Teach your class how to identify and explain themes within stories when reading. This pack includes 5 lessons, the week’s plan, a 75 slide PowerPoint, 5 short engaging texts, differentiated activities, starters and plenaries. Use the detailed Powerpoint which leads your class through 5 lessons on themes so they are confident and independent with identifying themes when reading. Small extracts of the texts are used as a guided model to support and scaffold pupils before their independent work. Engage your class with the quick and relevant starter activities which build their vocabulary and consolidate their understanding of themes. Identifying Themes Pack Each lesson builds and expands on the previous one. All of the texts are provided, a range of interesting genres and styles. Modeled answers to comprehension assessment questions are included. Written and detailed plan included . Prompt higher order thinking skills using the questions and activities designed to develop comprehension skills and enhance reading assessment results. Include and challenge every child with the main activities which fit children of all learning styles. Cover these teaching points: What themes are. How and why we can group themes. How we can find themes. How to use inference to find themes. How to explain themes. How to use evidence to prove your themes. How to use 4 different types of evidence as proof. Quickly print the differentiated resources for four groups of children (green LA, yellow M/LA, blue MA, red HA). Summarise and extend each lesson using the plenaries planned for everyday. All reviews are welcome. You might also be interested in: Whole Term of Reading Lessons Holiday Saver Bundle Whole Term of Reading Lessons Teacher Survival Bundle

Use this resource to write Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time bound year 4 writing targets. Useful for teachers when assessing so you can narrow down the statements from the National 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 differentiated class set of personalised English report comments. Written for year 5 in line with the new National Curriculum, they are positive, detailed and easy to adapt for other KS2 year groups. End your year on a positive note, with a healthy work-life balance and pupils who feel valued and understood. A contents page shows you the 30 comments in ability groups, reading, writing strengths, attitude and targets for the future. Choose the correct comments for your children or mix and match comments to design the perfect reports. Each comment comes in a girl and boy version. The name spaces are shown with 3 stars so you can quickly find and replace them with the names of your pupils. The comments cover speaking and listening, reading, writing and spelling, punctuation and grammar. You might also be interested in these handy assessment tools: Assessment Guidance SMART Targets for Writing Reading Assessment Questions

The third of seven engaging lessons which bring Scandinavia into the classroom. Discover interesting information, amazing videos and differentiated activities while covering key KS2 National Curriculum geography and English objectives. Teach an effective lesson with no preparation necessary, just glance through the PowerPoint and you’re ready to go. This is written for KS2, ideally for years 4, 5 and 6 but could be easily adapted for year 3. This lesson covers these important teaching points: What physical regions are in Scandinavia? Map analysis What physical features are in Norway, Denmark and Sweden? Images and explanations for each Who can remember these? Video analysis for AFL What have we learnt? Children to show by explaining each map Which country is this?Children to use their learning to figure out the images All resources are included, so just print the maps and a detailed lesson plan and your lesson is ready. All lessons in this unit are designed to link to and extend work in English with challenges linking to English objectives, e.g. persuasive writing features. All reviews welcome. To teach Scandinavia throughout the curriculum, download my English and art units: Scandinavia Art Unit Scandinavia Story Writing Unit You can find many more engaging and high quality resources at my Teachallenjoy Shop

A matching activity teaching the vocabulary from the poem 'Twas The Night Before Christmas. Includes a teaching PowerPoint with 18 slides, 24 word and picture cards, 2 extension activities and all the answers. Clear, colourful pictures and a large school-friendly font so the children can become confident with the old fashioned language. Simply print the word cards and picture cards and hand out. The children can cut them out, as they are already jumbled up. Answer sheets are included as well. Each page has 4 words and 4 images, so one group could work on them together.

A detailed week covering the imitate phase of learning about discussion texts. Includes open questions, higher order thinking, engaging texts, video links, differentiation, 5 teaching PowerPoints, all resources, worksheets and answers. Every day starts with an engaging starter focusing on SPAG skills, such as KS2 spellings, parenthesis, conjunctions and handwriting. Extra for experts activities for further challenge and modelled texts to support the lower ability. Learning Objectives: To understand a discussion text and identify its features To identify facts and opinions To use conjunctions to link ideas in a for or against argument To write an introduction and conclusion To plan a discussion text on ‘Is Homework Necessary?’ Main activities differentiated by colour: Green - LA Yellow and blue - MA Red - HA Highlights: Ready to teach All printables provided KS2 appropriate Cross curricular links Differentiated Check out the follow up week for this unit here.

