Powerpoint Poem about the colour WHITE. EYFS/KS1. Simple rhyming ‘What is white?’ poem which I wrote myself to introduce a topic on colour recognition, help pupils learn the colour white and identify white objects around them. Lots of ‘white’ photos and an easy to follow ‘what is white?’ pattern. Links with cross curricular topics on ‘Colour’, ‘Rainbows’, ‘All around me’ and Literacy ‘Poetry’.

Powerpoint Poem about the colour BROWN. EYFS/KS1. Simple rhyming poem which I wrote myself to introduce a topic on colour recognition, help pupils learn the colour brown and identify brown objects around them. Lots of ‘brown’ photos and an easy to follow pattern about a ‘brown world’. Links with cross curricular topics on ‘Colour’, ‘Rainbows’, ‘All around me’, ‘Outside’ and Literacy ‘Poetry’.

Powerpoint Poem about the colour BLACK. EYFS/KS1. Simple two word line poem with repetition of the word ‘black’ which I wrote myself to introduce a topic on colour recognition, help pupils learn the colour black and identify black objects around them. Lots of ‘black’ photos and an ending which young children can relate to. Links with cross curricular topics on ‘Colour’, ‘Night and Day’, ‘All around me’, ‘Halloween’ and Literacy ‘Poetry’.

Powerpoint Poem about the colour PINK. EYFS/KS1. Simple rhyming poem which I wrote myself to introduce a topic on colour recognition, help pupils learn the colour pink and identify pink objects around them. The poem focuses on ‘I wish the world was pink……’ with pink enhanced images of everyday objects. Links with cross curricular topics on ‘Colour’, ‘Rainbows’, ‘All around me’ and Literacy ‘Poetry’.

Powerpoint Poem about the colour ORANGE. EYFS/KS1. Simple rhyming acrostic poem which I wrote myself to introduce a topic on colour recognition, help pupils learn the colour orange and identify orange objects around them. Lots of ‘orange’ photos and an easy to follow acrostic pattern. Links with cross curricular topics on ‘Colour’, ‘Rainbows’, ‘All around me’ and Literacy ‘Poetry’.

Powerpoint Poem about the colour BLUE. EYFS/KS1. Simple rhyming couplets which I wrote myself to introduce a topic on colour recognition, help pupils learn the colour blue and identify blue objects around them. Lots of ‘blue’ photos and an easy to learn ‘I love blue…’ repetition pattern. Links with cross curricular topics on ‘Colour’, ‘Rainbows’, ‘All around me’ and Literacy ‘Poetry’.

Powerpoint Poem about the colour GREEN. EYFS/KS1. Simple rhyming couplets (repeating the word green) which I wrote myself to introduce a topic on colour recognition, help pupils learn the colour green and identify green objects around them. Poem focuses on ‘healthy greens’ and ‘not so heathy greens’! Lots of ‘green’ photos and an ending which young children can relate to. Links with cross curricular topics on ‘Colour’, ‘Rainbows’, ‘All around me’, ‘Healthy eating’ and Literacy ‘Poetry’.

Powerpoint Poem about the colour YELLOW. EYFS/KS1. Simple two word rhyming couplets (repeating the word yellow) which I wrote myself to introduce a topic on colour recognition, help pupils learn the colour yellow and identify yellow objects around them. Lots of ‘yellow’ photos and an ending which young children can relate to. Links with cross curricular topics on ‘Colour’, ‘Rainbows’, ‘All around me’ and Literacy ‘Poetry’.

Powerpoint Poem about the colour RED. EYFS/KS1. Simple rhyming couplets which I wrote myself to introduce a topic on colour recognition, help pupils learn the colour red and identify red objects around them. Lots of ‘red’ photos and a humorous ending which young children can relate to. Links with cross curricular topics on ‘Colour’, ‘Rainbows’, ‘All around me’ and Literacy ‘Poetry’.

KS1 & 2 Geography – A trip to……. blank template. A quick Travel Agency type information gathering resource for pupils to use to research a specific country and find out specific information about location, flag, population, things to do, places to visit, geographical features, temperature and how to get there and places of interest. Space to write short sentences or bullet points of key information. Great for class display and for starting points in a country based subject or as a final assessment of knowledge gained throughout a topic. Link to cross curricular Geography topics on Australia, African countries, Russia, India, USA etc. Role play as Travel Agents.

KS1 & 2 History/Geography /Science– ‘Very famous person’ blank template. A quick information gathering resource for pupils to use to research a specific famous person and find out specific information about nationality, flag, birth/death dates, education, famous work and reasons this person is well known. Space to write short sentences or bullet points of key information and a summary of how this person has helped or changed the world. Great for class display and for starting points about a famous person based subject or as a final assessment of knowledge gained throughout a topic. Link to cross curricular History/Geography/Science/Art topics and ‘Inventors’, ‘Explorers’, ‘Victorians’ and similar topics.

