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The Bronze Age Knowledge Organiser/ Revision Mat!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising knowledge relating to The Bronze Age. It contains comprehensive sections on:
Bronze Age Overview (with image of Bronze Age scene);
Bronze Age Civilisations;
Bronze Age Timeline;
Life in Bronze Age, comprised of information sections on: Making Bronze, Agriculture, Trade, Empires, Divided Society, Weaving, Writing, Bronze Age Britain, Law, Roles/Occupations, Clothing and Fashion .
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). The resource is most suitable for children in KS2 or KS3.
An Inspector Calls Pointless Game (and blank template to make your own games!)
Based on the popular game show 'Pointless', this resource is perfect for use as a whole lesson resource, enrichment option, or revision tool. Editable, so that you can change to any other topic or change questions. (I've also added a blank template so that you can make your own games from scratch). Containing almost 30 slides of sound clips, engaging visuals, and suitably challenging questions, this resource is effective at both promoting engagement and enhancing learning. There are several full rounds of questions to build or revisit knowledge of characters, plot, and themes in 'An Inspector Calls.'
Round 1. The characters in An Inspector Calls (takes approx 10 mins)
Round 2. Quotations from the text (takes approx 15 mins)
3. Settings, themes, and objects (takes approx 15 mins)
4. Themes in An Inspector Calls (takes approx 10 mins)
The nature of this game ensures that the resource can challenge students of all levels.
Emmeline Pankhurst Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Emmeline Pankhurst, particularly those completing a history study of ‘Significant Individuals.’ It contains comprehensive sections entitled:
Overview;
Times in Her Life;
Important Vocabulary;
Emmeline Pankhurst Timeline;
Answers to the Important Questions;
Top Ten Facts.
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.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Lord Voldemort!
This engaging and informative lesson enables students to understand the key features of effective villains, as characterised by Lord Voldemort in J.K Rowling’s 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.' In particular, students highlight key character traits of Voldemort evident in Chapter 17 of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (e.g. lack of empathy, hideous appearance, links to the hero, and a clear goal/objective), before utilising this understanding to create and describe their own effective villains.
The lesson follows a step-by-step learning journey, in which children learn through:
- Comprehending Voldemort's role in the novel leading up to the Chapter 17;
- Collectively defining the features of effective villains;
- Reading Chapter 17 of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, identifying and explaining his characterisation as a villain;
- Analysing the effectiveness of each of Rowling's techniques in creating the image of an effective villain;
- Creating and describing their own imaginative villains, utilising the features of villains effectively and imaginatively throughout;
- Peer assessing each other's learning attempts.
Included is:
- Whole lesson PowerPoint - colourful and comprehensive;
- Paper extract of Chapter 17 of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (freely available online);
- Lord Voldemort analysis template;
- Create Your Own Villain template;
-Comprehensive lesson plan.
All resources are provided in Word (for easy editing) and PDF (to ensure formatting remains fixed between different computers).
There are also opportunities for group learning, speaking and listening, peer assessment, and whole class discussion. I originally used these resources with year 7/8 classes, however colleagues have used them for between years 3 and 10 with some adaptations.
All images are licensed for commercial use, and image rights are listed on the last page of the presentation.
Much Ado About Nothing - Act IV Scene I - The Wedding Scene!
This engaging, in-depth lesson enables students to understand how the plot events in the wedding scene create a sense of climax throughout Act IV Scene I of Much Ado About Nothing. In particular, the lesson focuses upon the language used by Claudio and Leonato to denounce Hero (with links to the expectations within the social/historical context of the renaissance), the dramatic response to the allegations, and Benedick's altering priorities.
The lesson follows a step-by-step learning journey, in which students learn through:
- Identifying the key events of the plot leading up to the wedding scene.
- Reading and comprehending the predominant plot events in Act IV Scene I.
- Understanding the idea of the patriarchal family society, and considering the accusations directed at Hero in light of this.
- Completing an essay style response in which they consider how the key plot events contribute to a sense of climax within the scene.
- Peer assessing each other's learning attempts.
Included is:
- Whole lesson PowerPoint - colourful and detailed - just download and teach from it!
- Cards for card-sorting activity;
- Wedding Scene worksheet (and teacher answer sheet);
- Analysis template with success criteria for creating well-structured responses;
- Comprehensive lesson plan.
Revolting Rhymes Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Whole Class Reading Session!
This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s fluency and comprehension skills through reading ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’ from Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes.’
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 text is hyperlinked (first slide) for ease of access.
The session is best suited for children in years 2-4, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.
KS2 Persuasive Writing Example Texts! (WAGOLLs)
This original, imaginative and purposeful range of WAGOLL (what a good one looks like) texts have been created to provide model examples of effective persuasive writing.
There are eight original example texts in total, modelling good practice for a varied range of persuasive activities. They include:
Buy My Pen
Visit the Maldives
Letter Against A New Heathrow Runway
Dragon’s Den Pitch - Lemonade Stand
Roald Dahl - The Best Author Ever
Stay at the Old Swan, Monkton
Make Sure You Recycle
Let’s Stop Bullying Together
Each example contains a range of apt persuasive devices, for example rhetorical questions, lists of three, personal pronouns, compounding connectives and many more.