An engaging 33 slide KS2 assembly for British Science Week with 3 differentiated follow up writing tasks. Inspire your pupils to aim for a career in science. Includes many discussion opportunites and questions prompting higher level thinking. All concepts explained clearly. All writing templates provided, including differentiated printables. Relevant for KS2 and KS3. Could also be a useful PSHE lesson on scientific careers and role models. Covers these key teaching points: What is science? Definition explained in an easy to understand way. How does science impact on our lives today? 4 key aspects explained in detail Who would like to see Science in action? An engaging, awe-inspiring and quick experiment to create excitement for this week of science. What happened? Why? A clear explanation of how the experiment worked, linking it to the children’s current understanding of the world. What qualities and skills do you need to be a great scientist? Key words covered and ideal characteristics. Do you know any famous British scientists and what have they achieved? 5 impressive short biographies of famous British scientists. What problems are modern scientists facing today? A list with images of key issues that need resolving Who are these busy modern scientists? 4 small biographies of 4 famous modern scientists and their achievements. What degrees can start you on the path for a science career? Look at a list of suitable degrees and possible career options from there. How would you pursue a career in science? Job options for a career in science and average yearly earnings. Who is Stephen Hawking? A short discussion about his achievements, challenges and why he is such an important role model and icon. 3 Tasks children could complete to extend and inspire: Create a poster telling people about British science week. Draw a flow chart of what you would like to investigate and how if you were a scientist. Write a letter to a famous scientist, you must include at least 10 questions. Check out my other updated resources for British Science Week: British Science Week KS2 Posters British Science Week KS2 Homework Tasks LKS2 Mini WOW Investigations UKS2 Mini WOW Investigations

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 Scandinavian art unit covering the key elements of art: pattern, line, shape, tone, colour. Includes 6 differentiated and fully resourced lessons to engage and enthuse your pupils. Simply download the 86 slide PowerPoint leading you through the unit, all paper resources and a detailed plan. Your pupils will be amazed and inspired by some well known and unusual Scandinavian Artists and their fantastic work. Lessons will focus on exploring the artistic elements, imitating key styles and designing and creating their own verisons of the art. Highlights Video links modelling artistic techniques Art history included Starters and plenaries Cross curricular links Easy to resource Simple but effective painting tasks Every lesson is differentiated with three stages of complexity and contains an engaging and interesting starter and plenary. Learning Objectives covered: Lesson 1: To identify and connect patterns in art Lesson 2: To explore tone and line in Scandinavian artist’s sketches Lesson 3: To use watercolour for effect in a fairyland Lesson 4: To create light using mixed media Lesson 5: To imitate the style of Edvard Munch’s ‘Scream’ Lesson 6: To imitate the colour and movement in Edvard Munch’s ‘Scream’ Download 6 complete animated lessons working through a range of media (pen, pencil, watercolour and pastels) to encourage creativity and develop artistic skills. Cross curricular links: Geography - Scandinavia Landscapes, History – Famous artists, English – Evaluating and analysing art, PSHE – Emotions. All reviews welcome. Check out my popular geography unit on Scandinavia: click here to teach excellent cross curricular links.

A week’s plan, powerpoint and resources for year 5 reading focusing on the comprehension skill of rereading and performing poetry. 3 days on rereading and 2 days on performing poetry. Easily adaptable for all other KS2 classes. Engaging and relevant starters, main activities and plenaries planned for everyday. Differentiated resources and activities for four groups of children (green LA, yellow M/LA, blue MA, red HA). Questions prompting higher order thinking and activities designed to develop comprehension skills and enhance reading assessment results. Each lesson builds and expands on the previous one for both parts of the week. All texts provided, a range of interesting genres and styles. All reviews welcome.

Five complete lessons teaching KS2 children how to ask questions when reading. Includes a teaching PowerPoint, weekly plan, starters, inputs, activities, differentiation, answers and plenaries. Covers question words, questioning grids, types of questions, questions linked to the bigger picture (themes). Questioning lesson pack provides texts, questions, think, pair share time, written activities, discussion points and progression. Each lesson builds on the previous to inspire confidence, understanding and success. The week ends with a small assessment style lesson where the children can show off what they have learnt. All reviews welcome.

An engaging 30 slide British Science Week PowerPoint for KS1. Full of bright colours, interactive elements and a hands on activity. Ideal for an assembly or lesson to kick off this special week. Inspire your pupils with thoughtful questions and an easy but WOW science experiment! Many opportunities for discussion and higher level thinking. All concepts explained clearly. Could also be a useful PSHE lesson on scientific careers and role models. Perfect for KS1. All differentiated writing templates provided and ready to go. The assembly covers these key teaching points: What is science? Images showing key skills used when studying the world How does science impact on our lives today? 4 key aspects explained using images of our world Who would like to see Science in action? An engaging, awe-inspiring and quick experiment to create excitement for this week of science. What happened? Why? A clear explanation of how the experiment worked, linking it to the children’s current understanding of the world. Do you know any famous British scientists? 4 impressive short biographies of famous British scientists. What qualities do you need to be a great scientist? Key words covered Who would like to be a scientist? Discussion on what the children could observe, measure, test and compare. What science could you do at home? 9 easy and fun ideas for the children to start a life long love of science. Includes these 3 tasks and templates for follow up activities: Create your own animal which you have discovered in the rainforest. Draw a famous scientist and write a caption. Create a poster explaining British Science Week. Check out my other updated resources for British Science Week: KS1 British Science Week Homework Tasks KS1 What is Science? Posters KS1 British Science Week Mini Investigations

