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
A 23 page animated PowerPoint presentation retelling the story of The Last Supper. It could be used as part of a lesson or for an assembly for children aged 4 -11. There are also a few slides which give details about how Christians remember The Last Supper. This is non-editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.
A version of this PowerPoint is also included with the KS1 and KS2 lesson plans:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks1-easter-re-lesson-pack-the-last-supper-11828008
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-last-supper-lesson-plan-and-resources-easter-ks2-11515090
You might also be interested in The Last Supper Assembly:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/easter-assembly-the-last-supper-betrayal-11537067
This is a 5 lesson Literacy unit all about Mary Seacole. The plan is aimed at year 2 and gives details of the year 2 curriculum objectives covered. The children develop reading comprehension, writing, editing and SPaG skills during the unit.
All five lessons include a SPaG starter which is always linked to Mary Seacole.
The main activity in lesson 1 is a non-fiction reading comprehension, which helps children to learn about Mary. It is laid out in a SATs style format, containing similar questions to a SATs paper and is differentiated 3 ways.
The main activity in lesson 2 is a fictional letter comprehension, written from the point of view of a soldier about Mary Seacole. Again it is in a SATs style and is again differentiated 3 ways.
Lesson 3 allows children to gather vocabulary through drama and written activities. Lessons 4 and 5 allow children to write and edit their own letters as a soldier about Mary Seacole.
All resources are included that will be needed for the lessons.
The following documents are included:
A 12 page detailed plan for 5 lessons.
A PowerPoint presentation with Mary Seacole themed SPaG starters (This is non-editable. Click the 'Read Only' button to open.)
A PowerPoint presentation covering Mary Seacole's childhood, her first adventures around the world, her experiences in the Crimean war and her legacy. (This is non-editable. Click the 'Read Only' button to open.)
Differentiated pdf Comprehensions about Mary Seacole. Each of the three levels contains four pages of text followed by questions.
Differentiated comprehensions on a fictional letter written by a soldier about Mary Seacole. Each of the three levels contains four pages of text followed by questions.
(The presentation and comprehensions are also available separately from my shop:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mary-seacole-year-2-comprehension-non-fiction-history-11511733
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-2-sats-style-comprehension-mary-seacole-letter-history-11539423
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mary-seacole-history-presentation-11988277)
This resource contains 3 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1.
The theme in this pack is spring. The three topics are:
What can I do in the spring?
What happens in the spring?
Spring animals
Each comprehension contains a short piece of text (about 5 sentences) 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 questions, containing ‘what’ ‘who’ and ‘when’ questions and some multiple choice 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.
Answers are also included.
PDF file format.
These comprehensions are included in our:
Year 1 Easter End of Term Activity Bundle
These Christmas themed reasoning problems for Year 3 cover all topics in the curriculum. There are 3 differentiated levels. The higher and intermediate levels each contain 33 Christmas problems and the lower level has 34.
The Super Super Challenge (Higher level) is based on the Year 3 curriculum. The Super Challenge (Intermediate level) is based on the Year 2 and Year 3 curriculum. The Challenge (Lower level) is based on the Year 2 curriculum.
Answers are included. Colour and Black & White versions of each booklet are also included.
PDF file format. All of the documents are in the zip file.
No further preparation needed.
You might also be interested in:
Interactive Advent Calendar - Year 3 Maths
End of term Summer themed Year 3 Maths - all topics
Year 3 Summer Olympics Maths : All Topics
Year 3 Euro 2020 / 2021 Football Maths : All Topics
This resource is a plan for a lesson about the Annunciation, when Gabriel visits Mary to tell her she will give birth to the baby Jesus. It is suitable for using with Key Stage 2.
The 5 page pdf lesson plan includes a starter, two individual written activities, whole class discussions and a plenary . There is a 23 page animated PowerPoint presentation of the story of the Annunciation to use. (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.
A fun, interactive lesson with a focus on trust, which could be used individually or at the start of a Christmas RE unit.
