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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

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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
Bumper KS1 SATs comprehension revision pack
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Bumper KS1 SATs comprehension revision pack

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This is a pack of 15 year 2 SATs style non-fiction comprehensions. Each booklet comes in 3 differentiated levels. They are all based on the reading SATs paper, containing a similar style of questions and a similar layout. Perfect to use in the run-up to SATs as either a start of day activity, a main part of a lesson or to send home to parents for children to practise at home. There are a wide range of topics covered, including: Wildlife (x3) European countries (x3) Historical figures from the history curriculum (x4) Sports stars (x3) Spring (x1) General non-fiction (x1) PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
Phonics Phase 3 Vowel Digraph Interactive Lessons
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Phonics Phase 3 Vowel Digraph Interactive Lessons

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This bundle contains a selection of interactive lessons aimed at whole class or group phonics. Each lesson takes 15-20 minutes. The powerpoint lessons are split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to the new sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Segmenting and blending words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with vowel digraph sound - Writing a sentence - Revision of common exception words
Bumper Year 1 Christmas Activity Pack
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Bumper Year 1 Christmas Activity Pack

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Keep your year 1s busy throughout December with this collection of comprehensions, maths activities, phonics activities, and interactive advent calendars, all with a Christmas theme. Worth £45 if bought individually! Included in the bundle are: Maths activity booklet (20 pages) Phonics activity booklet (20 pages) General activity booklet (30 pages) Comprehensions x 6 packs Interactive Advent calendars x 4 - phonics, maths, jokes Christmas Quiz All resources also available individually or as part of a smaller bundle.
Phonics phase 3 digraphs mega-bundle
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Phonics phase 3 digraphs mega-bundle

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This bundle contains a selection of interactive lessons aimed at whole class or group phonics. The lessons cover ALL phase 3 vowel and consonant digraphs. Each lesson takes 15-20 minutes. The powerpoint lessons are split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to the new sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Segmenting and blending words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with focus sound - Writing a sentence - Revision of common exception words The lessons are also available individually or in smaller bundles of vowel digraphs or consonant digraphs.
Year 2 Reading Comprehension Mega Bundle - Historical Figures - Differentiated Levels
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Year 2 Reading Comprehension Mega Bundle - Historical Figures - Differentiated Levels

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***Fantastic Value*** A huge bundle of 13 non-fiction SATs style reading comprehensions for year 2. The bundle covers all the historical figures in the KS1 history curriculum. So the booklets are perfect for cross-curricular literacy and history learning. Each comprehension booklet has three differentiated levels and includes answers. They are all based on the SATs reading papers from recent years. The following are included: Elizabeth I Queen Victoria Christopher Columbus Neil Armstrong William Caxton Tim Berners-Lee Pieter Bruegel the Elder L.S. Lowry Emily Davison Mary Seacole Florence Nightingale Edith Cavell Rosa Parks
KS2 Beginners Spanish Bundle (Food, Hobbies & Holidays)
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KS2 Beginners Spanish Bundle (Food, Hobbies & Holidays)

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This is a bundle of 15 Spanish lessons, perfect for using with beginners after they have mastered the basics. They are aimed at KS2. The lessons teach the children vocabulary for food, drink, hobbies, transport and holidays. The plans all give details of a starter, how to teach the new vocabulary, followed by a combination of listening activities, speaking activities, reading/writing activities and plenary. Each lesson is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources are included in the price. This includes a PowerPoint for each lesson containing the new vocabulary. Fantastic value
Year 2 Comprehensions - Autumn and Winter Celebrations - Bonfire Night, Remembrance Day, Christmas
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Year 2 Comprehensions - Autumn and Winter Celebrations - Bonfire Night, Remembrance Day, Christmas

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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.
Year 2 Reading Comprehension Mega-Bundle - Science
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Year 2 Reading Comprehension Mega-Bundle - Science

