This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Spanish lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for different countries they might like to visit. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a longer holidays/vacations unit. The plan gives details of a game for a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class listening game, a speaking and listening activity, a written activity and a plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. These are: Plan A PowerPoint presentation Starter resource Resources for speaking and listening games Written worksheet (This is Lesson 1, Unit 6 by Blossoming Minds, but can be used individually.)

This is a 3 page plan and 10 slide PowerPoint for an assembly on Love, with a focus on loving your neighbour. It is easy to follow and requires no resources, so is perfect for using at the last minute! You can use the plan on its own or alongside the PowerPoint. (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open the PowerPoint.) I like leading assemblies that are interactive, engaging and relevant to the children’s lives. So this assembly involves lots of discussion on what a neighbour is, before introducing the Bible quote and discussing a school-based scenario that the children can relate to. There is also an example prayer/reflection to finish with.

A simple 20 page animated PowerPoint presentation retelling the story of Jesus healing a paralysed man. This is one of Jesus’s miracles. The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images only appear when the presentation is played with the animations. This could be used as part of a lesson or for an assembly for children aged 4 -11. This PowerPoint is also included in our KS1 and KS2 lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11596253 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11591468

This is a lesson plan and resources for a beginners French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for ‘Happy Christmas,’ as well as six decorations in French. The plan gives details of a whole class game to use as a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a paired reading activity, whole class listening activity, a simple writing activity and plenary whole class game. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. These are: A 4 page PDF Lesson Plan An 11 slide animated PowerPoint presentation. This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Sheets for the paired reading activity (PDF) - A colour and black & white version are included. Written activity (PDF) - A colour and black & white version are included. You might also be interested in: Advent Calendar - French Christmas Phrases - Noel

This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Spanish lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for ordering different drinks in a cafe in Spanish. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a food and drink unit. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class speaking and listening game, a further speaking and listening activity, a written activity and a paired plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. These are in the zip file and are: Lesson Plan (PDF) 5 pages An animated PowerPoint presentation - 12 slides (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.) Resources for speaking and listening activity (PDF) 2 pages colour and black & white Written activity (PDF) 3 pages colour and black & white and answers No further preparation needed. This plan is Blossoming Minds’ Lesson 3 Unit 4, but can be used individually. You might be interested in units 1-3: Beginner Spanish / 15 lessons

This resource is a comprehension booklet aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 (7-9 yrs). It is a story adapted from Shakespeare’s play of Twelfth Night. The story is a romance and covers the themes of identity, disguise and love among others. The story has been adapted so that is is suitable for ages 7-9. There are three differentiated booklets. The higher booklet has three pages of text for the children to read before they complete a range of questions based on a mixture of the KS1 and KS2 SATs. The middle and lower ability booklets have the text split into separate pages with questions on each page. PDF file format.

This is an assembly to teach children about the fun Jewish holiday of Purim. It is suitable for ages 5-11. It includes information on Judaism, the story of brave Queen Esther and details on how Jewish people celebrate Purim. It includes an anecdote relevant to the children’s experiences and finishes with a prayer/reflection. The pdf plan is 5 pages. There is also a 23 slide animated PowerPoint presentation to accompany the assembly which includes all of the information in the plan. (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.) You can jump to different sections of the PowerPoint or run it all from start to finish. The plan and PowerPoint can both be used on their own to suit your needs. No further preparation required.

This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Spanish lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for lunch and dinner foods in Spanish. It includes several dishes from Spain. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a food and drink unit. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a listening activity, a speaking game, a written activity and a plenary game. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. These are in the zip file and are: Lesson Plan - 4 pages (PDF) A 13 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.) Resources for listening activity - 7 pages (PDF) Written activity - 3 pages (PDF) - colour and black & white and answers Plenary template - 1 page (PDF) This plan is Blossoming Minds’ Lesson 5 Unit 4 Spanish, but can be used individually. You might be interested in Units 1-3: Beginner Spanish / 15 lessons

