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.
These 10 posters each contain a mandala to color and a growth mindset quote.
They come in three sizes:
Small - approx. 3.5 x 5 inches
Medium - approx. 5 x 7 inches
Large - approx. 7 x 10 inches
Adult colouring is very popular right now and you might enjoy colouring one yourself or with the children. They enjoy it when you sit down with them and colour and talk.
Benefits for children:
Relaxing
Develops fine motor skills
Discussions about patterns and colours
Benefits for the Teacher:
No preparation, just print and go!
Great for early finishers.
Wonderful incentives for children who love to color.
Colour with your children and connect and bond with them as they chat and colour.
Valentine’s Day is coming soon, so why not give your children these Valentine Gnomes pages to colour?
There are ten designs in all plus two cover pages and four different writing pages.
They are perfect to use for early finishers or wet playtimes and look great as a display.
Your children will enjoy showing their creative flair while colouring these designs.
They are suitable for all ages and are a great way for your children to unwind and relax.
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The money raised from the sale of this resource goes to a children’s charity called MedEquip4Kids
Challenge your children with this set of 32 engaging two-digit addition riddle task cards. Suitable for years 2 and 3.
The resource includes 32 two-digit addition (with regrouping) riddle task cards. One set in colour and another in black and white to help reduce printing costs.
Also included are 8 blank cards for children to create their own riddle task cards; an answer grid; a recording sheet for the children and a board game for them to play using their riddle task cards.
How can you use these task cards in your classroom?
Use a card as a warm-up session before your maths lesson.
Hide cards around the classroom; armed with clipboards and answering sheets the children look for them.
Assessment - use some of the cards to see if a child understands the concept.
Pairs can work together to solve cards and then quiz each other.
They can be used as an enrichment or revision activity for children who finish early.
Use them with simple traditional board games, each child having to solve a card before they can take a turn.
Use them as a start of the day activity.
Ideal for straight after play to help the children focus when they come in.
They can be taken home as homework.
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.
Challenge your children with this set of 32 engaging two-digit subtraction riddle task cards. Suitable for years 2 and 3.
The resource includes 32 two-digit subtraction (with regrouping) riddle task cards. One set in colour and another in black and white to help reduce printing costs.
Also included are 8 blank cards for children to create their own riddle task cards; an answer grid; a recording sheet for the children and a board game for them to play using their riddle task cards.
How can you use these task cards in your classroom?
Use a card as a warm-up session before your maths lesson.
Hide cards around the classroom; armed with clipboards and answering sheets the children look for them.
Assessment - use some of the cards to see if a child understands the concept.
Pairs can work together to solve cards and then quiz each other.
They can be used as an enrichment or revision activity for children who finish early.
Use them with simple traditional board games, each child having to solve a card before they can take a turn.
Use them as a start of the day activity.
Ideal for straight after play to help the children focus when they come in.
They can be taken home as homework.
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.
Challenge your children with this set of 32 engaging two-digit subtraction riddle task cards. Suitable for years 2 and 3.
The resource includes 32 two-digit subtraction (with no regrouping) riddle task cards. One set in colour and another in black and white to help reduce printing costs.
Also included are 8 blank cards for children to create their own riddle task cards; an answer grid; a recording sheet for the children and a board game for them to play using their riddle task cards.
How can you use these task cards in your classroom?
Use a card as a warm-up session before your maths lesson.
Hide cards around the classroom; armed with clipboards and answering sheets the children look for them.
Assessment - use some of the cards to see if a child understands the concept.
Pairs can work together to solve cards and then quiz each other.
They can be used as an enrichment or revision activity for children who finish early.
Use them with simple traditional board games, each child having to solve a card before they can take a turn.
Use them as a start of the day activity.
Ideal for straight after play to help the children focus when they come in.
They can be taken home as homework.
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.
Challenge your children with this set of 32 engaging two-digit addition riddle task cards. Suitable for years 2 and 3.
The resource includes 32 two-digit addition (without regrouping) riddle task cards. One set in colour and another in black and white to help reduce printing costs.
Also included are 8 blank cards for children to create their own riddle task cards; an answer grid; a recording sheet for the children and a board game for them to play using their riddle task cards.
How can you use this resource in your classroom?
Use a card as a warm-up before your maths lesson.
Hide cards around the classroom; the children look for them with clipboards and answering sheets.
Assessment - use some of the cards to see if a child understands the concept.
Pairs can work together to solve cards and then quiz each other.
They can be used as an enrichment or revision activity for children who finish their work early.
You can use task cards with simple traditional board games and each child has to solve a card before they can take their turn.
A start of the day activity.
After play to help them focus when they come in.
The children can take them home as homework.
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 don’t forget to tell your colleagues and friends about us.
Challenge your children with this set of 32 engaging times table riddle task cards covering the 3, 4 and 8 times tables. Suitable for years 2 and 3.
The resource includes 32 times table riddle task cards. One set in colour and another in black and white to help reduce printing costs.
Also included are 8 blank cards for children to create their own riddle task cards; an answer grid; a recording sheet for the children and a board game for them to play using their riddle task cards.
How can you use these task cards in your classroom?
Use a card as a warm-up session before your maths lesson.
Hide cards around the classroom; armed with clipboards and answering sheets the children look for them.
Assessment - use some of the cards to see if a child understands the concept.
Pairs can work together to solve cards and then quiz each other.
They can be used as an enrichment or revision activity for children who finish early.
Use them with simple traditional board games, each child having to solve a card before they can take a turn.
Use them as a start of the day activity.
Ideal for straight after play to help the children focus when they come in.
They can be taken home as homework.
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.
