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.
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.
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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
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
**
The money raised from the sale of this resource goes to a children’s charity called MedEquip4Kids
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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This resources contains 10 detailed Christmas scenes for your children to colour.
Also included are 15 writing papers:
5 are lined pages with Christmas border
5 are half and half pages with Christmas border
5 are blank pages with Christmas border
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 and visit us on Pinterest and Twitter.
A boon for all supply teachers. This pack gives you five complete writing lessons at your fingertips.
Suitable for KS2 classes and lower KS3.
The pack includes 5 complete PowerPoint writing lessons with additional teachers’ notes and resources:
Tongue Twisters to Tickle the Tonsils - this complete PowerPoint lesson is designed to show the children how to deconstruct some common tongue twisters and create new ones of their own.
Jabberwocky - Making Sense of Nonsense - this complete PowerPoint lesson takes the children through the first verse of Jabberwocky and gives them a strategy for turning this nonsense poem into one that makes sense - almost!
Writing Kennings - a complete PowerPoint lesson. After watching an animated reading of a poem called ‘Kennings for Kevin’ the children are shown how to write their own kennings couplets.
Re-writing Classic Poetry - this complete PowerPoint lesson shows the children how, armed with a pair of dice, they can re-write clasic poetry giving it a modern, if somewhat curious, slant.
How To Write Homophone Riddles - in this complete PowerPoint lesson the children are introduced to the creature called Korb from the distant planet of SPaG. He shows them how to write teasing riddles using pairs of homophone words.
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 and visit us on Pinterest and Twitter.
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.
These 20 fun, kindness posters are perfect for calming colouring and have quotes that will inspire kindness.
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 and wet playtimes.
Wonderful incentives for children who love to colour.
Colour with your children and connect and bond with them as they chat and colour.
All the money raised from the sale of our resources goes to a UK children’s charity called MedEquip4Kids
Brighten up your classroom with this editable Halloween banner set.
This pack includes eight different EDITABLE banner templates in three different sizes.
Pre-made banners are NOT included. To customize your banner, simply insert a text box and type.
Each template size measures:
Small - approx. 3.5 x 5 inches
Medium - approx. 5 x 7 inches
Large - approx. 7 x 10 inches
Please note the editable templates in this product require the use of PowerPoint or Keynote to be edited properly.
Where To Find Us?
Our blog is the place for lots of free writing ideas and resources.
On Twitter @goodeyedeers
On Pinterest - Goodeyedeers
40 separate colouring sheets in all (two PDF files). Some more intricate than others. Use these for early finishers, indoor play and more!
Adult colouring is very popular right now and you might enjoy coloring one yourself either before your students or with them. Kids LOVE when you sit down with them and color and talk.
Benefits for children:
• Relaxing
• Develops fine motor skills
• Discussions about patterns and colors
Benefits for the Teacher
• No Prep-print, copy and go!
• Great for early finishers.
• Wonderful incentives for children who love to colour them.
• Colour with your children and connect and bond with them as they talk and colour.
The Goodeyedeers Blog
Our blog is the place for lots of free writing ideas and resources.
Where To Find Us?
On Twitter @goodeyedeers
On Pinterest - Goodeyedeers
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.
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
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
What do you know about Valentine’s Day?
Try our exciting Valentine’s Day Quiz to discover why the heart is a symbol of love or what people in Japan do on Valentine’s Day?
If you enjoy this resource please tell your friends and colleagues and don’t forget to leave us a review.
Our other Valentine’s Day resources are:
Valentine’s Day Haiku
5 Valentine’s Day Writing Ideas
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.
In this PowerPoint lesson the children discover how to create interesting haiku using the definitions of words from their word list or spelling list.
This fun and engaging lesson will have your class using a dictionary to find definitions 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.