Simple division using pictures.

A worksheet to reinforce understanding of different types of nouns.

Simple subtraction within 100

A thought provoking philosophical enquiry/discussion lesson based on the true story of a visit to Auschwitz suitable for upper primary children.

A wordsearch of weather related words.

A simple list of statements about the story for children to sequence.

A simple worksheet to introduce compound words.

A series of worksheets which each contain a short passage in which all the vowels are missing. Suitable for use as an opener or quick finisher.

An activity for young children where they draw faces to reflect the feelings for characters in a short story read by the teacher. Suitable for infants.

A discussion activity suitable for mid primary. Children work in small groups to match a variety of quotes to the person who might have said them. There are many possibilities and no correct or wrong answer. The important point is that the children must justify their answers.

An activity suitable for upper primary. Children work in small groups to discuss the importance of different attributes such as love, honesty etc. and rank them in an order of importance. Children must then justify their thinking.

A philosophical/thinking skills discussion lesson where children work in small groups to solve the mystery of the theft. Suitable for upper primary.

A group activity which I used as part of a topic on Looking After Our World. Children work in small groups to devise a television chat show discussing the problem of litter. Suitable for upper primary.

A philosophical enquiry/discussion lesson based on the theme of boasting/respect for others suitable for middle-upper primary.

A simple activity/game where children choose what they would be from a selection of pictures. The important thing is that they must explain why they made their choice.

A series of worksheets to introduce homographs.

A discussion lesson for small groups - mid primary. It is designed to highlight the importance of water and the problems faced in some third world countries. I used it as part of a topic on water in conjunction with the resources on the Water Aid website.

A philosophical/discussion lesson where children work in small groups to discuss the concept of fairness and what it really means. Suitable upper primary.

A discussion activity where children work in small groups to discuss the best solution to a problem. Suitable for mid primary.

An activity where the children work in groups to discuss the difference between the Old and New testaments of the Bible and work out where different stories belong.