Alternatively, you can buy the PowerPoint without the lesson plan on Blossoming Minds’ shop or with our assembly on the Annunciation:
Christmas story presentation - Angel Gabriel visits Mary
Christmas assembly : The Annunciation
You might also be interested in our KS1 lesson:
Christmas RE lesson - Angel Gabriel Visits Mary - KS1
This is a plan for a lesson about the birth of Jesus, with a focus on the journey to Bethlehem. It is suitable for using with Key Stage 2.
The 5 page pdf lesson plan includes learning objectives, a starter, a drama activity, a written activity and a plenary class discussion. There is a 30 slide animated PowerPoint presentation of the story to use. 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. Five pages of pictures for the starter and a 3 page PDF template for the written activity are also included.
A fun, interactive lesson with a focus on refugees, which could be used individually or as part of a Christmas RE unit.
The PowerPoint is also available without the lesson plan:
Christmas Story - The birth of Jesus Presentation
You might also be interested in our KS1 lesson plan on the birth of Jesus:
Christmas RE lesson - The birth of Jesus - KS1
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2, with a focus on the science curriculum topic of ‘materials.’ The booklet covers the three inventors covered in the science curriculum: John McAdam, Charles Macintosh & John Dunlop.
It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels.
There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘where,’ ‘how’ 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 of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page. Answers are also included.
PDF file format.
This is a set of three lesson plans and resources to teach children about the Jewish holiday of Passover. It is suitable for ages 7 - 11. There is also a 41 slide PowerPoint presentation to accompany the lessons which includes a topic introduction, the Passover story and details of how Jewish people celebrate Passover today.
Lesson 1 teaches children about the story of Passover and includes a drama activity and a literacy task.
Lesson 2 covers the theme of freedom in the Passover story and includes a drama activity and a poem writing task.
Lesson 3 teaches children about Passover celebrations today and includes an art and a literacy activity.
Each lesson starts with an introductory session and finishes with a plenary session. The plan includes three differentiated levels of objectives.
These lessons could be taught at any time of the year.
All necessary resources are included. No further preparation required.
This is a presentation on the inspirational pilot, Amelia Earhart.
The presentation covers Amelia’s childhood, her early flying experiences, her flying records, what happened to her in the end and how she is remembered. The last part of the presentation includes some interesting questions to provoke discussion.
Use this as part of a lesson or for an assembly for ages 7 - 14.
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels.
There are a range of 'what' and 'how' 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.
This comprehension is all about the WWI nurse, Edith Cavell. Answers are also included.
I hope you find it useful.
PDF file format.
This comprehension is also included as part of our 5 lesson Year 2 literacy unit on Edith Cavell:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-2-literacy-5-lesson-plan-edith-cavell-history-11541732
This bundle contains three great lesson plans to teach children all about Lent. It is suitable for ages 7 -11. The three lessons are:
1) Ash Wednesday/Start of Lent,
2) Lent - Giving Something Up; and
3) Lent - Doing Good Deeds.
Each plan (pdf) contains detailed instructions, a list of objectives for three levels of abilities, questions and answers for the children, whole class discussions and literacy activities for the children to do at their desks. Each lesson contains a PowerPoint with relevant facts and stories. (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). There are also templates which can be used for the literacy activities so that no further preparation is required!
Each lesson is also available individually.
This resource is a powerpoint presentation for teaching children about why we have May bank holiday and the various traditions linked with this celebration.
12 slides of fascinating facts and pictures, perfect for using for an assembly or lesson for KS1, KS2 or KS3.
This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s French lesson to use with KS2. It is a revision lesson that allows children to recap vocabulary used to talk about themselves.
The plan gives details of a whole class starter, a recap of the vocabulary, a whole class listening and reading activity, a speaking and listening activity, a written worksheet and a 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. They are in the zip file. These are:
Starter template (1 PDF page)
Lesson Plan (5 PDF pages)
A 16 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.)
