We are a team of two sisters who specialise in primary education. We are determined to create resources of the highest standard that can be used without further preparation. Our lessons and assemblies have been designed to challenge children of all levels within a creative, engaging and inspiring context. Explore our shop to find lesson packs for languages, art and religious education, plans for assemblies and numerous high-quality resources to help you teach phonics, mathematics and literacy
We are a team of two sisters who specialise in primary education. We are determined to create resources of the highest standard that can be used without further preparation. Our lessons and assemblies have been designed to challenge children of all levels within a creative, engaging and inspiring context. Explore our shop to find lesson packs for languages, art and religious education, plans for assemblies and numerous high-quality resources to help you teach phonics, mathematics and literacy
A plan and resources for a KS1 RE lesson on Palm Sunday, with a focus on teaching children the story.
The plan includes details of a whole class starter, an introduction to the story, a drama activity, a simple written activity and a plenary. There are also differentiated targets, curriculum links and details about assessment for learning methods.
All activities are highly interactive and make the topic accessible to the children.
The pdf lesson plan is 5 pages. There is also an animated 15 slide PowerPoint presentation telling the story and the resource for the written activity included. The PowerPoint is not editable. (Please click 'Read Only' to open.)
I have used this lesson with my Year 1s and they enjoyed it!
The lesson could be used individually or as part of a Lent and Easter RE unit.
We also sell an amended version of the presentation separately:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/palm-sunday-story-powerpoint-11514314
You might also be interested in our KS2 Palm Sunday lesson plan, our Year 6 Palm Sunday comprehension and our Palm Sunday assembly:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/palm-sunday-lesson-plan-and-powerpoint-easter-ks2-11514378
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-6-sats-comprehension-palm-sunday-3-levels-colour-and-black-and-white-11523938
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/easter-assembly-plan-palm-sunday-choosing-the-right-path-11536942
A plan and resources for a KS1 Easter RE lesson on Good Friday, with a focus on emotions.
The 5 page PDF lesson plan includes details of a paired starter, an introduction to the story, a circle time activity, a simple written activity and a plenary whole class discussion. There are also differentiated targets, curriculum links and details about assessment for learning methods.
All activities are highly interactive and make the topic accessible to the children.
There is a 16 slide animated PowerPoint presentation telling the story. This is not editable. Click 'Read Only' to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is played as a Slideshow. The templates for the written activity are also included. (3 PDF pages)
The lesson could be used individually or as part of a Lent and Easter RE unit.
A version of the PowerPoint is available separately:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/good-friday-presentation-11542698
You might also be interested in my Good Friday assembly and KS2 Good Friday lesson:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/easter-assembly-good-friday-making-sacrifices-11846095
tes.com/teaching-resource/good-friday-lesson-plan-easter-ks2-11515866
This resource contains four lesson plans to teach children all about the Easter story. It is suitable for ages 4 -7. The four lessons are:
1) Palm Sunday
2) The Last Supper
3) Good Friday
4) Easter Sunday
Each PDF plan contains detailed instructions, a list of objectives for three levels of abilities, a list of resources and cross-curricular links.
All of the lessons contain an engaging starter, a whole class discussion or drama activity, written activity and plenary.
Each lesson also includes an animated PowerPoint containing the relevant part of the story. (These are not editable. Click 'Read Only' to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows.) There are templates included which can be used for the literacy and art activities. No further preparation is required.
All of the resources for each lesson are in the zip files.
Each lesson is also available individually or as part of a larger bundle.
***FANTASTIC VALUE***
Teach your KS1 class about every Christian celebration and festival throughout the year, with this bumper lesson pack.
Each pdf plan contains detailed instructions, a list of objectives for three levels of ability, a list of resources and cross-curricular links.
All lessons are highly interactive. They contain a huge variety of activities, such as poetry writing, art and drama. The following festivals are included:
- Harvest (x 2)
- Christmas (x 4)
- Lent (x 3)
- Easter (x 4)
-Pentecost (x 3)
Perfect to help you teach an entire year's worth of Christianity, with no further preparation!
(Each lesson is also available individually or as part of smaller bundles.)
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for lower key stage 2, perfect for using before or during Lent. There are three differentiated booklets on Shrove Tuesday.
