Lesson Plan: Winter Solstice and Winter Photos for 4th Grade (Key Stage 2) Dive into the enchanting world of winter with this engaging 50-minute lesson plan focused on the winter solstice and descriptive writing. Designed for 4th graders, this lesson aims to help students understand the significance of the winter solstice, explore winter activities and scenes through captivating photos, and practice their descriptive writing skills. Why Children Will Enjoy This Lesson Students will find this lesson exciting as it combines visual stimulation with imaginative writing. The use of a PowerPoint presentation showcasing vibrant winter photos will spark their curiosity and encourage lively participation. As they discuss what they see and feel in the photos, students will engage their senses, making the learning experience immersive and enjoyable. The opportunity to share their thoughts and sensory writing with peers fosters a sense of community in the classroom, enhancing their enjoyment. Benefits for Teachers This lesson plan provides educators with a comprehensive framework to teach about the winter solstice while enhancing students’ writing and critical thinking skills. By facilitating discussions and guiding students through sensory writing exercises, teachers can encourage creativity and improve communication skills. The structured activities allow for easy adaptation based on classroom dynamics, ensuring that all students are engaged and learning effectively. Furthermore, the lesson aligns with curriculum objectives, making it a valuable resource for educators. Conclusion Overall, the Winter Solstice and Winter Photos lesson is a delightful way to introduce students to winter themes while nurturing their descriptive writing abilities. It’s an ideal opportunity for educators to inspire a love for learning about seasonal changes and creative expression. Relevant Hashtags: #winter #wintersolstice #4thGrade #descriptivewriting #elementaryeducation #seasonallearning #winteractivities #engaginglessons #teachingresources #creativity

Remember 9/11 is a presentation showing the towers before, during and after the event. It captures some of the drama and will be an excellent focal point for any teacher wanting to talk about this event in a balanced way. It would also make an excellent backdrop for an assembly. I have added a presentation showing you how to use photo flashcards for 31 different teaching activities in the classroom and also a set of writing prompts to encourage the children to describe the events more creatively. You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different actions being shown in each of photos. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about Remembering 9/11. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different groupings. The students can then discuss what they think each one was saying or thinking. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.

This presentation contains 30 different high quality photos relating to the Harvest festival. It could be used to boost vocabulary, or used as an interesting backdrop to an assembly. You can also use it as an instant display. Just print out the pictures and then add a few labels. It comes complete with a 31 Teaching Activity Teacher Guide to help you get the most out of your teaching and this purchase. You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different foods being shown in each of photos. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about Harvest Festival. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different types of foods. The students can then discuss what foods they like and how to use and grow them. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.

You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different cheeses being shown in each of the photos. I have combined two different presentations about food with a set of 31 different teaching activities you can try in the classroom. The activities are short, fun and easy to organise. They will help to improve your students' vocabulary and memory skills. I added these resource to help you get more out of each purchase you make with me. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about The World of Cheeses. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different types of cheese. The students can then discuss which cheese they like and how they eat them. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.

You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different foods being shown in each of the photos. I have created a second resource which explains 31 different ways you could effectively use this teaching resource in the classroom. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about British Food. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different types of food. The students can then discuss what they think about each food. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.

You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different items being shown in each of photos. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about World AIDS Day . The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different AID preventative ideas. The students can then discuss what they think each one was saying or thinking. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.

Are you interested in teaching about the Ozone layer? I have created a simple PowerPoint presentation for this topic. I have also created a PowerPoint explaining 31 different ways you could use this teaching resource in your classroom. You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different materials being shown in each of the photos. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about Ozone Layer Preservation Day. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different Ozone Layer Preservation Day ideas. The students can then discuss how they can save the ozone. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.

These PowerPoint slides are designed to make students think and talk about safe sexual behaviour. This pack contains a 31 Teaching Activity Teacher Guide using these photo flash cards. These activities are quick and fun to do and will improve both your students' memory and vocabulary skills. You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different activities being shown in each of the photos. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about Sexual Health Week. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different safe sex ideas. The students can then discuss what they think about each one. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.

Make target setting an interactive, hands on activity! This ideas is based on a simple 3D square based pyramid net. There is space on each side for students to write down their monthly English, Maths and Social targets. There is also a space for their name and something they learnt in the previous month. I added the motivational quotes so students appreciate what they are learning towards. I added the positive behaviour system, where the students move around the track each time they achieve their pyramids targets! The harder they work, the faster they move around the track. Lots of fun for everyone! I have created this worksheet in black and white so teachers can either print them on white paper or onto different coloured papers, the idea being to change the colour of the pyramid every month, so everyone knows which pyramid they should now be following.

