Welcome to my shop! As a dedicated teacher with over a 10 years of experience, I strive to provide fellow educators with a wide range of resources, mostly free of charge. Your support is greatly appreciated and motivates me to create even more materials. Please feel free to share your suggestions in the comments—I’d love to know what resources you’re looking for! Together, we can make teaching even more rewarding.
Welcome to my shop! As a dedicated teacher with over a 10 years of experience, I strive to provide fellow educators with a wide range of resources, mostly free of charge. Your support is greatly appreciated and motivates me to create even more materials. Please feel free to share your suggestions in the comments—I’d love to know what resources you’re looking for! Together, we can make teaching even more rewarding.
Writing Unit: The Iron Man by Ted Hughes
This engaging writing unit, inspired by Ted Hughes’ The Iron Man, develops a range of key writing skills:
Descriptive Settings: Pupils will begin by writing vivid descriptions of the eerie and atmospheric settings from the story, focusing on sensory details and rich vocabulary.
Wanted Poster: Using their descriptive skills, pupils will create a wanted poster for the Iron Man, detailing his appearance, traits, and the potential “dangers” he poses.
Debate: Pupils will engage in a class debate, exploring whether the Iron Man is a hero or a threat, practising persuasive speaking and writing techniques.
Letter Writing: Pupils will take on the role of a character from the story, writing a letter to the authorities or another character to express their viewpoint about the Iron Man.
Menu: In a creative twist, pupils will design a menu for the Iron Man, inspired by his unusual eating habits, incorporating imaginative ideas and humour.
This unit offers a mix of imaginative and practical writing activities, fostering creativity, critical thinking, and a love for storytelling.
In Week 2, pupils will delve into symmetry and further explore 3D shapes. They will identify lines of symmetry in 2D shapes, using practical tools like mirrors and folding activities to reinforce understanding. For 3D shapes, they will investigate and describe their properties, focusing on edges, faces, and vertices. Hands-on tasks and sorting activities will help pupils deepen their understanding and apply their knowledge in fun, interactive ways. Lessons are fully aligned with the White Rose Maths Scheme and include adaptive resources to support all learners.
I’ve included a lot of SEND worksheets as well for your adaptive teaching.
In Week 6, pupils will bring their narratives to life by completing their stories based on the plans developed in the previous week. They will focus on writing in full sentences, using subordination and coordination to create more complex and engaging narratives. Pupils will incorporate rich descriptive language and key features of storytelling, such as dialogue, to add depth to their characters and settings. Editing and revising will also be introduced, encouraging pupils to refine their work and ensure their narratives are cohesive and captivating. Support resources are included to guide all pupils in achieving their best outcomes.
Unit Overview: Yokki and the Parno Gry
This six-week unit, based on Yokki and the Parno Gry, guides pupils through developing key writing skills:
Week 1: Introduction to the story and exploring descriptive language.
Week 2: Crafting descriptions using subordination and coordination.
Week 3: Understanding key features of descriptive writing and making inferences.
Week 4: Oral storytelling, focusing on retelling the story and describing settings.
Week 5: Planning a narrative using the Boxed-Up Method to structure ideas.
Week 6: Writing and completing their narratives, incorporating rich language and refining their work.
The unit includes adaptive worksheets, structured activities, and engaging resources, making it ideal for diverse classrooms. Perfect for developing descriptive and narrative writing skills while fostering creativity.
Create fun and educational 3D foldable animals using paper square nets! This resource includes pre-designed and blank templates for animals like cats, dogs, and penguins, along with step-by-step instructions for cutting, folding, and assembling. Students learn geometry concepts like 3D shapes and surface area while unleashing their creativity by decorating and customizing their designs. Differentiated templates cater to various skill levels, making it perfect for STEAM lessons, art activities, or science projects. Engage your class with this hands-on craft that combines math, art, and creativity!
Winter Craft Bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13166835
Winter Craft Worksheets Bundle
Keep your students engaged this season with the Winter Craft Worksheets Bundle—a collection of fun, creative, and hands-on activities perfect for the classroom or at home. This bundle features a variety of winter-themed crafts designed to develop fine motor skills, foster creativity, and celebrate the magic of winter.
**100 plus worksheets! **Unlock the world of symmetry with this comprehensive bundle designed to cater to all learners, from beginners to those ready for advanced challenges. This resource includes a variety of symmetry worksheets that cover a wide range of themes, offering something for every interest and skill level.
What’s Included:
Basic Symmetry Shapes
Start simple with classic shapes like circles, squares and triangles, helping students grasp the fundamentals of symmetry.
Animal Symmetry
Explore symmetry in nature with worksheets featuring butterflies, fish, and other animals, blending creativity with learning.
