Year 3/4 Authors and Letters planning and resources. The unit is aimed at Year 3/4, but is set at a challenging level, so it may be suitable for older children too.
Each lesson plan has every resource needed to teach it:
Lesson 1 & 2) Create a PowerPoint on authors and give it as a presentation.
Lesson 3) Comprehension.
Lesson 4) Punctuation marks.
Lesson 5 & 6) Researching and editing biographies.
Lesson 7) Writing a letter to an author.
Lesson 8) Comprehension.
Lesson 9) Identifying verbs and nouns.
Lesson 10) Writing a book review.
- 2 weeks of plans and resources.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file.
You can find more KS2 English lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.
Complete planning and resources for Time for Year 2 for lessons 48 to 53 of the Spring term
You can see a sample of similar planning and resources for free at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-2-maths-planning-new-2014-curriculum-6347783
This is a set of 39 phonics cards. The cards need to be printed and laminated. There is one set of cards on each of the following:
- ch
- sh
- th
- ng
- nk
- a-e
- ai
- ay
- ee
- ea (as long e) e.g. sea
- i-e
- igh
- ow (long) e.g. blow
- o-e
- oa
- ew
- ie, oe and ue
- long oo e.g. moon
- short oo e.g. cook
- u-e
- oi and oy
- ou e.g. cloud
- ow (short) e.g. crown
- ar
- ur
- ir
- er (stressed) e.g. serve
- air
- or
- aw
- oar and our
- ore and oor
- are and ear e.g. hare and bear
- ear e.g. spear
- er (unstressed) e.g. dinner
- ea (short) e.g. head
- wh
- y as vowel (long e) e.g. party
- tch
You can find more Phonics lesson plans, worksheets and other teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.
A pack of 6 sets of differentiated KS1 statistics worksheets (see below for full list of what is included).
This pack is intended for Year 2, but will also likely be suitable for more able Year 1 classes or for Year 1 in the spring or summer term.
Each set of worksheets is always differentiated to at least 3 levels of difficulty.
For every file, there is a PDF and an editable Word / PowerPoint / Excel version of the file.
The topics included are:
- bar graphs
- carroll diagrams
- carroll diagrams shapes
- pictograms
- venn diagrams
- venn diagrams odd and even numbers
All of these lessons can be bought individually and / or previewed in greater detail in the Save Teachers' Sundays TES store.
You can also find an alternative version of this bundle, which includes lesson plans and other teaching resources to go with each set of worksheets, in the Save Teachers' Sundays TES store.
Statistics Lesson Bundle / Pack (4 Lessons for KS2)
For each lesson there are two lesson plans:
- one more detailed version designed for trainee / new teachers
- one less detailed that is designed for more experienced teachers
Each lesson also includes all of the resources needed for the lesson. Depending on the lesson, this may include:
- a PowerPoint
- worksheets (always differentiated to at least 3 levels of difficulty)
- a plenary (end of lesson) activity
- other teaching resources e.g. flashcards and formative assessment activities
For every file, there is a PDF and an editable Word / PowerPoint / Excel version of the file.
The lessons included are:
- carroll diagrams
- pictograms x 2
- tally charts
All of these lessons can be bought individually and / or previewed in greater detail in the Save Teachers' Sundays TES store.
You can also find an alternative version of this bundle, which includes lesson plans and other teaching resources to go with each set of worksheets in the Save Teachers' Sundays TES store.
Mayans Year 5/6 planning and resources. Each lesson plan has every resource needed to teach it:
Lesson 1 - Ancient Maya homework project and presentation.
Lesson 2 - Ancient Maya historical evidence.
Lesson 3 - Ancient Maya timeline.
Lesson 4 - Ancient Maya number system.
Lesson 5a - Ancient Maya achievements.
Lesson 5b - Ancient Maya society.
Lesson 6 - Ancient Maya myths - The Hero Twins Revenge.
Lesson 7 & 8 - Historical civilizations overview.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file.
You can find more KS2 History lesson plans, worksheets and other teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.
Note: This unit was updated on 28th August 2022. Please download the most recent version of it if you bought it before this date.
Ancient Egypt KS2 planning and resources. Each lesson plan has every resource needed to teach it:
Lesson 1 - Ancient Egypt homework project and presentation.
Lesson 2 - Match image, name and definition of Ancient Egyptian items.
Lesson 3 - Ancient Egypt timeline.
Lesson 4 - Diamond nine on why the Nile was important.
Lesson 5 - Anglo-Saxons and Ancient Egyptians Venn diagram.
Lesson 6 - Compare Ancient Egyptian and modern Britain.
Lesson 7 - Hieroglyphics.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file.
You can find more KS2 History lesson plans, worksheets and other teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.
Note: This lesson was updated on 25th August 2022. Please download the most recent version of it if you bought it before this date.
Coasts KS2 planning and resources. Each lesson plan has every resource needed to teach it:
Lesson 1) Coastal destinations of the UK and the world
Lesson 2) Major coastal destinations
Lesson 3a and 3b) Coastal erosion
Lesson 4a) The Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Drift
Lesson 4b) Tsunamis
Lesson 5) Coast terminology
Lesson 6 & 7) Coastal habitats
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file.
