We are a team of two sisters who specialise in primary education. We are determined to create resources of the highest standard that can be used without further preparation. Our lessons and assemblies have been designed to challenge children of all levels within a creative, engaging and inspiring context. Explore our shop to find lesson packs for languages, art and religious education, plans for assemblies and numerous high-quality resources to help you teach phonics, mathematics and literacy
We are a team of two sisters who specialise in primary education. We are determined to create resources of the highest standard that can be used without further preparation. Our lessons and assemblies have been designed to challenge children of all levels within a creative, engaging and inspiring context. Explore our shop to find lesson packs for languages, art and religious education, plans for assemblies and numerous high-quality resources to help you teach phonics, mathematics and literacy
This resource contains four lesson plans to teach children all about the Easter story. It is suitable for ages 7 -11. The four lessons are:
1) Palm Sunday
2) The Last Supper
3) Good Friday
4) Easter Sunday
Each PDF plan contains detailed instructions, a list of objectives for three levels of abilities, a list of resources and cross-curricular links.
All the lessons contain an engaging starter, a whole class discussion or drama activity, written activity and plenary.
Each lesson also includes an animated PowerPoint containing the relevant part of the story. (These are not editable. Please click 'Read Only' to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows.) There are also templates which can be used for the literacy activities. No further preparation is required.
Each lesson is also available individually or as part of a larger bundle.
This resource is a plan and resources for an RE lesson about Easter Sunday, suitable for using with Key Stage 2.
The 4 page PDF lesson plan includes a starter, whole class discussion, a main drama activity, a written activity and a plenary, as well as details of differentiated objectives and curriculum links. There is a 22 slide animated PowerPoint included, which contains the pictures for the starter and the story of what happened on Easter Sunday and the following few weeks. (This is not editable. Click 'Read Only' to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is run as a slideshow.) A template for the written activity is also included. (1 PDF page)
A fun, interactive lesson.
A version of the PowerPoint is also available separately:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/easter-sunday-presentation-11542787
You might also be interested in my KS1 Easter Sunday lesson and Easter Sunday assembly:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks1-re-rs-lesson-easter-sunday-11830810
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/easter-sunday-assembly-hope-11846159
This resource is a comprehension activity for year 2, perfect for using on or around Shrove Tuesday. There are three differentiated sets of instructions on how to make the perfect pancake, with differentiated questions.
It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper.
There are a range of ‘what’ and ‘how’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is also laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page. Answers are also included.
I have also included both colour and black & white versions of each of the 3 booklets which contain some cute clip art of kids cooking!
PDF file format.
This resource is a plan for a lesson about The Last Supper, suitable for using with Key Stage 2. The 4 page pdf plan includes a starter, a main drama activity, a written activity and a plenary drama activity. There is a 21 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation of the story of The Last Supper to use to introduce the lesson and a document with Da Vinci's painting, around which the writing activity is based. The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click 'Read Only' to open.
A fun, interactive lesson.
A version of the PowerPoint is also available separately:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-last-supper-powerpoint-easter-11527775
You might also be interested in the KS1 Last Supper Lesson Plan and Last Supper Assembly:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks1-easter-re-lesson-pack-the-last-supper-11828008
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/easter-assembly-the-last-supper-betrayal-11537067
This bundle contains 3 assemblies perfect for using over the season of Lent.
Each assembly focusses on a story. They are all highly interactive, with opportunities for discussion and feedback throughout. One assembly focusses solely on the Bible story, one uses an anecdote relevant to the children’s experiences and one requires volunteers to act out a scenario, so they are a good mixture for using throughout the season. Each assembly contains a detailed pdf plan and an interactive PowerPoint presentation. (This is non-editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.) You can use the plans on their own or alongside the presentations. The following topics are covered:
Ash Wednesday
Lent - Giving Something Up
Lent - Doing Good Deeds
No resources are needed, so the assemblies are ideal to use without requiring preparation.
This resource is a plan for a lesson about Palm Sunday, suitable for using with Key Stage 2. The detailed 4 page pdf plan includes a starter, whole class discussions, a main drama activity, a written activity and a plenary. There is a 17 slide animated PowerPoint presentation of the story of Palm Sunday to use, which also includes some slides about Palm Sunday traditions. (This is not editable. Click 'Read Only' to open.)
A fun, interactive lesson.
