Tag Archives: key stage 1

Idea 239: Writing Numbers and Words to 100: Fun Maths Pelmanism Game

Posted on September 14, 2016 by theplews

One of the objectives for Year 2 in the UK is to read and write numerals and words to 100. I demonstrated a memory matching game on my smartboard where the children had to match the words (for example, eight) … Continue reading →

Posted in Mathematics | Tagged elementary, key stage 1, ks1, pelmanism, writing numerals, year 2 | 1 Comment

Idea 236: ‘Minion Maths’ Dice Game

Posted on August 3, 2016 by theplews

This is an idea I trialled with my current Year 2 class and which I’ll be introducing early next year so I can have my class play this game often for mental maths practice. As with any new activity, I’d … Continue reading →

Posted in Mathematics | Tagged addition, dice game, elementary, key stage 1, ks1, maths, mental maths, minions, primary, subtraction, year 1, year 2 | Leave a comment

Idea 227: Improving Handwriting with Guide Sheet

Posted on April 27, 2016 by theplews

I do short daily handwriting sessions at my school, and the recommended resource we had was a booklet printed in green and yellow that split a standard writing line into 3 lines, to give space for ascenders and descenders. It … Continue reading →

Posted in English | Tagged elementary, english, first grade, guide sheets, handwriting, key stage 1, key stage one, literacy, year 2 | Leave a comment

Idea 221: Find a New Friend Day

Posted on February 17, 2016 by theplews

This is a nice way to encourage pupils to make new friends outside of their normal social circle. I’ve now made Fridays my Find a New Friend Day. We discussed the kinds of things we could say such as ‘Could … Continue reading →

Posted in Emotions / Morals | Tagged elementary, friends, key stage 1, kindergarten, ks1, making friends, year 1, year 2, year one, year two | Leave a comment

Idea 184: Quiz Quiz Trade Game Explained

Posted on June 9, 2015 by theplews

Quiz quiz trade is a wonderful activity (I think it’s a Kagan activity originally) that your class can play to help them learn facts. This activity is brilliant as it has the children going through your chosen facts again and … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged elementary, kagan, key stage 1, key stage two, learning, primary, quizquiztrade | Leave a comment

Idea 110: Using ‘Pears in Pairs’ in Class

Posted on January 30, 2014 by theplews

PEARS IN PAIRS This is another game I have at home which I am introducing to my class for use as a ‘centre’. The tiles in Pairs in Pears are bigger than Bananagrams, with fewer vowels. Pears in Pairs comes … Continue reading →

Posted in English | Tagged alphabet, alphabetical order, elementary, first grade, grade 1, key stage 1, key stage one, kindergarten, language centres, pears in pairs, word games, young learners | 3 Comments

Idea 109: Using Bananagrams in Class

Posted on January 28, 2014 by theplews

BANANAGRAMS Some of my colleagues had been mentioning how they use ‘centres’ in their classes, which is an area I feel I’ve never really explored properly. By ‘centres’, I am referring to one lesson where you might have 4-5 activities … Continue reading →

Posted in English | Tagged bananagrams, elementary, first grade, grade 1, key stage 1, kindergarten, language centres, primary, tefl, word games, young learners | 6 Comments

Idea 107: Place Value In Math Game

Posted on January 22, 2014 by theplews

TRASH CAN GAME This is a math game to help practise ‘place value’ (thousands, hundreds, tens and ones). The objective of the game is for each team to make the biggest number they can. I divided the class up into … Continue reading →

Posted in Mathematics | Tagged elementary, first grade, grade 1, key stage 1, math, place value, primary, smartboard, young learners | 3 Comments