This is a Powerpoint lesson and worksheet based on the ‘Laurel or Yanny’ soundclip debate that is going viral! When people listen to the clip, some people seem to hear it as ‘Laurel’ and others seem to hear ‘Yanny’. This fun lesson is a simple data handling activity that can be made suitable for KS2 or KS1 classes. Pupils will listen to the sound clip and then record the responses in a frequency table and block graph, Included in the Powerpoint are also some data processing questions, starting with straight forward questions that simply require intepreting of the data for younger classes and going on to more difficult questions involving fractions, percentages and ratios for KS2. Included in this resource: Powerpoint file (fully editable) Worksheet

Very popular! This is a great one-off literacy activity and a wonderful teamwork project to help your class work together to make a class poem. You could use this as a great way to start a new year, as pupils come together in unity to create a new class poem using the letters in the name of their class. The pack contains a Powerpoint lesson, teacher instructions and pupil resources - everything you need for this fun poetry lesson, including warm up/getting to know you games and a fun teamwork project based on making and performing a class poem. The activity allows pupils to work together to make a class poem that spells out the name of their new class. The session is based around Edward Lear’s ‘Alphabet Poem’ and the activities include suggestions for adapting the lesson for KS1 or KS2. This resource is structured in the following way: 1. Fun warm up activities and games including name games, a classroom hunt activity, a paper-chain race and ‘Find Someone Who’ bingo. 2. A poetry time activity following the lesson Powerpoint to help the class to become familiar with Edward Lear’s ‘Alphabet Poem’. There are different options to adapt this for different age groups. 3. A group activity in which pupils create their own stanzas for the alphabet poem, using the letters that spell out your class name or their new teacher’s name. 4. A whole class performance of the new poem. Check out our other popular resource packs: All About Me Time Capsule Recipe for a Great School Year! Autumn Poetry Pack KS1 All About Me Fidget Spinner Pack Stone Age Boy Pack Please follow the steps below to access your files: 1. Return to this page. 2.Further down the page you’ll see the files included within the Resource listed under the header ‘Files Included’. You may need to click on the ‘See all Resources’ to view them all. 3. Use the download arrow icons found to the left of each of the file names for each separate file. Please note that due to terms of use in the images used, the Powerpoint file is not editable.

Recipe for a Happy New Year: New Year 2018 Activity Updated especially for New Year 2018! Recipe for a Happy New Year (including full lesson Powerpoint and all templates) - a fun new year project and display for your classroom! Please follow the instructions at the bottom of this description to download all of your files. Here is a fun activity to help your pupils think about what will make this new year successful! Pupils will create a recipe for a happy new year (the writing activity is included in the Powerpoint lesson provided) and then they can use the templates to turn it into a fabulous baker craft, perfect for display! This resource includes: - A full lesson powerpoint including discussion points and a differentiated writing activity. - A teacher instruction pack - A template pack for making the back to school chef craft This is an easy, fun activity perfect for the primary classrooms! Please note that due to terms of use in the images used, the Powerpoint file is not editable. Please follow the steps below to access your files: 1. Return to this page. 2.Further down the page you’ll see the files included within the Resource listed under the header ‘Files Included’. You may need to click on the ‘See all Resources’ to view them all. 3. Use the individual download arrow icons found to the left of each of the file names for each separate file.

Special offer: 25% off the normal price in our Christmas sale! These two fun poetry activities provide festive fun in primary classrooms in the run-up to Christmas! Both of these resources are adaptable for different year groups and include ready-to-teach Powerpoint lesson presentations and teacher resource packs. Please follow the download instructions at the bottom of the page to make sure you get all four of the files included in this resource. Problems downloading? Click here for download help. Activity 1: Christmas Tree Kennings In this Christmas literacy lesson, pupils will learn about what kennings are and practise using them with a festive twist! Then they will make their own kenning poem about Christmas trees and turn it into a fantastic colourful kenning tree ready for a Christmas classroom display! The Powerpoint provided guides you though the full lesson, including time to discuss ideas and vocabulary. Then pupils can use the templates and instructions provided to make their own colouring kenning trees. Activity 2: Christmas Riddles Uh-oh! There has been a mix-up in Santa's workshop and the cheeky elves have left clues about the presents instead of labelling them correctly! In this lesson, pupils will help Santa to solve the elves' riddles and then they will write their own riddles about Christmas presents. Follow the instructions to turn the riddles into fun lift-the-flap Christmas presents, perfect for a festive classroom display! The Powerpoint provided guides you though the full lesson, including time to discuss ideas and vocabulary. Then pupils can use the templates provided to plan their riddles and turn them into fun lift-the-flap pictures. Please note that due to terms of use in the images used, the Powerpoint files are not editable. Please follow the steps below to access your files: 1. Return to this page. 2. Scroll to the files included within the resource listed under the header ‘Files Included’/'All Files'. You may need to click on the ‘See all Resources’ to view them all. 3. Use the download arrow icons found to the left of each of the file names for each separate file.

