A mini information Powerpoint about the Olympic/Paralympic Games, including their history, sports included, medals, the Olympic Flame, Mascots, Motto and Olympic Values. There is a Powerpoint and a Pdf version of the same information for ease of access. Suitable for Upper KS1, KS2 and Year 7.

Great extra activity for pupils reading/studying ‘Who Let the Gods Out’ by Max Evans. KS2

A fun extra activity for pupils/classes reading Stig of the Dump by Clive King. Suitable for KS2/Upper KS1

Great extra resource for use in overall study of Macbeth. Contains names of main characters/settings. Suitable for all students studying the text - as extra activity. Upper KS2/KS3 Can be used as a fun activity to test knowledge of the play - for every word found, the pupil has to find a quote from within the play - either said by the person named or about that person or, if a place, a quote about the place named.

Great extra resource for use in overall study/reading of Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz. Upper KS2/KS3 Can be used as a fun extra activity to test knowledge of the story - for every word found, the pupil could look for a description or quote about the character/place from within the novel.

Great extra resource for use in overall study/reading of The Hobbit by Tolkien. Upper KS2/KS3 Can be used as a fun extra activity to test knowledge of the story - for every word found, the pupil could look for a description or quote about the character/place from within the novel.

Suitable for KS2 - Information and facts about Remembrance/Armistice Day with missing words to match from word bank. Resource given as a PDF and Powerpoint for ease of access. The boxes do line up on downloaded resource. Further resources for Remembrance/Armistice can be found at following links: Remembrance Wordsearch: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13115652 KS2 Remembrance History of Poppy/‘In Flanders Field’ Poem with Commentary/Cross Stitch Poppy Pattern: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13081550 KS2 Remembrance/Armistice Day - what it represents/history/Poppy as a symbol of remembrance PDF: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13081421

**Cross Stitch Poppy ** Here is a simple, cross stitch pattern of the Poppy – the symbol of remembrance - to use with KS2 pupils, although it may also be suitable for upper years of KS1. The colour cross stitch pattern chart is on a pdf. This has coloured crosses. Each cross is equal to one cross stitch. I have also included some basic cross stitch information/instructions and a photograph of the finished picture. The pattern is stitched on 6 count binca material using 6 strands of stranded cotton and a blunt tapestry needle. If you wish the poppy pattern along with information sheets about Flanders Field and the poppy as a symbol of Remembrance, please see my separate resource: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12712522 Further cross stitch designs can be found on following links: Here are some further links for other fun, simple cross stitch designs on binca: (All patterns can be stitched on aida fabric but note that the finished design will be smaller) Easy Christmas Tree Cross Stitch: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12946295 Easy Easter Egg designs: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12980258 Positive Mind Set design - ‘Dream, Hope, Believe, Achieve’: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12962781 Single Bee and ‘Bee Happy’ Logo designs: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12959872 Collection (20) of mini cross stitch motifs: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12692137

Fun Christmas wordsearch for KS2 (and Upper KS1) Based on the film ‘Elf’ with Buddy the Elf. Great Christmas activity for end of term. Resource loaded as powerpoint and pdf for ease of use.

Fun Christmas wordsearch for KS2 (and Upper KS1) Great Christmas activity for end of term. Resource loaded as pdf for ease of use.

A potted background history of facts and figures relating to Shakespeare and why he is still inspirational and relevant today. Great to use as an introduction to William Shakespeare and the relevance of his language today - that so many sayings still in use are derived from his plays. Suitable for KS2. This resource is also available as a Powerpoint for ease of use in lessons at this link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12986547 Also, a fun free Shakespeare wordsearch can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12825853

Four fun powerpoints with fun, silly jokes to share. Suitable for KS1 and KS2 Approx 4 jokes per powerpoint

KS2 Resource which gives information about the history of Remembrance/Armistice Day; what it represents/what happens on Remembrance Day and why we use a poppy as our symbol of Remembrance and significance of ‘In Flanders Field’ by John McCrae. PDF. See also resource of a poppy cross stitch design with instructions: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12742390 See also other Remembrance resources on following links: • In Flanders Field Poem – with commentary/Information re history of the Poppy as a symbol of remembrance and including the poppy cross stitch design pattern: • Remembrance/Armistice Day Wordsearch (free) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12921825

Useful timeline for Goodnight Mister Tom. PDF. The table maps out with the time period covered by the story with corresponding Chapter numbers and corresponding events of the war alongside. Good for providing context of the story. I have included a copy without the colour background for ease of printing if necessary as well as a colour copy for display. Further Remembrance resources: • Poppy cross stitch design - useful resource to use alongside GMT/as a Remembrance resource: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12742390 • KS2 In Flanders Field Poem/History of the Poppy/Remembrance Day Info plus Cross Stitch Poppy Pattern https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12712522 • KS2 Remembrance/Armistice Day - what it represents/history/Poppy as a symbol of remembrance PDF https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13081421 • Remembrance Wordsearch: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12921825 (free resource)

