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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

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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
Italian lesson and resources : Feelings and emotions
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Italian lesson and resources : Feelings and emotions

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This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Italian lesson to use with KS2. It would be perfect to use as a second Italian lesson, after children have learnt to say hello. The focus in this lesson is on how to ask 'how are you’ and reply. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the ‘feelings’ vocabulary, a speaking and listening activity, paired game, reading/writing activity and plenary discussion. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in a zip file. These are: The 4 page PDF Lesson plan A 21 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open it. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow.) 5 PDF pages of resources for the speaking activity 2 PDF pages for the paired game 3 PDF pages for the Reading/Writing activity. There is a colour and black & white version of the worksheet and an answers sheet. This is lesson 2 of Unit 1 Italian designed by Blossomingminds. Unit 1 is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12397072 Unit 2 is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12516804
Spanish lesson and resources - Greetings for different times of day
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Spanish lesson and resources - Greetings for different times of day

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This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Spanish lesson to use with KS2. It would be perfect to use as a second or third Spanish lesson, after children have learnt to say hello and ask how they are feeling. The focus in this lesson is how to greet people at different times of the day. The plan gives details of a starter game, how to teach the ‘greetings’ vocabulary, a whole class game, a speaking and listening activity, simple reading/writing activity and final whole class activity. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are all in a zip file. These are: The 4 page PDF lesson plan A 15 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button in the centre of the page to open it. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow.) 3 PDF pages of pictures for the game 3 PDF pages for the Reading/Writing activity. There is a colour and black & white version of the worksheet and an answers sheet. This is lesson 3 of Unit 1 Spanish designed by Blossoming Minds. Unit 1 Spanish Greetings and Introductions Bundle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11651388 Unit 2 Spanish All About Me 5 lesson bundle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11706377 Units 1 and 2 are available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-lesson-bundle-1-term-beginners-11710541
German lesson and resources : Emotions and Feelings
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German lesson and resources : Emotions and Feelings

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This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s German lesson to use with KS2. It would be perfect to use as a second German lesson, after children have learnt to say hello. The focus in this lesson is on how to ask ‘how are you’ and reply. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the ‘feelings’ vocabulary, a speaking and listening activity, paired game, reading activity and plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file. These are: The 5 page PDF lesson plan A 17 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (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.) 4 PDF sheets of resources for the speaking activity 2 PDF sheets for the Pairs game 3 PDF sheets for the Reading activity (Colour and black & white versions and answers are included) No further preparation needed. You might also be interested in our first German lesson: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12502844
Spanish Lesson Bundle (1 term)
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Spanish Lesson Bundle (1 term)

10 Resources
This bundle contains 10 Spanish lessons for beginners, perfect for using with KS2. The lessons are: Lesson 1 - Greetings Lesson 2 - Emotions and Feelings Lesson 3 - Greetings for different times of day Lesson 4 - Introducing Yourself Lesson 5 - Where you live Lesson 6 - Numbers Lesson 7 - How old are you? Lesson 8 - Colours Lesson 9 - What do I look like? (eye and hair colour) Lesson 10 - Describing myself (height and size) The plans (pdfs) all give details of a starter, how to teach the new vocabulary, followed by a combination of listening activities, speaking activities, reading/writing activities and a plenary. Each lesson is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lessons are included in the price. This includes a PowerPoint for each containing the new vocabulary. The PowerPoint presentations are not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open them. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations. In total there are 44 pages of lesson plans (pdfs), 155 slides of animated PowerPoints and 88 pages of games and worksheets (pdfs). All of the lessons are in zip files. No further preparation needed. This is Units 1 and 2 Spanish designed by Blossoming Minds. Each Unit is also available separately. Unit 1 Spanish Greetings and Introductions Bundle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11651388 Unit 2 Spanish All About Me 5 lesson bundle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11706377
French lesson and resources - Describing myself
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French lesson and resources - Describing myself

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This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for describing eyes and hair in French. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, but would work well if children have learnt some colours in French first. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the eyes and hair vocabulary, a whole class listening activity, a game, written activity and plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. There is a PowerPoint which includes an audio version of each French word or phrase to make it easier for anyone to be able to teach the lesson. You can also play the PowerPoint without the audio. All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file. These are: 4 page PDF Lesson Plan A 14 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open it. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.) Resources for speaking activity (1 PDF page) Written activity (1 PDF page) No further preparation needed. This is lesson 4 of Unit 2 French designed by Blossomingminds. You might be interested in Unit 1 - Greetings and Introductions: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11631397 Unit 2 French - All About Me - Age and Appearance is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11707339
French Christmas Phrases Advent Calendar / Noel
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French Christmas Phrases Advent Calendar / Noel

