Welcome to Goodeyedeers - the home of quality resources for primary teachers. Visit us and check out some great ideas.
I'm Mike Jackson, a former primary headteacher. I've teamed up with a fellow retiree David Horner who was a freelance children's poet delivering poetry workshops to children and teachers in schools across this country and abroad.
Between us, we bring an extensive wealth of knowledge and experience to the task of creating quality resources.
Welcome to Goodeyedeers - the home of quality resources for primary teachers. Visit us and check out some great ideas.
I'm Mike Jackson, a former primary headteacher. I've teamed up with a fellow retiree David Horner who was a freelance children's poet delivering poetry workshops to children and teachers in schools across this country and abroad.
Between us, we bring an extensive wealth of knowledge and experience to the task of creating quality resources.
In this bundle of Powerpoint presentations, the well known children’s poet, David Horner, will talk your children through some great ideas for writing four different poems for their dads on Father’s Day.
1. The first idea is called ‘The Best Dad In The World’ and it explores the use of metaphors.
2. The next one is a ‘Recipe Poem’.
3. The third idea involves playing a word association game to get ideas for a poem.
4. The final idea for a poem for Father’s Day, David calls ‘The Magic Box’ and is based on the poem ‘The Magic Box’ by Kit Wright.
The poems the children write are bound to melt the hearts of the dads who receive them.
All the money raised from the sale of our resources is donated to a local northwest charity for children called MedEquip4Kids.
These four PowerPoint lessons explain to the children what homophones and homonyms are and then shows them how to create some teasing riddles and riddle poems to try out on their friends.
These resource are intended to foster youngster’s confidence and skill in navigating the quirks of English spelling by making it a game to engage with, rather than a problem to worry about.
All the money raised from the sale of this resources is donated to a local charity for children called MedEquip4Kids.
A poetry workshop for lower KS2. Here is a chance for you to have a real poet in your classroom.
In this resource package David Horner, children’s poet in residence here at Goodeyedeers, shares with you a typical session he did when he was working in schools across the country and abroad.
A comprehensive set of notes set out in detail how David would have organised a typical visit to school. The package also includes all the resources you will need to duplicate the sessions:
Three animated videos where David reads out three of his poems using a number of unusual characters to help him!
Text of each of these poems for the children to have as they follow the readings.
Suggestions, in the Teachers’ Notes, as to how you might follow this first session up.
A PowerPoint containing a complete workshop lesson for you to do with the children to get them writing their own poetry.
A set of notes to accompany each of the slides that talk you through the lesson.
We hope that you and your class enjoy this resource.
If you have any comments we would love to hear from you.
You can leave a review or contact us through Twitter @goodeyedeers
This ‘Crack The Code’ resource contains four different codes the children can use, all linked to the Year 3/4 NC Word List.
The 90 slide powerpoint takes the children through four different codes that they can use to both send messages and decipher them.
It is accompanied by a children’s booklet full of codes for them to make and break
40 great bookmarks for your children to colour and use.
Each one contains a reading slogan such as:
Lost in a good book.
I’m a bookworm.
Dive into a good book.
Reading opens doors.
Time for reading.
I love reading.
Reading forever.
Sssh! I’m reading
… and many more.
We hope you enjoy this resource and will have a look a our shop for more amazing ideas.
All the money raised from the sale of our resources goes to a children’s charity called MedEquip4Kids.
A set of poetry workshops to cover classes in KS2.
In this resource bundle David Horner, children’s poet in residence here at Goodeyedeers, shares with you four typical workshop session he did when he was working in schools across the country and abroad.
A comprehensive set of notes set out in detail how David would have organised a typical visit to school. Each package includes all the resources you will need to duplicate the sessions:
Three animated videos where David reads out three of his poems using a number of unusual characters to help him!
Text of each of these poems for the children to have as they follow the readings.
Suggestions, in the Teachers’ Notes, as to how you might follow this first session up.
A PowerPoint containing a complete workshop lesson for you to do with the children to get them writing their own poetry.
A set of notes to accompany each of the slides that talk you through the lesson.
We hope that you and your children enjoy this resource.
