This is the story of Mrs McToot, and the musical instrument she keeps in her boot. She’s tall and pretty, caring and kind; Perfect in fact, with the cleverest mind! To look, you may think that she doesn’t impress, In her Wellington boots and flowery dress - But never before have you seen such a flute, As the one in the wellies of Mrs McToot! Don't let first impressions fool you, there is much more than meets the eye to Mrs McToot! With the help of the magical flute which she keeps in her wellington boots; fun, adventure and a few surprises are guaranteed. Additional teaching resources to accompany the text are also included. This text is also available in a great value bundle.

Lots of fun games and activities for making PE lessons fun, engaging and energetic!

Differentiated and self-marking column addition worksheets with built-in self assessment & teacher assessment. - Each sheet has column addition for a different ability. - Answers under the fold so children can self-mark on completion. - Children add their own 'top tip' to demonstrate understanding. -Easy self assessment & teacher assessment at top of page. Save time & increase self-reliance. Easy. Answer section can be cut off to allow page to stick/fit into books easier.

A range of original shape poems as jpegs for you to use in worksheets, presentations & performances.

Print this document back-to-back to create a foldable booklet for children to take home. You could also fold blank paper inside this for children to complete some of these challenges on. This homework is generic and aims to give your children a mental challenge, but also to encourage them to get outside, stay active and keep their creative juices flowing. It can also be adapted and tailored to suit your class.

One of the things which has given me the most comfort in my teaching career is hearing teachers swear in the staffroom. It sounds strange but it’s a funny sort of therapy - knowing that someone else is also having a bad day. Sometimes we just need a bit of reassurance that we’re not alone in whatever’s going on in our professional lives. We all have bad days but sometimes it’s easy to think we’re the only ones. This collection of stories, confessions, grievances and all-out ‘fails’ written by an online community of real teachers is a little window into the problems of teachers around the world. Some will make you cringe, some will make you smile. We’re not endorsing, condoning or condemning anything you read here. Some of the actions described could not be described as ‘best practice’ while some seem like the musings of criminal masterminds. Take some comfort and draw your own conclusions...

Wordsearches (and answers) with keywords for a range of science topics including: Characteristics of rocks Circulation Food Chains Human Life Cycles Microorganisms Plant Life Cycles Properties of Materials Teeth

A detailed literacy unit of work (up to 6 weeks) focused on Pirates based around 'The Tea-Swigging Pirate Jones' as an inspirational text. A great resource with lesson plans consisting of differentiated activities which should save hours of planning. Plans can be adapted for use with other texts Also includes some additional powerpoint resources which may be of use.

A great way to create a glossary or define terminology for a range of science topics. Answers included.

Grown-ups keep secrets – all sorts of stuff, Which they only tell you when you’re old enough, And now you’re getting bigger, it’s about time you knew - About a secret that they have been keeping from you! There’s a little family who lives under each bed. Some who are blue and some that are red. It goes without saying that they’re all very small, (They live under your bed after all!) It’s the Norf Clan I’ll tell you about today, They live under a bed – not far away, They camp out in a mattress between the springs, Collecting toys and buttons and interesting things... The Norf clan is an entertaining narrative poem about a mischievous gamily who live under the bed of a young boy and get him into trouble and prove that sometimes, life just isn't fair - but you'll get over it! Also available in a great value bundle!

A Brilliant and Large collection of works by the excellent Edward Lear which includes: - Book of Nonsense - More Nonsense - Nonsense Songs - Nonsense Stories - The Jumblies and Other Nonsense Verses Better still, everything is saves as MS Word documents so you can cut, paste and adapt these resources to your hearts content!

