This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for Year 6 teachers, parents and children when covering ‘Ratio’ in mathematics. The content is organised into the following sections: -Overview: Learning areas covered, key definitions, why this learning is important; -Ratio Language; -The Ratio Symbol; -Scale Factors and Similar Shapes; -Ratio and Fractions; -Proportion; -Key Vocabulary. The resource is designed to be printed onto either A3 or A4, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.

These engaging and purposeful lessons guide children towards creating their own Pablo Picasso cubism-style self portraits. Included in this resource pack are the third and fourth lessons in a series of six lessons. They focus on helping children to explore and develop creative ideas for their cubism portraits. This third lesson helps children to: -Recall important facts about self-portraits, Picasso and cubism; -Consider how they can present each facial feature in the cubism style; -Reflect on the feeling, tone and effect of their sketches, deciding on which ideas to develop further in the next lesson; This fourth lesson helps children to: -Consider, adapt and edit the use of lines and shapes in their designs/ sketches; -Develop the use of objects, symbols and colour in their work; -Put all of the ideas together from the sessions thus far to produce a final draft design. Included are eye-catching and comprehensive PowerPoint presentations which guide the learners through each aspect of the exploring and developing ideas phases. Each presentation is 12-13 slides long. These lessons were originally created for children in years 5-6, but may be adapted for slightly older and younger year groups. The other lessons in the series are available on this site in packs of two (like this resource), or the entire unit of lessons can be purchased as a part of a bundle.

This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s comprehension skills through a reading of the opening chapter of Michelle Paver’s ‘Wolf Brother.’ The resource pack includes the extract and all of the activities for the session, which the class are guided through via a comprehensive PowerPoint presentation. The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language. The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The session is best suited for children in Year 5 and 6, but it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups. The session is also suitable for home/ remote learning.

These engaging and purposeful lessons guide children towards creating their own Pablo Picasso cubism-style self portraits. Included in this resource pack are the first two lessons in a series of six lessons. They focus on helping children to understanding the meanings behind self-portraits, researching about Picasso’s life and understanding the cubism movement/ style. This first lesson helps children to: -Define self-portraits and understand why they are important; -Reflect on the key meanings behind some of the world’s most renowned self-portraits; -Think about their own identity and consider how their features may be shown in self-portrait through colours, shapes and symbols. This second lesson helps children to: -Use effective research skills and a research template to find out key information about Pablo Picasso’s life; -Analyse cubist paintings and understand the key features of the cubist movement; -Consider how facial features can be presented in the cubist style. Included are eye-catching and comprehensive PowerPoint presentations (11 slides each), and the identity worksheet/ research templates required for the tasks (in both Word and PDF). These lessons were originally created for children in years 5-6, but may be adapted for slightly older and younger year groups. The other lessons in the series are available on this site in packs of two (like this resource), or the entire unit of lessons can be purchased as a part of a bundle.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning about creating collages as a part of their art and design study. It contains comprehensive sections on: -Overview; -Styles and Techniques; -Significant Places/ Artists (e.g. Hannah Höch, Romare Bearden, Matisse); -Creative Ideas and Examples; -Key Vocabulary; -Timeline of Collage. This resource can be adapted for all ages, but was originally designed for KS1/ lower KS2 children. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning about the artist Edvard Munch, as a part of their art and design study. It contains comprehensive sections on: -Biography of the Artist; -Styles and Techniques; -Munch Timeline; -Significant Works; -Key Vocabulary; -How do I paint like Munch? This resource can be adapted for all ages, but was originally designed for upper KS2 and KS3 children. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for Year 6 teachers, parents and children when covering ‘Algebra’ in mathematics. The content is organised into the following sections: -Overview: Learning areas covered, key definitions, why this learning is important; -Linear Number Sequences; -Enumerating; -Expressions; -Equations; -Formulae; -Pairs of Unknowns; -Key Vocabulary. The resource is designed to be printed onto either A3 or A4, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.

These engaging and purposeful lessons guide children towards creating their own Pablo Picasso cubism-style self portraits. Included in this resource pack are the fifth and sixth lessons in a series of six lessons. They guide learners through the process of both creating and evaluating their compositions. This fifth lesson helps children to: -Understand the key term ‘composition’ and learn about their creative freedom to organise concepts on the page; -Create their compositions, following clear and precise instructions (provided); -Learn about different types of brushstrokes that were utilised by Picasso for effect within his own cubism self-portraits; This final lesson helps children to: -Act as ‘art critics’, expressing their likes and dislikes about art compositions; -Follow a precise success criteria (provided) to determine the success of their own and their partner’s compositions; -Put all of the ideas together from all of the lessons in the unit to comprehensively evaluate their own learning, using a provided framework. Included are eye-catching and comprehensive PowerPoint presentations which guide the learners through each aspect of the creating and evaluating phases. The success criteria and composition instructions are also provided (in both Word and PDF). These lessons were originally created for children in years 5-6, but may be adapted for slightly older and younger year groups. The other lessons in the series are available on this site in packs of two (like this resource), or the entire unit of lessons can be purchased as a part of a bundle.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for Year 6 teachers, parents and children when covering ‘Position and Direction’ in mathematics. The content is organised into the following sections: -Overview: Learning areas covered, key definitions, why this learning is important; -Coordinates in Four Quadrants -Translation; -Reflection; -Key Vocabulary. The resource is designed to be printed onto either A3 or A4, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.

