An idea found in Talk-Less Teaching by Isabella Wallace and Leah Kirkman, that was a great hit with my class this year was the boarding and landing pass cards. This activity provides a simple AfL strategy, feedback …
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Editable Boarding and Landing Pass
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Jabberwocky – Free Lesson Resources
Lewis Carroll is most known for his book ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’. In his 1871 sequel, ‘Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There’, Alice finds a book in a strange language. She finds …
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Classroom Display Idea: Poem Comparison
In Year 4, one of our favourite units from the Hamilton Trust scheme is ‘It’s Raining Cats and Dogs’. In this unit, children are given the opportunity to explore lots of poems about dogs, cats …
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Quadrilaterals
Learn all about quadrilaterals in this post! Read on to learn more and play a game to test your knowledge. Quadrilaterals are closed shapes with four straight sides. They can be put into categories according …
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Apostrophes for Possession
Are you learning about apostrophes for possession? If yes, then carry on reading! 1.Singular possessionExplanation: An apostrophe and the letter ‘s are used to show possession. Example: The girl’s bicycle. Note: In the example, the apostrophe indicates that …
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Donut Division
Division is one of the four basic operations of arithmetic. When we divide, we share a number equally between a certain amount of groups. Division is the opposite operation of multiplication or otherwise known as inverse …
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Learn the names of 2-D shapes: triangles and quadrilaterals
The internet is full of educational videos to help you learn. Below are two great videos you can watch to learn about triangles and quadrilaterals. Learn the different types of triangles by watching this fun …
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Poetry Display: Draw back the curtains
Poetry should be a curriculum priority in English classes, as it can help students become more versed in writing and literature. Many teachers shy away from poetry because they find it hard to teach or …
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Make a cute gift envelope for a special someone
This easy to make craft is great to make both in and out of class. Watch this video and make your own! Share photos of your gift envelopes with us! Like, share and subscribe for …
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Journalistic Writing
One of the writing genres covered in Year 6 is journalistic writing. Journalistic writing is a type of non-fiction writing where children create newspaper or magazine articles and report on real or imagined events. When teaching …
