Week 1 of my No-Prep, 6-week How To Train Your Dragon English teaching unit. This week’s focus is on author fact files, research skills, prediction and comprehension. How to Train Your Dragon is an incredible book to study, and this Pre-Read & Chapter 1 unit pack helps to engage children in the text right from the start. With exciting, attractive and innovative worksheets designed to hook children in to the action from the get go, you can expect children to gain skills in text comprehension, independent research and plot prediction! Also, my own Guided Reading Approach “AEE” (answer, explain & evidence) is included in this pack, with a 6 page, child-friendly explanation included! Included in this download: 1 week of planning included in page 3 of the PowerPoint for ease 41-page teaching PowerPoint that breaks down all worksheets & learning Key vocabulary outline for Chapter 1 and the foreword (page 4) Video clips of the author talking about inspiration and planning (2 linked/included) Integrated QR codes for children’s author research purposes (page 7) Lap-book resources Author Research Planning Page worksheet Designing a Writing Room worksheet Questioning the Author worksheet Making Predictions worksheet Plot Recap worksheet Drawing Hiccup worksheet Chapter 1 comprehension, guided reading questions Hiccup clip art (not for commercial use) 3 fonts to edit your resources with PDF & Word Document versions of every resource Looking for the rest of the unit? Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 I hope this resource saves you time and stress Happy teaching! Miss Austin

Week 1 of 12- An introduction to the Ancient Egypt topic, key vocabulary, BC/AD and timelines. This product contains a 12-slide Teaching PowerPoint and 8 pages of worksheets that guide students through learning the chronology of where the Egyptian civilisation fell in the context of 12 important world history events. This activity can be conducted as a class or in smaller groups both physically (using string and clothespins/pegs) or digitally. The children then have a sorting activity for key points in Egyptian history! The focus is on problem solving, understanding the meaning of BC and AD and understanding the chronology of this impressive civilisation. This product contains 4 activities, including: ‘What do we already know?’ sticky note activity Understanding timelines (creating your own) Sorting World History events using physical or digital cards Sorting key Ancient Egypt events using physical or digital cards This download includes: A 12-slide Teaching PowerPoint ‘How to use this product’ explanation within the PPT Outline of the planning with links to accessing the rest of the course A learning path to outline the focuses for the rest of the course 3 fonts for editing .ppt & .docx documents Extra challenges to push on your critical thinkers Ancient Egypt Resources by LiL X Ancient Egyptians History Unit || Week 1: Introduction & Timelines X Ancient Egyptians History Unit || Week 2: Mapping Egypt X Ancient Egyptians History Unit || Week 3: The River Nile X Ancient Egyptians History Unit || Week 4: Social Structures X Ancient Egyptians History Unit || Week 5: Daily Life X Ancient Egyptians History Unit || Week 6: Gods & Goddesses X Ancient Egyptians History Unit || Week 7: Mummification X Ancient Egyptians History Unit || Week 8: The Pyramids X Ancient Egyptians History Unit || Week 9: The Afterlife X Ancient Egyptians History Unit || Week 10: Hieroglyphs X Ancient Egyptians History Unit || Week 11: King Tut’s Tomb X Ancient Egyptians History Unit || Week 12: Archaeology X Egyptian Themed Skip Counting - Times Tables Board Games X Egyptian Cinderella- Character Description I hope this resource helps you to save time and save stress! Thank you, and happy teaching! Miss Austin

This is a resource to use for things such as PSHE, RE, Class assemblies, English (recognising speech in text) and other lessons :) Enjoy!