This Christmas Present Riddles lesson will make a fun English activity for the festive season! We ho-ho-hope you will love making these lift-the-flap Christmas riddles! Uh-oh! There has been a mix-up in Santa’s workshop and the cheeky elves have left clues about the presents instead of labelling them correctly! In this lesson, pupils will help Santa to solve the elves’ riddles and then they will write their own riddles about Christmas presents. Follow the instructions to turn the riddles into fun lift-the-flap Christmas presents, perfect for a festive classroom display! The Powerpoint provided guides you though the full lesson, including time to discuss ideas and vocabulary. Then pupils can use the templates provided to plan their riddles and turn them into fun lift-the-flap pictures. This resource includes: - A full lesson powerpoint - A resource pack including teacher instructions and templates for the activity. This is a fun activity easily adapted for KS1 or KS2. Please note that due to terms of use in the images used, the Powerpoint file is not editable.

Perfect for Anti-Bullying Week 2018! This Anti-Bullying iPhone Booklet makes a fun activity that helps pupils to think about some of the key issues about bullying and this year’s theme ‘Choose Respect’. All templates and Powerpoint slides required are included. Pupils will create an iPhone-shaped booklet in which they write or draw to answer text messages about different issues relating to bullying. The Powerpoint provided guides you though different discussion points and offers 3 different challenge levels for each question, allowing you to easily adapt this resource for your year group. Then pupils can use the templates provided to create their own antibullying booklets, making an excellent classroom display or handheld project to take home! This resource includes: - A full lesson powerpoint including differentiated discussion points - A resource pack including teacher instructions and templates for the activity. This is a fun and through-provoking activity easily adapted across KS1 and KS2. Please note that due to terms of use in the images used, the Powerpoint file is not editable.

This popular 3D bonfire poetry lesson makes a fun literacy activity that is perfect in the run up to bonfire night or to go alongside fire topics. This download includes all the resources you need, including a powerpoint presentation, a teacher guide and a pupil template pack. Pupils will create a bonfire poem following the lesson Powerpoint, using similes and sensory descriptions to imagine a bonfire scene. Then they can use the templates to turn their poems into a fabulous 3D effect bonfire, making an excellent classroom display for bonfire night! This resource includes: - A full lesson powerpoint including discussion points and a writing activity. - A teacher instruction pack - A template pack for making the 3D bonfire. This is an easy, fun activity perfect for primary classrooms and one that can be adapted for KS1 or KS2. Please note that due to terms of use in the images used, the Powerpoint file is not editable.

FREE back to school bingo game! Help your new class get to know each other with this fun game. Give each child a Find Someone Who Board (choose the KS1 or KS2 version). Children then go around the room and find somebody who can sign their name in each box on the board. The aim is to fill up their whole board as well as to get to know their classmates better! This free resource is part of our popular New Class Poetry Activity.

Back to School - a fun activity for primary classrooms. This Recipe for a Great School Year activity pack (including full lesson Powerpoint and all templates) makes a fun welcome project for a new class and creates a classroom display to put up for the new school year. Updated for Back to School 2019. A super first week back/getting to know you activity! The aim of this fun activity is to help your new class think about what will make the next school year a successful one. Pupils will create a recipe for a great school year (the writing activity is included in the Powerpoint lesson provided) and then they can use the templates to turn it into a fabulous transition craft, perfect for display! This resource includes: - A full lesson powerpoint including discussion points and a differentiated writing activity. - A teacher instruction pack - A template pack for making the chef craft This is an easy-to-follow, fun activity perfect for primary classrooms and can be easily adapted for different age groups. Please note that due to terms of use in the images used, the Powerpoint file is not editable.

Two of our popular All About Me Activities for primary pupils: 1. Fidget Spinner Theme All About Me Pack 2. All About Me Time Capsules. You might like our other transition resources: Transition Day Pack All About Me Fidget Spinner Pack End of Term Iphone Activity Booklet

New for 2017! Download this printable Iphone-themed pupil booklet to use as a fun end-of-year activity. Pages include: A selfie 4 x text messages for end-of-term reflections My profile Contact List (my friends) Playlist (favourite songs) This activity booklet can be used with a range of different year groups. Great for the end of term as pupils think back over memories from their last year and think about hopes for their next class.

Download these popular ‘All About Me’ activities with a fidget spinner theme! Great for back to school or getting to know you transition activities! The pack contains activities that can be used in the following ways: 1. An All About Me sheet for pupils to fill in the sections of the fidget spinners with pictures or words about their favourite foods, people, school activities etc. 2. A blank version of the above activity for teachers pupils to choose their own categories. 3. A game using real fidget spinners (if they have not been banned!) where pupils have until the spinner stops to talk about each category. 4. A multiple-choice quiz for pupils to make real and false answers about themselves using the fidget spinner templates. 5. A design-your-own fidget spinner activity. Check out our other popular resources: All About Me Time Capsule Summer Performance Poetry [Transition Day Activity Pack ](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/transition-day-activities-11605239)End of Term Iphone Activity Booklet