This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Spanish lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for grandfather/grandmother/mother/father/brother and sister in Spanish. 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 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. These are: 5 page PDF Lesson Plan An 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 written activity (Colour and Black & White versions) No further preparation needed. This is Lesson 1 of Unit 3 Spanish designed by Blossoming Minds. Unit 1 Beginner 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 Unit 3 Spanish lesson bundle : Family members, clothes and pets is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11762016

This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Spanish 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. 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 17 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.) Resource for the reading/listening activity (8 PDF pages) Writing activity (Colour and Black & White worksheet) (2 PDF pages) Plenary ideas (1 PDF page) The language covered in the lesson includes saying your name, age and where you live, describing your eye and hair colour, family members and pets and talking about clothes. It would be useful if your class have already covered these topics, but not essential. This is lesson 5 of Unit 3 Spanish designed by Blossoming Minds. Unit 1 Beginner 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 Unit 3 Spanish lesson bundle : Family members, clothes and pets is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11762016

This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels. There are a range of 'what' and 'how' 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. This comprehension is all about Queen Victoria. Perfect to use as part of a KS1 history topic or just for general interest for comprehension practice. Answers are also included. PDF file format.

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘ea.’ 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 ‘ea’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘ea’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘ea’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘ea’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘ea’ sound - Revision of HFW

This is a plan for an assembly on Pentecost. There is an optional powerpoint on Pentecost story included. The plan is easy to follow and requires no resources, so is perfect for using at the last minute! I like leading assemblies that are interactive, engaging and relevant to the children’s lives. So this assembly involves a modern day scenario where the events of Pentecost might occur and allows the entire assembly hall to get involved by acting out the story and discussing the themes. There is also an example prayer/reflection to finish with.

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 ‘pt.’ 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 ‘pt’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Segmenting and blending sounds in real ‘pt’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Filling in missing words - Writing a sentence with ‘pt’ sound - Revision of tricky phase 4 words

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 ‘sc.’ 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 ‘sc’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘sc’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘sc’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘sc’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘sc’ sound - Revision of phase 4 tricky words

This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Spanish lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning numbers up to 10 and could be used as an individual lesson or following a few lessons on basic vocabulary. The plan gives details of a whole class starter, how to teach the ‘numbers’ vocabulary, a paired speaking game, a reading game, simple written activity and whole class 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: 4 page pdf Lesson Plan A 23 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.) 4 pdf pages of resources for the reading game (colour and black & white versions) 5 pdf pages for the written activity (colour and black & white versions and answers) No further preparation needed. This is the first lesson in Spanish Unit 2 designed by Blossoming Minds. Unit 1 Spanish Greetings and Introductions is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11651388 Unit 2 Spanish All About Me is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-all-about-me-5-lesson-bundle-beginners-11706377 Units 1 and 2 are available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-lesson-bundle-1-term-beginners-11710541

This is a plan and resources for a beginners Spanish lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for describing eyes and hair in Spanish. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, but would work well if children have learnt some colours in Spanish 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. All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price in the zip file. These are: 5 page Lesson Plan (PDF) A 14 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. ) Resource for the speaking activity (1 PDF page) Written activity (1 PDF page) No further preparation needed. This is lesson 4 of Unit 2 Spanish designed by Blossoming Minds. You might be interested in Unit 1 Spanish Greetings and Introductions: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11651388 Unit 2 Spanish All About Me is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-all-about-me-5-lesson-bundle-beginners-11706377 Units 1 and 2 are available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-lesson-bundle-1-term-beginners-11710541

This resource is a 20 page booklet for children to complete all about their hobbies, interests, friends, families, dreams and school life. It is aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 and could be used to aid the transition process into year 3 or 4. Use during a transition day, send home over the summer or complete during the new term as part of an ‘All About Me’ topic. PDF file format The booklet is colourful, but also prints well in black and white. If you are looking for a booklet for transition into years 1 or 2 we have created this one: All About Me transition booklet - EYFS & Key Stage 1

This is a plan and resources for a French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for how to travel to school 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 speaking and listening activity, 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 Speaking and Listening resource Writing worksheet (This plan is Lesson 4, Unit 7 by Blossoming Minds, but can be used as an individual plan.)

