Whether you are a new to teaching, need a new perspective or looking for something to use in your next behaviour management professional development this document is for you! The resource includes a 5 page outline on simple does and don’ts of classroom management that you can implement today. Please rate if you found it useful! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources.

A great resource to get learners excited about the Halloween and Day of the Dead 2016! The resource includes 5 theme activities: -Creating a Halloween monster -Writing a dribble (100 word story) -Day of the Dead find-a-word -Mindfulness Colouring -Day of the Dead skulls -Day of the Dead skull masks -Teachers notes and suggested teaching strategies -Answers This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialized ability is needed! It can form a standalone literacy and art lesson, can be left as a cover lesson or used during Form group or ‘Down time’. Can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to KS2 and KS3 students. Activities are differentiated and provide a challenge for more able students. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources.

Use this set of graphic organisers to help build upon a student’s visual map! Help students make connection in learning - all topics areas. This resource includes: • Concept map, Practicums organisers (science specific) • Word concept map (English/ LOTE specific) • Fishbone diagram (including cause and effect), Venn diagram (2 and 3 circle compare and contrast), topic mind map and topic organiser, PMI, sequence chain, compare and contrast, compare and contrast essay organiser, event 5W and H mind map (all subjects) Graphic organisers are fantastic for supporting students with their learning and understanding of a topic of work. This set of graphic organisers can be applied across the curriculum and will enhance the understanding of subject content with your students. Use these graphic organisers: • at the beginning of a unit of work (ascertain prior knowledge), • when introducing a new topic in a unit, • for group activities, • as lesson starters/ plenary, • set as homework or revision or • as scaffolding for students starting their assessment piece. Graphic organisers are all in black and white for ease of printing, nearly all have multiple versions and come with AU/NZ/UK spelling or US spelling. This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed and can easily be used in other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to Years 4-12/ KS2 - KS3 students. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources including my FREE and other cross curricular literacy and reflection resources.

A great resource to get learners excited about Wimbledon 2016! The resource includes 3 Wimbledon/ tennis theme activities: -Writing a haiku riddle -Word-search -Numeracy worksheet – addition, subtraction, money, perimeter and circumference -Suggested teaching strategies for each activity -Answers This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! It can form a standalone literacy and numeracy lesson or can be left as a cover lesson. Together all three activities should last between 1 - 1.5 hours. Can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to KS2 students, for KS3 maths worksheet will need additional problems. Activities are differentiated and provide a challenge for more able students. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources.

This revision tool has unlimited questions all modelled on past NAPLAN/ SATs exams, simply hit ‘generate question’ (macros enabled) to get a new set of 20 questions. This resource can form a lesson starter, revision activity during a lesson or can be used for independent study. It’s been designed to not only give students the best opportunity to revise and improve on the key mental maths skills need for SATs, but also reduce a teacher’s prep time! While a booklet to record answers (for tracking or focus intervention purposes) has been included; it is easily adaptable to suit you. It also includes space for corrections, self-assessment and teacher comments. Differentiated with questions generating into 10 easy question, 5 medium and 5 hard. Answers are included. The question slides are timed from 5 seconds to 15 seconds depending on question type. The quiz will take approximately 3 and a half minutes. Feedback welcome. Click on display name for more great resources!

Time poor but want to make sure you provide higher order comprehension question for texts studied in your lesson? This reading strategy is for you! QAR can be used for any text type in any subject for all year levels. The resource includes: - 2 PowerPoint introduction lessons (one for upper primary -middle and the other for senior) - Practice activity - Poster 1 highlights the 4 levels of comprehension questions and where the student will find the answer. - Poster 2 and 3 highlight and prompt student as to where to locate answers to comprehension questions and develop these skills so they can apply them in other settings. - Poster 4 highlights the types of questions for each level and how to answer the questions from each level. The PowerPoint is to introduce the concepts of QAR to students and the posters are designed to be general so that they can be used with any text studied in any subject. The idea is that you have a ‘go to’ set of engaging and differentiated questions and comprehension prompts, saving you valuable prep time and incorporating high quality learning activities every time! This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! It can be used to incorporate literacy skills into your lesson or used in literacy intervention lessons. This lesson should be accessible to Year 4-12/ KS2 and KS3 students. QAR allows you to create differentiated comprehension activities and provide a challenge for more able students. QAR induction professional development for staff can be found here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/introduction-to-question-answer-relationship-for-staff-whole-school-reading-strategy-11338684 Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources.