Seasonal Symmetry
Celebrate throughout the year with themed worksheets for every season, such as snowflakes for winter, leaves for autumn, and flowers for spring.
Festive Fun Symmetry
Delight students with holiday-themed symmetry, including Christmas trees and many more.
Geometric Challenges
For confident learners, this section offers complex geometric patterns and tessellations, designed to push their symmetry skills to the next level.
Why You’ll Love This Bundle:
Perfect for differentiated (adapted) learning, with activities suited for beginners and advanced students.
Encourages critical thinking and problem-solving through fun, engaging challenges.
Ideal for classroom lessons, homework, or early finishers.
Aligns with key curriculum objectives in geometry and spatial awareness.
Whether your students are just starting their symmetry journey or ready to tackle more advanced concepts, this bundle has it all!
This engaging Year 2 resource pack, inspired by “The Very Last Castle,” guides pupils through a writing adventure focused on crafting compelling narratives and persuasive letters. In Week 3, children will learn to edit their letters for clarity and impact, write persuasive letters to the castle’s caretaker using powerful language, and plan imaginative narratives using a detailed framework. A dedicated grammar lesson on expanded noun phrases empowers children to add depth and detail to their writing. Packed with interactive activities, adapted resources and eye-catching visuals.
Week 4 and 5:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13169036
The Gingerbread Coloring Alphabet is a fun and festive resource featuring adorable gingerbread-themed letters of the alphabet. Each letter is intricately designed with patterns and holiday decorations, perfect for coloring activities that spark creativity and fine motor skill development. Ideal for classrooms, home learning, or holiday-themed fun!
Description:
This 5-week writing unit based on The Very Last Castle guides Year 2 students through the process of writing a mystery tale and a formal letter while integrating essential grammar skills. Week 1 focuses on exploring the story, understanding characters, and answering comprehension questions. Week 2 builds on sequencing events, letter planning, and learning subordinating conjunctions. In Week 3, students draft and edit their letters, plan their mystery tale using a writing frame, and develop their use of expanded noun phrases. Week 4 is all about publishing their final pieces with beautifully designed page borders. Finally, Week 5 focuses on reflecting, sharing, and celebrating their writing through presentations and displays. This unit combines creativity, critical thinking, and grammar learning in an engaging and accessible way for all learners.
This fantastic resource pack is designed to immerse your students in the fascinating life of Amelia Earhart! Perfect for all learners, it includes a comprehensive fact file brimming with information about this pioneering aviator.
But it doesn’t stop there! This pack also encourages children to delve deeper by writing their own biography of Amelia Earhart, using the fact file as inspiration. Plus, a diary entry template is included to further ignite their imaginations, allowing them to step into Amelia’s shoes and write from her perspective.
Spark curiosity, develop research skills, and enhance writing abilities, all while exploring the incredible journey of Amelia Earhart.
In Week 2 of The Very Last Castle, students will deepen their understanding of the story by responding to key comprehension questions about character motives and emotions, sequencing the story’s events in chronological order, and exploring letter writing from Ibb’s perspective. Grammar learning will focus on subordinating conjunctions (because, although, when, while, if), with activities such as matching clauses, completing sentences, and creating their own. SEND learners will be supported with simplified worksheets, visual aids, sentence stems, and scaffolded tasks, while high achievers will be challenged to use additional conjunctions and extend their writing. This integrated approach ensures accessibility for all learners while developing comprehension, sequencing, writing, and grammar skills.
Week 3:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13168854
Engage your students with this comprehensive Chinese New Year resource! This pack includes a vibrant reading passage about the Year of the Green Wood Snake (2025) and SIX differentiated comprehension activity versions to cater to diverse learning styles.
Features:
Informative text: Introduces key traditions, symbols and predictions for the year.
Varied activities: Multiple choice, short answer, long answer, retrieval, inference, and sequencing.
Answer key: Included for easy grading and self-assessment.
Develops key skills: Reading comprehension, vocabulary building, cultural awareness.1
Chinese New Year Assembly:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chinese-new-year-2025-13144547
The Very Last Castle – Week 4: Publishing with Creative Page Borders
Description:
In Week 4 of The Very Last Castle, students complete their narrative story using the planning frame, then they rewrite it after it’s edited. They then bring their writing to life by publishing their final drafts using beautifully illustrated page borders. This resource includes a variety of castle-themed borders featuring designs of towers, guards, and medieval motifs, available in lined, half-lined, and blank formats to suit different abilities and preferences. It also provides a simple publishing checklist to help students ensure their work is polished and ready to present. Perfect for creating stunning classroom displays or a class anthology, this pack helps students take pride in their work and celebrate their creativity!
Week 1:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13168600
