A 30 page booklet of summer-themed activities aimed at 5-7 year olds. There are a mixture of numeracy, literacy, phonics and general knowledge activities perfect for children to use in the summer. The booklet can be sent home with children to work on independently over the summer or for home education. There is a colour and black & white version of the booklet. Answers for the phonics and maths questions are also included. A fun booklet of enjoyable activities. PDF file format. You might also be interested in the version of the booklet designed for using in school at the end of the summer term with Key Stage 1: KS1 End of year Summer Activity Booklet

I updated this on the 6th May 2019, following the birth of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s baby boy! This year 1 comprehension booklet teaches the children about lots of British royal baby facts, including bizarre traditions, royal baby names, royal baby christenings and royal baby clothes. This resource contains 3 differentiated booklets. Higher Ability The higher ability booklet contains a title page with helpful words, followed by five pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 4-5 questions per page. Answers are included. Middle Ability The middle ability booklet contains a title page, followed by five pages of comprehension activities with answers. Each page contains a short piece of text (about 3-7 sentences). There are 3-4 trickier words on each page which have pictures to help children work out what they say. Each text is followed by 4-5 simple questions. Lower Ability The lower ability booklet contains a title page, followed by five pages of comprehension activities with answers. Each page contains a short simple piece of text (3-5 sentences). There are 4-5 trickier words on each page with pictures to help children work out what they say. Each text is followed by 4-5 simple questions. PowerPoint Presentation There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text from the middle ability booklet so that you can go through these comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them. I have included colour and black & white versions of each of the 3 booklets. The preview pages show the title page and one of the comprehension pages, from the middle ability booklets. They also show one slide from the PowerPoint. PDF file format. I hope your class enjoy learning some interesting facts about royal babies! You might also like our Year 2 Royal Babies comprehension: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-2-reading-comprehension-royal-family-royal-baby-3-levels-colour-and-black-and-white-11886762

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a 45 slide Powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the alternative ‘ch’ sound. It covers the ‘ch’ sound pronounced ‘sh’ and takes 15-20 minutes. This non-editable PowerPoint is split into different sections: Revision of phase 5 phonemes in a random order Introduction to the ‘ch’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound Spotting the odd one out (the picture with a different ‘ch’ sound) Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘ch’ words Phoneme counting Phoneme spotting in sentences Writing words with the ‘ch’ sound Writing a sentence with the ‘ch’ sound Revision of tricky words (Click ‘Read Only’ to open the PowerPoint.)

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a 43 slide Powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the alternative ‘g’ sound. It covers the alternative ‘g’ sound as in ‘giant’ and takes 15-20 minutes. This non-editable PowerPoint is split into different sections: Revision of phase 5 phonemes in a random order Introduction to the ‘g’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘g’ words Phoneme counting Grapheme spotting in sentences Writing words with the ‘g’ sound Writing a sentence with the ‘g’ sound (Click ‘Read Only’ to open the PowerPoint.)

This interactive PowerPoint quiz is perfect for using in the 2022 Australian CBCA Book Week. It contains 76 questions. The first 70 questions cover famous books from Australia and around the world. This is followed by one question on each of the books in the CBCA 2022 short list for ages 7-12. You can use this as a starter, an assembly, a filler or a main activity. All questions are multiple choice and focus on popular modern books as well as classics. After you have chosen an answer for each question, click again and the correct answer changes colour. 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. Example questions include: Who visits Narnia first? Peter, Edmund or Lucy Which of these books does Hermione Granger like to read? Albus Dumbledore’s Guide to Magic, The History of Hogwarts or Hogwarts: A History Where do Jane, Michael and Mary Poppins have a tea party? On the ceiling, In the nursery or In Wonderland What is the name of The Magic Pudding that always reforms after being eaten? Arthur, Albert or Alexander A separate answer sheet is also included. You might be interested in our 2023 book quiz: Quiz for CBCA Book Week 2023

This interactive PowerPoint quiz is perfect for using in the 2020 Australian CBCA Book Week. It contains 25 questions on The Secrets of Magnolia Moon by Edwina Wyatt. The Secrets of Magnolia Moon is in the CBCA 2020 short list for ages 7-12. You can use this as a starter, an assembly, a filler or a main activity. All questions are multiple choice. After you have chosen an answer for each question, click again and the correct answer changes colour. The PowerPoint 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 quiz is in the zip file. Example questions include: What is Mama Moon’s job? She teaches oboe, She teaches piano or She teaches painting Which flowers remind Magnolia and Mama Moon of Daddy Moon? Buttercups, Snowdrops or Daisies (There are no illustrations from the book included because these are copyrighted.) You might be interested in our longer 67 question quiz: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/quiz-for-cbca-book-week-2020-the-secrets-of-magnolia-moon-67-questions-12413025 You might also be interested in our two quizzes on The Glimme by Emily Rodda: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/quiz-for-cbca-book-week-2020-the-glimme-by-emily-rodda-78-questions-12364302 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/quiz-for-cbca-book-week-2020-the-glimme-by-emily-rodda-25-questions-12364642