You can find more Geography lesson plans, worksheets and other teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.
This is a set of 39 phonics slides to use in introducing new graphemes.
(Note: This is a PDF file, not a PowerPoint one)
There are three slides in each set:
- images WITHOUT any words for the children to first guess the sound for the lesson
- images WITH words for children to spot the grapheme (the letters that represent the sound)
- images with words, with the GRAPHEME HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE to show children the grapheme
There are 117 slides (3 for each grapheme) on the following graphemes:
- ch
- sh
- th
- ng
- nk
- a-e
- ai
- ay
- ee
- ea (as long e) e.g. sea
- i-e
- igh
- ow (long) e.g. blow
- o-e
- oa
- ew
- ie, oe and ue
- long oo e.g. moon
- short oo e.g. cook
- u-e
- oi and oy
- ou e.g. cloud
- ow (short) e.g. crown
- ar
- ur
- ir
- er (stressed) e.g. serve
- air
- or
- aw
- oar and our
- ore and oor
- are and ear e.g. hare and bear
- ear e.g. spear
- er (unstressed) e.g. dinner
- ea (short) e.g. head
- wh
- y as vowel (long e) e.g. party
- tch
You can find more Phonics lesson plans, worksheets and other teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.
This is a set of 39 phonics worksheets on which children need to select the correct word to go with an image. There is one worksheet on each of the following:
- ch
- sh
- th
- ng
- nk
- a-e
- ai
- ay
- ee
- ea (as long e) e.g. sea
- i-e
- igh
- ow (long) e.g. blow
- o-e
- oa
- ew
- ie, oe and ue
- long oo e.g. moon
- short oo e.g. cook
- u-e
- oi and oy
- ou e.g. cloud
- ow (short) e.g. crown
- ar
- ur
- ir
- er (stressed) e.g. serve
- air
- or
- aw
- oar and our
- ore and oor
- are and ear e.g. hare and bear
- ear e.g. spear
- er (unstressed) e.g. dinner
- ea (short) e.g. head
- wh
- y as vowel (long e) e.g. party
- tch
You can find more Phonics lesson plans, worksheets and other teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.
Town and Country KS1 Geography planning and resources. Each lesson plan has every resource needed to teach it:
Lesson 1) Urban vs rural areas.
Lesson 2) Rural or urban to different degrees.
Lesson 3) How change happens and what it looks like.
Lesson 4a) Activities and location link.
Lesson 4b) Jobs and location link.
Lesson 5) Pros and cons to urban and rural life.
Lesson 6) Design a poster on the benefits of living in a rural / urban area.
Lesson 7) Reasons for differences in urban and rural areas.
Lesson 8) How British farming methods have changed.
Lesson 9) Historical changes in where people live and reasons for these changes.
Lesson 10) Compare and contrast London and Rio.
Lesson 11) Vocabulary related to the topic of rural and urban areas.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file.
You can find more KS1 Geography lesson plans, worksheets and other teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.
Note: This unit was updated on 27th August 2022. Please download the most recent version of it if you bought it before this date.
Year 1 Plants planning and resources. Each lesson plan has every resource needed to teach it:
Lesson 1) Planting seeds
Lesson 2) Parts of a plant and parts of a tree
Lesson 3) Classify fruit or a vegetable
Lesson 4) Common flowers and plants
Lesson 5) Classify a plants as deciduous or evergreen
Lesson 6 & 7) Plants trips
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files).
You can find more Year 1 Science lesson plans, worksheets and other teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.
Note: This lesson was updated on 4th June 2022. Please download the most recent version of it if you bought it before this date. Please also use the lesson plans that are not in the ‘Combined’ folder.
This is a set of 39 phonics worksheets on which children need to join the correct letters to spell words to go with images. There is one worksheet on each of the following:
- ch
- sh
- th
- ng
- nk
- a-e
- ai
- ay
- ee
- ea (as long e) e.g. sea
- i-e
- igh
- ow (long) e.g. blow
- o-e
- oa
- ew
- ie, oe and ue
- long oo e.g. moon
- short oo e.g. cook
- u-e
- oi and oy
- ou e.g. cloud
- ow (short) e.g. crown
- ar
- ur
- ir
- er (stressed) e.g. serve
- air
- or
- aw
- oar and our
- ore and oor
- are and ear e.g. hare and bear
- ear e.g. spear
- er (unstressed) e.g. dinner
- ea (short) e.g. head
- wh
- y as vowel (long e) e.g. party
- tch
You can find more Phonics lesson plans, worksheets and other teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.
This is a set of 38 phonics stories to use in introducing new graphemes. There is one worksheet on each of the following:
- ch
- sh
- th
- ng
- nk
- a-e
- ai
- ay
- ee
- ea (as long e) e.g. sea
- i-e
- igh
- ow (long) e.g. blow
- o-e
- oa
- ew
- long oo e.g. moon
- short oo e.g. cook
- u-e
- oi and oy
- ou e.g. cloud
- ow (short) e.g. crown
- ar
- ur
- ir
- er (stressed) e.g. serve
- air
- or
- aw
- oar and our
- ore and oor
- are and ear e.g. hare and bear
- ear e.g. spear
- er (unstressed) e.g. dinner
- ea (short) e.g. head
- wh
- y as vowel (long e) e.g. party
- tch
You can find more Phonics lesson plans, worksheets and other teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.
