Patrick Duffy

I'm a graphic designer turned teacher, this gives me the advantage of being able to create high tech resources such as this one. This resource is perfect for an observation, I know this because I used it for mine and aced it! Lesson will be Scooby Doo themed. First slides investigate children’s knowledge on questions, statements, commands or exclamations. Each slide will provide children with a moving image example of each type of sentence we are discussing today. Ask children to give an example

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_ZHOePgTRQ This is a really fun problem solving lesson. You'll need a bag of match sticks so that each child can participate. We've all been challenged by someone who laid some matchsticks down and told us we could only move a certain amount to achieve a goal. Well, this PowerPoint contains 16 of these puzzles and their solutions! Each slide shows a number of matchsticks laid out in some form of shape. You the teacher will tell each child to copy that shape.

Preview available on YouTube : https://youtu.be/Hh1YCzcJyfw A fantastic resource which helps children visualise halves and quarters. This PowerPoint has a uniquely fun way of demonstrating halves and quarters to your class. It relates halves to the 2 times tables, quarters to the four times tables and allows for plenty of input from the children...all the while giving you the educator complete control of the lesson. The lesson takes children on a journey as Shaggy and Scooby work out how to shar

Poster containing flags, country name and capital cities of all countries in the continent of Europe. Perfect for printing on A3 paper and laminating for your classroom! Provided in both JPEG and PDF format. The flag game is great for playing when you have some spare time. I display a flag and ask the class to write which country they think it is. If they get it wrong they are eliminated. Repeat until you have a winner.

Perfect for any time of the year - not just pancake Tuesday! A detailed lesson which demonstrates the importance of instructions and how to write a set of instructions. When you download this resource you will receive: A PowerPoint Presentation 4 Differentiated Recipe templates (lined and unlined) Instructions Checklist Pancake recipe sheet Word banks (Time connectives & imperative verbs) The interactive PowerPoint is split into sections; Examples of when we use instructions in everyday life.

YouTube preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqGXvdrvHkYTake your class on a quest to defeat the Riddler who wants to take control of Gotham! This PowerPoint is perfectly structured, if you need to write a plan just write it around the slides! You don’t need to change a thing, the PowerPoint will take you through the whole lesson, and providing you take the time prior to the lesson to study the PowerPoint each slide will prompt you - and you will soar! Presentation starts off with a few int

Extremely effective PowerPoint where each slide presents a word. The children will be asked to identify if it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb. The sentences have been designed to trick children. For example, the word 'fish' is displayed. When tested most children say it is a noun, however PowerPoint will then display it in a sentence as a verb. Each slide also contains a funny moving image, these keep children engaged. When I did this lesson with my class it was wonderful to see the rea