. A quick information gathering resource for pupils to use to research a specific country and find out specific information about location, flag, population, capital, borders, geographical features, main industries, temperature, geographical features and native animals and birds . Space to write short sentences or bullet points of key information. Great for class display and for starting points in a country based subject or as a final assessment of knowledge gained throughout a topic. Link to cross curricular Geography topics on Australia, African countries, Russia, India, USA etc.

KS1 & 2 Woodland identification treasure hunt. Two A4 pages of images and labels for pupils or teachers to drag or cut out and place on the treasure hunt template in preparation for a visit to the woodlands. Images include common flowers, leaves, wildlife, insects and features found in British woodlands. Select up to 7 images per child/group from the image bank prior to the visit depending on what you hope to see or vocabulary you hope to develop. Pupils tick the tally box when they spot the image on the walk. Pupils can analyse the data after the visit and look for patterns and ask follow up questions eg types of trees growing in a specific place and why? Very helpful for group or individual targeted differentiation.

Whole school Teaching & Learning Policy. Written for Primary but could be adapted. Includes key headings and statements on what constitutes good teaching, knowledge of pupils, prior learning, planning, learning environment, resources, teaching strategies, assessment and expectations. This policy can be used as a structured starting point for sharing views on T&L with staff prior to adapting the content or creating own policy.

EY/KS1 Signs of Summer Powerpoint of 41slides. Learning Objectives: To know the names of the summer months. To recognise the signs of summer around me. To understand the features of a British seaside holiday. To talk about and share my own experience and feelings about a summer holiday. The slides include photographs of British seaside holiday activities, mini beasts (bees, spiders and ladybirds) and frogs. At specific points there are short paired talk activities and simple class activities eg a class summer/not summer birthday chart, writing about a favourite beach activity and how to make Ladybird counting sticks (counting in 7s). Cross curricular KOW /Science work on topics of ‘Seasons’, ‘Summer’, ‘Mini-beasts’, ‘Nature’.

Learning Objectives: To know the names of the Autumn months. To recognise the signs of Autumn around me. To explain why some small animals hibernate. To know the features of harvest and recognise harvest grain, fruit and vegetables. The slides include photographs of animals which hibernate (dormouse, bat, frog, grass snake etc) and do not hibernate (squirrels, badgers, rabbits/hares). At specific points there are short paired talk activities and simple class activities eg Name the harvest fruits, name the harvest vegetables, a grain chart activity, summer clothes and autumn clothes. There are 2 youtube links – a short Autumn song and a simple Autumn story. Cross curricular KOW /Science work on topics of ‘Seasons’, ‘Autumn’, ‘Animals’, ‘Nature’.

KS1 & 2 Label the space shuttle, label the space rocket, label the space suit (3 worksheets) Three separate worksheets to enable pupils to match the technical vocabulary to the correct part of the picture. There are seven items of equipment to label on the space shuttle and rocket worksheets and eight parts to label on the spacesuit. The vocabulary list is included on each worksheet for pupil use and there is a small photograph of a real shuttle and rocket for pupils to make a comparison between a photo and a simplified diagram. This is a useful activity to assess pupil knowledge of key vocabulary at the end of a mini topic on Space, journeys, famous explorers, or Planets.

KS2 set of 2 differentiated Geography physical features of the Arctic worksheets. Worksheet 1 – Match the key physical feature vocabulary (ocean, coastline, sea ice, river, mountain, glacier, iceberg) to the photographs. Worksheet 2- Cut out and stick physical descriptions (as worksheet 1) next to the photographs. Useful for Geography topics on ‘Water’, ‘Glaciers’, ‘Explorers’, ‘Arctic’.

KS2 Geography – Discover the Arctic Circle powerpoint lesson of 24 slides. Learning Objectives I must find the Arctic in my atlas. I must recognise the symbols for the points on a compass. I should identify the lines of latitude and longitude on a map or globe. I should explain the term ‘Arctic Circle’. I could describe where the Arctic Circle is in the world using geographical vocabulary and name some places located there. The lesson uses pupil starting points and encourages partner and group discussion. Written tasks are built into each stage of the lesson following a discussion task, map or globe work. The introduction asks pupils to describe the arctic landscape and arctic animals using a selection of photographs. They use this information to build up a picture to guess the place –the Arctic! The lesson moves onto a simple explanation of latitude and longitude and the points on the compass. Pupils will need a map or globe to explore the tasks fully and identify the Arctic Circle. There are 2 YouTube links – a latitude and longitude song (great fun!) and a short clip about Arctic wildlife which could be used as a starter for a follow up lesson. There is a simple optional assessment task at the end of the lesson.

KS1 & 2 Poetry review blank template. A quick review resource for pupils to use to comment on poems they have read in class and as part of a special Book Day or library events. Space to write a short summary, identify key vocabulary, repetition, rhyme and a space to rate/recommend the poem. Great to use in a class library for pupils to share ideas about their favourite poems and poets.