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.
This William Shakespeare resource package we look at drafts of songs in ‘The Winter’s Tale’ and ‘Twelfth Night’, all buried until now in an old wooden chest.
In the Powerpoint presentation, Professor Bacon is your guide to first drafts of these Shakespearean songs lost till now in this old trunk.
In one case the problem is that lines from two songs have somehow become mixed up and entangled and must be both re-ordered and separated into two separate pieces. Though to quote A A Milne, “One advantage of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries”.
Then finally Professor Bacon looks at a song rich in items of the Elizabethan age. The draft gives these items in a separate list but unfortunately, they are missing from the text. The students are asked to insert them into the correct places to complete the song.
As Professor Bacon would say, calling upon his vast knowledge of Shakespearean insults and compliments -
'You’d rather have delicate, tender-hearted pigeon-eggs for company than spleeny, clay-brained varlets – wouldn’t you?'
As well as the presentation, this package includes all necessary texts for photocopying and editing.
Ideal for children in Upper KS2 and KS3.
All the money raised from the sale of this resource goes to MedEquip4Kids. This is a local charity for children that works with medical staff, community nurses and other registered charities to provide equipment and improve facilities in hospitals.
We know very little about William Shakespeare’s life. This PDF explores the life of this ‘Man of Mystery’ and his work. It includes the following:
A series of facts about William Shakespeare that you may not know.
A quiz matching his plays to their settings.
He spelt his name a number of different ways. How many ways can you spell yours?
A Shakespearean insult and compliments generator.
Ideas as to how you can use these new insults and compliments.
What an Elizabethan lady might wear based on the song sung by Autolycus from The Winters Tale.
Three ideas to help you write your own Shakespeare songs.
Ideal for children in Upper KS2 and Lower KS3.
All the money raised from the sale of this resource goes to MedEquip4Kids. This is a local charity for children that works with medical staff, community nurses and other registered charities to provide equipment and improve facilities in hospitals.
This 50 slide Powerpoint presentation invites pupils to:
explore words that are newly-coined and popular, and words that are worn-out and forgotten;
examine the way new words enter the language, looking at examples ranging from William Shakespeare to Dr. Seuss and Lewis Carroll to Roald Dahl;
look closely at how words in dictionaries are included, organised and presented;
use this knowledge to become lexicographers to create a mini-dictionary from the words of an anonymous nonsense poem.
The National Curriculum consistently asks that pupils remain curious and interested in language.
KS2 - *“During Years 5 and 6, teachers should continue to emphasise pupils’ enjoyment and understanding of language, especially vocabulary.” *
A central theme in KS3 is that pupils *“…be taught to consolidate and build on their knowledge of grammar and vocabulary.” *
As well as the PowerPoint presentation this resource includes the text of the nonsense poem ‘The Cruise of the ‘P.C.’
All the money raised from the sale of this resources is donated to a local charity for children called MedEquip4Kids.
If you enjoy using this resource then please leave us a review. Thanks.
A poetry workshop for upper KS2. Here is an opportunity 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
These 24 dictionary challenge cards are great fun and can be used to develop your children’s use of the dictionary.
Each card has an open-ended clue to be used by the children to find a word in the dictionary. For each card there is more than one possible answer.
There are also 8 bonus cards that each contain a different task for the children to complete using some or all of the words they have found.
The cards are in colour and in black and white.
There is an answer sheet for the children to fill in as they complete each task card.
Welcome to our Goodeyedeers e-book all about using haiku in your classroom.
We want to share with you a number of fun ways that you can use haiku with your children to help them reinforce different literacy skills.
We will begin by explaining where haiku poetry originates and how it is set out. Then we are going to explore a number of different and fun ways you can use haiku. These will include:
Haiku and Word Definitions - from your chosen word list look up the definitions of the words in the dictionary and use these to write a haiku.
Haiku and Word Meanings - children write haiku to show they understand the meaning of words from their word list.
Haiku and Synonyms and Antonyms - use a thesaurus, then refine your word choices to fit the haiku form.
Haiku and Semi-Colons - a chance to practise using semi-colons.
Haiku and Dinosaurs - can you get a set of facts paraphrased into just 17 syllables?
Haiku and Lists - any list at all – football teams, dinosaurs, weather, car makes, foods – so long as you can fit them into the haiku form.
Haiku and Rhyming - this doesn’t usually happen with haiku - but it is fun to give it a try.
Haiku and Alliteration - we start with some simple alliteration and finish by creating haiku tongue twisters.
