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Living Things Science Investigation - The Egg Thief
Get your detectives hat on with our series of animal crime scene investigations!
These activities will teach your students about animals and their habitats as well as developing their observation, problem solving and inferring skills. They are a great lesson to be use as part of your Living Things topic… or just for some outdoor fun!
The crime scenes are easy to set up with printable props, clue cards, and suspect cards. If you want to add extra elements or real props this can help to bring it alive for the children even further!
The Egg Thief will take your class through an investigation involving the mystery of a broken egg that is found outside of Mrs Jones’ house. They will need to use the clues as well as their own inference skills to figure out which of the suspects is guilty.
Contents:
Teacher Guide
Prop Cards
Crime Scene Report
Suspect Cards
Clue Cards
Clue Record Sheet
Verdict Record Sheet
Our Verdict
Check out our ‘Hedgehog Horror’ crime scene pack!
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Animal Crime Scenes: The Hedgehog Horror - Science Investigation
Get your detectives hat on with our series of animal crime scene investigations!
These activities will teach your students about animals and their habitats as well as developing their observation, problem solving and inferring skills.
The crime scenes are easy to set up with printable props, clue cards, and suspect cards. If you want to add extra elements or real props this can help to bring it alive for the children even further!
The Hedgehog horror will take your class through an investigation involving the mysterious death of the friendly local hedgehog. They will need to use the clues provided to them as well as their knowledge of the local wildlife to determine who or what is guilty of the murder.
Contents:
Teacher Guide
Prop Cards
Crime Scene Report
Suspect Cards (Blank and Complete)
Clue Cards
Clue Record Sheet
Verdict Record Sheet
Our Verdict
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The Seed Bomb Company: LITERACY - MATH - SCIENCE
This is a fantastic topic or project with links to living things, maths, art, and business. Your class will create their very own business selling seed bombs where they’ll need to create their business before making, advertising, and selling their seed bombs. It’s great if you can also find some space for them to test and use the seed bombs themselves.
This project is fantastic for developing team skills as well as making their learning relevant and meaningful.
**Teaching Structure: **
Read through the instruction sheet explaining that they are going to make a business selling seed bombs. Encourage them to think about the importance of local flowers and the benefits they have on the local wildlife.
Put the students into teams of 4 or 5 and get them to mind map their business ideas (name, who they’ll sell to, how they’ll advertise them etc.).
The following activities and worksheets can be taught in an order which suites you and your class best. Below we have split them into subject areas which best relate to the activities.
**Art / Design: **
Design a logo
Packaging design
**Science: **
Which Flowers: Research which native flowers would be good to include (you can collect or order seeds online).
Make the seed bombs by following the instructions.
Optional: Design their own seed bombs by changing or adding to the ingredients used. They can then re-write the instructions on how to make their own seed bombs. You could go a step further and get them to create a TV advert for their seed bombs.
**Literacy: **
Seed bomb instructions: Highlight the key features of the instructions.
My Seed Bomb instructions: Re-write the seed bomb instructions with their own unique ideas.
Advertisement: Students will create a poster for their seed bombs.
**Math: **
Cost and profits / sale prices: For these activity sheets students will work out how much it costs to produce the seed bombs, decide how much they will sell them for, and figure out their profits.
Sales Report: Students will keep a record of their sales, recording their profits on here.
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Fill The Gap – Counting & Addition Activity
Counting and adding outdoors is great fun with this simple activity where students will fill in the grids with the correct number of items. For example, they may be asked to fill in six squares with four leaves and two stones.
This is a great way to introduce them to both counting as well as simple addition. It’s best to laminate this resource or print it on card so that it can be used multiple times.
This pack contains 2 levels of differentiation.
Diff.1: Students are only required to fill in the boxes. (10 activity sheets)
Diff. 2: Students will fill in the boxes as well as write the addition. (10 activity sheets)
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The Rain Project: Cross-Curricular Activities
Rain is great fun and no reason to stop outdoor learning. This pack contains cross curricular resources and activities that you can do in the rain. So put those waterproofs on and enjoy the rain!