Each of the texts is provided as PDFs (to protect the original formatting) and as Word files (in the zip folders - so that you can edit if you want to).
Whole Class Reading Session - Sonnet 18 - Shall I Compare thee to a Summer's Day?
This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s fluency and comprehension skills through reading William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18: ‘Shall I Compare thee to a Summer’s Day?’
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 context 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 a strong year 6 class, although with only minor adaptations I believe the questions and content would be suitable for those in years 5-8.
Pride and Prejudice - Elizabeth Bennet
In this engaging and informative lesson, students are enabled to make clear and insightful interpretations of Elizabeth Bennet – the chief protagonist in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. In particular, students learn about her key characteristics- such as her strong ideas, wit, intelligence, grace, and good humour – and relate these to ideas of societal expectations of the time.
The lesson follows a step-by-step learning journey, in which students learn through:
- Playing a fun and interactive quiz to determine the key events and family life of Elizabeth Bennet;
- Establishing her characteristics and traits, utilising textual evidence;
- Analysing Elizabeth’s character in relation to the expectations of society in the Regency Era;
- Creating clear and creative diary entries, using an in-depth understanding of Elizabeth’s character;
- Peer assessing each other’s learning attempts.
Included is:
- Whole lesson PowerPoint - colourful and comprehensive;
- ‘Character Traits of Elizabeth’ task resources - with teacher answer sheet;
- ‘Elizabeth in Context’ task resources - with teacher answer sheet;
- Comprehensive lesson plan.
There are also opportunities for group learning, peer assessment, and whole class discussion. These resources were originally taught to GCSE students, but with subtle adaptations they have also been used with both younger and older (up to A Level) students.
All images are licensed for commercial use, and image rights are listed on the last page of the presentation.
Comparison of the UK and Greece - Geography Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students revising knowledge relating to the UK and Greece, as a part of their study of their KS2 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 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, 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).
Comparing the UK and Italy - Key Physical and Human Geography Facts!
This clear and purposeful lessons enables children to begin making comparisons between the UK and Italy, as a part of their KS2 geography study.
Children compare the location of both countries on a map, before studying and answering questions based on what they learn from a knowledge organiser/ fact file document (included).
The lesson 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 included knowledge organiser 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.
Egypt - Exploring Human and Physical Geography Lesson!
This interesting and highly-stimulating lesson enables students to describe and understand the key human and physical geography features of Egypt. Whilst gaining a wide range of knowledge about the biomes, rivers, lakes, climates and cities of Egypt, students also become familiar with a wide range of vocabulary pertinent to the KS2/KS3 geography curriculum.
The lesson follows a clear, logical, bite-size learning journey, which guides students towards relevant and constructive learning objectives. Over the course of this journey, they become able to:
-Remember key facts about the African continent to contextualise their learning;
-Learn key facts about the area, population and main features of Egypt;
-Explore further information about the climate and biomes of Egypt through watching a thought-provoking video;
-Identify and range of physical and human geography features on a map-building task;
-Partake in deeper thinking activities about population density and trade in Egypt;
-Self-assess their progress using the learning objectives.
The lesson requires access to atlases and/or web-searching devices.
This resource pack includes:
-A visually engaging whole-lesson PowerPoint presentation (14 slides);
-A blank map for the Egypt map-building activity (in Word and PDF);
The resources within this lesson can be easily adapted to suit home/remote learning.
Y6 Fractions - Maths Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for Year 6 teachers, parents and children when covering ‘Fractions’ in mathematics.
The content is organised into the following sections:
-Overview: Learning areas covered, key definitions, why this learning is important;
-Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions;
-Equivalent Fractions, Simplifying Fractions and Ordering Fractions;
-Four Operations and Proper Fractions;
-Fractions of Amounts;
-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 and are cited on a separate document (included).
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Huge Art and Design Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for students learning about a wide range of different artists throughout their art and design study.
The bundle contains 12 knowledge organisers, focusing on the following artists:
-Andy Warhol
-Andy Goldsworthy
-Banksy
-Claude Monet
-Frank Gehry
-Frida Kahlo
-Georgia O’Keeffe
-JMW Turner
-Pablo Picasso
-Vincent van Gogh
-Wassily Kandinsky
-William Morris
Each organiser contains comprehensive sections on:
-Biography of the Artist;
-Styles and Techniques;
-Life Timeline;
-Significant Works;
-Key Vocabulary;
-How do I create art like this artist?
The resources can be adapted for all ages, are best suited for KS2 and KS3 children.
The resources are 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).
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Year 5 Science Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for Year 5 children, teachers and parents covering all of the science knowledge pertinent to the National Curriculum.
The knowledge organisers included are focused on:
-Animals, including Humans;
-Forces;
-Earth and Space;
-Living Things and their Habitats;
-Properties and Changes of Materials.
The organisers are separated into logical compartments, based on the key curriculum expectations.
Each 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).
