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Featured Resources
Book Quiz Pack – story, end of year / term, world book week / day, primary
This resource consists of a bumper pack of book related quizzes with two levels of difficulty for primary aged children. Included are eight quizzes:
General Book Quiz x 2
Setting Quiz x 2
Character Quiz x 2
Book Title Quiz x 2
This resource is fully editable and also includes answers. Please leave a review if you find this resource useful. Thank you !
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100 Ways to Improve Reading in Primary - English, leaders, coordinators , improving, literacy
I have led English in several primary schools and had a positive impact on improving both reading results and attitudes to reading. Strategies for this have included whole school initiatives, providing training for staff and organising exciting book weeks. This document contains 100 ideas for improving reading standards and encouraging a love of reading in primary schools. Tips are organised into the following categories: whole school initiatives, in-class activities, home reading, strategies for phonics and staff training.
Phonic Screening Check Revision / Preparation – Alien Day Pack / Pseudo / Resource/ Activity
Can your class complete the eight challenges to win stars for their team and reach the alien’s planet? This resource pack consists of a thirteen page PowerPoint presentation and a twelve page supporting resource pack for a fun day’s worth of pseudo word activities in preparation for the phonic screening check. Children will need to work as a team to complete eight challenges which include: word orbit game, syllable switch, split digraph countdown and many more. This resource has been tried and tested and the children loved it! The words and phonemes in this resource have been carefully created to match those in the check and include multi-syllable words and split digraphs. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you!
Fidget Spinner Reading Comprehension Pack – Lesson, Activity
This resource consists of three reading comprehensions regarding:
The Fidget Spinner,
Fidget Spinners in Schools,
and
Fidget Spinners and other Crazes.
Questions reflect 2015 content domain and include literal, inference, language and summarising.
This resource is fully editable and answers are included. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you!
Maths Action Plan : 100 Strategies - subject leader, coordinator, improving maths
This document is an example of an action plan for leading Maths in primary. Some of the ideas could also be used in secondary. Included are objectives for improving teaching and learning in maths and 100 strategies for achieving these objectives. Please leave a review if you find this resource useful. Thank you !
Quilling Presentation – art, paper craft, project, activity, lesson
Twenty-page PowerPoint presentation about quilling which includes:
What is quilling?
History of Quilling
Quilling Today
Difficulty
Materials
How to
and ideas for five projects. This resource is fully editable and all images are copyright free. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you!
Ramadan Assembly 2017 – Eid, presentation, lesson, quiz
This resource consists of a twenty page PowerPoint presentation with attractive images and information about the holy month of Ramadan and the festival of Eid. Also included are discussion points, anagrams, true or false questions and a quiz. This resource is fully editable and could be used for an interactive assembly or a lesson. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you!
Teaching Assistant Interview Questions – 100 Questions 2017, classroom, TA, T.A.
I have been on the panel for interviews in several different local authorities. This is a thorough list of questions which are organised into the following categories: teaching and learning, behaviour and safety, equal opportunities, personal qualities and miscellaneous. The questions reflect current issues relevant to education in 2017. Please leave a review if you find this resource useful.
My shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/magicinkstand
Book Quiz Pack – story, end of year / term, world book week / day, primary
This resource consists of a bumper pack of book related quizzes with two levels of difficulty for primary aged children. Included are eight quizzes:
General Book Quiz x 2
Setting Quiz x 2
Character Quiz x 2
Book Title Quiz x 2
This resource is fully editable and also includes answers. Please leave a review if you find this resource useful. Thank you !
Visit my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/magicinkstand
Fidget Spinner Presentation – Assembly / Lesson/ Quiz
Presentation about fidget spinners which could be used in an assembly or lesson. Content includes:
• What are fidget spinners?
• Where did fidget spinners come from?
• What do fidget spinners do?
• Types of fidget spinner
• What do teachers think of them?
• What do children think of them?
• How do they compare with other crazes?
Also included are a range of issues to discuss and ten true or false questions. This presentation is aimed at primary aged children but could be adapted for older pupils.
Roman Reading Comprehensions – Romans , Activity, Worksheet, Army, Baths, Entertainment, KS2
This resource is a pack of three reading comprehensions on the subject of ancient Rome. The topics are as follows: Entertainment in Ancient Rome, The Roman Army and The Roman Baths. They are designed for KS2 and the questions reflect content domains 2a- 2d: explaining the meaning of words in context, retrieval, summarising and inference using evidence. Question formats include multiple choice, true/false, ordering and find and copy. Answers are included. Please see my other Roman resources including an assembly script, a Roman day resource and a Roman activity pack. Please leave a review if you find this resource useful.
