tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31370429954752903782024-03-14T10:15:19.084+00:00A Crucial WeekHaving just set foot into the world of primary school teaching, this is a place to share ideas and experiences relating to the classroom as I am fast becoming a teaching blog addict!@ACrucialWeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973699759834207877noreply@blogger.comBlogger362125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-40867783742291809102023-07-29T20:33:00.002+01:002023-07-29T20:33:49.770+01:00Rugby World Cup 2023 Teaching Resources<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Rugby-World-Cup-2023-Resource-Pack-9791028"><img border="0" data-original-height="2580" data-original-width="2502" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-4aVVKB9knjtjc58HUXWE3JT4nJS4QArRkVU9vcSlOFgAHmHTlDUFYxlt_mwZ_ImpR0iPhqOY4yF-gd8Ehp_GcrvR2hE8kG88XSwf-kBpVPpD7OvRhfGK3v9XptlnlP986O-Ass-cehg5b8cL1pwgeSFK8sNz1jGgdt6OE1sMZD0sg3XCje0_xQ7frX3/w194-h200/RWC%202023%20Cover%20Image.png" style="font-family: arial;" width="194" /></a></p>Looking for teaching resources and lesson ideas for the 2023 Rugby World Cup? Look no further! From display resources to differentiated worksheets, from maths games to a sweepstake kit, from debate cards to wordsearches, a table quiz and a flag hunt.... I've got you covered! If you've used any of my RWC resource packs in the past, you'll still find all of the staple activities plus lots more added in this year.</span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The RWC will be taking place from 8th September to 23rd October so what better way to kick off the year than with some fun activities connected to the championship!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Let's have a look inside the resource pack. Scroll down for some free resources and ideas.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Rugby-World-Cup-2023-Resource-Pack-9791028" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2158" data-original-width="2947" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugYvJk4zkV_OlTlu3v2PuQEH8sK7kiycK4_ILo4sSm6LxQFafNTTk3fv1g7JUe_mmdUel4rOpsRjFWZc0vepjStqXXKEvWeAOLSv47WWWq7rcXcSnYqmbs3N-SMIE6towhhZvxcDYzyRR-OGP9NsFdHwKnXKuI_ybwG0ljVGuL5O8eJmj9jLKz1IFUx38/w640-h468/RWC%20Contents%20Image.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The pack includes:</span><br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">A heading and posters displaying the 4 pools</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Flashcards with each of the participating countries' names and flags</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">A sweepstake kit (for your staff room and/or your classroom)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Bunting with black and white versions of the participating countries' flags for the children to decorate - a very easy display to create and it would make your classroom/corridors very festive!</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">An 8-page research project template - This could be used in class or as a homework task. The idea is that the children choose (independently or randomly select from a hat!) one of the participating countries to study in depth.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Two maths loop games (one is based on the 5 times tables, the other is quite challenging!)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">A rugby-based maths target game (this one's a good challenge!)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">A data handling activity with differentiated bar graph worksheets and a self-assessment checklist</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">A table quiz about the RWC (with answers!) and an answer sheet for the children</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Differentiated wordsearches</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">A flag hunt activity</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Language, drama, PE, music, art and history lesson ideas including debate cards and role-cards plus question ideas for a hot-seating activity</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Useful links to other resources that might be helpful</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;">*The maths activities included in the pack are quite challenging so I would say that this pack is most suited to upper primary/elementary school.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The pack is just $3.50 (that's less than €3.50!). If you wish to purchase it, pop over to my TPT store by clicking<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Rugby-World-Cup-2023-Resource-Pack-9791028"> here.</a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="text-align: center;">For Irish teachers, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Corn-an-Domhain-sa-Rugbai-2023-Rugby-World-Cup-teaching-resources-as-Gaeilge-9820551">a version <i>as Gaeilge</i></a> is available in my TPT store. This could be very useful for teachers in gaelscoileanna or if you choose to do "caitheamh aimsire" as your téama in September or October.</span></span><br /><i><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="text-align: center;">(To clarify, I've only translated the materials that the children will use and the questions for the tr</span><span style="text-align: center;">áth na gceist. The teaching ideas and instructions are still written in English.)</span></span></i></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Corn-an-Domhain-sa-Rugbai-2023-Rugby-World-Cup-teaching-resources-as-Gaeilge-9820551" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2154" data-original-width="2928" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwYDOOraQB9CLIBZNkcik7cpYSk_93cqxVn0W_RYcyMLUUQUfdDDQ0ar4UvZMyo7PcOiehyaPQ1HWkixSnmHc9Eyb5GgXc82FRniwR6e1c-Z83S4J5RV5ubiGgihaPTBOcwPfWLqSx0Q3JhXkRmRLrHWa20AucL_GxNPTzlVtUNRNaNg2ror-JsBT6xQm/w640-h470/RWC%20Leagan%20Gaeilge%20Contents.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I have also created a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Rugby-World-Cup-2023-Wall-Fixtures-Calendar-9812991">Rugby World Cup Fixtures Wall Calendar </a>which is available in my TPT store for just $1! Irish teachers, I've also created a<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Rugby-World-Cup-2023-Fixtures-Wall-Calendar-LEAGAN-GAEILGE-9817669"> leagan Gaeilge</a> (version in the Irish language) for the same price. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Rugby-World-Cup-2023-Wall-Fixtures-Calendar-9812991" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicjI2a8Ct0ag7RQ0vxWvHqLNlb9cA90TWNUUpYzqwjSLNnOWefil6Us9WsbUKcXQ_EhMOYUEVu0WSzqnNtD9R5ynDezedMyAV9n-JPwXZEO2NfK-4zurwcLxsvo2wC1so6yEFhOQOHP_vSm441D9KhL3m1H3oNWa0nQX1L2vBaKhPZH8ToAMwBFtl05B4k/w400-h300/RWC%20Wall%20Calendar%20Image.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Rugby-World-Cup-2023-Fixtures-Wall-Calendar-LEAGAN-GAEILGE-9817669" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8HBtzrG0ohZrG-tfm7Gv5jJwSDe1ePL9chT-Rp0H8bZ-R5ia-TO3OY6VcTdw-D-uceTqnj1dXRBf15LObdNJn_I9rpd9GC4Z97gEwjtzTSfrjvTO7Wo8y4_f9bpvEhNgzvzWunrs9yB8Lk-0Ypqzh4f5w9SJ-1uNrkG40h7vnyhPLYnntCNbl__BoVgXz/w400-h300/Rugby%20World%20Cup%202023%20Wall%20Calendar%20Unflattened%20LEAGAN%20GAEILGE%20Cover%20Iamge.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2><span style="font-family: arial;">FREE RESOURCES AND IDEAS:</span></h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><u>Discover different country's war dances: </u></b></span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Show them videos with<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp2bpqLSZg6Z_Cr2MGH95AhaCxuqRmFbP"> this YouTube playlist.</a> Have your class choreograph their own version of a haka.</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp2bpqLSZg6Z_Cr2MGH95AhaCxuqRmFbP"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="1369" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuJxYrt9oaSPpZHzg3Qr8G3kY7vIJ0TP7F2BT12VdArqfUt2bT7u6bWGwrSREzxM6NsAGP0etblgy9lcw_N6QmoD6r-BJJfDd_sWH6jAMdq90qGLo3_M6kVFTRp49RrerhDqcr8EOmMCTI/s640/Haka.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><u>Have the students find participating countries on a map:</u></b></span><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Here's the one we did in my class. If you'd like the heading, <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1sJ-luh2pbJx2uV0P_8i7xtSlRojvA4HX7sOK4SCBOG0/edit?usp=sharing">grab it for free from my Drive here.</a> I printed that on card, found an image of the world to print on A3 and glued it on.</span><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOB1LaffXpenTAgW1sEbFBg4ri-IKlhfWqf_1iwmqUIIFJ6WDFyhgNETY6ec7PZcxEpJN326R22FNHiK6d6eB4Y7ZgvTtjEqz6UMja1XmbhF2WHPLxDyyz8io3OkwVEcg2D2WAY25h5cT/s1600/IMG_1085.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOB1LaffXpenTAgW1sEbFBg4ri-IKlhfWqf_1iwmqUIIFJ6WDFyhgNETY6ec7PZcxEpJN326R22FNHiK6d6eB4Y7ZgvTtjEqz6UMja1XmbhF2WHPLxDyyz8io3OkwVEcg2D2WAY25h5cT/s400/IMG_1085.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><u><br /></u></b></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><u>The BAZILLIONS of resources on Ruggerland:</u></b></span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">I can't recommend <a href="https://www.ruggerland.co.nz/resources/">Ruggerland's teacher resource section</a> highly enough. This site is jam-packed full of RWC-themed resources that span lots of curricular areas. And best of all, everything on there is free! Get browsing - you won't regret it!</span></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">They haven't updated their RWC 2023 resources at the time of writing this blog post but check back closer to September to see RWC2023-specific resources.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ruggerland.co.nz/resources/"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="737" data-original-width="1213" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSyJt9yur_C08sYD8DReeYerRkpWZ3R0NfW03PRIw95S2MHfltwV9BZ32hx55rQdiXbHxDvFulEeEfXqsAWAFwvcy5tQHz3wNA9A4YwBcvS6HcCi0RwnsbdWCguwcgx_3swGYcpcA-smqC/s640/Picture1.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><u>Design their own Mascot:</u></b></span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Introduce your students to Ren-G, the official Rugby World Cup 2019 mascot. They could read some information about Ren-G on the <a href="https://www.world.rugby/news/307141">official RWC website</a>. Have your class design their own mascot for this year's world cup or maybe one for the 2027 RWC trying to incorporate something from Australian culture.</span><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_VNkPaV02d6v5dh50cIr2bbfiNJHMW5HZlDLZnSW4L2h9O4KYM1bKSZ9q_kQvQlpPBgJLoXjuvwjUsgTlLd6S7kDoJX3GItoHT6T2dIggMp9X7knO-zWWsZw8bbPYcqj2nmEL8fp6Rgd9/s1600/Ren.g.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="964" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_VNkPaV02d6v5dh50cIr2bbfiNJHMW5HZlDLZnSW4L2h9O4KYM1bKSZ9q_kQvQlpPBgJLoXjuvwjUsgTlLd6S7kDoJX3GItoHT6T2dIggMp9X7knO-zWWsZw8bbPYcqj2nmEL8fp6Rgd9/s400/Ren.g.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-family: arial;">Source: <a href="https://www.world.rugby/news/307141">https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/mascot</a><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><u>History of Rugby Reading Comprehension:</u></b></span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">It does what it says on the tin! Check out this lovely freebie from <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-History-of-Rugby-Reading-Comprehension-Activity-FREE-Rugby-World-Cup-4831612">Top Teaching Tasks.</a> It includes great graphic organisers and higher order thinking tasks.</span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-History-of-Rugby-Reading-Comprehension-Activity-FREE-Rugby-World-Cup-4831612"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="350" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4vT5thIejfi81W_TiCCPEdxeedyVY2DF9oHOsSFgtCyxPI8uFLVcyxkMDoQZfxCnthVwvkNajxM0m9NKWxniQuZ_MvromY69JicJoGd7v9PNC_Sz9JJJJLkrwjqnmnOBbpZnK1VlVrUW/s320/original-4831612-1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><u style="font-weight: bold;">Get playing!</u></span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">If you're in an Irish school, check out Aldi Play Rugby </span></span><a href="https://wwhttps://www.irishrugby.ie/playing-the-game/age-grade/aldi-play-rugby-main/about-aldi-play-rugby/w.irishrugby.ie/aldiplayrugby/sign-your-school-up/" style="font-family: arial;">by clicking here.</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> Find out more about it on Aldi's website from the man on Superman's pyjamas. If you're in another country, check out your national team's website to see if they offer programmes for schools.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>@ACrucialWeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973699759834207877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-7544244978828408552023-06-16T15:31:00.003+01:002023-06-16T15:31:58.244+01:00Activities for the Last Week of School<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscg4aXrMNwsCKz6514u-fC7-FPVL2grHMIVKBS7Y3vn0CmWpheFhfIm6m0cjhNyPPDLlCEVlcrdZtOOAwtzToAsBka1k5gCGBSYiU7_1QutWRtbGzdKzL1CO2MnwPLJgSMeAtp09pm6DT/s1600/End+of+year+activities+preview.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscg4aXrMNwsCKz6514u-fC7-FPVL2grHMIVKBS7Y3vn0CmWpheFhfIm6m0cjhNyPPDLlCEVlcrdZtOOAwtzToAsBka1k5gCGBSYiU7_1QutWRtbGzdKzL1CO2MnwPLJgSMeAtp09pm6DT/s640/End+of+year+activities+preview.png" width="640" /></a></p><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">So you've finished the curriculum, the reports are done and dusted and finally you have the chance to do some nice, relaxing activities in the last week of school. Here are lots of ideas for nice activities to do (some that I shared last year and some that I added this year!)</span><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><u><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">For the little ones:</span></u></b><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><u>Have a teddy bears' picnic</u></b>. It doesn't have to involve too much organisation. They could just eat their normal school lunch and do it at a different time and with their favourite teddy bears in tow. If it's dry, it could be a treat to eat their snack on blankets on the grass. If not (for my Irish teacher followers, this is the more likely option once the Leaving Cert weather is over!), you could just clear a space in the classroom and put down the blankets there. They could read <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gyI6ykDwds">"We're Going on a Bear Hunt</a>" and sing "<a href="http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/teddy/teddypicnic.html">Teddy Bears' Picnic</a>" and the horrifically catchy,<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ_oAa5urJw"> "Yogi Bear Song"</a> - WARNING: Do not, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES show any video entitled "Yogi Bear Song" on YouTube without listening it to yourself first. There is a very non-child-friendly version out there!