their answers and evaluate their own progress.

Character Analysis and Comprehension Lesson This is an engaging lesson for students to practice their inference skills. Enclose you get a short story entitled ‘Ann the Monkey’. This short stories tells us about Ann and shares thoughts, feelings, appearance and actions. There is a sorting task for students to complete. This sorting task has evidence from the text that needs to be organized into actions, thoughts & feelings and appearance. Finally, students will use the evidence to infer details about the characters. This is a great lesson with suitable scaffolding for middle grades. Included in the pack -A short story: Ann the Monkey (2 versions UK English and US English) -1 cut and sort activity -Scaffold approach to inferring information on characters.

This Fry's 1st Hundred Look Say Cover Write Check Booklet can be use as part of 'smart starts' or sent home. I use it as part of my reading recovery. This resource has also been designed to promote cursive writing at the same time.

Emoji & Emoticons clip art smiley faces and other emotions. A huge 20 set of hand-rendered, high-quality clip art emoji icons. Great for grabbing the attention of students for example on bulletin boards, posters certificates or any lessons for social and emotional health. I use them in my plenaries. Set includes the following emotions / facial expressions: Annoyed Angry Bored Confused Cute Curious Disappointed Embarrassed Excited Funny Guilty Happy Naughty Nervous Sad Scared Shy Surprised Tired Unhappy Each image comes with a black line and color verson. Terms of Use -You can use the artwork, clipart, frames and borders in your own products for commercial and non-commercial use. -Credit is not required, although it is appreciated. -Before you distribute products you should flatten the product so as to protect the image from being extracted. -Artwork, Clipart, Frames and Borders may not be resold as is. To get updates on McCoul resources please follow the store. You can also find updates on Facebook

Behaviour, Empathy and Social Skills Lesson How would you feel? Is a fun, group lesson designed to get children talking about different behaviours and their emotions. Children have 24 cards, with various scenarios to organise under different emotions cards. These emotions cards help to make the lesson engaging as they are instantly recognisable by children. I have used these lesson in many classes, it was most successful when I integrated ASD pupils into a mainstream classroom to help promote discussion of feelings and support students in the development of empathy skills. Included in the pack -Emotions strip – engaging clipart -24 scenario cards -teacher instructions

A great way for students to work in small teams or pairs to consolidate and practice their division facts. This pack contains two games, one can be used with just one dice and the other is for two dice. The instructions are included. All you need to do is laminate and add dice.

This package includes 4 reading comprehension tasks. Each comprehension comes with a set of questions and an answer key. Questions are progressive from literal comprehension through to more challenging interpretive questions. Titles and info: International Space Station - Factual Man lands on the moon - Factual Space School - Fictional A Visit to the Space Station - Fictional As always feedback is appreciated.

Growth Mindset Posters In this pack you will get 4 amazing growth mindset posters. They cover the following behaviors: • Seeking Challenges • Making Mistakes • Perseverance • Putting in Effort Each poster is brought to life with an engaging animal with supporting detail on the behaviours. Included: • 4 posters

Colour by Coordinates: Summer Pack This product is great for students to practice coordinates and grid references. Students combine practicing this mathematical skill alongside the fun of colouring. Students love seeing guessing what the pictures are going to be. Included in this pack are 9 summer themed colour by coordinates pages. There is also an answer key.

Area and Perimeter: A Real Life Project This area and perimeter project gets children applying and using their mathematical skills and knowledge in a real life situation. During this project students are provided with a house plan and a customer brief about how to decorate the house. Students need to fulfil the clients requirements. To do this they will need to calculate area and perimeter, choose items to buy from the catalogue and multiply and add values of money. These projects are designed to show students how we use maths in the real world. Students love to reading the client letter and working to meet the brief - just like an interior designer would. Included in the pack -Student Calculation Pages -3 house plans (HA,MA, LA) -3 catalogues (HA, MA, LA) -1 customer letter (editable) Please note this resource includes both US and UK catalogues, you can choose the best one for your needs.

A Real Life Math Project: The Travel Agent An exciting real world math problem! Children are provided with a letter from a travel agent. Students must then use their skills of decimal multiplication, speed distance and time and money to make decisions for the customer. The challenges this project give children are real and this will guarantee that they are engaged and want to succeed in this project. Skills students will use -decimal multiplication -decimal addition -speed, distance and time calculations -money calculations -adding and subtracting time -comparisons to make decisions This project shows children the importance of maths in our every day life and because of the real life nature of the project students are highly engaged with the task, wanting success. Included in the pack -A customer brief in the form of a letter -A response letter template for students to reply to the customer -3 worksheets to calculate costs and time -3 answer sheets -A teachers guide

Volume: A Real Life Project This volume calculation project gives children the opportunity to apply and use their mathematical skills and knowledge in a real life situation. In this project students are provided with a letter from a pet shop owner. The owner needs help in making sure the fish are in the correct volume of tank. Students are provided with fish profiles, tank information pages and calculation pages. This project shows children the importance of maths in our every day life and because of the real life nature of the project students are highly engaged with the task, wanting success. Included in the pack -Fish Profiles -Fish Tank Volume Calculations -Calculation Pages -Customer letter (editable) -Teachers guide

Growth Mindset Classroom Management and Reward System This classroom management system is a great way to promote positive behaviors with a focus on growth mindset. Included: • 4 posters with engaging and memorable characters • 4 sets of growth mindset badges for students to collect • 5 certificates to reward students on a weekly basis • 1 editable spreadsheet to track student performance • How to use • This system can work alongside other behavior management systems or it can replace them completely; the choice is yours. • Display the posters at the front of your room. Teach the children the behaviors over time, referring back to the posters often. • Reward children with a badge each time they display the corresponding behavior. At the end of the week have children count up the badges they have saved somewhere safe. Reward a certificate for each behavior and an overall winner each week. • You can use the spreadsheet to track student behavior over time. I normally ask a student to collate and complete the spreadsheet each Friday.

Where, Wear, We’re, Were Homophone Grammar Task Cards Where, wear, we’re, were homophone grammar task cards are a great way for students to practice applying the correct homophone in context. There are 28 task cards, accompanied by 4 definition cards, student answer sheets and teacher answers. These cards are ideal as early finishers or station work.

Daily Mental Maths Practice 120 days of daily mental maths practice! This is a great way to encourage students to improve their mental calculations. How it Works • Students compete against themselves – not each other. • Each day has 3 levels of questions, students attempt to work through all 3 levels. • Each daily challenge follows the same format to enable routine to be built into your classroom practice. Included: • 30 daily challenges for addition • 30 daily challenges for subtraction • 30 daily challenges for multiplication • 30 daily challenges for division • A tracker Top Tip • You can do day 1 for each challenge in one week allowing students to practice all 4 skills in one week. I do this with my current class. • You can also use this to target development areas by doing the same skill each day. (I have done this successfully with classes also!) • Do use the tracker – students love to compete against themselves and become very motivated to see their score and average going up!