A lesson learning all about polar bears, reindeer and robins. A seasonal activity for a fun and educational Christmas week. Included is a powerpoint presentation with photos, facts and links to short video clips as well as 3 writing pages with word banks to assist with writing up a fact file. There is also a word mat to help with any further writing.

Explore the key vocabulary about Bonfire night with this differentiated wordsearch. Use this at the start of the lesson to see what children already know about these words or at the end to sum up the learning on this subject. Two wordsearches available; one about the story of Bonfire Night and one exploring adjectives to describe the celebration. Also check out these resources about Bonfire Night: Reading comprehension https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11747711 Bonfire Night Chatterbox https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11741990

A seasonal themed reading comprehension linked to the year 2 National Curriculum objectives. Questions direct children to practise inference, deduction, skimming and scanning skills as well as links to different word types. Can be completed individually or as a Christmas Quiz in partners. This resources has been differentiated three ways.

Three different chatterboxes for your class to try. One is about Christmas, one is about Christmas animals and one is empty for the children to make their own. Print out on A3 for easier folding. Children will love making these as a Christmas treat and will learn new surprising facts.

A range of different Christmas-themed word problems to solve with pictures to help support the children’s working out. Why not try something different with word problems? Instead of completing at their tables, mount these problems onto card and hide them around the classroom, children can complete using the attached record sheet. Maybe offer a prize for the first pair to find them all. A fun and educational activity for those last weeks of term.

A seasonal-themed resource aimed to improve children’s knowledge of sentence structure. This lesson will reinforce the language needed in the Year 2 curriculum (noun, verb, adverb, adjective and conjunction) and allow opportunities it to develop their own sentences. By focusing on one or two sentences, children can develop the language needed to talk about their word choice.

A set of 20 eggs to laminate and hide around your classroom. Children collect the letters under each egg and switch them around to reveal an easter phrase. A fun way to challenge your class. The recording sheet and answer included.

An engaging non fiction text about spring differentiated three ways. Text includes statements, questions and exclamations. A range of questions are asked that link to the year 2 National Curriculum. Topic include: Spring babies Spring flowers What is Easter? Weather Written in a simple form for young children to be able to access. Questions challenge children to retrieve information as well as consider their own opinions.

A fun way to introduce or conclude a spring topic. 3 different templates: Easter eggs, spring animals and an empty one for children to add their own facts. Children can learn some exciting new facts or organise their own to wow their family with what they have learnt. Great for a crafty afternoon or as a homelearning activity. Enjoy!

A seasonal themed investigation to model how to think logically to solve a problem. Children must work with groups of eggs to make up the target number. They are encouraged to work systematically to find the answer. This lesson includes a comprehensive flipchart and lesson plan with a photocopy sheet.

A range of colourful writing paper to give children a themed page to write on. Great for editing and improving into ‘best’ and then adding to a class display.

A set of eggs to print off and hide around your classroom/school. In teams children find as many as they can. A reward can be offered to the team who finds the most amount. 6 eggs are ready to print in colour, 6 can be coloured in by the children prior to the hunt and a further 6 are empty for children to draw and colour. Enjoy your hunt! For an education hunt, check out these resources: Year 2 maths egg hunt: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11473052 Anagrams hunt: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11473017 Interesting words hunt: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11473044

An Easter and spring word search differentiated to allow all the class to access. A fun way to introduce key language and practise spelling the words or as a finishing activity at the end of term. Check out these other Easter resources: Anagram Egg hunt https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11473017 Spring Chatterbox https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11473120 Spring Reading Comprehension https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11473213