</span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGHhMbDSnV8XyT0MEy1V42hyphenhyphenRe4zYRvbFXk1tnZBnUhwoJGsDur0jAl33SGt8xMIEJDWYNaC9cBK4DI_3O6nX0agicFEWAjSebfkeREFmyf5mzV3m8oWPFB38DxQrBQDqoEpOwVirwDI9/s1600/teddy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGHhMbDSnV8XyT0MEy1V42hyphenhyphenRe4zYRvbFXk1tnZBnUhwoJGsDur0jAl33SGt8xMIEJDWYNaC9cBK4DI_3O6nX0agicFEWAjSebfkeREFmyf5mzV3m8oWPFB38DxQrBQDqoEpOwVirwDI9/s320/teddy.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><a href="http://yumamom.com/event/40th-annual-teddy-bear-picnic"><span style="font-family: arial;">image souce</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><b><u><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">For the older children:</span></u></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><u><br /></u></b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><u>End of year memory book:</u></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">If your students have access to digital devices, why not share this editable memory book with them. <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Em6cN3QEg1focr1meMw63W-H8nQUoabvxH9wfawQ7H0/copy">Click here or in the image below to make your own template on Google Slides.</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Em6cN3QEg1focr1meMw63W-H8nQUoabvxH9wfawQ7H0/copy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6ioRcaNS7PM9i1WCRptRFVBWY4PDplVm66oPJ_ZjjMfX7S_YdpNC5j_SfwpbUq0dO6OkdO9wSDf-HB7bIKm6wkgBHi37pbZH1LKkkIDO2mtW4lY9CN-1STXOOetkjkhGe4e7XsT9xsFF-M47l7vVGSEYdZ1lXPtoOo74_WujV8RpbWcsQDpAn_B_WA/s320/End%20of%20Year%20Memories%20TEMPLATE.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />If you prefer to create a memory on paper, you could use this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/End-of-Year-Booklet-Freebie-6907932">free template</a> from Ms. Forde's Classroom.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/End-of-Year-Booklet-Freebie-6907932" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="350" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZHAeCrj4ZdBrwIKjD7w9kGdcMVhOX1OaGzuoqSjKJtePwmPHIIRoNIqn04r-paaO1giL1KR3gN9pC7bLYmXpCBzeltlhL9hfQFqUJgr6vUoDIFbIzr_WDH8fg7Yn2Tv37ophB62YgcRoKKitYhjD_wItABIddUI6p-xrY6qy4SXuqlB2FVO_2I9gWA/s320/original-6907932-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><u>3-D hand drawing: </u></b>This one is pretty easy to do and the results are really striking.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/AhUbtH01mAY/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AhUbtH01mAY?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><u>Create their own Harry Potter-inspired plant:</u></b></span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Read and respond to some descriptions of magical plants from the Harry Potter series. <a href="http://www.gardendesign.com/plants/harry-potter-herbology.html">This article from Garden Design magazine</a> could be useful to jog students' memories. There's lots more information available on the <a href="http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Plants">Harry Potter Wikia.</a> The children could then create their own plant(s), draw them and write about them - an art and literacy activity all in one!</span><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQrL2G_6njwRXlWL06xWmPdIGQqoywYYELavY8PGuJeL74kNxULBAv8g5odsHg0dtmdYyX2DE_dOuQfK7BIAwC80rhtZXBLpVJpdrRaxMiis5Gp0ZGUYl5dnDpcWEZmz0pQ9ZKIHaHEHKu/s1600/herbology.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQrL2G_6njwRXlWL06xWmPdIGQqoywYYELavY8PGuJeL74kNxULBAv8g5odsHg0dtmdYyX2DE_dOuQfK7BIAwC80rhtZXBLpVJpdrRaxMiis5Gp0ZGUYl5dnDpcWEZmz0pQ9ZKIHaHEHKu/s320/herbology.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><a href="http://waynedorrington.blogspot.it/2015/05/official-harry-potter-pottermore_31.html"><span style="font-family: arial;">image source: Wayne Dorrington</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b><u>Simile poem:</u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This is a fun one we did recently to lift everyone's spirits in the classroom. Give each student a blank sheet. They write their name on top of the page. Revise what similes are. Have a brainstorming session with the students about adjectives to describe their friends. Every student goes around to every page to write a simile about their classmate e.g. Claire is as cool as an ice cube, Denis is as enthusiastic as a puppy, Sarah is as sweet as a banana split!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">My students insisted on writing one about me. Here it is:</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQcHYtEBNDeCreHYI-Gngx80jK7j-vUFDHWwvVcsEw6_VwjiximNjihY72ISVGT_C4mIFBjAzEdliBe1WpTlzZ1lcXBX4W2bMGnUx3vMu8rxlnBpZkGdZ-yuKEC1qI-ncYtk-oqriGWITkDAC2EkN2bcObdjg5RKByML8uQSslD1WoqjYehAAK5J8rNw/s4032/IMG_0408.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQcHYtEBNDeCreHYI-Gngx80jK7j-vUFDHWwvVcsEw6_VwjiximNjihY72ISVGT_C4mIFBjAzEdliBe1WpTlzZ1lcXBX4W2bMGnUx3vMu8rxlnBpZkGdZ-yuKEC1qI-ncYtk-oqriGWITkDAC2EkN2bcObdjg5RKByML8uQSslD1WoqjYehAAK5J8rNw/s320/IMG_0408.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span><br /></span></div><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><div><span><b><u><span style="font-family: arial;">Find someone who:</span></u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>This<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/End-of-the-School-Year-Scavenger-Hunt-A-Great-Wrap-Up-to-Your-Year-1245637"> </a></span><a href="http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/end-of-year/alast-day-of-school.pdf">end of year scavanger hunt from SuperTeacherWorksheets</a> is a lovely "find someone who" activity.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/end-of-year/alast-day-of-school.pdf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1276" data-original-width="2016" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid6AhT2ROgU3QbGsXheYRPXqPh8V1Kr-DXILJd9UKihgTxk_V0ZtYX3yVv8kWUmHdg-teqZtD5SE842aCQhj9nip5PyQBmrla4CBKlqtvWAL6VAFz-qxJCOcEmDdIe9XwQkM9Pg1i3MYDvxewW_WWsXeycgnqu2KFY66KxWwfIkcjo5VAzjejHeYzcyw/w400-h254/Screenshot%202023-06-16%20at%2014.15.58.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/End-of-the-School-Year-Scavenger-Hunt-A-Great-Wrap-Up-to-Your-Year-1245637" style="font-weight: bold;">another free one from Jonathan Pearson</a> You might need to modify this a little to make it suitable for your class.<br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><span style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/End-of-the-School-Year-Scavenger-Hunt-A-Great-Wrap-Up-to-Your-Year-1245637"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/78/e2/01/78e20183592f8ddb51f3a2fa7ba54d2b.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/End-of-the-School-Year-Scavenger-Hunt-A-Great-Wrap-Up-to-Your-Year-1245637"><span style="font-family: arial;">Image source</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Introduce your children to<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Inspirational-Quotes-Classroom-Posters-85-x-11-584334"> these inspirational quotes</a> (from <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Inspirational-Quotes-Classroom-Posters-85-x-11-584334">Jason's Online Classroom</a>). They can then design a poster to write them beautifully and illustrate accordingly. They could be used as a writing prompt so that their story uses the quote as its core.</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Inspirational-Quotes-Classroom-Posters-85-x-11-584334" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiotONrjT13mS5VzXyMXW7bR3Y-jod_j4KJsODoL9GAxVK7dtex3qe4FOCHCLMnsRm1oaV-k00UcUqlDRa6jUQcyCFFaO2uYWGOsvE5Uh7V_AGgWP4h5wwjCg6WmDiaKjsQgDe0lR5xuWyY/s320/quotes.png" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Inspirational-Quotes-Classroom-Posters-85-x-11-584334"><span style="font-family: arial;">Image source: Jason's Online Classroom</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><u>A table quiz.</u></b> I'm a self-confessed quiz nerd and am quite happy to ramble off table quiz questions off the top of my head. If you need a bit more guidance, look at this one from <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/7877363/Childrens-quiz-questions.html">The Telegraph</a> (answers are<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/7882301/Childrens-questions-quiz-answers.html"> here</a>).</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><b><u>For younger and older students</u></b>:</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><u>Fidget spinner stations:</u></b><span style="font-size: small;"> If your school hasn't already banned them, why not use this latest craze for some maths, English, P.E. and art stations? Download my free station cards and worksheet pack for this </span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fidget-Spinner-Station-Activities-Math-English-Art-PE-3185639" style="font-size: medium;">by clicking here</a><span style="font-size: small;"> or on the image below.</span></span><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fidget-Spinner-Station-Activities-Math-English-Art-PE-3185639"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvTN_b-VRKr7aNwbUcFp9ThOqpHJC5N4IPdP2MpJzeDD-XeLt0-qNMptOWWOkopVaZozcTUAAoKf5I7oA0cxdNv96vIQg2mbneUKSvCo-nQenR_clVj1ftv_6Wcul4E0WIAGzdKceD83Q/s640/Fidget+spinners+stations+preview.png" width="440" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Hip-Hip-HoorayIts-a-field-trip-to-the-next-grade-1870361">A "field trip" to the next grade</a>.</b> Your children think of questions they would like to ask to children in the class above them. Then they go to that classroom and find out the answers from the "experts." What a fantastic idea from Melissa at Inspire Me ASAP.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><span style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Hip-Hip-HoorayIts-a-field-trip-to-the-next-grade-1870361"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUPDu9mTPxxU9Otp-xWVj7AEuyX_mu6AhVUClvUE3Bw-SCraxDEnRzNvUyTpAcvWReN8DQflTnzY8ofonF5LhG1DHjrLClF26lBzeDgc49oQc_3CKoD172CjxIT4Swd6nz9hvW9Vjjik/s640/Slide3.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Hip-Hip-HoorayIts-a-field-trip-to-the-next-grade-1870361"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Image source</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><u><br /></u></b></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><u>Minute to Win It games.</u></b> Maybe you're familiar with the gameshow "Minute to Win It." <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Minute-to-Win-it-25-games-713066?st=462aea4d87705f5cd00d660407e6feb1">Tonya's Treats for Teachers has some fun class challenges</a> to complete within a minute. Here's her <a href="http://tonyastreatsforteachers.blogspot.com/2013/06/monday-made-it-with-minute-to-win.html">blog post</a> showing these games in action.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CWr1R5BiIjQ/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><u>Orienteering around the school grounds.</u></b> I've created a resource pack with instructions on how to set it up and carry it out and the resources needed. All you have to do is make a map of your school grounds, stick the clues around and hand out the students' sheets. <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B3p6vF39nuiSZjcyZmQyYzctOTY1YS00NTAyLWJkOGQtZGEwZjkwMjc4MWMw?resourcekey=0-IRq1u07-KeeLs6wBKtEJwA&usp=sharing">Click here to download it for free from Google Drive.</a></span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B3p6vF39nuiSZjcyZmQyYzctOTY1YS00NTAyLWJkOGQtZGEwZjkwMjc4MWMw?resourcekey=0-IRq1u07-KeeLs6wBKtEJwA&usp=sharing"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnnilyuzUmFWdUcph7zQWoCPxsAJLJNzG6rAS8SoSWzsC2_1VVpYeWcY0f9GPThYr-h5v0Lrgyk0qx6tMHp6V5iwfIoEdyjj4lT_vn7EWceA0hviHpeRjcJ8BqgR2wEjUFEyAD9Ds3Wb6z/s400/Orienteering+pack+preview.png" width="310" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><u>Superlative Olympics</u></b>. This is a game I have used to teach comparatives and superlatives to children with English as a second language in summer camps. I made my own cards to go with the game.<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B3p6vF39nuiSMDIyMzI3YzctYWY5ZS00YTY4LWFlODEtYjZiNWRmODE3ZWYx?resourcekey=0-D-xBP113gXMSv_JkZ-1gsw&usp=sharing"> Click here to read my blog post about how to play</a>. It's suitable for primary school children of all ages and it's loads of fun!<a href="https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B3p6vF39nuiSMDIyMzI3YzctYWY5ZS00YTY4LWFlODEtYjZiNWRmODE3ZWYx&usp=drive_web"> Click here</a> or on the image below to download the resources for free from Google Drive.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B3p6vF39nuiSMDIyMzI3YzctYWY5ZS00YTY4LWFlODEtYjZiNWRmODE3ZWYx?resourcekey=0-D-xBP113gXMSv_JkZ-1gsw&usp=sharing"><img border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfdavsf-vSm1psoYVYqPZsJusjv30sjjNZ20WeQekxtXhWTbaKVgOG05jrYO7zW1rlqUhXLxwma5w2xzN1vge5ut9EPlhYFaErhAzOLDZ9T1gXSY1zd3FkxIuNzI4mwlqcvsOngX9GsBD/s400/Superlative+Olympics+Pack.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><u>Create a wordsearch with all of your children's names in it</u></b>. Thanks to Jordon at <a href="http://messyjofu.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/last-day-blues.html#comment-form">The Half Full Cronicles</a> for this idea.</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qAx0CeB7oijxbNjW8z_lPD7R-0zcXLkRP__TnlGW9_nGmE4E28uYwWKR3kBCTS1mFniAA5owomG-7RDUDXQ0PpM4ox5gXc2q3-ryQHEd8gH42bcdH1sUKIQASdUmD-i8VQyiRJdJN0qi/s1600/wordsearcj.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qAx0CeB7oijxbNjW8z_lPD7R-0zcXLkRP__TnlGW9_nGmE4E28uYwWKR3kBCTS1mFniAA5owomG-7RDUDXQ0PpM4ox5gXc2q3-ryQHEd8gH42bcdH1sUKIQASdUmD-i8VQyiRJdJN0qi/s320/wordsearcj.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><a href="http://www.usmarshals.gov/usmsforkids/activities/wordsearch.htm"><span style="font-family: arial;">image source</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">One of my favourites is to create a<b><u> maths table quiz</u></b> to revise the topics you have covered in the year. I put different maths questions on a PowerPoint/Slides presentation, split the children into teams of 3 or 4. They love working together to solve the problems. Just make sure you put in a few really tricky ones to get them fully engaged!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Have an <b><u>end of year compliments box.</u></b> All you need is a box/basket, small pieces of paper and an envelope for each child. Obviously, it would be better to do it a day before they take them home so that you can read them and make sure there is nothing bad in there. Here's a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/End-of-the-Year-Class-Compliments-FREE-704033">ready-made compliment kit </a>to get you started.Thanks to Blair Turner for creating it.</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHOinhkawy6ZUMPi6hikz1OUmqKTor_7ysrgDSiEZMigvwL-O-abIkmV3s7Kg09OOLGFSSHwUszPj5Yd4a0R33L7Ko0EIiy_9nCxKHscY1qGuIoZLiA2kOsFfwh5c_MPycNL0UwVidANwv/s1600/box.