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Test your children's comprehension skills with these festive crosswords!
Ask them to read the text, solve the comprehension questions and write the answers in the correct spaces on the crossword!
Who will be the first to finish?
These resources are now ready to download in our Christmas Pack.
Ask them to read the text, solve the comprehension questions and write the answers in the correct spaces on the crossword!
Who will be the first to finish?
These resources are now ready to download in our Christmas Pack.
December 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Test your children's comprehension skills with these festive crosswords!
Ask them to read the text, solve the comprehension questions and write the answers in the correct spaces on the crossword!
Who will be the first to finish?
These resources are now ready to download in our Christmas Pack.
Ask them to read the text, solve the comprehension questions and write the answers in the correct spaces on the crossword!
Who will be the first to finish?
These resources are now ready to download in our Christmas Pack.
Have you seen Wallace and Gromit's Christmas advert for Barbour? We're massive fans of the stop-motion duo, so we have put together a collection of festive classroom ideas based on the video.
You can find all of our teaching ideas at www.teachingideas.co... 🔽
You can find all of our teaching ideas at www.teachingideas.co... 🔽
December 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Have you seen Wallace and Gromit's Christmas advert for Barbour? We're massive fans of the stop-motion duo, so we have put together a collection of festive classroom ideas based on the video.
You can find all of our teaching ideas at www.teachingideas.co... 🔽
You can find all of our teaching ideas at www.teachingideas.co... 🔽
Do you have any great festive writing tasks, Christmas maths challenges or craft activities for this time of year?
December 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Do you have any great festive writing tasks, Christmas maths challenges or craft activities for this time of year?
How many triangles can your children find on these Christmas trees?
Download these FREE templates (available at three levels of difficulty) from www.teachingideas.co...
Download these FREE templates (available at three levels of difficulty) from www.teachingideas.co...
December 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
How many triangles can your children find on these Christmas trees?
Download these FREE templates (available at three levels of difficulty) from www.teachingideas.co...
Download these FREE templates (available at three levels of difficulty) from www.teachingideas.co...
🎄 These Christmas Mindfulness Mats have been our most popular download over the past seven days. Have your children been using them? 🎄
December 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
🎄 These Christmas Mindfulness Mats have been our most popular download over the past seven days. Have your children been using them? 🎄
⭐ Teaching Packs Members ⭐
Our NEW 2025 Quiz of the Year is now ready to download. How much do your children know about the events of this year?
Log in to Teaching Packs now to get your copy!
Our NEW 2025 Quiz of the Year is now ready to download. How much do your children know about the events of this year?
Log in to Teaching Packs now to get your copy!
December 2, 2025 at 7:36 PM
⭐ Teaching Packs Members ⭐
Our NEW 2025 Quiz of the Year is now ready to download. How much do your children know about the events of this year?
Log in to Teaching Packs now to get your copy!
Our NEW 2025 Quiz of the Year is now ready to download. How much do your children know about the events of this year?
Log in to Teaching Packs now to get your copy!
Thanks to Heather for requesting our latest display pack... When do we use Reading?
This new Teaching Pack includes posters, character illustrations and question prompts to help your children explore how we use our reading skills in all aspects of our lives.
This new Teaching Pack includes posters, character illustrations and question prompts to help your children explore how we use our reading skills in all aspects of our lives.
November 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Thanks to Heather for requesting our latest display pack... When do we use Reading?
This new Teaching Pack includes posters, character illustrations and question prompts to help your children explore how we use our reading skills in all aspects of our lives.
This new Teaching Pack includes posters, character illustrations and question prompts to help your children explore how we use our reading skills in all aspects of our lives.
🎄 Here is a preview of a new Christmas Maths resource that we have been working on recently.
🤔 What are the values of the present, the elf, Santa and the stocking?
❓ What are the missing numbers?
🤔 What are the values of the present, the elf, Santa and the stocking?
❓ What are the missing numbers?
November 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
🎄 Here is a preview of a new Christmas Maths resource that we have been working on recently.
🤔 What are the values of the present, the elf, Santa and the stocking?
❓ What are the missing numbers?
🤔 What are the values of the present, the elf, Santa and the stocking?
❓ What are the missing numbers?
Celebrating Thanksgiving this week? If you are, we hope you have a wonderful time! 🥳
If you're looking for some teaching resources, check out our popular Teaching Pack! It includes a topic guide, an interactive quiz, activity sheets, craft activities, display resources and more!
If you're looking for some teaching resources, check out our popular Teaching Pack! It includes a topic guide, an interactive quiz, activity sheets, craft activities, display resources and more!
