Secondary purpose of education resources

This is a PPT presentation that started the staff journey into thinking more about differentiation in their classrooms. After the PPT i asked them to get into the subject departments and choose 3 different ways and trial them in the first half term and report back at the next staff meeting.

Backing up all my lesson plans etc for one final time ahead of me leaving my last school, I came across these 'reflections' I wrote earlier in the year. Not entirely sure why I wrote them, but I did. One is on report writing, and one is on how I engage low-ability pupils. You may ask yourself why the hell would you want to read a reflection on report writing, and that's a good question but hush now; I'm talking. They were meant to be both (somewhat) informative and (hopefully) funny. If you are a teacher, especially early on, you might find them useful. If you are not a teacher, you may still find them funny even if you never write a report in your life. If you don't find me funny or in any way helpful then well you've probably already stopped reading and here I'm technically talking to myself. Enjoy/unenjoy

I delivered this CPD session to all members of our staff team who maintain regular contact with parents and other stakeholders, in a bid to improve the quality, accuracy, and clarity of our written communications. I'd recommend that the session takes about 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes to deliver. We had received some negative feedback comments, regarding our communications, varying from examples of poor grammatical accuracy, to instances in which the tone of emails, letters, and other forms of correspondence were perceived as rude. It is surprising how common this is across schools, and how little training is provided on these forms of interaction. Following this training, we are receiving far fewer complaints, and many staff members now keep the help-sheets pinned up by the desks to refer to when communicating with parents. Participants learn through: - Participating in a fun pub-style quiz to eradicate common spelling, punctuation, and grammar misconceptions and errors; - Considering the role of parents, their needs and interests, and what they expect from their child's school, as a means to understand why schools sometimes receive difficult communications; - Reading and analysing examples of poor written correspondence, considering how both the tone and the accuracy can be improved; - Exploring different language strategies to create a personal, polite tone within emails, by considering the connotations of different words; - Taking away help sheets that can be referred to whenever written communications are being drafted. The resource pack includes: - Colourful and engaging whole-session PowerPoint presentation ; - Examples of written communications for participants to analyse; - Quiz answer sheet; - Accurate Written Communication help-sheet; - Polite Written Communication help-sheet. All images are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on the final slide. (Please note that the only section of the PowerPoint that you may wish to modify is with regards to the distinct features of parents at your own school - Aside from this, the resources are good to go!)

Parts of Speech: Posters and Printables. Grammar never looked so good! Help your students or child learn the parts of speech. These parts of speech: posters and printables is a great student reference, and brightens up your classroom, while creating an engaging learning environment. These Parts of Speech: Posters and Printables include: #1 - noun 1 #2 - noun 2 #3 - pronoun #4 - preposition #5 - adjective, #6 - verb 1 #7 - verb 2 #8 - adverb #9 - conjunction #10 - derterminer #11 - student reference sheets ***Please see the thumbnails and preview for this resource before purchasing this product.*** @Little Tots Learning This is intended for use by one teacher in one classroom. It is not to be redistributed to an entire school or district. It may not be redistributed or sold online. Enjoy! Thanks for taking the time to stop by my store! Ms. Blajic Follow Little Tots Learning

Accountable Talk Posters. Accountable Talk Posters to help facilitate communication. We can think, because we can talk, and we think in ways we have learned to talk. Communication makes learning easier, helps students achieve goals, and increases opportunities for expanded learning. These Accountable Talk Posters can be displayed in a regular or special education classroom. These Accountable Talk Posters include: -17 accountable talk posters that will facilitate talk in the classroom or at home ***Please see the thumbnails and preview for this resource before purchasing this product.*** @Little Tots Learning This is intended for use by one teacher in one classroom. It is not to be redistributed to an entire school or district. It may not be redistributed or sold online. Enjoy! Thanks for taking the time to stop by my store! Ms. Blajic Follow Little Tots Learning