A version of the presentation is also available separately:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/palm-sunday-story-powerpoint-11514314
You might also be interested in our KS1 Palm Sunday lesson plan, Palm Sunday assembly and Palm Sunday Year 6 comprehension:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks1-easter-re-lesson-pack-palm-sunday-11827772
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/easter-assembly-plan-palm-sunday-choosing-the-right-path-11536942
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-6-sats-comprehension-palm-sunday-3-levels-colour-and-black-and-white-11523938
A 17 page animated presentation retelling the story of Jesus entering Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. It could be used as part of a lesson or for an assembly for children aged 4 -11. There are also a few slides which give details about how Christians celebrate Palm Sunday. This is not editable. Click 'Read Only' to open.
We also sell a version of this presentation with our KS1 and KS2 Palm Sunday lesson plans:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks1-easter-re-lesson-pack-palm-sunday-11827772
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/palm-sunday-lesson-plan-and-powerpoint-easter-ks2-11514378
You might also be interested in our Palm Sunday assembly and Year 6 Palm Sunday comprehension:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11536942
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-6-sats-comprehension-palm-sunday-3-levels-colour-and-black-and-white-11523938
This is an assembly for teaching children about Lent. It is suitable for ages 5-11. The theme is ‘giving something up’ and it is based on a Bible story about Jesus.
The 4 page pdf assembly plan is highly interactive, with plenty of opportunity for volunteers to take part or give answers or ideas. It includes questions to ask the children with answers. There is an introduction, a discussion, a Bible story, a further discussion and a final prayer/reflection.
I have also included a 19 slide PowerPoint presentation which gives details about Lent, includes the bible story from the plan and questions for discussion. (This is non-editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open the presentation.)
You can use the plan on its own or alongside the presentation. No other preparation is required.
You might also be interested in our Key Stage 1 and 2 lesson plans on Lent - Giving Something Up:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks1-lent-lesson-plan-and-resources-giving-something-up-11803029
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lent-lesson-plan-giving-something-up-ks2-11510182
This resource is a set of 5 Art lessons based around the theme of the sea, oceans and water for KS1. The key skills that are taught include creating different tones and shades with paint and pencil, using shapes, patterns and lines and experimenting with different materials.
There are 3 different artists used as inspiration, all of whom have painted the sea or water using very different techniques. The children have the opportunity to work alone for 4 lessons and part of a collaborative group project for the final lesson. They have lots of opportunity to choose what materials they work with.
The 15 page pdf lesson plans are very detailed and include a list of any resources you will need to get out of the cupboard. There are also details of curriculum links and examples of work from my classes. I have included the simple 7 slide PowerPoint I used for the series of lessons, which contains examples of the artists’ work around which the lessons are based.
I hope you enjoy the lessons! They are great fun!
This resource is a set of 5 painting lessons based around the theme of the sea, oceans and water, suitable for Lower Key Stage 2. The key skills that are taught include creating different tones and shades and using shapes and patterns to change the atmosphere of a painting.
There are 4 different artists used as inspiration. The children have the opportunity to work alone to practise the key skills and as part of a large group for a collaborative project. The final lesson allows children to collate all their experience and ideas to create an original seascape on their own.
The 13 page pdf lesson plans are very detailed and include a list of any resources you will need to get out the cupboards. There are also details of curriculum links and examples of work from my classes. I have included the simple 8 slide PowerPoint I used for the series of lessons, which contains examples of the artists’ work around which the lessons are based. There is also a template for Lesson 3.
I hope you enjoy the lessons! They are great fun!
This bundle contains three great lesson plans to teach children all about Lent. It is suitable for ages 7 -11. The three lessons are:
1) Ash Wednesday/Start of Lent,
2) Lent - Giving Something Up; and
3) Lent - Doing Good Deeds.
Each plan (pdf) contains detailed instructions, a list of objectives for three levels of abilities, questions and answers for the children, whole class discussions and literacy activities for the children to do at their desks. Each lesson contains a PowerPoint with relevant facts and stories. (This is not editable. Click 'Read Only' to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations). There are also templates which can be used for the literacy activities so that no further preparation is required!
Each lesson is also available individually.
A collection of non-fiction comprehension activities for year 2, all with the theme of pioneering nurses. Each booklet comes in 3 differentiated levels. They are all based on the reading SATs paper, containing a similar style of questions. They are also laid out in the same way as a SATs booklet to provide the children with greater experience.
The 3 nurses explored in the comprehensions are:
Florence Nightingale
Edith Cavell
Mary Seacole
All of these nurses are also mentioned in the KS1 History Curriculum.
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels.
