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We are a team of two sisters who specialise in primary education. We are determined to create resources of the highest standard that can be used without further preparation. Our lessons and assemblies have been designed to challenge children of all levels within a creative, engaging and inspiring context. Explore our shop to find lesson packs for languages, art and religious education, plans for assemblies and numerous high-quality resources to help you teach phonics, mathematics and literacy

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We are a team of two sisters who specialise in primary education. We are determined to create resources of the highest standard that can be used without further preparation. Our lessons and assemblies have been designed to challenge children of all levels within a creative, engaging and inspiring context. Explore our shop to find lesson packs for languages, art and religious education, plans for assemblies and numerous high-quality resources to help you teach phonics, mathematics and literacy
Spanish Drinks Lesson and Resources
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Spanish Drinks Lesson and Resources

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This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Spanish lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for ordering different drinks in a cafe in Spanish. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a food and drink unit. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class speaking and listening game, a further speaking and listening activity, a written activity and a paired plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. These are in the zip file and are: Lesson Plan (PDF) 5 pages An animated PowerPoint presentation - 12 slides (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.) Resources for speaking and listening activity (PDF) 2 pages colour and black & white Written activity (PDF) 3 pages colour and black & white and answers No further preparation needed. This plan is Blossoming Minds’ Lesson 3 Unit 4, but can be used individually. You might be interested in units 1-3: Beginner Spanish / 15 lessons
Spanish Lesson and Resources : Dinner
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Spanish Lesson and Resources : Dinner

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This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Spanish lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for lunch and dinner foods in Spanish. It includes several dishes from Spain. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a food and drink unit. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a listening activity, a speaking game, a written activity and a plenary game. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. These are in the zip file and are: Lesson Plan - 4 pages (PDF) A 13 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.) Resources for listening activity - 7 pages (PDF) Written activity - 3 pages (PDF) - colour and black & white and answers Plenary template - 1 page (PDF) This plan is Blossoming Minds’ Lesson 5 Unit 4 Spanish, but can be used individually. You might be interested in Units 1-3: Beginner Spanish / 15 lessons
French Holiday Accommodation lesson and resources
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French Holiday Accommodation lesson and resources

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This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for different types of holiday accommodation, such as hotels and tents. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a longer holidays unit. The plan gives details of a game for a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class speaking and listening game, a reading activity, a reading and writing activity and a plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. These are in the zip file and are: Lesson Plan (pdf) 4 pages An 10 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.) Resources for speaking and listening activity (pdf) 2 pages - colour and black & white Resources for reading activity (pdf) 4 pages - colour and black & white Written worksheet (pdf) 12 pages (split into 2 levels) colour and black & white and answers This is Lesson 4, Unit 6 by Blossoming Minds, but can be used individually. You might be interested in Units 1-5: Beginner French 25 Lesson Bundle
Spanish Days of the Week Lesson and Resources
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Spanish Days of the Week Lesson and Resources

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This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Spanish lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for days of the week in Spanish. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a longer unit. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class listening game, an active speaking game, a reading activity and a whole class plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. These are in the zip file and are: Lesson Plan (pdf) 4 pages An 18 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.) Resource for listening activity (pdf) 1 page Reading activity (pdf) colour and black & white and answers 5 pages No further preparation needed. This is Blossoming Minds’ Lesson 1 Unit 5 Spanish, but can be used individually. You might be interested in Units 1-4: Beginner Spanish 20 lesson bundle
Year 6 spag revision activities
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Year 6 spag revision activities

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A collection of 10 worksheets, 10 activities and 10 starters (in the form of a PowerPoint) to use with your year 6 class in the run-up to SATs. The ten topics covered are those that my class were finding difficult, so I decided they needed a bit of extra revision! The worksheets use questions that are based on the SATs SPaG papers, plus a few extras. The activities are perfect for group work and prepare your class for SATs in a more interactive way. The slideshow can be used for fillers, starters or plenaries. You can also put the three together to make 30 minute lessons on these tricky topics! For example, start with the slideshow to recap prepositions, before splitting your class into groups to do the interactive activity. Finish with an individual worksheet to check each child’s understanding. The topics included are: Brackets Hyphens Prefixes Root words The subjunctive Prepositions Pronouns Tenses Adverbs Main and subordinate clauses
Spanish Christmas Phrases Advent Calendar / La Navidad
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Spanish Christmas Phrases Advent Calendar / La Navidad

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An interactive animated PowerPoint advent calendar to use throughout December. Just click on the date and you will be taken to a Spanish Christmas phrase! Sometimes there are some extra facts accompanying the phrase to teach children about Christmas in Spain. (The advent calendar is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.) A great start to the Christmas season. Perfect for all ages! The advent calendar is in the zip file. You might also be interested in: Spanish Christmas Lesson - La Navidad
French Family Members lesson / la famille
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French Family Members lesson / la famille

