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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
This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Spanish lesson to use with KS2. It would be perfect to use as a third or fourth Spanish lesson, after children have learnt to say hello and talk about how they are feeling.
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. 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 and are:
The 4 page PDF lesson plan
A 10 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.)
1 PDF sheet for the speaking/listening activity
2 PDF sheets for the Reading/Writing activity (a worksheet and answers)
All you need to take with you is a ball or beanbag for the whole class game.
This is lesson 4 of Unit 1 Spanish designed by Blossoming Minds.
Unit 1 Spanish Greetings and Introductions Bundle is available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11651388
Unit 2 Spanish All About Me 5 lesson bundle is available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11706377
Units 1 and 2 are available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-lesson-bundle-1-term-beginners-11710541
This is a presentation on the explorer, Christopher Columbus, who discovered the ‘New World.’
Use it as part of a lesson or for an assembly. The presentation covers Christopher’s childhood, his early sailing years, his voyage and his discovery. The last part of the presentation includes some interesting questions to provoke discussion or for further exploration.
Columbus is one of the key historical figures mentioned in the KS1 curriculum, so this presentation would be perfect for introducing the explorer.
This resource is a comprehension booklet aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 (7-9 yrs). The booklet tells the story of The Gunpowder Plot which is the story behind the Bonfire Night celebrations.
There are three differentiated booklets. The higher booklet has two pages of information for the children to read before they complete 3 pages of ‘what,’ ‘where,’ ‘when,’ ‘which,’ ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions. There are also true or false, multiple choice questions and some that require more detailed answers. There are 14 questions in total.
The middle and lower ability booklets have the information split into four separate pages with questions on each page. The middle ability has 13 questions and the lower ability has 12 questions in total.
There is a colour and black & white booklet for each level. Answers are also included.
PDF file format.
You might be interested in:
Year 2 Bonfire Night Comprehension Bundle / Guy Fawkes
This is a 5 lesson French unit for beginners, perfect for using with KS2. It teaches children numbers, how to say their age, colours, how to describe their eyes and hair and how to describe their height and size. Each lesson is highly interactive and allows 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. (The PowerPoints are not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open them. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations.)
Lesson 1 - Numbers
In this lesson children learn numbers up to 10.
The plan gives details of a whole class starter, how to teach the ‘numbers’ vocabulary, a paired game, a reading game, reading activity and plenary.
All resources needed for the lesson are included:
5 page PDF Lesson Plan
24 slide animated PowerPoint presentation
4 PDF pages of resources for the Reading Game (Colour and Black & White versions)
5 PDF pages for the Reading Activity (Colour and Black & White versions and Answers)
Lesson 2 - How old am I?
In this lesson children talk about how old they are.
The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the ‘ages’ vocabulary, a whole class game, a speaking activity, written activity and plenary.
All resources needed for the lesson are included:
5 page PDF Lesson Plan
21 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation
6 PDF pages for the Speaking activity (Colour and Black & White versions)
6 PDF pages for the Written activity (Colour and Black & White versions and answers)
Lesson 3 - Colours
This lesson involves children learning the vocabulary for seven different colours.
The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the ‘colours’ vocabulary, a whole class listening activity, a game, reading activity and plenary.
All resources needed for the lesson are included:
4 page PDF Lesson Plan
11 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation
2 PDF pages of resources for the game
2 PDF pages for the Reading activity (a worksheet and answers)
Lesson 4 - Eye and Hair Colour
In this lesson children learn the vocabulary for describing eyes and hair in French.
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.
All resources needed for the lesson are included:
4 page PDF Lesson Plan
14 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation
Resources for speaking activity (1 PDF page)
Written activity (1 PDF page)
Lesson 5 - Height and Size
This lesson involves children learning the vocabulary for describing their height and size in French.
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.
All resources needed for the lesson are included:
5 page PDF Lesson Plan
7 slide animated PowerPoint presentation
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 reading activity (colour and black & white worksheet and answers)
No further preparation needed.
This is Unit 2 French designed by Blossoming Minds.