If you have any comments we would love to hear from you. You can leave a review or contact us through Twitter @goodeyedeers
A poetry workshop for Year 6 children. Here is a chance for you to have a real poet in your classroom.
In this resource package David Horner, children’s poet in residence here at Goodeyedeers, shares with you a typical workshop session he did when he was working in schools across the country and abroad.
A comprehensive set of notes set out in detail how David would have organised a typical visit to school. The package also includes all the resources you will need to duplicate the sessions:
Three animated videos where David reads out three of his poems using a number of unusual characters to help him!
Text of each of these poems for the children to have as they follow the readings.
Suggestions, in the Teachers’ Notes, as to how you might follow this first session up.
A PowerPoint containing a complete workshop lesson for you to do with the children to get them writing their own poetry.
A set of notes to accompany each of the slides that talk you through the lesson.
We hope that you and your class enjoy this resource.
If you have any comments we would love to hear from you. You can leave a review or contact us through Twitter @goodeyedeers
Here are some great ideas for an amazing lesson to get your children writing scary haiku poems for Halloween.
Within the printable PDF you will find:
Facts about Halloween.
Details about what a haiku poem is and where it originates from.
A detailed lesson plan to get the children learning about syllables and write their own haiku.
Writing templates for the children to both draft their poems and display the finished ones.
If you enjoy this resource we would love you to tell your friends and leave us a review. Many thanks.
The money raised from the sale of this resource is donated to the charity MedEquip4Kids.
Here is a lesson plan for an exciting session that will get your children writing scary kennings poems for Halloween.
Within the printable PDF you will find:
Facts about Halloween.
Details about what a kenning is and where it comes from.
A detailed lesson plan to get the children creating their own Halloween kennings and then using them to create some poems.
Writing templates for the children to both draft their poems and display the finished ones.
If you enjoy this resource we would love you to tell your friends and leave us a review. Many thanks.
The money raised from the sale of this resource is donated to the charity MedEquip4Kids.
Challenge your children with this set of 32 engaging vocabulary challenge cards all linked to words from the Year 3/4 National Curriculum Word List.
For each card the children are given a word from the Word List with the letters jumbled up and they have to see how many words they can find from those letters.
Each letter has a number on it so the children can keep a score of the new words they create.
The PDF contains two sets of the same cards - one set in colour and another in black and white to help reduce printing costs.
How can you use these cards in your classroom?
Use a card as a warm-up session before your English lesson.
Pairs can work together to solve cards and then quiz each other.
Use them as an enrichment activity for children who finish early.
Use them as a start of the day activity.
Ideal activity for straight after play.
Use them as homework activities.
For more ideas and great resources check us out on [Pinterest](https://www.pinterest.co.uk/goodeyedeers/.
All the money raised from the sale of this resource we donate to a local charity for children called MedEquip4Kids.
We hope you enjoy this resource. If you do we would much appreciate you leaving us a review and please tell your colleagues and friends about us.
These three sets of Vocabulary Challenge Cards cover all the words in the Year 3/4 National Curriculum Word List.
For each card the children are given a word from the Word List with the letters jumbled up and they have to see how many words they can find from those letters.
Each letter has a number on it so the children can keep a score of the new words they create.
Each PDF contains two sets of the same cards - one in colour and one in black and white to make for easier photocopying.
Here is a fun and effective way to get your children using alliteration to write some amazing Christmas recipes.
The PowerPoint lesson takes the children, step by step, how to use a simple chart to write some wonderfully whacky Christmas recipes.
The resource includes:
a PowerPoint lesson
a set of detailed notes explaining each part of the lesson
a set of Christmas writing frames to display the finished Christmas Recipes
All the money raised from the sale of this resource goes to a charity for children called [MedEquip4Kids](https://www.medequip4kids.org.uk/.
If you enjoy using this resource please let us know and tell your friends and colleagues about it.
A clearly explained and carefully structured PowerPoint lesson to encourage writing which is rich in vocabulary - as befits the season!
Wordplay is at the centre of it all, so an ideal activity to get pupils – individually or in pairs - digging into their dictionaries. The produced pieces are ideal too for any end of term assembly.