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHOinhkawy6ZUMPi6hikz1OUmqKTor_7ysrgDSiEZMigvwL-O-abIkmV3s7Kg09OOLGFSSHwUszPj5Yd4a0R33L7Ko0EIiy_9nCxKHscY1qGuIoZLiA2kOsFfwh5c_MPycNL0UwVidANwv/s1600/box.png" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><a href="http://iteach1to1.blogspot.it/2012/12/spreading-good-vibes-and-love-in.html"><span style="font-family: arial;">Image source</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><u>Create an alpha-autobiography</u></b>. The children choose words that mean something to them and explain why, for example: A is for Adam, my brother's name, B is for Belfast, where I was born; C is for cycling, my favourite sport... I've made two free-to-download versions, one with lines, one without. <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3p6vF39nuiSOE1RT0c2Y0NLazQ/view?usp=drivesdk&resourcekey=0-PAZztRbzoOEyv-HvdGONtg">Click here</a> or on the image below to download from Google Drive. I'm going to enlarge mine to A3 to give them more space to write/draw.</span><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3p6vF39nuiSOE1RT0c2Y0NLazQ/view?usp=drivesdk&resourcekey=0-PAZztRbzoOEyv-HvdGONtg"><img border="0" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-pqhVPMXzL2ZlXKRu0oTeF79ktw1BSVsWuOgm_g_jfxOGpzCDxzTAod2isLKxYxgExEP02EoeUdXfcO-FRCBxp50U8xTHN4PGfDdQ7HrVyOF57WQsPT-Vy4BJTNq5TxG2V-9xv0EK1Yo/s320/Alpha+autobiography.png" width="320" /></a></div><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;">*The clip art in main image is from <a href="http://www.mycutegraphics.com/">My Cute Graphics</a></span></div></div>@ACrucialWeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973699759834207877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-89335965994047647282022-08-21T11:14:00.001+01:002022-08-21T14:12:05.124+01:00Wordle for Kids - Spellie<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Are you a big Wordle fan like me? Do you get stuck into Wordle, Quordle, Octordle, Sedecordle or any of the other variants? </span></div></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Did you know that there’s a child-friendly version? It’s called <a href="https://spelliegame.com/#easy">Spellie</a>. It was created by a Canadian dad who felt his 5 year old could solve Wordle if it had words within her vocabulary range. This also means that Spellie contains age-appropriate words that don’t thwart their innocence! It has three different levels available daily. Here are examples of yesterday’s daily puzzles: </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">EASY:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="1125" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jN3DMmNN67TLlv-N1aZHkZ2AypsPiWIopRE_tv1TjyN6XHDS0g9rI68tY55ZdrOQ3rEs4fwGOqGexg5Obxj-dVy05DstYss8LaPYXLlERCm2RlDu9nBgXKd9v4cO6GRVaEwA-HM6lqVkKOoy5QOoSd-P8GHd0p2LQu-Xlgigaa-oTv9kK_XE1qAH0g/s320/3DC819F9-310D-4C7F-94D6-CEF6A9FEACE4.jpeg" width="192" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">MEDIUM:</span></div><p style="text-align: right;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6blOBb3Cai-1rVmlMuAf95v-WgdJn4xov2S58uNS4It0Y6u9G465qzbxOdVAXjxirkT5gno57KFHf2_UIbNJKqTD64i6wGKxsTYOk1CebnvD78XJFGK5ek-J2bAUhz_rwhduPgcyAo9xw_xWgMB9o20T8RgNVaCcmV6N6ryR44jQgtL7sUYFAy8JXQ/s1887/1D6A9829-E943-43A9-9D3B-271B7E62FB56.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1887" data-original-width="1125" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6blOBb3Cai-1rVmlMuAf95v-WgdJn4xov2S58uNS4It0Y6u9G465qzbxOdVAXjxirkT5gno57KFHf2_UIbNJKqTD64i6wGKxsTYOk1CebnvD78XJFGK5ek-J2bAUhz_rwhduPgcyAo9xw_xWgMB9o20T8RgNVaCcmV6N6ryR44jQgtL7sUYFAy8JXQ/s320/1D6A9829-E943-43A9-9D3B-271B7E62FB56.jpeg" width="191" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">HARD:</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqe62HtvCxN78q5UxQEkGwOGVXb-s5asvQw8rKQRBvC-0VcQaq0J3h__kKkVw2xKqhQ6POMc8v0zPqKpYAVbdA0gbuY3Di58Nj3dIHtvFgjuRBrwNS7UUdTec5a_y54cviAli95gSht6LdYRpU_7kAOswfp9YG9SmEGPltZWkMfJNsR4cgV_63Atfgjw/s1875/E39823CE-D5C4-4AD3-A948-39CD1FEE08D5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1875" data-original-width="1125" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqe62HtvCxN78q5UxQEkGwOGVXb-s5asvQw8rKQRBvC-0VcQaq0J3h__kKkVw2xKqhQ6POMc8v0zPqKpYAVbdA0gbuY3Di58Nj3dIHtvFgjuRBrwNS7UUdTec5a_y54cviAli95gSht6LdYRpU_7kAOswfp9YG9SmEGPltZWkMfJNsR4cgV_63Atfgjw/s320/E39823CE-D5C4-4AD3-A948-39CD1FEE08D5.jpeg" width="192" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It also has the following settings to make it more accessible to students with different needs. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1F0uJlPEG92dQWrly8foWjPFAS_OUAdi93RwUNo_sjAeNgsVpRJcp8LyyiOOWq2Z0KMlCKqDxQpU1cprisOpvxTN51NkT0lyvdvw8nZUVTlXVwRW2gHrI9OlT2f7bstMAMg_8X6aL6TGGydg0kdGAnY1jR79fqLwuXhKu-qjiO1Y8GjN1S_TP-XYz9g/s1785/7A4D4AC9-103E-48D5-A51A-F7A4199F9835.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1785" data-original-width="1125" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1F0uJlPEG92dQWrly8foWjPFAS_OUAdi93RwUNo_sjAeNgsVpRJcp8LyyiOOWq2Z0KMlCKqDxQpU1cprisOpvxTN51NkT0lyvdvw8nZUVTlXVwRW2gHrI9OlT2f7bstMAMg_8X6aL6TGGydg0kdGAnY1jR79fqLwuXhKu-qjiO1Y8GjN1S_TP-XYz9g/s320/7A4D4AC9-103E-48D5-A51A-F7A4199F9835.jpeg" width="202" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Though not specifically designed for children, another great Wordle variant is “<a href="https://worldle.teuteuf.fr/">Worldle</a>” where you have to identify a country when given a silhouette. The site is ad-free so looks to be child-friendly. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1449" data-original-width="1125" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYbbsxqyVXPGZpW_1l9uuCl4wp4-RQ7Hz742BtQlif6lkMXDQ9LQHa_QR91yVrC6vE0LVyHewsIMTLKTEOtCOiCG99cav6furNivGeC-aq7dq-tDFNlAw_0e0R2N33kCp3ZwPdsVo8YxYY5a-Aig-2UhLYlbY58L0NS_ibW_ydk-KVV19o52R9j-61g/s320/3C15FB89-3438-48E4-A1A8-9921B7DDB158.jpeg" width="248" /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Below is a screenshot, explaining how Worldle works. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1812" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBop8Pxa-QwQd36rvywXN4rUDjSR3wz3G-7QwzDePD3bd-HnXSNwI1KLzhU2TkLgcVWk-yG9_E_8Kpxs_xN8CFTQ6YPmma0ClcWck9XOuRGBNtOu0fCIafRmAc5mcuHtGhLHwaKodGW3IQG_Z_0SIhAxRgQICQUoT2zc1mUSylkKpXouSoPamBRIU3fQ/w397-h640/D9BBE0A8-04D0-4FD0-8C7F-0C35E3473848.jpeg" width="397" /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">These could be lovely challenges in your classroom. If you’d like QR codes to print so your students can easily access them, </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n9oW7rskyBGTA7lhH4aT9y5Tq_9qZNib/view?usp=drivesdk" style="font-family: verdana;">click here</a>! </p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you’d prefer an editable version,</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1113n_Z2S_RzEDlQWV6mDwOuEw4E_SW4SRD1aC2yNvRk/copy" style="font-family: verdana;"> click here</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> to create a copy of my file in Google Slides (already set up for A4 paper).</span></p><p><br /></p>@ACrucialWeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973699759834207877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-36446089396068993632022-08-17T20:54:00.003+01:002022-08-17T20:55:58.477+01:00FREE International Events Calendar 2022-2023 for Teachers<p><span face=""Proxima Nova", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p><span face=""Proxima Nova", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/International-Events-Calendar-2022-2023-EDITABLE-7107510" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="1372" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzw1IIv_ll4RbDbV4U3wRpYcIYw5Sr_Hs0gzonkN5JBa8SFZI91eslJ3sbxWS2F07M5T9UhfADqb3OLrEkOoZXrLsfORiRMiEOoO2zLRvOc43Wnjp1oXjlgJrZcAuLqzExmFjsrP46z1sVOnLYclr507L_wtBThOGdCzJKMVIpJvYdhmjU3dqwE1wa8w/w640-h342/International%20Events%20Calendar%202022-2023.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; min-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">I've just updated my FREE editable calendar featuring international events taking place in the 2022-2023 school year such as international celebrations, UN events, religious festivals and others... Feel free to delete what you are not interested and add celebrations related to the country you are in! <span face=""Proxima Nova", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 16px;">Some of the events include links to websites about them. </span></span></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; min-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><span face=""Proxima Nova", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/International-Events-Calendar-2022-2023-EDITABLE-7107510">Download the file for free from my TPT store by clicking here</a>!</span></span><p style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; min-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"></p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">The FIFA World Cup will be taking place from 21st November to 18th December. If you're interested in my World Cup resources, have a look at <a href="https://acrucialweek.blogspot.com/2022/08/fifa-world-cup-2022-teaching-resources.html">my blog post</a> about those.</span></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; min-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://acrucialweek.blogspot.com/2022/08/fifa-world-cup-2022-teaching-resources.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="1141" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRiwl3ZVTZZuyG12QSeV-xODqOspUQyi7ptwErKg5Mnw52GmicxzSNfrED_epXF53wFCWjsFlWovc3Jc1tG2EFj_FEXrs9IeVMq21w4CnrHIzeOQXCUlN1j018dTC8aZ0IoDs7bZhjaGRYaVH_l-UyRt8tjUq1CVhrMc9m92CSbKYhWBkDE3PHHWlWaw/s320/FIFA%20World%20Cup%202022%20Cover%20Image.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; min-height: 1.3em; padding: 0px;"><br /></p>@ACrucialWeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973699759834207877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-14324227498019960362022-08-08T19:29:00.008+01:002022-08-08T19:55:25.287+01:00FIFA World Cup 2022 Teaching Resources and Activities<p>The FIFA World Cup is on it's way. It will take place from 21st November to 18th December 2022 in Qatar. If you want to follow it with your class, download this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FIFA-World-Cup-2022-Fixtures-Wall-Chart-8399247">free A3 wall planner</a> where they can record the scores:</p><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">FREE FIXTURES WALL CHART:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FIFA-World-Cup-2022-Fixtures-Wall-Chart-8399247" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1344" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxWK24DcFzCXhMYI341i4vYdx7syGOpVvym762Y3rEyvHspoQrZ0LLi-7LNRAM8L1CwfdRQFa1U_V9HWR7vY4F_amWPgQMh8LtFrnyc_gsPwRTNKzZSyJaNNKIAIqicAlfTwsvKGj82t0YDNGbAKrF1HI3bvuykOSaZZu8p8H6SZbyo7DdT0Jw6bXzqg/w640-h480/FIFA%20World%20Cup%202022%20Wall%20Calendar%20Unflattened.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">I've also created <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FIFA-World-Cup-2022-Resource-Pack-8398303">a pack with over 100 pages</a> of teaching resources, posters, flashcards, worksheets, sample lesson plans, lesson ideas, bunting, word searches etc. The lesson plans and related resources are most suitable for upper/middle primary school. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FIFA-World-Cup-2022-Resource-Pack-8398303" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="1141" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5hiaB88fnIzKmc62v7ta4es_UHtEXotwq7_NSOLjX9UXLsygdVRoiDlP01sUn-SnbpjJTMyHxbTsyTbaPVZ6oVK8WIUiQv-wnako7p9xx4xbM7O0EGFyfx-aIlJWt6LdoOtA09rEcnhQDBrFhjLOqD3X-iijXd6A_NuOwo1OM77g3kD_FWcJsaLZOQ/s320/FIFA%20World%20Cup%202022%20Cover%20Image.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The full contents are:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><ul><li><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">2 title posters (FIFA World Cup)</span></li><li><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Groups posters</span></li><li><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Flashcards with names of each participating country</span></li><li><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Sweepstake kit</span></li><li><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Bunting for the children to colour</span></li><li><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Table quiz questions and answer sheet</span></li><li><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Maths lesson plan, worksheets and self-assessment sheet</span></li><li><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">English lesson plan and prompt cards</span></li><li><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">PE lesson plan and station teaching cards</span></li><li><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Science lesson plan</span></li><li><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Geography lesson plan and project template</span></li><li><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Visual arts lesson plans and ideas</span></li><li><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Drama lesson plan and related resource materials</span></li><li><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Music lesson plan and related resource materials</span></li><li><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Flag hunt sheet and solution sheet</span></li><li><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">2 differentiated word searches with solution sheets</span></li></ul><div><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Here's an idea of <b><u>some</u></b> of the contents:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHSiUj6-hf0goAenvV6E-FILE-9TLwhogxQb8Rwg4IhJ9_UKuqRRyznMFJ46jJgCn8XyeoF4wcWnRPpm5qGEzTXAnqbGdSL-E-yXKP89o6DeIZ0NaO8dAs5su_d5OU4phpj8iUynuUEyKtu1BqJv-8LdB68ejHs4KNCuFN5V8jQR1LOx9lK4miM2hcg/s1377/FIFA%20World%20Cup%202022%20Preview%20Image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1037" data-original-width="1377" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHSiUj6-hf0goAenvV6E-FILE-9TLwhogxQb8Rwg4IhJ9_UKuqRRyznMFJ46jJgCn8XyeoF4wcWnRPpm5qGEzTXAnqbGdSL-E-yXKP89o6DeIZ0NaO8dAs5su_d5OU4phpj8iUynuUEyKtu1BqJv-8LdB68ejHs4KNCuFN5V8jQR1LOx9lK4miM2hcg/w640-h482/FIFA%20World%20Cup%202022%20Preview%20Image.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Some things to note:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">-The geography project is in the same format as that of my previous Rugby World Cup/UEFA Euros/FIFA World Cup resource packs</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">-Some of the objectives in the lesson plans include objectives from the Irish primary school curriculum. These should be easily adaptable to any primary/elementary school curriculum. These are the same lesson plans as in my UEFA Euro 2016 and FIFA World Cup 2018 packs.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">If you're interested in this pack, you can get it for $3.50 (about €3.40) <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FIFA-World-Cup-2022-Resource-Pack-8398303">from my TPT store.</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">If you're an Irish teacher - there's also<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FIFA-World-Cup-2022-Achmhainni-Muinteoireachta-8398764"> a separate pack with a leagan Gaeilge (Irish language version) of the posters, flashcards, bunting, project template and sweepstake kit</a> available on its own for $2 (approx €1.95) or as<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FIFA-World-Cup-2022-Bumper-Pack-Irish-and-English-8398852"> a 166 page bumper pack </a>with this English-language pack for $4 (approx €3.90). See the preview below for some of the contents.