Counting down the top 5 freebies of 2022 for you! 

So many epic freebies available on Mrs Priestley ICT; but these were the top downloads with #1 having over 4000 downloads alone!

​Find them all below so you can download these for yourself if you don't have any of them already!

2022 was absolutely massive for Mrs Priestley ICT! Reached new heights, smashed goals and was able to create even more resources for teachers across the world!

2023 is going to be even bigger and better! So stay tuned, subscribed and be prepared for even more amazingness for your classroom!

​Jordan x

Alongside the course, I create a free webinar: Planning Unpacked. The purpose is to share planning tips but for those of you unsure of what will be in the full course. 

After my recent post on Instagram about maths, it was so evident that teachers were looking for next steps and some teaching sequence ideas going forward. So I put together these two guides which come straight from my practice. Something to help you out if you are struggling, unsure on what to include in your maths sessions and some helpful ideas. 

My teaching sequence included is something I use everyday! 
​1. I start off each maths guided group session with a hot spot first. A warm up activity to get students interested, engaged and warmed up for the learning happening in the session. 

I love Simplify my home. I use them at home for all of my pantry and fridge needs. I was looking at my maths area last term and thought....this needs a redo! But how and with what? 
I was scrolling on instagram and then thought - yes! Simplify my home containers!

Now this isn't sponsored at all - I paid for these with my own money! But boy it was worth the investment. 

I got the push containers pack bundle which comes with a variety of push top containers and baskets. The sizes are perfect for all of your classroom needs - in particular I wanted to plan for my maths equipment. 
They are sturdy, easy to use, moveable and clear meaning my students can see what is each of them at a glance. 
You too can use these in your classroom - this is the bundle I brought!

Looking at conjunctions in your classroom and writing programme? Use this helpful poster to extend your students who are writing both compound and complex sentences.

Sometimes students always use the same conjunction 'and' this 'and' that; and this might help you try something new!

Free to download - just click on the file download below!

On Instagram this week there has been lots of questions about planning! How to best plan, how to plan in general, ways to streamline. 
So late last night when I was up for Ephron teething I mapped out this 'how to plan' tip sheet for teachers to use to help with planning!

​Every school and teacher plans differently so keep that in mind when reading this! It is always very confronting sharing how you do things and people tend to always look for negatives. 
This is how I work; this is what works for me. 

I always spend a long time in the holidays creating really decent long term plans so that my planning throughout the term doesn't become tiresome or tricky. 

Last week I shared a snippet of some slime I did with my class and lots of you asked for the recipe. It was lots of fun and super easy to make. 

The main ingredients used were white glue, baking soda, shaving cream, food colouring, foam soap and contact solution. I had two students with me at a time making their slime and it took about 5 minutes per group. 

Download and use my freebie slime recipe below!

This week I brought back a class favourite - guess the number! A great game for students to practice place value concepts but also a great guessing game! We play in as a whole class and have students be the 'master' where they think of the number and then choose students to make guesses. Any wrong guesses are placed in the bottom so you can see what numbers have been used already; and then once the right number is chosen it is added to the box. 

This game is lots of fun and the kids are always obsessed with guessing the right number! Lots of fun competitiveness. 

​Make a copy of this freebie template below!

Do your students get confused between b and d and which why they face? 

I had this resource requested by a teacher to have a bat and donut - things that match in with her students interests. So I made this letter reversal resource that you can use in your classroom too. 

The b starts with a bat - so the tall stick first and then the d starts with a donut - so the circle part first. 

​Download this freebie here below!

Sometimes we feel down and have lots going on in our minds so we need a reminder of why we teach. Why we keep going and push through even when we are feeling down. 
I saw this idea on Instagram where you keep a folder of all of the cards, precious creations, pictures and drawings made for you. When you are feeling overwhelmed or needing a reminder of why you teach; read through it and come back to those special memories. 

In our class we have been practicing our tricky words every day. Sure there are lots of fun ways to practice but why not use a song? 
This is the tricky word song with the first common 14 tricky words - to the song of 'Mary had a little lamb'. 

It is super fun and easy to use. Kids love it and it is great practice for tricky words! Download this freebie copy of this song below!