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
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
This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to reviseprevious phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘nd.’ It takes 15-20 minutes.
This powerpoint is split into different sections:
- Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order
- Introduction to ‘nd’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘nd’ sound)
- Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘nd’ words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Writing words with ‘nd’ sound
- Writing a sentence with ‘nd’ sound
- Revision of tricky words
This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Spanish lesson to use with KS2. It would be perfect to use as a third or fourth Spanish lesson, after children have learnt to say hello and talk about how they are feeling.
The focus in this lesson is on how to ask someone their name and to reply.
The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the ‘name’ vocabulary, a whole class game, a speaking and listening activity, reading/writing 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 and are:
The 4 page PDF lesson plan
A 10 Slide animated PowerPoint 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 PDF sheet for the speaking/listening activity
2 PDF sheets for the Reading/Writing activity (a worksheet and answers)
All you need to take with you is a ball or beanbag for the whole class game.
This is lesson 4 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
This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to reviseprevious phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘lt.’ It takes 15-20 minutes.
This powerpoint is split into different sections:
- Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order
- Introduction to ‘lt’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘lt’ sound)
- Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘lt’ words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Writing words with ‘lt’ sound
- Writing a sentence with ‘lt’ sound
- Revision of tricky words
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 third or fourth Italian lesson, after children have learnt to say hello and talk about how they are feeling.
The focus in this lesson is how to ask someone their name and to reply.
The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the ‘name’ vocabulary, a whole class game, a speaking and listening activity, reading/writing activity and plenary discussion. 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. They are in a zip file. These are:
The 4 page PDF lesson plan
A 10 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is run as a slideshow.)
1 PDF sheet for the speaking/listening activity
2 PDF pages for the Reading/Writing activity ( a worksheet and answers sheet)
All you need to take with you is a ball or beanbag for the whole class game.
This is lesson 4 of Unit 1 Italian designed by Blossomingminds.
Unit 1 is available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12397072
Unit 2 is available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12516804
This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to reviseprevious phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘br.’ It takes 15-20 minutes.
This powerpoint is split into different sections:
- Revision of phase 3 and 4 phonemes in a random order
- Introduction to ‘br’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘br’ sound)
- Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘br’ words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Writing words with ‘br’ sound
- Writing a sentence with ‘br’ sound
- Revision of phase 4 tricky words
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is all about India and covers key facts, Indian landmarks, food and festivals.
It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels.
There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘when’ and ‘who’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is 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. Answers are included.
PDF file format and editable Microsoft file format included in price.
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is all about China and covers key facts, Chinese tourist attractions, food and wildlife.
It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels.
There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘when’ and ‘who’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is 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. Answers are included.
PDF file format and editable Microsoft file format included in price.
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
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2, with a focus on the science topic of ‘materials.’
It includes 3 differentiated levels. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘which’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. Each level includes four pages of pictures with short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page.
PDF file format.
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 Much Ado About Nothing. The story is a romance and comedy and covers the themes of mistaken identity, love and deceit. The story has been adapted so that is is suitable for ages 7-9.
There are three differentiated booklets. The higher booklet has two 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.
This resource contains 5 comprehension activities all about dinosaurs. They are suitable for using with year 1 or lower ability year 2.
They each contain a short piece of text with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say.
The text is followed by 5 simple questions.
There are three differentiated levels. There is a colour and black & white version of each level.
There are five different topics:
What were dinosaurs?
Diplodocus
Triceratops
Tyrannosaurus Rex
What happened to all the dinosaurs?
There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text from the middle ability so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them. Answers are also included.
PDF file format.
You might also be interested in our Year 2 comprehensions on dinosaurs:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-2-sats-comprehension-dinosaurs-3-levels-11852336
This is a plan and resources for a French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning how to label parts of the head in French.
The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a listening game, a song, a written worksheet 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:
The plan
A PowerPoint presentation
Written worksheet
Please note: The children should be able to name other parts of the body before this lesson. e.g. the knees, the feet etc.
You can buy Blossoming Minds’ Lesson 1, Unit 10 to teach them this.
(This plan is Lesson 2, Unit 10 by Blossoming Minds, but can be used on its own.)
A set of 10 PowerPoints to help your class practise all phonemes on a daily basis.
Each of the 10 PowerPoints contain every phoneme from phases 2 to 5, with one phoneme per slide.
