Increase awareness of mental health in your school with a week of 5 engaging and beneficial circle time sessions. Designed for a Mental Health Awareness Week in a primary school or to be used at any time you need to develop your pupil’s emotional wellbeing. Written for years 3-4 they cover these key issues: Feelings of doubt and building self esteem Identifying bullying and solutions Overcoming and sharing strong feelings Dealing with negative reactions and asking for help Finding trusted adults This week of circle time will develop your pupil’s awareness of these issues whilst improving their understanding of their feelings and how to cope with them. The children will be supplied with strategies to: Identify feelings Communicate feelings Notice warning signs Use coping strategies Ask for help Every session includes a starter, paired and group discussion, activities and a calm reflective plenary. These effective sessions will develop your pupil’s wellbeing in 30 minute slots (they could easily be extended or shortened as necessary with no extra planning). Why not use my Emotion Cards to further develop your pupils EQ. Or download a Year 5 and 6 CircleTime Activity Week. You can find more high quality KS2 resources at my shop.

Use this resource to write Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time bound year 3 writing targets. Useful for teachers when assessing so you can narrow down the statements from the Curriculum into small next steps which the children can understand. Broken down into targets for punctuation, handwriting, grammar and composition. You could print out one for each child and use as an assessment tool. Or just use when marking to save time so you can quickly choose a high quality target personalised for each child. All reviews welcome. You might also be interested in these high quality resources for the New Curriculum: Whole School SMART Targets Whole School Writing Assessment Sheets Whole School English Writing Assessment Guidance Whole School Guided Reading Questions

A useful list of questions for guided reading, reading discussions 1:1 and reading assessments in Year 4. 68 question templates under 14 categories which match the expectations of the National Curriculum and build confidence in reading. Available in 3 formats to save you time and enhance your pupil’s reading: A4 black and white questions sheet. A4 colour coded questions sheet. Colourful leaflet for discussing reading at home. Can be used in guided reading, reading 1:1, writing comprehensions, at home to support parents and for assessment purposes. Useful for teachers, TAs and parent helpers. All reviews welcome. Check out my other popular assessment resources: Year 4 Writing Target Sheet Year 4 SMART Target Bank Year 4 Writing Assessment Sheet

A useful list of questions for guided reading, reading discussions 1:1 and reading assessments in Year 1. 38 question templates under 10 categories which match the expectations of the National Curriculum and build confidence in reading. Available in 3 formats to save you time and enhance your pupil’s reading: A4 black and white questions sheet. A4 colour coded questions sheet. Colourful leaflet for discussing reading at home. Can be used in guided reading, reading 1:1, writing comprehensions, at home to support parents and for assessment purposes. Useful for teachers, TAs and parent helpers. All reviews welcome. Check out my other popular KS1 English resources: Year 1 Writing Assessment Sheet Year 1 Grammar Glossary Year 1 Reading Corner Display

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 target sheet for a year 4 child, includes all of the objectives for this year group in child speak. Children can track their targets in the table and teachers can tick in the columns when these are evidenced and then achieved. The rocket sheet is an extra fun way for children to remember which target they are working on. Learning Objectives for year 4 in easy to understand short phrases. Can be stuck in the front of English books so children can refer to this in lessons or kept in a teacher’s file. Teacher can choose how much evidence needs to be collected before the children achieve the target. You can show recognition of the target achieved in their work with a sticker/star/symbol. Encourages responsibility for learning and ensures the children know their targets. All reviews welcome. Check out my other resources for teaching and assessing primary English: Year 3 Writing Assessment Guidance Year 3 Reading Assessment Questions Year 4 Writing Assessment Guidance Year 4 Reading Assessment Questions Whole School SMART Target Packs

A useful list of questions for guided reading, reading discussions 1:1 and reading assessments in Year 2. 43 question templates under 12 categories which match the expectations of the National Curriculum and build confidence in reading. Available in 3 formats to save you time and enhance your pupil’s reading: A4 black and white questions sheet. A4 colour coded questions sheet. Colourful leaflet for discussing reading at home. Can be used in guided reading, reading 1:1, writing comprehensions, at home to support parents and for assessment purposes. Useful for teachers, TAs and parent helpers. All reviews welcome. Check out my other popular KS1 English resources: Year 2 Grammar Glossary Year 2 SMART Writing Targets Year 2 Reading Corner Display