7 Independent, project-based activities, perfect for homework or distance learning. Here is a ‘desert-island adventure’-themed, home learning project that will be used whilst the children are off school- it’s perfect for distance learning due to the tasks being able to be completed independently. This resource spreads across 5 tasks (could be set weekly or daily) which last for an hour-long each. The tasks included follow these learning objectives: LO: To draw a map to illustrate a setting LO: To create a fact file on an imaginary island LO: To write a fictional recount LO: To write an instruction text LO: To write a play script LO: To write a character description LO: To write a diary entry This download includes: PDF version of the 7-task home learning project Word Document version of the home learning project 3 fonts for editing .docx Word documents This task would work great for KS2 (Key Stage 2). My Distance Learning Projects Perfect for whilst we’re away from school or for homework, these independent projects can help to develop your children’s writing and creativity in a variety of areas. X Distance Learning Project: Apocalypse Theme X Distance Learning Project: Detective Theme X Distance Learning Project: Space Theme X Distance Learning Project: Designing a New Country I hope this resource helps you to save time and save stress! Thank you, and happy teaching! Miss Austin

Hi there! This was originally on this website a few months ago and had over 600 downloads and great reviews! In this pack is an extensive powerpoint concerning past, present and future (and perfect!) tenses :) Enjoy x

Hi there! Here's a pack on the roman calendar. I hope it works for you. If you need anything extra, don't hesitate to contact me! * Includes * Learning Objectives: To understand the meanings of the Roman months To learn about the transformation from original calendars to the one we use today! Success Criteria (Must, Should, Could) Brief History of the calendar Romulus, Numa and Julian months Why are the months named this way? Main lesson activity Activity sheet Review from previous upload of this resource: nld60: "A lot of research time saved. Thank you." Happy teaching, Miss Ritchie

Hi, All! Here’s a little resource for your convenience- a wordsearch where childrne then must categorise the words into the following word classes: pronoun, determiner, adjective, adverb, verb, noun, conjunction. Enjoy!

Back to School COVID-19 lockdown review workbook for children once the stay at home order and quarantine is over. Back to school activities for wellbeing, mental health & communication skills. COVID-19 has affected every human being’s life in one way or another. Now, more than ever, we should be safeguarding and promoting the well-being of the children in our care. With mental health concerns rising in children even before the Coronavirus struck, we have a responsibility to employ children with an arsenal of coping mechanisms and strategies to cope with stress and worries. This booklet provides children with 7 structured tasks that can be completed at their own pace. They focus on: • Discussing the best and worst parts of life in lockdown • Celebrating one’s successes and new-found skills • Allowing the child some time to relax with mindful activities • Empowering children to communicate feelings & concerns This download includes: PDF version of the 7-task workbook Word Document version of the 7-task workbook for editing Two fonts for editing the Word Document My Distance Learning Projects Perfect for whilst we’re away from school or for homework, these independent projects can help to develop your children’s writing and creativity in a variety of areas. X Distance Learning Project: Apocalypse Theme X Distance Learning Project: Detective Theme X Distance Learning Project: Space Theme X Distance Learning Project: Island Explorer Theme X Distance Learning Project: Design a New Country X Distance Learning Project: My Dream House

Week 2 of my No-Prep 6-week How To Train Your Dragon English teaching unit. This week’s focus is on parts of speech (noun, adjective, adverb, verb), figurative language (similes & metaphors) and character description. Chapter 2 & 3 are covered. How to Train Your Dragon is an incredible book to study, and this Chapter 2 & 3 unit pack helps to engage children in the text right from the start. With exciting, attractive and innovative worksheets designed to hook children in to the action from the get go, you can expect children to gain skills in text comprehension, parts of speech identification and character description using figurative language! Also, my own Guided Reading Approach “AEE” (answer, explain & evidence) is included in this pack, with a multiple-page, child-friendly explanation included! Included in this download: 1 week of planning included in page 2 of the PowerPoint for ease ~ 40-page teaching PowerPoint that breaks down all worksheets & learning Key vocabulary break down for Chapter 2 and 3 Video clips to complement planning Integrated QR codes for children’s independence purposes Character information worksheet Dragon description worksheet 2 x Parts of Speech starter tasks (matching activities) 2 x Parts of Speech in context worksheets Identifying similes and metaphors in context worksheet Character description worksheet Chapter 2 & 3 comprehension, guided reading questions Hiccup clip art (not for commercial use) 2 fonts to edit your resources with PDF & Word Document versions of every resource Looking for the rest of the unit? Week 1 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Want to get in early on the whole unit? Due to be completed on July 12th 2020 How To Train Your Dragon - Full Unit - Growing Bundle I hope this resource saves you time and stress Happy teaching! Miss Austin