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This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for grandad/grandmother/mother/father/brother and sister in French. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of an ‘All About Me’ unit. The plan gives details of a whole class game to use as a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a paired speaking and listening activity, a whole class listening activity, a reading/written activity and plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file. These are: 5 page PDF Lesson Plan 11 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.) 34 PDF pages of resources for the listening activity (Colour and Black & White versions) 2 PDF pages for the reading/written activity (Colour and Black & White worksheets) No further preparation needed. This is lesson 1 of Unit 3 French designed by Blossoming Minds. Units 1-3 are available here: French Lesson Bundle : 15 lessons
French lesson : Favourite book genres
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French lesson : Favourite book genres

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This is a plan and resources for a French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning how to talk about the types of books they enjoy in French. For example, they learn to say they prefer adventure stories among many others. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a listening game, a writing game, a further written activity and a plenary game. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All the resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. These are in the zip file and are: The lesson plan (6 PDF pages) A 13 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.) Resources for the writing game (1 PDF page) Writing template (2 PDF pages - colour and black & white versions) Please note: It would be helpful if the children can already name some hobbies prior to this lesson, but not essential. This plan is Lesson 1 of Unit 11 French designed by Blossoming Minds, but can be used on its own. You might be interested in some of our other lessons including Units 1, 2 and 3: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11769397
French lesson and resources - Places around school
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French lesson and resources - Places around school

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This is a plan and resources for a French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for different rooms around school. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a longer schools unit. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class listening game, a speaking and listening game, a writing activity and a plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. These are: Plan A PowerPoint presentation Starter cards Resources for listening game Resources for speaking and listening game Written worksheet (This plan is Lesson 1, Unit 7 by Blossoming Minds, but can be used as an individual plan.)
French lesson and resources - Describing myself
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French lesson and resources - Describing myself

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This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for describing eyes and hair in French. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, but would work well if children have learnt some colours in French first. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the eyes and hair vocabulary, a whole class listening activity, a game, written activity and plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. There is a PowerPoint which includes an audio version of each French word or phrase to make it easier for anyone to be able to teach the lesson. You can also play the PowerPoint without the audio. All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file. These are: 4 page PDF Lesson Plan A 14 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open it. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.) Resources for speaking activity (1 PDF page) Written activity (1 PDF page) No further preparation needed. This is lesson 4 of Unit 2 French designed by Blossomingminds. You might be interested in Unit 1 - Greetings and Introductions: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11631397 Unit 2 French - All About Me - Age and Appearance is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11707339
Macbeth Reading Comprehension - Shakespeare - Year 3 and 4
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Macbeth Reading Comprehension - Shakespeare - Year 3 and 4

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This resource is a comprehension booklet aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 (7-9 yrs). It is a story adapted from Shakespeare’s play of Macbeth. The story is a tragedy and covers the themes of ambition, fate and guilt among others. The story has been adapted so that is is suitable for ages 7-9. There are three differentiated booklets. The higher ability booklet has three pages of text for the children to read before they complete a range of questions based on a mixture of the KS1 and KS2 SATs. The middle and lower ability booklets have the text split into separate pages with questions on each page. Perfect for using during** Shakespeare Week** (12th March) or for a Shakespeare or playwriting topic. PDF file format.
French Types of holiday lesson and resources
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French Types of holiday lesson and resources

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This is a plan and resources for a French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for different types of holiday, such as holidays by the sea or in the mountains. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a longer holidays unit. The plan gives details of a game for a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class listening game, a speaking and listening activity, a written activity and a plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. I have also included a version of the written activity for Google Slides if you would like your class to complete it on a tablet or computer. To do this both you and the children need internet access and Google accounts. You can choose to use either the printed or digital worksheets. All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. These are in the zip file and are: Lesson Plan (pdf) 5 pages An 11 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.) Resources for listening activity (pdf) 12 pages - colour and black & white Resources for speaking and listening activity (pdf) 2 pages - colour and black & white Written worksheet (pdf) 8 pages (split into 3 levels) colour and black & white and answers A downloadable pdf file that includes links to make copies of the Google Slides versions of the written worksheet. This is optional. You can choose to use the printed worksheets instead. (pdf) 2 pages. There are 18 Google Slides split into 3 levels. This is Lesson 3, Unit 6 by Blossoming Minds, but can be used individually. You might be interested in Units 1-5: Beginner French 25 Lesson Bundle
Italian Greetings lesson and resources
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Italian Greetings lesson and resources

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This is a lesson plan and resources for a beginner’s Italian lesson to use with KS2. It would be perfect to use as a first Italian lesson, as it involves children learning the most basic vocabulary of ‘hello’ and ‘goodbye.’ The lesson plan gives details of a group starter, how to teach the ‘greetings’ vocabulary, a whole class game, a speaking and listening activity, simple reading/writing activity and plenary. It is highly interactive and allows the children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. The resources include: a 4 page PDF lesson plan; a 10 slide animated PowerPoint presentation containing the vocabulary to act as a visual aid (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.); a sheet for the starter; and colour and black & white versions of the reading activity. This is lesson 1 of Unit 1 Italian designed by Blossomingminds. Unit 1 is available here: Beginners Italian - Greetings and Introductions Bundle Unit 2 is available here: Italian All About Me 5 lesson bundle
French Fruit and Vegetables lesson and resources
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French Fruit and Vegetables lesson and resources

