Year 6 students across the country are sitting their SATs this week
Spelling. My teaching nemesis. I’ll admit, I’m not a fan of teaching it – probably because I haven’t found anything that works. However, one thing that does seem to stick (f…
Writing accurate spelling is a significant part of the process of learning to write. Year 6 spellings are a bit complicated, so children need to work hard
Hi all! Happy Monday! It's Amber from Mrs. Masters Kinder Love and I'm so happy to be sharing with you today! I can't believe that I'm already planning for the end of the school year! My head has been spinning with all the amazing ideas I see on blogs, Pinterest and instagram! Today I am sharing 5 ideas with you that I think are AMAZINGLY, AWESOME and they DO NOT break the bank!! Enjoy!! Class Pic Collage I love this idea from Jo's PhotoMojo! A lot of us have done this individually with students and sent it home for each child's family at the end of the school year. BUT this would be such a memorable piece for students to look back on when they are older and remember each of their classmates! Slideshow If you are anything like me, you take a million pictures of your kids throughout the year, and then don't really know what to do with all of them at the end of the year. Then you end up with thousands of pics on your computer that are slightly (or majorly) unorganized and just a bit of a mess. By creating a slideshow, you pick out the most memorable pictures of the year. Then you don't have to feel bad about getting rid of the 500 that you probably don't need. This idea from The Littlest Scholars is a thoughtful gift for students and families! QR Code Gift Cards! Can I just say GENIUS!! This idea from FlapJack is an easy twist on making video slideshows for your kids! You can create cards with QR codes to the videos that you've created throughout the school year! It's easier and much cheaper than buying cd's for every student in class! You can give each student a few cards to share with their families! Name Frames I am absolutely in love with these name frames from Mrs. MeGown's 2nd Grade Safari! I love the process that she used by having her students write down a word to describe each person in the class! She even included it as a freebie! You can grab her freebie and read all about this gift here! You can find frames for a dollar a piece at the Dollar Tree! Such a meaningful gift that students will be able to enjoy for years to come! Beach Balls! I've seen a couple different things you can do with beach balls for the end of the school year. The first is just using it as a fabulous/inexpensive summer gift! Check out Read Write Sing A Kindergarten Story blog post and pick up the free tags!! I have also seen this idea floating around Pinterest and think it's such a cute take on the memory book. Mrs. Patton's Patch explains it all here!! Each student gets a beach ball. You can write "We had a ball in ____ grade!" in Sharpie. Students can sign their names to the beach balls! This idea goes perfect with the popular "Beach Party" theme on the last day! Here's the great news....you can get 12 pack of beach balls for about $7.00 on Amazon!! I hope you were able to find a few fabulous ideas to get you thinking about the end of the year! Have a wonderful week!
Year 6 SATs, or Standard Assessment Tests, are a fundamental part of the educational journey for children in England. Held at the end of Year 6, these tests
The 2018 KS2 SATs mark schemes were released today (Tuesday 29th May), which meant I got to release my inner nerd. (Inner? Who am I kidding?!) All percentages are rounded, and therefore may sometim…
The standard of education in Peterborough is 'nowhere near where it wants to be', according to the city council's assistant director for education.
I so remember my first year as a new teacher! I wondered why I was even hired! (Did they not know that I didn't have a clue how to do ‘this teacher thing'?!) Yes, I had graduated with a degree, a teaching certificate, and had an idealistic philosophy of education (that had no basis in research […]
Explore Australian electoral systems with this government mini-unit for Year 6, 7 and 8 students. Take a comprehensive look at the secret ballot, compulsory voting, preferential voting and election days in Australia. Includes information sheets, task sheets, interactive notebook tasks and task cards as well as an assessable task. This resource is also part of the Elections in Australia Complete Bundle! Get 6 Elections in Australia classroom resources at one discounted price! This resource includes ✫ A Cover Page for Notebooks or to Create Workbooks ✫ A Poster to Use with Displays in the Classroom ✫ 1 Task Sheet with Reflection Questions ✫ Secret Ballot in Australia Information Sheet in Colour and Black and White ✫ 8 Secret Ballot Tasks, Worksheets or Interactive Notebook Activities ✫ 6 Secret Ballot Task Cards ✫ Compulsory Voting in Australia Information Sheet in Colour and Black and White ✫ Compulsory Voting Activity and Interactive Notebook Activity ✫ Preferential Voting in Australia Information Sheet and Example Sheet in Black and White and Colour ✫ 3 Preferential Voting Worksheets ✫ 3 Preferential Voting Task Cards ✫ Election Day in Australia Information Sheet in Colour and Black and White ✫ 6 Election Day Tasks, Worksheets or Interactive Notebook Activities ✫ 5 Election Day Task Cards ✫ Information Organiser ✫ Marking Rubric This resource has been produced with Australian spelling on A4 size paper. It is a PDF file, 44 pages long. ✫✫✫✫✫✫✫✫✫✫ There's more fabulous Galarious Goods resources available including: ⭐ Australian Government Basics Bundle ⭐ Australian Democracy Features (Year 5 HASS) ⭐ Australian Electoral System (Year 5 HASS) ⭐ Voter Responsibilities in Australia (Year 6 HASS) ✫✫✫✫✫✫✫✫✫✫ If you enjoy this resource, don't forget to leave feedback so you receive credit and other teachers can find it too! If you're interested in upcoming Galarious Goods resources, click on the green star to follow!
Advice for parents on speaking to their child's teacher at parents' evenings about their school work, achievement and behaviour
