This resource is over 80 pages of printables, no prep worksheets. Have a substitute lesson to cover? Have no idea how to combine your history with ICT or library? Or, do you simply just want to teach your students how to research well. This pack includes over 80 important and unimportant days, dates and world events. They will need exceptional research skills to answer the questions for a few of the days, other days will be easier to find information about. Perfect for homework too! This pack is a full unit of work, it can be used cross curricular for English/History/Library and ICT across KS1/KS2 and KS3. Included but not limited to -Diabetes Awareness Day -Independence Day (USA) -World Nutella Day -Christmas Day -Good Friday -Winnie the Pooh Day -Celebration of Life Day -Happy Halloween Day -Opera Day -Seed Swap Day -Coastal Clean Up Day -Pet Fire Safety Day -World Tuberculosis Day This resource will cover many learning objectives and outcomes. It can be extended further with individual / team presentations and projects.

A full set of Knights and Castles Display Themed Lettering (includes lower and uppercase letters and punctuation). Other themes of Display Lettering are available in my shop!

Refugee Week is coming up at the end of June. This is a great mini starter pack. Discuss the real life crisis that is going on in our world today, discuss British Values and the effect of global migration and more. Get your students talking, sharing opinions and listening to each other! Resource Title The Refugee Crisis Activity Pack Age/Year Group KS2/KS3 Total Pages in download ❤ 25 File Type PDF Resource Content ❂ 20 Task Cards for Classroom Projects/Presentations and/or Homework ❂ 8 Pictures showing real life refugees / conditions in camps. ❂ 5 Worksheets to follow up (write a letter back home, a diary entry and more) Check the preview! Reviews and feedback are appreciated, I value all but as we tell our students, try to be constructive! @ pollypuddleduck@gmail.com Printing Tip: This educational resource has been designed for printing on A4 size paper. If you are printing on a different size, select ‘shrink’ or ‘print to fit page’ (or similar option) in order for the contents to fit correctly. TOU Purchase of this resource entitles YOU, the buyer, the right to reproduce the pages for personal and classroom use ONLY. Duplication for other classes, an entire school or for commercial use is strictly prohibited without written permission from Polly Puddleduck. Minor editing is allowed but only for personal use. The document remains under the copyright of Polly Puddleduck even when edited. Posting this item in whole or part on the Internet in any form is strictly prohibited and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Polly Puddleduck ©2016

This download includes a selection of worksheets and starter essay questions which explore the story of Beowulf. Covers areas of learning such as character analysis, the past and the present, text evidence and more.

Resource Title A Mini Literacy Pack focusing on Titanic Age/Year Group Upper Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 Total Pages in download ❤ 30 File Type PDF Resource Content ❂ 4 Reading Comprehensions with Questions -The Maiden Voyage - The Journey - The Ship -Stories of Tragedy and Survival ❂ Timeline of Events ❂ Write a diary entry ❂ A letter to a loved one writing task ❂ Newspaper Interview Task ❂ Newspaper Templates (including REAL newspaper headings from the fateful event) ❂ 5 Real Images of Titanic (these can be used for display purposes) Check the preview! Reviews and feedback are appreciated, I value all but as we tell our students, try to be constructive! @ pollypuddleduck@gmail.com Printing Tip: This educational resource has been designed for printing on A4 size paper. If you are printing on a different size, select ‘shrink’ or ‘print to fit page’ (or similar option) in order for the contents to fit correctly. TOU Purchase of this resource entitles YOU, the buyer, the right to reproduce the pages for personal and classroom use ONLY. Duplication for other classes, an entire school or for commercial use is strictly prohibited without written permission from Polly Puddleduck. Minor editing is allowed but only for personal use. The document remains under the copyright of Polly Puddleduck even when edited. Posting this item in whole or part on the Internet in any form is strictly prohibited and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Polly Puddleduck ©2016

Resource Title St. George's Day Activity Pack (Presentation and Activity Pack for KS1/KS2) Age/Year Group Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 Total Pages in download ❤ 34 File Type PDF Resource Content ❂ The History of St. George ❂ St. George and the Dragon Reading Comprehensions (2) ❂ St. George Presentation ❂ 14 NO Prep Printable Worksheets Check the preview! Reviews and feedback are appreciated, I value all but as we tell our students, try to be constructive! @ pollypuddleduck@gmail.com Printing Tip: This educational resource has been designed for printing on A4 size paper. If you are printing on a different size, select ‘shrink’ or ‘print to fit page’ (or similar option) in order for the contents to fit correctly. TOU Purchase of this resource entitles YOU, the buyer, the right to reproduce the pages for personal and classroom use ONLY. Duplication for other classes, an entire school or for commercial use is strictly prohibited without written permission from Polly Puddleduck. Minor editing is allowed but only for personal use. The document remains under the copyright of Polly Puddleduck even when edited. Posting this item in whole or part on the Internet in any form is strictly prohibited and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Polly Puddleduck ©2016

