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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
Year 2 Bonfire Night Comprehension Bundle / Guy Fawkes
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Year 2 Bonfire Night Comprehension Bundle / Guy Fawkes

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This bundle contains a collection of 4 comprehension booklets aimed at year 2. The theme for the booklets is Bonfire Night. The four topics covered are: The Gunpowder Plot Bonfire Night Food Bonfire Night Safety How to Build a Bonfire There are three differentiated booklets for each comprehension. Each booklet has a title page with useful words followed by four pages of information with questions on each page. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘how,’ ‘when,’ ‘who,’ ‘where’ and ‘why’ questions. There are also multiple choice questions, true or false questions and some that require more detailed answers. There is a colour and black & white booklet for each level. Answers are also included. PDF file format. You might also be interested in: The Gunpowder Plot Comprehension / Bonfire Night / Year 3 and 4 Bonfire Night Comprehensions / Guy Fawkes : Year 1
Bonfire Night Food Comprehension Year 2
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Bonfire Night Food Comprehension Year 2

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This resource is a comprehension activity for year 2. There are three differentiated booklets on Bonfire Night food, which covers hot food, sweet treats and how to make hot chocolate. Each booklet has a title page with useful words followed by four pages of information with questions on each page. There are a range of ‘who,’ ‘when,’ ‘what,’ and ‘why’ questions. There are also multiple choice questions and some that require more detailed answers. The higher ability booklet has 14 questions in total. The middle ability has 13 and the lower ability has 12 questions. There is a colour and black & white booklet for each level. Answers are also included. PDF file format. You might also be interested in: Year 2 Bonfire Night Comprehension Bundle / Guy Fawkes The Gunpowder Plot Comprehension / Bonfire Night / Year 3 and 4 Bonfire Night Comprehensions / Guy Fawkes : Year 1
Bonfire and Fireworks Safety Comprehension : Year 2 / Bonfire Night
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Bonfire and Fireworks Safety Comprehension : Year 2 / Bonfire Night

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This resource is a comprehension activity for year 2. There are three differentiated booklets on Bonfire Night safety, which covers how to handle sparklers, fireworks and bonfires and is aimed at KS1 children. Each booklet has a title page with useful words followed by four pages of information with questions on each page. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘how,’ ‘where’ and ‘why’ questions. There are also multiple choice questions, true or false questions and some that require more detailed answers. The higher and middle ability booklets each have 13 questions in total. The lower ability has 12 questions. There is a colour and black & white booklet for each level. Answers are also included. PDF file format. You might also be interested in: Year 2 Bonfire Night Comprehension Bundle / Guy Fawkes The Gunpowder Plot Comprehension / Bonfire Night / Year 3 and 4 Bonfire Night Comprehensions / Guy Fawkes : Year 1
Bumper Year 2 Comprehensions - Autumn Term
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Bumper Year 2 Comprehensions - Autumn Term

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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.
Thanksgiving PowerPoint Presentation
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Thanksgiving PowerPoint Presentation

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A 21 slide animated PowerPoint presentation on Thanksgiving for a non-American audience. The PowerPoint describes the history of Thanksgiving, the first Thanksgiving and modern traditions. The PowerPoint is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is run as a slideshow. This could be used as part of a lesson or for an assembly for children aged 4 -11. This PowerPoint is also included in the KS1 and KS2 Harvest Units: KS1 Harvest RE (2 lessons Key Stage 2 Harvest RE Unit You might also be interested in: Thanksgiving reading comprehension Year 2 Thanksgiving reading comprehension Year 3 and 4
Key Stage 2 Harvest RE Unit
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Key Stage 2 Harvest RE Unit

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A 3 lesson unit all about harvest festival, perfect for using with Key Stage 2 children. Each lesson contains a starter, introduction, preliminary activity, main activity and plenary. The activities are a mixture of drama, research, art and writing tasks. Each lesson also includes a PowerPoint to aid teaching. The three lessons cover: What is Harvest Festival?/The history of Harvest Festival in Britain/Why Harvest Festival was important Harvest around the World/in different religions Thanksgiving All of the resources needed for the lessons are in the zip file. These are: Detailed 10 page PDF Lesson Plans A 21 Slide animated PowerPoint for Lesson 1 A 23 Slide animated PowerPoint for Lesson 2 A 21 Slide animated PowerPoint for Lesson 3 4 PDF pages to help with the drama/written activities in Lesson 1 (The PowerPoints are not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open them. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations.) No further preparation is needed. Versions of the PowerPoint presentations are also available separately: Harvest Festival Presentation Harvest Around the World Presentation Thanksgiving PowerPoint Presentation You might also be interested in our KS1 Harvest Unit: KS1 Harvest RE (2 lessons) The PowerPoint from Lesson 1 is also available with our Harvest Festival Assembly: Harvest Festival Assembly
Harvest Presentations Bundle
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Harvest Presentations Bundle