Have students who struggle to start their research assignments? Need students to show evidence of their research? Don’t have the time to create your own scaffolding? This resource is for you! A great resource (that will suite any length of time set) to get learners to demonstrate their ability to plan and prepare for a research assignment. Includes steps to encourage and support students to: -Begin the inquiry and identify previous knowledge -Develop a hypothesis (tentative, revised and final) -Define relevant key words -Devise sub-questions and then locate and record relevant information -Synthase and plan through to reviewing and editing their draft Accessible to middle school students, differentiated by the 3 levels of critical reflection and source evaluation questions. Simply edit these question, enabling it to be used by student in other year levels. Please leave feedback if you found the resource useful!

Christmas literacy activities. A great resource to get learners excited about the Christmas 2015! The resource includes 11 Christmas theme activities, teacher notes and answers: - 2x pre-poetry activities (mind-map and 5 senses) - 3x poetry activities – Limerick, Cinquain and Tanka - 3x Christmas word-search - Drabble (creative writing) - Christmas world fact file - ‘Twas the night before Christmas’ comprehension This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! It can provide worksheets to help form a standalone English or literacy lesson or can be left as activities in a cover lesson. The worksheets can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to KS2 and lower KS3 students. Activities are differentiated – outlined in teacher notes. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources. Want to try before you buy? Download one of my free resources.

A great resource to get learners excited about the Rugby World Cup 2015! The resource includes 13 Rugby World Cup theme activities: -Writing a haiku and acrostic poem, drabble (100 word story) and article -Mapping skills -Numeracy worksheet – number, fractions, perimeter, area and percentage -Suggested teaching strategies -Answers This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! It can form a standalone literacy and numeracy lesson or can be left as a cover lesson. Can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to KS2 and KS3 students. Activities are differentiated and provide a challenge for more able students. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources and free RWC themed resource. Small updates made!

A great resource to get learners excited about Rio 2016! The resource includes 5 Rio summer Olympics theme activities: -writing a haiku -acrostic poem, -dribble (100 word story) - feature article -word search -suggested teaching strategies -Answers This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! It can form a standalone literacy lesson or can be left as a cover lesson. Can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to higher KS2 and KS3 students. Activities are differentiated and provide a challenge for more able students. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources including my FREE Rio Olympics web-quest. Now available as a bundle @ https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/rio-olympics-2016-themed-literacy-activities-bundle-11285978

A great resource to give learners at the start of any term, not just at the beginning of the year! The resource includes 3 worksheets for students to use to reflect on their holidays. The pack also included 2 fun back to school worksheets for students to complete. -2 truths and 1 lie -Holiday memories -Back to school Bingo -Word scramble -Back to school word search -Answers This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! It can help form a first day back lesson. Can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to Year 4- 8 or KS2 and lower KS3. Would go great with ‘Back to school – Holiday and Learning Reflections’ https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/back-to-school-holiday-and-learning-reflections-11186051 Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources.

An excellent resource of Spirograph images for early finishers to colour in. The resource includes 16 images for a mindful colouring activity in your tutor time, art or maths class. This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! It can help form a standalone art lesson or be used as an activity for early finishers in your maths class. It could also be used as an activity during tutor time, free time, class ‘down-time’ after lunch or cover lesson. This resource can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to KS1-KS3 students. Activities are differentiated, as there are easy patters and more complicated patters to provide a challenge for more able students. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources.

A great resource to get learners excited about Rio 2016! The resource includes 6 Rio summer Olympics theme activities: -multiplication -time - perimeter and area - division - reading tables -word search (for early finishers) -suggested teaching strategies -answers This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! It can form a standalone literacy lesson or can be left as a cover lesson. Can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to KS2 and lower KS3 students. Worksheets provide a challenge for more able students (Year 4). Some questions rely on assumed Olympic event knowledge so please read the teaching notes. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources including my FREE Rio Olympics web-quest.

