These whole class reading sessions aim to develop children’s readng fluency and comprehension skills, whilst simultaneously building their understanding of the Easter story and Easter traditions. The three sessions include the extracts/ texts and presentations for the whole class reading sessions on: -The Easter Story; -The History of Easter Eggs; -Pete the Cat: Big Easter Adventure. Each whole class reading session contains a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. There is also a vocabulary check immediately after each text 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 sessions are best suited for children across years 1-2, although with minor adaptations they could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups. The resources are also suitable for home/ remote learning.

These whole class reading sessions aim to develop children’s readng fluency and comprehension skills, whilst simultaneously building their understanding of castles. The three sessions include the extracts/ texts and presentations for the whole class reading sessions on: -Alfred the Great Non-Fiction Reading; -Deadly Dangerous Kings and Queens - Karl Shaw; -Queen Elizabeth II Factfile Reading. Each whole class reading session contains a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. There is also a vocabulary check immediately after each text 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 sessions are best suited for children across lower KS2, although with minor adaptations they could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups. The resources are also suitable for home/ remote learning.

These whole class reading sessions aim to develop children’s readng fluency and comprehension skills, whilst simultaneously focusing their attention upon the dedication, love and care of mothers. The three sessions include the extracts/ texts and presentations for the whole class reading sessions on: -The Best Mother: C.M. Surrisi; -Her Mother’s Face: Roddy Doyle; -Mother Teresa Non-Fiction Text. Each whole class reading session contains a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. There is also a vocabulary check immediately after each text 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 sessions are best suited for children across years 2-3, although with minor adaptations they could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups. The resources are also suitable for home/ remote learning.

These whole class reading sessions aim to develop children’s fluency and comprehension skills, through reading a range of informative and age-appropriate non-fiction texts. The texts include an appropriate mix of topical/ current affairs-type news stories and more uplifting, light-hearted articles: -The Russia-Ukraine War; -Climate Change; -The World’s Oldest Land Animal; -Alyssa’s Revolutionary Cancer Treatment; -Sebbie Hall’s Random Acts of Kindness; -The Increasing World Population. 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 text is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language. The PowerPoint presentations guide teachers and students through each of the thought-provoking activities. The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The texts have been downloaded and reformatted as PDF and Word documents for ease of use, but the link for each original source is also provided on the first slide of the respective PowerPoint presentation. The sessions are best suited for children across key stage 2 (particularly years 4-6) although with minor adaptations they could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.

These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for teachers, parents and children when covering 'Fractions’ in mathematics across Years 1 to 6. Included are 6 organisers: -Year 1 Fractions Knowledge Organiser -Year 2 Fractions Knowledge Organiser -Year 3 Fractions Knowledge Organiser -Year 4 Fractions Knowledge Organiser -Year 5 Fractions Knowledge Organiser -Year 6 Fractions Knowledge Organiser Each organiser contains clear sections covering the key learning areas, including an overview, the specific learning content, and important vocabulary. The knowledge is sequenced in alignment with the National Curriculum and most commonly-used mathematics schemes. Images are used to present and clarify ideas. 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).

These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for teachers, parents and children when covering 'Place Value’ in mathematics across Years 1 to 6. Included are 9 organisers: -Year 1 Place Value Knowledge Organiser (to 10) -Year 1 Place Value Knowledge Organiser (to 20) -Year 1 Place Value Knowledge Organiser (to 50) -Year 1 Place Value Knowledge Organiser (to 100) -Year 2 Place Value Knowledge Organiser -Year 3 Place Value Knowledge Organiser -Year 4 Place Value Knowledge Organiser -Year 5 Place Value Knowledge Organiser -Year 6 Place Value Knowledge Organiser Each organiser contains clear sections covering the key learning areas, including an overview, the specific learning content, and important vocabulary. The knowledge is sequenced in alignment with the National Curriculum and most commonly-used mathematics schemes. Images are used to present and clarify ideas. 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).