An engaging assembly on World Kindness Day on the 13th November. Includes a 33 slide PowerPoint, paired discussion activities, inspirational famous people, a mindfulness moment and much more. The interactive assembly looks at: How this special day 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 Kindness Challenge Resources provided so you can extend this assembly into a lesson to further the learning. Templates included for children to write a poem, short story or make a leaflet focusing on kindness. Written for KS2. This thought provoking PowerPoint is an excellent assembly, workshop or lesson for World Kindness Day. Could also be used on Random Acts of Kindness Day (17th February), Random Acts of Kindness Week (February) and for New Zealand’s Random Acts of Kindness Day (1st September). Find more inspirational resources at My Teachallenjoy Shop

A lesson pack teaching the physical features of Russia. Includes a teaching PowerPoint, photo analysis, paired and group activities, differentiated written work, all printables and a plenary. Highlights: Starter activity Odd one out photo analysis Videos and information on each biome Varied outcomes The Powerpoint takes you through photo and map analysis of Russia and a range of activities to give the children a deep and rounded understanding of this place. A reasoning plenary brings the lesson together. Resources Maps, videos, images and fact slides show the various biomes, animals, landscapes and weather of Russia. All printable resources included and ready-to-go. Activities Differentiated activities cover three ability groups with a reasoning challenge activity. All reviews welcome. You might also be interested in these high quality Geography lessons: Tour Breathtaking Scandinavia Visit the Grand Yosemite National Park Uncover UK Coasts

Engaging lesson pack teaching children how to solve area and perimeter word problems. Includes a detailed PowerPoint, worksheets, multi step questions, real world scenarios, differentiation, consolidation of key number skills and all the answers. Use the step by step input which explains this skill whilst developing independence, confidence and enables pupils to reach the challenge activities. Delight in seeing your class tackle and solve an extensive bank of questions set in real world contexts. Most are multi step and cover key KS2 number skills. Develop mastery as this lesson caters to every child, the differentiated worksheets will ensure that every child moves on and that every child makes progress. Print all the answers included for quick and easy marking. Hand out the challenges provided so your pupils really master the concepts of area and perimeter. Finish with an open ended plenary discussion to enhance their reasoning skills and give children the opportunity to discuss and consolidate their learning. All reviews welcome. You can find many more reliable and useful KS2 maths resources at my shop: Teachallenjoy You might also be interested in: - Calculating the perimeter of regular and irregular shapes - Calculating the perimeter of composite shapes - Converting fractions to decimals word problems

Over 500 powerful adjectives for creative writing. Grouped into synonyms to aid understanding and save time. Use these 7 A4 page adjective banks to expand the vocabulary of your pupils. A bright and colourful pack of lists of adjectives for KS2. Designed to cover your needs for all your English units. You can use on a display, in a writer's toolkit, as part of a PowerPoint or simply printed on tables in order to expand vocabulary. Words are clearly grouped under synonyms so all ability children can benefit from these. Contains: - Persuasive Adjectives - Adjectives to describe monsters - Adjectives to describe a hero - Adjectives for a spooky setting description - Adjectives for a positive setting description - Adjectives to describe different characters -Adjectives to describe different objects All reviews welcome.

A set of 19 Arctic poems written for children to understand, enjoy and learn from. Perfect for teaching a topic on the Arctic. All written in different styles; to engage, inspire and teach about the Arctic whilst developing key reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. The poems are descriptive whilst using facts to educate and inspire. Each poem could spark a whole lesson, they start discussions on important geographical issues about the Arctic: What is the Arctic? What is it like there? Global warming, The future of the Sami people, Understanding Inuit life, Living with the polar night, Taking responsibility for our world Ice burgs Glaciers The Inuit Language Arctic animals Winter Each poem comes with a simple explanation of its essential components. The children could use these as a scaffold before going on to write their own poem about the Arctic, or respond in a different way with a letter/poster/story/newspaper article etc. A range of engaging but easy to imitate poetry styles are used: Cinquains Didactic Poems Etherees Free Verse Ghazal Poems Haikus All the poems are written by me and the images are copyright free. All reviews welcome. You might also be interested in my poems about India

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.

An excellent lesson jam packed with time saving goodies: Animated Powerpoint, Have-a-go AFL questions, fluency, problem solving and reasoning worksheets, lesson plan and all answers included. Download this effortless lesson which teaches children how to multiply and divide decimals to save hours of your planning and marking time. Be confident in your pupils understanding as the engaging PowerPoint covers these key teaching points: An explanation of decimals A review of place value titles and how they work Visual examples of when we need to multiple and divide decimals An interactive, step by step animation of how to do the written method for multiplication An interactive animation of the division written method (bus stop) A reminder of how to solve word problems Clues for if the operation is multiplication or division Enjoy using these helpful slides showing the written methods clearly using colour, arrows and reminders to make it easy to understand. Print our these interesting and realistic word problems so your pupils can consolidate their learning in real life contexts. Extend your pupils with multi step problems for a challenge and a page of higher level questions for quick finishers. All reviews welcome. Check out my other popular maths word problem packs: Adding and Subtracting Fractions Converting Fractions to Decimals Factors, Multiples, Squares and Cubes