An English Lead who has been teaching for over 10 years, sharing high quality, time saving resources so you can focus on your pupils and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
You will find bright and engaging resources that are designed to be picked up and easily taught by anyone.
Each resource is focused on progress, inspired by the Outstanding Teachers Course.
An English Lead who has been teaching for over 10 years, sharing high quality, time saving resources so you can focus on your pupils and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
You will find bright and engaging resources that are designed to be picked up and easily taught by anyone.
Each resource is focused on progress, inspired by the Outstanding Teachers Course.
6 engaging homework task printables for KS1, complete with instructions, colourful images and ideas to start. Excite and inspire your pupils about science for British Science Week. Provide them with a choice of activities, all of which are easy to set up, promote discussion and develop questioning skills.
Written to achieve National Curriculum learning objectives these tasks will be a brilliant extension to any school work in British Science Week. Bright, colourful and clear these cards will save you time and encourage independence.
Year 1 Task Cards
Arts and crafts activity through learning about plants
Writing activity linked to animal classification
Arts activity about parts of the human body
Year 2 Task Cards
Presenting information creatively about body well-being
Drawing interactive images about habitats
Arts and crafts with materials
Check out my other updated British Science Week resources:
KS2 British Science Week Homework Tasks
KS1 British Science Week Posters
KS2/3 British Science Week Posters
An engaging 45 slide assembly on the inspirational scientist Albert Einstein. Includes a clear, animated and bright PowerPoint, a video link and fun facts. The Einstein assembly shows how his life choices led to great things and how it is important to follow your passions from a young age.
Celebrate a Great Scientist
Use to celebrate his birthday on March 14th or as an interesting assembly for any day of the year.
This science assembly includes:
A memory game
Young life
Family life
Working life
Fun facts
Images of his life
Scientific Research
Einstein quotes to inspire
Why was he such a great scientist?
Summary
Relevant for KS1.
Check out my other popular KS1 assemblies:
World Poetry Day KS1 Assembly
Charles Darwin KS1 Assembly
Mental Health Awareness KS1 Assembly
A large pack of bright inspirational posters designed to get children excited and talking about science. Every poster covers the new national curriculum for working scientifically in KS1. They are cheerful, realistic and clear. Perfect for engaging all the pupils.
Place around your school to inspire Science learning during British Science Week or any science topic. Use as discussion prompts or as part of your classroom displays.
Key Stage One
A set of 10 bright colourful posters asking and answering the question: What is Science?
For example, ‘Science is Observing’.
You might also be interested in my other updated time-saving British Science Week resources:
British Science Week KS1 Homework Tasks
British Science Week KS2 Posters
An engaging 26 slide PowerPoint for a KS2 assembly on the life and success of Charles Darwin. Includes a video link, interactive activities and reasoning questions.
Inspire your pupils by learning about this brilliant man, be amazed by his achievements and see how they are still relevant today.
Includes many higher level thinking questions and a memory challenge to keep every child focused.
Can be used on Darwin's birthday February 12th or for starting a topic on famous scientists or explorers.
Takes the children through these key questions:
What did Darwin think?
How can we be a great scientist?
Who was Charles Darwin? - Early Life, Careers, Big Break, Exploring, Thinking and Writing, Later Life
What were Darwin's theories?
What impact did his theories have?
Is evolution important today?
Differentiated writing tasks included and resourced:
Task 1 - Draw or write a flow chart of Darwin's life journey.
Task 2 - Write a radio script interviewing Darwin about his life.
Task 3 - Write a comparison of Darwin with another famous person who inspires you.
Writing templates provided. Other activity ideas also included. Lots of opportunities for discussion and higher level thinking. All concepts explained clearly.
Relevant for KS2 and KS3.
All reviews welcome.
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Four lessons on famous scientists for a KS2 class. Each lesson comes with an engaging PowerPoint, video link, a detailed plan and all the paper resources necessary. Variety of tasks, experiments, discussions and written work. Differentiated for 3 ability groups and further challenges provided.
Written for a year 5 class, easily adaptable for other KS2 classes. Focuses on the new curriculum learning objectives, linking to the science topics of Forces, Life Cycles, Materials and Changing States.
Each lessons has an interactive and engaging powerpoint full of information and helpful video links.
Mixture of paired, group and independent tasks.
Differentiated activities for a range of abilities and support sheets.
Extension challenges for children to move onto.
Interesting plenaries to discuss.
Long detailed lessons, you could easily spread out some to two lessons so you have enough for a 6 week term.
All reviews welcome.
Raise awareness and understanding of mental health issues with this amazing bundle of 10 circle time sessions, 14 posters, 10 word searches and a 32 slide KS2 assembly.
Be prepared and organised for this important time.
Designed for Mental Health Awareness Weeks in primary schools.
Develop your pupil’s emotional wellbeing, language for discussing their emotions and provide them with coping strategies.
3 children in an average classroom are facing mental health problems and 75% of mental health issues arise before the age of 18. So we need to do all that we can to provide children with the tools to cope with these challenges and an understanding to support those around them as they grow.
A large bundle of resources for KS2.
Relax in March and use these fantastic assemblies to enthuse your pupils about learning. 4 complete engaging assemblies for the month of March. Includes video links, writing activities, inspirational role models, healthy eating tips, fun facts and much more.