Included in this download are 40 Project Based Task Cards. These task cards will enable students to critically evaluate ideas, arguments, points of view and develop into autonomous thinkers. It is only through self-research and critical evaluation that students can learn how to analyze and critically evaluate arguments. This resource helps them to develop a sound framework to test their own arguments and advance their own points of view. These task cards include simple questions, a background topic and suggested questions they should look at to interpret and/or analyse. These task cards include simple questions, a background topic and suggested questions they should look at to interpret and/or analyse. Suitable for Upper KS2/KS3/KS4

Great Britain Activity Pack- perfect for Citizenship (British Values) and/or Great Britain topics in History or Geography! A very cross curricular pack! Age/Year Group KS1 and KS2 Total Pages in download ❤ 74 File Type PDF Resource Content ❂ Display Pictures and Fact Files -Buckingham Palace -St. Paul's Cathedral -Hadrian's Wall -Stonehenge -Tower Bridge ❂ Mystery QR Codes -Trafalgar Square -Legoland -Edinburgh Castle -Loch Ness -Big Ben ❂ 1 Template for the Mystery QR Codes (can be used with ALL QR Codes) ❂ Additional Pictorial Materials for the less able for descriptive writing and/or can be used by the whole class for discussion. ❂ One full set of British Themed Display Lettering Check the preview! Reviews and feedback are appreciated, I value all but as we tell our students, try to be constructive! @ pollypuddleduck@gmail.com Printing Tip: This educational resource has been designed for printing on A4 size paper. If you are printing on a different size, select ‘shrink’ or ‘print to fit page’ (or similar option) in order for the contents to fit correctly. TOU Purchase of this resource entitles YOU, the buyer, the right to reproduce the pages for personal and classroom use ONLY. Duplication for other classes, an entire school or for commercial use is strictly prohibited without written permission from Polly Puddleduck. Minor editing is allowed but only for personal use. The document remains under the copyright of Polly Puddleduck even when edited. Posting this item in whole or part on the Internet in any form is strictly prohibited and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Polly Puddleduck ©2016

This 49 Page download includes- 3 Differentiated Reading Comprehensions with Questions 15 worksheets that include writing a story, writing a diary entry, research skills and more! Mini Poem Analysis Words and Meanings (these words are differentiated) Writing Templates include: World Peace, Telegrams, Letters to Home Research based tasks on suggested War Heroes (includes War Heroes from different countries around the world) War Hero Discussions and Tasks War Themed Word Wall

Small world play is immersive and allows children to use their imaginations and guide their own play. This pack is ideal for making your small world area that little bit extra. Add to your sensory areas with these display and fact file cards! Your keen readers will love the 'Did you know facts' cards. Resource Title Small World Area Dinosaur Themed for EYFS / KS1 Age/Year Group Early Years and Key Stage 1 Total Pages in download ❤ 23 File Type PDF Resource Content ❂ Over 15 Dinosaur Animal pictures ❂ Some of the oldest dinosaur postcards ❂ Dino Word Wall Display Cards ❂ Display and Fact Files (NO PREP NEEDED!) Check the preview! Reviews and feedback are appreciated, I value all but as we tell our students, try to be constructive! @ pollypuddleduck@gmail.com Printing Tip: This educational resource has been designed for printing on A4 size paper. If you are printing on a different size, select ‘shrink’ or ‘print to fit page’ (or similar option) in order for the contents to fit correctly. TOU Purchase of this resource entitles YOU, the buyer, the right to reproduce the pages for personal and classroom use ONLY. Duplication for other classes, an entire school or for commercial use is strictly prohibited without written permission from Polly Puddleduck. Minor editing is allowed but only for personal use. The document remains under the copyright of Polly Puddleduck even when edited. Posting this item in whole or part on the Internet in any form is strictly prohibited and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Polly Puddleduck ©2017

