In this engaging lesson, children develop their understanding of Florence Nightingale, through exploring a number of sources, including: -An image of a ward at the Scutari hospital at the time; -A map presenting relevant places during the Crimean War; -Extracts from her personal memoirs and guidance to nurses; -Uniform lists for nurses at the time. The learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the following step-by-step journey: -Knowledge Recall - gauging what children already know about Florence Nightingale and gathering what else they would like to know; -Investigating sources, using the sources provided and a helpful research template; -Sharing their findings with the other members of their class; -Demonstrating their understanding through dramatic and creative activities; -Completing plenary activities to demonstrate their understanding of each of the concepts learnt in the lesson; -Self-reflecting on the extent to which they feel they have met the learning objective. Included is the comprehensive PowerPoint presentation (around 20 slides), the sources, and the research template (in both Word and PDF). In the past, I have used this lesson with children in KS1 (years 1 and 2) - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for history. All images are licensed for commercial use.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Ibn Battuta, particularly those studying ‘Significant Individuals’ in history, or those learning about people of discovery in geography/ social studies. It contains comprehensive sections entitled: Overview; Times in His Life; Important Vocabulary; Ibn Battuta Timeline; Answers to the Important Questions; Top Ten Facts. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.

This resource pack contains two engaging lessons developing children’s understanding of computers and information technology. They were designed as the third and fourth lessons in a 6-lesson scheme on computer systems and networks (aimed at children in lower key stage 2). The two lessons included are: 1.Computers and I.T. in the World Around Us Learning Objective: -Understanding how information technology is used in the world around us. Success Criteria: -I can list some examples of IT in the home; -I can understand how IT makes some jobs easier or better; -I can explain some advantages and disadvantages of using computers for writing tasks. 2.Connecting Computers Learning Objective: -Understanding how and why computers are connected. Success Criteria: -I know what the words ‘connection’ and ‘network’ mean. -I understand why connections and networks are useful. -I can explain the role of a network switch. The learning is guided by a clear and comprehensive PowerPoint presentation (30 slides in total) and all of the worksheets/ templates needed for the activities. In the past, I have used these lessons with children between Years 2 and 4 - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for computing. All images are licensed for commercial use.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising knowledge relating to the Incas. It contains comprehensive sections on: Incas Overview; Significant People and Places; Inca Empire Map; Inca Timeline; Inca Daily Life Key Vocabulary; Top Ten Inca Facts. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included). It is most suitable for children in KS2 and KS3.

This detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising William Blake’s poem ‘Holy Thursday’ (from the Songs of Experience collection). It contains comprehensive sections on: Context; Line-by-Line Analysis; Poetic Devices/ Language Devices; Themes; Form/Structure; Poems for Comparison; The Poet’s Influences. Key words and ideas are underlined for easy reference. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).

This interesting and engaging lesson enables students to understand, identify and use past perfect and present perfect tense in writing. Students follow a clear and logical learning journey, in which they: -Define the terms past perfect tense and present perfect tense; -Understand what these tenses show, and identify them in writing; -Switch sentences from simple past tense to past perfect and present perfect tense; -Apply their understanding of past perfect tense and present perfect tense to a fun ‘police statement’ writing attempt; -Peer/self-assess their learning attempts. All resources are provided in both office (Word and PowerPoint) to allow for easy editing, and PDF, in case formatting differs on your computer. Resources are eye-catching and purposeful, including: -Visually engaging whole-lesson PowerPoint; -An interesting, imaginative, and well-presented worksheet (in Word and PDF); -Two interesting and purposeful helpsheets (also in Word and PDF); -Step-by-step lesson plan. All images are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on the final page of the slide.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students revising knowledge relating to East Anglia, as a part of locational knowledge/local study in geography. It contains comprehensive sections on: Overview and map; Population and area figures; Important places; Longest rivers; Highest hills; Human Geography Features; Physical Geography Features. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included). The resource is most suitable for students in KS2 or lower KS3.

This resource booklet contains a wide range of age-appropriate and engaging comprehension activities for use throughout the reading of T.H. White’s 'The Sword in the Stone.’ Teachers have found them particularly useful in comprehension or guided reading sessions. They are perfect for aiding the progress of children towards meeting the KS2 expectations within the new National Curriculum framework. Children love learning from these resources, whilst they are also of great use to teachers, as there is explicit information within each task regarding which comprehension strands the task is designed to demonstrate. They also relate to key extracts, characters, and themes from the story, ensuring that children gain a deep understanding of the text. Activities within the booklet include: ‘An Interview with Wart’ - to enable students to demonstrate that they can: ‘Understand what is read by drawing on information from more than one paragraph, identifying key details that support the main ideas, and using quotations for illustration;’ ‘White’s Description’ - to enable students to demonstrate that they can: ‘Explain meanings of words that they know and ask the meaning of new words. Link the meaning of new words to words that they already know;’ ‘Merlin’s and Uther Pendragon’s Character Profiles!’ - to enable students to demonstrate that they can: ‘Understand what is read by drawing on information from more than one paragraph, identifying key details that support the main ideas, and using quotations for illustration;’ 'Figurative Language in ‘The Sword in the Stone’ - to enable students to demonstrate that they can: ‘Discuss and evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, to create an impact on the reader.’ Plus many, many more activities (the booklet is 21 pages in length!) I’ve also added it as a PDF in case the formatting differs on your computer. All images are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on a separate document (included).