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An interactive animated PowerPoint advent calendar to use throughout December. Just click on the date and you will be taken to a French Christmas phrase! Sometimes there are some extra facts accompanying the phrase to teach children about Christmas in France. (The advent calendar is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.) A great start to the Christmas season. Perfect for all ages! The advent calendar is in the zip file. You might also be interested in: French Christmas Lesson and Resources - Noel
French Family Members lesson / la famille
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French Family Members lesson / la famille

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This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for grandad/grandmother/mother/father/brother and sister in French. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of an ‘All About Me’ unit. The plan gives details of a whole class game to use as a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a paired speaking and listening activity, a whole class listening activity, a reading/written activity and plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file. These are: 5 page PDF Lesson Plan 11 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.) 34 PDF pages of resources for the listening activity (Colour and Black & White versions) 2 PDF pages for the reading/written activity (Colour and Black & White worksheets) No further preparation needed. This is lesson 1 of Unit 3 French designed by Blossoming Minds. Unit 1 Beginners French - Greetings and introductions lesson bundle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11631397 Unit 2 French 5 lesson bundle - All About Me - Age and Appearance is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11707339 Unit 3 French Lesson Bundle - Family members, clothes and pets is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-lesson-bundle-family-members-clothes-and-pets-11769370
Christmas in Spain Comprehensions - Year 1
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Christmas in Spain Comprehensions - Year 1

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This resource contains 4 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 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 ‘Christmas in Spain.’ There are four different comprehensions: Nativity Scenes Christmas Eve Epiphany Christmas in Catalonia 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.
French lesson and resources - Describing a Scene
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French lesson and resources - Describing a Scene

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This is a plan and resources for a French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the French vocabulary for describing different scenes, such as cities or snowy mountains. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a longer ‘my town’ unit. The children should have some prior knowledge of colours and types of buildings and homes before teaching this lesson. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class listening activity, a speaking activity, a writing activity and a plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. These are: Plan A PowerPoint presentation Resources for listening and speaking activities Writing worksheet (This plan is Lesson 5, Unit 8 by Blossoming Minds, but can be used as an individual plan.)
Spanish Lesson and Resources - Types of Holiday
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Spanish Lesson and Resources - Types of Holiday

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This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Spanish lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for different types of holiday, such as holidays by the sea or in the mountains. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a longer holidays/vacations unit. The plan gives details of a game for a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class listening game, a speaking and listening activity, a written activity and a plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. These are: Plan A PowerPoint presentation Resources for listening activity Resources for speaking and listening activity Written worksheet (This is Lesson 3, Unit 6 by Blossoming Minds, but can be used individually.)
Spanish Lesson Pack - KS2 - Pascua - Easter
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Spanish Lesson Pack - KS2 - Pascua - Easter

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This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Spanish lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for eight different Easter and spring related words in Spanish and using them within a context. The plan gives details of a whole class game to use as a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class speaking activity, whole class listening activity, a written activity and challenging plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file. These are: 5 page PDF Lesson Plan A 14 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.) 16 PDF pages for the starter (Colour and Black & White versions are included.) 3 PDF pages for the Written activity (Colour and Black & White versions and answers are included.) Enjoy! No further preparation needed.
French Lesson and Resources - Months of the Year
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French Lesson and Resources - Months of the Year

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This is a plan and resources for a French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the French vocabulary for the first six months of the year. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a longer ‘calendar’ or ‘dates’ unit. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class reading activity, a paired speaking game, a reading worksheet and a plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. These are: Plan A PowerPoint presentation Resources for reading activities (This plan is Lesson 1, Unit 9 by Blossoming Minds, but can be used as an individual plan.) Please note: Lesson 2, Unit 9 will teach children the final 6 months of the year and is available from our shop. It would be helpful if children have some prior knowledge of days of the week before teaching this lesson.
French Lesson and Resources - Months (July to December)
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French Lesson and Resources - Months (July to December)

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This is a plan and resources for a French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the French vocabulary for the last six months of the year. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a longer ‘calendar’ or ‘dates’ unit. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a paired speaking game, a group reading game, a reading worksheet and a plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. These are: Plan A PowerPoint presentation Resources for reading activities (This plan is Lesson 2, Unit 9 by Blossoming Minds, but can be used as an individual plan.) Please note: To teach your class the first six months of the year, you can buy Lesson 1, Unit 9, from the Blossoming Minds shop. It would be helpful if children have some prior knowledge of January to June in French before this lesson.
French lesson and resources - Seasons
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French lesson and resources - Seasons

