This assembly, designed for 30 primary children, tells the story of Hanukkah and its importance in Jewish tradition. Each child has a speaking part, portraying characters such as the Maccabees, Jewish families, dreidel players, and those lighting the menorah. The assembly explains the miracle of the oil lasting eight days and highlights the themes of hope, perseverance, and faith. It includes the song “Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah” to celebrate the joy of the festival. The assembly ends with a thoughtful reflection on how the lessons of Hanukkah can inspire kindness and light in the world.

This collection of 6 short comprehension tasks is designed for Year 5 children, focusing on key reading skills such as vocabulary, retrieval, explanation, prediction, and summarising. Each task is based on engaging texts that challenge students to think critically about the material while strengthening their reading comprehension abilities. Answers are provided for each task to make marking simple and efficient, perfect for both classroom and home use. I have used these several times with my own classes.

This comprehensive pack contains everything you need to ensure your parents’ evening runs smoothly and efficiently. Inside, you’ll find: Appointment Schedules: Easy-to-use templates for organizing and keeping track of your scheduled appointments with parents. Reading Support Guide: A helpful document outlining ways parents can support their children’s reading progress at home, with practical tips and strategies. Writing Support Guide: A detailed guide providing parents with advice on how to encourage and assist their children in developing writing skills, from spelling to creative expression. Maths Support Guide: A resourceful guide for parents on how to help their children build confidence in maths, offering tips for practicing key skills and boosting problem-solving abilities. Appointment Slips: Ready-made slips to inform parents of their allocated time slots for the meeting, ensuring clear communication. Waiting Notices: Clear and polite notices for parents to display in the waiting area, letting them know when it’s their turn or if there is a slight delay. Parents’ Evening Reminders: Additional notes and reminders that can be sent home to parents before the evening, helping them prepare and ensuring smooth coordination. This pack will keep your parents’ evening well-organised, reduce stress, and help parents effectively support their children’s learning at home!

This two-week lesson plan is designed for Year 3 students, combining narrative writing skills with cross-curricular links to the Stone Age history topic. Each day focuses on developing different elements of storytelling—setting, characters, problems, and solutions—within a Stone Age context. The lessons are scaffolded to gradually build students’ ability to write their own narratives, from brainstorming ideas and creating story maps to writing, editing, and improving their stories. Differentiated activities cater to various ability levels, ensuring all students can engage with and succeed in the tasks. The lessons encourage creativity, historical understanding, and literacy development, culminating in a complete Stone Age-themed narrative by the end of the two weeks.

This comprehensive 5-week maths plan is designed to provide a thorough exploration of key geometry concepts, tailored to meet curriculum objectives while engaging students in hands-on and visual learning. The plan covers the following topics in depth: 2D Shapes: Week 1 introduces students to a variety of 2D shapes, focusing on identifying and classifying shapes by their properties, such as the number of sides and vertices. Students will engage in activities to reinforce shape recognition and comparison. 3D Shapes: In Week 2, students explore 3D shapes, identifying key features like edges, faces, and vertices. The plan includes hands-on activities that encourage students to recognise 3D shapes in the world around them and understand their properties. Types of Lines: In Week 3, children explore different types of lines, including horizontal, vertical, parallel, and perpendicular lines. Students will apply this knowledge to identify these lines in shapes and within real-world contexts. Angles: Week 4 introduces different types of angles—right, acute, and obtuse. Students will learn how to identify and classify angles in shapes and everyday objects, as well as compare the size of angles through interactive lessons. Lines of Symmetry: The final week focuses on symmetry, teaching students to identify and draw lines of symmetry in various shapes. Through visual tasks and practical exercises, students will deepen their understanding of reflective symmetry. Throughout the 5 weeks, the plan includes opportunities for assessment to measure progress, with observation tasks and end-of-week evaluations. These assessments will ensure students have a solid grasp of the concepts, allowing you to monitor learning and tailor future lessons as needed. This detailed plan balances theoretical understanding with practical applications, providing a structured yet flexible approach to building geometric skills.

