I am passionate about learning that is tailored to children's interests and gives lots of opportunity for children to be creative and critical thinkers. I love activities that involve problem-solving and teamwork. I think it's important that learning materials cater to a variety of learning styles and get kids moving, using their hands to make things, and appeal to them visually. I also try to make my teaching have real-world applications whenever possible.
I am passionate about learning that is tailored to children's interests and gives lots of opportunity for children to be creative and critical thinkers. I love activities that involve problem-solving and teamwork. I think it's important that learning materials cater to a variety of learning styles and get kids moving, using their hands to make things, and appeal to them visually. I also try to make my teaching have real-world applications whenever possible.
Kids love mazes, so this resource pack of mazes is a great way to tap into their determination to escape the maze, by calculating the area of rectangles and squares in order to move through the maze to the finish.
Easily differentiate with four mazes to choose from:
Calculate the area using square units (includes triangular half-squares) – option A has two possible answers to choose from (best for weaker students), option B has three or more possible answers (good for stronger students)
Calculate the area of rectangles and squares using cm and m – option A has two possible answers to choose from, option B has three or more possible answers
Calculate the area of irregular shapes
Calculate the area of rectangles and squares with one side length and the perimeter as the clues (great for those needing a challenge)
All measurements are whole numbers.
Answer keys are included, plus U.K. and U.S. versions.
I hope your students enjoy solving their mazes!
You may also like:
Area and Perimeter Dream Bedroom and Treehouse
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If you’re learning about flight or the history of flight, then your children will love this hands-on activity to make a 3D model of the first hot air balloon, which comes with the three passengers that were the first to travel in a hot air balloon!
You can differentiate as there is an easier 2D model, which is larger, and the animals get put into a folded basket, or a smaller 3D model, with three sides and a 3D basket that the animals can go into.
What’s included?
2D model template
3D model template
a duck, rooster, and sheep
colour and ink saver versions
U.K. and U.S. versions
visual instructions
I hope your children enjoy making their hot air balloon!
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Communication skills for working in pairs and groups are so important, so here’s a great way to set them up with success with some useful phrases they can use.
These posters will make a great display for your classroom, whether you are using them for decision-making or problem-solving activities, or you are teaching English-language learners.
The posters cover:
Getting a conversation or discussion started
Giving an opinion
Agreeing with others
Disagreeing with others (respectfully)
Changing the topic
Checking for understanding
Including everyone
Building on others’ ideas
Finishing up
Plus, a “Working in Pairs and Groups” poster.
U.K. and U.S. versions included, plus an editable version so you can add your own phrases.
These print on A4 or letter paper.
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If you’re looking to set your class up for success with collaborative pair and group work, then you’ll find this pack of posters, discussion prompts, and engaging activities give your students lots of useful phrases to apply in a variety of settings.
The resources in this pack will give your students the language they need to start and wrap up a discussion, to share their opinions and ask others for theirs, to agree and disagree respectfully, to check others have understood, and to move the discussion on to a different topic.
What’s included?
10 colour wall posters
16 discussion prompts (editable, printable, Google Slides™, and PowerPoint™ versions)
A model discussion to put in order and match up to the purpose of each phrase (introductory activity)
A differentiated gap fill discussion (structured practice)
Using a checklist during discussions (applying skills)
A competitive card game (applying skills)
A competitive Bingo game (applying skills)
A reference page for gluing into books or laminating and using for group work
U.S. and U.K. versions
Colour and ink saver
I hope you and your students find this set of resources useful and enjoyable for practicing collaborative discussion skills.
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If you’re studying Ancient Sumer, then your students will love these hands-on activities which get them making art, crafts, and writing from the earliest civilisations!
This pack has lots of activities you can pick and choose from, that will give students an insight into the crafts and technology that the first civilisations in Mesopotamia used.
Students can:
explore cuneiform script with two different scripts to try
practice weaving
make a woven basket
make a paper model of the Ishtar Gate
make a clay bowl
make a clay tablet and write cuneiform on it
make a paper ziggurat model (differentiated with two options)
The pack includes student hand-out instructions and a PDF slideshow version of the instructions, plus templates to make the Ishtar Gate and ziggurat.
You will need:
wool
thick card (for weaving)
paper cups
air-drying clay
paint (optional)
scissors, glue sticks, coloring pencils
wooden skewers
paper or light card (for models)
U.K. and U.S. versions included.
I hope your students enjoy making their Ancient Sumer crafts.
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This 3D model ziggurat is a great hands-on craft to make if you are studying Mesopotamia or Ancient Sumer. The craft is differentiated with two versions so you can use what suits your students best.
The finished size is about 4in x 5in (10cm x 12cm).
The simpler version has two main pieces to join, plus steps. The more complex version has four main pieces that make the four layers of the ziggurat, plus steps.
If you’re after more hands-on Ancient Sumer activities, you may like the pack which includes this writing activity, or the bundle which includes this writing activity and a 3D ziggurat model.
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If you’re studying Ancient Sumer or Ancient Mesopotamia, then your students will love these hands-on activities which get them making art, crafts, and writing from the earliest civilisations!