This is a set of 39 phonics worksheets on which children need to unscramble the letters to spell words to go with images. There is one worksheet on each of the following:
- ch
- sh
- th
- ng
- nk
- a-e
- ai
- ay
- ee
- ea (as long e) e.g. sea
- i-e
- igh
- ow (long) e.g. blow
- o-e
- oa
- ew
- ie, oe and ue
- long oo e.g. moon
- short oo e.g. cook
- u-e
- oi and oy
- ou e.g. cloud
- ow (short) e.g. crown
- ar
- ur
- ir
- er (stressed) e.g. serve
- air
- or
- aw
- oar and our
- ore and oor
- are and ear e.g. hare and bear
- ear e.g. spear
- er (unstressed) e.g. dinner
- ea (short) e.g. head
- wh
- y as vowel (long e) e.g. party
- tch
You can find more Phonics lesson plans, worksheets and other teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.
Year 3 Light planning and resources. Each lesson plan has every resource needed to teach it:
Lesson 1) Draw Shadows.
Lesson 2) How Shadows Change During The Day.
Lesson 3) Classifying Light Sources
Lesson 4) Transparent, Translucent or Opaque
Lesson 5) How Shadows Change with Distance.
Lesson 6) Reflecting Light
Lesson 7) Shadow Pupper Show
7 Weeks Plans included for the whole unit.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files).
This unit was updated on 20th June 2022. If you bought it before this date, please download and use the updated files.
You can find more Year 3 Science lesson plans, worksheets and other teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.
Food KS1 planning and resources. Each lesson plan has every resource needed to teach it:
Lesson 1) Where food comes from.
Lesson 2) Where meat comes from.
Lesson 3a) Different types of meat, and why we cook it.
Lesson 3b) The difference between a vegan, a vegetarian and an omnivore.
Lesson 4) Name and locate the world’s continents.
Lesson 5) Different species’ habitats.
Lesson 6) Climate patterns.
Lesson 7) National dishes.
Lesson 8) Cost of foods.
Lesson 9) Intensive farming Vs organic methods.
Lesson 10) Vocabulary related to the topic of food.
Also ideas for class trips included.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file.
You can find more KS1 Geography lesson plans, worksheets and other teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.
Note: This unit was updated on 28th August 2022. Please download the most recent version of it if you bought it before this date.
Consonant digraphs worksheets, lesson plans, activities, flash cards and other teaching resources:
- ch
- sh
- th
- ng
- nk
For each consonant digraph there is the following files:
- 2 alternative lesson plans
- a one-slide story to introduce the grapheme
- a series of slides to introduce the grapheme by asking children to first listen for it and then to spot it in words
- cards with images and words containing the grapheme
- a 'circle the correct word' worksheet
- a 'join the letter to make the word' worksheet
- an 'unscramble the letters to make the word' worksheet
- a word search
- an activity on drawing a line between matching words and images
You can see what each of these files looks like at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ch-phonics-worksheets-activities-flash-cards-lesson-plans-and-other-teaching-resources-11357094
There is a PDF and an editable Microsoft Office version of each file (you just need to delete the logo watermark from the first page of each editable file)
You can find more Phonics worksheets, activities, flash cards and lesson plans on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.
A pack of 8 sets of differentiated KS1 money worksheets (see below for full list of what is included).
This pack is intended for Year 2, but will also likely be suitable for more able Year 1 classes or for Year 1 in the spring or summer term.
Each set of worksheets is always differentiated to at least 3 levels of difficulty.
For every file, there is a PDF and an editable Word / PowerPoint / Excel version of the file.
The topics included are:
- adding coins
- adding money
- change word problems
- giving change
- equivalent coins
- comparing and ordering amounts
- making amounts of money
- money problems
All of these lessons can be bought individually and / or previewed in greater detail in the Save Teachers' Sundays TES store.
You can also find an alternative version of this bundle, which includes lesson plans and other teaching resources to go with each set of worksheets, in the Save Teachers' Sundays TES store.
This is a set of 39 phonics word searches. There is one word search on each of the following:
- ch
- sh
- th
- ng
- nk
- a-e
- ai
- ay
- ee
- ea (as long e) e.g. sea
- i-e
- igh
- ow (long) e.g. blow
- o-e
- oa
- ew
- ie, oe and ue
- long oo e.g. moon
- short oo e.g. cook
- u-e
- oi and oy
- ou e.g. cloud
- ow (short) e.g. crown
- ar
- ur
- ir
- er (stressed) e.g. serve
- air
- or
- aw
- oar and our
- ore and oor
- are and ear e.g. hare and bear
- ear e.g. spear
- er (unstressed) e.g. dinner
- ea (short) e.g. head
- wh
- y as vowel (long e) e.g. party
- tch
You can find more Phonics lesson plans, worksheets and other teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.