This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning about the artist Jackson Pollock, as a part of their art and design study. It contains comprehensive sections on: -Biography of the Artist; -Styles and Techniques; -Pollock Timeline; -Significant Works; -Key Vocabulary; -How do I paint like Pollock? This resource can be adapted for all ages, but was originally designed for KS2 and KS3 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 clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning about the artist Michelangelo, as a part of their art and design study. It contains comprehensive sections on: -Biography of the Artist; -Styles and Techniques; -Michelangelo Timeline; -Significant Works; -Key Vocabulary; -How do I create art like Michelangelo? This resource can be adapted for all ages, but was originally designed for KS2 and KS3 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 clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning about the artist Yayoi Kusama, as a part of their art and design study. It contains comprehensive sections on: -Biography of the Artist; -Styles and Techniques; -Yayoi Kusama Timeline; -Significant Works; -Key Vocabulary; -How do I create art like Yayoi Kusama? This resource can be adapted for all ages, but was originally designed for KS2 and KS3 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 clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning about the Dutch Golden Age artist Johannes Vermeer, as a part of their art and design study. It contains comprehensive sections on: -Biography of the Artist; -Styles and Techniques; -Vermeer Timeline; -Significant Works; -Key Vocabulary; -How do I create art like Vermeer? This resource can be adapted for all ages, but was originally designed for KS3/upper 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.

This original, imaginative and purposeful range of WAGOLL (what a good one looks like) texts have been created to provide model examples of effective persuasive writing. There are eight original example texts in total, modelling good practice for a varied range of persuasive activities. They include: Buy My Pen Visit the Maldives Letter Against A New Heathrow Runway Dragon’s Den Pitch - Lemonade Stand Roald Dahl - The Best Author Ever Stay at the Old Swan, Monkton Make Sure You Recycle Let’s Stop Bullying Together Each example contains a range of apt persuasive devices, for example rhetorical questions, lists of three, personal pronouns, compounding connectives and many more. Each of the texts is provided as PDFs (to protect the original formatting) and as Word files (in the zip folders - so that you can edit if you want to).

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning about the artist Leonardo da Vinci, as a part of their art and design study. It contains comprehensive sections on: -Biography of the Artist; -Styles and Techniques; -Da Vinci Timeline; -Significant Works; -Key Vocabulary; -How do I create art like da Vinci? This resource can be adapted for all ages, but was originally designed for KS2 and KS3 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 whole class reading session aims to develop children’s fluency and comprehension skills through reading the opening to Tove Jansson’s ‘Finn Family Moomintroll.’ The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language. The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The extract needed is provided as a PDF. The session is best suited for children in years 3-4, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.

This resource offers a wide range of knowledge retrieval activities for those learning about Online Safety at Upper Key Stage 2. The depth and breadth of knowledge covered is aligned with the ‘Education for a Connected World’ framework. There are a wide range of interesting and thought-provoking activities (24 slides in total) which help children to secure all of the important information from the unit. Research-approved activities include: -Quick Fire Questions; -Picture Stimulus; -Retrieval Grid; -Fill in the Blank; -Vocabulary Busters; -Fact Dump; -Rank 5; -Anagrams; These resources have been tried and tested in the classroom and have proven successful in helping children to consolidate key information within this unit.

This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s fluency and comprehension skills through reading the opening to Michael Morpurgo’s ‘Why the Whales Came.’ The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language. The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The extract needed is provided as a PDF. The session is best suited for children in years 4-6, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.

This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s fluency and comprehension skills through reading Julia Donaldson’s ‘The Magic Paintbrush.’ The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language. The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The text is hyperlinked (first slide) for ease of access, and a slide show version is also provided as a PDF. The session is best suited for children in years 1-2, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.

This resource pack of 2 whole class reading sessions aims to develop children’s fluency and comprehension skills, through reading Drew Daywalt’s 'The Day the Crayons Quit.’ Children read the text (hyperlinked) in two stages. Each reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language. The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The sessions are best suited for children in years 1-2, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for Year 4 teachers, parents and children when covering 'Position and Direction’ in mathematics. The content is organised into the following sections: -Overview: Learning areas covered, key definitions, why this learning is important; -Position on a Grid (first quadrant); -Plotting 2-D Shapes; -Translation; -Key Vocabulary. The resource is designed to be printed onto either A3 or A4, 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 Year 4 teachers, parents and children when covering ‘Addition and Subtraction’ in mathematics. The content is organised into the following sections: -Overview: Learning areas covered, key definitions, why this learning is important; -Addition Methods (two 4-digit numbers, inc. no exchanging and exchanging); -Subtraction Methods (two 4-digit numbers, inc. no exchanging and exchanging); -Efficient Subtraction; -Add and Subtract 1, 10, 100 and 1000; -Estimating and Rounding; -Key Vocabulary. The resource is designed to be printed onto either A3 or A4, 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 Year 4 teachers, parents and children when covering 'Decimals’ in mathematics. The content is organised into the following sections: -Overview: Learning areas covered, key definitions, why this learning is important; -Tenths and Hundredths/ Equivalency with Fractions -Decimals and Place Value/ Dividing by Ten/ Hundred/ Rounding; -Partitioning One Whole into Decimals/ Partitioning into Tenths/ Hundredths; -Key Vocabulary. The resource is designed to be printed onto either A3 or A4, 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 Year 4 teachers, parents and children when covering 'Place Value’ in mathematics. The content is organised into the following sections: -Overview: Learning areas covered, key definitions, why this learning is important; -Counting in 6s, 7s, 9s, 25s and 100s; -Comparing and Ordering; -1000 More and 1000 Less; -Roman Numerals; -Rounding; -Key Vocabulary. The resource is designed to be printed onto either A3 or A4, 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 Year 2 teachers, parents and children when covering ‘Addition and Subtraction’ in mathematics. The content is organised into the following sections: -Overview: Learning areas covered, key definitions, why this learning is important; -Add and Subtract 1s and 10s; -Number Bonds to 20; -Column Addition and Subtraction; -Key Vocabulary. The resource is designed to be printed onto either A3 or A4, 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 whole class reading session aims to develop children’s comprehension skills through a reading of an opening extract of Hannah Gold’s 'The Last Bear.’ The resource pack includes the extract and all of the activities for the session, which the class are guided through via a comprehensive PowerPoint presentation. The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language. The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The text for reading is hyperlinked at the bottom of the first slide. The session is best suited for children in lower KS2. I originally used this with Year 3-4 children, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups. The session is also suitable for home/ remote learning.

This KS1 whole class reading session aims to develop children’s comprehension skills when reading non-fiction texts. This particular session focuses on their reading of an original information sheet (included) about Blue Whales. The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language. The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The session is best suited for children in years 1-2, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.

This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s fluency and comprehension skills through reading the lyrics to the carol ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas.’ The lyrics are provided as a PDF, in addition to a hyperlink to a video of the carol being sung (with lyrics). The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language. The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The session is best suited for children in years 1-2, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.

This KS1 whole class reading session aims to develop children’s comprehension skills when reading non-fiction texts. This particular session focuses on their reading of an original information sheet (included) about Jellyfish. The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language. The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The session is best suited for children in years 1-2, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.