Detective-Themed Distance Learning Project (7 Independent Tasks with a narrative, and letter-writing focus) Perfect for during quarantine, this download includes a complete home-learning packet that guides the children through the police case of a stolen item from the largest property in the region. Children will describe their own case of theft, play the role of the chief inspector in the case, give a presentation to show evidence, draw a floor plan of the home and create missing object forms. Everything you need to provide for the children to complete this work is included. This download includes: PDF version of the 7-task home learning project (7 pages) Word Document version of the home learning project 2 fonts for editing .docx Word documents Success criteria so that children know what to include in their work Writing frames to guide children through tricky tasks My Distance Learning English Projects Perfect for whilst we’re away from school or for homework, these independent projects can help to develop your children’s writing skills in a variety of areas. X Distance Learning Project: Apocalypse Theme X Distance Learning Project: Space Theme X Distance Learning Project: Island Theme I hope this resource helps you to save time and save stress! Thank you, and happy teaching! Miss Austin

This resource is differentiated 3 ways and serves as a way to assess children’s baseline abilities at the start of term in Year 3 (or SEND Upper-KS2) to organise them into ability tables or to check progress against. Let me know if you need anything alternative! Miss Austin

Here's a small resource including some maths talk inside speech bubbles to be used for display. I have attached a picture of how I use them.

A character description task based on Rhodopis from the Egyptian Cinderella text by Shirley Climo.

**Distance Learning project based on JK Rowling’s new book, The Ickabog. Children work through a 5-day project with 15 pages of reading skills & creative tasks based on Chapters 3 & 4. ** - This resource can be used in the classroom or electronically! - JK Rowling has published her children’s book, The Ickabog, online for everybody to enjoy whilst at home. She is also hosting an illustration competition for children to design her characters and setting- the winners will be published with the book in November 2020! This project’s focus is on reading skills, and they are defined within the project as: comprehension, inference, questioning, summarising, predicting, synthesizing. Each day’s task has a different focus. Children have creative tasks, including colouring, drawing and designing characters and settings from the book; they also practise letter-writing skills, as well as gain skills in giving opinions in a formal manner. Included in this download: PDF version of the Chapter 3 & 4 Home Learning project Editable .docx Word document version of the project US Version of the project for spellings 2 fonts to edit resources with Here are the links to the rest of the project: Chapter 1 Chapter 2

Distance Learning project based on chapter 2 of JK Rowling’s new book, The Ickabog. Children work through 5 tasks that review their knowledge of word classes (nouns, adverbs, adjectives, verbs). Links to the worldwide illustration competition provided. ~ This resource can be used in the classroom or electronically! ~ JK Rowling has published her new children’s book, The Ickabog, online for everybody to enjoy whilst at home. She is also hosting an illustration competition for children to design her characters and setting- the winners will be published with the book in November 2020! With 5 jam-packed tasks (each with multiple activities and worksheets provided), children will work through the second chapter: recapping what happened in the first chapter (setting, character, plot), making predictions for the future, identifying nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs in context. Included in this download: PDF version of the Chapter 2 Home Learning project Editable .docx Word document version of the project 2 fonts to edit resources with

A 20 resource pack full of planning and resources designed to push children's maths talk and understanding. Lots of plenary activities, miscellaneous resources, differentiated lesson worksheets. Learning objectives outlined. Happy teaching