November 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Celebrating Thanksgiving this week? If you are, we hope you have a wonderful time! 🥳
If you're looking for some teaching resources, check out our popular Teaching Pack! It includes a topic guide, an interactive quiz, activity sheets, craft activities, display resources and more!
If you're looking for some teaching resources, check out our popular Teaching Pack! It includes a topic guide, an interactive quiz, activity sheets, craft activities, display resources and more!
Is anyone else struggling with a cold at the moment? 🤒
How do you keep healthy at this time of year?
How do you keep healthy at this time of year?
November 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Is anyone else struggling with a cold at the moment? 🤒
How do you keep healthy at this time of year?
How do you keep healthy at this time of year?
Today (Thursday 13th November) is World Kindness Day. How has your school celebrated the occasion?
Has anyone been especially kind to you? 🤔
Has anyone been especially kind to you? 🤔
November 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Today (Thursday 13th November) is World Kindness Day. How has your school celebrated the occasion?
Has anyone been especially kind to you? 🤔
Has anyone been especially kind to you? 🤔
Thursday 13th November is World Kindness Day! Will you be exploring this topic with your children?
Our How to Be Kind Display Pack is filled with posters and question prompts to spark thoughtful conversations and inspire kind actions in your classroom.
Our How to Be Kind Display Pack is filled with posters and question prompts to spark thoughtful conversations and inspire kind actions in your classroom.
November 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Thursday 13th November is World Kindness Day! Will you be exploring this topic with your children?
Our How to Be Kind Display Pack is filled with posters and question prompts to spark thoughtful conversations and inspire kind actions in your classroom.
Our How to Be Kind Display Pack is filled with posters and question prompts to spark thoughtful conversations and inspire kind actions in your classroom.
Help your children master character descriptions with this pack of teaching, display and activity resources! With guides, mats, posters, cards and challenges galore, it offers a variety of ways to inspire character writing.
Thanks to Rowan and Zuriette for writing ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reviews of this pack!
Thanks to Rowan and Zuriette for writing ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reviews of this pack!
November 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Help your children master character descriptions with this pack of teaching, display and activity resources! With guides, mats, posters, cards and challenges galore, it offers a variety of ways to inspire character writing.
Thanks to Rowan and Zuriette for writing ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reviews of this pack!
Thanks to Rowan and Zuriette for writing ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reviews of this pack!
⭐ Teaching Packs Members ⭐
📧 Check your email inbox for a link to our new 'Six Seven' Maths challenges! Can your children solve the calculations that all involve repeating patterns with the digits six and seven?
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📧 Check your email inbox for a link to our new 'Six Seven' Maths challenges! Can your children solve the calculations that all involve repeating patterns with the digits six and seven?
😂
November 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
⭐ Teaching Packs Members ⭐
📧 Check your email inbox for a link to our new 'Six Seven' Maths challenges! Can your children solve the calculations that all involve repeating patterns with the digits six and seven?
😂
📧 Check your email inbox for a link to our new 'Six Seven' Maths challenges! Can your children solve the calculations that all involve repeating patterns with the digits six and seven?
😂
🎃 If you're looking for last-minute Halloween resources, don't miss our popular Teaching Pack!
🦇 We have added a brand new collection of activities for 2025, including spelling challenges, newspaper templates, story starters, clue solvers, craft ideas and more!
🦇 We have added a brand new collection of activities for 2025, including spelling challenges, newspaper templates, story starters, clue solvers, craft ideas and more!
October 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
🎃 If you're looking for last-minute Halloween resources, don't miss our popular Teaching Pack!
🦇 We have added a brand new collection of activities for 2025, including spelling challenges, newspaper templates, story starters, clue solvers, craft ideas and more!
🦇 We have added a brand new collection of activities for 2025, including spelling challenges, newspaper templates, story starters, clue solvers, craft ideas and more!
⭐️ Our new 'Pick the Perfect Punctuation Pack' is now live! ⭐️
Can your children identify the sentence with the correct punctuation on each slide? These resources are available as interactive PowerPoint presentations, printable sheets and smaller cards so that they can be used in different ways.
Can your children identify the sentence with the correct punctuation on each slide? These resources are available as interactive PowerPoint presentations, printable sheets and smaller cards so that they can be used in different ways.
October 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
⭐️ Our new 'Pick the Perfect Punctuation Pack' is now live! ⭐️
Can your children identify the sentence with the correct punctuation on each slide? These resources are available as interactive PowerPoint presentations, printable sheets and smaller cards so that they can be used in different ways.
Can your children identify the sentence with the correct punctuation on each slide? These resources are available as interactive PowerPoint presentations, printable sheets and smaller cards so that they can be used in different ways.
Thanks to Fiona for sharing this photo of our new 'Number Boosters' resources being used by her students.
