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 is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to reviseprevious phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘sc.’ It takes 15-20 minutes.
This PowerPoint is split into different sections:
- Revision of phase 3 and 4 phonemes in a random order
- Introduction to ‘sc’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘sc’ sound)
- Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘sc’ words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Writing words with ‘sc’ sound
- Writing a sentence with ‘sc’ sound
- Revision of phase 4 tricky words
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. The theme of the comprehension is ‘do aliens exist?’ The booklet is narrated by a scientist and two aliens who discuss why there is life on Earth, why there isn’t life on Mars and where alien life might be found in the future. It would be perfect for using during ‘World Space Week’ in October, during a space topic or during ‘Science Week.’
The booklets are based on the KS1 SATs reading paper. I have included 3 differentiated levels. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘where,’ ‘when’ 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.
PDF file format & editable Microsoft word format included in price.
This resource is a Christmas themed phonics booklet, containing a wide range of activities suitable for phases 3 - 5.
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 for the busy Christmas period. Alternatively, send home for parents to work on with children as a homework task.
Activities range from filling in initial sounds, to sorting real and fake words, to filling in missing words.
There is a colour and black and white version of the booklet.
Just print and staple!
PDF file format.
An interactive PowerPoint advent calendar to use throughout the month of December. Just click on the date and you will be taken to a phase 5 phonics activity! Activities range from finding rhyming words to singing phase 5 phonemes. All phase 5 sounds and tricky words are revised in a wide variety of scenarios, perfect for your whole class to enjoy.
A great start to the Christmas season.
***FANTASTIC VALUE***
This resource contains 17 lesson plans and accompanying resources to teach children all about the Christian year. They can all be used individually or as a whole year's RE to teach about Christianity. They are suitable for ages 7 -11. The seven lessons are:
Ash Wednesday/Start of Lent
Lent - Giving Something Up
Lent - Doing Good Deeds
Palm Sunday
The Last Supper
Good Friday
Easter Sunday
Pentecost x 3
Harvest x 3
Angel Gabriel Visits Mary (Annunciation)
The Birth of Jesus
The Shepherds Visit Jesus
The Wise Men Visit Jesus (Epiphany)
Each pdf plan contains detailed instructions, a list of objectives for three levels of abilities, a list of resources and cross-curricular links.
The lessons contain wide-ranging activities to maintain the children's interest, from poetry writing, to drama activities, to philosophical discussions.
Each lesson contains a non-editable PowerPoint with a Bible story or relevant facts to help you teach the content of the lesson. There are also templates which can be used for the activities.
No further preparation is required!
Each lesson is also available individually or as part of smaller bundles for Lent, Easter, Pentecost, Harvest or Christmas.
This resource contains 6 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1 or lower ability year 2.
They each contain a short piece of text with words that can be sounded out. There are three keywords included with picture clues.
The text is followed by 5 simple questions.
The theme in this pack is ‘Materials.’ The following materials from the year 1 science curriculum are included:
(1) Wood
(2) Plastic
(3) Glass
(4) Metal
(5) Water
(6) Rock
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 comprehension booklet aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 (7-9 yrs). It is a playscript adapted from Shakespeare’s play of** Romeo and Juliet**. The story is a romance and tragedy and covers the themes of love, family and loyalty among others. The story has been adapted so that is is suitable for ages 7-9.
There are three differentiated booklets. The higher ability booklet has three 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.
The middle and lower ability booklets have the text split into separate pages with questions on each page.
Perfect for using during** Shakespeare Week** (12th March) or for a Shakespeare or playwriting topic.
PDF file format.
This resource is a comprehension booklet aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 (7-9 yrs). It is a playscript adapted from Shakespeare’s play of Hamlet. The story is a tragedy and covers the themes of revenge and justice. The story has been adapted so that is is suitable for ages 7-9.
There are three differentiated booklets. The higher booklet has three 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.
The middle and lower ability booklets have the text split into separate pages with questions on each page.
Perfect for using during** Shakespeare Week** (12th March) or for a Shakespeare or playwriting topic.
PDF file format.
A bundle of 3 reading comprehension booklets to introduce your children to some of the most famous plays in the English language. Also perfect for teaching your class about how plays are formatted.
All the booklets are aimed at Lower Key Stage 2, with each play adapted to be suitable for this age range . The texts and questioning are differentiated for three different ability levels.
The following are included:
- Hamlet
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Romeo and Juliet
PDF file format. Answers included. (Also available as part of other bundles.)
This is a plan for an assembly about why we shouldn’t always follow the crowd, with a focus on William Shakespeare’s play ‘Romeo and Juliet’. There is a PowerPoint included that tells the story of Romeo and Juliet. The plan is easy to follow and requires no resources, so is perfect for using at the last minute!
I like leading assemblies that are interactive, engaging and relevant to the children’s lives. This assembly not only uses the Shakespeare story to introduce the theme, but allows the leader to tell an anecdote linked to a school scenario. You can use the example in the plan or use an anecdote from your own childhood. 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.