This pack has lots of activities you can pick and choose from, that will give students an insight into the crafts and technology that the first civilisations in Mesopotamia used.
Students can:
explore cuneiform script with two different scripts to try
practice weaving
make a woven basket
make a paper model of the Ishtar Gate
make a clay bowl
make a clay tablet and write cuneiform on it
The pack includes student hand-out instructions and a PDF slideshow version of the instructions, plus the template to make the Ishtar Gate.
You will need:
wool
thick card (for weaving)
paper cups
air-drying clay
paint (optional)
scissors, glue sticks, coloring pencils
wooden skewers
paper or light card (for the Ishtar Gate)
U.K. and U.S. versions included.
I hope your students enjoy making their Ancient Sumer crafts.
If you’re looking for a fun end-of-the-year, back-to-school, or summer holiday/camp activity, your kids will love this ice cream cart that they get to fill with ice creams!
Children make a 3D ice cream cart which can go on the wall, or go on their table, and then they fill it with ice creams that have different prompts on them, depending on when you’re using this activity.
What’s included:
a 3D craft for the end of the year
a 3D craft for summer vacation/holidays/camp
a 3D craft for back-to-school
several phrases for a display in different sizes
editable prompts (text only, images are not editable)
visual instructions
U.S. and U.K versions (letter/A4, spelling, popsicle/ice lolly)
What you’ll need:
paper or light card
coloring pencils/markers
scissors
glue sticks, white glue, or tape
wooden craft sticks/popsicle sticks
There are extra ice creams for early finishers or those that would like to add their own ideas.
I hope your students enjoy making their ice cream carts!
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If your students love "Guess Who"™, then they’ll love this “Guess It!” game of equivalent fractions! It’s a fun partner activity where students race to give the equivalent fraction and be the first to find their partner’s hidden “Gerald” character.
Students have their own game board which also shows their partner’s problems in the bottom right corner so they can check if their partner is right. It’s interactive and it’s reinforcing fluency with equivalent fractions at the same time.
The fractions are all common doubles, halves, wholes, and quarters with denominators of 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 10.
The game has instructions included in the slide deck, plus there’s an mp4 file with a video explanation.
I hope your children enjoy playing “Guess It! Equivalent Fractions”!
You will receive:
a PDF information pack
a blue board game PPTX file
a red board game PPTX file
a “How to Play” video mp4 file
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If you’re wanting to make a beautiful display to commemorate Anzac Day, then this pack of five different writing crafts will be ideal for students to write what they know about Anzac Day.
The crafts are all symbols connected with Anzac Day. There is an Anzac biscuit tin, a bugle, a medal, a poppy, and a wreath.
Each craft comes with three line sizes and options with or without “Anzac Day” on the front of the craft.
These will look fantastic up on the wall so I’ve included the phrase “Anzac Day”, which comes in three styles, with one-word per page, A4, and A3 sizes to choose from.
I hope your students enjoy making their Anzac Day crafts!
You will receive a printable PDF.
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This summer lemonade craft is a fun, hands-on way for children to show kindness and appreciation for each other, which is perfect for summer, as an end-of-year activity or back to school activity. Either way, your students will be buzzing with good feelings when they receive ice cube compliments from their peers!
Students make a 3D glass of lemonade with a slice of lemon and a straw. They then write either compliments for others or ideas for being kind on the ice cubes. The glasses go on a display for students to fill.
What’s included?
Template to make a glass of lemonade with a straw and slice of lemon
Templates for ice cube compliments
Three display phrases to choose from in 1-word per page, A4 size, or A3 size
U.K. and U.S versions
You will need:
Paper or light card
Glue sticks
Coloring pencils
Tape
Real paper straws could be fun to add but are optional as a drawn paper straw is included in the template.
I hope your students enjoy giving and receiving their ice cube compliments!
You will receive a zip file with a printable PDF.
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These digital and printable integer number searches will be a great addition to your programme as a fun way to practise. Children are already familiar with word searches so they’ll enjoy hunting for integer equations with these number searches.
It takes lots of practice for learners to build confidence working with integers and the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division so these number searches will add variety.
What’s included?
US and UK versions
Set A: One-digit only
Addition (2 different pages)
Subtraction (2 different pages)
Multiplication (2 different pages)
Division (2 different pages)
Answer sheets
Set B: One and two-digits for students needing extension
Addition (1 page)
Subtraction (1 page)
Multiplication (1 page)
Division (1 page)
Answer sheets
You will receive a PDF for the printable version and a link to the digital Google Slides™ version.
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This pack includes 21 photos of artifacts, archaeological sites, and other things that give us a glimpse into ancient Shang life.
These posters can be printed and displayed on the wall or given to small groups.
They make great discussion starters and can be used as primary sources for children to analyse what items might have been used for in daily life.
I have also included a primary source worksheet activity that students can complete individually, in pairs, or in small groups.
What’s included?
