This is a presentation on the founder of the Suffragette movement, Emmeline Pankhurst. The presentation covers Emmeline’s childhood, the suffrage movement, her protests, her imprisonment and the results of the movement. The last part of the presentation includes some interesting questions to provoke discussion. Please note there are no photos of Emmeline Pankhurst included, owing to copyright restrictions. Use this as part of a lesson or for an assembly for ages 5 - 11.

This is a presentation on the Celtic queen, Boudicca. The presentation covers the Iceni tribe and the Roman invasion of Britain, Boudicca’s reaction to the invasion, her army, her downfall and her legacy. The last part of the presentation includes some interesting questions to provoke discussion. Use this as part of a lesson or for an assembly for ages 5 - 11.

This is a presentation on the civil rights activist, Rosa Parks. Use it as part of a lesson or for an assembly for KS1, KS2 or KS3. The presentation covers life in Alabama in the 1950s, the Montgomery city buses, the bus boycott and how Rosa is remembered. The last part of the presentation includes some interesting questions to provoke discussion. Please note there are no photos of Rosa Parks included, owing to copyright restrictions. An inspirational activist, who would be perfect to study during Black History Month.

This is a presentation on the tennis player, Serena Williams. Use it as part of a lesson or for an assembly for KS2, KS3 or KS4. The presentation covers her childhood, early success, hard times, achievements, family and quotes. The last part of the presentation includes some interesting questions to provoke discussion. An inspirational athlete, who would be perfect to study during Black History Month.

I updated this on the 6th May 2019, following the birth of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s baby boy! This year 1 comprehension booklet teaches the children about lots of British royal baby facts, including bizarre traditions, royal baby names, royal baby christenings and royal baby clothes. This resource contains 3 differentiated booklets. Higher Ability The higher ability booklet contains a title page with helpful words, followed by five pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 4-5 questions per page. Answers are included. Middle Ability The middle ability booklet contains a title page, followed by five pages of comprehension activities with answers. Each page contains a short piece of text (about 3-7 sentences). There are 3-4 trickier words on each page which have pictures to help children work out what they say. Each text is followed by 4-5 simple questions. Lower Ability The lower ability booklet contains a title page, followed by five pages of comprehension activities with answers. Each page contains a short simple piece of text (3-5 sentences). There are 4-5 trickier words on each page with pictures to help children work out what they say. Each text is followed by 4-5 simple questions. PowerPoint Presentation There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text from the middle ability booklet so that you can go through these comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them. I have included colour and black & white versions of each of the 3 booklets. The preview pages show the title page and one of the comprehension pages, from the middle ability booklets. They also show one slide from the PowerPoint. PDF file format. I hope your class enjoy learning some interesting facts about royal babies! You might also like our Year 2 Royal Babies comprehension: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-2-reading-comprehension-royal-family-royal-baby-3-levels-colour-and-black-and-white-11886762

This interactive PowerPoint quiz is perfect for using in the 2022 Australian CBCA Book Week. It contains 76 questions. The first 70 questions cover famous books from Australia and around the world. This is followed by one question on each of the books in the CBCA 2022 short list for ages 7-12. You can use this as a starter, an assembly, a filler or a main activity. All questions are multiple choice and focus on popular modern books as well as classics. After you have chosen an answer for each question, click again and the correct answer changes colour. The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click ‘read only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations. Example questions include: Who visits Narnia first? Peter, Edmund or Lucy Which of these books does Hermione Granger like to read? Albus Dumbledore’s Guide to Magic, The History of Hogwarts or Hogwarts: A History Where do Jane, Michael and Mary Poppins have a tea party? On the ceiling, In the nursery or In Wonderland What is the name of The Magic Pudding that always reforms after being eaten? Arthur, Albert or Alexander A separate answer sheet is also included. You might be interested in our 2023 book quiz: Quiz for CBCA Book Week 2023

This interactive PowerPoint quiz is perfect for using in the 2022 Australian CBCA Book Week. It contains 76 questions. The first 70 questions cover famous books from Australia and around the world. This is followed by one question on each of the books in the CBCA 2022 short list for ages 7-12. You can use this as a starter, an assembly, a filler or a main activity. All questions are multiple choice and focus on popular modern books as well as classics. After you have chosen an answer for each question, click again and the correct answer changes colour. The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click ‘read only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations. Example questions include: Who visits Narnia first? Peter, Edmund or Lucy Which of these books does Hermione Granger like to read? Albus Dumbledore’s Guide to Magic, The History of Hogwarts or Hogwarts: A History Where do Jane, Michael and Mary Poppins have a tea party? On the ceiling, In the nursery or In Wonderland What is the name of The Magic Pudding that always reforms after being eaten? Arthur, Albert or Alexander A separate answer sheet is also included. You might be interested in our 2023 book quiz: Quiz for CBCA Book Week 2023

This resource is a phonics booklet aimed at year 1 as preparation for phonics screening. There are 20 pages of activities, perfect for children to work on independently during phonics lessons, as a start of day activity or as a filler. Alternatively, send home for parents to work on with children as a homework task. The theme of this booklet is minibeasts/creepy-crawlies. Just print and staple! PDF file format.

This resource contains 5 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1. The theme in this pack is ‘summer instructions.’ There are five different texts for the children to read and answer questions about: How to grow a sunflower How to build a sandcastle How to make lemonade How to prepare a picnic How to go pond dipping Each comprehension contains a short piece of text with words that can be sounded out. There are pictures to help with the trickier words. The text is followed by 5 questions, containing ‘what’ ‘how’ and ‘where’ questions and some multiple choice questions. There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. PDF file format

This resource contains 3 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1. They each contain a short piece of text with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say. The text is followed by 5 simple questions. The theme in this pack is ‘Cars.’ There are three different comprehensions: The first cars Modern cars Fascinating car facts There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them. PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.

This resource is a phonics booklet aimed at year 1 (5-6 yrs). There are 20 pages of activities, perfect for children to work on independently during phonics lessons, as a start of day activity or as a filler. Alternatively, send home for parents to work on with children as a homework task. The theme of this booklet is the seaside. Just print and staple! PDF file format.

This resource contains 3 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1. They each contain a short piece of text with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say. The text is followed by 5 simple questions. The theme in this pack is ‘Trains.’ There are three different comprehensions: The first trains Underground trains Fascinating train facts There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them. PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.

This is a presentation on the inventor of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee. Use it as part of a lesson or for an assembly for KS1, KS2 or KS3. The presentation covers Berners-Lee’s childhood, his early career, how his invention came about and what he is doing now. Please note that there are no photos of Tim Berners-Lee included, owing to copyright restrictions. The last part of the slideshow contains some interesting questions to provoke discussion or for further exploration.

This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is all about Japan and covers key facts, Japanese wildlife, history and culture. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels. There is a colour and black & white version of each booklet. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘when’ and ‘who’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 3-5 questions per page. Answers are included. All of the booklets are in the zip file. PDF file format.

A collection of 3 SPaG activity booklets for year 2 with the theme of summer. All three activities are based on the 2016/2017 SPaG SATs papers, but with colourful images and a summer theme. Each activity contains 18 questions focussing on a range of punctuation and grammar. This includes tenses, sentence types, commas, question marks, full stops, apostrophes, nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs. The children are asked to circle, tick, fill in the missing gap, match up words and write full sentences, with all questions based around summer activities. PDF file format