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
A collection of three Christmas activity packs, perfect for using with year 1 at Christmas time.
The activities are perfect for children to complete on their own at this busy time of year or to use as part of a whole lesson.
The following booklets are included in the bundle:
Phonics phase 3 to 5 booklet (20 pages)
Maths booklet (20 pages)
General activity booklet (30 pages)
There is a colour and black & white version of each of the booklets.
PDF file format
A collection of non-fiction comprehension activities for year 2 about animals and wildlife. 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 following comprehensions are included:
Plants
Basic needs for survival
Staying healthy
How animals change as they grow
PDF file format and editable Microsoft Word format included in the price.
Please note: Human and animal comprehensions are available in a smaller bundle
A pack of four animated PowerPoint presentations (89 slides) retelling the Christmas story. They are suitable for using as part of a lesson or for an assembly for children aged 4 -11.
The story is split into the following parts:
Angel Gabriel visits Mary
An animated 22 page Powerpoint presentation retelling the first part of the Christmas story, when Angel Gabriel visits Mary (the annunciation).
Jesus is born
An animated 24 page PowerPoint presentation retelling the main part of the Christmas story, when Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem and Jesus is born.
The shepherds visit the baby Jesus
An animated 21 page PowerPoint presentation retelling the part of the Christmas story when the shepherds visit baby Jesus.
The Wise Men visit Jesus
An animated 22 page PowerPoint presentation retelling the end of the Christmas story when the Wise Men visit baby Jesus.
The PowerPoints are not editable (Please click ‘Read only’ to open.) Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations.
No further preparation needed.
Versions of the PowerPoints are also included with our KS1 and KS2 lessons on the Christmas story:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks1-christmas-re-unit-4-lessons-11732497
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12506236
A set of four interactive PowerPoint Advent Calendars to use throughout the month of December with your year 1 class.
The four Advent Calendars included in the bundle are:
Phonics phase 3
Phonics phase 5
Maths problems
Jokes
A great start to the Christmas season, which will get your whole class involved.
A bundle of four comprehensions, which together tell the whole of the Christmas story. Each comprehension booklet is aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 (7-9 yrs). There are three differentiated booklets for each part of the story. The higher booklet has two pages of text for the children to read before they complete a range of questions based on a mixture of the KS1 and KS2 SATs papers.
The middle and lower ability booklets have the text split into separate pages with questions on each page.
The story is split into the following comprehensions:
The Annunciation
The birth of Jesus
The shepherds visit Jesus
The Wise Men visit Jesus
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
This bundle contains 3 week-long literacy units aimed at year 2. The three units cover historical figures from the KS1 history curriculum:
Florence Nightingale
Mary Seacole
Edith Cavell
They could be used separately or in conjunction with each other to form a historical comparison.
All three units follow a similar pattern. The first two lessons in each unit are comprehension lessons. The third lesson allows for vocabulary building through drama and written activities. The fourth and fifth lessons are writing and editing lessons.
Children learn to write a diary, a letter and a newspaper report. Each of the units include a pdf plan and non-editable PowerPoint. Please click 'Read Only' to open.
All resources are included.
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 bundle contains a selection of interactive lessons aimed at whole class or group phonics. The bundle covers all phase 3 consonant digraphs.
Each lesson takes 15-20 minutes.
The powerpoint lessons are split into different sections:
- Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order
- Introduction to the new sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Segmenting and blending words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Writing words with consonant digraph sound
- Writing a sentence
- Revision of common exception words
A collection of comprehension booklets for year 2 retelling the Christmas story. Each booklet tells a different part of the story and 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 story is split into the following sections:
Angel Gabriel visits Mary
The birth of Jesus
The shepherds visit baby Jesus
The Wise Men visit baby Jesus
This resource is a bundle of activities perfect for using with your year 1 class in the days and weeks leading up to Easter.
The bundle contains:
Easter story comprehensions (4 pages)
Spring comprehensions (3 pages)
Maths activity booklet (20 pages)
Phonics activity booklet (20 pages)
A collection of non-fiction comprehension activities for year 2 about animals and wildlife. 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 following comprehensions are included:
Reptiles
Minibeasts
Rainforest animals
Oceans
PDF file format and editable Microsoft Word format included in the price.
This is a bundle of non-fiction comprehensions about Christmas in five different countries:
France;
Germany;
Spain;
Italy; and
Poland.