</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FIFA-World-Cup-2022-Achmhainni-Muinteoireachta-8398764" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="941" data-original-width="1363" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlE1BbZITk9BLB0iPu90mgpJcEMmEt-N1pSHl6ofRfiXbjeweDO8fY6WE8T-VOnF78n4jZigOcexOO-rC3nFvsgc6y5TaiM8PsKtDVfcIys9SGdyt1X-AabAxbf5kXwsM4MCC-vytfBQnnNagbXQmkCmU0osvLLeITp6ftOJM6pRoCSA2-5PVYV6P4Cw/w640-h442/FIFA%20World%20Cup%202022%20Preview%20Image%20Gaeilge.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></div>@ACrucialWeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973699759834207877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-45698250835068241862021-08-03T20:05:00.002+01:002021-08-03T20:06:44.063+01:00Dip Starter Pack 2021-2022<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif">As highly requested following feedback on my </span><a href="https://acrucialweek.blogspot.com/2019/07/dip-tips-updated-july-2019.html">"Dip Tips" blog post</a><span face="verdana, sans-serif">, I created this</span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dip-Starter-Pack-for-NQTs-in-Irish-primary-schools-2021-2022-7107704" target="_blank"> Dip Starter Pack</a><span face="verdana, sans-serif"> to save probationary teachers lots of time, effort and money. I've just updated it for the 2021-2022 school year. I couldn't help myself when making it and went a bit overboard in buying shabby chic and bullet journal style clip art! You'll see that theme running through the pack! :)</span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif">Here's what's in the 170 page pack: </span><br /><i>(the preview picture below doesn't show everything! Scroll down to read the full contents.)</i><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dip-Starter-Pack-for-NQTs-in-Irish-primary-schools-2021-2022-7107704" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1136" data-original-width="1511" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqxGzVGi5cKKnuHFDpYCrXneCKGQZnE6Nr6LdwGLYfD79TzpSVY-5yu8WZek9-rp1Y73r-KJTckdJwQorD12J7TzApgfPJe0smwfduVVAYxZvmj0Z1vRWPX__e_jmL9oGecEsiIY29zLH/s640/Dip+Starter+Pack+Preview.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">PLANNING RESOURCES:</span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><ul><li><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Example short-term (weekly) plans</span></li><li><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Example long-term (termly) plans</span></li><li><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Example cuntais míosúla</span></li><li><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">9 cover sheets for your planning and assessment folders</span></li><li><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Weekly planning checklists (3 sheets, one per term)</span></li><li><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Editable checklists and information sheets (e.g. homework record, information for substitute teachers, birthday record, etc.)</span></li><li><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Teacher calendar sheets (August 2021 - July 2022)</span></li><li><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Editable international Events Calendar (2021-2022)</span></li><li><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">A PDF copy of my "Dip Tips" blog post</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">ASSESSMENT RESOURCES:</span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><ul><li><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Superhero-themed behaviour management tools including an editable token chart, token sheets, an editable behaviour record cover, goal-setting/reflection sheets, a behaviour frequency record with an example and instructions)</span></li><li><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Two Stars and a Wish self-assessment sheets</span></li><li><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Self-assessment display based on Marzano's Levels of Understanding</span></li><li><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Self-assessment sheet based on Marzano's Levels of Understanding</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">DISPLAY RESOURCES:</span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><ul><li><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Laethanta na Seachtaine display</span></li><li><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Dathanna display</span></li><li><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Prionta sa Timpeallacht (28 flashcards, 4 posters)</span></li><li><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Na h-Ábhair Scoile circular display</span></li><li><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Visual timetable pack (with editable cards)</span></li><li><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">WALT and WILF signs (for sharing objectives and assessment criteria)</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Many of these resources are available individually (paid/free) in <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/A-Crucial-Week">my TPT store</a>. The total of the paid resources is $18.50. This bundle allows you to save $6.50 as it's priced at $12 (that's roughly €10.60). The example weeklies, termlies and cuntais míosúla are not sold separately. Those are a bonus just for this bundle! So, in summary, for just over a tenner (not a massive investment!) you'll get 170 pages of example plans, planning and assessment templates and classroom displays. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Here's a closer look at just some of the things that are inside. Click on the images if you'd like to purchase these separately! Many are suitable for non-dip-doing teachers too!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">These <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Teacher-Calendar-2021-2022-7016387">calendar sheets</a> (not just for dip teachers!):</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Teacher-Calendar-2021-2022-7016387" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1040" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdqf_VBmzLOWBQYhEX1tchWfZScQPpeymTCNv6y9pYeiD6I0yp8hFD4jZSPWdZGdcvntS570l601K99dT-m7cvpmYKApJglFTtAUcLVqtx0gQBKNAa4b6aAtkl1pCm6zrgQMFm-p9Y6tbu/w640-h444/Teacher+Calendar+2021-2022+Unflattened.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif">These bullet-journal inspired, washi-tape filled <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dip-Weekly-Planning-Checklists-2021-2022-7107660">checklists</a> to help you keep track of your planning (and fulfill your pretty stationery needs!): </span><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dip-Weekly-Planning-Checklists-2021-2022-7107660" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5RDG7uNudDlsw3_-5D9BMS123YpAU27_ulpo0D9bg9_A35zwANMZcBBw0VRwK_RJwNSvnYQ30T2lnuFadG7GfWKXgcW0ampmDKRLwzuSpbeWlUPN7binCUKKuGw_ce70IP2iNTeOLBRr/w480-h640/Dip+Weekly+Planning+Checklist+PREVIEW.png" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Editable-ChecklistsInformation-Sheets-for-Teacher-Folder-3304013">These editable sheets</a> for your teacher folder including a birthday tracker, editable information sheets for substitute teachers, lots of editable checklists that you could use for homework, phonics, spelling test records, recording specific objectives. (Again, not just for the dip!):</span><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Editable-ChecklistsInformation-Sheets-for-Teacher-Folder-3304013"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19hJvH2MhKY4QIRnkj46UCIwO1Pr4pKLkZogwMEAAuRKN6lfpJxbPyd02D5gpvBfV84TKl3A4VFVS6amTQUTCvbZKy-FdYVhJP33sxAr3hqac1W-d_h8ceoH3eTFjEvmnTaiqJVxLl6H4/s320/IMG_0940.JPG" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Editable-ChecklistsInformation-Sheets-for-Teacher-Folder-3304013"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwylJECJzLt8cc6gcPUrw9pEC7O2Wpx5TZ0K11iCofAQRcVuFesJwxcf1074xN846cOUQMaSpyVo8pTfAXBd-Gm2OIDIEdezr6uaqzGaB2qEY4iw0eE4GyeJ5Adwu5x9BgEMQr577lZ63f/s320/IMG_0938.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">These pretty dip folder cover sheets (9 of them in total!). I also have <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/A-Crucial-Week/Type-of-Resource/Professional-Documents">editable versions in different styles</a> for anybody not doing the dip:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dip-Folder-Cover-Sheets-for-Irish-NQTs-Floral-and-Polkadot-3292121"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaaiMFyTwRd7OchWciDL68il8Q08dLZOLe-MEnJyGWLFc1zBVw_T_MuX9yP5vBmJr5LHYynhh79ui-S2Md9LhIJ6LnitdJ3djMpv2GTVe0A_Jk3sigTu4x3F4DiQjQAmdjncitnoH4-MU-/s320/Slide6.PNG" width="221" /></a><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dip-Folder-Cover-Sheets-for-Irish-NQTs-Floral-and-Polkadot-3292121" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAb1Jqs_7mLKweV-6g15pO5tg8Qdbbn9Xx9J9pHXQ_dG5lmqaRmV-6j0CTnvNtGIcccPDLNDwTdfbjC7rQYwRP-sW5bsOxdjZxQ00J_CE6ivew5aIi9kRbupXGNOCcc4hHw97XcA1RRde/s320/Slide8.PNG" width="221" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">These <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Editable-Behaviour-Management-Tools-Superhero-themed-3281196?aref=2lfkykwk">superhero-themed behaviour management tools</a> for tackling individual children's behaviour. This pack includes a fully editable behaviour chart with editable tokens, a behaviour frequency record with an example and instructions and a cover sheet and goal-setting/reflection sheet to make a behaviour record book (FYI, my dip inspector loved seeing that record book!):</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Editable-Behaviour-Management-Tools-Superhero-themed-3281196?aref=2lfkykwk"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="1391" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tzv0QI3yFdVEZA8qMNqXCAyic3DJN7a6H4IQBBOvbZGbxTUuxxKHe0FfZh-K0gUIksxPaqRg0mNPRsVw9UcNnbLfh_wPLw6y-4bvDNv6GIA6qb70hee0AQjeCfvHSnL1T3PwkwgW91Ie/s640/Behaviour+Management+Superhero+Preview.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif">This <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Prionta-sa-Timpeallacht-Bright-Chevron-1321804?aref=7ju34yk1">prionta sa timpeallacht</a> pack that contains 28 flashcards and 4 posters:</span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Prionta-sa-Timpeallacht-Bright-Chevron-1321804?aref=7ju34yk1"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="1134" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwv-0LVHqWwu5LQypaBwrU3Bd-6mnTky66Dz4uLPKn9NKLljYO6kKHZYsFxwQ0Jq45UZwTHB4Kzq7SFSeSjj_EgXM5OnZ2HWqDIHUF0YlhVZMI7pWgG3huwGsrYa3a9liYQxxCc4I4vGz-/s400/PsaT+chevron.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">This <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Postaeir-Dathanna-Colours-posters-as-Gaeilge-in-Irish-1402146?aref=5e213hdg">dathanna display</a>:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Postaeir-Dathanna-Colours-posters-as-Gaeilge-in-Irish-1402146?aref=5e213hdg"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="1137" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEileUpri6-BASIrlA1HiNpwaXnHKrOd9nsG0wdbMaQ9EzYHTQ2UWtfcETKsBa_rTHOIUWdFp_R5tQuy4j2Fgwv39yGLSaN6WLTI1ZxdZ7o7MRBMJWSf3QcqkMIaYnZIew5oA3ttDb26ySvK/s320/P%25C3%25B3staeir+Dathanna+preview.png" width="316" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">These <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Visual-timetable-for-Irish-classrooms-with-editable-cards-3296762?aref=i0iw98gw">visual timetable cards</a> (includes editable cards):</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Visual-timetable-for-Irish-classrooms-with-editable-cards-3296762?aref=i0iw98gw"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="1080" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRGmq91l1n8e3NWXhErDLpBtytSU26bB0Ot1SWhULzkL2f1IK0Nn3JoutA7ofWGl24JDwpJv0Kf-SyHRlZT-umpfoU04uBtG-_MrDt-uDvb_FVMX_5XV5aWafmRFV2gKnO43b3yIgXQtd/s640/Visual+Timetable+Cards+Preview.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span face="verdana, sans-serif"> These <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Na-h-Abhair-Scoile-3293780?aref=spsuewx4">circular chalkboard-style subject posters</a> as Gaeilge:</span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Na-h-Abhair-Scoile-3293780?aref=spsuewx4"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1018" data-original-width="1600" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqW7I_GIkDRo2xnqG9kI9Dd_nQOtyEZI6xw-1LHOIB2whn8FC6g4AzMhL_yuvkUDuxV5ddvO6w5IuuJRbhdchGRGoTRjhWA3bleR8RMRuvzgEywEI-c7etoQVqNtjarMt_GoBWTC_fvpvi/s640/Na+habhair+Scoile.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif">This self-assessment chart based on Marzano's Levels of Understanding (with corresponding self-assessment sheets): <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1k8DHESgG-dqHsxV_4fkJCRD2dqPsFknF8jyilgWwFU6X5GU5N06mnCE2gqa_81x90p_7HeKFRxbxNwbxktfDntzLLr7G_1s34bIagw4YW9Shuoe4CTrfeg3Gd1-zLFn-E-xCC_Wt8Pzi/s1600/IMG_0797.JPG">Here's how it looked in my classroom in the past!</a></span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Self-assessment-display-and-pupil-recording-sheet-based-on-Marzanos-LOU-1320048"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="313" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-tVk-SBcBEd6J09FnOMir5XXap_tjpcpO5F7B85pGX03U4i912mLDLrjMrzG4Vnrv3_pl0CAWIbzir4St0xpSVBY8rKb9unziII2mR-ojiRQNj38saGjAOl9je8NfbXsIsG-XBf0a9rsh/s400/Levels+of+understanding+display.png" width="113" /></a> <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Self-assessment-display-and-pupil-recording-sheet-based-on-Marzanos-LOU-1320048"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="1095" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFb1MRkKe_h9boQ_SI05QHqRGFO-jry1Gs7vdShU7LuFvrd6hgOd6WpBOL79e-qOSbuOCmcP-sLBVxP1y2yJuu_e8SRTMvwVmPdbI9Z-yaXcaHdy9Z4_03yO6BiQ2nNo4Vsyzao60dqSj9/s400/Levels+of+understanding+assessment+sheet.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><div><br /></div>@ACrucialWeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973699759834207877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-19842856174350008002021-06-09T20:19:00.000+01:002021-06-09T20:19:42.901+01:00UEFA Euro 2020/2021 Teaching resources<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">"The Euros" i.e. UEFA Euro 2020/2021 Competition is on its way. It's taking place from 11th June - 11th July. If you want to follow it with your class, you might like this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/UEFA-Euro-20202021-Wall-Planner-With-Fixtures-6913060?st=21990f980603269f391dac52fe5e8364">A3 wall planner </a>where you can mark in the scores. You could also share it with your class through SeeSaw and have your students record the results digitally.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/UEFA-Euro-20202021-Wall-Planner-With-Fixtures-6913060?st=21990f980603269f391dac52fe5e8364" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="849" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz6ddJmFV_s0nvWV-d0kEbx_sxg62SVEGxqu2hN07uM0JTPBfuHwR2lnBz9PEga9P10dzOUDNIGg2jwB4Z6AxarAdsR65TiJ_8ibH9KskPLzluN_IpjS1dpo0rPHgpvzgbvG3E_lm3mnwf/w640-h478/Screenshot+2021-06-09+at+15.06.17.