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 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
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 ‘fl.’ 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 ‘fl’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘fl’ sound)
- Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘fl’ words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Writing words with ‘fl’ sound
- Writing a sentence with ‘fl’ sound
- Revision of phase 4 tricky words
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is all about India and covers key facts, Indian landmarks, food and festivals.
It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels.
There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘when’ and ‘who’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is 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 included.
PDF file format and editable Microsoft file format included in price.
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is all about China and covers key facts, Chinese tourist attractions, food and wildlife.
It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels.
There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘when’ and ‘who’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is 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 included.
PDF file format and editable Microsoft file format included in price.
This is a 5 lesson RE unit with accompanying resources, focussing on the Christian and Hindu stories of creation and the environment. It is suitable for using with key stage 2.
Lesson 1 gives details of a starter, class discussion, nature walk around school, poetry writing activity and a plenary.
Lesson 2 gives details of a starter, whole class discussion, drama activity, written activity and plenary.
Lesson 3 gives details of a starter, whole class discussion, link to a video clip, drama activity, written activity and plenary.
Lesson 4 gives details of a starter, whole class discussion, headline writing activity and final activity and discussion.
Lesson 5 gives details of a starter activity, whole class discussion, walk around school, poster designing activity and plenary.
Lesson objectives and cross-curricular links are also included in the plan. There is a PowerPoint of the Christian Bible story included in the price and all resources that are needed. The PowerPoint covers the Bible story from Genesis 1 to the end of Genesis 2:3.
All of the resources are included in a zip file. They are:
21 page PDF detailed lesson plans
23 Slide PowerPoint presentation. This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open it.
1 slide PowerPoint for lesson 1
1 PDF page for lesson 1
1 PDF page for lesson 2
3 PDF pages for lesson 3
1 slide PowerPoint for lesson 3
9 PDF pages for lesson 4
The PowerPoint is also available separately:
Christian story of creation presentation
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 ‘pl.’ 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 ‘pl’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘pl’ sound)
- Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘pl’ words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Writing words with ‘pl’ sound
- Writing a sentence with ‘pl’ sound
- Revision of phase 4 tricky words
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 ‘gl.’ 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 ‘gl’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘gl’ sound)
- Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘gl’ words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Writing words with ‘gl’ sound
- Writing a sentence with ‘gl’ sound
- Revision of phase 4 tricky words
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 ‘sl.’ 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 ‘sl’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘sl’ sound)
- Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘sl’ words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Writing words with ‘sl’ sound
- Writing a sentence with ‘sl’ sound
- Revision of phase 4 tricky words
This resource is a phonics booklet aimed at EYFS or year 1 (4-6 yrs). It covers all phase 3 sounds, so is perfect for revising the phase at the end of EYFS or checking children’s ability at the beginning of year 1.
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. Alternatively, send home for parents to work on with children as a homework task.
The theme of this booklet is traditional/fairy tales.
Just print and staple!
PDF file format.
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 ‘sp.’ 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 ‘sp’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘sp’ sound)
- Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘sp’ words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Writing words with ‘sp’ sound
- Writing a sentence with ‘sp’ sound
- Revision of phase 4 tricky words
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 ‘sm.’ 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 ‘sm’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘sm’ sound)
- Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘sm’ words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Filling in the missing words
- Writing a sentence with ‘sm’ sound
- Revision of phase 4 tricky words
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 ‘tw.’ 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 ‘tw’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘tw’ sound)
- Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘tw’ words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Writing words with ‘tw’ sound
- Writing a sentence with ‘tw’ sound
- Revision of phase 4 tricky words
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 ‘pr.’ 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 ‘pr’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘pr’ sound)
- Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘pr’ words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Writing words with ‘pr’ sound
- Writing a sentence with ‘pr’ sound
- Revision of phase 4 tricky words
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 ‘scr.’ 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 ‘scr’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Segmenting and blending sounds in real ‘scr’ words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Filling in missing words
- Writing a sentence with ‘scr’ sound
- Revision of tricky phase 4 words
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 ‘nch.’ 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 ‘nch’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘nch’ sound)
- Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘nch’ words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Writing words with ‘nch’ sound
- Writing a sentence with ‘nch’ sound
- Revision of phase 4 tricky words
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is all about Japan and covers key facts, Japanese wildlife, history and culture.
It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels. There is a colour and black & white version of each booklet.
There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘when’ and ‘who’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 3-5 questions per page. Answers are included. All of the booklets are in the zip file.
PDF file format.
A collection of non-fiction comprehension activities for year 2 about Asian countries. 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.
These are the 3 different countries explored in the comprehensions:
India
China
Japan
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
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 selection of 20 interactive lessons aimed at whole class or group phonics. They are PowerPoint presentations that allow children to learn or revisit initial consonant blends 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 blend 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 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 ‘sn.’ 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 ‘sn’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘sn’ sound)
- Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘sn’ words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Writing words with ‘sn’ sound
- Writing a sentence with ‘sn’ sound
- Revision of phase 4 tricky words