Activity worksheet for children to describe how they imagine the Great Fire of London was, and then develop on this by thinking of questions they’d ask someone who was there. All pictures hand drawn by me.
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.
Worksheet to consolidate and demonstrate a secure understanding of states of matter with regards to particles in a solid, liquid and gas. Children also encouraged to answer question prompts to prove their understanding can be applied to different situations. Could be used as a test to check understanding.
Worksheet with a variety of activities to get children to explore what it means to be part of a community - and demonstrate their understanding of what their community is like and what they could do to contribute. Drawing and question prompts make this a nice activity for a mixed ability group.
RE worksheet aiming to enable children to sort the people they care about into groups - ‘school’, ‘family’, ‘neighbourhood’ and ‘the world’. They are given a question prompt to discuss or record why those relationships are different to each other. Fits with Catholic curriculum. All pictures hand drawn by me!
Worksheet giving children the opportunity to record how Thomas might have felt when he witnessed Jesus’ return, and think about what he might have been thinking. ideal for developing a deeper understanding of the story of Doubting Thomas. All pictures hand drawn by me!
Children can work in pairs to plot the journey Mary and Joseph may have taken from Nazareth to Bethlehem and research how long it took to get there and how far it was in miles. Map gives children an idea of the scale of their journey!
I do not own the rights to the picture used.
Worksheet exploring the history of Saint Valentine and why we celebrate Valentines Day today. Children are challenged to think about what Saint Valentine might have done in his lifetime, and how we can show the same kind of love today.
Storyboard to help children demonstrate that they understand what happened in the story of The Last Supper. Children can draw their own pictures to go along with the story and fill in the missing words. As an extra challenge, children could cut up their storyboard and stick it in their books in the right order! Perfect for KS1, and suitable for Catholic Education.
Worksheet designed to get children to demonstrate their understanding of why we celebrate Shrove Tuesday and where the idea of ‘pancake day’ comes from. Includes a colouring and drawing activity, as well as an opportunity to be challenged and explain why we give things up for lent, as well as exploring some of the history of Shrove Tuesday. All pictures hand drawn by me!
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.
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!
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!
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.
LO: to examine the importance of diet, health and exercise for human survival.
Lesson plan, presentation and three activities to teach the importance of diet, health and exercise for human survival.
Activities include:
food and drink picture sort (into groups relating to diet)
fill in the food group pyramid
letter from someone with an unhealthy lifestyle to respond with advice
My year 6 class had a brilliant lesson - very interactive and engaging. Really got them discussing and thinking about what being healthy really is.
Worked brilliantly with my year 6 class as they worked in mixed ability groups.
Presentation showing children different climates and where they occur on the world map (discussing distance from equator).
Activity where children label animals and plants with how they have adapted (eg. Polar Bear: thick fur and fat to keep warm, white fur to camouflage).
End of presentation gives children prompts to respond to in books to ensure deeper understanding.
All photos are not mine, and from google images.
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.
An activity where children (individually or in groups) look at two different Christian worship songs and talk about how they are different. They can then cut out the sentences describing each one and stick them in the right columns. Aim is to get children to understand that while forms of Christian worship can be different, they are doing the same thing - worshipping Jesus.
Here are the links to the videos used to support this activity:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHx7NDjMddo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTKIqmdfHSk
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.