A large collection of Aesop's Fables - 1 per page in 180+ pages saved as a Word document for you to edit/adapt into your own resources. Stories include: THE FOX AND THE GRAPES THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGGS THE CAT AND THE MICE THE MISCHIEVOUS DOG THE CHARCOAL-BURNER AND THE FULLER THE MICE IN COUNCIL THE BAT AND THE WEASELS THE DOG AND THE SOW THE FOX AND THE CROW THE HORSE AND THE GROOM THE WOLF AND THE LAMB THE PEACOCK AND THE CRANE THE CAT AND THE BIRDS THE SPENDTHRIFT AND THE SWALLOW THE OLD WOMAN AND THE DOCTOR THE MOON AND HER MOTHER MERCURY AND THE WOODMAN THE ASS, THE FOX, AND THE LION THE LION AND THE MOUSE THE CROW AND THE PITCHER THE BOYS AND THE FROGS THE NORTH WIND AND THE SUN THE MISTRESS AND HER SERVANTS THE GOODS AND THE ILLS THE HARES AND THE FROGS THE FOX AND THE STORK THE WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING THE STAG IN THE OX-STALL THE MILKMAID AND HER PAIL THE DOLPHINS, THE WHALES, AND THE SPRAT THE FOX AND THE MONKEY THE ASS AND THE LAP-DOG THE FIR-TREE AND THE BRAMBLE THE FROGS' COMPLAINT AGAINST THE SUN THE DOG, THE COCK, AND THE FOX THE GNAT AND THE BULL THE BEAR AND THE TRAVELLERS THE SLAVE AND THE LION THE FLEA AND THE MAN THE BEE AND JUPITER THE OAK AND THE REEDS THE BLIND MAN AND THE CUB THE BOY AND THE SNAILS THE APES AND THE TWO TRAVELLERS THE ASS AND HIS BURDENS THE SHEPHERD'S BOY AND THE WOLF THE FOX AND THE GOAT THE FISHERMAN AND THE SPRAT THE BOASTING TRAVELLER THE CRAB AND HIS MOTHER THE ASS AND HIS SHADOW THE FARMER AND HIS SONS THE DOG AND THE COOK THE MONKEY AS KING THE THIEVES AND THE COCK THE FARMER AND FORTUNE JUPITER AND THE MONKEY FATHER AND SONS THE_LAMP THE OWL AND THE BIRDS THE ASS IN THE LION'S SKIN THE SHE-GOATS AND THEIR BEARDS THE OLD LION THE BOY BATHING THE QUACK FROG THE SWOLLEN FOX THE MOUSE, THE FROG, AND THE HAWK THE BOY AND THE NETTLES THE PEASANT AND THE APPLE-TREE THE JACKDAW AND THE PIGEONS JUPITER AND THE TORTOISE THE DOG IN THE MANGER THE TWO BAGS THE OXEN AND THE AXLETREES THE BOY AND THE FILBERTS THE FROGS ASKING FOR A KING THE OLIVE-TREE AND THE FIG-TREE THE LION AND THE BOAR THE WALNUT-TREE THE MAN AND THE LION THE TORTOISE AND THE EAGLE THE KID ON THE HOUSETOP THE FOX WITHOUT A TAIL THE VAIN JACKDAW THE TRAVELLER AND HIS DOG THE SHIPWRECKED MAN AND THE SEA THE WILD BOAR AND THE FOX MERCURY AND THE SCULPTOR THE FAWN AND HIS MOTHER THE FOX AND THE LION THE EAGLE AND HIS CAPTOR

A narrative poem following the nasty Dr Glum as he uses his magical drum to make others unhappy - but will he learn his lesson? This is the story of old Doctor Glum And the magical instrument he taps with his thumb. He’s fat and old with a temper that’s bad, And wears a red army tunic that belonged to his dad. On his head is the hat from an old marching band, Which is covered in dirt and was bought second hand. Bits of spaghetti and old food dangled - From his white beard that was scruffy and tangled. Strapped around his neck (which is as fat as a plum), Is a big red and white marching band drum… But the power the drum holds is something quite great; It’s a shame that the man with the drum’s filled with hate!