An introductory PP aimed at UKS2 for the first day back after the holidays. Serves as an introduction to the year and includes some welcome activities and sets out expectations. Adaptable and customisable for your information.

A Bingo activity where the children need to walk around and find out information from their new classmates. It’s a good way to encourage them to talk to new pupils in their class as they have to find out the information from them. This activity is a good icebreaker for a new class. Suitable across KS2 and KS1. Also, adaptable.

A useful vocabulary sheet to stick in children’s writing books or could be used as a handout in lessons that children can refer to.

This is useful for homework or activity in class. I have used this as part of a guided reading carousel of activities for the week and also for homework when the children have been given a list of spellings.

A lesson presentation and activity covering Crime and Punishment in the Anglo-Saxon period. To be used as a reading comprehension activity focusing on developing understanding of the Anglo-Saxons. Ideal for topic learning. Suitable for KS2+ The PP and activity focuses on the development of the VIPERS skills.

A Powerpoint lesson presentation and worksheet activity on Who Were The Anglo Saxons. An excellent reading comprehension activity to begin the Anglo-Saxons topic. The lesson presentation breaks down each paragraph into questions to ensure the children are following the text closely. The activity covers the VIPERS skills to develop children’s comprehension. Suitable for KS2 and up.

Shield that children can design, complete and colour giving information about themselves. You can split into four categories of your choice and adapt it as necessary. They look great for display.

A Powerpoint adapted for KS2 on Self-Esteem, aimed at Y5/6. Explores the concept and gets children to recognise positive things in themselves with a range of thinking slides towards the end.

Reading Comprehension PowerPoint Activity on theme of the Solar System and why we get eclipses. Ideal for reading around the Year 4 Science topic Earth and Space but can be used in other ways too to support a literacy unit or interventions or similarly related topics. Edited and adapted, ideal to use with mini whiteboards in class.

A PowerPoint and reading comprehension activity on the theme of High Flyers linked to the topic of the Solar System. Ideal for the Science topic of Earth and Space in Year 4 and reading around the topic but could be used for reading around a literacy unit or intervention or another topic. Adapted and edited to make the lesson cohesive. Children can work with mini-whiteboards during the PowerPoint.

A reading comprehension activity relating to how we learned about the Solar System. Ideal for the Year 4 Science topic on Earth and Space. Can also be used to support a literacy unit or as part of an intervention developing reading skills. The activity uses the VIPERS skills based approach to reading. Adapted and edited to make more cohesive.