This resource is perfect for soft starts and early morning starter activities. It includes a month of winter themed morning starter slides which have literacy, numeracy and fine motor skill tasks, as well as space for important information. **The tasks are aimed at First Level/KS1. ** All slides are FULLY EDITABLE and includes a set of blank weekly templates that you can edit to create your own starter slides. If you decide to share this resource on social media please credit my Instagram @Mrs_Dees_Classroom and tag me in it - I’d love to see it! :)

Here is an activity mat full of ideas to celebrate Roald Dahl Day on September 13th! The activities are related to the author and are not specific to any of his books. It is perfect for using in class or at home with learners - some of these activities could be completed at home as family learning activities. There are a range of literacy, art and research tasks included.

This is a set of formative assessment strategies to use in class. I like to have a set of these printed out and on my desk or in my planner and I use it as a way to make sure I’m using lots of different strategies to formatively assess learning throughout the day! Hope they help!

This is a set of plenary sentence stems to use in class. I’ve added the matching questions for teachers to use (they are colour coded). I like to have a set of these printed out and on my desk or stuck to the back of my classroom door and I use it as a prompt for discussions during plenaries or when the children are completing learning logs. Hope they help!

Here is a book talk mat with activities for the story “How to Catch a Dragon” by Adam Wallace. It is perfect for using at home during distance learning or in class with learners. The activity mat has some lovely activities to explore the traditions of Chinese New Year with children. There are links to videos and craft activities included.