The “Bill’s New Frock: Chapter Question Set” is a 14-page versatile educational resource designed to enhance comprehension and critical thinking for each chapter of the beloved children’s book. This resource includes 20 thoughtfully crafted questions per chapter—10 basic retrieval questions and 10 inference questions—making it an invaluable tool for educators. Having created and used these questions successfully in my own classroom, I can attest to their effectiveness in engaging students. Features: Structured Questions: Each chapter features a clear separation between retrieval and inference questions, allowing educators to easily choose the most appropriate questions based on their teaching goals. Engaging Format: The questions are designed to be used in various ways, whether during guided reading sessions, group discussions, or independent work. Teachers can ask questions aloud as they read or have students respond directly in their books. Flexibility: With 20 questions per chapter, educators can pick and choose which questions to use, tailoring their approach to meet the needs of their students and the flow of the lesson. Comprehensive Answers: Each set includes suggested answers for all questions, providing teachers with immediate feedback and facilitating easier discussions around the text. Benefits: This resource encourages active engagement with the story, helping students improve their comprehension skills and deepen their understanding of the themes and characters in “Bill’s New Frock.” My classroom experience has shown that these questions promote critical thinking and foster meaningful dialogue among students. Format: Available in a convenient digital format, this question set can be easily printed or accessed on any device, making it simple for teachers to integrate into their lesson plans.

This pack of 6 comprehension tasks is tailored to develop key reading skills through a variety of engaging texts. The questions focus on the following essential skills: Vocabulary Students will explore new words in context, enhancing their understanding of language. They will identify the meaning of unfamiliar words, use context clues, and explore synonyms and antonyms to deepen their word knowledge. Inference: Carefully designed questions encourage students to read between the lines, making inferences about characters’ feelings, motivations, and events in the story. This helps students engage more critically with the text and think beyond what is directly stated. Prediction: Students are prompted to make predictions based on information provided in the text. These questions challenge them to think about what might happen next and explain their reasoning using clues from the text. Explanation: Explanation questions require students to clarify their understanding of particular parts of the text, such as why characters behave in certain ways or why events unfold as they do. This fosters a deeper understanding of the narrative and its underlying themes. Retrieval: These questions focus on recalling and retrieving specific details from the text, helping students develop the ability to locate and recall important facts or descriptions. Summarising: Students practice condensing key ideas into concise summaries, focusing on the main points of a passage while discarding unnecessary details. This skill helps them develop clarity and precision in their reading. Each comprehension is complete with answers, making it easy for teachers to assess progress. While personalised to suit the needs of my own Year 5 class, the pack is easily adaptable for other groups, ensuring flexibility in meeting different learning needs. Ideal for daily lessons, guided reading sessions, or homework tasks, this pack will support the development of essential reading comprehension skills throughout the school year.

This set of 6 comprehension tasks is designed for Year 5 children and focuses on developing key reading skills through engaging fiction texts. Each task includes ten questions that challenge students to think critically and deepen their understanding of the text. The questions cover important areas such as inference, prediction, summarising, explanation, vocabulary, and retrieval. Answers are provided to support guided learning and self-assessment. These tasks are ideal for building comprehension skills in young readers while promoting thoughtful discussion and analysis of fiction.

This set of 6 comprehension tasks is designed for Year 6 students to support their preparation for SATs. Each task is based on a different fiction text and includes 10 questions focusing on key reading skills: inference, prediction, summarizing, explanation, vocabulary, and retrieval. The tasks encourage students to think critically about the text, analyze language and meaning, and practice essential comprehension strategies. Full answers are provided to help guide learning and understanding, making this resource ideal for improving reading proficiency and boosting confidence ahead of exams.

This set of 6 short non-fiction texts is designed for Year 3 children and focuses on building comprehension skills. Each text is accompanied by 10 carefully crafted questions that cover key areas such as inference, prediction, explanation, summarising, retrieval, and vocabulary. The questions encourage deep thinking and understanding of the material, making it a great tool for literacy development. Answers are included separately to support easy marking and assessment. Perfect for classroom use or home learning!

This set of 6 comprehension tasks is designed for students to engage with short non-fiction texts, developing their reading and analytical skills. Each task includes a text followed by 10 carefully crafted questions focusing on key skills such as inference, prediction, summarizing, explanation, vocabulary, and retrieval. The questions encourage critical thinking and deeper understanding of the text. Answers are provided for each task, making it suitable for both independent work and guided learning sessions. Perfect for reinforcing comprehension strategies across a range of non-fiction topics.