This ‘The Twits’ big bundle contains all of the Matilda lessons, plus the detailed knowledge organiser and the 20-page comprehension activities booklet! The engaging and thought-provoking series of lessons has been devised to provide students with a well-rounded, secure understanding of the text. Each of the lessons include a wide range of activities, questions and resources for each chapter of the story. The activities are divided into 7 double lesson packs, meaning that there are at least 14 lessons included (perhaps more, depending upon the individual class and context). The comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentations guide students through a wide range of activities, including those designed to enhance the following skills: retrieval, understanding vocabulary, inference, explanation, summarising, sequencing, analysis and deeper thinking activities. Additional worksheets and templates are also provided where needed for the creative tasks. All of the resources and tried and tested in real classrooms, catalysing excellent outcomes. The resources are most suitable for children in lower KS2, although with minor adjustments they could be used for slightly younger and older year groups.

This engaging and thought-provoking series of lessons has been devised to provide students with a well-rounded, secure understanding of Roald Dahl’s ‘The Twits.’ Each of the lessons include a wide range of activities, questions and resources for each chapter. The comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentations guide students through a wide range of activities, including those designed to enhance the following skills: retrieval, understanding vocabulary, inference, explanation, summarising, sequencing, analysis and deeper thinking activities. Additional worksheets and templates are also provided where needed for the creative tasks. All of the resources and tried and tested in real classrooms, catalysing excellent outcomes. The resources are most suitable for children in lower KS2, although with minor adjustments they could be used for slightly younger and older year groups.

This engaging and thought-provoking series of lessons has been devised to provide students with a well-rounded, secure understanding of Katherine Rundell’s 'Rooftoppers.’ Ten resource sets are included, each of which will take approximately 2-3 lessons to deliver. Chapters 1-3 Chapters 4-6 Chapters 7-9 Chapters 10-12 Chapters 13-15 Chapters 16-18 Chapters 19-21 Chapters 22-25 Chapters 26-28 Chapters 29-31 The comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentations guide students through a wide range of activities, including those designed to enhance the following skills: retrieval, understanding vocabulary, inference, explanation, summarising, sequencing, analysis and deeper thinking activities. Additional worksheets and templates are also provided where needed for some of the creative tasks. All of the resources and tried and tested in real classrooms, catalysing excellent outcomes. The resources are suitable for students across KS2 (I originally used them with year 5 and 6 classes).

These whole class reading session aims to develop children’s fluency and comprehension skills whilst reading engaging and informative texts related to ‘The Renaissance.’ Included in the bundle are three complete whole class reading resource packs, with everything that you need to teach the whole class reading lessons on: -The Renaissance Period (non-fiction text); -The Mona Lisa (original information text); -Romeo and Juliet (Andrew Matthews/ Tony Ross adaptation). All of the extracts/ readings that are needed for the lessons are provided (in both Word and PDF), as are the step-by-step Powerpoints containing all of the activities. These aim to develop children’s VIPERS skills: vocabulary, inference, prediction, explanation, retrieval, sequencing and summarising. Each lesson 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 sessions are best suited for children across KS2 - they have been tried and tested with children in years 4 to 6. Hope that you find them useful!

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. The lessons guide teachers and learners through the entire unit. It is composed of four double length lessons focusing on: Researching/ Understanding this type of art; Exploring and Developing Ideas; Creating Evaluating Each lesson contains an eye-catching and comprehensive PowerPoint presentation, in addition to any physical worksheets/ activity resources needed (in both Word and PDF). These lessons were originally created for children in year 2, but may be adapted for slightly older and younger year groups.

This engaging and thought-provoking series of lessons have been designed to accompany the reading and promote children’s comprehension of Roald Dahl’s ‘Esio Trot.’ It includes four lessons in total - one for each section of the story: The Story Beginning Mr Hoppy’s Idea The Great Tortoise Plot The Ending Each lesson is guided by a comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation, and enables students to understand the text through a range of retrieval, vocabulary, inference, explanation and deeper thinking activities. All required worksheets/ templates and activites are included - just download and teach! The lessons are most suitable for children in upper KS1 or lower KS2, depending upon the individual context of the class - they have been tried and tested in the classroom with both year 2 and year 3 children.

THIS BUNDLE CONTAINS ALL OF THE LAND ART LESSONS IN ADDITION TO THE COMPREHENSIVE KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER! The 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. The lessons guide teachers and learners through the entire unit. It is composed of four double length lessons focusing on: Researching/ Understanding this type of art; Exploring and Developing Ideas; Creating Evaluating Each lesson contains an eye-catching and comprehensive PowerPoint presentation, in addition to any physical worksheets/ activity resources needed (in both Word and PDF). These lessons were originally created for children in year 2, but may be adapted for slightly older and younger year groups.