A mini fact file that introduces information about Halloween for KS2 children.

A sample of the following resource: A fact file about Usain Bolt that is also a reading comprehension. This includes three differentiated worksheets with 13 questions each and answers included to test children's comprehension knowledge as well as learning about Usain Bolt at the same time. The full resource can be found at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/usain-bolt-reading-comprehension-11755374

All the resources required for children to independently create their own instructions for creating a Halloween potion of some sort. Included are examples of potions from Harry Potter, different lists of potential items and key linking adverbs and imperative verbs. Also included is a cauldron picture where children can draw or list ingredients that will go in. Aimed at 5/6 where they should be confident with instruction writing anyway so can be used as they are for a couple of lessons of independent writing.

A PowerPoint that focuses on informing children about Holocaust Memorial Day. Included is a range of information, maps to show particular points e.g. where the Soviet Union was and who is there now as well as how far the camps spread. There are also then videos taken from Newsround for children to watch to deepen their understanding and provide them the opportunity to hear survivors talk.

Three lessons that focus on learning about Rousseau before recreating one of his pieces or an image from the rainforest in his style. Within the lessons is a discussion about the art and a focus on some key terms before children then pick which image they want to recreate, initially in pencil. The lessons then move on to evaluating their first design and recreating the image using different art resources before a final evaluation of this in the third lesson, whilst recapping the first lesson knowledge.

A story taken from BBC News about the need to charge people a deposit to reduce how many tents are being left at festivals aterwards. Included is the majority of the story and a comprehension activity that includes answers. Also useful for a discussion about plastic and what children think about the tents left behind and how they could be used/ how the issue could be resolved.

A sample of the following resource: A fact file about Halloween that is also a reading comprehension. This includes three differentiated worksheets with 10 questions each and answers included to test children's comprehension knowledge as well as learning about Halloween at the same time. Find the full resource at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/halloween-reading-comprehension-11754588

A reading comprehension based on Mo Farah. Included is a fact file about Mo Farah and three differentiated question sheets with answers included. The fact file can also be used separately to work on Mo Farah or show examples of how people can write bibliographies about a sporting star. Reading questions work on both fact finding and inferring from the information available, enabling children to practise their reading skills as well as learning about Mo's background story.

A simple wordsearch around some of the words children may hear for Remembrance Day. An answer sheet is also included.

A quiz to use at the end of the year with children as a fun activity. Included is the quiz which has eight different rounds with eight questions that have multiple choice answers as well as a tie breaker question if needed. There is also an answer sheet for children to record their answers and a PowerPoint with the answers to the quiz.

A PSHE style lesson that focuses on the media, getting children to consider what the media is before considering why they focus on celebrities and the reality of images that are used in different aspects of media. This lesson also gets children to consider whether they can trust everything they read in magazines, newspapers or online and why this is the case. Included are three differentiated activities, slightly between MA and HA, and the presentation for the lesson.

List of coordinates that when done accurately creates a man with a tie, shirt and jacket on. I am using this myself for children to then colour in and add detail e.g. hair, jacket, tie and then stick on the front of a card that they will write in for fathers day. Can also just be used as an activity for practising coordinates.

A fact file about Nelson Mandela that is also a reading comprehension. This includes three differentiated worksheets with 16 questions each and answers included to test children's comprehension knowledge as well as learning about Nelson Mandela at the same time.

A fact file and three differentiated reading comprehension activities related to it that focus on Christmas around the world, looking at different traditions whilst testing children's comprehension skills.