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.
Pack of word searches and activities to engage and enthrall at Halloween. A 14 slide teaching PowerPoint, 3 word searches for low, middle and high ability levels and 2 extension activities included.
A useful teaching pack for around Halloween. To improve spelling, vocabulary, reading and writing. Aimed at KS1 with 3 ability levels of word search.
Extend your high achievers with the two extra for experts activities:
Make and decorate your own word search using the template provided
Write an acrostic poem about Halloween, publish it on the template and colour in the images.
All reviews welcome.
You might also be interested in this popular Halloween resource:
KS1 Halloween Art Lesson
An engaging KS2 assembly to celebrate World Poetry Day in your school.
Includes a 36 slide PowerPoint, 8 famous poets from around the world, 8 poems, map skills, higher level thinking questions and role models.
This assembly teaches the children about 8 famous poets from around the world introduced with a short biography and a famous poem they have written. All the poems are short, relevant for KS2 and inspiring. Includes map skills, higher level thinking questions and inspirational writing role models.
Each country has a map, flag and landscape picture to develop geographical understanding as well.
Reasoning questions and answers about each poem are provided and time at the end of the assembly to reflect and look forwards.
Celebrate World Poetry Day every year on March 21st to encourage diversity, a shared understanding and endangered languages around the world.
Use this assembly to inspire your pupils to become writers whilst developing their understanding of how everyone in the world has the same questions and feelings. Show them how poetry can capture the creative spirit of the human mind.
All reviews welcome.
You might also be interested in my packs of poems and lessons:
India Culture Poem Collection
Arctic Tundra Poem Collection
5 Reading Lessons on Writing Poetry
5 Reading Lessons on Performing Poetry
An engaging 41 slide assembly on the inspirational scientist Albert Einstein. Includes a clear, animated and bright PowerPoint, a video link and fun facts for all ages. 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.
Use to celebrate his birthday on March 14th or as an interesting assembly for any day of the year.
Celebrate a Great Scientist
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 KS2 and KS3.
You might also be interested in my other bestselling science resources:
British Science Week Bundle
Lessons on Famous Scientists
Forces Unit KS2 Science
A complete pack for a Halloween quiz lesson including a 31 slide teaching and quiz PowerPoint, video link, fact card, class quiz, worksheets, answers and extensions.
When finished there are 6 differentiated word searches and 3 extension tasks.
Engage your class with Halloween, expand vocabulary, teach history and improve spelling, all in one mighty pack.
Use the animated, colourful PowerPoint to lead the lesson and ensure understanding and success.
Easily mark the quiz and word searches with the resources provided, through self and peer assessment.
4 Engaging and animated assemblies, explaining and bringing to life 4 important days in our year. Each one full of information, video links, fun facts, higher level reasoning questions, interactive elements and discussion opportunities.
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.
World Kindness Day - 13th November
Celebrate this day or use on Random Acts of Kindness Day (17th February) or Random Acts of Kindness Week (February).
Enthuse children to be kind by sharing how it is celebrated around the world, what is kindness, who is the kindest person you know, famous influential kind people, why it is difficult to be kind sometimes, how to overcome this, ideas for being kind and how to pledge for kindness.
Includes activities to use in the classroom.
National Speech and Debate Day - 1st March
This animated presentation takes the pupils through how to debate, the purposes of public speaking, famous speeches, famous speakers, famous debaters and famous debates.
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
This thought provoking and interesting assembly explains the history of slavery, how it has changed and what we know of slavery today. Discuss some famous quotes about this subject and encourage pupils to think about how their generation could make positive changes to the world.
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.