I am a primary school teacher and assistant head. I love my job and my aim is to produce high quality teaching resources that motivate learners and make life easier for teachers! All of my resources are ready to teach, differentiated and easy to adapt.
I don't make resources just to sell, all uploads have been made to be used in my own classroom. Therefore, I can vouch for their suitability, pitch and quality.
I am a primary school teacher and assistant head. I love my job and my aim is to produce high quality teaching resources that motivate learners and make life easier for teachers! All of my resources are ready to teach, differentiated and easy to adapt.
I don't make resources just to sell, all uploads have been made to be used in my own classroom. Therefore, I can vouch for their suitability, pitch and quality.
A Complete ART lesson, which includes a detailed PPT, resources and planning.
COMPLETELY UPDATED FOR 2023.
The lesson is designed to help you get to know your class, whilst creating a fantastic display for the wall (ideal for the start of the year) Great for transition day too!
Based around the work of artist Lichtenstein, the children will produce a portrait for display.
Ideal for KS2/3
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VERY Popular Resources! 8 COMPLETE english and art lessons for the first days and lessons with your new class. Updated for 2023/4
Each lesson is fully resourced and ready to teach. All have outcomes that make brilliant displays for the start of term. Worth £25 when bought seperately.
1 - Transition day lesson (planning, ppt and a range of art and writing resources)
2. Lego portraits complete art lesson
3. Lichtenstein dot portraits - complete art lesson
4. Portrait Poems - complete writing lesson
5. Personality Swirls - complete art lesson.
6. Fingerprint Poems - complete English/Art lesson.
7. Zentangle Portraits - complete Art Lesson.
8. Micrography Portraits - Complete art and PHSCE lesson.
A comprehensive covering letter and personal statement which I wrote during my recent job search.
Although it obviously needed to be adapted to suit the needs of each school that I was applying for, I found that having a ‘base’ letter was extremely useful. I was shortlisted for each job I sent this application to (and gained a headship)
There was nothing on line at the time that I could use to guide/scaffold me, so I hope that someone finds this useful!
A Complete ENGLISH/ART lesson, which includes a detailed PowerPoint and all resources, including example poems. UPDATED for 2023
The lesson is designed to help you get to know your class, whilst creating a fantastic display for the wall (ideal for the start of the year) Children consider their Values, beliefs, Strengths, skills and hobbies- before creating an autobiographical poem in the shape of a fingerprint.
This lesson is also perfect for an end of year activity, and the poem can then be kept as a keepsake by the pupil.
Ideal for KS1/2 or 3 as the art activity is easily differentiated.
IMAGES FROM PIXABAY OR AUTHORS OWN.
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A Complete ART lesson, which includes a detailed PowerPoint, resources and planning. FULLY UPDATED FOR 2023
Perfect for meeting your new class.
The lesson is designed to help you get to know your class, whilst creating a fantastic display for the wall (ideal for the start of the year) Children consider their strengths, skills and hobbies- before creating a Lego (figure) Portrait in their own image.
Ideal for KS1/2 or 3 as the art activity is easily differentiated.
IMAGES FROM PIXABAY AND PEXELS OR AUTHORS OWN.
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A Complete ART lesson, which includes a detailed PPT, resources and planning. UPDATED FOR 2023
The lesson is designed to help you get to know your class, whilst creating a fantastic display for the wall (ideal for the start of the year)
Ideal for KS2/3
Please leave feedback.
A complete scheme of work, presentations and resources for the book ’ The London Eye Mystery’ by Siobhan Dowd. Aimed at Upper KS2 but easily adaptable. Each lesson is differentiated at least 3 ways.
All lessons are ready to go (the only thing missing is the book!). This unit is genuinely ready to reach and planned to a high quality.
Each lesson is also available separately and includes a presentation and all resources.
I have zipped the files (as there are over 80 individual documents). However, I have also added some loose documents to show you a sample of the quality. Editable versions are included wherever possible.
There is a free sample lesson available here:https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-london-eye-mystery-lesson-2-clauses-and-commas-free-sample-lesson-11696165
Lessons are based on the understanding of the text and its themes, as well as key narrative, and descriptive writing skills. Coverage includes: advanced punctuation, Precise language choices, Characterisation, Mood and atmosphere development, sentence variety and structure, figurative devices and more.
This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing.
All images sourced from Pixabay. The red room by HG Wells extract is in the public domain.
A complete set of all my HUGELY POPULAR ALAN PEAT sentence lessons.
A set of 18 individual, standalone lessons. Each lesson has been written to teach 1 of the fantastic sentence types from Alan Peat.
Each lesson is fully resourced- including Powerpoint, plan and 3 way differentiation.
I have used the lessons very successfully in upper KS2, taught as part of wider units and for standalone lessons where sentence skills need to be developed.
Bundle represents a saving of £45
Also available as individual lessons and as 3 smaller bundles (see below)
Bundle 1, 2 and 3 are also available, each containing a different set of ALAN PEAT sentence lessons.
Bundle 1
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/alan-peat-sentences-bundle-ks2-11748039
Bundle 2
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/alan-peat-sentences-bundle-ks2-bundle-2-11798906
Bundle 3
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/alan-peat-bundle-3-11872727
All lessons have a monster/beast or dragon theme. All images sourced from PIXABAY
A 7 lesson unit of work, with presentations and resources for Persuasive Speeches about animal rights. Lesson 6 and & are bundled together as both are needed to complete the written task.
Aimed at Upper KS2 but easily adaptable. Each lesson is differentiated at least 3 ways.
