Volcanoes: Series of 5 KS2 power-point Geography lessons. Each lesson is broken into short focused activities. There are opportunities for pupils to talk about volcanoes, take notes from a YouTube clip, look up geographical vocabulary in a dictionary, watch short clips of volcanoes in action including recent volcanic eruptions in Iceland and the Roman eruption of Vesuvius, compare composite and shield volcanoes, use maps and atlases to locate decade volcanoes and tectonic plates. The final 2 lessons of the series are a research task to investigate their own volcano. There is an extension activity to write a short True/False quiz which could be used as an assessment activity at the end of the unit. Each set of slides contains images to help pupils ‘get a feel’ for volcanoes and their locations. Links with cross curricular topics such as ‘Earth’, ‘Disasters’, ‘Weather’, ‘Extreme events’, ‘Our Planet’, ‘Fire’. Lesson 1 (Pupil worksheet 1: Label cross section of volcano, Worksheet 2: Viscosity experiment, Worksheet 3: Compare composite and shield volcanoes) Learning Objectives To recognise the features of volcanoes by their formation and shape. To explain the differences and similarities between volcanoes. To locate volcanoes on a map and identify countries where volcanoes are located. To understand why volcanoes erupt and the effects of a volcanic eruption. To know the names and locations of well- known volcanoes in the world. Lesson 2 (Pupil worksheet 4: Order the stages of an eruption) Learning objectives To explain how a volcanic eruption happens in my own words. To use key vocabulary and understand their meaning. To label a diagram of a volcano correctly. To know what tectonic plates and fault lines are. How tectonic movement causes volcanoes. Lesson 3 (Pupil worksheet 5: Effects of volcanic eruptions) Learning Objectives To explain the positive and negative effects of a volcanic eruption. To know the definitions of the geographical terms ‘active ‘and ‘dormant’. To understand how volcanoes are monitored. To know how prediction and planning are used to keep people safe. Lesson 4 and Lesson 5 (Pupil worksheet 6: Decade volcanoes mapwork, Worksheet 7: Research worksheet PLUS 18 volcano fact cards, Worksheet 8: Quiz questions template. Learning objectives: To research a well- known composite (stratovolcano) and a well- known shield volcano and its eruption. To use the research template as a guide to make sure your research covers important information. To use the information found to make an information booklet. To add facts, data information, images and a quote to your booklet.

National Poetry Day KS1 and KS2 Assembly. A simply written whole school assembly to cover the main aspects of National Poetry Day which can be used in the days preceding or on 3rd October. Power-point of 27 slides which include: Suggested music, video clip and hymns. Short poetry task using suggestions from the pupils after listening to an audio sound effect. (Teacher instructions included in red). What are poems? 5 short poems or extracts to demonstrate 5 different poetry structures. Using figurative language and example extracts from poems. (alliteration, simile etc) About National Poetry Day and the theme of ‘counting’ and some ideas to explore including song link ‘Count on me’ Bruno Mars. Some ideas that people may do on National Poetry Day plus three suggestions for your school (class, individual and whole school). Final prayer. Links well with topics on poetry, figurative language, creative writing, famous poets, feelings.

