‘Fact Finding’ worksheet and a series of ‘cool facts’ about the story of the Annunciation to be posted around the classroom for children to collect/record. Worked really well with my Year 2 class, working in partners to read all the cool facts and write down their favourites.
Worksheet ideal for KS1 work on seasons and tree types. Children can colour/draw the leaves on deciduous trees through the seasons, and then draw/colour the leaves on an evergreen tree. They then have the opportunity to explain how evergreen trees are different to deciduous trees.
Three worksheets to support learning in year one on Christian symbols at Christmas. Most worksheets involve matching or filling in missing words, with higher sheet giving children opportunity to explain the significance of two of the symbols.
Lesson worked well, we also had the symbols stuck on the walls around the room for children to spot and discuss in talk partners. They also matched them to the Christmas story as we read it through.
Worksheet to explore the themes of ‘trusting in God’ in the story of Daniel and the Lion’s Den. Children are able to write ‘what happens next’ in the story whilst also thinking and recording why Daniel could trust God, and what they might have felt being in his shoes. All pictures drawn by me!
A hand-drawn (by me!) RE worksheet for EYFS KS1 - draw in Noah’s Ark animals on the picture, and record what you’ve drawn. Worksheet includes question prompts for discussion about the story, or for recording answers to in books (comprehension).
Worksheet for children to demonstrate that they can retell the story of Daniel and the Lions’ Den by drawing in the pictures on the storyboard and filling in the missing words. Word bank provided at the bottom. Suitable for EYFS, KS1 and SEN groups.
Three worksheets to help children imagine and describe what the Great Fire of London would have felt like. Encourages children to use their senses and imagination to think of adjectives to describe it. Differentiated with varying levels of scaffolding. Picture hand drawn by me.
A hand illustrated activity booklet for children at Christmas. Includes spot the difference, decorate a reindeer, write a letter to Santa, worsearch, code word puzzle, ‘I am thankful for…’ worksheet and lots of pages to decorate and colour!
A brilliant teamwork based DT lesson/afternoon for Year 2+. Powerpoint to lead lesson (inc. youtube video link) with design worksheet also attached.
Learning objective: to design and create a model of a bridge.
In lesson children were encouraged to design a bridge individually, then get into groups with big A2 sheets bring their ideas together into one design for makeable model. They then presented ideas back to the class. Finally they had a go at constructing their bridges out of junk modelling materials and rolled up newspapers. We tested them at the end and rated them on appearance and durability!
Children LOVED lesson and pushed their skills in teamwork, problem solving, design and fair testing.
Hand-drawn (by me!) engaging, editable worksheet where children can draw Jonah and record what he might have been thinking/feeling inside the belly of the whale. Perfect for KS1 or SEN in older years.
Presentation to spark children’s imagination with a starter activity of watching a youtube clip (linked) of fireworks then recording on post-it notes describing words. Also with practice slides for composing sentences to describe.
Three differentiated worksheets to help children record adjectives also included, along with a visual aid for tables.
Notebook, hide-the-verbs activity and worksheet included.
My year one class loved this lesson - I hid the bossy verbs around the playground and the children had to find them all and do exactly as Little Miss Bossy instructs! We came back into the classroom and they thought of their own , recording on the worksheet, then came up with bossy verb sentences in talk partners.
This led very nicely onto our work writing instructions about making Pumpkin Soup (eg. Cut up the pumpkin; boil the soup; blend the soup etc).
Worksheet storyboard for the story of Noah’s Ark with missing words and a word bank to choose from. Children can also draw in pictures of the story to match the captions underneath.
Good evidence for demonstrating children’s understanding of the Bible story. Worked well with my early year 2 class.
Two worksheets encouraging children to think about how the great fire of London spread (focusing on materials houses were made from in 1666). Children can find the ‘true’ statements about how the fire spread, and in the second worksheet they can design their own fire-proof house. Both hand drawn (by me!). Ideal for year 2 or for strong readers in year 1.
Worksheet where children label the lungs and surrounding features on the body. They then fill in the blanks to describe breathing. Key words provided on sheet.
Ideal for children in year 1 or 2 - a powerpoint with information about major celebrations in the Catholic Church calendar, including Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter and Pentecost, and a worksheet where children can draw and write in what they have learned about each one. Also link to Liturgical colour. Worked brilliantly with my Year 2 class.
Worksheet helping children to practice making the sign of the cross and thinking about what it means. Suitable for lower ability children or EYFS, with stretch challenge for children of a higher ability. Suitable for Reception, Year 1 or Year 2. All pictures hand drawn by me!
Home drawn icons on a bookmark to help children remember to:
Use capital letters and full stops.
Use finger spaces
Write letters the right size
Can be used at end of writing lesson as a self-checking plenary. Helped my year 2 class out a lot!