Making a bean bag game is great fun with your kids.

You can leave the classic bean bags and bean chairs to us, whilst you get the sewing needles and sewing machines out with the kids. The small fun homemade Bean Bags offer a great range of games and you can guarentee the kids will make up their own games

You will need

Felt, funky fabric, scissors, felt-top pen, ruler, squared paper, thread, sewing machine, dried beans

Why felt?

Felt is great material for making bean bags as it doesn’t fray so you don’t have to worry about edges. Fleece material is just as good!

Instructions

1.   Decide what sized beanbags you would like to make, we are basing ours on 12cm squares

2.   Cut a template of 12cm squares

3.   Take one piece of felt and pin your template to it, cut carefully and neatly around your template (Remember, the edges of the beanbag  will be shown so neat edges will give a better finished design)

9.   Half fill your bean bags with dry beans, (polystyrene beans, split peas, popcorn, lentils, rice etc would also do)

10. Ensure all of your beans are away from the open end and sew to seal the beans inside. (maybe add a pin to hold the beans back)

Alternatives

Add lace or ribbons to your designs

Two weeks and counting until the Easter Egg Hunts get underway, so meanwhile why not hatch a batch Chocolate Crispy Cakes!

These are perfect for any kids' party and to have as dessert on Easter Sunday. Serve with Gluten Free Custard for a perfect hot chocolatey pudding.

Here's our recipe for perfect crispy cakes with a gooey middle!

Ingredients 225g plain chocolate or milk chocolate or white chocolate 2 tbsp golden syrup 50g butter 75g cornflakes or rice crispies or buckwheat flakes (gluten free) 36 mini chocolate eggs (Cadbury's are gluten free) Method 1. Break the chocolate into small pieces and place in a bowl over a pan of boiling water on the hob 2. Add the golden syrup, butter until melted and mixed smooth 3. Remove the bowl from the heat and gently stir in the cornflakes or rise crispies 4. Place the 12 paper cases in a fairy cake tin 5. Divide the mixture between the 12 paper cases 6. Place 3 mini eggs on each 7. Place in the fridge for about 1 hour Download our Easter bunny template to make as easter gifts

These ICT Skills Walls have bricks containing key words associated with the ICT QCA units of work.

They are great for using as A4 sheets stuck onto pupil's ICT folders.

As topics are covered or key words are introduced or consollidated, simply colour the word in. This acts as a record of children's understanding of important language.

Each brick has an outer edge so at the beginning of each topic the language the teacher wants the children to use for a series of lessons can be coloured. Once the children feel confident in using the language the children then can colour the whole brick.

Why not increase the size to A3 and have the Skills Wall next to your compters in the classroom or center to your ICT display ~ Encourage the use of appropriate language.

Colour code targetted keywords
and understood keywords

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Together Everyone Achieves More

Who can argue with this?.. build a team atmosphere in your classroom and thrive working together

TEAM - portrait poster (.pdf)

TEAM - landscape poster (.pdf)

Daily Tables Blast keeps the multiplication tables and division tables fresh

Use the sheets individually or as a booklet to keep the Multipliation tables alive. Each sheet follows the same format involving multiplication and division facts, works with number sentences and families.

The sheets are designed for children to work alone so is ideal for a morning registration activity or Numeracy extension pack.

Each Blast reminds children of key facts such x2 is doubling and associated language e.g. multiply, groups of, times, lots of etc.

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Daily Tables Blast (.pdf)

Use this worksheet for your weekly spellings and encourage children to use the Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check method.

The worksheet allows all children to practice their spellings regardless of whether they have help from home.

The worksheet reminds children which spelling pattern they have learned about in class. There is space for 5 high frequency words, 5 spelling focus words and 5 challenge words.

The document is fully editable so you can use the phrases that best suit you. Add the group name and a title for the spelling pattern being learned. Maybe change the 'High Frequency Words' to 'Common Words' etc. There is a .pdf version too which can be printed and used.

 

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Weekly Spellings (.doc) right click and choose Save Target As

Weekly Spellings (.pdf)

These posters create an instant display of technology in use around school and at home.

Each poster offers a description or definition with photos and graphics for easy reference of the hardware and software language children will encounter in our modern technology influenced world.

" A fabulous visual Glossary of technical terms and language!"

There are 30 posters ranging from Web Cams and Monitors to Control Devices and File Formats.

Posters and descriptions include:

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To help with the size of the file we have split the resources into easily downloads (in pairs). Simply, right click on the link and Save Target As

keyboard 3 versions.pdf

computer & monitor pdf

interactive whiteboard pdf

chatroom & forum pdf

control devices & games consoles pdf

control devices in the home pdf

data projector hardware pdf

dictaphone & animation pdf

file formats & hard drive pdf

internet & software pdf

microphone & printer pdf

microscope & CD/DVD drive pdf

mouse & speakers pdf

scanner & digital camera pdf

storage devices & webcam pdf

virus & email pdf

Have great fun with your whole class with this Interactive Advent Calendar.

Two versions - one with 25 days and one with 31 days to let as many children have a go at finding the numbers and finding out what character will appear.

A fun graphic and animation for the run up to Christmas or New Year!

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Christmas Advent Calendar 25 Days (.ppt)
Christmas Advent Calendar 31 Days (.ppt)

Why not Download an Advent Calendar with all the front page ready to go with the links set up for each day of Advent and let the children add clipart and an effect to create a personalised version. If you want 25 days, simply delete the numbers from slide 1 and pages 26-32

Christmas Advent Calendar BLANK 31 Days Version 97-2003

Do the children in your class have Skills For Good Learning?

This pack acts as a reminder, showing all 6 skills on one easy to display poster and one skill per page for a larger display.

The individual skills can be used for Prompt Cards for children who are being disruptive, distracted or are not showing good skills. Simply, continue with your lesson but move around the class and place the appropriate Prompt Card in front of the child.

The learning continues uninterrupted and the child gets a friendly reminder!

Simply print and laminate the number of sheets you need!

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Skills for Good Learning (.pdf) 7 Pages!

Get the Behaviour Bug with these Mini-beast behaviour posters and target charts

Blank charts and posters are included so they can be used for immediate effect and personalised targets

Behaviour Bugs Title & Chart (.pdf)

Behaviour Bugs Posters (.pdf) 10

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