(The PowerPoint is also available separately.)
This resource is a poetry comprehension activity for year 2. The poem explores the different sights and sounds of the beach, using repetition of verbs and adverbs to describe the setting.
The resource includes 3 differentiated levels of booklet, which use different layouts and slightly altered content and questions to make them suitable for a whole range of abilities.
The middle ability booklet is laid out in a similar way to the KS1 SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short verses to read and 3-4 questions per page. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘where’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers.
Answers are included.
A great way to bring the seaside into your classroom this summer!
PDF file format.
This resource is a poetry comprehension activity for year 2. The poem explores the different places you find water in the summer, such as the garden and the beach.
The resource includes 3 differentiated levels of booklet, which use different layouts and slightly altered content and questions to make them suitable for a whole range of abilities.
The middle ability booklet is laid out in a similar way to the KS1 SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short verses to read and 3-4 questions per page. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers.
Answers are included.
A great way to bring the summer into your classroom this summer!
PDF file format.
A 3 day summer poetry unit, perfect for using with year 2 before or after the summer holidays. The unit is based around a poem called ‘Summer Postcards,’ which tells the story of a boy’s crazy travels with an elephant over the summer holidays.
During the unit, the children complete a reading comprehension, gather ideas and write their own simple poem, imagining a bizarre trip of their own.
The unit contains:
A detailed plan for each of the three lessons
Curriculum coverage
Starter activities
Writing and planning templates
Differentiated comprehension booklet
The comprehension is also available to purchase separately.
PDF file format and Microsoft PowerPoint.
This resource is a seaside poetry comprehension activity for year 2. The children read a descriptive, repetitive poem describing the sights and sounds of the seaside, before answering comprehension question.
The resource includes 3 differentiated levels of booklet, making them suitable for a whole range of abilities in your class.
The middle ability booklet is laid out in a similar way to the KS1 SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short verses to read and 3-4 questions per page. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘where’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers.
Answers are included.
A great way to bring the seaside into your classroom this summer!
PDF file format.
This resource is a summer poetry comprehension activity for year 2, based around a poem called ‘Barbecue Day.’ The poem tells the tale of a disastrous barbecue that turns out to be the perfect summer day
The resource includes 3 differentiated levels of booklet, which use different layouts and slightly altered content and questions to make them suitable for a whole range of abilities.
The middle ability booklet is laid out in a similar way to the KS1 SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short verses to read and 3-4 questions per page. There are a range of ‘who,’ ‘what,’ ‘where’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers.
Answers are included.
A great way to bring summer into your classroom this term!
PDF file format.
A collection of three enjoyable poetry comprehension activities for year 2, all with the theme of the seaside.
Each booklet comes in 3 differentiated levels. They are based on the reading SATs paper, containing a similar style of questions.
The following poems are included:
S…S…S…seaside
The Beach
A trip to the sea
The perfect way to bring the seaside into your classroom this term!
PDF file format.
Please note: These comprehensions are also available in a larger summer bundle.
A collection of six enjoyable poetry comprehension activities for year 2, all with the theme of summer.
Each booklet comes in 3 differentiated levels. They are based on the reading SATs paper, containing a similar style of questions.
The following poems are included:
Holiday Postcards
S…S…S…seaside
Barbecue Day
The Beach
A trip to the sea
Water
The perfect way to bring summer into your classroom this term!
PDF file format.
Please note: Poetry units are also available through the Blossoming Minds shop, using these poems as the focus.
This is Blossoming Minds’ second set of 10 PowerPoints to help prepare your class for the Phonics Screening Check.
Each PowerPoint includes 40 words, one on each slide. 20 words are pretend or ‘alien’ words and 20 are real words. They are organised in the same way as the screening check, starting with four simple phase 2 words, before moving on to phase 3, 4 and 5 and concluding with more complex words.
Get your class to call out together or choose targeted children to decode the words.
Use throughout the year - fit in during 5 minute gaps or use during a phonics lesson to make sure your entire class are prepared for the screening check!
This resource is a comprehension booklet aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 (7-9 yrs). It is based around an entertaining, rhyming poem called ‘Around the World this Summer’ and would be perfect to use before or after the summer holidays as a springboard to children discussing their own holidays or writing their own poetry.
There are three differentiated booklets. 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.
The middle and lower ability booklets have the text split into separate pages with questions on each page.
PDF file format.
A set of 20 alien-themed PowerPoints to help your class revise the phonemes for each of phases 2 to 5.
Each PowerPoint contains 1 sound and 1 picture per slide. Simply click to reveal each sound.
There are 5 PowerPoints for each phase.
All the sounds are in a random order on each PowerPoint, to ensure children don’t simply learn the order.
A perfect daily filler or starter which can be used instead of flashcards to ensure every child can properly see the graphemes.
