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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
KS1 Pentecost Unit - May/June
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KS1 Pentecost Unit - May/June

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This resource is a 3 lesson unit on Pentecost, suitable for using with key stage 1. There are details of activities and differentiation for each lesson. The first lesson involves children creating a Pentecost hat, the second focusses on drama and the third allows for a more detailed piece of writing, so it is perfect for extending literacy skills into RE. There are two PowerPoints included in the price. One tells the story of Pentecost and the other helps with the introduction for lesson 3. The templates needed for activities are also include. An enjoyable, interactive unit. The learning objectives covered are: Do I understand the symbols of Pentecost? Can I understand how people celebrate Pentecost? Do I understand the symbols of Pentecost? Can I understand how people celebrate Pentecost? Can I understand how the Christian Church began? Do I understand the events of Pentecost? The powerpoint presentation of the story is also available on its own.
Jesus heals the sick / Jesus' Miracles presentation
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Jesus heals the sick / Jesus' Miracles presentation

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An animated 25 page PowerPoint presentation retelling the story of Jesus healing the centurion’s servant. This is one of Jesus’s miracles. The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations. It could be used as part of a lesson or for an assembly for children aged 4 -11. The PowerPoint is also included with our KS2 lesson: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11587734
Jesus heals the sick plan and resources / Jesus' Miracles
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Jesus heals the sick plan and resources / Jesus' Miracles

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This is a lesson plan with accompanying resources focussing on the miracle of Jesus healing the centurion’s servant. It is suitable for using with key stage 2. It is an interactive, thought-provoking lesson. The plan gives details of a starter, an introduction to the story, a drama activity, written activity and plenary. Lesson objectives and cross-curricular links are also included in the plan. The lesson allows children to improve literacy and speaking and listening skills within an RE lesson. It also encourages philosophical thinking skills. There is a PowerPoint of the Bible story included in the price and all resources that are needed. All the resources are in the zip file. They are: Lesson Plan - 5 pages (PDF) PowerPoint of the story - 25 slides (This is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.) PowerPoint pictures for the discussion - 7 pages (This is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.) Pictures for the written task - 7 pages (PDF) The PowerPoint story is also available separately: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11587747
Jesus' Miracles : Jesus heals a blind man presentation
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Jesus' Miracles : Jesus heals a blind man presentation

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A 25 page animated PowerPoint presentation retelling the story of Jesus healing a blind man. This is one of Jesus’s miracles. (The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.) This presentation could be used as part of a lesson or for an assembly for children aged 4 -11.
Jesus' Miracles : Jesus calms the storm KS2 Plan
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Jesus' Miracles : Jesus calms the storm KS2 Plan

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This is a lesson plan with accompanying resources focussing on the miracle of Jesus calming the storm. It is suitable for using with key stage 2. The plan gives details of a starter, an introduction to the story, a written activity, art activity and plenary. Lesson objectives and cross-curricular links are also included in the plan. There is a PowerPoint of the Bible story included in the price and all resources that are needed. All you need to bring is some wallpaper for the art activity. All the resources are in the zip file: 5 PDF page lesson plan 26 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.) 6 PDF pages for the starter 2 PDF pages for the written activity A very interactive, creative lesson to make this Bible story memorable. A version of the PowerPoint is available separately: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11589863 You might also be interested in our Key Stage 1 lesson on Jesus calming the storm: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12061085
Jesus calms the storm presentation / Jesus' Miracles
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Jesus calms the storm presentation / Jesus' Miracles

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An animated 25 page presentation retelling the story of Jesus calming the storm. This is one of Jesus’s miracles. The PowerPoint is not editable. It is in the zip file. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images only appear when the presentation is played as a slideshow with the animations. It could be used as part of a lesson or for an assembly for children aged 4 -11. This PowerPoint is included in our KS1 and KS2 plans: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12061085 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11589835
Jesus' Miracles plan : Jesus raises a man from the dead / KS2
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Jesus' Miracles plan : Jesus raises a man from the dead / KS2

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This is a lesson plan with accompanying resources focussing on the miracle of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. It is suitable for using with key stage 2. The plan gives details of a starter, an introduction to the story, a written activity and plenary. Lesson objectives and cross-curricular links are also included in the plan. There is a PowerPoint of the Bible story included in the price and all resources that are needed. These are in the zip file and are: Lesson Plan - 4 pages (PDF) Animated PowerPoint story - 22 slides (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the presentation is played as a slideshow with the animations.) Templates for the written activity - 2 pages (PDF) A very interactive, creative lesson to make this Bible story memorable. The PowerPoint story is also available separately: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11589986
Jesus' Miracles Story Presentations
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Jesus' Miracles Story Presentations