This is a plan for a Christmas assembly on the birth of Jesus, with a focus on journeys and refugees. There is an attached PowerPoint with the story and relevant facts for the assembly. The plan is easy to follow and requires no resources, so is perfect for using at the last minute! I like leading assemblies that are interactive, engaging and relevant to the children’s lives. So this assembly involves discussions and chances for the children to be involved. There is a lot of opportunity for the children to think about their own experiences, current events and to feedback. There is also an example prayer/reflection to finish with. All the resources needed are included in the zip file: 4 page PDF assembly plan 27 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.) No further preparation needed. The PowerPoint story is also available separately: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11729139 You might also be interested in our KS1 and KS2 lessons on the birth of Jesus: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks1-christmas-re-lesson-the-birth-of-jesus-11731416 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks2-christmas-re-lesson-the-birth-of-jesus-11731016

This is a plan and resources for a French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning about French Festivals. The lesson teaches the class about six festivals e.g. Bastille Day. There is the French word for each festival, a little bit of information in English and two more French phrases linked to the festival. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a longer unit on France. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a reading activity, a drawing task, a speaking activity and plenary whole class game. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file and are: Lesson Plan - 4 pages (PDF) An animated PowerPoint presentation - 11 pages (This is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.) Resource for the starter - 2 pages (PDF) Resources for the reading, drawing and speaking activities - 3 pages (PDF) (colour and black & white versions and translation) No further preparation needed. This is Lesson 5, Unit 12 French by Blossoming Minds, but can be used as an individual lesson. You might be interested in Units 1, 2 and 3: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11769397

This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Spanish lesson to use with KS2. It would be perfect to use as a second Spanish lesson, after children have learnt to say hello. The focus in this lesson is how to ask ‘how are you’ and reply. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the ‘feelings’ vocabulary, a speaking and listening activity, paired game, reading/writing activity and plenary discussion. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All the resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in a zip file. These are: The 4 page PDF Lesson plan A 21 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button in the centre of the page to open it. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow.) 5 PDF pages of resources for the speaking activity 2 PDF pages for the paired game 3 PDF pages for the Reading/Writing activity. There is a colour and black & white version of the worksheet and an answers sheet. No further preparation needed. This is lesson 2 of Unit 1 Spanish designed by Blossoming Minds. Unit 1 Spanish Greetings and Introductions Bundle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11651388 Unit 2 Spanish All About Me 5 lesson bundle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11706377 Units 1 and 2 are available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-lesson-bundle-1-term-beginners-11710541

This is a lesson plan and resources for a beginner’s German lesson to use with KS2. It would be perfect to use as a first German lesson, as it involves children learning the most basic vocabulary. The lesson plan gives details of a group starter, how to teach the ‘greetings’ vocabulary, a whole class game, a speaking and listening activity, a simple reading activity and a whole class plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file. These are: 4 page pdf Lesson Plan 9 slide animated PowerPoint presentation. This is not editable. (Click read only to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.) Starter activity (1 pdf page) Speaking activity labels (1 pdf page) Reading activity. (2 pdf pages) A colour and black & white version of this worksheet is included. No further preparation is needed. You might also be interested in our second German lesson: German lesson and resources : Emotions and Feelings

A 30 page pack of fun Christmas themed activities aimed at 5-7 year olds. There are a mixture of numeracy, literacy, phonics and art activities perfect for the end of term. Examples include counting carol singers, writing acrostic poems and completing sequences among many others. Children can work independently on activities during this busy part of the year or they could be used as part of a whole lesson. A colour and black and white version of the 30 page booklet is included. A great way to keep learning going right up to the end of term. I used this booklet with my year 1 class last year and they really enjoyed it! PDF file format

