L.O: To establish clear classroom rules and routines and discuss our place in the class. This is lesson which I use at the start of every year to outline rules and routines to the new class. The lesson also focusses on the idea of ‘We All Belong Here’ and children make their own jigsaw piece which when put together can form a class display which can stay up for the whole year as a reminder of their place in the class. Through The Nomadic Educator Store, our objective is to develop quality planning for our classrooms and to share our contributions to (one of) the busiest parts of a teacher’s schedule for a reasonable price. We welcome feedback and are very responsive to any feedback and/or requests. Please note: Original files have been provided in SmartNote Notebook format. If the file isn’t compatible for you, please contact me so that I can reformat into another format (e.g. PowerPoint or PDF).

This is lesson from an Autumn unit of work which was designed to establish clear boundaries, routines and rules. It also seeks to discuss the school vision and values with children and encourages them to engage with them and think about how they can demonstrate these principles throughout the year. Through The Nomadic Educator Store, our objective is to develop quality planning for our classrooms and to share our contributions to (one of) the busiest parts of a teacher’s schedule for a reasonable price. We welcome feedback and are very responsive to any feedback and/or requests. Please note: Original files have been provided in SmartNote Notebook format. If the file isn’t compatible for you, please contact me so that I can reformat into another format (e.g. PowerPoint or PDF).

This is an example Horrid Henry story titled ‘Horrid Henry and the New Classmate’. We have attempted to include all aspects of Horrid Henry stories in the writing.

L.O: To establish clear classroom rules and routines and discuss our place in the class. This is lesson which I use at the start of every year to outline rules and routines to the new class. The lesson also focusses on the idea of rules and their purpose. It follows a P4C (Philosophy for Children) style and supports children to appreciate and discuss our rules. Through The Nomadic Educator Store, our objective is to develop quality planning for our classrooms and to share our contributions to (one of) the busiest parts of a teacher’s schedule for a reasonable price. We welcome feedback and are very responsive to any feedback and/or requests. Please note: Original files have been provided in SmartNote Notebook format. If the file isn’t compatible for you, please contact me so that I can reformat into another format (e.g. PowerPoint or PDF).

This is a pack which we used to pre-teach place value to lower-attaining Year 4 children. We focussed on vocabulary development and questioning, all of which is included in this pack. Planning for pre-teaching can be a busy process, so save yourself some time and get started right away! Through The Nomadic Educator Store, our objective is to develop quality planning for our classrooms and to share our contributions to (one of) the busiest parts of a teacher’s schedule for a reasonable price. We welcome feedback and are very responsive to any feedback and/or requests. Please note: Original files have been provided in Microsoft Word format (.docx) along with one PDF. If the files aren’t compatible for you, please contact us so that we can reformat into another format (e.g. Pages, PDF).

This is a pack which we used to pre-teach ‘States of Matter’ vocabulary to lower-attaining Year 4 children. We focussed on vocabulary development and questioning, all of which is included in this pack. Planning for pre-teaching can be a busy process, so save yourself some time and get started right away! Through The Nomadic Educator Store, our objective is to develop quality planning for our classrooms and to share our contributions to (one of) the busiest parts of a teacher’s schedule for a reasonable price. We welcome feedback and are very responsive to any feedback and/or requests. Please note: Original files have been provided in Microsoft Word format (.docx) along with PDF. If the files aren’t compatible for you, please contact us so that we can reformat into another format (e.g. Pages, PDF).

A support pack of sentence starters and cloze tasks to support writing a Horrid Henry story. Part of a pack with the complete story example sold separately.

This is a set of flashcards with words and definitions designed for supporting the pre-teaching of vocabulary for the Year 4 Opening Worlds Curriculum Unit: Population. Through The Nomadic Educator Store, our objective is to develop quality planning for our classrooms and to share our contributions to (one of) the busiest parts of a teacher’s schedule for a reasonable price. We welcome feedback and are very responsive to any feedback and/or requests. Please note: Original files have been provided in PDF format. If the files aren’t compatible for you, please contact me so that I can reformat into another format.

This is an activity designed to challenge pupils to find all number bonds to 10 by working systematically on a ladybird template.

A simple class jobs poster intended for use in the classroom. I can edit the jobs and share an updated version if required.

This is a set of flashcards with words and definitions designed for supporting the pre-teaching of vocabulary for the Year 4 Opening Worlds Curriculum Unit: Roman Britain. Through The Nomadic Educator Store, our objective is to develop quality planning for our classrooms and to share our contributions to (one of) the busiest parts of a teacher’s schedule for a reasonable price. We welcome feedback and are very responsive to any feedback and/or requests. Please note: Original files have been provided in PDF format. If the files aren’t compatible for you, please contact me so that I can reformat into another format.

An example character profile to be used with Horrid Henry planning.

This is a simple document which provides a frame to be used to record new vocabulary for guided reading. Children should be introduced to new vocabulary and develop their vocabulary prior to reading, particularly when texts are particularly old or challenging. Through The Nomadic Educator Store, our objective is to develop quality planning for our classrooms and to share our contributions to (one of) the busiest parts of a teacher’s schedule for a reasonable price. We welcome feedback and are very responsive to any feedback and/or requests. Sometimes, units of work or uploads may appear unfinished. However, this is due to copyright issues around some content on slides. Where possible, we have left prompts or suggestions to support you to finish off these parts of the lesson. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any issues. Please note: Original files have been provided in pages format. If these files aren’t compatible for you, please contact me so that I can reformat into another format (e.g. Word, PowerPoint or PDF).