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A set of six presentations telling the stories of six of Jesus’ miracles. Perfect for using for an assembly or an RE lesson. The stories included are: Jesus heals a blind man Jesus heals a paralysed man Jesus raises a man from the dead Jesus heals a sick man - the centurion’s servant Jesus calms the storm Jesus feeds the 5000 In total there are 135 animated PowerPoint slides. The PowerPoints are not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open them. Some of the images only appear when the presentations are played as slideshows with the animations. These PowerPoints are also included in our KS1 and KS2 lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12061096 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/jesus-miracles-6-week-unit-11591501
Jesus' Miracles : Jesus raises a man from the dead presentation / Lazarus
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Jesus' Miracles : Jesus raises a man from the dead presentation / Lazarus

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An animated 22 slide presentation retelling the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. This is one of Jesus’s miracles. The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open it. Some of the images are only revealed when the presentation is played as a slideshow with the animations. This could be used as part of a lesson or for an assembly for children aged 4 -11. This PowerPoint is included with our KS2 lesson: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11590688
Jesus' Miracles : 6 week Unit
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Jesus' Miracles : 6 week Unit

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A collection of six RE lesson plans focussing on six of Jesus’ miracles. The miracles covered in these plans are: Jesus heals a paralysed man Jesus calms the storm Jesus raises a man from the dead Jesus heals a sick man - the centurion’s servant Jesus heals a blind man Jesus feeds the 5000 The lessons are suitable for using with ages 7-11 and are highly interactive. There are lesson objectives and cross-curricular links. The plans give details of starters, drama activities, an art activity, written activities and plenaries. All resources are included in the price. This includes PowerPoint presentations of the six miracles. The PowerPoints are not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open them. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations. In total there are 29 pages of lesson plans (PDFs), 145 slides of animated PowerPoints and 21 pages of resources for the activities (PDFs). All you need to bring is some wallpaper for the art activity in the Jesus calms the storm lesson. The PowerPoint stories are also available separately: Jesus’ Miracles Story Presentations
Jesus' Miracles Lesson : Feeding the 5000 / KS2
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Jesus' Miracles Lesson : Feeding the 5000 / KS2

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This is a lesson plan with accompanying resources focussing on the miracle of Jesus feeding the 5000. It is suitable for using with key stage 2. The plan gives details of a starter, an introduction to the story, a drama activity, written activity and plenary whole class activity. Lesson objectives and cross-curricular links are also included in the plan. The lesson allows children to improve literacy and speaking and listening skills within an RE lesson. There is a PowerPoint of the Bible story included in the price. All resources that are needed are included. They are in the zip file: 5 PDF page lesson plan 18 slide animated PowerPoint story presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.) 1 slide PowerPoint to prepare for the written task (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.) 1 PDF page template for the written task No further preparation needed. The PowerPoint story is available separately: Jesus’ Miracles : Feeding of the 5000 presentation You might be interested in our KS1 lesson on Jesus feeding the 5000: KS1 Jesus feeds the 5000 / Jesus’ Miracles lesson
Christian story of creation presentation
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Christian story of creation presentation

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An animated 23 page PowerPoint presentation retelling the story of God creating the universe. This is an old testament Bible story. It covers the Bible story from Genesis 1 up to the end of Genesis 2:3. The presentation is not editable. Please click the ‘Read Only’ button to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations. The PowerPoint is in the zip file. This could be used a part of a lesson or for an assembly for children aged 4 -11. The PowerPoint is also included in: Creation / Our World RE unit KS2
Creation / Our World RE unit KS2
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Creation / Our World RE unit KS2

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This is a 5 lesson RE unit with accompanying resources, focussing on the Christian and Hindu stories of creation and the environment. It is suitable for using with key stage 2. Lesson 1 gives details of a starter, class discussion, nature walk around school, poetry writing activity and a plenary. Lesson 2 gives details of a starter, whole class discussion, drama activity, written activity and plenary. Lesson 3 gives details of a starter, whole class discussion, link to a video clip, drama activity, written activity and plenary. Lesson 4 gives details of a starter, whole class discussion, headline writing activity and final activity and discussion. Lesson 5 gives details of a starter activity, whole class discussion, walk around school, poster designing activity and plenary. Lesson objectives and cross-curricular links are also included in the plan. There is a PowerPoint of the Christian Bible story included in the price and all resources that are needed. The PowerPoint covers the Bible story from Genesis 1 to the end of Genesis 2:3. All of the resources are included in a zip file. They are: 21 page PDF detailed lesson plans 23 Slide PowerPoint presentation. This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open it. 1 slide PowerPoint for lesson 1 1 PDF page for lesson 1 1 PDF page for lesson 2 3 PDF pages for lesson 3 1 slide PowerPoint for lesson 3 9 PDF pages for lesson 4 The PowerPoint is also available separately: Christian story of creation presentation
Christmas story comprehension - The Annunciation - Year 5 and 6
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Christmas story comprehension - The Annunciation - Year 5 and 6

