A collection of 3 SPaG activity booklets for year 2 with the theme of Bonfire Night. All three booklets are based on the 2016/2017 SPaG SATs papers. 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 the theme of Bonfire Night. Answers included. PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.

A set of Christmas themed SPaG activities, with a focus on word classes. All questions are based on the SATs questions which ask children to circle different word classes: There are 4 different activities included: - One activity asks children to circle nouns in a sentence, progressing from one noun up to three, with six sets of ten questions. - One activity asks children to circle adjectives in a sentence, progressing from one noun up to two, with four sets of ten questions. - One activity asks children to circle adverbs in a sentence. There are two sheets of ten questions. - One activity asks children to circle verbs in a sentence, progressing from one verb up to two, with four sets of ten questions. All the sentences have a Christmas theme, with each page containing festive pictures. Answers are included. PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.

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 Germany.’ There are four different comprehensions: German Christmas trees German Christmas food German Christmas market Christmas decorations in Germany 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 activity for year 2. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels. The booklet tells part of the Christmas story, when the shepherds are visited by angels and decide to travel to Bethlehem to meet Jesus. It could be used on its own, or with the three other parts of the story, available on my shop. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘how,’ ‘where’ and ‘who’ 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 and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.

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 Poland.’ There are four different comprehensions: Advent in Poland Polish decorations Christmas Eve Polish food 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.

An animated 22 page Powerpoint presentation retelling the first part of the Christmas story, when Angel Gabriel visits Mary (the annunciation). It could be used as part of a lesson or for an assembly for children aged 4 -11. 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. You can also buy the PowerPoint with our KS1 and KS2 lesson plans and assembly on Angel Gabriel visiting Mary: Christmas RE lesson - Angel Gabriel Visits Mary - KS1 Christmas lesson - Angel Gabriel Visits Mary - KS2 Christmas assembly : The Annunciation You might also be interested in our presentations that cover the whole Christmas story: Christmas Story Presentation Pack

This resource is a comprehension activity for year 2. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels. The booklet tells the final part of the Christmas story, when the three Wise Men visit Jesus. It could be used on its own, or with the three other parts of the story, available on my shop. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘how’ and ‘who’ 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 and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.

An animated 22 page PowerPoint presentation retelling the end of the Christmas story when the Wise Men visit baby Jesus. It could be used as part of a lesson or for an assembly at Epiphany for children aged 4 -11. The PowerPoint is not editable (Please click ‘Read only’ to open.) Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is run as a slideshow with the animations. A version of the PowerPoint is included in our KS1 and KS2 Epiphany lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/epiphany-re-lesson-the-wise-men-visit-jesus-ks1-11732351 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/epiphany-re-lesson-the-wise-men-visit-jesus-ks2-11731646 You might also be interested in our Epiphany story comprehensions: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-comprehension-the-wise-men-visit-jesus-epiphany-year-2-11728368 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-wise-men-epiphany-comprehension-christmas-year-3-and-4-11757623 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-wise-men-epiphany-christmas-story-comprehension-year-6-11756136 You might also be interested in our presentations that tell the whole Christmas story: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-story-presentation-angel-gabriel-visits-mary-11727560 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-story-the-birth-of-jesus-presentation-11729139 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-story-presentation-the-shepherds-visit-jesus-11729266 The presentations are also available as part of a bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-story-presentation-pack-11730775

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 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. It could be used as part of a lesson or for an assembly for children aged 4 -11. This PowerPoint is also available with our KS1 and KS2 lesson plans on the birth of Jesus: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks1-christmas-re-lesson-the-birth-of-jesus-11731416 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks2-christmas-re-lesson-the-birth-of-jesus-11731016 You might also be interested in our PowerPoint presentations covering the whole Christmas story: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-story-presentation-angel-gabriel-visits-mary-11727560 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-story-presentation-the-shepherds-visit-jesus-11729266 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-story-presentation-three-wise-men-visit-jesus-three-kings-epiphany-11729975 These presentations are also available as part of a bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-story-presentation-pack-11730775

An animated 21 page PowerPoint presentation retelling the part of the Christmas story when the shepherds visit baby Jesus. It could be used as part of a lesson or for an assembly for children aged 4 -11. The PowerPoint is not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open it. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations. A version of the PowerPoint is also included in our KS1 and KS2 lesson plans and assembly: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-re-lesson-the-shepherds-visit-jesus-ks1-11731759 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks2-christmas-re-lesson-the-shepherds-visit-jesus-11731513 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11790879 You might also be interested in our presentations which cover the whole Christmas story: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-story-presentation-angel-gabriel-visits-mary-11727560 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-story-the-birth-of-jesus-presentation-11729139 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-story-presentation-three-wise-men-visit-jesus-three-kings-epiphany-11729975 These are all available as part of a bundle of presentations: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-story-presentation-pack-11730775

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 3 phonics activity! Activities range from reading keywords as they explode out of crackers, to writing sentences about Christmas pictures. All phase 3 sounds are revised, along with a few phase 2 sounds in a wide variety of scenarios, perfect for your whole class. A great start to the Christmas season.

This resource contains 4 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1 or lower ability year 2. The theme in this pack is the Christmas story, which is split into four separate comprehensions: Angel Gabriel visits Mary The birth of Jesus The shepherds visit Jesus The Wise Men visit Jesus Each comprehension contains 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. 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 activity for year 2. There are three differentiated booklets on the story of The First Christmas. The middle ability booklet is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘where,’ ‘who’ and ‘why’ 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 with short written extracts to read and 5 questions per page. There is a colour and black & white version of each of the three booklets. Answers are also included. PDF file format. (The comprehension is also available as four separate comprehensions on the Blossoming Minds website, which contain much more detailed versions of the story.)

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.

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.