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.
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.
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10 unique and relaxing designs.
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
In this STEAM project these three PowerPoint lessons will take you through a series of intriguing processes enabling your children to create some amazing pieces of art - both drawings and sculptures.
To create this 3-dimensional drawing, you will need just a few simple materials - three sticks, three elastic bands, white masking tape, and a bundle of ‘centre cane’.
Project 1 takes the children through the simple process of creating their initial sculpture.
Project 2 uses that sculpture as a template to create some unique drawings.
Project 3 has ideas for combining the two to make further amazing sculptures.
In terms of the NC Art & Design this project will:
- improve mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials (KS2)
- increase proficiency in the handling of different materials (KS3)
The Teacher’s Notes give further ideas and advice as to the best materials to use.
Suitable for children in KS2 and KS3.
If you enjoy using this resource then we hope you will have a look at our other resources. Any feedback would be much appreciated. Many thanks.
All the money raised from the sale of this resource goes to a local charity for children 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.
This awesome set of four resources for Haloween includes:
Creative writing booklet for children full of ideas for writing Halloween stories and poems.
A PowerPoint lesson showing the children how to write Halloween Haiku poetry. This includes a comprehensive set of teachers’ notes.
A PowerPoint lesson showing the children how to write Halloween Kennings poems. This includes a comprehensive set of teachers’ notes.
A PowerPoint lesson showing the children how to write Halloween recipe poems. This includes a comprehensive set of teachers’ notes.
All the money raised from the sale of this resource is donated to a local 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.
In this bundle of Powerpoint presentations, the well known children's poet, David Horner, will talk your children through four clever ways to write a poem for their mum for Mother's Day.
1. The first idea he calls 'My Mum's A Ferrari' 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 Mother'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 mums who receive them.
All the money raised from the sale of our resources is donated to a local northwest charity for children called MedEquip4Kids.
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.
The four resources in this bundle are all suitable for children in upper KS2 and KS3.
These presentations are an introduction to Shakespeare’s rich, Elizabethan language. They consist of:
1. William Shakespeare - His Rich Language and Rude Words and Insults. (PowerPoint lesson) Here the children look at ‘The Tempest’ and ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’ and the focus is on the end rhymes of the songs. It’s a different activity for each song, but the invitation to young readers is to do the editing and in so doing, play with and engage with the language in an active, creative way.
2. Edit Shakespeare's Language and Become a Wide-Eyed Waffle-Cake. (PowerPoint lesson) Here the children look at ‘The Tempest’ and songs from ‘Cymbelene’ and ‘Hamlet’. The problem is that the songs’ lines and their verses have been hopelessly jumbled. The challenge is to edit these line and verses into their correct order.
3.William Shakespeare - Lost Treasures and a Shopping List. (PowerPoint lesson) Here the children look at songs in ‘The Winter’s Tale’ and ‘Twelfth Night’. In one case the t lines from two songs have somehow become mixed up and entangled and must be both re-ordered and separated into two separate pieces. Then we look at a song rich in items of the Elizabethan age. The draft gives these items in a separate list but unfortunately, they are missing from the text. The students are asked to insert them into the correct places to complete the song.
4. William Shakespeare - Man of Mystery. We know very little about Shakespeare’s life. We know he was born in 1564, but we don’t know the exact date. He is buried in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-Upon-Avon but we don’t know exactly when he died. This PDF explores further this ‘Man of Mystery’ and his work.
All the money raised from the sale of this resource goes to MedEquip4Kids. This is a local charity for children that works with medical staff, community nurses and other registered charities to provide equipment and improve facilities in hospitals.
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
This bundle of resources gives children a variety of exercises designed at helping them to learn the spellings from the Year 5/6 National Curriculum Word List.
This includes PowerPoint lessons to be used with the whole class or groups and workbooks for the children to work through at their own pace.
All the money raised from the sale of this resource goes to MedEquip4Kids. This is a local charity for children that works with medical staff, community nurses and other registered charities to provide equipment and improve facilities in hospitals
This bundle of resources gives children a variety of exercises designed to help them learn the spellings from the Year 3/4 National Curriculum Word List.
This includes PowerPoint lessons to be used with the whole class or groups and workbooks for the children to work through at their own pace.
All the money raised from the sale of this resource goes to MedEquip4Kids. This is a local charity for children that works with medical staff, community nurses and other registered charities to provide equipment and improve facilities in hospitals
