This resource is a poetry comprehension activity for year 2. The poem tells the story about a disastrous trip to the beach, before a funny event turns the day around. 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 ‘which’ 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.

These Year 2 World Cup and football themed maths questions are split into 3 differentiated levels. Each level contains 30 problems with answers. The questions cover all areas of the curriculum and are perfect for celebrating the World Cup with your class! The higher level (Super Super Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 2 curriculum and some questions from the Year 3 curriculum. The intermediate level (Super Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 2 curriculum. The lower level (Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 1 curriculum. No further preparation required.

These Year 3 World Cup and football themed maths questions are split into 3 differentiated levels. Each level contains 30 problems with answers. The questions cover all areas of the curriculum and are perfect for celebrating the World Cup with your class! The higher level (Super Super Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 3 curriculum and some questions from the Year 4 curriculum. The intermediate level (Super Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 3 curriculum. The lower level (Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 2 curriculum. There is a colour and black & white booklet for each level. No further preparation required.

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!

These Year 3 World Cup and football themed addition word problems are split into 3 differentiated levels. Each level contains 30 questions with answers. The questions cover all areas of the addition curriculum and are perfect for celebrating the World Cup with your class! The higher level (Super Super Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 3 curriculum and some questions from the Year 4 curriculum. The intermediate level (Super Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 3 curriculum. The lower level (Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 2 curriculum. An assessment table has also been included which sets out each curriculum requirement and the questions which cover it, so you can assess the progress of your class. No further preparation required.

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.

These Year 2 World Cup and football themed addition word problems are split into 3 differentiated levels. Each level contains 30 questions with answers. The questions cover all areas of the addition curriculum and are perfect for celebrating the World Cup with your class! The higher level (Super Super Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 2 curriculum and some questions from the Year 3 curriculum. The intermediate level (Super Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 2 curriculum. The lower level (Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 1 curriculum. An assessment table has also been included which sets out each curriculum requirement and the questions which cover it, so you can assess the progress of your class. No further preparation required.

An interactive PowerPoint to help your class revise the first half of phase 3 phonics. The PowerPoint consists of 20 activities that focus on the skill of reading. They could be used as fillers for a whole month, or as part of a phonics lesson. Example activities include: speed reading finding the odd one out, finding as many ‘ch’ words as possible before the timer finishes… …and many more! I have created the PowerPoint to use with my year 1 class throughout the month of September as a revision activity, so some of the activities have an autumn/back to school theme. However, you can easily use them at any point in the year. 14 phase 3 sounds are covered, up to the ‘ee’ sound. This is the first in Blossoming Minds’ new series of phonics filler activities! Follow us to see when we add more.

A set of 10 PowerPoints to help your class practise all phonemes on a daily basis. Each of the 10 PowerPoints contain every phoneme from phases 2 to 5, with one phoneme per slide. The phonemes are shown in a random order on each PowerPoint. Get the whole class to call out or choose certain children for targeted sounds. Perfect for using instead of flashcards, as it ensures the whole class can definitely see the graphemes. This set of PowerPoints uses an alien theme. Look out for other themes coming soon to Blossoming Minds’ shop.

This is a presentation on the tennis player, Serena Williams. Use it as part of a lesson or for an assembly for KS2, KS3 or KS4. The presentation covers her childhood, early success, hard times, achievements, family and quotes. The last part of the presentation includes some interesting questions to provoke discussion. An inspirational athlete, who would be perfect to study during Black History Month.

This is a presentation on the nurse, Mary Seacole. Use it as part of a lesson or for an assembly for KS1, KS2 or KS3. The presentation covers her childhood, her first adventures around the world, her experiences in the Crimean war and her legacy. The last part of the presentation includes some interesting questions to provoke discussion. An inspirational nurse, who would be perfect to study during Black History Month. A slightly altered version of this presentation is also included as part of the Year 2 five lesson Literacy Unit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mary-seacole-year-2-literacy-5-lesson-plan-history-11539566

This is a presentation on the civil rights activist, Rosa Parks. Use it as part of a lesson or for an assembly for KS1, KS2 or KS3. The presentation covers life in Alabama in the 1950s, the Montgomery city buses, the bus boycott and how Rosa is remembered. The last part of the presentation includes some interesting questions to provoke discussion. Please note there are no photos of Rosa Parks included, owing to copyright restrictions. An inspirational activist, who would be perfect to study during Black History Month.

This is a set of 6 PowerPoint presentations. Each PowerPoint includes all the Phase 2 high frequency words. There is one word on each slide and the words are in a different order on each PowerPoint. Each PowerPoint has images with a different theme that is unconnected to the words. There are 6 themes - birds, minibeasts, seasons, pirates, dinosaurs and transport. Get your class to call out together or choose targeted children to decode the words. Use throughout the year - fit in during gaps or use during a phonics lesson.

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.

This is a set of 6 PowerPoint presentations. Each PowerPoint includes all the Phase 3 high frequency words. There is one word on each slide and the words are in a different order on each PowerPoint. Each PowerPoint has images with a different theme that is unconnected to the words. There are 6 themes - birds, minibeasts, seasons, pirates, dinosaurs and transport. Get your class to call out together or choose targeted children to decode the words. Use throughout the year - fit in during gaps or use during a phonics lesson.