This is a lesson plan and resources for a beginners Italian 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 lesson plan gives details of a whole class starter game, how to teach the ‘numbers’ vocabulary, a paired game, a reading game, written activity and plenary activity. 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 the zip file. These are: 4 page PDF Lesson Plan 23 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open.) 4 PDF pages of resources for the reading game (Colour and Black & White sheets) 5 PDF pages for the written activity (Colour and Black & White sheets and an answer sheet) This is the first lesson in Unit 2 designed by Blossoming Minds. Unit 1 is available on Blossoming Minds’ shop on the TES: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/beginner-italian-greetings-and-introductions-bundle-12397072 Unit 2 is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12516804

This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Italian lesson to use with KS2. It involves children talking about how old they are and could be used after children have learnt numbers to 10. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the ‘ages’ vocabulary, a whole class game, a speaking activity, 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 20 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.) 2 PDF pages of resources for speaking activity 6 PDF pages for the written activity (Colour and Black & White worksheets and answers) No further preparation needed. This is the second lesson in Unit 2 designed by Blossoming Minds. Unit 1 is available on Blossoming Minds’ shop on the TES: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12397072 Unit 2 is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12516804

This year 2 comprehension booklet is about Europe’s top footballers! It would be perfect for celebrating Euro 2024 with your class. The booklet includes 3 differentiated levels. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘where,’ ‘who,’ ‘which’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is laid out in a booklet form, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-4 questions per page. There is a colour and black & white version of each booklet. Answers are also included. All of the booklets are in the zip file. PDF file format. No further preparation required. You might also be interested in our Year 2 Euro 2024 Football Maths We also have Year 1 Euro 2024 Football Maths Booklet Year 3 Euro 2024 Football Maths : All Topics

This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Italian lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for different pets in Italian. 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 starter, an introduction to the vocabulary, a whole class writing activity, a speaking and listening activity, a reading 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. They are in the zip file. These are: 4 page PDF Lesson Plan A 13 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.) 2 PDF pages of resources for the speaking and listening activity (colour and black & white versions) 3 PDF pages for the reading activity (colour and black & white worksheet and answers) Please note: It would be helpful if children can count to 10 in Italian prior to this lesson. Our Italian numbers lesson is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12428934 This is lesson 3 of Unit 3 Italian designed by Blossoming Minds. Unit 1 Beginners Italian - Greetings and Introductions Bundle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/beginner-italian-greetings-and-introductions-bundle-12397072 Unit 2 Italian All About Me 5 lesson bundle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12516804 Unit 3 Italian Lesson Bundle : Family members, clothes and pets is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12589727

This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Italian lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary to describe different pets in Italian. The plan gives details of a whole class starter, an introduction to the vocabulary, a whole class listening activity, a speaking and listening activity, a written worksheet 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. These are: 5 page PDF Lesson Plan An 18 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.) 1 PDF page resource for listening activity 3 PDF pages of resources for the writing activity (colour and black & white worksheet and answers) The plan would work well coming after lessons on the words for pets, describing myself and colours. Our Italian lessons on pets, describing myself and colours are available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12584397 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12514759 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12509405 This is lesson 4 of Unit 3 Italian designed by Blossoming Minds. You might be interested in Unit 1 Beginners Italian - Greetings and Introductions Bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12397072 Unit 2 Italian All About Me 5 lesson bundle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12516804 Unit 3 Italian Lesson Bundle : Family members, clothes and pets is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12589727

This is a set of comprehensions about Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne. It covers 70 years of British history and the history of the Queen’s reign. There is a section on each decade. The comprehensions are aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 (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 that are aimed at extending more able readers. (18 questions) The middle and lower ability booklets have the text split into five separate pages with questions on each page. The middle ability has 16 questions and the lower ability contains 15 questions. There are colour and black & white versions of each booklet. Answers are also included. All of the documents are in the zip file. Perfect for a topic on Queen Elizabeth II or the history of modern Britain. (These comprehensions were updated on 9th September 2022 following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.) PDF file format. You might also be interested in our Year 2 comprehensions: Year 2 Queen Elizabeth II British History over 70 years comprehension