This lesson enables students to gain a detailed insight into how the social and historical context of post-apartheid South Africa influences J.M. Coetzee’s Disgrace. In particular, students learn about how power and patriarchy, two key themes in the novel, are heavily informed by real-life features of South African society. They demonstrate strong communication skills in making clear and sustained links between the features of context and the text. The lesson follows a step-by-step learning journey, in which students learn through: Defining ‘patriarchy’ and understanding the key features of patriarchal society; Reading and comprehending a key news article outlining the key features of ‘macho’ South African society; Linking their understanding of context to the key elements of the text; Considering how the nature of patriarchal society affects different people in society. Included is: Whole lesson PowerPoint - colourful and comprehensive; Guardina Newspaper Article (freely available online) Power and Patriarchy worksheet; Teacher guidance/ lesson plan. There are also opportunities for group learning, peer assessment, and whole class discussion. These resources were originally taught to A Level students, but with subtle adaptations they have also been used with younger (GCSE) students. All images are licensed for commercial use, and image rights are listed on the last page of the presentation.

These resources offer an original and efficient way to approaching the spelling expectations of the 2014 National Curriculum. They contain over 30 slides of spelling rules, 5-minute stand-alone activities, and application tasks to apply spelling patterns to more extended writing opportunities. This year 2 pack provides comprehensive and varied tasks for approaching spelling rules, such as: - The /s/ sound spelt with a c before e, i ,and y; - The /dʒ/ sound at the end of words; - The /n/ sound at the beginning of words, sometimes spelt kn and gn; - The /r/ sound at the beginning of words, sometimes spelt wr; - The /l/ or /əl/ sound at the end of words, spelt le, el, or al; - The plural of nouns ending /y/, replaced with ies; - Common homophones; - Suffixes; - Apostrophes for possession and omission; - The year 2 common exception words. All images used are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on the final slide of the presentation.

These interesting and stimulating resources enable students to read and understand a number of texts from different cultures. Students learn about different countries and their social and historical traditions. Students also learn to recreate texts, honing their knowledge of text content, language, and structure choices, whilst simultaneously building their imaginative writing skills. There are easily enough resources here for 2 lessons, at the very least. The visually engaging, comprehensive PowerPoint presentation guides students through the following learning journey: - Learning about the cultures of different countries where the short stories originated; - Reading and understanding the short stories; - Collaborating in teams in order to analyse the stories in terms of content, language, and structure; - Understanding the key term 'recreations' and evaluating two recreations of a famous fable; - Planning and writing their own recreation of one of the texts from different cultures; - Peer-assessing the recreation attempts of their partner. Provided in this resource pack is everything that you need to simply print and teach, including: - Comprehensive PowerPoint presentation; - Countries fact-sheets - 4x short stories (The Island of the Sun - China, Narcissus and Echo - Greece, The Little Beggar - Iraq, and The Princess of Riddles - Portugal.) - Mind-map activity template; - Recreations planning template; - Learning objectives to stick in. All images are licensed for commercial use and are cited on the final slide.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning about cave art as a part of their art and design study. This was originally used alongside a history study of the Stone Age. It contains comprehensive sections on: -Overview; -Styles and Techniques; -Significant Places/ Artists; -Creative Ideas and Examples; -Key Vocabulary; -Timeline of Cave Art. This resource can be adapted for all ages, but was originally designed for KS2 children. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).

This detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s love and relationships poem 'Sonnet 43: 'How do I love thee?’ It contains comprehensive sections on: Context; Line-by-Line Analysis; Poetic Devices/ Language Devices; Themes; Form/Structure; Poems for Comparison; The Poet’s Influences. Key words and ideas are underlined for easy reference. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for lower KS2 children, teachers and parents covering knowledge relating to ‘Outdoor and Adventure Activities’, as a part of their P.E. learning. It contains comprehensive sections on: -Overview; -Physical - Running, Balancing, Climbing, Hand-Eye Coordination, Team Games; -Social - Teamwork, Communication, Trust, Respect; -Emotional - Honesty, Fair Play, Managing Emotions; -Thinking -Planning, Problem Solving, Strategy, Instructions, Obstacles; -Key Vocabulary; -Health and Safety Considerations; The content is fully aligned with the national curriculum PE expectations for lower KS2. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about the pilot Amelia Earhart, particularly those completing a history study of ‘Significant Individuals.’ It contains comprehensive sections entitled: Overview; Times in Her Life; Important Vocabulary; Amelia Earhart Timeline; Answers to the Important Questions; Top Ten Facts. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.