This resource includes science, literacy, and math activities for ages 7 - 10.
Activities included:
Rain Description: Children will go outside and use adjectives, similes and metaphors to describe what they can see, hear, feel and touch.
Rain poetry: Children will use their descriptions to write a poem about the rain. It’s great if they can do this outside using a whiteboard or scrap paper before writing it up in neat inside.
Rain Gauge Investigation: For this investigation children will design and build their own rain gauge to record the amount of rainfall over a decided period of time. It’s good to give children the chance to experiment with their ideas, however you may need to give them some guidance. We find this investigation works best when done in teams of 3 or 4. You can use these teams to provide differentiation and support by using mixed ability groups. Once they’ve collected their rainfall data they can then answer some questions based on their results as well as input their results into a line graph.
Puddle Size: This activity is all about measuring using diameters, radius, and perimeter. Children will find 5 puddles to measure, recording their results onto a line graph before answering some questions on their results. Vibrant Rain: This activity is all about the colors of nature. Children will find different colored natural items, crush them with stones, and use the colors to create some rain art. It’s best to print this activity sheet on card so that it does not get too soggy when using the damp natural resources to paint with.
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Earth Day Activity Bundle - Humans and The Environment
Inspire action this Earth Day with our engaging Activity Bundle! From word searches to mini-booklets, it’s packed with resources to keep students entertained while learning about protecting our planet.
Contents:
Activity Pack (mini-booklet, word scramble & activity sheets)
Word Search
Reading Passage and Questions
Scavenger Hunt
Quiz
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Electricity Circuit Building Activity
Teach your children about electricity through our Electricity Task Cards. This is a fantastic hands on activity that will teach your children to construct series and parallel circuits. They will love creating the circuits from the differentiated task cards.
This can be done using electrical components or our symbol cards provided.
Contents:
- x 14 Electricity circuit diagram cards
- Electrical components symbol cards
We hope you enjoy!
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20 Outdoor Challenges To Do Before I’m 12
Our ‘20 Outdoor Things To Do Before You’re 12’ is an absolute must for your young outdoor lovers!
Engaging with the great outdoors is an integral aspect of fostering children’s growth and development. We’ve curated an exciting collection of 20 outdoor activities designed to inspire children to embrace the wonders of nature before they reach the age of 12.
Each activity challenge page within this package not only offers a delightful experience but also provides space for children to capture their adventure through pictures or drawings. Additionally, they can reflect on their newfound skills through thought-provoking review sections.
For convenient access, we’ve also included a digital version of this resource on Google Slides.
Discover the joy of outdoor learning and make cherished memories together!
If you like this, you’ll love our Year of Outdoor Homework Challenges!
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Self-Control Worksheet Bundle
This no-prep self-control activity bundle will teach your students the importance of self-control. This bundle contains 6 activity sheets that will take your students through what self-control is, how they can use it and how their actions can effect themselves and others around them. It’s perfect for small group counseling sessions.
What this bundle contains:
‘How I feel when…’ color the faces
Sad or glad cut and stick
Sad or glad sorting cards
Spotting self-control cut and stick
Making good choices
What should will do?
Ideas for use:
With students who could benefit from increased self-control
With SEN students who find understanding emotions difficult
With students who need support with social skills
These activities work well both individually and in small groups. The discussions that can come from these worksheets can be very valuable.
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A Year of Outdoor Homework Challenges
This resource contains a whole years worth of outdoor homework challenges with one activity per school week. The challenges are cross-curricular and contain loads of fun and practical activities from art to geography. It’s a great way to encourage students and parents to enjoy the outdoor space.
All of these activities are designed so that they can be done in a garden or small outdoor space using equipment you’ll find around the home.
Check out our Outdoor Science Bundle
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Religious Education: The Ten Commandments Google Slides and Quiz
This pack is everything you need to teach to teach your children about the Ten Commandments. It contains Google Slides, a quiz, and engaging activities that will teach your children the story behind the commandments as well as encouraging them to think more deeply about the true religious meaning to the commandments as well as how they can relate them to their own lives.
It is a perfect hassle free resource for both Sunday schools and in the classroom.