**Home Learning, project-based activities, perfect for distance learning or homework. ** This is a ‘Dream House’-themed, distance learning project that will be used whilst the children are off school. This resource spreads across 4 tasks (these could be set weekly or daily) which last for an hour each. The activities see children wining the lottery and buying their dream house- they’ll need to: Write the advertisement for their property that they saw in the paper Write a moving setting description of their new home Design the colour pallette, their bedroom rug and bed sheets Buy furniture for their home by sticking to a strict budget Draw a floor plan for their new property Describe a secret room This download includes: PDF version of the 4-task home learning project Word Document version of the home learning project for editing 3 fonts for editing .docx Word documents Challenges to extend the higher-ability children This task would work great for KS2 (Key Stage 2) and it fits in with the Year 3 national curriculum expectation My Distance Learning Projects Perfect for whilst we’re away from school or for homework, these independent projects can help to develop your children’s writing and creativity in a variety of areas. X Distance Learning Project: Apocalypse Theme X Distance Learning Project: Detective Theme X Distance Learning Project: Space Theme X Distance Learning Project: Island Explorer Theme X Distance Learning Project: Designing a New Country I hope this resource helps you to save time and save stress! Thank you, and happy teaching! Miss Austin

Past tense worksheets & activities based around the simple, progressive and perfect forms (Present & Future Packs available too!) This download includes: Past Tense Forms Worksheet with 6 jam-packed tasks Past Tense Forms Wordsearch Answer sheets for ease of marking and assessment Editable versions of all worksheets to tailor work to your students’ needs 2 fonts for editing the resources This resource is part of a larger teaching bundle, with similar resources for both the past and present tenses, along with work on converting between them. X Teaching Tenses Mega-Pack Separate lessons: X Present Tense Forms Multi-Lesson Pack X Future Tense Forms Multi-Lesson Pack I hope this resource helps you to save time and save stress. Thank you and happy teaching! Miss Austin

Writing prompt/stimulus based on finding a mysterious book. Teaching PowerPoint and 4-way differentiated planning sheets included in this 22-Page pack. Assessing writing is a subjective nightmare! With this independent writing assessment stimulus, children can engage in an exciting and mysterious plot centered around a magical book found in the school library. As teachers, we can decide which planning sheet most accurately matches the children’s abilities or targets and the writing they produce can be assessed against national or state standards. With Talk for Writing opportunities throughout the PowerPoint, children can discuss their use of vocabulary, ideas for plot and explore their characters’ emotions in peer work or small groups. This can be delivered to a single class, year group or whole-school cohort, or even as an extra-curricular Creative Writing club task! Included in this download: 18-page teaching PowerPoint 4 different planning sheet options in PDF format 5 fonts for editing purposes Editable versions of PPT and worksheets to suit your classes’ needs! Looking for more writing prompts? Look no further (: X Writing Stimulus | Narrative | House in the Woods X Writing Stimulus | Narrative | Spellbound I hope this resource saves you time and stress! Miss Austin

Writing prompt/stimulus based on retelling the story of Little Red Riding Hood. Teaching PowerPoint and 4-way differentiated planning sheets included in this 29-Page pack. This can be delivered to a single class, year group or whole-school cohort, or even as an extra-curricular Creative Writing club task! Assessing writing is a subjective nightmare! With this independent writing assessment stimulus, children can engage in an exciting writing task centred around retelling the story of Red Riding Hood, with older year groups synthesizing the story by adding their own endings. As teachers, we can decide which planning sheet most accurately matches the children’s abilities or targets, and the writing they produce can be assessed against national or state standards. With Talk for Writing opportunities throughout the PowerPoint, children can discuss their use of vocabulary, ideas for plot and explore their characters’ emotions in peer work or small groups. Included in this download: 25-page teaching PowerPoint 4 different planning sheet options in PDF format 5 fonts for editing purposes Editable versions of PPT and worksheets to suit your classes’ needs! Looking for more writing stimuli? Look no further (: X Writing Stimuli | Narrative | Red Riding Hood Retelling X Writing Stimuli | Narrative | Spellbound I hope this resource saves you time and stress! Miss Austin