Resource for reading/listening activity (7 PDF pages)
Writing activity (2 PDF pages - colour and black & white versions)
Plenary ideas (1 PDF page)
The language covered in the lesson includes saying your name, age and where you live, describing yourself, describing family members and pets and talking about clothes. It would be useful if your class have already covered these topics, but not essential.
No further preparation needed.
This is lesson 5 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
This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for different drinks which they might want to order in French. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a food and drinks unit.
The plan gives details of a game for a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class speaking and listening game, another speaking and listening activity, a written activity and a conversation 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. These are in the zip file and are:
Lesson Plan (PDF) - 5 pages
An animated PowerPoint presentation - 12 slides (This is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.)
Resource for speaking and listening activity (PDF 2 pages colour and black & white)
Written activity (PDF 3 pages colour and black & white and answers)
This is Blossoming Minds’ Lesson 3 Unit 4 French, but can be used individually.
You might be interested in Units 1-3:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11769397
This is a 5 lesson Literacy unit all about Florence Nightingale. The plan is aimed at year 2 and gives details of the year 2 curriculum objectives covered. The children develop reading comprehension, writing, editing and SPaG skills during the unit.
All five lessons include a SPaG starter which is always linked to Florence Nightingale.
The main activity in lesson 1 is a non-fiction reading comprehension, which helps children to learn about Florence Nightingale. It is laid out in a SATs style format, containing similar questions to a SATs paper and is differentiated 3 ways.
The main activity in lesson 2 is a fictional diary reading comprehension, written from the point of view of Florence Nightingale. Again it is in a SATs style and is again differentiated 3 ways.
Lesson 3 allows children to gather vocabulary through drama and written activities. Lessons 4 and 5 allow children to write and edit their own diary accounts as Florence Nightingale.
All resources are included that will be needed for the lessons. They are in 3 zip files.
The following documents are included:
A 12 page detailed plan for 5 lessons (PDF);
A 5 slide PowerPoint presentation with Florence Nightingale themed SPaG starters (This is not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open.);
A 7 slide PowerPoint presentation covering Florence’s childhood, early career, work during the Crimean War and ongoing legacy. (This is not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open.);
Differentiated Comprehensions about Florence Nightingale. Each of the three levels contains four pages of text followed by questions (PDF);
Differentiated comprehensions on a diary entry written by Florence Nightingale. Each of the three levels contains four pages of text followed by questions (PDF);
(The presentation and comprehensions are also available separately from my shop:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/florence-nightingale-history-presentation-11900339
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-2-sats-style-comprehension-florence-nightingale-history-11511636
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/florence-nightingale-s-diary-year-2-sats-style-comprehension-history-11538559)
A collection of six RE lesson plans focussing on six of Jesus’ miracles.
The miracles covered in these plans are:
Jesus heals a paralysed man
Jesus calms the storm
Jesus raises a man from the dead
Jesus heals a sick man - the centurion’s servant
Jesus heals a blind man
Jesus feeds the 5000
The lessons are suitable for using with ages 7-11 and are highly interactive. There are lesson objectives and cross-curricular links. The plans give details of starters, drama activities, an art activity, written activities and plenaries.
All resources are included in the price. This includes PowerPoint presentations of the six miracles. The PowerPoints are not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open them. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations.
In total there are 29 pages of lesson plans (PDFs), 145 slides of animated PowerPoints and 21 pages of resources for the activities (PDFs).
All you need to bring is some wallpaper for the art activity in the Jesus calms the storm lesson.
The PowerPoint stories are also available separately:
Jesus’ Miracles Story Presentations
***Fantastic Value***
These Year 2 SATs style revision questions cover all areas of the curriculum. There are 11 topics:
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
Number, Place Value and Sequences
Fractions
Shape/Geometry
Graphs/Statistics
Measurements
Time
Money.
Each topic is split into 3 differentiated levels. Each level contains 30 questions and answers.