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This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for different fruit and vegetables in French. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a food unit. The plan gives details of a paired game to use as a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a group speaking activity, a reading game, a written activity and a paired plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. These are: Lesson Plan (PDF) - 5 pages An animated PowerPoint presentation - 11 slides (This is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.) 2 x resources for reading activity (PDF) - 4 pages (Colour and Black & White) Templates for the Written activity (PDF) - 2 pages (Colour and Black & White) Please note: You will need a few chopped up fruits and vegetables for the lesson. Details are included in the plan This plan is Blossoming Minds’ Lesson 1 Unit 4 French, but can be used individually. You might be interested in Units 1-3: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11769397
French lesson and resources - Holiday Activities
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French lesson and resources - Holiday Activities

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This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for different holiday activities, such as building a sandcastle or skiing. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a longer holidays/vacations unit. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class listening game, a speaking and listening activity, a writing activity and a plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. These are: Plan A PowerPoint presentation Starter template Resources for speaking and listening activity Written worksheet (This is Lesson 5, Unit 6 by Blossoming Minds, but can be used individually.)
French lesson and resources - Daily Routine
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French lesson and resources - Daily Routine

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This is a plan and resources for a French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for their daily routine in French. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a longer schools unit. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class listening game, a group speaking game, a reading activity and a plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. These are: Plan A PowerPoint presentation Speaking resource Reading worksheet (This plan is Lesson 5, Unit 7 by Blossoming Minds, but can be used as an individual plan.)
Hamlet Reading Comprehension - Shakespeare - Year 3 and 4
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Hamlet Reading Comprehension - Shakespeare - Year 3 and 4

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This resource is a comprehension booklet aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 (7-9 yrs). It is a playscript adapted from Shakespeare’s play of Hamlet. The story is a tragedy and covers the themes of revenge and justice. The story has been adapted so that is is suitable for ages 7-9. There are three differentiated booklets. The higher booklet has three pages of text for the children to read before they complete a range of questions based on a mixture of the KS1 and KS2 SATs. The middle and lower ability booklets have the text split into separate pages with questions on each page. Perfect for using during** Shakespeare Week** (12th March) or for a Shakespeare or playwriting topic. PDF file format.
French All About Me Revision lesson
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French All About Me Revision lesson

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This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s French lesson to use with KS2. It is a revision lesson that allows children to recap vocabulary used to talk about themselves. The plan gives details of a whole class starter, a recap of the vocabulary, a whole class listening and reading activity, a speaking and listening activity, a written worksheet and a plenary whole class game. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file. These are: Starter template (1 PDF page) Lesson Plan (5 PDF pages) A 16 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.) Resource for reading/listening activity (7 PDF pages) Writing activity (2 PDF pages - colour and black & white versions) Plenary ideas (1 PDF page) The language covered in the lesson includes saying your name, age and where you live, describing yourself, describing family members and pets and talking about clothes. It would be useful if your class have already covered these topics, but not essential. No further preparation needed. This is lesson 5 of Unit 3 French designed by Blossoming Minds. Unit 1 Beginners French - Greetings and introductions lesson bundle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11631397 Unit 2 French 5 lesson bundle - All About Me - Age and Appearance is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11707339 Unit 3 French Lesson Bundle - Family members, clothes and pets is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-lesson-bundle-family-members-clothes-and-pets-11769370
Spanish lesson and resources - Greetings for different times of day
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Spanish lesson and resources - Greetings for different times of day

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This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Spanish lesson to use with KS2. It would be perfect to use as a second or third Spanish lesson, after children have learnt to say hello and ask how they are feeling. The focus in this lesson is how to greet people at different times of the day. The plan gives details of a starter game, how to teach the ‘greetings’ vocabulary, a whole class game, a speaking and listening activity, simple reading/writing activity and final whole class activity. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are all in a zip file. These are: The 4 page PDF lesson plan A 15 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button in the centre of the page to open it. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow.) 3 PDF pages of pictures for the game 3 PDF pages for the Reading/Writing activity. There is a colour and black & white version of the worksheet and an answers sheet. This is lesson 3 of Unit 1 Spanish designed by Blossoming Minds. Unit 1 Spanish Greetings and Introductions Bundle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11651388 Unit 2 Spanish All About Me 5 lesson bundle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11706377 Units 1 and 2 are available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-lesson-bundle-1-term-beginners-11710541
French breakfast lesson and resources
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French breakfast lesson and resources

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This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for different breakfast items in French. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a food and drinks unit. The plan gives details of a game for a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class listening activity, an active speaking game, a reading activity and a plenary game. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file and are: Lesson Plan (PDF) 4 pages An animated 12 slide PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.) Starter ideas (PDF) 1 page Resource for listening activity (PDF) 16 pages colour and black & white Resource for speaking activity (PDF) 2 pages colour and black & white Reading activity (PDF) 3 pages colour and black & white and answers No further preparation needed This is Blossoming Minds’ Lesson 4 Unit 4 French, but can be used individually. You might be interested in units 1-3: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11769397