The teachers’ notes to go through the PowerPoint lesson slide by slide to give you ideas as to how you might use it.
All the money raised from the sale of this resource we donate to a local charity for children called MedEquip4Kids.
We hope you enjoy this resource. If you do we would much appreciate you leaving us a review and don’t forget to tell your colleagues and friends about us as well.
In this PowerPoint lesson the children discover how to create interesting haiku using synonyms.
This fun and engaging lesson will have your class using a thesaurus to find synonyms; discover what a haiku is; explore how all the words we use contain syllables and then use this information to create their own haiku.
The resource includes:
A PowerPoint lesson that takes the children through the entire process.
Teachers’ Notes including a worksheet to help the children write their haiku
The resulting haiku poems the children create would make an excellent addition to a class word wall.
If you find this resource useful please tell your friends and a review would be amazing. Many thanks.
Mike and David from Goodeyedeers.
Your children are going to love these five Valentine’s Day writing ideas.
Each one contains activities that will have all your children writing.
They include:
Valentine’s Day Cinquain Poems
Valentine’s Day Acrostic
Countdown to Valentine’s Day
A secret Valentine’s Day poem
An ‘If only…’ Valentine’s Day poem
If you enjoy this resource please tell your friends and colleagues about us.
You might also like to check out our other Valentine’s Day resources:
Valentine’s Day Haiku
Valentine’s Day Quiz
In this lesson the children will learn what a haiku poem is and how to count syllables.
They will then work together to complete some Valentine’s Day haiku before going off and writing some of their own.
If you enjoy this resource please tell your friends and colleagues about us.
You might also like to look at our other Valentine’s Day resources:
Valentine’s Day Quiz
Five Valentine’s Day Writing Ideas
‘24 Lines Make A Day’ is a poem based on the 24 hours of a day. It is performed by the poet - David Horner.
Suitable for Years 3, 4 and possibly 5.
The resources include:
A short, animated film for the children to watch and listen to David reading the poem.
Teachers’ Notes which give you
a) activities to do with the children based around the poem ’24 Lines Make A Day’
b) ideas for creating fresh poems linked to the ideas used to create the poem.
c) suggestions for further activities
The text of the poem ’24 Lines Make A Day’.
If you enjoy this resource package from Goodeyedeers we hope you will tell your colleagues about it and maybe leave us a review. Many thanks.
All the money raised from the sale of this resource goes to a local charity for children called MedEquip4Kids.
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Aimed at children in Years 5, 6 and 7.
This popular PowerPoint lesson takes the children through the first verse of the poem ‘Jabberwocky’ by Lewis Carroll and gives them a strategy for turning this nonsensical poem into one that makes sense - almost!
The children have practice in recognising nouns, adjectives and verbs and in using the dictionary to find suitable replacement words.
The Teachers’ Notes gives background information to the creation of the poem and in particular, Lewis Carroll’s use of ‘portmanteau words’. They also have a number of suggestions for further activities.
There is a document with the text of the poem plus another where Humpty Dumpty explains the first verse of the poem to Alice. According to him, he can - “… explain all the poems that ever were invented - and a good many that haven’t been invented just yet.”
If you enjoy this resource then please tell your colleagues and maybe leave us a review. Many thanks.
All the money raised from the sale of this resource goes to a local charity for children called MedEquip4Kids.
Kenning is used in poetry to create different effects, They can be combined to make a poem called a Kennings in which a collection of kenning lines are combined to describe an object.
This is a great exercise for analysing different forms of poetry.
In the short animated film a friendly hamster reads out David Horner’s poem - ‘I Am Hamster’
The powerpoint presentation can be used in the classroom to show how the children can create kennings and then make them into poems.
The teachers’ notes give some interesting background information about the origins of kennings. Then there are further suggestions for developing the work started in the powerpoint presentation.
All the materials are fully adaptable, so you can make them your own if you wish.
Please let us know how you have used this resource. We would love to hear from you.
All the money raised from the sale of this resource goes to a local charity for children called MedEquip4Kids.