Your children will enjoy using these comic book templates!
This resources allows them to draw pictures and add speech bubbles to create their own comics on various topics. they could also be used as a template to create worksheets.
You will receive two PDF files - each has 25 templates. One has the templates in portrait mode the other in landscape.
These sheets would be perfect for creating your our worksheets, resources and projects.
Included are examples of speech bubbles and noise bubbles the children could use in their comics.
Please feel free to use these sheets in activity units sold for educational use, for freebies, on media pages, etc as long as you incorporate them some how and give credit to Goodeyedeers.
Where can you find us?
Instagram
Pinterest
Twitter
Goodeyedeers Blog
The money raised from the sale of this resource goes to a children’s charity called MedEquip4Kids
12 different dinosaurs to colour.
Included are 12 writing pages for the children to use in their research about each of the dinosaurs.
These pages could be used for:
story starters,
early finishers,
indoor play,
topic research and more!
Where can you find us?
Instagram
Pinterest
Twitter
Goodeyedeers Blog
The money raised from the sale of this resource goes to a children’s charity called MedEquip4Kids
This 16-page Winter colouring book includes two covers, 10 unique colouring pages and four coordinating writing papers that offer differentiation for your writers.
These pages could be used for:
story starters,
early finishers,
indoor play,
writing prompts and more!
Your children will enjoy showing their creative flair while colouring these designs.
They are suitable for all ages and are a great way for your children to unwind and relax.
Where can you find us?
Instagram
Pinterest
Twitter
Goodeyedeers Blog
The money raised from the sale of this resource goes to a children’s charity called MedEquip4Kids
A fun maths activity to practice symmetry by drawing and colouring these strange looking creatures.
This fun activity includes 5 creatures, each with three levels of difficulty.
Difficulty Level 1 - has the completed drawing with the line of symmetry down the middle and the children are asked to colour the creature symmetrically.
Difficulty Level 2 - has half of the creature on one side , with the other half partially drawn. The children have to complete the drawing and colour in symmetrically.
Difficulty Level 3 - has just half the creature drawn and the children need to complete and colour the other half symmetrically.
Also included are levels 2 and 3 with a grid over them to help those children who may need it to complete the symmetrical drawings.
**For more great ideas to use in the classroom visit the Goodeyedeers Blog
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The money raised from the sale of this resource goes to a children’s charity called MedEquip4Kids
In this PowerPoint the Christmas story is narrated by four cats who were there.
They are:
Oscar - Mary’s cat who was with her when the Angel Gabriel appeared.
Mia - a cat who lived in the stable where Jesus was born.
Cat - a wild cat who hangs out in the fields with the shepherds.
Simba - a royal cat from the palace of King Herod.
The children will enjoy listening to each one give an account of what they saw.
All the money raised from the sale of this resource goes to MedEquip4Kids. This is a children’s charity raising money to provide paediatric medical equipment and facilities for hospitals and community health teams.
Growth Mindset Colouring Banner.
These 30 black and white, growth mindset banner pennants are fun and need no-prep. Set 1 and set 2 have different shaped pennants and different growth mindset quotes, giving a total of 30 growth mindset quotes in all.
You can mix and match between the two sets.
Laminate and staple to a ribbon to display in your classroom, on a display board or in the corridor.
A great back to school activity.
A fun maths activity to practice symmetry by drawing and colouring these Christmas images.
This fun activity includes 5 Christmas images, each with three levels of difficulty.
Difficulty Level 1 - has the completed drawing with the line of symmetry down the middle and the children are asked to colour the image symmetrically.
Difficulty Level 2 - has half of the image on one side , with the other half partially drawn. The children have to complete the drawing and colour in symmetrically.
Difficulty Level 3 - has just half the image drawn and the children need to complete and colour the other half symmetrically.
Also included are levels 2 and 3 with a grid over them to help those children who may need it to complete the symmetrical drawings.
**For more great ideas to use in the classroom visit the Goodeyedeers Blog
**
The money raised from the sale of this resource goes to a children’s charity called MedEquip4Kids
A fun maths activity to practice symmetry by drawing and colouring these robots.
This fun activity includes 5 robots, each with three levels of difficulty.
Difficulty Level 1 - has the completed drawing with the line of symmetry down the middle and the children are asked to colour the robot symmetrically.
Difficulty Level 2 - has half of the robot on one side , with the other half partially drawn. The children have to complete the drawing and colour in symmetrically.
Difficulty Level 3 - has just half the robot drawn and the children need to complete and colour the other half symmetrically.
Also included are levels 2 and 3 with a grid over them to help those children who may need it to complete the symmetrical drawings.
**For more great ideas to use in the classroom visit the Goodeyedeers Blog
**
The money raised from the sale of this resource goes to a children’s charity called MedEquip4Kids
In this PowerPoint lesson the children discover how to create interesting haiku using the meanings of words from their word list or spelling list.
This fun and engaging lesson will have your class using a dictionary to find the meanings of selected words; 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.
This coloring book has 15 detailed doodles to be coloured in. Ideal for your children and maybe the teachers as well!
The PDF also contains the same set of 15 doodles but with pieces missing. The challenge is to complete the missing part of the doodles before colouring in.
We hope you enjoy this resource and we would love some feedback.
**For more great ideas to use in the classroom visit the Goodeyedeers Blog
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What do you and your children know about Bonfire Night and how it all started?
Our Bonfire Night Quiz is a great way to have some fun and learn more about why we celebrate November 5th every year.
Each question comes with three possible answers - how many will you get right?
All the money made from the sale of resources from Goodeyedeers goes to a charity for children called MedEquip4Kids.