Photo pack
Printable photos – labelled or unlabelled, full size, 2 per page, and 4 per page
PowerPoint™ version of the photos (unlabelled)
Google Slides™ version of the photos (unlabelled)
Primary Source Activity
Printable primary source activity
PowerPoint™ version
Google Slides™ version
Editable PowerPoint™ (text is editable, images and layout aren’t)
You may also like:
Shang Dynasty Activities
Shang Dynasty Art and Crafts
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This is an engaging set of five worksheets to give children practice at understanding the meaning of singular and plural nouns, and how to form the plural by using the suffixes –s and –es.
Children can complete all worksheets, or you can choose which pages are relevant for your learners.
The assessment or review worksheet asks children to identify plural nouns, complete the definition of “singular” and “plural”, write the plural form of nouns, and complete sentences using either a singular or plural form.
Answer keys are included.
The 14-slide PowerPoint™ presentation has editable text (images and layout are not editable due to copyright), so you can adapt this or delete slides you don’t need.
I hope your children enjoy learning how to make plural nouns.
If you’re looking for worksheets for Year 2 and up that cover regular and irregular plurals, you can find them here.
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This free worksheet on articles focuses on “a” and “an” for words beginning with a vowel sound or consonant sound.
The worksheet explains when to use “a” and “an” and has two practice exercises.
The first exercise asks children to circle “a” or “an” for each picture.
The second exercise asks children to write “a” or “an” for each word.
I hope your children enjoy using this worksheet.
This timeline activity is a hands-on visual way for students to put the events of Ancient Egypt in order, so that they can see how one of the great civilisations began, flourished, declined, and eventually ended.
This activity meets the following learning objectives:
develop an understanding of when the first civilisations appeared (Ancient Egypt)
develop an understanding of a historical period
develop an understanding of how the Ancient Egyptian civilisation changed over time
sequence important events on a timeline
There are two options to choose from:
worksheet timeline cut and paste – either glue pictures under the dates (easier option), or write dates and glue pictures on (harder version)
foldable timeline - smaller version to glue pictures under the dates, or larger version to glue events under the dates and primary source images
U.K. and U.S. versions included.
I hope your children enjoy making their timelines.
You may also like:
Ancient Egypt Activities Pack
Ancient Egypt Photos Pack
Ancient Egypt Hands-on Activities
Achievements of Ancient Egypt
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This worksheet is a free sample of the worksheets included in the Achievements of Ancient Egypt lesson available here. There are three worksheets in the pack of varying difficulty. This free worksheet is the most challenging as it requires students to identify up to eight achievements and to write about three of them.
The easier worksheets ask students to list three achievements and write about two of them, and to list five achievements and write about three of them. The Achievements of Ancient Egypt lesson includes a PowerPoint™ presentation detailing nine achievements. There is also a vocabulary worksheet based on key vocabulary from the topic. You can get the lesson here.
You may also like:
Overview of Where and When the First Civilisations Appeared
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This pack contains an interactive PowerPoint™ presentation (33 slides) about nine achievements of the ancient Egyptians, a worksheet on topic-related vocabulary, and a worksheet for writing about ancient Egyptian achievements.
There is a student’s version of the PowerPoint™ which is non-editable, and a teacher’s version which has editable text (not images or layout due to copyright protection). You can delete any slides you don’t need. The student’s version is ideal for assigning to students to complete in pairs or individually. The teacher’s version can be adapted to a whole-class presentation, or you can edit the text and then assign it to students.
The worksheet on achievements has three options:
students list three achievements and write details about two of them (easiest)
students list five achievements and write details about three of them (harder)
students list up to eight achievements and write details about three of them (hardest)
You can get a free sample of the hardest worksheet here.
You may also like:
Ancient Egypt Timeline
Ancient Egypt Activities Pack
Ancient Egypt Photos Pack
Ancient Egypt Hands-on Activities
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This ladybug is such a cute spring craft to make, and it’s a fun way to practise telling the time too! With this craft activity, children make a ladybug and write or draw the time on the spots and on the feet.
These would look great on a wall display too, so I’ve included two display phrases - “We’re spot on at telling time” and “Spot our great time skills!”.
Children write the digital time, draw analogue times, and either write the time in words, or choose if an activity is an a.m. or p.m. time.
There are lots of options to meet your needs:
hour and half hour
hour, half, quarter hour
nearest five-minute, a.m. and p.m.
editable times so you can adapt it to your needs (images are not editable)
three cute faces to choose from
I hope your children enjoy making their ladybugs!
You will receive:
A printable PDF
An editable PPTX file (text is editable, images and layout aren’t)
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If you’re looking for something more fun than a worksheet, then you and your students will love this cute watering can craft, where children get to make a watering can and fill it with drops of maths problems!
You can pick and choose which water drop maths tasks are appropriate for your students, and there is an editable version of the word problems, so you can write your own problems.
There are three fun faces to choose from or use the blank piece for children to draw their own faces.
Options to choose from:
three fun faces or blank watering can
circle less, more, least, most capacity
visual of customary measures (U.S)
choose the best estimates
read amounts on a container
convert amounts from one measure to another
word problems
What else is included?
visual instructions
customary, metric, and U.K. metric (U.K. spelling/A4)
answer keys
I hope your children love making their watering cans while learning about capacity!
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