I work in KS2 and love creating engaging lessons and resources for my children, as well as making my classroom a happy and positive learning environment!
I work in KS2 and love creating engaging lessons and resources for my children, as well as making my classroom a happy and positive learning environment!
A Year Five unit of work on quest stories inspired by Beowulf. (We used a short copy in class as our model text, and read the book by Michael Morpurgo alongside the unit). Three weeks worth of lessons as we used two lessons to write the story, one to edit and improve, and one to write a final copy.
Please note For two of the lessons, one on dialogue and one on character description, I used Twinkl PPTs (NOT included) so a Twinkl subscription is beneficial, however you can always just add to the slides.
Lesson objectives as below…
LI: To write a story with an imaginary creature. (cold task)
LI: To memorise a text to help support my writing. (T4W)
LI: To understand the meaning, structure and features of a story.
LI: To identify the 5 part story structure.
LI: To write different story openings using description, action and dialogue. x2
LI: To develop a character description. x2 (TWINKL PPT ON SUPERLATIVE/COMPARATIVE)
LI: To create atmosphere through my use of language.
LI: To use dialogue in my writing. (INVERTED COMMAS PPT)
LI: To plan a quest story.
LI:To write a quest story.
LI: To edit and improve a quest story.
The slides are a Smart Notebook file, not a PPT.
There is also a PDF version of the slides but this is, of course, not editable.
Three different worksheets.
1.) partitioning and representing numbers.
2.) 10 more/10 less and 100 more/100 less
3.) number lines to 1000.
PDF format so ready to print and go.
Pitched at Year Three.
‘Teacher Noticeboard’ lettering - Harry Potter/Daily Prophet themed.
Includes ‘messages’ and ‘to do’ list sheets, perfect for laminating and popping on your noticeboard next to a dry wipe marker!
A song written for my class assembly about the Ancient Egyptians.
Sang to the tune of Uptown Funk, it mentions stages of the mummification process and talks about how Pharaoh’s were the rulers of the land.
Enjoy! x
‘Sharp Work
Our Work is on Point’ display lettering with several different A4 prints that are perfect to be laminated and used to pin children’s best work on.
My kiddies love this display and I added real succulents on the table infront of the display board.
‘Our Work is on Point’ display.
Display lettering reads:
Sharp Work
Our Work is on Point
and there are several different cactus patterns that can be printed and laminated ready for work to be pinned on.
My kiddies loved this display and I added real succulents on the table near the display for added wow factor.
Large and small tray labels with a marble effect.
General classroom resources and subjects.
Available as word document and pdf version for easy scaling/editing.
A unit of work looking at the formal written method for multiplication (2D number x 1D number) and using a place value grid to multiply and divide by 10, 100 and 1000.
Objectives covered:
LI: To multiply by 10, 100 and 1000.
LI: To divide by 10, 100 and 1000.
LI: To use the formal written method to multiply a 1-digit number with a 3-digit number.
LI: To use my knowledge of other multiples to answer questions.
LI: To use the formal written method to multiply a 2-digit number with a 3-digit number.
Five lessons with some room to expand.
Aimed at Year Five.
All work on slides with opportunities to class mark to reduce marking load!
7 Lessons exploring:
-Recap the digestive system
-The cardiovascular system
-Muscles
-Knowledge sharing
-Exercise
-Healthy eating
Lots of videos and opportunities for discussion and group work.
Files are as SMART Notebooks or PDFs.
You can enrich, adapt or expand on these lessons. If you also have a Twinkl account, their diagram worksheets are fab to go alongside!
Used for Year Six science lessons exploring the human body.
A knowledge organiser that we use as part of our ‘local history’ study.
The first page is general information about WWII but the second page talks about Newbury’s role in WWII.
A teacher planner containing monthly calendars and daily planners to organise your teacher-y life!
Also includes sections for students’ birthdays, passwords, classlists, etc.
Great to self bind and laminate the front cover for extra stability.
Inside Out inspired emotions thermometer.
Great to use for all ages.
Relatable characters great to help the children pin point how they are feeling and start to use the language of different emotions.
anger, disgust, fear, sadness & joy.
Emotion labels, thermometer and arrow. Great to be laminated and placed on a desk or wall.
A set of lessons for DT explaining how to design, make and paint canopic jars.
Includes: looking at patterns, shapes of jars and colours the Ancient Egyptians used.
Making a jar using papermache and mod roc.
Painting the jar.
Super, hands on lessons inspiring creativity. Goes well after looking at the mummification process!
Link to history/The Ancient Egyptians.
Investigate the mummification process and consolidate understanding of mummification.
Children get to mummify their own apples, making predictions, comparing the experiment to what the Ancient Egyptians did and evaluating the experiment at a later date. (Can leave the apples as long as you like - we left them for 10 days!)
Children love completing this experiment and are engaged the entire time!
Materials needed:
Small apples, antibacterial hand gel, table salt, bicarbonate of soda, plastic cups, paper towels, vegetable peeler, labels.
A lesson about where Egypt is in the world.
Children identify which continent Egypt is in and looks at the key geographical features of Egypt.
Children can use air dry clay to create the shape of Egypt and then paint on the features.
Suggested resources:
Google Earth, atlas, globe.
A unit based on area and perimeter (Year Five). Linked to housing plans for The Tudors and the book ‘The Secret Diary of a Tudor Boy Spy’.
Objectives cover include:
Cold Task
LI: To explore position and direction, area and perimeter.
LI: To calculate the perimeter of different shapes.
LI: To calculate the perimeter of composite rectilinear shapes.*
LI: To collaboratively plan and design a Tudor house and gardens.
LI: To calculate the area of rectangles.
LI: To calculate the area of compound shapes. *
LI: To design and present my Tudor House demonstrating my understanding of measurement, area and perimeter.
Hot Task
LI: To explain Tudor houses and gardens.
*This lessons require Twinkl worksheets (not included) or a different type of worksheet (not provided).
All over necessary worksheets/resources are included.