A rainforest poem example & low ability writing frame. Poem focuses on the 5 senses, following a pattern. Used with a year 1 class. Sensory word bank included.

A template which can be used to display characters feelings, emotions or actions through the beginning, middle and end of a story or short film clip. Includes a blank version, smiley face LA version and 2 versions with a differing number of lines, for children to add in their own vocabulary related to emotions.

Differentiated activities to support teaching of Pictograms, based on the theme of rainforest animals.

Collection of photographs/paintings of a Victorian street, displayed on worksheets to support development of interesting adjectives etc. Photographs/paintings also displayed on PowerPoint for display on whiteboards. Used with a year 1 class but can easily be adapted for use across primary age phase.

Lesson based on the following scenario: An energy company has decided to build a dam near your local area in order to produce hydro-electrical power. The building of the dam and the flooding it will cause will mean that 200 homes will be destroyed. The energy company will give the people and families affected money and time to move house. The project will create a source of clean, renewable energy that will power thousands of homes in Swansea. It will also create work for many people in your area. However, the flooding of the valley to create the reservoir will not only affect the families that live there, but also the many animals and birds that live there. The valley that will be flooded is a place of natural beauty that is enjoyed by tourists, walkers and fishermen. In your group, you must create an argument either in favor or against the development of the dam.

A template for getting to know a new class, getting a child’s perspective on their strengths and weaknesses, likes and dislikes etc. Can be used as a One Page Profile, an introductory first week back task or as a homework task. Contains a blank version which can be used if completing using ICT and a version with lines if handwritten. Both .doc templates so can be easily edited.

A scenario based Science investigation involving shadows. PowerPoint of sub-headings to support planning of investigation, as well as an accompanying worksheet and scenario card. Also includes evaluation worksheets.

An introductory presentation and accompanying differentiated worksheets used with a year 1 class based on capacity. Using the language of ‘full’, ‘half full’, ‘empty’, ‘nearly/almost full’ and ‘nearly/almost empty’.

A class assembly written for a topic about Guinness World Records. Used in a year 4 class, but easily adapted to be used across KS2. Has 32 parts, some of which can be combined for smaller classes. In a .doc format so can easily be adapted & edited.

Pictures of different streets during the Victorian times. Different images of a Victorian street with accompanying writing sheet. Includes Word and pdf formats. Used in a year 1 class, but can easily be used across Primary age phase.

Children to label and write about the features of the different layers of a rainforest. Differentiated worksheets, used in a year 1 class.

Differentiated addition and subtraction sums used in a year 1 class. Also includes word problems.

An activity overview sheet for a 2 week topic on chocolate. Child led learning activities involving research, chocolate tasting, designing and creating own chocolate bar and researching where the ingredients used to make chocolate come from.

An Iron Man description example to be improved. Also includes a ‘good’ and ‘bad’ example of a letter. Differentiated capital letter activity where children need to add or correct capital letter errors. Used with a year 4 class.

Differentiated planning templates to plan a recount. This resource is based on recounting a school trip, but can easily be adapted for other recount. Used with a year 1 class.

Differentiated activity sheets for comparing weather. Activity asks children to compare the weather in Wales & the Caribbean, but can easily be changed to suit various locations. Used with a year 1 class.

Differentiated activity where children compare the temperature of places in the UK with countries from around the world. Used with a year 1 class.

An introductory PowerPoint to introduce different methods of long multiplication. Differentiated activities - can be used in class or as a homework task following classroom based activities. Easily adapted.

Differentiated activity to support teaching of measuring weight using non-standard units of measure. Balance scale required for measuring weight using multilink cubes.