This pack contains:
Google Slides and Quiz
My 10 Commandments Worksheet: Children create their own commandments
The 10 Commandment Symbols Activity Sheet: Children will create a symbol to represent each commandment.
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First Holy Communion Activity Bundle
This is the perfect bundle if your child or children are preparing to complete their First Holy Communion or you are studying it as part of your topic. It contains six fun activities designed to introduce the key vocabulary as well as encourage them to think about the meaning behind the First Holy Communion and what they can do to prepare for their special day.
We hope you find this pack useful!
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Multiplication Facts Card Game Activity: Years 3 - 6
Learning times tables have never been so fun with this multiplication card game which is perfect for a math lesson starter or plenary. The children will quickly strive to collect the most monsters in this addictive card game, our class even continued playing with the cards in the playground.
Being fluent with times tables can have a huge impact on the children's progress with the different aspects of their math. This fun game is designed to accelerate and secure their mental multiplication skills and make a big difference to their learning. We have been amazed with the impact it has had on our class.
We hope you enjoy this as much as we do!
Contents
- Teachers Guide
- 64 x multiplication cards
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Have fun!
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Recycling PowerPoint, Quiz, and Activities Bundle
This recycling bundle is perfect for your sustainability topic. It gets students looking at the recycling process, helping them to become more aware of the issues facing our world. This pack contains a PowerPoint, Quiz, along with lots of fun cross-curricular activities that’ll keep them engaging for hours.
PowerPoint & Quiz: A 36 slide PowerPoint and quiz which looks at both the positives and negatives of recycling.
How long does the trash last?: A cut and stick activity where students match objects with the time it takes for them to decompose.
Funky flowers: Students will make flowers of given heights and specifications using old newspapers, magazines, etc.
Poster Template: A template for students to make a poster about the importance of recycling, explaining why and how.
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Humans and The Environment: Pollution PowerPoint, Quiz, and Worksheet Bundle
Humans and The Environment: This pollution PowerPoint, quiz, and worksheet / activity bundle is great to get your students thinking about and working on this important and relevant topic. It focuses on what the different kinds of pollution are, how they affect the environment, and what we can do in our lives to try and reduce the amount of pollution produced.
Contents:
PowerPoint and quiz
Cause and effect activity: Students must match the cause of pollution to the effect with these differentiated worksheets.
Good and Bad Habits: Students look at what we do in our own lives that can have negative or positive effects on the environment.
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Religious Education: Lent Google Slides, Quiz, and Activities / Worksheets
This pack is everything you need to teach to teach your children about Lent, from Google Slides, engaging activates that will encourage your children to think more deeply about the true religious meaning to this exciting time of year to some fun puzzles where they can learn the key vocabulary as they start to relax before the holidays.
It is a perfect hassle free resource for both Sunday schools and in the classroom.
This pack contains:
Google Slides and Quiz
Stations Of The Cross Story Board
Lent Word Search
Lent Unscramble
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Easter Maths Puzzles Grades 1 - 6 Bundle
A fun Easter maths activity which consists of 24 differentiated maths puzzles that make Easter themed shapes where children must work out the answers to questions to match the pieces together. This is a perfect activity for fun revision lessons as you are winding down for the holidays!
There are four puzzles for each age group that are differentiated 2 ways (8 puzzles per age group in total), which cover addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
This Bundle contains the following products:
- Easter Maths Puzzles: Grades 1 – 2
- Easter Maths Puzzles: Grades 3 – 4
- Easter Maths Puzzles: Grades 5 - 6
Contents for each pack:
- Addition puzzle X 2
- Subtraction puzzle X2
- Division puzzle X 2
- Multiplication puzzle X 2
Although each puzzle is differentiated, you can also change the level of challenge by asking the children to work out the answers in their head or by allowing them to write down their workings out.
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Subtraction Number Word Search Activity: Year 1 - 6
These number searches are a great way for your class to practise both metal and column subtraction. They must find the answer to the subtraction questions in the number grid and shade them in the correct color.
This bundle contains puzzles for grades K – 5.