The higher level (Super Super Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 2 and some of the Year 3 curriculum and is in the style of a SATs paper.
The intermediate level (Super Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 2 curriculum and is based on past SATs papers.
The lower level (Challenge) contains easier questions covering the Year 1 curriculum.
PDF File Format
No further preparation required.
This is a 5 lesson French unit for total beginners, perfect to use with KS2. It teaches children greetings, feelings, saying their name and talking about where they live. All of the lessons are highly interactive and allow children to practise a range of language skills.
There is a PowerPoint for each lesson which includes an audio version of each French word or phrase to make it easier for anyone to be able to teach the lessons. You can also play the PowerPoints without the audio.
Lesson 1 - Greetings
This lesson would be perfect to use as a first French lesson as it involves children learning the most basic vocabulary. The lesson plan gives details of a group starter, how to teach the ‘greetings’ vocabulary, a whole class game, a speaking and listening activity, writing activity and plenary.
All the resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file. These are:
4 page PDF Lesson Plan
10 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.)
1 PDF page for the Starter activity
3 PDF pages for the reading and writing activity (A colour and black & white version of the worksheet and answers are included.)
Lesson 2 - Emotions and Feelings
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.
All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the 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. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.)
5 PDF sheets for the speaking activity
2 PDF sheets for the paired game
3 PDF sheets for the Reading/Writing activity (colour and black & white versions and an answer sheet)
Lesson 3 - Greetings for different times of the day
The focus in this lesson is on how to greet people at different times of the day. The lesson plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the ‘greetings’ vocabulary, a whole class game, a speaking and listening activity, reading activity and plenary.
All the resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file. These are:
A 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 for the game
3 PDF sheets for the Reading activity (A colour and black & white version of the worksheet and an answers sheet)
Lesson 4 - Introducing yourself/saying your name
The focus in this lesson is on how to ask someone their name and to reply. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the ‘name’ vocabulary, a whole class game, a speaking and listening activity, reading/writing activity and plenary.
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 10 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.)
1 PDF sheet for the speaking/listening activity
2 PDF sheets for the Reading/Writing activity (A worksheet and answers are included)
All you need to take with you is a ball or beanbag for the whole class game.
Lesson 5 - Where you live
The focus in this lesson is on how to ask someone where they live and reply. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the ‘countries’ vocabulary, a speaking activity, writing activity and plenary whole class game.
All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file and are:
The 4 page PDF lesson plan
An 18 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 for the speaking activity
6 PDF sheets for the Writing activity (answers are included)
No further preparation needed.
This is Unit 1 French designed by Blossoming Minds.
Units 1-5 is available here:
Beginner French 25 Lesson Bundle
This is a set of three lesson plans to teach children about the fun Jewish holiday of Purim. It is suitable for ages 7 - 11. The pdf plans are very detailed (11 pages plus resources). These lessons could be taught at any time of the year.
Lesson 1 teaches children about the story of Queen Esther and includes a drama hot seating activity.
Lesson 2 teaches children about how Jewish people celebrate Purim and includes a letter writing activity.
Lesson 3 consolidates the previous lessons and includes two art activities based on Purim celebrations.
Each lesson starts with an introductory session and finishes with a plenary session. There are also lots of opportunities for whole class discussions. The plan includes three differentiated levels of objectives and all the necessary resources. There is also an optional PowerPoint (This is non-editable. Click 'Read Only' to open) to accompany the lessons which tells the story of Queen Esther and how Jewish people celebrate Purim.
All of the documents are in a large zip file.
No further preparation required.
This resource is a collection of practice materials covering every area of the SPaG SATs paper.
It includes:
3 Practice Papers
3 Punctuation Practice Papers
Missing Punctuation Worksheets
Past and Present Tense Worksheets
Subordination and Coordination Worksheets
Word Classes Worksheets
Sentence Forms Worksheets
Suffixes, Contractions and Plurals worksheets
Everything you need to prepare your year 2 class for SPaG SATs.