All within a science theme they build on each other effectively and enhance your pupil’s enthusiasm and love of science.
KS2 British Science Week Assembly 9th-17th March
This is a detailed 28 slide PowerPoint ideal for an assembly or lesson or both for this special week. Could also be a useful PSHE lesson on scientific careers and role models.
Takes the children through key questions covering there understanding of science, its impact on our lives, how to be a scientist and what scientists are like including famous scientists and their achievements.
Download the 3 compelling activities to extend the pupil’s interest in the subject of science.
Albert Einstein’s Birthday Assembly - 14th March
Celebrate a great scientist with this detailed and interesting 30 slide PowerPoint on the inspirational scientist Albert Einstein.
Covering:
Themes of the assembly
A memory game
Young life
Family life
Working life
Fun facts
Images of his life
Scientific Research
Einstein quotes to inspire
Why was he such a great scientist?
Summary
Farmhouse Breakfast Week Assembly 4th-8th March
Download this engaging primary assembly to enthuse your pupils and increase their achievements. Explain through fun farm animals the many reasons why breakfast is good for you.
Many stimulating activities inspire the children to want to eat breakfast, including choosing their favourite breakfast plate and discussing which one is the best, healthiest and the most balanced.
Teaching Points Covered about Breakfast:
What Farmhouse Breakfast Week is all about
Local UK farms involved
Why breakfast is so good for us
What we can eat for breakfast and why
How to make a balanced breakfast
How we can be organised in the morning
This assembly also explains classic options for breakfast and tasty new ideas to try. There are many discussion opportunities for children so they are involved in the assembly and accept responsibility for making a change, eating a better breakfast and doing well in school.
Print the high quality resources and use the fun video link to ensure all the children enjoy learning about breakfast and are able to explain their understanding to others.
World Poetry Day - 21st March
Celebrate famous poets from around the world, amaze your pupils with their culture, story and achievements. Share some thought provoking poetry and inspire them to write their own poetry.
Celebrate this week in your school and heighten your pupil’s awareness of mental health. Use these 14 colourful and thought provoking posters to promote discussion and awareness. Use as a circle time focus or as a calming plenary.
Designed for Mental Health Awareness Weeks in primary schools.
Enhance your pupil’s understanding of their emotions and how to deal with them. Engage your pupil’s in this important and relevant dialogue. Enable your students to have a positive mental health.
Posters cover these main topics:
Trying new activities
Balanced diet of life
When to ask for help
Sharing worries
Understanding feelings
Coping strategies
E-safety guidance
Explaining your feelings
Knowing your feelings
Goals
Support options available
Why not use my Emotion Cards to further develop your pupils EQ. Or check out my circle time activities for years 3 and 4.
Or download a complete lesson on Dreams and Aspirations here.
You can find more high quality KS2 resources at my shop.
An engaging primary assembly about the benefits of eating breakfast, covering many science objectives and includes follow up lesson activities.
The complete PowerPoint, with a video link, leads you through the assembly and the farm animals explain the many reasons why breakfast is good for you.
Includes a range of activities to inspire the children to want to eat breakfast, including choosing their favourite breakfast plate and discussing which meal is the best.
There are many discussion opportunities for children so they are involved in the assembly and accept responsibility for making a change, eating a better breakfast and doing well in school. Classic choices for breakfast are covered and tasty new ideas to try.
This assembly is ready-to-go, just have a glance through and print the resources if needed.
Teaching Points Covered about Breakfast:
What Farmhouse Breakfast Week is all about
Local UK farms involved
Why breakfast is so good for us
What we can eat for breakfast and why
How to make a balanced breakfast
How we can be organised in the morning
Differentiated Writing Opportunities
1. Sort the breakfast food cards under the food group headings
2. Use an eat-well plate to design a healthy balanced breakfast
3. Design a breakfast menu for the queen for a week
Use this as an assembly or a lesson, both will brighten up you and your pupil’s day whilst learning about cross curricular content.
Check out my popular Kindness Assembly
Raise awareness and understanding of mental health issues with this bundle of 30 emotion cards, 14 posters, and a 36 slide assembly.
Useful for Mental Health Awareness Weeks in primary schools. Colourful, bright and easy to use. Be prepared and organised for these important moments.
Develop your pupil’s emotional wellbeing, language for discussing their emotions and provide them with coping strategies.
3 children in an average classroom are facing mental health problems and 75% of mental health issues arise before the age of 18. So we need to do all that we can to provide children with the tools to cope with these challenges and an understanding to support those around them as they grow.
A large bundle of resources for KS1.
Bright inspirational posters designed to get the children excited and talking about science. A pack of inspirational posters quoting famous scientists from history, from Isaac Newton to Stephen Hawking. Each quote instigates high quality thought and discussion, perfect for KS2
Every scientist is British so a great resource for British Science Week.
Could be used both as posters or as starters or plenaries in a science lesson. Also handy for science displays throughout the year. Relevant to both KS2 and KS3.
You might also be interested in my other updated British Science Week Resources:
British Science Week KS2 Homework Tasks
British Science Week LKS2 Mini WOW Investigations
British Science Week UKS2 Mini WOW Investigations