This lesson models to children how to write the time on an analogue clock using the following Success Criteria: * I know the big hand represents minutes * I know that the small hand represents the current hour * I know the minutes that each number on a clock face represents * I can move the hour hand according to the number of minutes past Challenge: I can present the 24 hour clock in analogue form It is contains a balanced mixture of partner talk questions, teacher modelling and independent activities, along with helpful links to resources to support the objective. I cannot include worksheets for this lesson as I would be copyrighting other people's resources, but I have included links on one page to analogue clock resources. Or you could just Google it - plenty of free ones come up! Enjoy!

Through my career I found it easier for children to understand the difference between area and perimeter by linking perimeter with addition practice and area with multiplication practice. Therefore this resource consists of four lessons: Day 1 - Revising multiplication (my lesson focuses on the array method with HA being challenged to try grid method) Day 2 - Understanding 'area' by learning that it is the space inside a 2D shape, it is a form of measure, that area can be found by counting cm squares with appropriate unit of measure in the answer. Day 3 - Linking day 2's learning by introducing the concept of length x width to calculate area, but still using cm square paper to make the transition easily differentiable Day 4 - Calculating area using length x width by being able to identify the length and width of a quadrilateral, showing their calculations linking back to Day 1 and including appropriate unit of measurement in their answer. HA can be challenged with compound shapes. I used this lesson with a mixed ability Year 3 class, but it can be easily adaptable for higher KS1 or KS2. I cannot include downloadable worksheets in the resource pack due to copyright, but I have included small screenshots of the resources I used for different abilities on each task page so you get an idea of appropriate resources for each day. Most are easily findable using a simple search on Google images or good education websites.

These four lessons, designed for KS2, help children to understand light; different types, how it travels, what it is used for and its relationship with different materials. It involves a range of questions for children to brainstorm concepts and practical activities to test them. The objectives are as follows: LI: To understand what light is and how it allows us to see SC I know what light is / how light is formed I can identify whether a source of light is natural or man-made I understand how movement of light into our eyes allows us to see LI: To understand how light travels SC I can explain how light allows us to see I can create an investigation to test a theory I can predict the outcome of an investigation with reasoning I can explain the steps of an investigation, including annotated diagrams I can evaluate an investigation I can use scientific vocabulary LI: To sort and classify materials based on their transparency SC I can explain how shadows are formed I can identify the properties of different materials I can create an investigation to test a theory I can predict the outcome of an investigation with reasoning I can explain the steps of an investigation, including using annotated diagrams I can evaluate an investigation I can use scientific vocabulary LI: To understand the properties of reflective materials SC I can identify the properties of materials I can sort materials based on their reflective properties I know different examples of where reflective materials are used in every day life I can use clear diagrams and annotation to explain my ideas I can use scientific language

This lesson comprises of three mini activities which together will help children to understand and empathise with families experiences of evacuation during World War 2. The Notebook presentation gets children includes reading and discussing a personal recount, choosing and justifying one object they would put in their small evacuation suitcase and inferring what people are thinking and feeling in photographs taken from the evacuation process using thought bubbles. There are lots more WWII resources in my shop too if you want to link further lessons. Enjoy!

This lesson explains to children the importance of women during WWII - how they kept the country running while men were away fighting, taking on jobs in industries that women previously did not work in and therefore changing their role and status in society. The notebook presentation explores how women's roles changed, their pay and what that would compare to today, and how the government used posters to encourage women into industrial work in factories and on farms. The lesson activity is in three parts: 1) studying the posters and annotating observations towards use of colour, illustrations and text 2) Answering questions based on class discussion about women's role during WWII 3) Using the internet to explore given articles about women in WWII, understanding how it is still celebrated today

This resource nicely extends children learning about World War II by comparing London's post-war infrastructure to modern day. It compares various images from post-war to modern day (which children find particularly intriguing!) and uses engaging BBC short video clips to examine how housing infrastructure has changed since the war. As the main activity, children will identify key London landmarks by their pictures, stick and label them in their books, read an information text about how London has changed since WWII and see if they can find any information about their landmarks, noting facts next to the relevant pictures. The resource includes a full lesson Notebook presentation, the full information text, the images comparing post-war and modern day London, along with the activity resource sheet and instructions. Enjoy!

A simple but fun Macbeth-themed word search and crossword puzzles to help children to embed their knowledge of the Shakespeare tragedy. Available in PDF, Pages and Word formats! All words link to the plot, including characters names, themes and places. Enjoy!