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This is a plan and resources for a French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning how to talk about the seasons in French. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a listening game, a reading game, a reading worksheet and a plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. These are: The plan A PowerPoint presentation Resources for listening game Resources for reading game Reading worksheet (This plan is Lesson 5, Unit 9 by Blossoming Minds, but can be used as an individual plan.) Please note: Children should be able to talk about the weather in French prior to this lesson. You can buy a weather lesson from the Blossoming Minds website.
KS2 French Unit - Seasons, Dates and Weather
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KS2 French Unit - Seasons, Dates and Weather

5 Resources
This is a 5 lesson French unit for KS2. It teaches children vocabulary around the theme of ‘Seasons, Dates and Weather.’ The plans all give details of a starter, how to teach the new vocabulary, followed by a combination of listening activities, speaking activities, reading/writing activities and plenary. Each lesson is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lessons are included in the price. This includes a PowerPoint for each containing the new vocabulary. (This unit could be combined with other Blossoming Minds’ French units. This is unit 9 in the sequence.)
French lesson and resources - Parts of the Head (the face)
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French lesson and resources - Parts of the Head (the face)

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This is a plan and resources for a French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning how to label parts of the head in French. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a listening game, a song, a written worksheet and a plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. These are: The plan A PowerPoint presentation Written worksheet Please note: The children should be able to name other parts of the body before this lesson. e.g. the knees, the feet etc. You can buy Blossoming Minds’ Lesson 1, Unit 10 to teach them this. (This plan is Lesson 2, Unit 10 by Blossoming Minds, but can be used on its own.)
French lesson and resources - Body Parts
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French lesson and resources - Body Parts

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This is a plan and resources for a French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning how to label parts of the body in French. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a listening game, a speaking game, a written worksheet and a plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. These are: The plan A PowerPoint presentation Starter resources Resources for speaking game Written worksheet (This plan is Lesson 1, Unit 10 by Blossoming Minds, but can be used as an individual plan.)
French Lesson and Resources - Injuries
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French Lesson and Resources - Injuries

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This is a plan and resources for a French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning how to talk about injuries in French. e.g. ‘I broke my arm.’ The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a speaking game, a speaking and listening activity, a reading worksheet and a plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. These are: The plan A PowerPoint presentation Resources for speaking game Reading worksheet Please note: It would be helpful if children can already name parts of the body before this lesson. You can buy Blossoming Minds’ Lesson 1, Unit 10 to teach them this. (This plan is Lesson 3, Unit 10 by Blossoming Minds, but can be used on its own.)
French Lesson : Paris
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French Lesson : Paris

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This is a plan and resources for a French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning about tourist sites around Paris and how to describe in French places they would like to visit e.g I would like to visit the Eiffel Tower. There is also a bit of information in English about each of the eight places that are mentioned. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a longer unit on France. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class speaking and listening activity, a reading task, a writing activity and a plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file and are: Lesson Plan - 4 pages (PDF) An animated PowerPoint presentation - 21 pages (This is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.) Resource for speaking and listening activity - 1 page (PDF) Resource for reading task and answers - 3 pages (PDF) Templates for writing activity (colour and black & white) - 2 pages (PDF) No further preparation needed. This is Lesson 4, Unit 12 French by Blossoming Minds, but can be used as an individual lesson. You might be interested in Units 1, 2 and 3: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11769397
French Lesson : French speaking countries
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French Lesson : French speaking countries

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This is a plan and resources for a French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary to describe the landscape in different French speaking countries e.g. In Guadeloupe there are beaches. The children are taught sentences to describe eight French speaking countries or regions. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a longer unit on France and French speaking regions. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class listening game, a speaking activity, a reading and writing activity, a speaking task and a plenary whole class game. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file and are: Lesson Plan - 4 pages (PDF) An animated PowerPoint presentation - 20 pages (This is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.) Resource for listening game - 8 pages (PDF) Resources for Reading and Writing activity - 3 pages (PDF) No further preparation needed. It would be helpful but not essential if your class have completed our French countryside lesson: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12667431 This is Lesson 3, Unit 12 French by Blossoming Minds, but can be used as an individual lesson. You might be interested in Units 1, 2 and 3: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11769397