A template for getting to know a new class, getting a child’s perspective on their strengths and weaknesses, likes and dislikes etc. Can be used as a One Page Profile, an introductory first week back task or as a homework task. Contains a blank version which can be used if completing using ICT and a version with lines if handwritten. Both .doc templates so can be easily edited.

A writing template to support children writing a Christmas wish list.

A rainforest poem example & low ability writing frame. Poem focuses on the 5 senses, following a pattern. Used with a year 1 class. Sensory word bank included.

Collection of photographs/paintings of a Victorian street, displayed on worksheets to support development of interesting adjectives etc. Photographs/paintings also displayed on PowerPoint for display on whiteboards. Used with a year 1 class but can easily be adapted for use across primary age phase.

A lesson designed for children to identify the amount of sugar that can be found in a range of different drinks. A PowerPoint to explain what sugar is and an explanation of a range of tasks. Can be carried out in an afternoon on a rotation basis or can be used as a series of lessons to investigate the amount of sugar in drinks. Differentiated worksheets to accompany tasks.

An investigation to identify the effect that exercise has on the human body. Includes a PowerPoint to support investigation planning, with worksheets to evaluate following the investigation. Also includes a PowerPoint about how to take pulse rate & a graphing sheet to display results, with relevant questions to ask of the data.

A scenario based Science investigation involving shadows. PowerPoint of sub-headings to support planning of investigation, as well as an accompanying worksheet and scenario card. Also includes evaluation worksheets.

Children to label and write about the features of the different layers of a rainforest. Differentiated worksheets, used in a year 1 class.

Differentiated activity sheets for comparing weather. Activity asks children to compare the weather in Wales & the Caribbean, but can easily be changed to suit various locations. Used with a year 1 class.

An investigation designed to test the best material to plant cress in order to support germination. Resources include a PowerPoint to support investigation planning and evaluation sheets following the investigation.

An activity overview sheet for a 2 week topic on chocolate. Child led learning activities involving research, chocolate tasting, designing and creating own chocolate bar and researching where the ingredients used to make chocolate come from.

A class assembly written for a topic about Guinness World Records. Used in a year 4 class, but easily adapted to be used across KS2. Has 32 parts, some of which can be combined for smaller classes. In a .doc format so can easily be adapted & edited.

Scenario based on being stranded on a desert island. