This five-week English planning unit for Year 2 uses Nicola Davies’ poetic and powerful picture book Hummingbird, beautifully illustrated by Jane Ray, to explore the extraordinary migration of the ruby-throated hummingbird and the connections between human and animal journeys. Blending rich fiction with fascinating non-fiction, this unit supports children to deepen their understanding of migration, family life across cultures, and the natural world — all while developing essential reading, writing, and spoken language skills.

Suitable for KS1 but can easily be adapted. Details the Lent story and includes an activity.

Bring history to life with this fully planned Windrush Generation Unit, designed for KS1 and LKS2 learners. What’s Included? 7 Fully Planned Lessons covering key topics such as migration, Windrush experiences, cultural contributions and legacy. Powerpoint presentations for each lesson with visuals, discussions and engaging activities. Tasks planned for each lesson including diary writing, role-play, venn diagrams and creative tasks. Interactive group tasks to encourage discussion, collaboration and critical thinking.

Delve into the frosty world of the Arctic with this engaging, inquiry-based unit designed for Year 2 science. In Arctic Ecosystems: Food Chains and Animal Adaptations, students explore how energy flows through food chains and discover the unique adaptations that allow animals to thrive in extreme cold.

Suitable for KS1 but can easily be adapted. Details the Easter story and includes an activity.

KS1 English Planning – The Emperor’s Egg (2 Weeks) Engage your KS1 class with this two-week English planning based on The Emperor’s Egg by Martin Jenkins. This comprehensive resource includes a variety of writing outcomes, such as poetry, descriptive writing, and a non-chronological report about Emperor penguins. Lessons are designed to develop key literacy skills, with opportunities for discussion, vocabulary building, and creative expression. Perfect for linking English with science or geography topics on animals and habitats.

This festive one-off English lesson takes inspiration from the classic tale The Elves and the Shoemaker. Perfect for KS1, it combines creative design, descriptive language, and speaking and listening skills to engage pupils in a magical problem-solving task. Bring the Christmas spirit into your classroom with this imaginative and engaging lesson! Pupils will explore the world of fairytales as they become magical shoemakers for the day, designing shoes to help well-known characters solve their unique problems.

Dive into an exciting six-week English unit based on the intriguing novel “The London Eye Mystery” by Siobhan Dowd. This unit will help students improve their writing skills with fun and creative activities like police reports, newspaper articles, diary entries, and poetry.

Explore the heartwarming and thought-provoking novel “The Boy at the Back of the Class” with this comprehensive six-week guided reading unit, available for download. Designed to captivate and engage students in Year 5 and 6, this unit offers a rich mix of comprehension questions and creative written activities that delve into the story’s themes, characters, and messages.

A Design Technology unit of work, including slides and worksheets, based around creating a Greek salad. This links well with any Greece topic. Students will begin by developing an understanding of the components of a traditional Greek salad, exploring the cultural significance of this dish within Greece. They will learn about the key ingredients, such as feta cheese, olives, cucumber, tomatoes, and olive oil, and investigate their nutritional value. Students will also have the opportunity to experiment with alternative ingredients, dressings, and presentation techniques to create their own variations of the salad. Throughout the unit, students will be encouraged to evaluate their own work and the work of their peers, considering taste, presentation, and nutritional value.

Engaging “The London Eye Mystery” Unit for Year 5/6 Enhance your reading comprehension and writing lessons with this ready-to-use resource! Week 1 includes detailed lesson plans, engaging slides, and differentiated activities based on Siobhan Dowd’s captivating novel. Foster inferencing, character analysis, and descriptive writing skills such as diary writing while uncovering the mystery. This resource can easily be used for either English lessons that focus on quality books or guided reading lessons.

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Engaging “The London Eye Mystery” Unit for Year 5/6 Enhance your reading comprehension and writing lessons with this ready-to-use resource! Week 2 includes detailed lesson plans, engaging slides, and differentiated activities based on Siobhan Dowd’s captivating novel. Foster inferencing, character analysis, and descriptive writing skills such aspolice reports while uncovering the mystery. This resource can easily be used for either English lessons that focus on quality books or guided reading lessons.

A planning unit of 10 lessons based on creating a Greek mythology retelling of Perseus and Medusa. Aimed at year 5, however could easily be adapted to year 6 and year 4.

Elevate classroom organization with our Tray Labels set, featuring 50+ assorted labels thoughtfully designed to streamline your classroom arrangement. Each label showcases a clear image, enhancing comprehension and fostering a tidy learning environment. Simplify, categorize, and inspire efficiency with these practical labels.

6 Weekly Arithmetic Tests for Autumn 1, suitable for year 5 but could serve as a refresher for year 6. What’s Inside: Weekly tests targeting specific math objectives. Answers included for quick checks. Self-marking sheets to track your progress.

A lesson designed to support year 5 students in their understanding of the features of an explanation text. Aligned with the 2014 National Curriculum in England, the lesson is specifically tailored to complement the space topic, engaging and inspiring students through fascinating space-related content.

Basic Classroom Instructions posters in French to display or use in your classroom. A lesson plan on how to use these is included.

11 different place value grids, including decimals and numbers up to one million.

Place Value Knowledge Organiser that outlines the Year 5 objectives for teaching Place Value. Offers a reference point for teachers, students and parents when teaching this area of mathematics. Includes three different pages so you have the ability to pick and choose.

A printable handout to organise key information for parents evening :)