This is a set of comprehensions about the celebrations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. They are aimed at Year 2 (ages 6-7). The comprehensions cover what a Platinum Jubilee is, how the queen and others are celebrating, ways that children can get involved and green projects. There are three differentiated booklets. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘where,’ ‘when,’ and ‘which’ questions and some multiple choice tick questions. The activity contains a title page with useful words followed by four pages with short written extracts to read and 3-4 questions per page. The higher ability booklet has 14 questions and the middle and lower ability booklets each have 12 questions. Answers are also included. All of the PDF booklets are in the zip file. There is a colour and black & white version for each level. Perfect for using around the Platinum Jubilee celebrations or for a topic on Queen Elizabeth II. You might also be interested in our Year 2 comprehension on the Platinum Jubilee covering 70 years of British history: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12664654 You might be interested in our Year 3/4 comprehensions on the Platinum Jubilee: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12661262 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12664009

This is a set of comprehensions about the celebrations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. They are aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 (ages 7-9). The comprehensions cover a short history of the queen’s reign, how the queen and others are celebrating, ways that children can get involved and green projects. 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 that are aimed at extending more able readers. (18 questions) The middle and lower ability booklets have the text split into five separate pages with questions on each page. The middle ability has 16 questions and the lower ability contains 15 questions. There are colour and black & white versions of each booklet. Answers are also included. All of the documents are in the zip file. Perfect for using around the Platinum Jubilee celebrations or for a topic on Queen Elizabeth II. I’m looking forward to using these with my Year 3 class! PDF file format. You might be interested in our Year 3/4 comprehension on British History over 70 years of the Queen’s reign: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12664009 You might also be interested in our Year 2 comprehensions for the Platinum Jubilee: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12662253 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12664654

This is a plan and resources for a French lesson covering favourite animals. It is suitable for using with KS2. The children learn the vocabulary for eight different animals and how to talk about their favourite animals in French. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a listening game, a speaking activity, writing task and plenary. 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: 4 page PDF Lesson Plan A 17 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.) Resources for the speaking game (2 PDF pages - colour and black & white versions) Resources for the written task (2 PDF pages - colour and black & white versions) No further preparation needed. This plan is Lesson 4, Unit 11 French designed by Blossoming Minds, but can be used on its own. You might be interested in our French pets lesson! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11764130 You might be interested in some of our other French units including Units 1, 2 and 3: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-lesson-bundle-15-lessons-11769397

This is a plan and resources for a French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for places in the countryside in French e.g. lavender fields, rivers and mountains. 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 whole class speaking and listening activity, a reading game, writing activity and plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. There is a PowerPoint with images of the French countryside. Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file and are: Lesson Plan - 4 pages (PDF) An animated PowerPoint presentation - 14 pages (This is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.) Resource for the starter - 1 page (PDF) Resource for the speaking and listening activity - 1 page (PDF) Reading game - 1 page (PDF) Writing worksheet and answers - 2 pages (PDF) This plan is Lesson 1, Unit 12 by Blossoming Minds, but can be used as an individual plan. You might be interested in Units 1, 2 and 3: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11769397

This is a set of comprehensions about the celebrations for King Charles III’s Coronation. They are aimed at Year 2 (ages 6-7). The comprehensions cover what a coronation is, a short history of Charles’s life, how Charles and others are celebrating, ways that children can get involved and the King’s charitable projects. There are three differentiated booklets. The booklets are split into five separate pages with questions on each page. The higher ability booklet has 15 questions, the middle ability has 13 questions and the lower ability contains 12 questions. There are colour and black & white versions of each booklet. Answers are also included. All of the documents are in the zip file. Perfect for using around the Coronation celebrations or for a topic on King Charles III. PDF file format. No further preparation needed. You might also be interested in our Year 3 and 4 comprehensions on the Coronation: King Charles III’s Coronation Comprehensions Year 3/4

This is a set of comprehensions about the celebrations for King Charles III’s Coronation. They are aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 (ages 7-9). The comprehensions cover what a coronation is, a short history of Charles’s life, how Charles and others are celebrating, ways that children can get involved and the King’s charitable projects. 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 that are aimed at extending more able readers. (18 questions) The middle and lower ability booklets have the text split into five separate pages with questions on each page. The middle ability has 14 questions and the lower ability contains 12 questions. There are colour and black & white versions of each booklet. Answers are also included. All of the documents are in the zip file. Perfect for using around the Coronation celebrations or for a topic on King Charles III. I’m looking forward to using these with my Year 3 class! PDF file format. You might also be interested in our year 2 comprehensions on the Coronation: King Charles III’s Coronation Comprehensions Year 2