A bright and engaging PowerPoint leading you through a week of memorable spelling lessons linked to a popular KS2 topic. All words link to the topic of Fair trade and being aware of global issues. Teach pupils these key words and phrases to deepen their understanding of this important international subject. Most applicable for KS2. Monday - Covers the word class of each spelling, patterns, rules and definitions. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - 5 effective lessons enable children to learn these spellings in an engaging and successful way. Friday - Includes a dictation containing the spelling words covered in the week. Shows how many words there are and how many spellings. A helpful resource so that you can easily fit spellings into a busy week. Lessons could be completed on white boards, draft books or English books. Also includes a simple display of the spelling words so you can keep referring to them throughout the day. All reviews welcome.

A week’s plan, powerpoint and resources for year 5 reading focusing on the skill of creating images. Engaging starters, main activities and plenaries planned for everyday. Differentiated resources and activities for four groups of children (green LA, yellow M/LA, blue MA, red HA). Questions prompting higher order thinking and activities designed to develop comprehension skills and enhance reading assessment results. Each lesson builds and expands on the previous one. All reviews welcome.

A complete Year 1 grammar pack including an A4 grammar glossary, grammar memory cards, grammar flash cards and an engaging PowerPoint which introduces these technical terms and gives children the opportunity to practice finding each one. A colourful and useful resource designed to increase your pupil’s progress when learning English with the New Curriculum. Enhance the confidence of every child, parent, TA and Teacher with these clear and up-to-date glossaries. All the technical vocabulary used in the new curriculum explained for children from year 1. Every word class and sentence type explained with clear helpful examples. Useful to have as a large display or as a laminated mat for the tables. Very useful stuck in English or SPAG books to encourage independence, revision and confidence during lessons. Can also be stuck in homework books to support children with explaining these new technical terms to parents and carers at home. All reviews welcome. Check out these other popular resources: Whole School SMART Targets Whole School Writing Assessment Sheets Whole School Guided Reading Questions

A detailed lesson teaching children how to use who, whose and which relative clauses. Set in the context of magical stories it covers Scandinavian folklore dwarves - cross curricular links to Geography- with information about the history of these magical creatures. Slides explain how to to use relative clauses and model examples of who, whose and which. The children have a chance to have a go and add some into sentences before beginning their work. Engaging starter focusing on the word class: nouns. Differentiated main activity for two ability levels. Modelled examples of how the children could start the main activity and resources to scaffold them achieving the success criteria. A detailed lesson plan included. All reviews welcome.

A visual and interactive assembly celebrating public speaking and debating. This engaging PowerPoint explains the history of National Speech and Debate Day, the importance of this day and provides ways to celebrate it. This 20 slide, fully editable and animated presentation takes the pupils through these key areas: How to debate, The purposes of public speaking, Famous speeches, Famous speakers, Famous debaters Famous debates. Highlights of this resource: Each section contains an equal balance of role models, including gender, race and era. Top quality open questions are provided throughout to encourage higher level thinking and discussion. It includes a model showing the essential cycle needed for debating. A copy of a speaking and listening success criteria for speaking and debating. A hyperlink to a famous debate. Ideas for celebrating this day. Many images and colours to keep the pupils entertained. All reviews welcome. You can find many more reliable and useful KS2 resources at my shop: Teachallenjoy Shop You might also be interested in: Whole School Speaking and Listening Success Criteria Discussion Text Week of English Planning and Resources Imitate Discussion Text Week of English Planning and Resources Invent

A complete Year 2 grammar pack including an A4 grammar glossary, grammar memory cards, grammar flash cards and an engaging PowerPoint which introduces these technical terms and gives children the opportunity to practice finding each one. A colourful and useful resource designed to increase your pupil’s progress when learning English with the New Curriculum. Enhance the confidence of every child, parent, TA and Teacher with these clear and up-to-date glossaries. All the technical vocabulary used in the new curriculum explained for children from year 2. Every word class and sentence type explained with clear helpful examples. Useful to have as a large display or as a laminated mat for the tables. Very useful stuck in English or SPAG books to encourage independence, revision and confidence during lessons. Can also be stuck in homework books to support children with explaining these new technical terms to parents and carers at home. All reviews welcome. Check out these other popular resources: Whole School SMART Targets Whole School Writing Assessment Sheets Whole School Guided Reading Questions

An engaging lesson designed to develop children’s understanding of self esteem, themselves, their mental health and other’s emotional well-being. A list of suggested classroom ground rules are provided to support the children with discussing mental health in a respectful way. This extended lesson covers: what decreases self esteem, signs of high and low self esteem, links to a growth mindset, emotional well-being, healthy coping strategies for low self esteem, activities for raising self esteem role play about why we should try to raise self esteem, All the activities inspire high quality dialogue, reflection and progress in class. Designed to engage the children with talking about mental health and provide them with strategies to enhance their self esteem and therefore safeguard their mental health. A range of mental health support options are offered if children feel they need to follow up/delve deeper with anything covered in class. An assessment task is also provided where children complete sentences assessing their: Understanding Beliefs Strategies Confidence The lesson ends with a lighthearted post it note activity to refresh the children after covering deep and meaningful activities. All reviews welcome.