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This bundle contains 3 presentations about harvest, perfect for using in assemblies, RE lessons or history lessons. The 3 presentations are: What is harvest? Harvest around the world Thanksgiving Harvest Festival Presentation An animated 20 page PowerPoint presentation explaining what harvest is, when it takes place around the world, its history in Britain and how it is celebrated today. Each slide has a short piece of explanatory text accompanied by a picture or several pictures. The presentation is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open. Harvest Around the World Presentation An animated 21 page PowerPoint presentation that describes harvest celebrations around the world. It covers Thanksgiving in the USA, rice festivals in Asia, the Jewish festival of Sukkot, the fruit festival in Thailand, the moon festival of harvest in China and the yam festival in Ghana. The PowerPoint is non-editable. (Click ‘Read Only’ to open.) Thanksgiving PowerPoint Presentation A 21 slide animated PowerPoint presentation on Thanksgiving for a non-American audience. The PowerPoint describes the history of Thanksgiving, the first Thanksgiving and modern traditions. The PowerPoint is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is run as a slideshow. Versions of these PowerPoints are also available with our KS2 Harvest Unit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11684419
The Birth of Jesus Christmas Story Comprehension - Year 5 and 6
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The Birth of Jesus Christmas Story Comprehension - Year 5 and 6

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This resource is a comprehension activity based on the year 6 reading comprehension SATs paper. The comprehension text covers the part of the Christmas story when Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem, ending with the birth of Jesus. I have rewritten the Bible story to resemble the style of the SATs reading paper. There is a reading booklet of 3 pages, followed by 4 pages of questions, which are based on last year’s paper. There is also a mark scheme at the end of the booklet. I have included 3 differentiated levels. The HA level is similar to the SATs paper, whilst the MA and LA use slightly simplified wording in the reading and question booklet and could also be used by year 5s. PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
Polish lesson and resources - Greetings
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Polish lesson and resources - Greetings

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This is a lesson plan and resources for a beginner’s Polish lesson to use with KS2. It would be perfect to use as a first Polish lesson, as it involves children learning the most basic vocabulary (4 Polish words/phrases). The plan gives details of a group starter, how to teach the ‘greetings’ vocabulary, a whole class game, a speaking and listening activity, a simple writing activity and plenary whole class game. 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. These are: Detailed Lesson Plan (4 PDF pages) Animated PowerPoint presentation. This is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images only appear when the presentation is played with the animations. (6 Slides) Starter activity (1 PDF page) Speaking activity labels (1 PDF page) Reading activity. There is a colour and black & white version of the worksheet. (2 PDF pages) No further preparation needed.
Year 2 SPaG booklets - Bonfire Night Theme
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Year 2 SPaG booklets - Bonfire Night Theme

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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.
Phonics phases 3 to 5 lesson bundle (81 interactive lessons)
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Phonics phases 3 to 5 lesson bundle (81 interactive lessons)

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*GET READY FOR A WHOLE YEAR’S PHONICS* This resource contains 3 giant interactive PowerPoints with interactive lessons for ALL phase 3 - 5 phonemes. That’s 81 sounds! Simply click on the sound and you will be taken to the appropriate lesson. Each lesson takes 15-20 minutes and is split into the following sections: - Revision phonemes in a random order - Introduction to new sound 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 tricky words Simply open the PowerPoint each day and you are ready to teach!
Year 2 Christmas Maths - all topics - 3 levels
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Year 2 Christmas Maths - all topics - 3 levels

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This is a fun set of Christmas themed maths problems for Year 2 covering all areas of the curriculum. There are 3 differentiated levels (99 questions in total). The Super Super Challenge (higher level) contains problems from the Year 2 curriculum. The Super Challenge (intermediate level) contains problems from the Year 1 and Year 2 curriculum. The Challenge (lower level) contains problems from the Year 1 curriculum. Due to popular demand, there is now also a black & white version of each level, which uses less printer ink. Answers are also included. PDF file format
Year 2 Christmas Comprehension - Trifle Recipe
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Year 2 Christmas Comprehension - Trifle Recipe

