Having taught Key Stage 2 for eleven years, I am now moving to Key Stage 1, which is a move I am looking forward to. However, I have very few personal resources specifcally designed for Year 1′s. Whilst spending many hours trawling the internet over the summer, I found that the ‘Grids for Learning’ for many LA’s have got some really useful teacher resources, not just for Key Stage 1, but for the whole of the Primary age phase.
One resource which I found particularly useful was Marking Ladders for writing, published on Lancashire Grid for Learning. They provide a great way of allowing the children to self-evaluate their own writing.
Their Literacy and Numeracy sections are also probably one of the best available.
Many of the them, also have some very good, ready-prepared resources for the Interactive Whiteboard. Kent has some useful ICT resources, which are very child-friendly and link many areas of the curriculum together.
Northumberland GfL also has some fantastic resources for teaching MFL – how long would it take to make your own Spanish version of Little Red Riding Hood?!