A complete KS2 English story writing lesson with a Halloween theme. Includes starter, interactive planning activity, input, differentiation, all resources and plenary. Download and be ready for a spooky morning of writing fun. Engage your class and see improvements in their writing by using the modelled sentences, editing practice, challenge cards and peer assessment extension. Highlights: high quality vocabulary open questions punctuation and grammar editing differentiation dice activity Complete with spooky images and animations appropriate for KS2, create a buzz in your classroom. Children will enjoy rolling a dice to plan their story on their planning sheet, before writing. The mini plenaries will help keep them on task and achieving. Scaffold their learning using word banks, modelled sentences and peer assessment and see results. You might also like to check out my other popular Halloween resource: Halloween Fractions

A complete art lesson for Halloween including a teaching PowerPoint, all resources, video links and modelled work. Easy to set up and model, all ready-to-go. Download this engaging lesson around Halloween to teach about the history of this holiday and develop a range of art skills. Skills taught: Watercolour wash Printing Finger painting Cutting out Stencils Themed around the poem of ‘Five Little Pumpkins’ your students can enjoy the delights of this holiday without it being spooky, ideal for KS1. Fill an afternoon with engaging and productive activities, develop fine motor skills and create a eye catching display. Check out my other popular KS1 Halloween resource: Word Search Pack KS1 All reviews welcome.

A complete KS2 reading comprehension lesson with the theme of Halloween poems. Includes a complete teaching input, starter, modelling, scaffolding, 5 differentiated poems, questions for each poem and plenary. Download to inspire and extend your pupil’s learning around Halloween. Highlights: Colourful engaging teaching PowerPoint Printable resources Challenge activity Each poem comprehension focuses on these key reading skills: Rhyming words Alliteration Identifying themes Summarising Engage your pupils this Halloween whilst strengthening and enhancing reading outcomes. Check out my other popular Halloween resources: Halloween Fractions Halloween Story Writing

One of eight engaging lessons which bring Yosemite National Park into the classroom. Includes a 37 slide teaching PowerPoint, photographs, videos, higher level questioning, paired and group activities, all resources and differentiation. Teaching Points What are human features? What are physical features? What is wilderness? How have these changed over time? What might the park look like in the future? Covers key KS2 National Curriculum geography and English objectives. Teach an effective lesson with no preparation necessary, just glance through the PowerPoint and you’re ready to go. Resources Included Starter Teaching input Photos to analyse in pairs and groups Integrated video link Differentiated activities Sorting worksheet Challenge Plenary Lessons in this unit are designed to support, challenge and extend learning so that every child can access, enjoy and exceed expectations. This is written for KS2, ideally for years 4, 5 and 6 but could be easily adapted for year 3. Human and Physical Geography National Curriculum Learning Objectives understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of …a region within North or South America describe and understand key aspects of physical geography, including: … rivers, mountains describe and understand key aspects of human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, All reviews welcome. Check out my other popular geography lessons on this topic: Scandinavia Physical Features Russia Physical Features UK Coast Physical Features

A week of KS2 reading lessons on the comprehension skill of creating images. Includes a plan, powerpoint and resources for year 5 reading. Easily adaptable for all other KS2 classes. Engaging and relevant starters, main activities and plenaries planned for both lessons. Differentiated resources and activities for four groups of children (green LA, yellow M/LA, blue MA, red HA). Questions prompting higher order thinking and activities designed to develop comprehension skills and enhance reading assessment results. Each lesson builds and expands on the previous one. All texts provided, a range of interesting genres and styles. All reviews welcome.

A complete pack for a Halloween quiz lesson including a 31 slide teaching and quiz PowerPoint, video link, fact card, class quiz, worksheets, answers and extensions. When finished there are 6 differentiated word searches and 3 extension tasks. Engage your class with Halloween, expand vocabulary, teach history and improve spelling, all in one mighty pack. Use the animated, colourful PowerPoint to lead the lesson and ensure understanding and success. Easily mark the quiz and word searches with the resources provided, through self and peer assessment.