This is a plan and resources for a French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for different types of home in French. For example, an apartment, a bungalow or a terrace. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a longer ‘my town’ unit. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class listening game, a group reading 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 flashcards Speaking and reading resources Writing worksheet (This plan is Lesson 1, Unit 8 by Blossoming Minds, but can be used as an individual plan.)

These Year 2 SATs style shape/geometry revision questions are split into 3 differentiated levels. Each level contains 30 problems with answers. The higher level (Super Super Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 2 and Year 3 curriculum and is in the style of a SATs paper. The intermediate level (Super Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 2 curriculum and is based on past SATs papers. The lower level (Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 1 curriculum and some of the Year 2 curriculum. No further preparation required.

Celebrate the royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with this year 2 SATs-style comprehension booklet! The booklet is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘when,’ ‘who’ and ‘how’ 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. Please note that this resource was created prior to the Royal Wedding day.

These Year 2 dinosaur themed maths questions are split into 3 differentiated levels. Each level contains 30 problems with answers. The questions cover all areas of the curriculum and would be perfect for a class who love dinosaurs! They could also be used for SATs revision. The higher level (Super Super Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 2 curriculum and some questions from the Year 3 curriculum. The intermediate level (Super Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 2 curriculum. The lower level (Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 1 curriculum. There is a colour and black and white booklet for each level. No further preparation required. You might also be interested in: Year 2 Dinosaur comprehensions: 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 the vocabulary to describe different regions of France e.g. In the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, there are mountains. France is divided into 18 administrative regions. The lesson teaches children sentences to describe seven of the regions. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a longer unit on France. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a reading activity, a speaking and listening activity, writing task and whole class plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. There is a PowerPoint with images of different French regions. Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file and are: Lesson Plan - 5 pages (PDF) An animated PowerPoint presentation - 22 pages (This is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.) Resource for the starter - 1 page (PDF) Resources for the reading and speaking and listening activities - 3 pages (PDF) Example template for the writing activity - 1 page (PDF) No further preparation needed. It would be helpful but not essential if your class have completed our lesson on the French countryside: French Countryside lesson and resources This plan is Lesson 2, Unit 12 by Blossoming Minds, but can be used as an individual plan. You might be interested in Units 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5: Beginner French 25 Lesson Bundle

This is a plan and resources for a beginners Italian lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for different pizzas in Italian. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a food unit. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class listening game, a speaking and listening activity, a reading/written 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. They are in the zip file and are: Lesson Plan - 4 pages (PDF) A 12 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.) Resources for listening game - 4 pages (colour and black & white) (PDF) Resources for speaking and listening activity - 2 pages (colour and black & white) (PDF) Reading/Written activity - 3 pages (colour and black & white and answers) (PDF) This lesson made me hungry! This plan is Blossoming Minds’ Italian Lesson 2 Unit 4, but can be used individually. You might be interested in Units 1-3: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12590110

This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Italian lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for describing eyes and hair in Italian. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, but would work well if children have learnt some colours in Italian 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. All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file. These are: 5 page PDF Lesson Plan A 14 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 page for the speaking activity 1 PDF page for the Written activity No further preparation needed. (This is the fourth lesson in Unit 2 designed by Blossoming Minds.) You might also be interested in our first Italian Unit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12397072 Unit 2 is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12516804

This resource is a comprehension activity based on the year 6 reading comprehension SATs paper. The theme for the comprehension is the story of Jesus’ arrest before Good Friday, which I have rewritten to resemble the style of the reading paper. I have included 3 differentiated levels. The Higher Ability level (781 words) is similar to the SATs paper, whilst the Middle Ability (654 words) and Lower Ability (564 words) use slightly simplified wording in the reading and question booklet. Each level contains a 3 page reading booklet and an accompanying 4 page question booklet, which contains a range of questions based on past papers. There are also example answers. The preview pages show one page from the higher ability comprehension booklet and question booklet and one page from the higher ability black & white booklet. PDF file format. Colour and Black & White versions are included in the price.

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 ‘tw.’ 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 ‘tw’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘tw’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘tw’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘tw’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘tw’ sound - Revision of phase 4 tricky words