This set of six poetry comprehension tasks is designed for Year 4 students and focuses on developing key reading skills. Each task is based on a well-known poem and includes questions that help students practice inference, prediction, summarising, explanation, vocabulary, and retrieval. These engaging questions guide students through a deeper understanding of the text while encouraging critical thinking and creativity. Answers are provided for each task, making it a complete resource for both teachers and students to explore poetry together.

These Key Stage 2 Reading Test Sample Papers are designed to closely resemble the style and structure of the 2024 SATs reading assessments for Year 6 students. Each paper includes three carefully selected texts—one fictional, one informational, and one non-fiction—covering a broad range of topics to engage and challenge young readers. The sample papers assess various reading skills, including: Comprehension: Understanding the main events, details, and purpose of the texts. Inference: Drawing conclusions based on clues from the text. Retrieval: Locating and identifying specific information. Vocabulary: Understanding the meaning of words in context. Interpretation and Justification: Explaining ideas and providing evidence from the text. Each paper includes a mix of multiple-choice, short-answer, and extended written questions, mirroring the variety of question types found in SATs assessments. Additionally, the sample papers come with a comprehensive answer key for self-marking or use by teachers. These resources are ideal for practice in preparation for SATs, developing reading fluency, and building confidence in a formal testing format.

This set of 6 arithmetic tests is designed to provide excellent practice for Year 6 students, focusing on the types of questions found in the 2024 SATs Arithmetic paper. Each test covers key topics such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, and percentages. Perfect for use at home or in school, the tests will help children sharpen their mental math skills and boost their confidence. Answers are included for easy marking, allowing for independent or guided practice.

These documents provide 10 practical science experiments designed for KS2 (Years 3 and 4) students, working in small groups of 4-6. Each experiment includes a clear objective, a list of resources, and step-by-step instructions, allowing students to explore key scientific concepts like plant growth, magnetism, forces, and states of matter. The experiments encourage active learning, with suggestions for recording results through diagrams, tables, and graphs. These hands-on activities align with the UK National Curriculum, helping students develop skills in observation, prediction, and analysis.

This list provides 10 practical science experiments tailored for Year 5 and 6 pupils working in small groups. Each experiment is linked to the UK National Curriculum, covering topics such as materials, forces, electricity, and living organisms. The guide outlines clear instructions, required resources, and suggestions for recording results. These engaging experiments include dissolving sugar, making parachutes, growing mold, and creating simple circuits. The activities are designed to encourage hands-on learning, critical thinking, and collaboration among students.

This rhyming nativity script brings the classic story of Christmas to life with heartwarming scenes, charming characters, and a message of love and kindness. With 30 speaking roles, it allows each child to play a part in telling the journey of Mary and Joseph, the shepherds, and the wise men, as they follow the star to witness the miracle of Jesus’ birth. Scenes include the angel Gabriel’s announcement to Mary, the shepherds’ visit, the wise men’s journey guided by the star, and the arrival at the stable in Bethlehem. The script features narration, dialogue, and two carol performances—“Away in a Manger” and “Silent Night”—with links to YouTube versions for easy preparation. Each character, from the humble innkeeper to the curious animals, plays a role in reminding the audience of Christmas’s true spirit: joy, peace, and goodwill toward all.

This engaging and educational script takes audiences on a fascinating journey through the wonders of ancient Egypt. With a cast of 30 characters, including Pharaohs, gods, builders, and even the mighty Nile River, children will explore the culture, mythology, and daily life of this remarkable civilization. Perfect for school performances, the play features rhyming dialogue that is both entertaining and easy for young performers to learn. The characters bring history to life by showcasing the roles of rulers, farmers, scribes, and traders while highlighting the importance of the Nile and the awe-inspiring pyramids. Rich in historical insight and filled with opportunities for creative expression, the play ends with a reflection that connects the lessons of the past to the present, emphasizing the value of learning and cultural heritage. Ideal for helping children understand and appreciate the legacy of ancient Egypt.

Introducing a set of seven engaging comprehension tasks designed for Key Stage 2 students, each themed around events that take place during the autumn term. These tasks incorporate a variety of question types, including inference, summarising, and retrieval, encouraging students to deepen their understanding of the texts. Each task includes detailed answers to streamline the marking process, making it easier for educators to provide timely feedback.