You might be interested in Unit 1 French - Greetings and Introductions:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11631397
Units 1 and 2 French Lesson Bundle (1 term) is available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11707386
This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for describing their height and size in French. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of an ‘All About Me’ French 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.
There is a PowerPoint which includes an audio version of each French word or phrase to make it easier for anyone to be able to teach the lesson. You can also play the PowerPoint without the audio.
All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file. These are:
5 page PDF Lesson Plan
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 reading activity (colour and black & white worksheet and answers)
No further preparation needed.
This is lesson 5 of Unit 2 French designed by Blossoming Minds.
You might be interested in Unit 1 French Greetings and Introductions:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11631397
Unit 2 French - All About Me - Age and Appearance is available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11707339
This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Spanish lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for different items of clothing 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 game to use as a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class listening activity, a paired speaking and listening activity, a 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:
4 page PDF Lesson Plan
A 12 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.)
3 PDF pages of resources for the speaking and listening activity (Colour and Black & White versions and Answers)
3 PDF pages for the reading activity (Colour and Black & White versions and Answers)
No further preparation needed.
This is lesson 2 of Unit 3 Spanish designed by Blossoming Minds.
Unit 1 Beginner Spanish Greetings and Introductions Bundle is available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11651388
Unit 2 Spanish All About Me 5 lesson bundle is available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11706377
Unit 3 Spanish lesson bundle : Family members, clothes and pets is available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11762016
An interactive animated PowerPoint advent calendar to use throughout the month of December. Just click on the date and you will be taken to a fascinating fact about Christmas in one of 25 places around the world! (The advent calendar is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.) Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is played with the animations.
A great start to the Christmas season. Perfect for all ages!
The advent calendar is in the zip file.
This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary to describe different pets in French.
The plan gives details of a whole class starter, an introduction to the vocabulary, a whole class listening 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:
5 page PDF Lesson Plan
18 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.)
1 PDF page for the listening activity
3 PDF pages for the written activity (colour and black & white worksheet and answers)
No further preparation needed.
The plan would work well coming after a lesson on the words for pets. Our French lesson on pets is available here:
French lesson and resources : Pets
This is lesson 4 of Unit 3 French designed by Blossoming Minds.
You might be interested in Units 1-3
French Lesson Bundle : 15 lessons
This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for different countries they might like to visit. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a longer holidays/vacations unit.
The plan gives details of a game for a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class listening game, a speaking and listening activity, a written activity and a plenary. The written activity is split into 3 differentiated levels. The lesson is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills.
I have also included a version of the written activity for Google Slides if you would like your class to complete it on a tablet or computer. To do this both you and the children need internet access and Google accounts. You can choose to use either the printed or digital worksheets.
All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. These are in the zip file and are:
Lesson Plan (pdf) 4 pages
A 40 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.)
Starter resource (pdf and word) 34 pages
Resources for speaking and listening games (pdf) 13 pages
Written worksheet (pdf) 16 pages (split into 3 levels) colour and black & white and answers
A downloadable pdf file that includes links to make copies of the Google Slides version of the written worksheet. This is optional. You can choose to use the printed worksheets instead. (pdf) 2 pages. There are 19 Google Slides split into 3 levels.
This is Lesson 1, Unit 6 by Blossoming Minds, but can be used individually. You might be interested in:
Beginner French 25 Lesson Bundle
This is a plan and resources for a French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for different school subjects in French. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a longer schools unit.
The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class speaking game, a speaking and listening activity, a writing activity and a plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills.
Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. These are:
Plan
A PowerPoint presentation
Writing worksheet
(This plan is Lesson 3, Unit 7 by Blossoming Minds, but can be used as an individual plan.)
A 24 page animated PowerPoint telling the story of the Twelfth Night. The story is an adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, suitable for ages 5 to 11. It could be used as part of a lesson or for an assembly for children aged 5 -11.
Also perfect for using during Shakespeare Week in March.
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 bundle contains 15 Italian lessons for beginners, perfect for using with KS2.
