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We are a team of two sisters who specialise in primary education. We are determined to create resources of the highest standard that can be used without further preparation. Our lessons and assemblies have been designed to challenge children of all levels within a creative, engaging and inspiring context. Explore our shop to find lesson packs for languages, art and religious education, plans for assemblies and numerous high-quality resources to help you teach phonics, mathematics and literacy

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We are a team of two sisters who specialise in primary education. We are determined to create resources of the highest standard that can be used without further preparation. Our lessons and assemblies have been designed to challenge children of all levels within a creative, engaging and inspiring context. Explore our shop to find lesson packs for languages, art and religious education, plans for assemblies and numerous high-quality resources to help you teach phonics, mathematics and literacy
Lent Lesson Plans - three week unit - KS2
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Lent Lesson Plans - three week unit - KS2

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This bundle contains three great lesson plans to teach children all about Lent. It is suitable for ages 7 -11. The three lessons are: 1) Ash Wednesday/Start of Lent, 2) Lent - Giving Something Up; and 3) Lent - Doing Good Deeds. Each plan (pdf) contains detailed instructions, a list of objectives for three levels of abilities, questions and answers for the children, whole class discussions and literacy activities for the children to do at their desks. Each lesson contains a PowerPoint with relevant facts and stories. (This is not editable. Click 'Read Only' to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations). There are also templates which can be used for the literacy activities so that no further preparation is required! Each lesson is also available individually.
Lent Assembly - Doing Good Deeds
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Lent Assembly - Doing Good Deeds

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This is an assembly plan to teach children about Lent and why Christians perform good deeds during Lent. It is suitable for ages 5 -11. The 4 page plan (pdf) includes an introduction, an anecdote relevant to the children, a parable, a reflection and a prayer to finish. It is highly interactive, with questions and answers throughout. An optional 19 slide PowerPoint (This is non-editable - click ‘Read Only’ to open) is also included. It contains information about Lent, the anecdote, suggested good deeds and an illustrated version of the parable. No resources are needed, so the plan is ideal to use without requiring preparation. You might also be interested in our KS1 and KS2 lesson plans on Doing Good Deeds during Lent: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks1-lent-lesson-plan-and-resources-doing-good-deeds-11802118 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lent-lesson-plan-doing-good-deeds-ks2-11506425
KS1 Lent and Easter RE Unit - 7 lessons
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KS1 Lent and Easter RE Unit - 7 lessons

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This resource contains seven pdf lesson plans to teach children all about the Easter story. They can all be used individually or as a whole unit for Lent and Easter. They are suitable for ages 4 -7. The seven lessons are: 1) Ash Wednesday/Start of Lent 2) Lent - Giving Something Up 3) Lent - Doing Good Deeds 4) Palm Sunday 5) The Last Supper 6) Good Friday 7) Easter Sunday Each plan contains detailed instructions, a list of objectives for three levels of abilities, a list of resources and cross-curricular links. The unit contains wide-ranging activities to maintain the children's interest, from poetry writing, to drama activities, to circle time activities to art projects. Each lesson contains an animated PowerPoint with a Bible story or relevant facts to help you teach the content of the lesson. (These are not editable. Click 'Read Only' to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows.) There are also templates which can be used for the literacy and art activities. All of the resources for the lessons are in the zip files. Each lesson is also available individually or as part of smaller bundles for Lent or Easter. You might also be interested in our KS2 Lent and Easter Unit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lent-and-easter-re-unit-11516036
KS1 Bumper Christianity Lesson Pack
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KS1 Bumper Christianity Lesson Pack

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***FANTASTIC VALUE*** Teach your KS1 class about every Christian celebration and festival throughout the year, with this bumper lesson pack. Each pdf plan contains detailed instructions, a list of objectives for three levels of ability, a list of resources and cross-curricular links. All lessons are highly interactive. They contain a huge variety of activities, such as poetry writing, art and drama. The following festivals are included: - Harvest (x 2) - Christmas (x 4) - Lent (x 3) - Easter (x 4) -Pentecost (x 3) Perfect to help you teach an entire year's worth of Christianity, with no further preparation! (Each lesson is also available individually or as part of smaller bundles.)
St Patrick's Day Reading Comprehension Year 2
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St Patrick's Day Reading Comprehension Year 2

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This resource is a non-fiction comprehension booklet for year 2 all about St Patrick's Day. It includes information about St Patrick's life, St Patrick's Day celebrations around the world and the languages spoken in Ireland. It includes 3 differentiated levels. There is a different booklet for each level. Each booklet contains a title page with helpful words followed by four pages with short written extracts and several questions per page. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘which,’ 'when,' ‘how,’ ‘where’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The higher and middle levels contain 16 questions each and the lower level contains 14 questions. There is a colour and black & white booklet for each level and answers are also included. PDF file format.
Year 2 Spring and Easter Comprehension Pack
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Year 2 Spring and Easter Comprehension Pack

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A collection of 8 comprehension activities for year 2, perfect for using throughout the spring. Each activity comes in 3 differentiated levels. They are based on the reading SATs paper. The 8 topics explored in the comprehensions are: St. David’s Day (non-fiction) St. Patrick’s Day (non-fiction) Pancake recipe (instructions) Easter food (non-fiction) Easter story (fiction style) Hot cross buns (instructions) What can I do in spring? (non-fiction) Spring animals (non-fiction) PDF file format.