Each booklet contains information and questions on Shrove Tuesday, its history, how to cook a pancake and the Mardi Gras festival.
There are a range of 'what, ' 'when,' 'where' and 'why' questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. Answers are also included.
PDF file format.
This is a set of three lesson plans and resources to teach children about the Jewish holiday of Passover. It is suitable for ages 7 - 11. There is also a 41 slide PowerPoint presentation to accompany the lessons which includes a topic introduction, the Passover story and details of how Jewish people celebrate Passover today.
Lesson 1 teaches children about the story of Passover and includes a drama activity and a literacy task.
Lesson 2 covers the theme of freedom in the Passover story and includes a drama activity and a poem writing task.
Lesson 3 teaches children about Passover celebrations today and includes an art and a literacy activity.
Each lesson starts with an introductory session and finishes with a plenary session. The plan includes three differentiated levels of objectives.
These lessons could be taught at any time of the year.
All necessary resources are included. No further preparation required.
A collection of comprehension activities for year 2, all with the theme of Lent or Easter.
Each booklet comes in 3 differentiated levels. They are all based on the reading SATs paper, containing a similar style of questions. They are also laid out in the same way as a SATs booklet to provide the children with greater experience. The four comprehensions are a range of instructions, fiction and non-fiction.
The 4 topics explored in the comprehensions are:
Pancake recipe (instructions)
Easter food (non-fiction)
Easter story
Hot cross buns (instructions)
This resource is a 20 page booklet for children to complete all about their hobbies, interests, friends, families, dreams and school life.
It is aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 and could be used to aid the transition process into year 3 or 4.
Use during a transition day, send home over the summer or complete during the new term as part of an ‘All About Me’ topic.
PDF file format
The booklet is colourful, but also prints well in black and white.
If you are looking for a booklet for transition into years 1 or 2 we have created this one:
All About Me transition booklet - EYFS & Key Stage 1
This is a presentation on the inspirational pilot, Amelia Earhart.
The presentation covers Amelia’s childhood, her early flying experiences, her flying records, what happened to her in the end and how she is remembered. The last part of the presentation includes some interesting questions to provoke discussion.
Use this as part of a lesson or for an assembly for ages 7 - 14.
These Year 2 Remembrance Day comprehension activities are split into 3 differentiated levels. Each level contains 3 comprehensions with answers. They are:
What is Remembrance Day and Remembrance Sunday?
Why do we wear poppies?
‘The First Remembrance Day’ - A fictional original tale following two children during the two minute silence in November 1919.
The higher level (Super Super Challenge) is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and is a similar length to a SATs paper.
The middle level (Super Challenge) is similar to the higher level but contains texts that are slightly shorter and a few easier questions.
The lower level (Challenge) contains texts that are much shorter and different easier questions.
There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘where,’ and ‘who’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers.
No further preparation required.
You might also be interested in:
Year 1 Comprehensions : Remembrance Day
A collection of non-fiction comprehension activities for year 2, all with the theme of winter. Each booklet comes in 3 differentiated levels. They are all based on the reading SATs paper, containing a similar style of questions and the same layout.
The 3 topics explored in the comprehensions are:
What happens in the winter?
Winter wildlife
What activities can I do in the winter?
Fantastic Value
These Year 2 SATs style comprehension booklets cover Bonfire Night, Remembrance Day and Christmas.
There are 12 topics:
The Gunpowder Plot
How to build a bonfire
Bonfire and Fireworks Safety
Bonfire Night Food
Remembrance Day
Angel Gabriel visits Mary
The birth of Jesus
The shepherds visit Jesus
The Wise Men Visit Jesus
Christmas Pudding Recipe
Mince Pie Recipe
Trifle Recipe
Each topic is split into 3 differentiated levels.
There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘where,’ and ‘who’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. Each booklet is based on the reading SATs paper, containing a similar style of questions and the same layout.
No further preparation required.
A 30 page booklet of summer-themed activities aimed at 5-7 year olds.
There are a mixture of numeracy, literacy, phonics and general knowledge activities perfect for children to use in the summer. The booklet can be sent home with children to work on independently over the summer or for home education.
There is a colour and black & white version of the booklet. Answers for the phonics and maths questions are also included.
A fun booklet of enjoyable activities.
PDF file format.