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This resource is a comprehension activity for year 2, perfect for using in the run up to Christmas. There are three differentiated sets of instructions on how to make trifle, with differentiated questions. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper. There are a range of 'what, ’ ‘whose’ and ‘where’ 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.
Year 2 SPaG - Christmas theme (Word Classes)
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Year 2 SPaG - Christmas theme (Word Classes)

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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.
Autumn, Halloween and Bonfire Night SPaG (Year 2)
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Autumn, Halloween and Bonfire Night SPaG (Year 2)

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A bundle of 9 SPaG activity booklets for year 2 with the theme of Autumn, Halloween and Bonfire Night. All nine 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 Autumn, Halloween and Bonfire Night. Answers included. PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
Year 2 Christmas recipe comprehension bundle
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Year 2 Christmas recipe comprehension bundle

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This bundle contains a collection of comprehension booklets aimed at year 2. The theme for the booklets is Christmas recipes. The three topics covered are: Christmas Pudding Recipe Mince Pie Recipe Trifle Recipe Each booklet is differentiated and based on the KS1 SATs reading paper. PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format.
Spanish Numbers to 10 lesson and resources / los números
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Spanish Numbers to 10 lesson and resources / los números

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This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Spanish lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning numbers up to 10 and could be used as an individual lesson or following a few lessons on basic vocabulary. The plan gives details of a whole class starter, how to teach the ‘numbers’ vocabulary, a paired speaking game, a reading game, simple written activity and whole class 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: 4 page pdf Lesson Plan A 23 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 pages of resources for the reading game (colour and black & white versions) 5 pdf pages for the written activity (colour and black & white versions and answers) No further preparation needed. This is the first lesson in Spanish Unit 2 designed by Blossoming Minds. Unit 1 Spanish Greetings and Introductions is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11651388 Unit 2 Spanish All About Me is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-all-about-me-5-lesson-bundle-beginners-11706377 Units 1 and 2 are available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-lesson-bundle-1-term-beginners-11710541
Spanish Colours Lesson and resources
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Spanish Colours Lesson and resources

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This is a plan and resources for a beginners Spanish lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for seven different colours in Spanish. The lesson could be used as an individual lesson or as part of a unit. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the ‘colours’ vocabulary, a whole class listening activity, a game, reading activity and plenary game. 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 An 11 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘read only’ to open.) 2 PDF pages for the game 2 PDF pages for the Reading activity (a worksheet and answers) No further preparation needed. This is the third lesson in Unit 2 Spanish designed by Blossoming Minds. Unit 1 - Spanish Greetings and Introductions is available on Blossoming Minds’ shop on the TES here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11651388 Unit 2 Spanish All About Me is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-all-about-me-5-lesson-bundle-beginners-11706377 Units 1 and 2 are available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-lesson-bundle-1-term-beginners-11710541
Spanish lesson and resources - Describing myself
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Spanish lesson and resources - Describing myself

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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 describing their height and size in Spanish. 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 starter, how to teach the descriptive vocabulary, a whole class speaking and listening activity, a group sorting activity, 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 and are in the zip file. These are: 5 page PDF Lesson Plan A 7 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.) 12 PDF pages of resources for the speaking activity (Colour and Black & White versions) 8 PDF pages of resources for the sorting activity (Colour and Black & White versions) 5 PDF pages for the written activity (Colour and Black & White versions and Answers) No further preparation needed. This is Lesson 5 of Unit 2 Spanish designed by Blossoming Minds. You might be interested in Unit 1 - Spanish Greetings and Introductions: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11651388 Unit 2 Spanish All About Me is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-all-about-me-5-lesson-bundle-beginners-11706377 Units 1 and 2 are available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-lesson-bundle-1-term-beginners-11710541
Spanish Eye and Hair Colour Lesson
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Spanish Eye and Hair Colour Lesson

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This is a plan and resources for a beginners Spanish lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for describing eyes and hair in Spanish. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, but would work well if children have learnt some colours in Spanish 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. All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price in the zip file. These are: 5 page Lesson Plan (PDF) A 14 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. ) Resource for the speaking activity (1 PDF page) Written activity (1 PDF page) No further preparation needed. This is lesson 4 of Unit 2 Spanish designed by Blossoming Minds. You might be interested in Unit 1 Spanish Greetings and Introductions: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11651388 Unit 2 Spanish All About Me is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-all-about-me-5-lesson-bundle-beginners-11706377 Units 1 and 2 are available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-lesson-bundle-1-term-beginners-11710541