This was a trial resource, so we would love to hear if you would like more of these. Let us know... 😍
This was a trial resource, so we would love to hear if you would like more of these. Let us know... 😍
October 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Thanks to Fiona for sharing this photo of our new 'Number Boosters' resources being used by her students.
This was a trial resource, so we would love to hear if you would like more of these. Let us know... 😍
This was a trial resource, so we would love to hear if you would like more of these. Let us know... 😍
👀 Have you seen our Early Comprehension Pack yet?
Our latest Teaching Pack is full of comprehension challenges that are ideal for younger and lower-ability readers, featuring picture-based prompts, short texts, and varied question formats.
Thanks to Rowan and Jackie for their ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reviews!
Our latest Teaching Pack is full of comprehension challenges that are ideal for younger and lower-ability readers, featuring picture-based prompts, short texts, and varied question formats.
Thanks to Rowan and Jackie for their ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reviews!
October 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
👀 Have you seen our Early Comprehension Pack yet?
Our latest Teaching Pack is full of comprehension challenges that are ideal for younger and lower-ability readers, featuring picture-based prompts, short texts, and varied question formats.
Thanks to Rowan and Jackie for their ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reviews!
Our latest Teaching Pack is full of comprehension challenges that are ideal for younger and lower-ability readers, featuring picture-based prompts, short texts, and varied question formats.
Thanks to Rowan and Jackie for their ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reviews!
⭐️ Members of Teaching Packs ⭐️
📧 Check your email inboxes tomorrow for a link to these new 'Number Boosters' resources!
💭 We would love to hear your thoughts. Should we make a whole pack of them? 🤔
📧 Check your email inboxes tomorrow for a link to these new 'Number Boosters' resources!
💭 We would love to hear your thoughts. Should we make a whole pack of them? 🤔
October 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
⭐️ Members of Teaching Packs ⭐️
📧 Check your email inboxes tomorrow for a link to these new 'Number Boosters' resources!
💭 We would love to hear your thoughts. Should we make a whole pack of them? 🤔
📧 Check your email inboxes tomorrow for a link to these new 'Number Boosters' resources!
💭 We would love to hear your thoughts. Should we make a whole pack of them? 🤔
📚 Does your school already have a library? 📚
If so, how do your children use it?
(Image from www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/ar...)
If so, how do your children use it?
(Image from www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/ar...)
September 29, 2025 at 6:56 PM
📚 Does your school already have a library? 📚
If so, how do your children use it?
(Image from www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/ar...)
If so, how do your children use it?
(Image from www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/ar...)
Our most popular pack this month is filled with interactive and printable games designed to boost your children’s confidence and fluency with times tables.
📥 Download your copy via the link in the thread.
📥 Download your copy via the link in the thread.
September 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Our most popular pack this month is filled with interactive and printable games designed to boost your children’s confidence and fluency with times tables.
📥 Download your copy via the link in the thread.
📥 Download your copy via the link in the thread.
Is it Friday yet? 😴
How is your week going so far?
How is your week going so far?
September 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Is it Friday yet? 😴
How is your week going so far?
How is your week going so far?
🎨 It's here! 🎨
Our new Colour Words Display Pack is now ready to download. Thanks to everyone who has sent wonderful feedback about this today!
This new pack has vocabulary posters, question prompts and illustrations to help your children use a wide range of colour words in their writing.
Our new Colour Words Display Pack is now ready to download. Thanks to everyone who has sent wonderful feedback about this today!
This new pack has vocabulary posters, question prompts and illustrations to help your children use a wide range of colour words in their writing.
September 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
🎨 It's here! 🎨
Our new Colour Words Display Pack is now ready to download. Thanks to everyone who has sent wonderful feedback about this today!
This new pack has vocabulary posters, question prompts and illustrations to help your children use a wide range of colour words in their writing.
Our new Colour Words Display Pack is now ready to download. Thanks to everyone who has sent wonderful feedback about this today!
This new pack has vocabulary posters, question prompts and illustrations to help your children use a wide range of colour words in their writing.
✖️ Have you downloaded our new Times Tables Games Pack yet? ✖️
The pack includes timed PowerPoint quizzes, printable board games, differentiated card games, and much more!
👀 Comment GAMES for the link! 👀
The pack includes timed PowerPoint quizzes, printable board games, differentiated card games, and much more!
👀 Comment GAMES for the link! 👀
September 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
✖️ Have you downloaded our new Times Tables Games Pack yet? ✖️
The pack includes timed PowerPoint quizzes, printable board games, differentiated card games, and much more!
👀 Comment GAMES for the link! 👀
The pack includes timed PowerPoint quizzes, printable board games, differentiated card games, and much more!
👀 Comment GAMES for the link! 👀