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We have been sharing teaching ideas, classroom activities and display resources online since 1998. Our sites are visited by millions of teachers, educators and parents every year and our teaching materials are in use in classrooms around the world every day. We hope that our ideas and resources to you. Feel free to visit our websites: Teaching Ideas - http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/ Teaching Packs - http://www.teachingpacks.co.uk/ ... and contact us if you have any questions.

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We have been sharing teaching ideas, classroom activities and display resources online since 1998. Our sites are visited by millions of teachers, educators and parents every year and our teaching materials are in use in classrooms around the world every day. We hope that our ideas and resources to you. Feel free to visit our websites: Teaching Ideas - http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/ Teaching Packs - http://www.teachingpacks.co.uk/ ... and contact us if you have any questions.
Time Matching Cards
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Time Matching Cards

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This resource is a HUGE set of cards showing different times in analogue, digital and word formats. Challenge your children to sort or order them... or use them for a 'matching pairs' game. Includes 43 pages of printable cards with: * 'o'clock' times, * 'half past' times, * 'quarter past' and 'quarter to' times, * plenty of other random times! A blank set of cards is also included so that you can make up your own versions! Find other related resources in our 'Telling the Time' pack at https://www.teachingpacks.co.uk/the-telling-the-time-pack/
Mega Maths Mat
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Mega Maths Mat

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A handy reference resource that your children can use during their Maths activities. It includes: * A 100 square, * A 12x12 multiplication square, * Place value chart, * Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division vocabulary, * Names of regular 2D shapes (including different types of triangles and quadrilaterals), * Fractions information, * Angles information. Alternative versions of this resource are available to download FREE on our site at www.teachingideas.co.uk
The History of Computers - Posters
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The History of Computers - Posters

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A selection of posters that show some of the key events in the history of computers. Includes references to Charles Babbage, Konrad Zuse, Alan Turing, the first portable computer, the first computer virus, the invention of the World Wide Web and more! Download lots of other FREE related resources on our site at www.teachingideas.co.uk
How is Chocolate Made? Posters
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How is Chocolate Made? Posters

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A set of 10 high quality images that show each step in the production of chocolate. These posters could be used as a whole class teaching tool (by showing the PDF on an interactive whiteboard), as a shared reading resource or on a classroom display board. Find more FREE chocolate-themed resources on our site at www.teachingideas.co.uk
Olympics Maths Challenges
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Olympics Maths Challenges

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A collection of 40 Olympic-themed Maths challenges to use with your children! Print out the cards and let your children use them as part of independent or group Maths activities. You could also make an interactive Olympics Maths display board! Includes answers for teachers / self-checking and an answer sheet on which your students can record their answers. Download thousands of similar resources from our site at www.teachingpacks.co.uk
Differentiated Sudoku Maths Challenges
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Differentiated Sudoku Maths Challenges

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This resource includes FORTY different Sudoku maths challenges for your children to try (with 4x4 and 6x6 grids). These could be used as activities in your Maths lessons, as early morning work, for early finishers or as resources to challenge students during rainy breaktimes. Answers are also included for busy teachers and for self-checking. Find more resources like this in our Wet Play Pack at www.teachingpacks.co.uk
Toy Store Money Problems
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Toy Store Money Problems

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A collection of three differentiated challenges that are based on items in a toy store. Can your children find the correct prices and solve the word problems? Includes questions involving doubling, calculating change, total prices, differences, price increases / decreases and more. Answers are also included for teachers and self-checking. Find more resources like this in our Decimals Pack at www.teachingpacks.co.uk
Odd One Out - Thinking / Reasoning Skills resource
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Odd One Out - Thinking / Reasoning Skills resource

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Challenge your children to decide which object / item on each page is the 'odd one out' and give reasons / justifications for their decision. Do others agree with them? Why (not)? This is a great activity to develop your children's thinking and reasoning skills. Find more resources like this in our Thinking Skills pack at www.teachingpacks.co.uk
100 Grammar Challenge Cards
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100 Grammar Challenge Cards

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Help your children to review their grammar skills with our challenge cards! This resource includes 100 cards that cover the following topics: * Types of nouns, * Adjectives, verbs, prepositions, pronouns, determiners and conjunctions, * Singular and plural, * Comparative and superlative adjectives, * Adjective phrases, * Past and present tense, * Complements and link verbs, * Active and passive voice, * Auxiliary and main verbs, * Adverbial phrases, * Coordinating and subordinating conjunctions, * Questions, statements, exclamations and commands, * Subject and verb agreement, * Simple and complex sentences, * Narrative voice, * Negative and positive sentences, * Direct and reported speech, ... and more! Find more resources like this in our Grammar Pack at www.teachingpacks.co.uk
Identity Parades - Length Challenges
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Identity Parades - Length Challenges