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This resource is a comprehension activity based on the year 6 reading comprehension SATs paper. The theme for the comprehension is the story of the Annunciation (when Mary is visited by the Angel Gabriel). I have rewritten the Bible story to resemble the style of the SATs reading paper. There is a reading booklet followed by four or five pages of questions, which contains a range of questions based on last year’s paper. There is also a mark scheme at the end of the booklet. I have included 3 differentiated levels. The HA level is similar to the SATs paper, whilst the MA and LA use slightly simplified wording in the reading and question booklet and could also be used by year 5s. PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
Angel Gabriel Visits Mary (Christmas story) Comprehension - Year 2
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Angel Gabriel Visits Mary (Christmas story) Comprehension - Year 2

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This resource is a comprehension activity for year 2. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels. The booklet tells the beginning of the Christmas story, when Mary is visited by the Angel Gabriel. There are a range of ‘what,’ and ‘who’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is also laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page. PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
Key Stage 2 Harvest RE Unit
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Key Stage 2 Harvest RE Unit

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A 3 lesson unit all about harvest festival, perfect for using with Key Stage 2 children. Each lesson contains a starter, introduction, preliminary activity, main activity and plenary. The activities are a mixture of drama, research, art and writing tasks. Each lesson also includes a PowerPoint to aid teaching. The three lessons cover: What is Harvest Festival?/The history of Harvest Festival in Britain/Why Harvest Festival was important Harvest around the World/in different religions Thanksgiving All of the resources needed for the lessons are in the zip file. These are: Detailed 10 page PDF Lesson Plans A 21 Slide animated PowerPoint for Lesson 1 A 23 Slide animated PowerPoint for Lesson 2 A 21 Slide animated PowerPoint for Lesson 3 4 PDF pages to help with the drama/written activities in Lesson 1 (The PowerPoints are not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open them. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations.) No further preparation is needed. Versions of the PowerPoint presentations are also available separately: Harvest Festival Presentation Harvest Around the World Presentation Thanksgiving PowerPoint Presentation You might also be interested in our KS1 Harvest Unit: KS1 Harvest RE (2 lessons) The PowerPoint from Lesson 1 is also available with our Harvest Festival Assembly: Harvest Festival Assembly
The Birth of Jesus Christmas Story Comprehension - Year 5 and 6
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The Birth of Jesus Christmas Story Comprehension - Year 5 and 6

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This resource is a comprehension activity based on the year 6 reading comprehension SATs paper. The comprehension text covers the part of the Christmas story when Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem, ending with the birth of Jesus. I have rewritten the Bible story to resemble the style of the SATs reading paper. There is a reading booklet of 3 pages, followed by 4 pages of questions, which are based on last year’s paper. There is also a mark scheme at the end of the booklet. I have included 3 differentiated levels. The HA level is similar to the SATs paper, whilst the MA and LA use slightly simplified wording in the reading and question booklet and could also be used by year 5s. PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
Year 2 SPaG - Christmas theme (Word Classes)
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Year 2 SPaG - Christmas theme (Word Classes)

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A set of Christmas themed SPaG activities, with a focus on word classes. All questions are based on the SATs questions which ask children to circle different word classes: There are 4 different activities included: - One activity asks children to circle nouns in a sentence, progressing from one noun up to three, with six sets of ten questions. - One activity asks children to circle adjectives in a sentence, progressing from one noun up to two, with four sets of ten questions. - One activity asks children to circle adverbs in a sentence. There are two sheets of ten questions. - One activity asks children to circle verbs in a sentence, progressing from one verb up to two, with four sets of ten questions. All the sentences have a Christmas theme, with each page containing festive pictures. Answers are included. PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
French Christmas Phrases Advent Calendar / Noel
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French Christmas Phrases Advent Calendar / Noel

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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 French Christmas phrase! Sometimes there are some extra facts accompanying the phrase to teach children about Christmas in France. (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: French Christmas Lesson and Resources - Noel