All you need for a week of reading lessons on summarising. Includes a detailed plan of the week, engaging teach-ready PowerPoint and all the necessary resources for UKS2. The animated 85 slide summarising reading Powerpoint takes you effortlessly through the week of 5 lessons. Questions designed to develop higher order thinking skills and all activities focused on improving comprehension skills whilst enhancing reading assessment results. Each day there are relevant and enjoyable starters, main activities and plenaries. Each lesson builds and expands on the previous one. All texts provided, a range of interesting genres and styles, fiction and non-fiction. Differentiated resources and activities for four groups of children (green LA, yellow M/LA, blue MA, red HA). Written for Year 5 but easily adaptable for all other KS2 classes. You might also be interested in: Whole Term of Reading Lessons Holiday Saver Bundle Whole Term of Reading Lessons Teacher Survival Bundle

A week’s plan, powerpoint and resources for KS2 reading focusing on the comprehension skill of making comparisons within and across texts. Engaging and relevant starters, main activities and plenaries for everyday. Each lesson builds and expands on the previous one. All texts provided, a range of interesting genres and styles with possible answers modelled. Questions prompting higher order thinking and activities designed to develop comprehension skills and enhance reading assessment results. Differentiated resources and activities for four groups of children (green LA, yellow M/LA, blue MA, red HA). All reviews welcome. For a whole term’s worth of reading lessons click here to save yourself lots of time!

A week’s plan, 76 slide powerpoint and complete resources for KS2 reading focusing on the comprehension skill of understanding and identifying figurative language. Written for UKS2 but easily adaptable for all other KS2 classes. Engaging and relevant starters, main activities and plenaries planned for everyday. Differentiated resources and activities for four groups of children (green LA, yellow M/LA, blue MA, red HA). Questions prompting higher order thinking and activities designed to develop comprehension skills and enhance reading assessment results. Each lesson builds and expands on the previous one. All texts provided, a range of interesting genres and styles with modelled answers to comprehension assessment questions. All reviews welcome. You might also be interested in my other popular reading lessons: Identifying Themes Summarising Texts Predicting When Reading

An engaging pack for easily teaching predicting to KS2. Contains all you need for the week: plan, powerpoint, resources and answers. Includes sparky starters, meaty main activities and personalised plenaries. Each lesson builds and expands on the previous one. All texts provided, a range of interesting genres and styles with modelled answers to comprehension questions. Questions prompting higher order thinking and activities designed to develop comprehension skills and enhance reading assessment results. Designed for year 5 reading focusing on the comprehension skill of predicting. Easily adaptable for all other KS2 classes. Differentiated resources and activities for two ability groups. All reviews welcome. For a whole term’s worth of reading lessons click here to save yourself lots of time!

An engaging set of 5 lessons teaching KS2 children how to recommend books. Save time by using this complete PPT, plan and all the necessary resources to inspire your readers this week. Enhance vocabulary, engage children and enjoy teaching. Every lesson includes a sparky starter, meaty main activity and personalised plenary. Questions prompt higher order thinking and activities are designed to develop comprehension skills and enhance reading assessment results. Each lesson builds and expands on the previous one. Differentiated resources and activities for two ability groups. Written for year 4 or 5 but easily adaptable for all other KS2 classes. All reviews welcome.

A week’s plan, powerpoint and resources for year 5 reading focusing on the skill of connecting. Engaging starters, main activities and plenaries planned for everyday. Differentiated resources and activities for four groups of children (green LA, yellow M/LA, blue MA, red HA). Questions prompting higher order thinking and activities designed to develop comprehension skills and enhance reading assessment results. Each lesson builds and expands on the previous one. All reviews welcome.

An engaging and detailed week taking children through the process of writing a discussion text. Each day there are engaging starters, main activities and plenaries. Every teaching point comes with at least one modelled text with analysis. Sequenced learning Starters review key spellings and grammatical terms from the new curriculum. Plenaries are written to encourage higher order thinking skills and encourage peer and self assessment. The main teaching points are: Writing a high quality introduction, Structuring a paragraph with PRE Using facts and opinions in discussion texts, Using modal verbs and sentence openers, Ideas of for and against points Writing a high quality conclusion. The success criteria are differentiated for three ability groups: Green - LA Blue and Yellow - MA Red - HA All reviews welcome. You might also be interested in Exploring and Planning a Discussion text Discussion text Openers