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Can your children work out which animals have committed the crimes? These identity parades show different animals and a variety of clues related to their heights. By solving the measurement clues, your students will work out the criminal in each group! Answers are included. Six activity sheets are included and the clues increase in difficulty. All measurements use metric units and later clues require children to convert between millimetres, centimetres and metres. Find more resources like this in our Length Pack at www.teachingpacks.co.uk
Find the Correct Change - UK Money Resource
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Find the Correct Change - UK Money Resource

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Challenge your children to find the correct coins to make up the change for the customers in this cafe. This resource includes four pages (at different levels of difficulty), with a collection of coins that children can cut out and stick onto the other pages. Find more resources like this on our Teaching Packs site at https://www.teachingpacks.co.uk/
Christmas Story Starters - Image Pack
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Christmas Story Starters - Image Pack

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A collection of fifteen writing prompts that your children can use to write their own Christmas stories! What will happen to Spud the Christmas reindeer puppy... or Snowy the sandy snowman? Find more resources like this in our Christmas Pack at http://www.teachingpacks.co.uk/
Reading Corner Vocabulary Labels
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Reading Corner Vocabulary Labels

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FOURTEEN pages of labels with words, images and definitions that are all linked to reading. These could be used in your reading corner, as part of your guided reading activities or during your English / Literacy lessons. This resource includes the following terms: * Adventure, * Author, * Biography, * Character, * Dictionary, * Editor, * Genre, * Illustrator, * Mystery, * Novel, * Plot, * Tense, * Thriller. ... and much more! Find more resources like this in our Classroom Essentials Pack at www.teachingpacks.co.uk
The Vikings Book
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The Vikings Book

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A 50 page child-friendy eBook that your children can use to learn about the Vikings. This resource includes: * Who were the Vikings? * Viking Society * Viking Families * Viking Houses * Viking Food and Drink * Vikings Clothes * Viking Boats * Viking Warriors * Viking Settlements * Viking Exploration * Viking Religion A comprehensive glossary is also included at the end of the eBook. A number of related resources are available in our HUGE Vikings pack at www.teachingpacks.co.uk
The Aztecs - Fact Cards
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The Aztecs - Fact Cards

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A set of 20 fact cards to teach your children about the Aztecs. These could be printed and used on a classroom display board, used as a shared reading resource or shown on an interactive whiteboard for use as a teaching tool. A blank set of 'cards' is also available so that your children can write their own facts as part of their own research into the topic. Find more Aztecs resources (and other FREE fact cards) on our site at www.teachingideas.co.uk
The Ancient Maya Book
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The Ancient Maya Book

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A huge guide to Ancient Maya, covering jobs, religion, family life, clothing, food and drink, astronomy and more! A brilliant teaching and reference resource that your children can use to learn about this amazing civilisation. Includes a comprehensive glossary of related vocabulary. Find more resources like this in our Ancient Maya Pack at http://www.teachingpacks.co.uk/
Similes and Metaphors - Reference Mat
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Similes and Metaphors - Reference Mat

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A handy reference mat that your children can use when they are learning about similes and metaphors. This mat helps children to remember the meaning of each term and includes lots of examples that can be used in their writing. Use it as a whole class teaching tool and challenge students to use one of the examples in a sentence / paragraph... or let children use these as reference mats on their tables during independent writing. Find more resources like this in our Similes and Metaphors Mini Pack at www.teachingpacks.co.uk
Puzzling Pictures - Inference and Deduction Resource
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Puzzling Pictures - Inference and Deduction Resource

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This popular resource includes 20 high quality images for your children to explore. Each picture has a set of related questions to help your students review their inference and deduction skills. Use them as an independent / group classroom activity, during your guided reading sessions or as part of your English display boards. Find more resources like this in our Comprehension Pack at www.teachingpacks.co.uk
Olympics Inspiration Posters
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Olympics Inspiration Posters

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A collection of 10 high quality images with question prompts that you can use as the starting point for Olympics-themed activities in your classroom. These could be used as writing / discussion prompts or as inspiration for a number of other classroom activities. Download more of these FREE Olympics Inspiration Posters from our site at www.teachingideas.co.uk