Each comprehension is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels.
PDF file format & editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
A collection of 20 comprehension activities for year 1 on the theme of Christmas around Europe.
All the comprehensions contain a short piece of text with picture clues for tricky words and five simple questions. There are also accompanying PowerPoints for you to read the texts through with your class if you wish.
This pack contains:
4 comprehensions on Christmas in Germany
4 comprehensions on Christmas in Spain
4 comprehensions on Christmas in France
4 comprehensions on Christmas in Poland
4 comprehensions on Christmas in Italy
These comprehensions are also available as part of larger bundles.
A bundle of four comprehension booklets which tell the Christmas story.
The texts and questions are aimed at year 6 and are based on the year 6 SATS reading paper. In each booklet there are three pages of text and four pages of questions. Each text and answer booklet is differentiated three ways.
The Christmas story is split into the following sections:
The Annunciation
The birth of Jesus
The shepherds visit Jesus
The Wise Men visit Jesus
The booklets could also be used for year five, due to the differentiation.
PDF file format and editable Microsoft Word format included in the price.
This resource is a collection of interactive lessons aimed at whole class or group phonics. They are PowerPoint presentations that allow children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit target split digraph sounds. Each lesson takes 15-20 minutes.
The PowerPoints are split into different sections:
- Revision of phase 3, 4 and 5 phonemes in a random order
- Introduction to target sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the target sound)
- Segmenting and blending words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Writing words with target sound
- Writing a sentence with target sound
- Revision of trick words
Perfect for revising split digraphs in the lead up to the Phonics Screening test.
This resource is a bundle of high quality resources to use with year 2 in the summer term.
The bundle contains:
1 set of summer themed maths word problems (differentiated 3 ways)
4 x summer comprehensions (differentiated 3 ways)
3 x summer themed SPaG booklets
Mixed 30 page summer activity booklet
A collection of twelve non-fiction comprehension activities for year 2, all with the theme of seasons. There are three different comprehension booklets for each season, covering what happens in that season, what activities you can do in it and what happens to the wildlife. Perfect for cross-curricular learning throughout the year!
Each booklet comes in 3 differentiated levels. They are all based on the reading SATs paper, containing a similar style of questions and the same layout.
The topics explored in the comprehensions are:
What happens in the spring?
What can I do in the spring?
Spring animals
Summer wildlife
What happens in the summer?
What to do in the summer
Autumn wildlife
What can I do in the Autumn?
What happens in the Autumn?
What happens in the winter?
Winter activities
Winter animals and wildlife
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
This resource is a selection of 5 interactive lessons aimed at whole class or group phonics. They are PowerPoint presentations that allow children to learn or revisit consonant clusters from phase 4. Each lesson takes 15-20 minutes.
The PowerPoints are split into different sections:
- Revision of phase 3 and 4 phonemes in a random order
- Introduction to consonant cluster and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Spotting the odd one out
- Reading words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Writing words with sound/filling in missing words
- Writing a sentence
- Revision of phase 4 tricky words
This is a pack of four RE plans, perfect for using during the Christmas season.
The lessons are aimed at KS2 and are all highly interactive, using a range of enjoyable activities to teach the Christmas story and its messages. The themes that are covered include trust, refugees, spreading the word of God and similarities and differences.
Each lesson includes a detailed PDF lesson plan with learning objectives, as well as a PowerPoint presentation telling the story. The PowerPoints are not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations.
The Christmas story is split into the following lessons:
Angel Gabriel visits Mary
The birth of Jesus
The shepherds visit Jesus
The Wise Men visit Jesus
In total there are 28 pages of lesson plans, games and worksheets (pdfs) and 97 slides of animated PowerPoints. All of the lessons are in zip files.
No further preparation needed.
Versions of the PowerPoints are also available separately:
Christmas Story Presentation Pack
You might also be interested in our KS1 lessons on the Christmas story:
KS1 Christmas RE Unit - 4 lessons
This is a pack of 13 year 2 SATs style comprehensions, perfect for using throughout the autumn term.
Each booklet comes in 3 differentiated levels. They are all based on the reading SATs paper, containing a similar style of questions and a similar layout.
There are a wide range of autumn topics covered, including:
Autumn non-fiction (x 4)
Harvest non-fiction (x2)
Thanksgiving non-fiction
Halloween non-fiction (x 2)
Bonfire Night non-fiction (x 4)
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.