Looking for Mindset stories for PSHE? This original set of three stories written by me is a great 26 page resource. It consists of three very different animal stories. Each story has an element of being unable to do well in a particular thing. There are question sheets to discuss or writwe answers to. The stories can be read to the children as a talking and listening lesson or can be printed out to use with three different groups to read and discuss. The animals are Marley the monkey who can't swing, Benjamin Bunny who can't hop and Freda Flatfish who has a talent she didn't know about. Very suitable for EYFS and KS1.

A cross-curricular approach to the Paralympics 2016 to be held in September. Suitable for Upper KS1 and KS2. Worksheets can be printed out individually or as a complete booklet. Includes:- Fact Sheets on Brazil, Paralympics and Rainforest Mapwork Internet research activities on disabilities, rainforests and Dame Tanni Grey Number ; decimals to first decimal place:- addition and subtraction Finding the average Problem solving Intervals of time A poem and comprehension questions A previous knowledge sheet and a What I have learned sheet.

A 20 page workbook of original fact, fiction and poetry extracts with comprehension questions. Suitable for KS2 or low ability KS3. There are prose passages, fact sheets and poetry. Topics covered in the workbook are: Stone Age famine Egypt Elephants Autumn Health and Sport

A great resource for KS2 to discuss together as a class using the powerpoint presentation, in groups for differentation or as indivdual workbooks. Black and white resource. PSHE we all have choices to make and children find these as difficult as adults. Choosing to follow school rules, think for yourself, save or spend, tell the truth, what to eat, choosing friends. Dilemmas:- children will write or discuss cheating, bullying, accidental damge, finding money and incorrect change. The final page is cooperation.

A great resource covering the events of Palm Sunday written in a simple narrative form for KS1 children to read themselves or in groups. A PDF file and a powerpoint presentation. Mainly done in black and white with a few coloured graphics. Resource includes reading activities, writing activities, grammar activities, diminutives, drawing acxtivities, word searching, internet activity and creative work. Suitable for differentation and for special needs children.

This is an original short story written by me personifying Titanic as a woman before its sinking. There are four pages for the children to read and then I have created Comprehension activities, vocabulary activities, creative writing activities, SPaG activities, and deduction activities. This is suitable for year 5 and 6 or a good reader further down the Key Stage. It is a pdf file which can be printed out as individuall workbooks. It would also be useful for group work reading. There's a twist to the story

The story of the Good Samaritan written in child friendly vocabulary by me. A pdf file which can be printed out as an individual workbook, also a powerpoint presentation to be used as a whole class presentation. This can be used to look at the teachings of Jesus linked to the RE curriculum. It could also be used as a non denominational resource on helping those who are different. Includes reading activities, Spag activities, diary entries, use of adjectives, newspaper reporting, empathy writing and cartoon strips.

Another original story written by me looking at life in a Native American Camp during Winter and emerging Spring. A PDF file for Key Stage 2, I have also included a powerpoint presentation. The entire file can be printed off as a complete booklet and used with a group of children or as an individual resource for checkups on reading and comprehension. Includes: Story, comprehension questions, drawing conclusions, internet research, dictionary work, parts of speech, creative writing, reviewing activities, quiz and drawing an illustration.

A superb resource recently updated for studying classification of animals with comprehension and quiz sheets for KS1 and KS2. This will be useful if you have a summer zoo trip organised or are studying animals. The worksheets can be printed out as individual sheets or as an entire workbook. Children are asked to read the fact sheets and then answer questions, write their own animal stories and poems and find out more facts about animals found only in Australia.

24 original writing prompts. A PDF file which can be printed as individual task cards or as a complete booklet for SEN children to encourage creative and imaginative writing, spelling and grammar, writing instructions, letter writing, newspaper articles, magic stories, superhero stories, pirate stories, historical stories, animal stories and about myself. This would also be good to put in your substitute teacher file for that unexpected absence. It is not a seasonal resource therefore could be used at anytime of the year.

This is a great PDF resource for the topic The Victorian Era. There are three stories written by me in child-friendly vocabulary about the lives and legacy of three famous Victorian women, Florence Nightingale, Grace Darling and Beatrix Potter. Each story has 5 accompanying worksheets which involve comprehension questions, grammar questions, cartoon strips, spelling puzzles, words and meanings, writing diary entries, writing newspaper reports, letter writing and imaginative writing. The resource can be printed out for groupwork and differentation within the classroom set up. I have also included a powerpoint presentation which can be used with the slower children and the teacher.

The third resource in my series of Explorers and Navigators, a PDF file and powerpoint presentation suitable for KS1 and KS2. This is a child friendly story written in simple language telling the facts about Vasco Da Gama's journey around Africa to the trading city of Calcutta in India. It can be printed out as a complete workbook or as individual pages for project work and display. It includes reading and writing activities, diary entries, a ship's log entry, newspaper reporters questions, descriptive and imaginative writing and a few comprehension questions.