5th Grade Reading Anchor Charts. The point of Reading Anchor Charts is to anchor the teaching and learning that is happening in your classroom, so they should be reflective of the work that you and your students are doing.  Display these easy to read "Reading Anchor Charts" for all your fifth grade reading classrooms. These 5th Grade Reading Anchor Charts include: #1 - Figurative Language simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, imagery, onomatopoeia, idioms, puns, palindromes #2 - Organizational Structures chronological order, logical order, and cause and effect #3 - Vocabulary Acquisition root word, prefix, suffix, antonym, synonym, homophone, conventions and more... ***Please see the thumbnails and preview for this resource before purchasing this product.*** @Little Tots Learning This is intended for use by one teacher in one classroom. It is not to be redistributed to an entire school or district. It may not be redistributed or sold online. Enjoy! Thanks for taking the time to stop by my store! Ms. Blajic Follow Little Tots Learning

Here's how the very simple, but powerful pyramid is used: 1. When you want to improve a student's behaviour, refer to the part of the pyramid that the student needs to change. E.g. If you notice a student sitting in a way that doesn't demonstrate that they have their full attention given to the lesson, then remind them of the importance of their posture and get them to correct it. 2. Regularly refer to these three aspects of learning, and encourage students to be aware of how they use each aspect, because they cover every base. As you know, no behaviour management strategy will ever truly work unless you 'own' it. Remember, in any argument, the person with the most certainty, will win. You need to have the certainty within, and lead from your awareness of what makes people behave the way they do in the first place, and it's always these three things: 1. What they are focussed on. 2. How they are using their body (posture), and 3. What thoughts (and questions) they are saying to themselves inside. I designed this 'Learning Pyramid' in this way because it will help you remember these three foundations of human behaviour; keep an eye out for each of these with the individuals in your class and when you see any or all of them drift off target, bring them back in. Try asking, "Are you focussed on the task?" "How would you sit if you were?" and "What questions have you got about what we're doing now?" Three deceptively simple questions, but aimed right at the behaviour centres in the brain. This technique is simple, immediate and easy to communicate -and it encourages - and teaches - how students can create a learning state of mind - try it for yourself, and then with your class. And because you've read to the end, if you want to know more about creating your own sense of certainty - and be in control of your behaviour management, without stress - have a look at my other program The StressFreeClassroom, it's the best of what took me 20 years to learn - condensed so you can learn it in under an hour. All the best. Steve.

This is a three page document drawn up from my own needs. I've tried to price it fairly - it should be something you can adapt. It should save you some time and maybe even some stress. The first page is a simple but thorough checklist to ensure I have all the information I need for a successful day (I've left off the lesson content, which I tackle anyway). I've not currently added any icons but that's the way I wanted it, really straightforward. It's a standard checklist. The second page has some useful websites and last minute ideas for activities (mainly primary but could easily be adapted). The the third page is a feedback form to leave for the class teacher. You might find you want to move the sizing around or change some of the categories. Maybe you want to reduce it onto A5 instead of A4? There 's also a checklist for use when leaving the house at the beginning of the day and the classroom at the end, so you don't end up losing your favourite hat/water bottle/etc... I have this laminated on the back of my DBS folder, and on the back of my phone, which you might want to consider too - you can always reduce the typeface? They are in .docx format so can be manipulated and amended to help you. Good luck and happy supplying. Hope they help! Please email with feedback or leave me some lovely stars...

It's time for HODs to do data analysis and you might find that your A level ALPS score isn't as good as you had hoped. There might be reasons for this and this document provides an explanation of these reasons. The statements can be copied and dropped into your own analysis documents ... and can of course be edited to fit the needs of your department. Provided as a Word document for complete editing freedom.

Textbook Scavenger Hunt. This Textbook Scavenger Hunt is a GREAT way to introduce textbook features at the beginning of the year. This scavenger hunt is designed to be used with any textbook, and is not grade specific. Students can work individually or in groups to explore their textbook. ***Please see the thumbnails and preview for this resource before purchasing this product.*** @Little Tots Learning This is intended for use by one teacher in one classroom. It is not to be redistributed to an entire school or district. It may not be redistributed or sold online. Enjoy! Thanks for taking the time to stop by my store! Ms. Blajic Follow Little Tots Learning

A bright and attractive display to promote 'Building Learning Power'. This display contains tittle lettering, BLP superhero shields with corresponding characters, all of the BLP objectives colour coded and a sign which should be laminated so that you can record that target for that week/day/term.

A bundle of presentations and activities to cover AFL training covering: INSET 1. Rationale and Overview INSET 2. Learning Intentions and Success Criteria INSET 3. Feedback INSET 4. Effective Questioning INSET 5. Peer and Self Evaluation