Bats ppt lesson adaptable for KS1 and 2. This is a complete lesson which can be edited or broken into a series of shorter lessons. There are talk partner activities throughout the lesson and three supporting pupil worksheets. In addition, I have included a writing frame with bat image and a fact sheet. There are links to clips of bats and audio of Pipistrelle bat. Each slide has colourful and realistic pictures of bats to help pupils appreciate their colour, shapes and sizes. Links well with topics on ‘Bats’, ‘Halloween’, ‘Nocturnal creatures’, ‘Life cycles’, ‘Echolocation’, ‘Flight’, ‘Habitats’. Learning objectives • To describe the features that all bats have. • To explain the meaning of key vocabulary linked to bats for example: ‘nocturnal’, ‘echo-location’ and ‘chiroptera’ means. • To say where bats live (habitats) and what they eat. • To know the life cycle of a bat. • To explain why bats are important to the environment. Slide 2 Warm up: Guess the image hidden behind the shapes (12 shapes revealing part of the picture). Slides 3&4 Answer and learning objectives. Slides 5-7 Bats and features. Slide 8 Dictionary task definition of ‘roost’. Slide 9 Bat skeletons Slide 10 Chiroptera talk partner exercise. Slide 11-13 Hand wing and flight. Clip link of bats flying. Worksheet – Label the bat features. Slide 14 Echolocation Slide 15 & 16 Whispering or shouting bats. Slide 17-18 Echolocation class game Slide 20 Worksheet - Echolocation Slide 21 Worksheet Adaptation Slide 22 Nocturnal meaning -talk partners Slides 23-24 Bat habitats and link to clip on Mexican cave bats. Slide 25 Life cycle Slide 26 Worksheet life cycle. Slides 27&28 Match the bat to the name activity -partner work. Slide 29 About Pipistrelle bats Slide 30 Partner task – Draw an accurate pipistrelle using measurements and description. Slide 31 Pipistrelle gallery Slides 32-35 3 Pipistrelle bats plus audio clip Slides 36-37 Protected species Slides 38-39 Megabat and microbat Slide 40 Bat news article on Vampire bats, blank writing frame Slide 41 ’All about bats’ summary worksheet Slide 42 Bat factsheet.

Diwali KS1 and KS2 Assembly. A simply written whole school assembly to cover the main aspects of Diwali which can be used in the days preceding or on 1st November. Power-point of 25 slides which include: Suggested music (links to Diwali Festival Song for pupils to sing-a-long and Anuradha Pal playing Tabla drum to celebrate Diwali fireworks) and hymns. Date of Diwali each year. Meaning of Diwali and the theme of good over evil/light over dark. Diwali preparations and celebrations. The story of Rama and Sita. A short prayer.

A KS1/lower KS2 power-point of 16 slides which can be used as one lesson or extended over a longer period. Learning Objectives To know *what an invitation looks like. *what information needs to be included in an invitation. *how to set out an invitation There is a warm up – different types of invitations and celebrations, partner activities and a final writing task. Included are examples of 2 invitations (Christmas and Halloween party) for pupils to use in the lesson to spot the key features and help Jojo correct her invitation (because no one has replied!). There are key questions to promote discussion and paired work. Also included is a simple invitation template for pupil use. Final task: write an invitation for a school Halloween fancy dress party. Pupils can also use the important information/checklist to give paired feedback after writing their own invitation. Slides 15(black and white version) and 16(colour version) are a Halloween invitation template for pupils to complete.

Geography World New Year greetings and flags KS1,2,3 193 cards with the flag of each country which is an official member of the United Nations. Each card has the country flag and the greeting ‘Happy New Year’ translated into the official and most widely used language of that country. Each card includes the greeting in the written language of that country as well as a simpler form of pronunciation from the written script. Useful and fun to use with topic such as ‘Celebrations’, Countries of the world’, ‘Maps and flags’. I have also used these cards to encourage pupils to find similarities and differences (pupil suggestions eg similar languages, colours of flags, flag designs and continents, writing scripts and forms). The pupils can have fun recognising flags and trying to say ‘Happy New Year’ in world languages. Also can be used as a basis/component part in a class assembly.

New Year 2025 KS1 & 2 Power-point lesson which can be used as a single lesson, assembly or as a stimulus for cross curricular work. 21 slides presented in simple text focusing on New Year greetings (in different languages) and historical information. The lesson encourages pupils to work in small groups of three / four to discuss and explain questions about the images and information presented on the slides. Slides include information on Janus the Roman God of new beginnings, reviewing the previous year and resolutions for the forthcoming year. There are a range of humorous images demonstrating resolutions and prompting ideas for pupils to use. Pupils are encouraged to record their resolutions, refer to them daily and try to stick to them!