This is a 5 lesson Literacy unit all about Florence Nightingale. The plan is aimed at year 2 and gives details of the year 2 curriculum objectives covered. The children develop reading comprehension, writing, editing and SPaG skills during the unit. All five lessons include a SPaG starter which is always linked to Florence Nightingale. The main activity in lesson 1 is a non-fiction reading comprehension, which helps children to learn about Florence Nightingale. It is laid out in a SATs style format, containing similar questions to a SATs paper and is differentiated 3 ways. The main activity in lesson 2 is a fictional diary reading comprehension, written from the point of view of Florence Nightingale. Again it is in a SATs style and is again differentiated 3 ways. Lesson 3 allows children to gather vocabulary through drama and written activities. Lessons 4 and 5 allow children to write and edit their own diary accounts as Florence Nightingale. All resources are included that will be needed for the lessons. They are in 3 zip files. The following documents are included: A 12 page detailed plan for 5 lessons (PDF); A 5 slide PowerPoint presentation with Florence Nightingale themed SPaG starters (This is not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open.); A 7 slide PowerPoint presentation covering Florence’s childhood, early career, work during the Crimean War and ongoing legacy. (This is not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open.); Differentiated Comprehensions about Florence Nightingale. Each of the three levels contains four pages of text followed by questions (PDF); Differentiated comprehensions on a diary entry written by Florence Nightingale. Each of the three levels contains four pages of text followed by questions (PDF); (The presentation and comprehensions are also available separately from my shop: Florence Nightingale History Presentation Florence Nightingale SATs style comprehension - Year 2 Florence Nightingale’s Diary - Year 2 SATs style comprehension

A fully interactive PowerPoint quiz which contains 60 questions on books and authors suitable for KS2. Use as a starter, an assembly, a filler or a main activity. All questions are multiple choice and focus on popular modern books as well as classics. After you have chosen an answer for each question, click again and the correct answer changes colour. Example questions include: Where does Heidi go to live? The seaside, On a canal boat or In the mountains What sort of animal is Esio Trot? Snake, Tortoise or Toad Who is headmaster at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? Professor Dumbledore, Miss Cackle or Professor Trelawny The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open it. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is played with the animations. A separate answer sheet is included. No further preparation needed.

An interactive animated PowerPoint advent calendar to use throughout December. Just click on the date and you will be taken to a Spanish Christmas phrase! Sometimes there are some extra facts accompanying the phrase to teach children about Christmas in Spain. (The advent calendar is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.) A great start to the Christmas season. Perfect for all ages! The advent calendar is in the zip file. You might also be interested in: Spanish Christmas Lesson - La Navidad

This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Spanish lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for days of the week in Spanish. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a longer unit. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class listening game, an active speaking game, a reading activity and a whole class plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. These are in the zip file and are: Lesson Plan (pdf) 4 pages An 18 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.) Resource for listening activity (pdf) 1 page Reading activity (pdf) colour and black & white and answers 5 pages No further preparation needed. This is Blossoming Minds’ Lesson 1 Unit 5 Spanish, but can be used individually. You might be interested in Units 1-4: Beginner Spanish 20 lesson bundle

This resource is a poetry comprehension activity for year 2, based around a poem called ‘Summer Postcards.’ The poem tells the story of one boy’s wild adventures on the run with an elephant over the summer holidays, so would make a perfect activity before or after a long break. The resource includes 3 differentiated levels of booklet, which use different layouts and slightly altered content and questions to make them suitable for a whole range of abilities. The middle ability booklet is laid out in a similar way to the KS1 SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short verses to read and 3-4 questions per page. There are a range of ‘who,’ ‘what,’ ‘how,’ ‘where’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. Answers are included. A Blossoming Minds original poem. PDF file format.

This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. This comprehension is all about plants, covering their life cycle and what they need to survive. Perfect for cross-curricular learning, covering the Literacy and Science curriculum at the same time. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘how,’ and ‘why’ 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 3-5 questions per page. A colour and black & white version of each booklet is included. Answers are also included. PDF file format. All of the documents are in the zip file. These booklets are also included in these bundles: Year 2 Comprehension Pack - Plants, Animals and Humans - Science Year 2 Reading Comprehension Mega-Bundle - Science