This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s comprehension skills through reading and interpreting the opening section of Michelle Paver’s ‘Spirit Walker.’ The resource pack includes the extract needed and a clear and well presented PowerPoint, guiding the teacher and learners through the various activities. The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, sequencing and summarising skills. A vocabulary check helps to secure children’s understanding of any new or unfamiliar language. The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The session is best suited for children in years 5-6, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for Year 6 teachers, parents and children when covering ‘Place Value’ in mathematics. The content is organised into the following sections: -Overview: Learning areas covered, key definitions, why this learning is important; -Numbers to Ten Million; -Negative Numbers; -Comparing and Ordering; -Counting in Powers of 10/ Gattegno Chart; -Key Vocabulary. The resource is designed to be printed onto either A3 or A4, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for Year 5 teachers, parents and children when covering ‘Position and Direction’ in mathematics. The content is organised into the following sections: -Overview: Learning areas covered, key definitions, why this learning is important; -Position on a Grid - First Quadrant -Coordinates; -Translation; -Reflection; -Key Vocabulary. The resource is designed to be printed onto either A3 or A4, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.

This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s comprehension skills through reading and interpreting the opening section of Katherine Rundell’s ‘The Wolf Wilder.’ The resource pack includes the extract needed and a clear and well presented PowerPoint, guiding the teacher and learners through the various activities. The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, sequencing and summarising skills. A vocabulary check helps to secure children’s understanding of any new or unfamiliar language. The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The session is best suited for children in years 5-6, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.

This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s fluency and comprehension skills through reading William Blake’s 'Spring.’ The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop comprehension skills through VIPERS activities: vocabulary, inference, prediction, explanation, retrieval, and summarising. It also contains a vocabulary check and key contextual information to clarify any unfamiliar language and subject matter. The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The extract needed is provided in both Word and PDF, and I’ve also a link to a web-based version of the poem on the first slide. The session is tried and tested, and was initially delivered to children in years 4-5, however with only minor adaptations it would be accessible to slightly older and younger children.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students revising knowledge relating to the UK and Japan, as a part of their study of their place, human and physical geography. It contains comprehensive sections on: Key Facts Overview and Maps; Physical Geography Comparison; Human Geography Comparison; 10 Key Comparison Facts; Key Vocabulary. The organiser is designed to help children to learn the relevant place, human and physical geography knowledge from the Geography National Curriculum: -understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of the United Kingdom and another non-European country; -physical geography, including: climate zones, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes -human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy. The resource is designed to be printed onto A4 or A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.

This engaging and purposeful series of lessons enables children to gradually develop towards creating their own land art/ Earth sculptures. The resources were originally created to guide children towards creating art in the school grounds and a local forest, but the resources can easily be adapted to fit your own particular local landscapes. This third lesson helps children to: -Revisit what land art is and understand its key features; -Understand the key skills needed to create land art; -Apply these skills to their own land art; -Use llight and filters to capture their land art effectively. The lesson follows an eye-catching and comprehensive 16-slide PowerPoint presentation. Children are taught the key creating skills that they will need to use in assembling their art piece. They are also taught about the basic photography/ edit features that they can use to enhance their artwork (the icons that they are taught are aligned with those that would be found on ipads and most other tablet/ digital camera devices). These lessons were originally created for children in year 2, but may be adapted for slightly older and younger year groups.

This engaging and purposeful series of lessons enables children to gradually develop towards creating their own land art/ Earth sculptures. The resources were originally created to guide children towards creating art in the school grounds and a local forest, but the resources can easily be adapted to fit your own particular local landscapes. This fourth and final lesson helps children to evaluate their land art through: -Thinking about what they planned to achieve in my land art; -Considering the process and outcome of my land art; -Weighing up the strengths and development areas within my land art piece. Included is a clearly-structured evaluation template and an eye-catching and comprehensive PowerPoint presentation - in combination these resources guide children towards producing thorough and thoughtful evaluations of their land art compositions. These lessons were originally created for children in year 2, but may be adapted for slightly older and younger year groups.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students revising knowledge relating to the UK and India, as a part of their study of their place, human and physical geography. It contains comprehensive sections on: Key Facts Overview and Maps; Physical Geography Comparison; Human Geography Comparison; 10 Key Comparison Facts; Key Vocabulary. The organiser is designed to help children to learn the relevant place, human and physical geography knowledge from the Geography National Curriculum: -understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of the United Kingdom and another non-European country; -physical geography, including: climate zones, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes -human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy. The resource is designed to be printed onto A4 or A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students revising knowledge relating to the UK and Spain, as a part of their study of their place, human and physical geography. It contains comprehensive sections on: Key Facts Overview and Maps; Physical Geography Comparison; Human Geography Comparison; 10 Key Comparison Facts; Key Vocabulary. The organiser is designed to help children to learn the relevant place, human and physical geography knowledge from the Geography National Curriculum: -understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of the United Kingdom and another European country; -physical geography, including: climate zones, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes -human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy. The resource is designed to be printed onto A4 or A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students revising knowledge relating to Switzerland, as a part of their study of place, human and physical geography. It contains comprehensive sections on: Overview and Maps; Physical Geography; Human Geography; Comparison with the United Kingdom; Switzerland Timeline; Key Vocabulary. The organiser is designed to help children to learn the relevant place, human and physical geography knowledge from the KS2 Geography National Curriculum: -‘understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of the United Kingdom and a region in a European country’ -‘physical geography, including: climate zones, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes’ -‘human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy.’ The resource is designed to be printed onto A3 or A4, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.