There are a range of 'what' and 'how' questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is also laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page.
This comprehension is all about the Victorian nurse, Mary Seacole.
PDF file format. Answers are also included.
These comprehensions are also available as part of the Year 2 five lesson literacy unit:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mary-seacole-year-2-literacy-5-lesson-plan-history-11539566
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels.
There are a range of 'what' and 'how' questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is also laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page. Answers are also included.
This comprehension is all about Florence Nightingale.
PDF file format.
These comprehensions are also available as part of the year 2 five lesson literacy unit:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/florence-nightingale-year-2-literacy-5-day-plan-history-12199874
This is an assembly plan to teach children about Lent and why Christians perform good deeds during Lent. It is suitable for ages 5 -11. The 4 page plan (pdf) includes an introduction, an anecdote relevant to the children, a parable, a reflection and a prayer to finish. It is highly interactive, with questions and answers throughout.
An optional 19 slide PowerPoint (This is non-editable - click ‘Read Only’ to open) is also included. It contains information about Lent, the anecdote, suggested good deeds and an illustrated version of the parable.
No resources are needed, so the plan is ideal to use without requiring preparation.
You might also be interested in our KS1 and KS2 lesson plans on Doing Good Deeds during Lent:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks1-lent-lesson-plan-and-resources-doing-good-deeds-11802118
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lent-lesson-plan-doing-good-deeds-ks2-11506425
A collection of five non-fiction comprehension activities for year 2. Each booklet comes in 3 differentiated levels and includes answers. They are all based on the reading SATs paper, containing a similar style of questions. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘how,’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. They are also laid out in the same way as a SATs booklet to provide the children with greater experience.
Each booklet contains a title page with helpful words followed by 4 or 5 pages of text with several questions after each piece of information.
All of the booklets are in zip files.
These are the 5 different topics explored in the comprehensions:
Dinosaurs
Castles
Animal Superpowers
Living in Space
The Human Body
PDF file format
There are colour and black & white booklets for the dinosaurs, castles, living in space and human body topics.
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2.
It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels.
There are a range of ‘what’ and ‘how’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is also laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 3-4 questions per page. Answers are also included.
This comprehension is about animals with incredible powers.
All of the PDF booklets are in the zip file.
This is a lesson plan and resources to teach children about Lent and why Christians perform good deeds during Lent. It is suitable for ages 7-11. The 4 page plan (pdf) includes details of a starter, an introduction to a parable, a writing task and a philosophical discussion for the plenary. It contains learning objectives for three levels of abilities.
A 21 slide animated PowerPoint (non-editable - click 'Read Only' to open) containing the starter, information about Lent, suggested good deeds and an illustrated version of the parable is also included, as is an optional template for the written task. No further preparation required!
You might also be interested in our KS1 lesson plan and assembly on doing good deeds during Lent:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks1-lent-lesson-plan-and-resources-doing-good-deeds-11802118
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lent-assembly-doing-good-deeds-11511539
This is a 4 page plan for an assembly (pdf) on Ash Wednesday, with a focus on the theme of consequences for our actions. The plan is easy to follow and requires no resources, so is perfect for using at the last minute!
In this assembly, children listen to an Old Testament story. There is a 16 slide animated PowerPoint included which contains the story. (This is non-editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open the PowerPoint). The plan finishes by introducing children to what happens on Ash Wednesday and how this is linked to the story the children have heard and to their own lives.
There is a lot of opportunity for children to think about their own experiences and to feedback. There is also an example prayer/reflection to finish with.
A perfect start to Lent.
You might also be interested in our KS1 and KS2 lesson plans for Ash Wednesday:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks1-re-lesson-ash-wednesday-lent-11800941
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks2-ash-wednesday-lesson-plan-lent-11504874
This is a lesson plan (pdf) to teach children all about Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent. It is perfect for ages 7-11.
The lesson is highly interactive and contains details of a starter, introduction to the topic, main task and plenary. There are whole class discussions and written activities for children to undertake. It includes objectives for children with three levels of abilities. Also included is a 20 slide animated PowerPoint with useful facts for the lesson and the Bible story around which the lesson is based. (This is not editable. Click the 'Read Only' button to open the PowerPoint. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.) There is an optional template for the written activity. No further preparation required.
You might also be interested in our Ash Wednesday assembly and Ash Wednesday lesson plan for KS1:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ash-wednesday-assembly-11505458
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks1-re-lesson-ash-wednesday-lent-11800941