Behaviour management strategies to build positive behaviour in the classroom and redirect negative behaviours. Whether you are a new to teaching, need a new perspective or looking for something to use in your next behaviour management professional development these documents are for you! The resource includes: - Behaviour chart complete with name tags and adaptable steps - Back on track cards - Working it out form - Incident form - Positive behaviour letter home - Detailed instructions for teachers All simple strategies that you can implement today! This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! It can form a standalone behaviour management policy or can be adapted and utilized with current behaviour management policies. These strategies should be accessible to KS2-KS3 students. Please rate if you found it useful! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources. My free behaviour management resource can be found at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/behaviour-management-strategies-for-the-classroom-11201353

Christmas literacy activities. A great resource to get learners excited about the Christmas 2015! The resource includes 10 Christmas theme activities and answers: - 2x Beginning sounds – writing the letter - 2x Beginning sounds – circle the correct letter - 2x Christmas word-search - Christmas words snap game - 2x Christmas story with puppets - Letter to Santa Claus This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! It can provide worksheets to help form a standalone English or literacy lesson or can be left as activities in a cover lesson. Can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to early years and KS1 students. Activities are differentiated – harder word search and Christmas vocabulary provide a challenge for more able students. Want to try before you buy? Download my free Christmas resource. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources.

A great numeracy resource to accompany the teaching of Mandarin Chinese numbers! This pack includes a simple PowerPoint, flashcards, number line and two worksheets (colour by numbers and co-orientates with answers). This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! It can form a standalone lesson or can be left as a cover lesson. Together the lesson and activities should last between 1 - 1.5 hours. Can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to KS2 and KS3 students. Activities are differentiated and provide a challenge for more able students. All images are from openclipart.org, mycutegraphics.com and pixabay.com Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources.

Use these inserts to create your own Teacher Diary! Inserts include: - a monthly planner (2 months per page) - weekly planner for up to 6 lessons per day - weekly to do list including to copy, to prep and priorities Will help you be organized and remember everything you wanted to cover during your lessons. Comes in black and white or colour versions Click on my display name to visit my TES shop and see my other great resources, including other back to school resources and displays. Please review if you found it useful!

A great resource to get learners excited about the Rio 2016! The resource includes Rio Olympic theme displays: -Medal Tally Poster - Bookmark/ Border Display - Bunting - Bingo -Olympic Country Report - Flag of competing country and sport pictographs -Suggested teaching strategies This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! The worksheet and game can form a standalone lesson or can be left as a cover lesson. The displays can easily suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to KS2 and lower KS3 students. Suggested ideas are provided in the teachers notes. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources. Now available as a bundle @ https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/rio-olympics-2016-themed-literacy-activities-bundle-11285978

The KWLH Technique is just one of many graphic organizers that help students organize their thinking for decision-making, problem solving and reflecting. It’s a great method to activate prior knowledge and to help students organize information for learning and in the case of this resource improving their results. This resource has the added benefit of being a great tool to provide evidence for a student’s reflections on their work. I enjoy showing it to parents/ guardians as it helps them understand how they can better support their student at home. K - What I KNOW W – What I WANT to know L – What I LEARNT H – HOW I learnt it Booklet provides 4 reflection sheets, for different stages of a unit, which use the KWLH technique. - Reflecting on the start of a new unit of work - Reflecting on the current assessment task - Reflecting on completion of an assessment item - Reflecting on the next assessment item (how to improve) This resource is perfect for higher KS2-KS3/ Year 5-12. Click on my username to see my other excellent resources and bundles! Please review if you found helpful

Christmas literacy and numeracy activities Bundle. (See my other Christmas resource pages for individual packs) A great resource to get learners excited about the Christmas 2015! The resource includes 20 Christmas theme activities and answers: - 2x Beginning sounds – writing the letter - 2x Beginning sounds – circle the correct letter - 2x Christmas word-search - Christmas words snap game - 2x Christmas story with puppets - Letter to Santa Claus - 2x Counting – halving numbers - 3x Counting - addition practice - 2x Counting practice (1-10) - Counting with a dice - 2x Counting – number sequence - 2x Symmetry drawing This resource has been thoroughly designed so no extra prep or specialised ability is needed! It can provide worksheets to help form a standalone English or Maths lesson or can be left as activities in a cover lesson. Can be easily adapted to suit other lessons you may have already planned. This lesson should be accessible to early years and KS1 students. Activities are differentiated – harder word search, Christmas vocabulary, number sequences, symmetry drawings and blank addition worksheet provide a challenge for more able students. Want to try before you buy? Download my free Christmas resource. Please rate if you enjoyed! Click on my display name to see my other excellent resources.