Great resource pack for Remembrance activities – particularly about why we use the Poppy as a symbol of Remembrance. Included: • In Flanders Field Poem by John McCrae with written commentary. • Information Sheet re: the history of the poppy as a symbol of remembrance. • Information Sheet on Remembrance Day. Also included: • A simple cross stitch pattern to use with KS2 pupils, although may be suitable for upper K2 also. Resource is both as word/jpg docs and combined PDF for ease of access. (Cross Stitch Poppy Additional Information: The colour cross stitch pattern chart is on a pdf. This has coloured crosses. Each cross is equal to one cross stitch. I have also included some basic cross stitch information/instructions and a photograph of the finished picture. The pattern is stitched on 6 count binca material.) See also resource which just has the poppy cross stitch design: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12742390 See also other Remembrance resources on following links: • Remembrance/Armistice Day Wordsearch (free) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12921825 • All About Remembrance/Armistice Day including what it represents/history/the poppy as a symbol/relevance of ‘In Flanders Field’ Poem by John McCrae. KS2 Pdf: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13081421

Great descriptive/creative writing example paragraph - describing a thunderstorm. Can be used to introduce a descriptive writing activity for pupils. Also included are notes re: which features to include to make writing more expressive. Key features include: examples of creative language choices/vocabulary in order to create mood/atmosphere/setting. Illustrates expaned noun phrases/adverbials/varied sentence structures. Suitable for KS2. Further descriptive paragraphs can be found at following: Erupting Volcano: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12960494 (word doc) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12984370 (powerpoint) Abandoned House in Forest: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12960501 (word doc) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12978017 (powerpoint) Dragon hunting: KS2 Descriptive Writing Paragraph Model – Dragon! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12959414 Same dragon paragraph as a Powerpoint: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12959437 Also, a resource with ideas of how to make descriptive/creative writing more exciting using figurative language: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12986538

KS2 Descriptive Writing Paragraph -Thunderstorm! Creative/descriptive writing example. Key Features: Modelling creative language choices/figurative language; kS2 grammatical features such as varied sentence starters and structures; fronted adverbials; expanded noun phrases; varied punctuation. Used when working with small groups of Year 6 pupils tasked with writing their own short narrative paragraph(s). Suitable for KS2. Further descriptive paragraphs can be found at following: Dragons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12959414 (word doc) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12959437 (ppwerpoint) KS2 Descriptive Writing Paragraph – Abandoned House in Forest: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12960501 Same paragraph as a powerpoint https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12978017 Also, a resource with ideas of how to make descriptive/creative writing more exciting using figurative language: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12986538

Resources included to use in creative writing for earthquakes and volcanoes • Short narrative example for an Earthquake – modelling some of the descriptive language and grammatical features/structure that pupils could use in their own stories. • Word bank/sentence starters/content idea cards for earthquake and volcano descriptive writing/narratives Also, a set of quick reference idea cards and story model used when working with small groups of Year 6 pupils who were tasked with writing their own short narratives as part of their studies on earthquakes and volcanoes. Although primarily used for Year 6, the information could be used for other ks2 year groups.

Here is a simple quick to make Christmas Tree cross stitch pattern - to use with KS2 pupils, although it may also be suitable for upper years of KS1. The colour cross stitch pattern chart is on a pdf. This has coloured crosses. Each cross is equal to one cross stitch. I have also included some basic cross stitch information/instructions. Would be great to use as front of a Handmade Christmas Card! Finished size: approx: 3" x 2" The pattern is stitched on 6 count binca material using 6 strands of stranded cotton and a blunt tapestry needle. Here are some further links for other fun, simple cross stitch designs on binca: (All patterns can be stitched on aida fabric but note that the finished design will be smaller) Easy Easter Egg designs: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12980258 Easy Poppy Cross Stitch design: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12742390 Single Bee and ‘Bee Happy’ Logo designs: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12959872 Collection (20) of mini cross stitch motifs: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12692137 Positive Mind Set Design - ‘Dream, Hope, Believe, Achieve’: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12962781

Simple powerpoint explaining the difference between co-ordinating and subordinating conjunctions and some examples for pupils to try and identify. Suitable for KS2. LInks for further grammar resources can be found below: Difference between metaphors and similes: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12962815 Simple antonym/synonym matching game: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12976122