Africa: Physical and Human Geography (People and Places)
This interesting and highly-stimulating lesson enables students to describe and understand the key aspects of physical geography (e.g. climates, vegetation belts, flora, fauna, mountains, and rivers) and human geography (e.g. types of settlement, populations, use of resources, and trade) in the vast and varied continent of Africa. Whilst gaining a wide range of knowledge about the content, students also become familiar with a wide range of vocabulary pertinent to the geography curriculum.
The lesson follows a clear, logical, bite-size learning journey, which guides students towards relevant and constructive learning objectives. Over the course of this journey, they become able to:
Identify Africa on a map, and identify the countries and regions within the continent;
Understand key information about the physical and human geography of the continent, through a fun, interactive quiz;
Retrieve, share, and describe their understanding of the physical and human geography of specific locations in Africa (Sahara Desert, Cape Town, The African Savanna and the Mount Kilimanjaro) through a jigsaw model task;
Complete a case study of the physical and human geography of their own place in Africa, and describe their findings to others;
-Peer assess each others’ descriptions using the learning objectives.
This resource pack includes:
A visually engaging whole-lesson PowerPoint presentation;
Key case-study information sheets on the Sahara Desert, Cape Town, the African Savanna and Mount Kilimanjaro (in both PDF and Word - inside the zip-folder);
A blank case study template.
All images are licensed for commercial use. Note: The final task works best with access to ICT/internet resources.
This resources within this lesson can be easily adapted to suit home/remote learning.
Lord of the Flies: Ralph, Jack, and Piggy
This interesting and highly-stimulating lesson enables students to gain a clear understanding of how the characters of Ralph, Jack, and Piggy are introduced and developed in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. Students learn to analyse the characters, with particular reference to the dramatization of the conflict between the characters’ instincts of savagery and civility, and how their psyche alters over time.
The lesson follows a clear, logical, bite-size learning journey, which guides students towards differentiated learning objectives. Over the course of this journey, they become able to:
- Use illustrations to explain what they already know about each of the characters;
- Understand how each of the characters are introduced, and demonstrate an awareness of the role that they play on the island;
- Read and understand Chapters Two and Three of the play, with a particular focus upon how the the characters of Ralph, Jack, and Piggy develop over time;
- Analyse key quotations about/by each of the three main characters, highlighting how their psyche is altering;
- Complete two diary entries from the viewpoint of one of the characters, showing a clear understanding of how the character has developed;
-Peer assess each other’s learning attempts.
This resource pack includes:
- A visually engaging whole-lesson PowerPoint presentation;
- Detailed worksheets, with answer sheets where necessary;
- Links to the extracts of the text needed for the lesson (Chapters Two and Three in this case);
- Original images for students to complete their annotations;
- A detailed lesson plan, complete with what the teacher and students should aim to achieve at each stage of the lesson.
All images are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on the final slide of the PowerPoint.
Year 3 Forces and Magnets Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for Year 3 children, teachers and parents covering knowledge relating to ‘Light’, as a part of their science learning. It contains comprehensive sections on:
Overview;
Forces (Pushes, Pulls, Balanced and Unbalanced Forces);
Magnets;
Magnetic Fields;
Magnetic and Non-Magnetic Objects;
Key Vocabulary.
The content is fully aligned with the NC expectations for Year 3 children relating to ‘Forces and Magnets’:
-Compare how things move on different surfaces;
-Notice that some forces need contact between two objects, but magnetic forces can act at a distance;
-Observe how magnets attract or repel each other and attract some materials and not others;
-Compare and group together a variety of everyday materials on the basis of whether they are attracted to a magnet, and identify some magnetic materials;
-Describe magnets as having two poles;
-Predict whether two magnets will attract or repel each other, depending on which
poles are facing.
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).
Lost in the Toy Museum - David Lucas - Knowledge Organiser!
This detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising David Lucas’ 'Lost in the Toy Museum.’ It contains comprehensive sections on:
Context;
Story Summary;
Settings and Characters;
Themes;
Writing Techniques;
Important Vocabulary.
Key words and ideas are underlined for easy reference. 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).
Macbeth: The Witches
This engaging and informative lesson enhances students’ skills in understanding the significant meanings in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, and in particular the influence of the deceitful and mysterious weird sisters. Students gain an understanding of some of the attitudes towards witches in Shakespeare’s times, and attempt to link this knowledge to the events of the text. They also engage with Shakespeare’s intentions in utilising dramatic elements to reveal the witches use of the supernatural and deceit.
The lesson follows a clear and logical learning journey, involving progressively more challenging tasks in which students:
- Portray their understanding of witches and witchcraft;
- Learn more about witches in a historical context through a fun ‘true or false’ game;
- Define, identify, and understand dramatic irony;
- Read sections of Macbeth and complete tasks to demonstrate their understanding;
- Answer key questions about the witches that test their knowledge in relation to each of the English assessment outcomes;
- Evaluate a modelled example of an analytical paragraph in relation to the witches;
- Analyse the witches’ characteristics in their own responses;
- Evaluate each others’ analytical responses.
All images are cited on the final slide of the presentation, and are licensed for commercial use.