Resource Title Shakespeare Mini Literacy Pack Age/Year Group Upper Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 Total Pages in download ❤ 34 File Type PDF Resource Content ❂ One 20 slide presentation discussing the life of Shakespeare and some of his work ❂ Quote Analysis Tasks ❂ Interview Shakespeare Task ❂ Over 10 NO PREP Printable Worksheets Check the preview! Reviews and feedback are appreciated, I value all but as we tell our students, try to be constructive! @ pollypuddleduck@gmail.com Printing Tip: This educational resource has been designed for printing on A4 size paper. If you are printing on a different size, select ‘shrink’ or ‘print to fit page’ (or similar option) in order for the contents to fit correctly. TOU Purchase of this resource entitles YOU, the buyer, the right to reproduce the pages for personal and classroom use ONLY. Duplication for other classes, an entire school or for commercial use is strictly prohibited without written permission from Polly Puddleduck. Minor editing is allowed but only for personal use. The document remains under the copyright of Polly Puddleduck even when edited. Posting this item in whole or part on the Internet in any form is strictly prohibited and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Polly Puddleduck ©2016

As the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana's untimely death approaches, it's important to remind the current generation about The People's Princess. This mini presentation can be used for assemblies/tutor time for Upper KS2/KS3/KS4 Please note the presentation takes a brief look at conspiracy theories, media coverage and discusses the scrutiny surrounding Princess Diana and Prince Charles' marriage. The presentation is 35 slides long, it includes one short written/speaking/listening task at the end- this may be continued further. Should anyone require further questions to go with the presentation- please, let me know.

Resource Title British Values - BREXIT Discussion and Research Task Cards (KS3/KS4) Age/Year Group Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 File Type PDF Resource Content ❂28 Discussion and Research Task Cards based on BREXIT (ideal for essays, powerpoint presentations or group tasks) Reviews and feedback are appreciated, I value all but as we tell our students, try to be constructive! @ pollypuddleduck@gmail.com Printing Tip: This educational resource has been designed for printing on A4 size paper. If you are printing on a different size, select ‘shrink’ or ‘print to fit page’ (or similar option) in order for the contents to fit correctly. TOU Purchase of this resource entitles YOU, the buyer, the right to reproduce the pages for personal and classroom use ONLY. Duplication for other classes, an entire school or for commercial use is strictly prohibited without written permission from Polly Puddleduck. Minor editing is allowed but only for personal use. The document remains under the copyright of Polly Puddleduck even when edited. Posting this item in whole or part on the Internet in any form is strictly prohibited and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Polly Puddleduck ©2016

Really excited to introduce the first of my Famous People Series! Over the next 6 months, I’m going to be creating Famous People Activity Packs. All packs will include Reading Comprehensions, Worksheets and Tasks! This 39 page pack is focusing on Florence Nightingale. The pack includes; teaching aids (these can be used as Reading Comprehensions and/or display materials!, biography tasks and comprehension questions. Suitable for Upper KS1/KS2 File Format is PDF Check out the preview!

Every year, the United States of America celebrate Presidents' Day. This download includes 2 reading passages (there are no questions with these, you can create your own if you would like to use them as Reading Comprehensions). One set of mini display fact files should you choose to use them for Display purposes. Several worksheets/printables including A day in the life of... Daily Schedule for President Please, leave some feedback! It's ALWAYS appreciated :)

This powerpoint presentation will get your students discussing what's really happening NOW. Ideal for KS3/KS4 Can be used as a lesson starter, for display purposes and/or for speaking and listening sessions. Download includes PDF/PPT files.

A timeline showing important dates and world events. These are A4 Landscape format Can be used for display purposes and/or teaching aids. Suitable for ALL KEY STAGES. Remove what you don't need. This resource has now been UPDATED and REVAMPED (20th August, 2016) Now includes dates from -8,000 to 2016.

**Over 80 Printables** Included in this Knights and Castles Activity Pack- -Knights and Castles Differentiated Worksheets for Emergent Readers and Writers (simple tracing of words, colouring and/or writing sentences) -Extension Worksheets for Literacy (Create a Knight, create a King) -Cross-curricular science/materials worksheets (Best materials for a Castle) -Real Life Castle Pictures showing Castles in England and Europe (excellent for discussion and visual learners). -Writing Templates for Queen, King and Dragon with Suggested Words and Guided Lines -Over 6 Spelling Worksheets for ‘Castles and Knights’ related words -Over 40 Flashcards that can be used for Display Purposes -Knights, Pages and Spires teaching book (can be laminated and used as a reading book and/or used for display purposes) - 4 Boards Games (help the Knight find his way back to the Castle) -Conclusion and Write Up ‘Assessment’ Sheet Suitable for EYFS and KS1 *Don’t forget to check out the preview!* Check out my Knights and Castles display lettering in my shop!

This Unit of Work covers the topic Nomads and The Desert. Includes two presentations and one activity workbook. This resource is suitable for KS1 and lower KS2. The PPT is 43 slides and the activity booklet is 12 pages. Please see the preview for more info!