You might also be interested in the version of the booklet designed for using in school at the end of the summer term with Key Stage 1:
KS1 End of year Summer Activity Booklet
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels.
There are a range of ‘what’ and ‘how’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is also laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page.
This comprehension is all about autumn wildlife. It covers deer, fungi and spiders.
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
This autumn-themed phonics booklet is aimed at EYFS or year 1 (4-6 yrs). It covers phase 3 sounds and would be perfect for revising the phase during the autumn term.
The booklet is 18 pages. Children could work on it independently during phonics lessons, as a start of day activity or as a filler. Alternatively, send home for parents to work on with children as a homework task.
Activities include filling in missing sounds, sound spotter stories and recognising real and fake words among many others.
Just print and staple!
PDF file format.
This resource contains 4 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1 or lower ability year 2.
The theme in this pack is ‘Harvest.’ There are four different comprehensions:
What is harvest?
Thanksgiving
Harvest around the world
Harvest in Britain
Each comprehension contains a short piece of text with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help the children work out what they say.
The text is followed by 5 simple questions.
There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them. The PowerPoint is not editable.
There is a colour and black & white booklet. Answers are also included.
PDF file format
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. There are three differentiated sets of instructions on how to carve a pumpkin (with an adult), with differentiated questions. It would be perfect for using in the autumn term around Halloween.
Each booklet has a colour and black & white version. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘where,’ ‘why,’ ‘which’ and ‘who’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions, true and false questions and some that require more detailed answers. There are four pages of pictures with short written extracts to read and 3-5 questions per page. The higher ability booklet has 18 questions in total. The middle ability has 15 questions and the lower ability has 12 questions. Answers are included. All of the booklets are in the zip file.
PDF file format.
You might also be interested in:
The History of Halloween Comprehension - Year 2
Year 2 SPaG booklets - Halloween theme
This resource is a comprehension activity for year 2. There are three differentiated booklets on Bonfire Night food, which covers hot food, sweet treats and how to make hot chocolate.
Each booklet has a title page with useful words followed by four pages of information with questions on each page. There are a range of ‘who,’ ‘when,’ ‘what,’ and ‘why’ questions. There are also multiple choice questions and some that require more detailed answers. The higher ability booklet has 14 questions in total. The middle ability has 13 and the lower ability has 12 questions.
There is a colour and black & white booklet for each level. Answers are also included.
PDF file format.
You might also be interested in:
Year 2 Bonfire Night Comprehension Bundle / Guy Fawkes
The Gunpowder Plot Comprehension / Bonfire Night / Year 3 and 4
Bonfire Night Comprehensions / Guy Fawkes : Year 1
A collection of 16 short comprehension activities for year 1 on the theme of autumn.
This pack contains:
4 comprehensions on autumn
4 comprehensions on autumn wildlife
4 comprehensions on harvest
4 comprehensions on Bonfire Night
All the comprehensions contain a short piece of text with picture clues for tricky words and five simple questions. There are also accompanying PowerPoints for you to read the texts through with your class if you wish.
Please note, these comprehensions are also available as part of several larger bundles.
This bundle contains 3 presentations about harvest, perfect for using in assemblies, RE lessons or history lessons.
The 3 presentations are:
What is harvest?
Harvest around the world
Thanksgiving
Harvest Festival Presentation
An animated 20 page PowerPoint presentation explaining what harvest is, when it takes place around the world, its history in Britain and how it is celebrated today. Each slide has a short piece of explanatory text accompanied by a picture or several pictures. The presentation is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.
Harvest Around the World Presentation
An animated 21 page PowerPoint presentation that describes harvest celebrations around the world. It covers Thanksgiving in the USA, rice festivals in Asia, the Jewish festival of Sukkot, the fruit festival in Thailand, the moon festival of harvest in China and the yam festival in Ghana. The PowerPoint is non-editable. (Click ‘Read Only’ to open.)
Thanksgiving PowerPoint Presentation
A 21 slide animated PowerPoint presentation on Thanksgiving for a non-American audience. The PowerPoint describes the history of Thanksgiving, the first Thanksgiving and modern traditions. The PowerPoint is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is run as a slideshow.
Versions of these PowerPoints are also available with our KS2 Harvest Unit:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11684419