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***Fantastic Value*** A huge bundle of 17 non-fiction SATs style reading comprehensions for year 2. The bundle covers the entire Science curriculum for year 2, so is perfect for cross-curricular learning. Each comprehension booklet has three differentiated levels and includes answers. They are all based on the SATs reading papers from recent years. The following are included: Inventors of materials Materials and forces Properties of materials Plants Staying healthy Basic needs for survival How animals change as they grow Habitats Microhabitats The ocean The seashore Woodlands Rainforest animals Food chains Minibeasts Reptiles Is it alive, dead or has never been alive?
Phonics phase 4 - Initial Consonant blends lesson bundle
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Phonics phase 4 - Initial Consonant blends lesson bundle

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This resource is a selection of 20 interactive lessons aimed at whole class or group phonics. They are PowerPoint presentations that allow children to learn or revisit initial consonant blends from phase 4. Each lesson takes 15-20 minutes. The PowerPoints are split into different sections: - Revision of phase 3 and 4 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to consonant blend and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out - Reading words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with sound/filling in missing words - Writing a sentence - Revision of phase 4 tricky words
Phonics phase 5 - 19 interactive lessons
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Phonics phase 5 - 19 interactive lessons

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**FANTASTIC VALUE** This resource is a giant interactive PowerPoint with interactive phonics lessons for ALL phase 5 phonemes- 19 sounds! Simply click on the sound and you will be taken to the appropriate lesson. Each lesson takes 15-20 minutes and is split into the following sections: - Revision of phase 3 and 4 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to new sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out - Reading words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with sound/filling in missing words - Writing a sentence - Revision of tricky words This resource contains over 1000 slides! It means you can be prepared for 4 weeks worth of phonics lessons. Simply open the PowerPoint each day and you are ready to teach! Each lesson is available individually on my shop for £3 or save 60% by buying in this giant PowerPoint.
Bumper Year 2 SATs Comprehension Revision Pack
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Bumper Year 2 SATs Comprehension Revision Pack

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A pack of 20 year 2 SATs style non-fiction comprehensions. This is the second pack we have uploaded and contains a wide range of topics, including: Asian countries (x3) Habitats (x3) Historical figures from the history curriculum (x4) Space (x2) How tos (x5) Living things (x3) Each booklet comes in 3 differentiated levels. They are all based on the reading SATs paper, containing a similar style of questions and a similar layout. Perfect to use in the run-up to SATs as either a start of day activity, a main part of a lesson or to send home to parents for children to practise at home. PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
Phonics phase 3 - 26 interactive lessons
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Phonics phase 3 - 26 interactive lessons

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FANTASTIC VALUE Save 68% This resource is a giant interactive PowerPoint with interactive lessons for ALL phase 3 phonemes- 26 sounds! Simply click on the sound and you will be taken to the appropriate lesson. Each lesson takes 15-20 minutes and is split into the following sections: Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order Introduction to new sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound Spotting the odd one out Reading words Phoneme counting Phoneme spotting in sentences Writing words with sound/filling in missing words Writing a sentence Revision of tricky words This resource contains over 1300 slides! It means you can be prepared for at least 5 weeks worth of phonics lessons. Simply open the PowerPoint each day and you are ready to teach!
French Lesson Bundle : 15 lessons
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French Lesson Bundle : 15 lessons

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***Fantastic value*** This is a bundle of 15 French lessons, perfect for using with absolute beginners. They are aimed at KS2. The Lessons are: Lesson 1 - Greetings Lesson 2 - Emotions and Feelings Lesson 3 - Greetings for different times of day Lesson 4 - Introducing Yourself Lesson 5 - Where you live (countries) Lesson 6 - Numbers Lesson 7 - How old are you? Lesson 8 - Colours Lesson 9 - What do I look like? (eye and hair colour) Lesson 10 - Describing myself (height and size) Lesson 11 - Family Members Lesson 12 - Clothing Lesson 13 - Pets Lesson 14 - Pet Descriptions Lesson 15 - All About Me Revision The plans (pdfs) all give details of a starter, how to teach the new vocabulary, followed by a combination of listening activities, speaking activities, reading/writing activities and a plenary. Each lesson is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lessons are included in the price. This includes a PowerPoint for each containing the new vocabulary. The PowerPoint presentations are not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open them. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations. In total there are 217 pages of lesson plans, games and worksheets (pdfs) and 223 slides of animated PowerPoints. All of the lessons are in zip files. No further preparation needed. This is Units 1, 2 and 3 French designed by Blossoming Minds. (These lessons are also available as individual lessons or as smaller units.)
Beginner Spanish / 15 lessons
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Beginner Spanish / 15 lessons

