Creative Writing!A 2-page, Pokémon model text (short story).Will Pokémon and his ‘new’ friend overcome the challenges they face?Ideal for Grade 1 or Grade 2.365 words.Fully editable.
Will Santa ever get home???A lovely text, ideal for Grade 1 or Grade 2 students.5 pages.4 chapters.563 words.2556 characters (no spaces).Fully editable.
20 sets of fully editable personal/tutor comments for Grade 1 students.4.5 pages in total.Each set of comments is between 400 and 500 characters (including spaces).Ideal for uploading onto SIMS (or similar).The 20 sets of reports are separated under the following headings to make them easier to adapt for your own students:Heading 1: Great Progress - 8 sets of reportsHeading 2: New Starters and EAL - 6 sets of reportsHeading 3: Behavior / Effort / Concerns - 6 sets of reports
A short story about a house fire and a family’s escape.140 words.Fully editable.Picture stimulus, WORD document and PowerPoint included.Preview shown (some text is missing - this will be revealed when purchased).Activity suggestions: Adapt the story (change the characters, setting, reaction to fire and/or consequences).Write what happens next (using the preview text).
Do you want to start BIG WRITING in your school?If so, follow this simple 4-page information booklet.The booklet is divided into the following sections: Philosophy, How to begin, Big Writing Environment, Rewards, Big Writing Files, Snappy Starters/Quick Fire/Power VCOP Starters, Talking, Rainbow Writing, Finger Tapping & Colours.Ideal for staff training or simple reference.Please note: This product is also available as a bundle of 19 products to support BIG WRITING in your school.Fully editable.
Beyond the role play phase, children are said to be working in a particular phase when the Global Statement and Key Indicators represent the best fit with the child’s behaviors and beliefs.Children need not display all key indicators to be placed in a phase, the placement rests upon the teacher’s professional judgement.2 pagesFully editable.
3 differentiated place mats to use when writing stories.Higher Ability, Middle Ability and Lower Ability place mats.Helpful words, ideas and phrases to incorporate into a story.Ideal for 6 - 11 years.Fully editable.3 pages.
Subject: Science.Topic: Plants.PowerPoint: A VERY simple slide show explaining the 4 mains things plants need in order to grow well - 11 slides.Handout: A list of reasons why we need plants to grow well.Worksheet: 2 pages.Activity 1: Match the words and pictures correctly.Activity 2: Draw a picture of a plant receiving warmth, light, water and nutrients.Suitable 5 + (depending on ability).
5 useful adverbs resources (fully editable): Resource 1: Posters showing how to add adverbs AND adverbial phrases.Resource 2: A simple adverbs worksheet.Resource 3: A 5-page adverbs activity booklet.Resource 4: A 5-slide PowerPoint showing what adverbs and adverbial phrases do (with a simple activity on the penultimate slide). Answers provided.Resource 5: A handout showing lists of adverbs.
12 settling-in reports that could be used/adapted for any elementary school class.Approximately 400 characters per report (including spaces).The reports are divided into the following categories:A bit disruptiveNew startersLots of supportRegular reports2 pages and fully editable.
A wide selection of products including:22 Activities to promote discussion In the classroomAn oral screening formA curriculum planning templateA semantic grading activity to enhance vocabulary A handbook for teaching Mathematics to ELL studentsMaking a sentence and improving a sentence activitiesIntroducing verbs, nouns and adjectives PowerPointMake a sentence activityVerbs PowerPoint's and activities
A 12-page handbook offering suggestions, techniques and strategies for ‘Speaking, Listening & Learning’ for students in an elementary school math setting.Ideal for EAL/EFL/ELL/ESL students!Fully editable.
Attached is a complete and fully editable unit plan and resource pack. Theme: PEOPLE IN ACTION.In this unit, children explore how to convey movement in their work. They explore dynamic activities such as sport, dance, drama and music as a starting point for making work in two dimensions. They look at how the idea of movement is shown in different kinds of art, such as photography, illustrations, cartoons, paintings, prints, and experiment with different methods and techniques to show movement. A
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