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've also created a pack with 90 pages of teaching resources, posters, flashcards, worksheets, sample lesson plans, lesson ideas, bunting, word searches etc. The lesson plans and related resources are most suitable for upper/middle primary school. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/UEFA-Euro-20202021-Resource-Pack-6936369" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="1141" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFE4mTE8cwZehjBru7v5uHHKbCNSbMg5_Cdf2BSeAwruGUVlAmhpdB3CSujxOGhUpgOwgda0PE4uNBFcfas94wVMdAhqklsRMUQ8sfB0pOIhjEj54QNoTmtMsToR_ivEyAvGwtbe6Dlm-/w400-h290/UEFA+2020+Cover+page.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The full contents are:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">2 title posters (UEFA Euro 2020/2021)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Groups posters</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Flashcards with names of each participating country</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sweepstake kit</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bunting for the children to colour</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Table quiz questions and answer sheet</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Maths lesson plan, worksheets and self-assessment sheet</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">English lesson plan and prompt cards</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">PE lesson plan and station teaching cards</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Science lesson plan</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Geography lesson plan and project template</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Visual arts lesson plans and ideas</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Drama lesson plan and related resource materials</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Music lesson plan and related resource materials</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Flag hunt sheet and solution sheet</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">2 differentiated word searches with solution sheets</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's an idea of <b><u>some</u></b> of the contents:</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/UEFA-Euro-20202021-Resource-Pack-6936369" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="990" data-original-width="1377" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknNEZG7D15PykZsbqZ_npWZzYebiP8GSQMTtJuKtocqqiiXZ1IpPDTHNxh2vEpCImEb9ruMZ9PnzpICo19Apl8FRDZjIXpKNsIz7rT5tVbuebNh8GabqgOzCftjPjbxKxCyFdbrSV4Ec8/w640-h460/UEFA+Euro+2020+Resource+Pack+Preview+Image.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Some things to note:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">-The geography project is in the same format as that of my Rugby World Cup 2019 resource pack</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">-Some of the objectives in the lesson plans include objectives from the Irish primary school curriculum. These should be easily adaptable to any primary school curriculum</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you're interested in this pack, you can get it for $3.50 (about €2.90) <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/UEFA-Euro-20202021-Resource-Pack-6936369">from my TPT store.</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/UEFA-Euro-20202021-As-Gaeilge-6936691" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="941" data-original-width="1363" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpLWWXLZvLUkDna1djMNBQLUQ9Qv-kWcm3V8Q3W1GusRuTgfeX7wWEFVRl-NRGghGpW14FidyO_8cYUVo0kuFRvkKYNi6wy_e1A_xlYhIPKXjC3k_h36-Ax-VQ86x06jMCOPueE-c6vH71/w640-h442/UEFA+Euro+2020+GAEILGE+Resource+Pack+Preview+Image.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">If you're an Irish teacher - there's also<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/UEFA-Euro-20202021-As-Gaeilge-6936691"> a separate pack with a leagan Gaeilge (Irish language version) of the posters, flashcards, bunting, project template and sweepstake kit</a> available on its own for $2 (approx €1.65) or as a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/UEFA-Euro-20202021-English-and-Irish-Bumper-Pack-6936768">138 page bumper pack</a> with this English-language pack for $4 (approx €3.30). </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/UEFA-Euro-20202021-English-and-Irish-Bumper-Pack-6936768" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="1141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEHBvUzH-Uxiy2Rw0TAVLoWMWs1hp6n7uz_JrVPYNuJpmgu8_nFWEWohlVqGG2XEJDCAWwFY41dmm-oKqNkE7EEY5LxrK_teg2KsOrlKZtIEnCiCrtiNt6u9VIBt5WL-BgkHK2wCXUIX7/s320/UEFA+2020+BUMPER+Cover+page.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div>@ACrucialWeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973699759834207877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-67936133941392801972021-06-08T18:22:00.002+01:002021-06-08T18:22:50.247+01:00Editable End of Year Memory Book for Remote Learning<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEsfwKTWFbF5SL2gqIWziONw7OK0q2AOU5qQ3pk3zTClVrgDBpr7_VNUWuZxPjeHYPKNbHbwuWdUPR92gmr10-kzxnT9Ikx9b69lFfTPtItL4YK-z2UllM98w3aS_IV12g6U5Dwrp55GJ/s732/Cover+Slide+Memory+Book+2020+2021.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="732" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEsfwKTWFbF5SL2gqIWziONw7OK0q2AOU5qQ3pk3zTClVrgDBpr7_VNUWuZxPjeHYPKNbHbwuWdUPR92gmr10-kzxnT9Ikx9b69lFfTPtItL4YK-z2UllM98w3aS_IV12g6U5Dwrp55GJ/w400-h297/Cover+Slide+Memory+Book+2020+2021.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hi all,</span><p></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The end of the school year is approaching for many of us. Last year I got lost down a rabbit hole of pretty clip art and felt so inspired. I decided to make this end of year memory book on Slides. The idea is that anyone doing distance learning / remote teaching / hybrid learning through could share it with their students Google Classroom / SeeSaw. I've just updated it for the 2020-2021 school year.</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The presentation is editable so it can be modified to suit your class' needs. There's an editable template side that can be copied and pasted. Of course you could also delete any slides that you don't want. Make it your own before you share it with your students! If you want to share it through SeeSaw, simply download the file as a PDF (File -> Download -> PDF document)</span><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Have a look at this video preview:</span></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz8zICOPPCr761VRAMYmQjdTEbrvl8gayA3g9B0nurTnWiEl2ZQovPk-S9GxcIYAdx5iYGO5_3wo84I-s9DLg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">If you're interested in it, you can</span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Editable-End-of-Year-Memory-Book-on-Google-Slides-5587250" style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">download it from my TPT store by clicking here.</a> </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">NOTE: If you already bought it last year, I've updated the file. Just go to "My Purchases" in TPT and download the PDF with the link again.</span></div>@ACrucialWeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973699759834207877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-65217826440177670572021-05-31T16:00:00.002+01:002021-05-31T16:00:00.257+01:00UEFA Euro 2020/2021 Wall Planner With Fixtures for your Classroom<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The 2020 Euros are on the way! In true Covid style, they start on 11th June 20<b><u>21</u></b>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've just created a wall planner if you would like to follow the UEFA Euro football competition with your class. You could also share this file with your students through SeeSaw and have them individually fill in the results.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's just $1 (less than a Euro!) on my TPT store if you're interested. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/UEFA-Euro-20202021-Wall-Planner-With-Fixtures-6913060">Click here</a> or on the image below to download.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/UEFA-Euro-20202021-Wall-Planner-With-Fixtures-6913060" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="619" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FPAaVsxENGNWVlrLZ4EhdZveQxtPPvvlINi_1qmw1B1SOFaWOwiVFWeMEk2XDSGZo8je28uyhQAymA48w_HCeu13J8lLc3t8ASERauRlQ8QBaUw6DPQHk9GIsUO322fz2nqn21pGG5Rk/w640-h478/Screenshot+2021-05-31+at+14.18.42.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>@ACrucialWeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973699759834207877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-33549535447648474712020-08-22T09:12:00.001+01:002020-08-22T09:13:26.372+01:00Dip Starter Pack 2020-2021<p> <span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">As highly requested following feedback on my </span><a href="https://acrucialweek.blogspot.com/2019/07/dip-tips-updated-july-2019.html" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">"Dip Tips" blog post</a><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">, I created this</span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dip-Starter-Pack-for-NQTs-in-Irish-primary-schools-5942936" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank"> Dip Starter Pack</a><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"> to save probationary teachers lots of time, effort and money. I've just updated it for the 2020-2021 school year. I couldn't help myself when making it and went a bit overboard in buying shabby chic and bullet journal style clip art! You'll see that theme running through the pack! :)</span></p><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Here's what's in the 170 page pack: </span><br /><i><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">(the preview picture below doesn't show everything! Scroll down to read the full contents.)</span></i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dip-Starter-Pack-for-NQTs-in-Irish-primary-schools-5942936" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1136" data-original-width="1511" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqxGzVGi5cKKnuHFDpYCrXneCKGQZnE6Nr6LdwGLYfD79TzpSVY-5yu8WZek9-rp1Y73r-KJTckdJwQorD12J7TzApgfPJe0smwfduVVAYxZvmj0Z1vRWPX__e_jmL9oGecEsiIY29zLH/s640/Dip+Starter+Pack+Preview.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">PLANNING RESOURCES:</span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><ul><li><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Example short-term (weekly) plans</span></li><li><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Example long-term (termly) plans</span></li><li><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Example cuntais míosúla</span></li><li><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">9 cover sheets for your planning and assessment folders</span></li><li><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Weekly planning checklists (3 sheets, one per term)</span></li><li><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Editable checklists and information sheets (e.g. homework record, information for substitute teachers, birthday record, etc.)</span></li><li><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Teacher calendar sheets (August 2020 - July 2021)</span></li><li><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Editable international Events Calendar 2020-2021</span></li><li><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">A PDF copy of my "Dip Tips" blog post</span></li></ul><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">ASSESSMENT RESOURCES:</span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><ul><li><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Superhero-themed behaviour management tools including an editable token chart, token sheets, an editable behaviour record cover, goal-setting/reflection sheets, a behaviour frequency record with an example and instructions)</span></li><li><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Two Stars and a Wish self-assessment sheets</span></li><li><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Self-assessment display based on Marzano's Levels of Understanding</span></li><li><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Self-assessment sheet based on Marzano's Levels of Understanding</span></li></ul><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">DISPLAY RESOURCES:</span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><ul><li><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Laethanta na Seachtaine display</span></li><li><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Dathanna display</span></li><li><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Prionta sa Timpeallacht (28 flashcards, 4 posters)</span></li><li><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Na h-Ábhair Scoile circular display</span></li><li><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Visual timetable pack (with editable cards)</span></li><li><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">WALT and WILF signs (for sharing objectives and assessment criteria)</span></li></ul><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Many of these resources are available individually (paid/free) in <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/A-Crucial-Week">my TPT store</a>. The total of the paid resources is $18.50. This bundle allows you to save $6.50 as it's priced at $12 (that's roughly €10.60). The example weeklies, termlies and cuntais míosúla are not sold separately. Those are a bonus just for this bundle! So, in summary, for just over a tenner (not a massive investment!) you'll get 170 pages of example plans, planning and assessment templates and classroom displays. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Here's a closer look at just some of the things that are inside. Click on the images if you'd like to purchase these separately! Many are suitable for non-dip-doing teachers too!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">These <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Teacher-Calendar-2020-2021-5942875">calendar sheets</a> (not just for dip teachers!):</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Teacher-Calendar-2020-2021-5942875" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1040" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdore2rm-K6GmdsMuGH0_FsduL0Ep7rEbAzzDjbVyjUwX6_lt23Ng5Mqq8XJ7WqsgfFn3XK5w7RZlT25nnI08LHgBTbgQCjKC3p5qfCn3U6kBkkiMtvoqIUEPv-EC1jd3QWUPMpCLf2PZ/s640/Slide2.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">These bullet-journal inspired, washi-tape filled <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dip-Weekly-Planning-Checklists-2020-2021-5942902">checklists</a> to help you keep track of your planning (and fulfill your pretty stationery needs!): </span><br /><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">The dates in the preview are from a previous year but the actual file is updated for the 2020-2021 school year</span></i></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dip-Weekly-Planning-Checklists-2020-2021-5942902"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1236" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZO1uxjoZVjPmVjqdnaVXxXN6CZ855CLcxAc7lYctisOV_fDmS2Ed-GNjl2BsZtcYar2oFaa1u_s_gWeOtId69L4vcfmdnGWXBvDQJgDhliqfBEHe9ZOpw7iuo9232A_vzpE5aPQG1-zs/s640/Picture4.