This is a nice introduction or revision of the difference senses. If you print them off, and mix them up, students could try to correctly group them back together again. Ask if there is more than one sense being used in some of the slides. This pack contains a 31 Teaching Activity Teacher Guide using these photo flash cards. These activities are quick and fun to do and will improve both your students' memory and vocabulary skills. You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different activities being shown in each of the photos. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about Your 5 Senses. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different types of senses. The students can then discuss what is important. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.

In September, these are the most common primary history teaching units: Ancient Egypt Relics, Ancient Egyptian Tombs, Ancient Rome, Ancient Roman Gladiators (also has some pictures of Roman soldiers as a bonus!) and life in the stone age. These presentation packs could be used as PowerPoint presentations, either for the start of a unit, or as an interesting review of the different ideas the students have had during the topic. The materials could also be printed out and help to make an instant display. These photos are are great way to encourage talking and research in the classroom.

These worksheets are designed to be used time and again with different books. These are designed to be used in guided reading sessions. Many of the worksheets are designed in such a way that a student can complete them independently. However, to get the maximum out of this book, I would highly recommend these worksheets are used to consolidate the learning taking place in the classroom. Another use of this set of worksheets is additional homework sheets. I have used these sheets very effectively as a way of checking to see if students have read their book and do fully understand what they have read. I hope you enjoy this book and that your students are inspired to take a more active, more motivated role in their own learning.

Three lessons looking at the properties of numbers. These lessons were originally created for a major educational publishing house. These lessons look at Counting and properties of numbers. The lessons contain a 10 minute mental warm up, a main, whole class teaching lesson and suggestions for the differentiated challenges students can do. Autumn Term Lesson 1: Week 1 Title Counting and Properties of Numbers Learning Objective:  know the names of numbers  recite numbers in order  count a set of objects  check a count by counting in tens. Mental Warm Up: Count on from 15. Main Lesson Idea: Today we are going to work on counting. Educational Challenges  Count up the objects in different groups – which was the best way?  Count up the number of objects in one handful.  Check your partner’s answers by grouping them in tens. Lesson 2: Week 1 Title Counting and Properties of Numbers Learning Objective:  count on or back in steps of 1, 2, 5 and 10  begin to recognise familiar multiples. Mental Warm Up: Match the pairs of numbers that total 10. Main Lesson Idea: Today we are going to count in steps of different sizes. Educational Challenges  Count in steps of 5 or 10. Use ‘Sammy Snake’ to cover up numbers.  Count in steps of 1 on a 10 x 10 grid up to 50 first. Continue to 100 if time.  Count in steps of 2 or 5, recording the number on the 10 x 10 grid.  Lesson 3: Week 1 Title Counting and Properties of Numbers Learning Objective:  count a set of objects and know this number always stays the same  count in steps of 2, 5 and 10  begin to recognise familiar multiples. Mental Warm Up: Count in steps of 2. Main Lesson Idea: Today we are going to count objects by grouping them in different ways. Educational Challenges  Take a handful of objects to count in groups of ones, twos and tens. Record results.  Draw some spots for a partner to count and check by grouping in different ways.  Draw some spots or collect some objects. Challenge a friend to find out how many by grouping them.

This week provides full power point presentations helping students to understand place value and ordering. The lessons contain a 10 minute mental warm up, and then a whole class teaching session. The lessons finish with helpful suggestions about main lesson lesson activities students could try. Lesson 1: Week 2 Title Place Value and Ordering Learning Objective:  read and write numerals  compare and order numbers  give a number which lies between two numbers  order numbers and position on a hundred square. Lesson 2: Week 2 Title Place Value and Ordering Learning Objective:  what each digit in a two-digit number represents  to order numbers  to use numbers greater than 100. Lesson 3: Week 2 Title Place Value, Ordering and Estimating Learning Objective:  how to recognise numbers  where numbers are on a number line  to understand the words used with estimation  how to round more accurately. Lesson 4: Week 2 Title Place Value, Ordering and Addition Learning Objective:  to recognise tens and ones  how to combine a tens number and a one-digit number to make a two-digit number  how to write a number sentence  to combine a hundreds, tens and one-digit number. Lesson 5: Week 2 Title Place Value and Addition Learning Objective:  recognise the relationship between digits in a two-digit number  combine numbers to make a two-digit number.

This is a 5 day teaching unit to help you teach Year 2 students how to teach length. The lessons all start with a 10 minute mental warm up session. This is followed by the main, whole class, interactive lesson. The lessons finish with a differentiated challenge for the students to complete. Autumn Term Lesson 1: Week 5 Title Length Learning Objective:  use non-standard units  use words to describe length  use the same units when measuring length. Lesson 2: Week 5 Title Length Learning Objective:  make and use measuring equipment  use words about length  recognise the need for standard units. Title Length Learning Objective:  choose and use simple measuring equipment. Lesson 5: Week 5 Title Length Learning Objective:  solve length problems  understand and use words about length.