Use this resource to write Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time bound year 5 writing targets. Over 110 SMART targets on a 5 page word document, grouped into the National Curriculum areas of writing. Easy to copy and paste onto reports or print out to use when marking of for AFL involving the children. Useful for teachers when assessing so you can narrow down the statements from the Curriculum into small next steps which the children can understand. Broken down into targets for punctuation, handwriting, grammar and composition. You could print out one for each child and use as an assessment tool. Or just use when marking to save time so you can quickly choose a high quality target personalised for each child. All reviews welcome. You might also be interested in these high quality resources for the New Curriculum: Whole School SMART Targets Whole School Writing Assessment Sheets Whole School English Writing Assessment Guidance Whole School Guided Reading Questions

A useful list of questions for guided reading, reading discussions 1:1 and reading assessments in Year 6. 43 question templates under 10 categories which match the expectations of the National Curriculum and build confidence in reading. Available in 3 formats to save you time and enhance your pupil’s reading: A4 black and white questions sheet. A4 colour coded questions sheet. Colourful leaflet for discussing reading at home. Can be used in guided reading, reading 1:1, writing comprehensions, at home to support parents and for assessment purposes. Useful for teachers, TAs and parent helpers. All reviews welcome. Check out my other popular assessment resources: Year 6 SMART Targets Year 6 Writing Assessment Guidance Year 6 Writing Assessment Sheets

An engaging PPT and a set of 4 different worksheets useful for a transition day in primary to prepare children for their next year. Differentiated for different ability and contains completed examples of each sheet to give the children ideas. Designed with displays in mind so you can easily get organised for September. Themes Me In a Nutshell Looking forward to next year Who am I? Each format includes sections for children to reflect on their year, share details of themselves and to set goals and plans for the coming year. Include lines or blank so you can choose how to present it. Spaces are just the right size so children aren’t overwhelmed but have enough room to right what they would like to say. You could complete all the sheets if you have time, all cover different aspects of this change. Each resource comes with a completed example so you can peer assess this work before you begin, give them some ideas and discuss how it could be even better. Use to help children adjust to their new year group and teacher. All reviews welcome. Check out my other popular resources for this time: Reading Corner Display Report Comment Mega Bundle Place Value Display

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. For a good and engaging science unit on forces click here to save yourself lots of time! You can find many more reliable and useful KS2 resources at my shop: Teachallenjoy

Year 5 writing objectives on one handy sheet. Separated into transcription, composition and grammar. Useful for remembering what to cover, assessing work and for planning for progress. You could have one sheet for each child or use as a resource on its own. All reviews welcome. You might also be interested in these resources for teaching English with the New Curriculum: Year 5 Writing Assessment Guidance Year 5 SMART Writing Targets Year 5 Reading Assessment Questions You can find all of this and more at my shop:Teachallenjoy

This is a complete set of medium term plan templates for every subject for each primary year group. All ready-to-go complete with questions, vocabulary and objectives, designed for any teacher to build on. Each section contains the important headings and some content that you will need, including a large set of key questions, key vocabulary and the relevant learning objectives for each year group and subject. Download these to save yourself time setting up medium term plans. All reviews welcome. You can find many more reliable and useful KS2 resources at my shop: Teachallenjoy For ready-to-go finished medium term plans follow the links below: - KS2 Science Forces Unit - KS2 Scandinavia Geography Unit - KS2 Scandinavia Art Unit

Just what you need to start your report writing - tips, tricks and shortcuts, a tracking sheet and a positive adjective bank to save you time. Use the pack of strategies to help with the mammoth task of writing reports for your class. Suitable for any school and age group. Use these tips and techniques to help ease the pain of report writing. Browse through a variety of ideas, which can be inspiring for new or experienced teachers. Reports don’t have to fill you with dread. Try something new and be surprised at how much more enjoyable it can be. This pack also includes a free report writing tracker - list the children in your class and be motivated by all the ticked or highlighted boxes you complete. Also a bank of positive adjectives to help vary each comment. All reviews welcome. To save time further check out my bundle of report comments: Report Comment Mega Bundle

A lesson plan with 33 sections for all that you will ever need for planning an observation of an outstanding lesson. Complete with useful tips, ideas and examples, plan with confidence, efficiency and success. Helpful tips and higher level thinking questions are included to help structure the lesson and ensure that everyone makes progress. Use the extra notes pages as a starting point and to ensure coverage, differentiation and progression for every child. Suitable for any year group in primary and adaptable for secondary. All reviews welcome. You can find many more reliable and useful KS2 resources at my shop: Teachallenjoy You might also be interested in enhancing your Behaviour Management Strategies Follow that link to find new and refreshing ideas. To further engage your class why not try these fun and educational word searches, handy in English as a starter or plenary. Or they can be used in any other lesson to boost the children's understanding of KS2 grammar terminology: Word Search Bundle