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Editable-ChecklistsInformation-Sheets-for-Teacher-Folder-3304013">These editable sheets</a> for your teacher folder including a birthday tracker, editable information sheets for substitute teachers, lots of editable checklists that you could use for homework, phonics, spelling test records, recording specific objectives. (Again, not just for the dip!):</span><br /><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Editable-ChecklistsInformation-Sheets-for-Teacher-Folder-3304013"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19hJvH2MhKY4QIRnkj46UCIwO1Pr4pKLkZogwMEAAuRKN6lfpJxbPyd02D5gpvBfV84TKl3A4VFVS6amTQUTCvbZKy-FdYVhJP33sxAr3hqac1W-d_h8ceoH3eTFjEvmnTaiqJVxLl6H4/s320/IMG_0940.JPG" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Editable-ChecklistsInformation-Sheets-for-Teacher-Folder-3304013"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwylJECJzLt8cc6gcPUrw9pEC7O2Wpx5TZ0K11iCofAQRcVuFesJwxcf1074xN846cOUQMaSpyVo8pTfAXBd-Gm2OIDIEdezr6uaqzGaB2qEY4iw0eE4GyeJ5Adwu5x9BgEMQr577lZ63f/s320/IMG_0938.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">These pretty dip folder cover sheets (9 of them in total!). I also have <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/A-Crucial-Week/Type-of-Resource/Professional-Documents">editable versions in different styles</a> for anybody not doing the dip:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dip-Folder-Cover-Sheets-for-Irish-NQTs-Floral-and-Polkadot-3292121"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaaiMFyTwRd7OchWciDL68il8Q08dLZOLe-MEnJyGWLFc1zBVw_T_MuX9yP5vBmJr5LHYynhh79ui-S2Md9LhIJ6LnitdJ3djMpv2GTVe0A_Jk3sigTu4x3F4DiQjQAmdjncitnoH4-MU-/s320/Slide6.PNG" width="221" /></a><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dip-Folder-Cover-Sheets-for-Irish-NQTs-Floral-and-Polkadot-3292121" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAb1Jqs_7mLKweV-6g15pO5tg8Qdbbn9Xx9J9pHXQ_dG5lmqaRmV-6j0CTnvNtGIcccPDLNDwTdfbjC7rQYwRP-sW5bsOxdjZxQ00J_CE6ivew5aIi9kRbupXGNOCcc4hHw97XcA1RRde/s320/Slide8.PNG" width="221" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">These <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Editable-Behaviour-Management-Tools-Superhero-themed-3281196?aref=2lfkykwk">superhero-themed behaviour management tools</a> for tackling individual children's behaviour. This pack includes a fully editable behaviour chart with editable tokens, a behaviour frequency record with an example and instructions and a cover sheet and goal-setting/reflection sheet to make a behaviour record book (FYI, my dip inspector loved seeing that record book!):</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Editable-Behaviour-Management-Tools-Superhero-themed-3281196?aref=2lfkykwk"><img border="0" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="1391" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tzv0QI3yFdVEZA8qMNqXCAyic3DJN7a6H4IQBBOvbZGbxTUuxxKHe0FfZh-K0gUIksxPaqRg0mNPRsVw9UcNnbLfh_wPLw6y-4bvDNv6GIA6qb70hee0AQjeCfvHSnL1T3PwkwgW91Ie/s640/Behaviour+Management+Superhero+Preview.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">This <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Prionta-sa-Timpeallacht-Bright-Chevron-1321804?aref=7ju34yk1">prionta sa timpeallacht</a> pack that contains 28 flashcards and 4 posters:</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Prionta-sa-Timpeallacht-Bright-Chevron-1321804?aref=7ju34yk1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="1134" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwv-0LVHqWwu5LQypaBwrU3Bd-6mnTky66Dz4uLPKn9NKLljYO6kKHZYsFxwQ0Jq45UZwTHB4Kzq7SFSeSjj_EgXM5OnZ2HWqDIHUF0YlhVZMI7pWgG3huwGsrYa3a9liYQxxCc4I4vGz-/s400/PsaT+chevron.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">This <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Postaeir-Dathanna-Colours-posters-as-Gaeilge-in-Irish-1402146?aref=5e213hdg">dathanna display</a>:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Postaeir-Dathanna-Colours-posters-as-Gaeilge-in-Irish-1402146?aref=5e213hdg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="1137" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEileUpri6-BASIrlA1HiNpwaXnHKrOd9nsG0wdbMaQ9EzYHTQ2UWtfcETKsBa_rTHOIUWdFp_R5tQuy4j2Fgwv39yGLSaN6WLTI1ZxdZ7o7MRBMJWSf3QcqkMIaYnZIew5oA3ttDb26ySvK/s320/P%25C3%25B3staeir+Dathanna+preview.png" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">These <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Visual-timetable-for-Irish-classrooms-with-editable-cards-3296762?aref=i0iw98gw">visual timetable cards</a> (includes editable cards):</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Visual-timetable-for-Irish-classrooms-with-editable-cards-3296762?aref=i0iw98gw"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="1080" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRGmq91l1n8e3NWXhErDLpBtytSU26bB0Ot1SWhULzkL2f1IK0Nn3JoutA7ofWGl24JDwpJv0Kf-SyHRlZT-umpfoU04uBtG-_MrDt-uDvb_FVMX_5XV5aWafmRFV2gKnO43b3yIgXQtd/s640/Visual+Timetable+Cards+Preview.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"> These <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Na-h-Abhair-Scoile-3293780?aref=spsuewx4">circular chalkboard-style subject posters</a> as Gaeilge:</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Na-h-Abhair-Scoile-3293780?aref=spsuewx4"><img border="0" data-original-height="1018" data-original-width="1600" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqW7I_GIkDRo2xnqG9kI9Dd_nQOtyEZI6xw-1LHOIB2whn8FC6g4AzMhL_yuvkUDuxV5ddvO6w5IuuJRbhdchGRGoTRjhWA3bleR8RMRuvzgEywEI-c7etoQVqNtjarMt_GoBWTC_fvpvi/s640/Na+habhair+Scoile.png" width="640" /></a></div><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span face="" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">This self-assessment chart based on Marzano's Levels of Understanding (with corresponding self-assessment sheets): <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1k8DHESgG-dqHsxV_4fkJCRD2dqPsFknF8jyilgWwFU6X5GU5N06mnCE2gqa_81x90p_7HeKFRxbxNwbxktfDntzLLr7G_1s34bIagw4YW9Shuoe4CTrfeg3Gd1-zLFn-E-xCC_Wt8Pzi/s1600/IMG_0797.JPG">Here's how it looked in my classroom last year!</a></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just a quick freebie that I've created for the last week of school. It's an editable maths scavenger hunt aimed at 8-9 year olds. It's on Google Slides so perfect for those doing distance learning / remote learning using Google Classroom. Students will need a device on which they can take photographs and add them to this presentation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To download, <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vjTopC_kf4q8p_gzpV2EVUphHjXZWZY14Gk1NfJxx0o/copy">click here</a> and it will prompt you to make your own copy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In our school here in Italy, we're in week 13 of distance learning! As I've mentioned before, a lot of the resources I have been making are very specific to our POI (programme of inquiry) so I haven't been sharing them. This latest resource I made this morning is very general. It's a symmetry choice board, aimed for upper elementary students. It's on Slides so ideal to share on Google Classroom or you can convert it to a PDF by going to File --> Download. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This free resource is completely editable. <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kTBAOz7m1o-eD2O9-xmLD9nuIcCpn8BFC4Vsfob15Lc/copy">Simply click here to make your own copy</a> and then edit as necessary for your students. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy teaching!</span>@ACrucialWeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973699759834207877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-34769120758471010482020-05-16T17:33:00.000+01:002020-05-16T17:34:19.068+01:00Editable End of Year Memory Book for Remote Learning<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Editable-End-of-Year-Memory-Book-on-Google-Slides-5587250" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpzD1cPaWtkj-KYvg0mSWouusrEGTUZoyqsFMI_CqOA4_YYc1JT4pQy9QrNQ3nT2todFLSyrgoTZPNI3Q22b0V5rU5Ue_fPNHt79aDprLxkrlkFe4cvr3f-eHlKL_F3nYgIHUjIv-u1Vk/s320/Slide01.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hi all,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The end of the school year is approaching for many of us. I got lost down a rabbit hole of pretty clip art today and felt so inspired. I decided to make this end of year memory book on Slides. The idea is that anyone doing distance learning / remote teaching through Google Classroom could share it with their students. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The presentation is editable so it can be modified to suit your class' needs. There's an editable template side that can be copied and pasted. Of course you could also delete any slides that you don't want. Make it your own before you share it with your students!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you're interested in it, you can <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Editable-End-of-Year-Memory-Book-on-Google-Slides-5587250">download it from my TPT store by clicking here.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Our school has been doing remote learning for the past 7 weeks here in Italy. I'd love to share more here but, being a PYP school, a lot of resources we have made are very specific to our school's Programme of Inquiry and wouldn't be useful to others. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">However, I think this choice board could be a valuable resource for remote learning during the current school closures. <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YTy-_aXYwCycKLuz4kpHmdA_NZuY6h3o1fcMlTGhlPc/copy">Simply click here to download. </a>This will prompt you to make a copy in Google Slides. You will then be able to edit this copy to suit your class' needs. Don't worry if you do not have a way to share this with your students through an online learning portal. You can simply click "File" then "Download" and save it as a PDF file.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Choice boards are a great way to promote student agency. The students get to decide how they would like to learn. As our students were learning about how the activities of different regions in Italy are connected to the natural environment, they did research projects about their chosen regions in Italy. I've modified the version I'm sharing with you to be about a country. However, you could change it to be about a specific county or state.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You can also modify the activities to suit your students' current skillset. We had already focused on directions, data handling and persuasive language - hence you'll see that some activities are closely linked to that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We tried to put in a variety of activities to suit different intelligences, interests and strengths. We asked our students to do one task of each colour. The green tasks have more of a language focus, the purple a maths focus and the yellow were more "creative" activities, trying to incorporate visual arts, music, drama, dance etc. You could also put in something more "sporty" like demonstrating skills from the national sport, designing a logo for that country/county/state's team, etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have survived! Just about! I always forget just how much energy goes into the first week of school. Anyway, I managed to get a few snaps to show you around our grade 4 PYP classroom. Here's the first board. The students wrote their yearly goals on the popcorn pieces and wrote the Learner Profile attribute they related to. Also, how cute are the dog pegs we have in our school corridors?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here's the view from the back of the room. I kept my cacti on the teacher board (They make me happy!). <a href="http://acrucialweek.blogspot.com/2018/08/3d-cactus-art.html">See how I crafted them here</a>. I made the clock labels last year with the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Freebie-Glitter-Chevrons-and-Solid-Digital-Paper-1142336">free digital papers</a> from Jena Hudson at Sew Much Music.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've displayed the PYP key concepts on the bottom of the board. I got these </span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Key-Concepts-PYP-824763" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">fantastic keys </a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">for free from Ms. Murdoch. When the students create initial questions at the start of a unit of inquiry, we have a discussion to categorise them according to the key concepts and stick them on post-it notes above the laminated keys. I have also attached my remote controls to the side of the board using adhesive velcro squares. I can guarantee I'd lose them otherwise!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is going to be built up to be an international corner. Here is where we <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/International-Mindedness-Greetings-in-Different-Languages-4396453">record the greeting</a> we use for the register (we choose a new language each Monday). The students are already excited to use this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Rugby-World-Cup-2019-Fixtures-Wall-Calendar-4744797?aref=fx9w5fqu">Rugby World Cup wall chart </a>to mark in their team's scores. I look forward to seeing how they get on with this target board (rugby-themed of course! It's part of my<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Rugby-World-Cup-2019-Resource-Pack-4396335?aref=fx9w5fqu"> Rugby World Cup resource pack</a>).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here you can see our Class Agreements already up. The students chose to do them on a giant sheet of paper! </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And the "Magic Maths Words" display is still going strong. The students will add useful words to it as the year goes on to help with problem-solving e.g. multiplication words could be "multiply," "groups of," "by," "double," "times," etc. I got the t</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">itle banner from </span><a href="http://www.sparklebox.co.uk/4111-4120/sb4118.html#.V8W7AE197IU" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Sparklebox</a>, <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">the symbols from </span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Scribble-Numbers-Clipart-1794645" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Fun for Learning</a> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and the adhesive googly eyes from Flying Tiger. Above those are these <a href="https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-n-873-number-multiples-display-individual-posters">multiple posters (from Twinkl)</a> which proved to be a very useful aid for some students last year. It's also very handy that I can cover them up with a blind if I need to hide that visual aid! They're free, even if you don't have a paid Twinkl membership.