This interesting and highly-stimulating lesson enables students to describe and understand the key aspects of physical geography (e.g. climates, vegetation belts, flora, fauna, mountains, and rivers) and human geography (e.g. types of settlement, populations, use of resources, and trade) in the region of Oceania. Whilst gaining a wide range of knowledge about the content, students also become familiar with a wide range of vocabulary pertinent to the geography curriculum. The lesson follows a clear, logical, bite-size learning journey, which guides students towards relevant and constructive learning objectives. Over the course of this journey, they become able to: Identify Oceania on a map, and identify the countries and regions within the continent; Understand key information about the physical and human geography of the continent, through a fun, interactive quiz; Retrieve, share, and describe their understanding of the physical and human geography of specific locations in Oceania (The Outback, The Southern Alps, South Pacific Islands and The Great Barrier Reef) through a jigsaw model task; Complete a case study of the physical and human geography of their own place in Oceania, and describe their findings to others; -Peer assess each others’ descriptions using the learning objectives. This resource pack includes: A visually engaging whole-lesson PowerPoint presentation; Key case-study information sheets on The Outback, the Southern Alps, South Pacific Islands and The Great Barrier Reef (in both PDF and Word - inside the zip-folder); A blank case study template. All images are licensed for commercial use. Note: The final task works best with access to ICT/internet resources. This resources within this lesson can be easily adapted to suit home/remote learning.

This interesting and highly-stimulating lesson enables students to describe and understand the key aspects of physical geography (e.g. climates, vegetation belts, flora, fauna, mountains, and rivers) and human geography (e.g. types of settlement, populations, use of resources, and trade) in the continent of Europe. Whilst gaining a wide range of knowledge about the content, students also become familiar with a wide range of vocabulary pertinent to the geography curriculum. The lesson follows a clear, logical, bite-size learning journey, which guides students towards relevant and constructive learning objectives. Over the course of this journey, they become able to: Identify Europe on a map, and identify the countries and regions within the continent; Understand key information about the physical and human geography of the continent, through a fun, interactive quiz; Retrieve, share, and describe their understanding of the physical and human geography of specific locations in Europe (Scandinavia, The Mediterranean Sea, Mount Elbrus and the Black Forest) through a jigsaw model task; Complete a case study of the physical and human geography of their own place in Europe, and describe their findings to others; -Peer assess each others’ descriptions using the learning objectives. This resource pack includes: A visually engaging whole-lesson PowerPoint presentation; Key case-study information sheets on Scandinavia, the Mediterranean Sea, Mount Elbrus and the Black Forest (in both PDF and Word - inside the zip-folder); A blank case study template. All images are licensed for commercial use. Note: The final task works best with access to ICT/internet resources. This resources within this lesson can be easily adapted to suit home/remote learning.

This detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising knowledge of The War on Al-Qaeda. This is an important component in history modules covering ‘Conflict and Tension in the Gulf and Afghanistan, 1990-2009.’ It contains comprehensive sections on: Major Events - dates, images, descriptions, and key facts - including the rise of Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda, Afghanistan ‘the rogue state’ and the Taliban, the September 11th attacks, the ‘War on Terror’ and the assassination of Osama bin Laden; Key People - Osama bin Laden, George W. Bush, Mullah Omar, Barack Obama and Tony Blair. Context - Conflict and Tension in the Gulf and Afghanistan Overview and Map; Timeline of Major Events. Key words and ideas are underlined for easy reference. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images are from Wikimedia Commons and are licensed for commercial use.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Captain James Cook, particularly those studying ‘Significant Individuals’ in history. It contains comprehensive sections entitled: Overview; Times in His Life; Important Vocabulary; Captain James Cook Timeline; Answers to the Important Questions; Top Ten Facts. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.

This engaging, comprehensive lesson aims to improve students’ understanding of Robert Frost’s poem ‘Out, Out-’ with particular focus upon the language, structure, and subject matter used within the poem. By the end of the lesson, students demonstrate their knowledge of the text analytically, through assured, appropriate, and sustained interpretations. The lesson follows a step-by-step learning journey, in which children learn through: Knowledge harvesting what they know about key contextual features, and developing a contextual understanding of Robert Frost and American rural life; Reading and interpreting the poem, using a provided line-by-line analysis, and interactive group activities; Developing their understanding through inferring and analysing key language and structural choices; Analysing how the themes of youth, age and loss of life are conveyed through Frost’s language and structure choices; Self/ Peer assessing each others’ learning attempts. Included is: Whole lesson PowerPoint - colourful and substantial; (including a hyperlink to a reading of the video) Research template; Copy of poem; Deeper thinking worksheet; Analysis template with success criteria for creating well-structured responses; I have not included a lesson plan, as the PowerPoint offers a self-explanatory journey through the activities. All resources are provided as word documents (for easy editing) and PDF documents (to ensure consistency of formatting between computers). There are also opportunities for group learning, peer assessment, and whole class discussion. This was originally taught to middle-ability year 10 and 11 groups, but can easily be differentiated for groups of different ages and abilities. All images are licensed for commercial use, and image rights are listed on the last page of the presentation.