The Lessons are:
Lesson 1 - Greetings
Lesson 2 - Emotions and Feelings
Lesson 3 - Greetings for different times of day
Lesson 4 - Introducing Yourself
Lesson 5 - Where you live (countries)
Lesson 6 - Numbers
Lesson 7 - How old are you?
Lesson 8 - Colours
Lesson 9 - What do I look like? (eye and hair colour)
Lesson 10 - Describing myself (height and size)
Lesson 11 - Family Members
Lesson 12 - Clothing
Lesson 13 - Pets
Lesson 14 - Pet Descriptions
Lesson 15 - All About Me Revision
The plans (pdfs) all give details of a starter, how to teach the new vocabulary, followed by a combination of listening activities, speaking activities, reading/writing activities and a plenary. Each lesson is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills.
All resources needed for the lessons are included in the price. This includes a PowerPoint for each containing the new vocabulary. The PowerPoint presentations are not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open them. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations.
In total there are 205 pages of lesson plans, games and worksheets (pdfs) and 214 slides of animated PowerPoints. All of the lessons are in zip files.
No further preparation needed.
This is Units 1, 2 and 3 Italian designed by Blossoming Minds.
(These lessons are also available as individual lessons or as smaller units.)
Fantastic value
This is a plan for an assembly on sharing based around the story of Goldilocks. It is easy to follow and requires no resources, so is perfect for using at the last minute!
I like leading assemblies that are interactive, engaging and relevant to the children’s lives. This assembly involves lots of child input to help you retell the traditional story of Goldilocks. It then links the story to a school scenario. When I used this assembly, children were completely engaged and involved the whole time as they are so familiar with the tale. This plan also includes an example reflection to finish with.
This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘ar.’ It takes 15-20 minutes.
This powerpoint is split into different sections:
- Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order
- Introduction to ‘ar’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘ar’ sound)
- Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘ar’ words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Writing words with ‘ar’ sound
- Writing a sentence with ‘ar’ sound
- Revision of common exception words
This is a presentation on the suffragist, Millicent Fawcett, who was chosen as the first female to have a statue in Parliament Square.
Use it as part of a lesson or for an assembly for KS1, KS2 or KS3.
Please note there are no photos of Millicent Fawcett included, owing to copyright restrictions.
The presentation covers Fawcett's childhood, early political involvement and the successful suffrage movement. The last part of the presentation includes some interesting questions to provoke discussion or for further exploration.
An animated 20 page PowerPoint presentation retelling the story of the Ascension of Jesus into heaven, which comes 40 days after Easter. 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.
This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘au.’ 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 ‘au’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘au’ sound)
- Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘au’ words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Writing words with ‘au’ sound
- Writing a sentence with ‘au’ sound
- Revision of HFW
This is a lesson plan with accompanying resources focussing on the miracle of Jesus healing the centurion’s servant. It is suitable for using with key stage 2. It is an interactive, thought-provoking lesson.
The plan gives details of a starter, an introduction to the story, a drama activity, written activity and plenary. Lesson objectives and cross-curricular links are also included in the plan. The lesson allows children to improve literacy and speaking and listening skills within an RE lesson. It also encourages philosophical thinking skills. There is a PowerPoint of the Bible story included in the price and all resources that are needed.
All the resources are in the zip file. They are:
Lesson Plan - 5 pages (PDF)
PowerPoint of the story - 25 slides (This 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.)
PowerPoint pictures for the discussion - 7 pages (This is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.)
Pictures for the written task - 7 pages (PDF)
The PowerPoint story is also available separately:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11587747
This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for seven different colours in French. 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. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills.
There is a PowerPoint which includes an audio version of each French word or phrase to make it easier for anyone to be able to teach the lesson. You can also play the PowerPoint without the audio.
All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file. These are:
4 page PDF Lesson Plan
An 11 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.)
2 PDF pages of resources for the game
2 PDF pages for the Reading activity (a worksheet and answers)
No further preparation needed.
This is lesson 3 of Unit 2 French designed by Blossomingminds.
You might be interested in Unit 1 - Greetings and Introductions:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11631397
Unit 2 French - All About Me - Age and Appearance is available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11707339