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In line with the enhanced PYP, I've updated the header on my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/IB-PYP-Approaches-to-Learning-Posters-world-flags-edition-1346527?aref=u0hdlwu4">ex-transdisciplinary skills posters</a> so it now reads "Approaches to Learning." As you can see, the Learner Profile header is up on the door. On the second day, the students worked collaboratively on Google Sheets to create their own posters for each of the Learner Profile attributes. I then cut out a small, laminated photograph of each child. They move their own/ somebody else's photograph to the Learner Profile attribute they catch them displaying. We did this last year and it worked really well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">These restorative practice steps posters are a new purchase from <a href="https://mash.ie/product/restorative-practice-posters/">@teacher_elaine_ (formerly Diary of an NQT)'s mash.ie store.</a> I placed them on the back of my locker so they are close to use when we have circle time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here's the back of our classroom. The Italian board was done by the Italian teacher and the other is a central unit of inquiry board. I've used resources from by <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/IB-PYP-Unit-of-Inquiry-Bulletin-Board-Display-Kit-3389925?aref=u0hdlwu4">Unit of Inquiry Bulletin Board Display Kit</a> to display the important information. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For now, I will continue to use </span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Polka-Dot-Positive-Reinforcement-Behavior-Chart-257767" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">this polkadot behaviour management clip chart</a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> that I got for free from Under The Alphabet Tree (on the tall bulletin board). It has worked very well for my classes in the past and it is used school-wide. Having read quite a few articles online this weekend about the effect it can have on children, I'm going to reflect on if I want to continue with this tool. I try to keep it as positive as possible and adjust expectations according to individual students' needs. If the clip chart doesn't work for a student, a separate individual behaviour management system can be put in place so they don't feel that their peg is always at a lower point on the chart. I made a cute little "Are we being principled?" sign for above it. That sign has traveled with me through many rooms and grades!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">f you look closely in the last big picture, you can see this inquiry cycle poster in the middle of the big board. I got the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Inquiry-Cycle-Display-IB-PYP-2812685">circle graphic from Mr. PYP</a> and I created the header using <a href="https://www.twinkl.co.uk/create">Twinkl Create</a>. I've left the rest of the board blank so that we can add to it as we go through the stages of the inquiry cycle together, documenting along the way. Stand by for future posts on that!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And I love this little action board in the reading/reflection corner. I thought it would be nice here as the students can spend some time pondering on their ideas. I got these action posters from <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Susan-Powers-2210">Susan Powers</a>. If you are a PYP teacher and you don't know <a href="https://www.pypteachingtools.com/">her blog PYP Teaching Tools</a>, GET ON IT!!! She has amazing ideas and resources and you will be full of inspiration. She has also started a series of videos which are great for teachers who are new to the PYP to get their head around inquiry-based learning in PYP schools. I also picked up these </span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/International-Baccalaureate-PYP-Action-Cycle-1983221" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">action cycle posters </a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">from The Classroom Contessa. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Up high you can see another new purchase, these <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Developing-IB-PYP-Student-Led-Action-Posters-4782712">Developing IB PYP Student-Led Action posters,</a> again from the magnificent Susan Powers. I can't wait to use her planning templates so students can plan their action and reflect on it. I've left two boards blank for the students to create displays as they learn.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And last but not least, our Burning Questions board. Again, I've put the key concepts around it (I used the little ones from my UOI display kit mentioned above). We did this last year and it really helped the students to understand the key concepts. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thanks for taking the time to virtually visit our learning space! </span>@ACrucialWeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973699759834207877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-5769159497234799642019-09-07T17:45:00.001+01:002019-09-14T08:13:36.454+01:00Rugby World Cup 2019 Teaching Resources including FREEBIES!<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'm very excited about the Rugby World Cup. It's starting on 20th September and running until 2nd November. Here I've gathered some resources so you can celebrate the Rugby World Cup with your class in school. First I'll show you some of the resources I've made. Scroll down to the second part of this post for free resources!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Due to its popularity in previous years, I have updated this resource pack with lots of things to decorate your classroom (in particular, the RWC bunting would be a great first day back to school / golden time activity to brighten up your classroom) and some different resources and ideas for various subject levels. I've also got a page in there with links to other good resources I have found.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The maths activities included in the pack are quite challenging so I would say that this pack is most suited to upper primary/elementary school.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A heading and posters displaying the 4 pools</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Flashcards with each of the participating countries' names and flags</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Bunting with black and white versions of the participating countries' flags for the children to decorate - a very easy display to create and it would make your classroom/corridors very festive!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">An 8-page research project template - This could be used in class or as a homework task. The idea is that the children choose (independently or randomly select from a hat!) one of the participating countries to study in depth.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Two maths loop games (one is based on the 5 times tables, the other is quite challenging!)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A rugby-based maths target game (this one's a good challenge!)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A table quiz about the RWC (with answers!) and an answer sheet for the children</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Language, drama, PE, music, art and history lesson ideas.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Useful links to other resources that might be helpful</span></li>
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<i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">(To clarify, I've only translated the materials that the children will use and the questions for the tr</span><span style="text-align: center;">áth na gceist. The teaching ideas and instructions are still written in English.)</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><u>Discover different country's war dances: </u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Show them videos with<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp2bpqLSZg6Z_Cr2MGH95AhaCxuqRmFbP"> this YouTube playlist.</a> Have your class choreograph their own version of a haka.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Here's the one we did in my class. If you'd like the heading, <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1sJ-luh2pbJx2uV0P_8i7xtSlRojvA4HX7sOK4SCBOG0/edit?usp=sharing">grab it for free from my Drive here.</a> I printed that on card, found an image of the world to print on A3 and glued it on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><u>The BAZILLIONS of resources on Ruggerland:</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I can't recommend <a href="https://www.ruggerland.co.nz/resources/">Ruggerland's teacher resource section</a> highly enough. This site is jam-packed full of RWC-themed resources that span lots of curricular areas. And best of all, everything on there is free! Get browsing - you won't regret it!</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.ruggerland.co.nz/resources/1735/">Colouring sheets with flags </a>from each of the 20 participating countries</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Mapwork - <a href="https://www.ruggerland.co.nz/resources/venues/">locate the match venues</a> on a map of Japan</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Oral language/debate topic -<a href="https://www.ruggerland.co.nz/resources/video-ref/"> video referees</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Maths - <a href="https://www.ruggerland.co.nz/resources/time-2/">calculate the time of the RWC final</a> in different time zones</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Reading/SPHE - <a href="https://www.ruggerland.co.nz/resources/newspaper-hunt/">newspaper scavenger hunt</a></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Introduce your students to Ren-G, <a href="https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/mascot">the official Rugby World Cup 2019 mascot</a>. They could read some information about Ren-G on the <a href="https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/mascot">official RWC website </a>or watch<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06BoQTbU-9Q"> this cute video</a>. Have your class design their own mascot for this year's world cup or maybe one for the 2023 RWC trying to incorporate something from French culture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><u>History of Rugby Reading Comprehension:</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It does what it says on the tin! Check out this lovely freebie from <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-History-of-Rugby-Reading-Comprehension-Activity-FREE-Rugby-World-Cup-4831612">Top Teaching Tasks.</a> It includes great graphic organisers and higher order thinking tasks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">...<a href="https://www.ruggerland.co.nz/resources/videos/">with All Blacks' captain Kieran Read</a> on the amazing Ruggerland website.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you're in an Irish school, check out Aldi Play Rugby - you can register your school for free<a href="https://www.irishrugby.ie/aldiplayrugby/sign-your-school-up/"> by clicking here.</a> Find out more about it on Aldi's website from the man on Superman's pyjamas. If you're in another country, check out your national team's website to see if they offer programmes for schools.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Teachers Pay Teachers is having a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/A-Crucial-Week">site-wide sale</a> on Wednesday 1st and Thursday 2nd August. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'm having 20% off everything in</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/A-Crucial-Week" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">my TPT store</a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. In addition to that, TPT is offering another 5% off when you use the promotional code BTS19</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> at the checkout (Just make sure to select "Apply a Promo Code"). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It starts at 4:01am GMT (Irish time!) on Tuesday 6th August and finishes at 3:59am GMT in the early hours of Wednesday 7th August. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you're looking for <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/A-Crucial-Week/Category/Rugby-World-Cup-2019-392859">Rugby World Cup resources</a>, now is the time to get them at a discount!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've created some new categories to help make browsing easier. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The "<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/A-Crucial-Week/Category/Irish-Classrooms-296792">Irish Classrooms</a>" category is for anything that might be of interest to Irish teachers (and not stuff for international schools).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Then you'll also find these new custom categories on the top left:</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0kfkeeEM7yk9ywCs9f7YyFp8Ocsg1CVVWSDM7QGk5ceGr6nKY8EdcfltRXxRAS-4x5qGpEKZSOAlvkk2T3smF7Ou64I07Evh78tQBYbICwRJK69WvDSJYVmKJ_K8UcYk_vajqcbpA3l7L/s1600/Rugby+World+Cup+2019+Wall+Calendar.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="1057" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0kfkeeEM7yk9ywCs9f7YyFp8Ocsg1CVVWSDM7QGk5ceGr6nKY8EdcfltRXxRAS-4x5qGpEKZSOAlvkk2T3smF7Ou64I07Evh78tQBYbICwRJK69WvDSJYVmKJ_K8UcYk_vajqcbpA3l7L/s400/Rugby+World+Cup+2019+Wall+Calendar.png" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Who else is counting down the days to this year's Rugby World Cup? I, for one, can't wait for it and I'm really looking forward to celebrating it with my class. I've created this wall calendar. I'm going to print it on A3 card. Each child will have a team to follow and they will be responsible for writing their team's scores on this chart. If you'd like a copy, just pop over to<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Rugby-World-Cup-2019-Fixtures-Wall-Calendar-4744797"> my TPT store where it costs just $1.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you're looking for any other Rugby World Cup resources in English or as Gaeilge (in Irish), have a look at my previous<a href="http://acrucialweek.blogspot.com/2019/07/rugby-world-cup-2019-teaching-resources.html"> RWC post here!</a></span></div>
