Diwali Teaching Resources

Diwali is one of the most well-known of the Hindu festivals.

The word Diwali means 'rows of lighted lamps' and is often called the 'festival of lights'. This is because houses, shops and public places are decorated with small earthenware oil lamps called diyas. The festival lasts five days.

For the classroom and home educators - Pencil Street has a range of Diwali teaching resources, both free and premium worksheets are available. Pencil Street will also develop any requests for resources completely free of charge. 

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Promoting a Better Learning Environment

Today’s teachers need all the help they can get. Pencil Street was created to make their jobs easier. Made up of primary educators, the resource center has been specifically created to promote a better learning experience and more effective classroom.

Visit the site to learn more about Pencil Street's Teaching resources, including classroom resources, design technology, geography resources, history resources, literacy resources, numeracy resources, PHSE and Citizenship, religious education, role play, science resources, and a variety of other topics and themes.

Buying from Pencil Street is easy. Buyers may buy bulk credit to use as needed, and student teachers are eligible to save 50 percent off Pencil Street’s already low prices. There are also school membership packages that allow multiple users to purchase as needed.

Pencil Street teaching resources are designed for the Early Years, Key Stage 1 and 2. Our high quality teaching resources are designed to empower teachers to better facilitate the learning process within the classroom. The displays are designed to follow and expand on the curriculum, and real life images, as well as cartoon characters, provide fun, interesting additions to worksheets and activity plans.
We are constantly expanding and updating the resources, so please visit www.pencilstreet.org often, to see what’s new.

Easter Teaching Resources

It’s back to the diet before the Easter binge starts. On our Easter Teaching Resources we have some wonderful images of eggs, hot cross buns and Easter bunnies, which do nothing to help provide will power!

While many of our Easter worksheets provide children with a huge range of fun activities, I also think it is important that we do also provide resources that cover the religious significance of Easter. We have done our best to provide a good balance of educational, informative and creative sheets for all ages. 

Many of these could be used to keep the class gainfully occupied while you make a start on end of term clearing up!

Lucy

Teaching Resource Designer

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Spring teaching resources

Now that the weather is a little milder, I am beginning to feel as though spring is coming. Famous last words as it will no doubt start to rain soon! While in the garden yesterday picking daffodils, I thought it would be good to use images of spring flowers when adding to our spring teaching resources. Which is my job for next week at Pencil Street.

Lucy our graphic designer as always comes up with some lovely pictures, which make the spring worksheets very attractive for children of all ages.

Spring is the transition between winter and summer.  The specific definition of the exact timing of "spring" varies according to local climate, cultures and customs. In the Northern Hemisphere, the astronomical vernal equinox (currently around 20 or 21 March) is often taken to mark the first day of spring.

Anita 

Resource Designer

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