The phonemes are shown in a random order on each PowerPoint. Get the whole class to call out or choose certain children for targeted sounds.
Perfect for using instead of flashcards, as it ensures the whole class can definitely see the graphemes.
This set of PowerPoints uses an alien theme. Look out for other themes coming soon to Blossoming Minds’ shop.
A selection of 6 presentations and an assembly, perfect for using during Black History Month.
The slideshows cover prominent figures who have had a variety of roles in history.
Included are:
Benjamin Zephaniah
Mary Seacole
Mo Farah
Nelson Mandela
Rosa Parks
Serena Williams
The assembly is designed to be used as an introduction to Black History Month. It is a 16 page presentation and accompanying plan and covers prehistory, ancient civilizations, 18th and 19th century Britain and an introduction to the figures mentioned above.
A great pack for introducing the topic of black history to KS2, KS3 or KS4.
These Year 2 Remembrance Day comprehension activities are split into 3 differentiated levels. Each level contains 3 comprehensions with answers. They are:
What is Remembrance Day and Remembrance Sunday?
Why do we wear poppies?
‘The First Remembrance Day’ - A fictional original tale following two children during the two minute silence in November 1919.
The higher level (Super Super Challenge) is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and is a similar length to a SATs paper.
The middle level (Super Challenge) is similar to the higher level but contains texts that are slightly shorter and a few easier questions.
The lower level (Challenge) contains texts that are much shorter and different easier questions.
There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘where,’ and ‘who’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers.
No further preparation required.
You might also be interested in:
Year 1 Comprehensions : Remembrance Day
This is a presentation on the tudor queen, Elizabeth I.
Use it as part of a lesson or for an assembly for KS1, KS2 or KS3.
The presentation covers the period before her birth, her childhood, how she became queen, her life as a queen and the difficulties she faced during her rule. The last part of the presentation includes some interesting questions to provoke discussion.
This is a history presentation on the first female doctor to qualify in England, Elizabeth Garrett-Anderson.
The presentation covers Elizabeth’s childhood, her decision to try to become a doctor, her eventual qualification, the founding of a hospital and school of medicine and her legacy. The last part of the presentation includes some interesting questions to provoke discussion.
Please note there are no photos of Elizabeth Garrett-Anderson included, owing to copyright restrictions.
Use this as part of a lesson or for an assembly for ages 5 - 11.
These Year 6 SATs style decimals revision problems are split into 3 differentiated levels. Each level contains 22 reasoning and 13 arithmetic questions with answers.
The higher level (Super Super Challenge) covers the Year 6 curriculum with some questions at a higher level. It is in the style of a SATs paper.
The intermediate level (Super Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 6 curriculum and is based on past SATs papers.
The lower level (Challenge) contains easier questions covering the Year 5 curriculum. It guides children through multi-step problems.
No further preparation required.
This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise previous phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘cl.’ It takes 15-20 minutes.
This PowerPoint is split into different sections:
Revision of phase 3 and 4 phonemes in a random order
Introduction to ‘cl’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘cl’ sound)
Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘cl’ words
Phoneme counting
Phoneme spotting in sentences
Writing words with ‘cl’ sound
Writing a sentence with ‘cl’ sound
Revision of phase 4 tricky words
This is a 5 lesson French unit for beginners, perfect for using with KS2.
The Lessons are:
Lesson 1 - Fruit and Vegetables
Lesson 2 - Bread and Pastries
Lesson 3 - Drinks
Lesson 4 - Breakfast
Lesson 5 - Dinner
The plans (pdfs) all give details of a starter, how to teach the new vocabulary, followed by a combination of listening activities, speaking activities, reading/writing activities and a plenary. Each lesson is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills.
All resources needed for the lessons are included in the price. This includes a PowerPoint for each containing the new vocabulary. The PowerPoint presentations are not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open them. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations.
In total there are 71 pages of lesson plans, games and worksheets (pdfs) and 59 slides of animated PowerPoints. All of the lessons are in zip files.
No further preparation needed.
This is Unit 4 French designed by Blossoming Minds.
This unit could be combined with the ‘Greetings and Introductions’ unit and ‘All About Me,’ unit and ‘Family Members, Clothes and Pets’ unit, all created by ‘Blossoming Minds.’
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11769397