<br />@ACrucialWeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973699759834207877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-13824941089976411712019-07-30T00:07:00.000+01:002019-07-30T00:16:38.124+01:00Freebie: Division with Remainders Board Game<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Just a quick freebie for you. It's a board game to practice dividing with remainders that I used with my 8-9 year olds. I've included four differentiated sheets. I also differentiated by giving groups either one or two dice and by giving the students the option to solve the problems mentally or to write them down. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The game is very simple to play. The students roll a die. They then divide the number they are on by the number on the die. Next, they move forward the number of the remainder. So if I am on 41 and I roll a 5. I would get an answer of 8r1 so I move forward one place. If there is no remainder, they don't move for that turn.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Division-With-Remainders-Board-Game-4739253">Click on this link </a>or the photo to download these sheets for free from my TPT store.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Enjoy!</span>@ACrucialWeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973699759834207877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-42442416434136315102019-07-22T23:27:00.000+01:002019-07-22T23:27:05.358+01:00Student-Created Displays in Our PYP ClassroomI<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> admit it. I really have to consciously work on this. I love to create an inviting classroom but I definitely need to be reflective about how much input the students have in the set-up of the classroom and of creating displays. I just wanted to share some ways in which my students designed how they were going to share their learning this year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I was very lucky last year to have a very small class of just 13 students. This made group decision-making a little easier and students were often able to work on the same giant sheet of paper at the same time. In our school we have our displays on backed and bordered boards. I prepared big sheets of paper about the size of the display board for the students to design. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For this one, the students just went at it and drew their cave painting where they liked. They also wrote what it meant on flaps of paper so that other students could check if the message was communicated correctly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This next one was for personal inquiries (some students chose to work independently, some collaboratively). They spoke together before even starting their research and decided roughly where their section of the display would be. They voted on how the header would look, where it would be positioned and who would write/draw it. Then, as they researched, they wrote directly onto the giant sheet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And finally, I had used this blank map as a pre-unit assessment tool to find out what students knew about the economic activities of different regions of Italy. (If you need to make a giant display, check out the wall art generator, <a href="https://rasterbator.net/">Rasterbator</a> <strike><i>and get your mind out of the gutter!</i></strike>) I then gave them free reign to use it how they pleased to document what they had learned. They chose to paint it and then you can see some students have added on information about landforms, "the industrial triangle," capitals of the regions, etc. When focusing on map skills, the students then asked if they could create a key for this map too (it's the white sheet at the top right). I was more than delighted!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">P.S. If you want to see what we did for the<a href="https://acrucialweek.blogspot.com/2019/07/sharing-our-summative-assessments-with.html"> summative assessment for this unit of inquiry, check out my post about that!</a></span><br />
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@ACrucialWeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973699759834207877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-3695681888636043912019-07-18T00:41:00.000+01:002019-07-18T00:41:03.301+01:00Key Concepts Review: PYP Classroom<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCvCXi_mOMopkO5kfnHHUR628w5Ea8LeLcKRjg2rOvL-bV4zr5WBpzcQIkEIL7hXHBCpgFmtbNupHRDxkIrb8k_e-U0_Z3HLQW5NvinyqhX6AblelrfEYwiv4KE5eZy0J0oyo6qX6D2vj/s1600/73b2b76a-8f3b-465e-9c04-c28bc901ce21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="464" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCvCXi_mOMopkO5kfnHHUR628w5Ea8LeLcKRjg2rOvL-bV4zr5WBpzcQIkEIL7hXHBCpgFmtbNupHRDxkIrb8k_e-U0_Z3HLQW5NvinyqhX6AblelrfEYwiv4KE5eZy0J0oyo6qX6D2vj/s320/73b2b76a-8f3b-465e-9c04-c28bc901ce21.jpg" width="232" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh key concepts! They can be a little tricky for our PYP students to understand. I made a conscious effort this year to focus more on helping my students to understand the key concepts. I could really see a difference. Here are some things that we did.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The key concepts are on our burning questions/wonder wall. As students added their questions, they put them beside the relevant key concept. If they were unsure (which they often were), we would have a class discussion to figure out with which concept it best fit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Firstly, we had already done a lot of research into the circulatory system. As a whole-class activity, we brainstormed what we have learned about the circulatory system relating to each key concept. Here's what they came up with! <i>(That student's mother in the reflection box is a doctor who came to school to speak to them about the circulatory and respiratory systems.)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I then split the students into small groups and gave them an A3 sheet and a copy of some their questions from the burning questions wall. They cut out each question and decided as a group which key concept it fit under. We had a group chat to discuss how we categorised each question.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Finally I divided the students into interest groups. Each student had previously chosen another system about which they would like to inquire further. I shared a template with them on Google Slides. You'll see the three concepts we were focusing on in that unit of inquiry have stars beside them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All students used their iPads to collaboratively update their slide with questions relating to each key concept. This was really useful for guiding their inquiry. If you'd like to use <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ueh06zwbvYtUMRbyzYk8rLzIWNrhi1m8?usp=sharing">these templates (for free), pop on over to Google Drive</a> and make a copy to edit and use in your own classroom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>@ACrucialWeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973699759834207877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-74247414227980244092019-07-15T09:08:00.000+01:002019-07-31T19:55:19.252+01:00Rugby World Cup 2019 Teaching Resources<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Well hello there!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Due to its popularity in previous years, I have updated this resource pack with lots of things to decorate your classroom (in particular, the RWC bunting would be a great first day back to school activity and would brighten up your classroom and start to fill up your walls from day 1!) and some different resources and ideas for various subject levels. I've also got a page in there with links to other good resources I have found.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The maths activities included in the pack are quite challenging so I would say that this pack is most suited to upper primary/elementary school.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A heading and posters displaying the 4 pools</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Bunting with black and white versions of the participating countries' flags for the children to decorate - a very easy display to create and it would make your classroom/corridors very festive!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">An 8-page research project template - This could be used in class or as a homework task. The idea is that the children choose (independently or randomly select from a hat!) one of the participating countries to study in depth.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Two maths loop games (one is based on the 5 times tables, the other is quite challenging!)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A rugby-based maths target game (this one's a good challenge!)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A table quiz about the RWC (with answers!) and an answer sheet for the children</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here's an example of a Rugby World Cup classroom display created by the wonderful Ms. Forde of <a href="http://www.msfordesclassroom.blogspot.com/">Ms. Forde's Classroom</a> during the 2015 RWC using the 2015 version of the pack. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have just created a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Rugby-World-Cup-2019-Fixtures-Wall-Calendar-4744797">Rugby World Cup Fixtures Wall Calendar </a>and added it to my TPT store. It costs just $1! Enjoy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our central idea was "Economic activities and the natural environment are interconnected." The task was to create a tourist information stand about a region in Italy, showing the interconnectedness between the activities of the region and the natural environment. Students collaborated in pairs for this task. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We had been learning how to do persuasive writing so students made brochures, encouraging people to visit this region. We also integrated mathematics by having the students research the weather in the region and make a double bar graph based on the average temperature or rainfall. For homework, the previous week, students interviewed people from different regions of Italy. They shared their findings with the relevant group. They then created posters and digital presentations to explain how the economic activities affect the environment and vice/versa. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We invited their parents and other students to come to our "Bella Italia Tourist Expo." Each pair set up their tourist information stand while parents, teachers and students browsed around. Both my teaching partner and I had a very feel-good morning that day. The students were fantastic communicators and really got to show off how knowledgeable they were about their region of Italy. This project took over a week but the students were engaged all the way through. We felt that, knowing they would be sharing their research findings with the school community, they were a lot more engaged than if the summative assessment task was less visible.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Example short-term (weekly) plans</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Example cuntais míosúla</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">9 cover sheets for your planning and assessment folders</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Weekly planning checklists (3 sheets, one per term)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Editable checklists and information sheets (e.g. homework record, information for substitute teachers, birthday record, etc.)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Teacher calendar sheets (August 2019 - July 2020)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Editable international Events Calendar 2019-2020</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A PDF copy of my "Dip Tips" blog post</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Superhero-themed behaviour management tools including an editable token chart, token sheets, an editable behaviour record cover, goal-setting/reflection sheets, a behaviour frequency record with an example and instructions)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Two Stars and a Wish self-assessment sheets</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Self-assessment display based on Marzano's Levels of Understanding</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Self-assessment sheet based on Marzano's Levels of Understanding</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Laethanta na Seachtaine display</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Dathanna display</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Prionta sa Timpeallacht (28 flashcards, 4 posters)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Na h-Ábhair Scoile circular display</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Visual timetable pack (with editable cards)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Many of these resources are available individually (paid/free) in <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/A-Crucial-Week">my TPT store</a>. The total of the paid resources is $18.50. This bundle allows you to save $6.50 as it's priced at $12 (that's roughly €10.60). The example weeklies, termlies and cuntais míosúla are not sold separately. Those are a bonus just for this bundle! So, in summary, for just over a tenner (not a massive investment!) you'll get 170 pages of example plans, planning and assessment templates and classroom displays. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">These bullet-journal inspired, washi-tape filled <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dip-Weekly-Planning-Checklists-2019-2020-4667442">checklists</a> to help you keep track of your planning (and fulfill your pretty stationery needs!): </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">These <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Editable-Behaviour-Management-Tools-Superhero-themed-3281196?aref=2lfkykwk">superhero-themed behaviour management tools</a> for tackling individual children's behaviour. This pack includes a fully editable behaviour chart with editable tokens, a behaviour frequency record with an example and instructions and a cover sheet and goal-setting/reflection sheet to make a behaviour record book (FYI, my dip inspector loved seeing that record book!):</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Prionta-sa-Timpeallacht-Bright-Chevron-1321804?aref=7ju34yk1">prionta sa timpeallacht</a> pack that contains 28 flashcards and 4 posters:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Postaeir-Dathanna-Colours-posters-as-Gaeilge-in-Irish-1402146?aref=5e213hdg">dathanna display</a>:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">These <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Visual-timetable-for-Irish-classrooms-with-editable-cards-3296762?aref=i0iw98gw">visual timetable cards</a> (includes editable cards):</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> These <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Na-h-Abhair-Scoile-3293780?aref=spsuewx4">circular chalkboard-style subject posters</a> as Gaeilge:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This self-assessment chart based on Marzano's Levels of Understanding (with corresponding self-assessment sheets): <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1k8DHESgG-dqHsxV_4fkJCRD2dqPsFknF8jyilgWwFU6X5GU5N06mnCE2gqa_81x90p_7HeKFRxbxNwbxktfDntzLLr7G_1s34bIagw4YW9Shuoe4CTrfeg3Gd1-zLFn-E-xCC_Wt8Pzi/s1600/IMG_0797.JPG">Here's how it looked in my classroom last year!</a></span><br />
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