This resource is part of a whole half term of engaging lessons which I have used from years 3-5 to teach the topic Humans including Animals. This lesson focuses on the human skeleton, and includes questions to stimulate children's ideas, links to online video clips to help develop and engage children's understanding, and suggested lesson activities. The objective and success criteria are: LI: To understand the human skeleton Success Criteria I know what the human skeleton is made out of I can explain why humans have a skeleton I can label different parts of the human skeleton

This resource is part of a whole half term of engaging lessons which I have used from years 3-5 to teach children about Humans Including Animals. This resource starts by recapping children's understanding of the different food groups, before focusing on digestion. It includes questions to stimulate children's ideas and understanding, links to various video clips and interactive websites to engage and support, and both group and independent tasks to allow children to demonstrate and challenge their understanding using the engaging resources that I have suggested (the cover picture for this resource being the display made using one of their favourite lesson activities!) The objective and success criteria for the lesson are: LI: To understand the human digestive system Success Criteria I know what digestion is I know why humans need to digest what they consume I can place the digestive parts correctly in the body I can label the basic parts of the digestive system

This lesson uses brainstorming, questioning, exploration and matching to challenge the objective: To understand the lifecycle of a plant The Success Criteria is: I know that all living things eventually die I know that living things need to reproduce I can describe the lifecycle of a plant I can name the key parts of the flower This lesson links with others in my resource shop, as a whole topic bundle about Plants.

A simple but fun Chinese New Year-themed word search and crossword puzzles to help children to embed their knowledge of the festival. Available in PDF format. Words featured in both puzzles are: DOG, DRAGON, FESTIVAL, GOAT, HORSE, LANTERN, LUNAR, MONKEY, PIG, RABBIT, RAT, ROOSTER, SNAKE, SPRING, TIGER

This lesson uses brainstorming, questioning, exploration and matching to challenge the objective: To understand how the soil helps plants to grow The Success Criteria is: I know the function of plant roots I know why soil is a good place for plants to grow I can describe the nutrients found in soils Included is extensive flip pages helping children to understand the photosynthesis process and lesson activities to display their understanding. This lesson links with others in my resource shop, as a whole topic bundle about Plants.

This resource is useful to use either at the start of a new term or in the middle of the academic year, to allow children to demonstrate what they believe to be their own personal academic achievements so far, and their targets. It is presented using comic-book style speech bubbles to make it engaging. The top bubble is entitled: 'What I've Done Well So Far This Year' and the bottom: 'What I Would Like More Help With...' I have used these in every year of my teaching, as it gives children the opportunity to demonstrate their pride, their aspirations, and the wording of 'help' rather than 'target' correctly implies that support will be given, rather than a goal being an independent task (and therefore to many, very difficult to achieve). The resource is available in Pages, Microsoft Word and PDF format and in black and white for ease of printing and gives the children the opportunity to decorate if time allows! Enjoy!

This is a five-lesson half-term resource on the cross-curricular topic, Earth Matters. Containing a Notebook flip and a worksheet, the KS2-suitable resource develops children's understanding of biomes and eco-systems in a range of engaging lessons, including research project, making a poster, making a 'dome biome' and making group powerpoint presentations which could then be used in a class assembly. The Learning Intentions/Objectives over the five lessons are: 1) To understand the features of biomes 2) To understand the interdependency of organisms in a biome 3) + 4) To understand that eco-systems are delicate / To know about global environmental problems and solutions 5) To know about global environmental problems and solutions / To prepare a presentation about a topic

When developing my children's comprehension skills, I don't like using photocopies from text books and meaningless expectancy sheets. I prefer to use purposeful, educational and REAL LIFE examples to engage and inform them, while still challenging them and looking for those reading skills. Therefore a lot of my comprehension challenges are based around interesting newspaper articles. In this example, taken from the BBC News website in April 2017, a village in the South West of England has declared itself as being 'hedgehog-friendly' in a bid to stop numbers falling. Included in this pack is a copy of the article and linking comprehension questions suitable for KS2. Enjoy!

I’ve used this lesson every Autumn to engage children into the Literacy skills needed to write a good instruction text, by linking it to how to use sparklers safely on bonfire night. This pack includes a Notebook and Powerpoint presentation for one lesson, and differentiated worksheets for pupils to plan their instructions before independently writing them up into their books. Suitable for KS2 - and do get a health and safety check before demonstrating with a real life sparkler. I did, and it amazed the kids and really energised their writing! UPDATE 02/11/2018 - RESOURCE NOW INCLUDES PRESENTATION IN POWERPOINT FORMAT!

Going to a museum to as part of your Ancient Greeks topic? Here is a simple, print-friendly worksheet that I've used many times (at places like the British Museum) for children to pick and sketch their favourite artefact.