Roman Activity Pack – reading comprehensions, wordsearch, crossword, quiz, worksheet
This resource includes three reading comprehensions on the subject of ancient Rome. The topics are as follows: Entertainment in Ancient Rome, The Roman Army and The Roman Baths. They are designed for KS2 and the questions reflect content domains 2a- 2d: explaining the meaning of words in context, retrieval, summarising and inference using evidence. Question formats include multiple choice, true/false, ordering and find and copy. Also included are a word search, quiz, crossword and writing activity. Please see my other Roman resources including an assembly script, a Roman day resource and a Roman activity pack. Please leave a review if you find this resource useful.
Mid-day / Lunchtime Supervisor Interview Questions – 50 Questions Midday
I have been involved in many interviews for the role of lunchtime supervisor. This is a thorough list of questions which are organised into the following categories: behaviour and safety, equal opportunities, personal qualities and other. The questions are up-to-date for 2017. Please leave a review if you find this resource helpful and good luck with your interview!
Deputy Head Interview Questions – 100 Questions 2017
Included in this resource are 100 questions for the role of Deputy Head which reflect current issues relevant in 2017 and are organised into the following categories: teaching and learning, behaviour and safety, equal opportunities and personal qualities. Please leave a review if you find this resource helpful. Thank you!
Art Action Plan: 100 Strategies - subject leader, coordinator, strategies for improving art
This document is an example of an action plan for leading Art in primary. Many of the ideas could also be used in secondary. Included are ten objectives for improving both progress and attitudes with regard to art and also 100 strategies for achieving these objectives.
English Action Plan – subject leader, coordinator, strategies for improving reading / writing
I have led English successfully in several schools. This document is an example of an action plan for leading English in primary, which would be useful for English subject leaders. Included are ten objectives for improving both progress and attitudes with regard to reading and writing, and also 100 strategies for achieving these objectives.
Grammatical Terminology – grammar, definitions, terms, SPaG, glossary
This document contains grammatical terminology from the appendices of the National Curriculum 2013 for years 1&2, 3&4 and 5&6 with child friendly definitions and examples. 55 words are separated into the three stages and the document is fully editable. Please leave a review if you find this resource useful. Thank you!
Improving Attendance and Punctuality : 100 Tips – resources, ideas, rewards, improve
I have raised my schools attendance and punctuality figures significantly through many carefully planned strategies. This resource includes 100 helpful and practical tips to improve attendance and punctuality in your school. Advice is organised into the following sections: Daily Routines, Partnership with Parents, Encouragement and Rewards and Working with the Local Authority. This resource is aimed at primary but many of the tips are applicable to secondary schools. Please leave a review if you find this resource useful.
Common Exception Word Lists – precision teaching, high frequency, spelling, reception Y1,2,3,4,5,6
This resource consists of spelling lists for reception to year 6. The lists are also presented in a precision teaching grid format. To make this resource, I referred to the common exception word lists in the National Curriculum which consist of combined word lists for years 3 and 4 and for years 5 and 6. I separated these by difficulty to create lists for each year group. The words for reception to year 2 are from the National Literacy Strategy. Please leave a review if you find this resource helpful.
SATs Parents Meeting Presentation – Powerpoint, Information, KS1 Year 2
A presentation with information for parents about the SATs for year 2 pupils which could be adapted for year 6. Slides include:
How are the SATs administered?
How will the results be used?
How can I support my child?
What are SATs?
What is the content of the SATs?
Please leave a review if you find this resource useful.
Phonic Screening Check Revision / Preparation – Alien Day Pack / Pseudo / Resource/ Activity
Can your class complete the eight challenges to win stars for their team and reach the alien’s planet? This resource pack consists of a thirteen page PowerPoint presentation and a twelve page supporting resource pack for a fun day’s worth of pseudo word activities in preparation for the phonic screening check. Children will need to work as a team to complete eight challenges which include: word orbit game, syllable switch, split digraph countdown and many more. This resource has been tried and tested and the children loved it! The words and phonemes in this resource have been carefully created to match those in the check and include multi-syllable words and split digraphs. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Thank you!
100 Interview Questions for the Role of Class Teacher – up to date for 2017
I have been on the panel for teacher interviews in several different boroughs. This is a thorough list of questions which are organised into the following categories: teaching and learning, behaviour and safety, equal opportunities, personal qualities and miscellaneous. The questions reflect current issues relevant to education in 2017.
Year 6 SATs Information for Parents – letter, booklet
A two page document with information for parents about the SATs for year 6 pupils. Sections include:
How are the SATs administered?
How will the results be used?
How can I support my child?
What are SATs?
What is the content of the SATs?
Information is up-to-date for 2017 and images are copyright free.
Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Staff Meeting – SPaG, English, Literacy
This pack provides all resources needed for an hour-long staff meeting about activities to use in class for teaching spelling, punctuation and grammar. Your staff team will look at examples of SPaG questions from SATs, reflect about the SPaG requirements for their year group and how they have been covered, complete a grammar terminology activity, take part in whole group grammar activities and then try out several fun grammar activities on their tables. I delivered this meeting to a large staff team and received a round of applause!