All lessons are ready to go. This unit is genuinely ready to reach and planned to a high quality.
Each lesson is also available separately and includes a presentation and all resources.
Editable versions are included wherever possible.
Lessons are based on the understanding of the text type and its features. Coverage includes: use of AFORRESTPIE, Structures and PEEL paragraphs.
This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing.
All images sourced from Pixabay.
A complete scheme of work, presentations and resources for the book ’ Skellig ’ by David Almond. Aimed at Upper KS2 but easily adaptable. Each lesson is differentiated at least 3 ways.
All lessons are ready to go (the only thing missing is the book!). This unit is genuinely ready to reach and planned to a high quality.
Each lesson is also available separately and includes a presentation and all resources.
. Editable versions are included wherever possible.
Lessons are based on the understanding of the text and its themes, as well as key narrative, and descriptive writing skills. Coverage includes: personification , Precise language choices, description of setting and character, perspectives, foreshadowing, point of view, figurative devices and more.
This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing.
All images sourced from Pixabay.
A complete 3-week scheme of work. Exploring, writing and retelling Greek Myths. Written for lower KS2 and fully linked to the new curriculum.
I have planned for a strong emphasis on Grammar and writing skills (clause structures, direct speech, word choices and figurative description techniques)
All stories are included and all resources have also been uploaded. There is a powerpoint for each day (except when in the final 2 days of Phase 3 - as the children are writing their extended outcomes at that point)
Please leave feedback, I am happy to help with any queries etc.
A Primary school assembly, written and delivered to our school as we waited for the Ofsted call! This really helped children to understand how we keep them safe, including lots of ways that they are less likely to know about.
This really improved the pupil response in both our in-school pupil survey and for Ofsted when they eventually called in November 2023. We were graded good in all areas.
Fully editable.
UPDATED FOR Summer 2019
A Complete ART lesson, which includes a detailed PPT, resources and models.
The lesson covers design and shape, children explore how to create zentangle patterns before creating a zentangle portrait using a photo of themsleves.
All resources are included - all you need is a photo of each child.
Perfect to help you get to know your class, whilst creating a fantastic display for the wall (ideal for the start of the year) Great for transition day too!
The children will produce a portrait for display.
Ideal for KS2/3
All images are either the authors own, or sourced from PIXABAY
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Two different comprehensive personal statements which I wrote during my recent job search.
Although they obviously needed to be adapted to suit the needs of each school that I was applying for, I found that having a series of ‘base’ letters was extremely useful. I was shortlisted for each job I sent these applications to (and gained a job)
There was nothing on line at the time that I could use to guide/scaffold me, so I hope that someone finds this useful!
A complete English lesson, based around Alan Peat's OUTSIDE. (INSIDE.) Sentences. Suitable for KS2 (as the lesson is fully differentiated 3 ways) This lesson would fit neatly into a grammar or narrative unit based on sentence construction. It would also work very well as a standalone skills lesson.
Children will learn about the special sentence type, practice writing them as a class, before completing independent work containing them. Fully differentiated 3 ways. Where possible, all resources and PowerPoints are fully eitable.
The lesson has a dragon/monster theme.
All images are sourced from PIXABAY.
A complete scheme of 10 lessons based around the story of BEOWULF. Written for a year 4 class, it is easy to adapt for year 5 or 6 as there is a strong emphasis on basic grammar skills in the planning.
Planning is of a high quality and includes all resources, including a version of the story (written by me) Wherever possible, editable versions of each resource are also provided. Each lesson is fully differentiated and includes a powerpoint presentation
**Learning Objectives: **
To use a variety of sentence openers
To vary our sentence openers when creating a description
To punctuate direct speech correctly
To add adverbial clauses to dialogue.
To use tenses consistently
To use expanded noun phrases
To use figurative devices to describe.
To vary clauses in complex sentences
To plan a short story with suspense
To apply the features of short stories.
To edit and improve the introduction to a short story.****
The files are zipped, however I have added some loose examples of the resources to give an indication of quality.
All other art work is from Pixabay or authors own.
A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the poem - THE JABBERWOCKY, by Lewis Carroll. This lesson focuses on understanding and using portmanteau words.
This is lesson 4 in a series of 5. The whole scheme of work is available here:
The whole scheme includes a cold and a hot task, and culminates in the class writing a narrative poem in the style of the original.
All images sourced from Pixabay or authors own.
A narrative writing scheme of work, presentations and resources for a series of 6 lessons. There are also 2 additional lessons that sit at the start and end of the unit - a cold and a hot task.
Aimed at Upper KS2 but easily adaptable. Each lesson is differentiated at least 3 ways.
All lessons are ready to go. This unit is genuinely ready to reach and planned to a high quality.
Each lesson is also available separately and includes a presentation and all resources.
Editable versions are included wherever possible.
Lessons are designed to teach children how to write in a clear and concise way. In grammar starters and individual lessons there is a focus on editing basic errors and writing sentences that make sense.
This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing.
Images sourced from Pixabay.
A complete 5 week unit, based around the history and art of Ancient Egypt.
All resources and a power point for each lesson is included.
Children explore Canopic jars and then create a 3d construction, using recycled materials and mod-roc (could just as easily be paper mache)
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A full Scheme of work for KS2 based around Tudor Portraits.
Objectives covered include:
Exploring and discussing Tudor portraits
How to structure a portrait
How to observe and sketch faces and Tudor clothing
Putting it all together to create a Tudor style portrait.
Each lesson includes all resources and a high-quality presentation.
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