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This is a bundle of 15 Spanish lessons, perfect for using with absolute beginners. They are aimed at KS2. The Lessons are: Lesson 1 - Greetings Lesson 2 - Emotions and Feelings Lesson 3 - Greetings for different times of day Lesson 4 - Introducing Yourself Lesson 5 - Where you live (countries) Lesson 6 - Numbers Lesson 7 - How old are you? Lesson 8 - Colours Lesson 9 - What do I look like? (eye and hair colour) Lesson 10 - Describing myself (height and size) Lesson 11 - Family Members Lesson 12 - Clothing Lesson 13 - Pets Lesson 14 - Pet Descriptions Lesson 15 - All About Me Revision The plans (pdfs) all give details of a starter, how to teach the new vocabulary, followed by a combination of listening activities, speaking activities, reading/writing activities and a plenary. Each lesson is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lessons are included in the price. This includes a PowerPoint for each containing the new vocabulary. The PowerPoint presentations are not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open them. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations. In total there are 218 pages of lesson plans, games and worksheets (pdfs) and 226 slides of animated PowerPoints. All of the lessons are in zip files. No further preparation needed. This is Units 1, 2 and 3 Spanish designed by Blossoming Minds. (These lessons are also available as individual lessons or as smaller units.) ***Fantastic value***
KS2 Bumper Christianity Lesson Pack
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KS2 Bumper Christianity Lesson Pack

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***FANTASTIC VALUE*** This resource contains 17 lesson plans and accompanying resources to teach children all about the Christian year. They can all be used individually or as a whole year's RE to teach about Christianity. They are suitable for ages 7 -11. The seven lessons are: Ash Wednesday/Start of Lent Lent - Giving Something Up Lent - Doing Good Deeds Palm Sunday The Last Supper Good Friday Easter Sunday Pentecost x 3 Harvest x 3 Angel Gabriel Visits Mary (Annunciation) The Birth of Jesus The Shepherds Visit Jesus The Wise Men Visit Jesus (Epiphany) Each pdf plan contains detailed instructions, a list of objectives for three levels of abilities, a list of resources and cross-curricular links. The lessons contain wide-ranging activities to maintain the children's interest, from poetry writing, to drama activities, to philosophical discussions. Each lesson contains a non-editable PowerPoint with a Bible story or relevant facts to help you teach the content of the lesson. There are also templates which can be used for the activities. No further preparation is required! Each lesson is also available individually or as part of smaller bundles for Lent, Easter, Pentecost, Harvest or Christmas.
Beginner Italian  3 units : 15 lessons
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Beginner Italian 3 units : 15 lessons

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This bundle contains 15 Italian lessons for beginners, perfect for using with KS2. The Lessons are: Lesson 1 - Greetings Lesson 2 - Emotions and Feelings Lesson 3 - Greetings for different times of day Lesson 4 - Introducing Yourself Lesson 5 - Where you live (countries) Lesson 6 - Numbers Lesson 7 - How old are you? Lesson 8 - Colours Lesson 9 - What do I look like? (eye and hair colour) Lesson 10 - Describing myself (height and size) Lesson 11 - Family Members Lesson 12 - Clothing Lesson 13 - Pets Lesson 14 - Pet Descriptions Lesson 15 - All About Me Revision The plans (pdfs) all give details of a starter, how to teach the new vocabulary, followed by a combination of listening activities, speaking activities, reading/writing activities and a plenary. Each lesson is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lessons are included in the price. This includes a PowerPoint for each containing the new vocabulary. The PowerPoint presentations are not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open them. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations. In total there are 205 pages of lesson plans, games and worksheets (pdfs) and 214 slides of animated PowerPoints. All of the lessons are in zip files. No further preparation needed. This is Units 1, 2 and 3 Italian designed by Blossoming Minds. (These lessons are also available as individual lessons or as smaller units.) Fantastic value
KS1 Bumper Christianity Lesson Pack
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KS1 Bumper Christianity Lesson Pack