This is a 5 day set of lessons to help a Year 2 class to learn more about the addition and the subtraction of money. The lessons all start with a 10 minute mental warm up session. This is followed by a whole class, interactive lesson on money. The lessons finish with useful suggestions about how the class can be taken forward using differentiated challenges. Autumn Term Lesson 1: Week 4 Title Addition and Subtraction of Money Learning Objective:  To recognise all coins  to find totals  how to add numbers  how to add several numbers together. Lesson 2: Week 4 Title Addition and Subtraction of Money Learning Objective:  solve money problems  recognise coins  add a one-digit number to a two-digit number without crossing the tens. Lesson 3: Week 4 Title Addition and Subtraction of Money Learning Objective:  solve money problems and give change  subtract a one-digit number from a two-digit number  subtract a one-digit number from a twenties number crossing 20  make decisions if to use a + or –. Lesson 4: Week 4 Title Addition and Subtraction of Money Learning Objective:  make decisions if to use a + or – Lesson 5: Week 4 Title Addition and Subtraction Strategies and Money Learning Objective:  understand the value of money  find strategies for finding equal amounts of money.

Here are 5 PowerPoint lessons, complete with a mental warm up, about doubling, halving, multiplying and dividing. The main part of the lesson provides a whole class, interactive learning session. The lessons finish with a differentiated teaching challenges for the students. Autumn Term Lesson 1: Week 10 Title Making Multiplication Number Sentences Learning Objective:  how to multiply  how to use words to describe multiplication  about multiplication and repeated addition  to use the ‘x’ and ‘=’ signs in a number sentence. Lesson 2: Week 10 Title Division Learning Objective:  understand the difference between equal and unequal sharing  understand that equal sharing can leave a remainder. Lesson 3: Week 10 Title Doubles Learning Objective:  double numbers up to 15 quickly  use a range of strategies for doubling numbers greater than 15  understand the relationship between doubling and the 2 times-table. Lesson 4: Week 10 Title Halving Amounts Learning Objective:  understand doubling and halving are inverse operations  begin to halve multiples of 10 up to 100  recognise patterns in halving multiples of 10. Lesson 5: Week 10 Title Doubling Numbers Learning Objective:  recite our 5 times-table  begin to double any multiples of 5  develop strategies for doubling multiples of 5.

Welcome to the ESL Bingo pack. This is a simple starter game for students. There are 114 different pictures to choose from. Select a single picture and project the image on the wall or share it with the class as a handout. Talk about the picture and then ask your students to select and write down 5 items from the picture. Then look at the picture and pick out all the key vocabulary you want them to talk about. The first student to have all their items read out is the winner. With 57 different settings and 114 different game cards, there are plenty chances for great vocabulary. ***** Please note - these resources provide visual prompts and support to the students, not direct language instruction **************

A 3 day set of complete PowerPoint lessons about using and explaining shape and space to children. All the lessons start with a 10 minute mental warm up session. This is followed by the main whole class lesson, which is highly interactive and helps to focus the student's attention on their learning. At the end of the presentation, the lessons contain differentiated ideas for students to further extend their learning. Autumn Term Lesson 1: Week 6 Title Shape and Space Learning Objective:  describe and talk about two-dimensional shapes  name shapes and say what is special about them. Lesson 2: Week 6 Title Shape and Space Learning Objective:  understand, use and read words used to describe two-dimensional shapes  sort flat shapes. Lesson 3: Week 6 Title Shape and Space Learning Objective:  combine squares to make new shapes  understand what makes each shape special  investigate using squares.

Here are 5 great PowerPoint lessons about addition, subtraction, rounding and money to use in the classroom. The lessons are complete with 3 parts. The first part is the 10 minute mental warm up session. The central part in the whole class, interactive learning session. The final part of the lesson provides differentiated challenges for the students. Autumn Term Lesson 1: Week 9 Title Addition and Subtraction Learning Objective:  complete adding and subtracting problems  add several numbers  understand that adding but not subtracting can be done in any order. Lesson 2: Week 9 Title Subtracting from Multiples of 10 Learning Objective:  understand the words used to describe adding and subtracting  subtract a one-digit number from a multiple of 10  record the answers in different ways.  Practise subtracting from multiples of 10.  Practise subtracting from bigger multiples of 10. Lesson 3: Week 9 Title Subtraction Learning Objective:  use words to describe subtraction  subtract a one-digit number from a multiple of 10. Lesson 4: Week 9 Title Describing Money Learning Objective:  use words to compare and order numbers  recognise coins  total money  understand different monies can be the same. Lesson 5: Week 9 Title Rounding and Money Problems Learning Objective:  round amounts to the nearest 10p  approximate and order numbers on a number line  recognise coins  be able to total money together.