Category: Teaching Ideas
Category: Teaching Ideas
Ending Screen Time battles
This has been a Game changer for us. My kids, like many others, love their iPads. I have been trying to limit the time that they have on them, as I can see dramatic changes in their behaviour with too much use. I had explored apps such as OurPact but at £6.99 a month I
Easter Egg Hunt Challenge
Over the years I have been refining this Easter egg hunt idea, it is always a hit, from the younger children all the way up. At the end you can always give a chocolate egg for the completed sheet! The hunt only takes a few minutes to prepare. You can either use the coloured eggs
Human X-ray printable
We are just about to start looking at the human body at school. I have made this printable so that the children can explore how the bones work in our bodies. I have all my downloads for Human body here and will be adding more! If you have any questions or feedback please email me info@montessorisoul.com .
Guided reading
Last year I set up a ‘Book Club’ in my class. In groups of four the children enjoyed reading books together. I want to make this as independent as possible for all reading abilities. So I have started creating some challenge cards so at the end of each page the children can answer the questions
Personal Dictionaries – free download
I have been trying to find a personal dictionary to use in my class. I couldn’t find any I liked and had some time on my hands so created these. Each dictionary has a box on the front for the child to make their own. NB: We have just discovered these great handwriting pens! Buy
Times Tables marbles game
I’ve just made these fun marbles to help with times table practice. Super easy to make – Freya (9) actually made half of them and is in the video clip! What do you need? Download this free printable and print double sided (we used 160 grm card) Glass marbles Mod podge Scissors Brush Instructions: First
DIY Kids Suncatcher
Trying out some ideas for school we had a great time making these this morning. Nice and mess free! I have tried to make it so that Freya can achieve them independently which she did! Here are some photos of what we did. To make these suncatcher we used the following (I have added affiliate
Willow Star wand
Earlier in the year we planted some willow. We decided to harvest some and make these lovely willow wands. Once we cut it we then stripped all of the leaves off. I presume that you could use and fresh, thin tree branch if you don’t have willow. Instructions: Make a bend in the willow about
Halloween Slime – UK recipe
We have been having a lovely relaxed family day today as we start half term. Seb wanted to make some Halloween slime – so I thought we would share it with you. We still love our simple slime recipe and it literally takes 4 minutes to make. Seb has made a little video showing how
Multiplication Times table circles pegging activity
I have been trying to think of ways to incorporate fine motor skills into the classroom. I am hoping that improving hand strength will help with handwriting. As I am in Year 3 at the moment we are also starting to learn times tables. So I made these times table wheels. They are attractive to