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***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.)
Beginner French 20 lesson bundle
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Beginner French 20 lesson bundle

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***Fantastic value*** This is a bundle of 20 French lessons, perfect for using with absolute beginners. They are aimed at KS2. The Lessons are: Lesson 1 - Greetings Lesson 2 - Emotions and Feelings Lesson 3 - Greetings for different times of day Lesson 4 - Introducing Yourself Lesson 5 - Where you live (countries) Lesson 6 - Numbers Lesson 7 - How old are you? Lesson 8 - Colours Lesson 9 - What do I look like? (eye and hair colour) Lesson 10 - Describing myself (height and size) Lesson 11 - Family Members Lesson 12 - Clothing Lesson 13 - Pets Lesson 14 - Pet Descriptions Lesson 15 - All About Me Revision Lesson 16 - Fruit and Vegetables Lesson 17 - Bread and Pastries Lesson 18 - Drinks Lesson 19 - Breakfast Lesson 20 - Dinner The plans all give details of a starter, how to teach the new vocabulary, followed by a combination of listening activities, speaking activities, reading/writing activities and a plenary. Each lesson is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources are included in the price. This includes a PowerPoint for each lesson containing the new vocabulary. The PowerPoint presentations are not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open them. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations. In total there are 288 pages of lesson plans, games and worksheets (pdfs) and 282 slides of animated PowerPoints. All of the lessons are in zip files. No further preparation needed. This is Units 1, 2, 3 and 4 French designed by Blossoming Minds. (These lessons are also available as individual lessons or as smaller units.)
Beginner Spanish 20 lesson bundle
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Beginner Spanish 20 lesson bundle

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Fantastic value This is a bundle of 20 Spanish lessons, perfect for using with absolute beginners. They are aimed at KS2. The Lessons are: Lesson 1 - Greetings Lesson 2 - Emotions and Feelings Lesson 3 - Greetings for different times of day Lesson 4 - Introducing Yourself Lesson 5 - Where you live (countries) Lesson 6 - Numbers Lesson 7 - How old are you? Lesson 8 - Colours Lesson 9 - What do I look like? (eye and hair colour) Lesson 10 - Describing myself (height and size) Lesson 11 - Family Members Lesson 12 - Clothing Lesson 13 - Pets Lesson 14 - Pet Descriptions Lesson 15 - All About Me Revision Lesson 16 - Fruit and Vegetables Lesson 17 - Bread and Cakes Lesson 18 - Drinks Lesson 19 - Breakfast Lesson 20 - Dinner (including several dishes from Spain) The plans all give details of a starter, how to teach the new vocabulary, followed by a combination of listening activities, speaking activities, reading/writing activities and a plenary. Each lesson is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources are included in the price. This includes a PowerPoint for each lesson containing the new vocabulary. The PowerPoint presentations are not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open them. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations. In total there are 290 pages of lesson plans, games and worksheets (pdfs) and 285 slides of animated PowerPoints. All of the lessons are in zip files. No further preparation needed. This is Units 1, 2, 3 and 4 Spanish designed by Blossoming Minds. (These lessons are also available as individual lessons or as smaller units.)
Phonics phase 4 - 36 interactive lessons
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Phonics phase 4 - 36 interactive lessons

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**FANTASTIC VALUE** Save 72% This resource is a giant interactive PowerPoint with interactive lessons for ALL phase 4 phonemes- over 36 sounds! Simply click on the sound and you will be taken to the appropriate lesson. Each lesson takes 15-20 minutes and is split into the following sections: - Revision of phase 3 and 4 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to new sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out - Reading words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with sound/filling in missing words - Writing a sentence - Revision of phase 4 tricky words This resource contains almost 2000 slides! It means you can be prepared for at least 7 weeks worth of phonics lessons. Simply open the PowerPoint each day and you are ready to teach! (Phase 4 sounds are also available individually or as small bundles of certain groups of sounds)