**Contents:
Years 1 - 2:**
Numbers 1 – 20 subtraction search sheet
Numbers 1 – 30 subtraction search sheet
Numbers 1 – 50 subtraction search sheet
Blank addition search sheet
Years 3 - 4:
Numbers 1 – 100 activity sheet (without borrowing)
Numbers 1 – 100 activity sheet (with borrowing)
Numbers 1 - 1000 activity sheet (with borrowing)
Blank addition search sheets
Years 5 - 6:
Numbers 4 digit numbers activity sheet (without borrowing)
Numbers 4 digit numbers activity sheet (with borrowing)
Numbers 5 digit numbers activity sheet (with borrowing)
Blank addition search sheets
Black and white copies are also included in this pack.
These puzzles are a great lesson activity, filler, or home learning activity. My class absolutely love them as I’m sure yours will too!
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Addition Number Word Search Activity: Years 1 - 6
These number searches are a great way for your class to practise both metal and column addition. They must find the answer to the addition questions in the number grid and shade them in the correct color.
This bundle contains puzzles for years 1 - 6.
**Contents:
Grades K – 1:**
Numbers 1 – 20 addition search sheet
Numbers 1 – 50 addition search sheet
Blank addition search sheet
Grades 2 – 3:
Numbers 1 – 100 activity sheet (without carrying)
Numbers 1 – 100 activity sheet (with carrying)
Numbers 1 - 1000 activity sheet (with carrying)
Blank addition search sheets
Grades 4 – 5:
Numbers 4 digit numbers activity sheet (without carrying)
Numbers 4 digit numbers activity sheet (with carrying)
Numbers 5 digit numbers activity sheet (with carrying)
Blank addition search sheets
Black and white copies are also included in this pack.
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These puzzles are a great lesson activity, filler, or home learning activity. My class absolutely love them as I’m sure yours will too!**
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Spring Poetry Scrapbook, Help Cards, and PowerPoint Bundle
This poetry bundle is a refreshing way to teach poetry through the outdoors. It is designed to get your children into the outdoors exploring poetry through their senses while encouraging a rich use of language.
It contains the following products:
Spring Poetry Scrapbook
This poetry scrapbook is the perfect way to get your class exploring the outdoors while letting their creative juices flow in the form of poetry. They each get their own personal scrapbook where they are required to think about what language they can use to describe specific things before putting their thoughts into a poem. This scrapbook gives the children the opportunity to write acrostic, quatrain, and couplet poems along with another, which they can choose.
I have used this pack with great success in spring and summer where we would spend Friday afternoons going out to write poetry, however I am excited to have a go at it in winter too! It is very therapeutic for both the children and the teacher.
Contents:
- Scrapbook cover
- Blank scrapbook cover (where they can draw their own)
- ‘Beautiful Birds’ language ideas
- ‘Beautiful Birds’ acrostic poem sheet
- ‘Magical Mini-Beasts’ language ideas
- ‘Magical Mini-Beats’ quatrain poem sheet (aabb rhyming pattern)
- ‘Vibrant Views’ language ideas
- ‘Vibrant Views’ quatrain poem sheet (abab rhyming pattern)
- ‘Wonderful Weather’ language ideas
- ‘Wonderful Weather’ couplet poem sheet
- Free poem sheet (the children choose the form and subject for their poem)
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Poetry Introduction PowerPoint
A fun interactive PowerPoint designed to give your class an introduction into the wonderful world of poetry. This PowerPoint will teach your children the technical vocabulary, creative language used, and different poetry forms.
Contents:
- Slides 1 - 4: What is poetry
- Slides 5 – 7: Vocabulary
- Slides 8 – 26: Simile, personification, or metaphor game
- Slides 27 – 36: Poetry forms
- Slide 37 – Scrapbook follow up
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Poetry Help Cards
Six poetry scheme help cards that explain what the scheme is and then gives an example. They are great to have available to your children for them to use when writing poems or as a way to differentiate.
Poetry rhyming schemes:
- Acrostic
- Couplet
- Quatrain (aaaa)
- Quatrain (aabb)
- Quatrain (abab)
- Quatrain (abca)
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