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We've just added some fun new lacing cards to print out for the kids to lace for Chinese New Year, including some rather lovely, colourful dogs - Year of the Dog is coming up, of course - that are perfect for younger children!
... with this lovely set of Chinese zodiac animals, which you can download as a pack, individually or all on one page.
The role that Millicent Fawcett played in history is going to recognised this year, when her statue takes its place outside the Houses of Parliament alongside those of Sir Winston Churchill, Gandhi and Nelson Mandela, amonst others.
2018 marks 100 years since women first won the right to vote in the UK. On 6th February 1918, the Representation of the People Act was passed, giving most women the right to vote at the age of 30.
We've taken six of our favourite Chinese proverbs (the same proverbs which feature in our copywork worksheets and photographic display posters, here) and prompted children to t
Noticing when someone needs a helping hand or a hug and reaching out to them is one way we can all start making a difference.
Being kind doesn't really need a reward - but noticing when a child is being kind can encourage them to think of more ways to be kind in the future, and establish a kindness habit.
We've just created a brand new topic - Making A Difference.
As always, our acrostic poem printables come in 4 versions so there should be something just perfect for the writing project you have in mind, whether it be an acrostic poem or something else.
In this guest post Shelly and her kids try five fun maths practice worksheets from Activity Village that show practising maths doesn't have to boring!
We continue to add to our Maths Stage by Stage pages with 4 new sets of "addition within 20" worksheets, designed to introduce a variety of strategies to the kids - counting on, add by making 10, using a number line etc.
Our new "Number Chunks" puzzles are fun for kids who are just learning to recognise their numbers, but are also great for older children, who have to look for certain "chunks" of numbers within the number grid.
We've taken 6 of our favourite Chinese proverbs - ones that we think that will provoke children to think and perhaps serve as a starting point for some interesting discussions - and turned them into photographic posters.
The 6 Chinese proverbs that we chose for our Chinese Proverbs posters contain so much wisdom that we thought they would make a great "copywork" exercise.
Snap, Memory, Go Fish - just 3 suggestions for games that you can play with these new sets of Game Cards. We've really gone to town with these.
Our handwriting worksheets are one of the most popular downloads from Activity Village. Finger tracing pages allow the youngest children to have a go. Word tracing pages provide more practice.
There's a definite theme behind this week's two new colouring quotes - C'est la vie and Que sera, sera!
Yes, we've gone dominoes crazy!
The PyeongChang Winter Olympics start on 9th February and I know that many of you are already getting prepared. These fun story paper pages for all the winter sports taking place are such a fun way to get the kids involved before the Games begin.
Having put together our new page on Ned Kelly today, I'm not convinced of his "hero" status - but he certainly had a tough time of it.