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Idea 249: Writing a Narrative with ‘The Pixar Formula’ including FREE RESOURCES!
Have you heard of the Pixar formula? Apparently, any story that is to be developed by the massively successful movie studio Pixar must follow a simple but incredibly effective formula. The formula is just six sentence starters: 1. Once upon … Continue reading
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Tagged elementary, english, key stage 2, key stage one, ks1, ks2, literacy, primary, year 2, year 3, year 4
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Idea 248: SPaG Lesson on Capital Letters, FREE 4-way Differentiated Worksheets
These resources are great for a standalone ‘review’ lesson to reinforce the need to ABC: ‘Always Be Checking’! It seems that right the way through primary school, even the most capable of writers will continue to forget to put in … Continue reading
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Tagged capital letters, elementary, handwriting, key stage one, ks1, ks2, primary, SPaG, worksheets, year 2, year 3, year 4
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Idea 247: Two-digit Subtraction FREE Differentiated Worksheets (Progressing from Visuals to Written Method with bridging)
I recently taught my class Year 2 two- digit subtraction, which began with a lesson where the children used manipulatives such as Base Ten sticks, ten strips and counters, Slavonic abacuses etc in pairs to subtract one two-digit number from … Continue reading
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Tagged chilli challenge, elementary, key stage one, maths, primary, subtraction, two-digit subtraction, year 2
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Idea 246: Fun ‘Word Type’ Poetry Activity with FREE Downloadable Worksheet
This is a lesson I did based on a Pie Corbett idea. We’d already introduced nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs to the children but I felt they could use a lesson where they got to practise their knowledge. In this … Continue reading
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Tagged adjectives, adverbs, elementary, english, grammar, key stage one, literacy, nouns, primary, SPaG, verbs, word types, year 2
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Idea 245: Self-Checking Differentiated Conjunctions Challenge Sheets
Whenever I teach a Maths or Grammar lesson I like the children to receive any corrective feedback there and then, rather than perhaps going and making a mistake repeatedly and not finding out about it until the next lesson. To … Continue reading
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Tagged conjunctions, elementary, first grade, grammar, key stage one, ks1, primary, year 2
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Idea 242: BRILLIANT Free Online Handwriting Tool
This is one of those things that some people seem to have been using for ages but that I’ve only just discovered! This is an interactive online resource which records the handwriting that you input and then plays it back … Continue reading
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Tagged cursive, elementary, handwriting, key stage one, key stage two, ks1, primary
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Idea 241: (FREE Resource) Part-Part-Whole Differentiated Quiz-Quiz-Trade Cards
This is a resource I put a bit of time into making but that I use fairly regularly as a 5 minute activity in my Maths class. Print off the resource and give one page to each pupil. Then ask … Continue reading
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Tagged addition, elementary, first grade, key stage one, ks1, mathematics, maths, mental maths, primary, quiz quiz trade, subtraction, year 1, year 2
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Idea 240: Doubles and Halves to 20 Quiz Card Making
I’ve started this year really going back to basics and making sure my class has plenty of time to go over number bonds and doubles/halves, so that their mental maths is in good shape. This was a simple idea I … Continue reading
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Tagged doubling, elementary, halving, key stage one, ks1, mathematics, maths, year 2
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Idea 237: Multiplication Grid Paired Task
I did this activity with my Year 2 class after we’d used (completed) multiplication grids to self-check answers to multiplication questions. Children worked in pairs to take turns adding one number into the multiplication grid until it was complete. LOTS … Continue reading
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Tagged elementary, key stage one, key stage two, ks1, ks2, mastery, multiplication, multiplication grid, primary, problem solving, year 2, year 3
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Idea 234: Don’t Roll a 6!
This is a classic fun Maths activity requiring only one die per child. The game is essentially: you keep rolling the die again and again, adding up the numbers you roll as you go. The objective is to get as … Continue reading
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Tagged dice games, Don't roll a 6, elementary, key stage one, ks1, mathematics, maths, primary, year 1, year 2, year 3
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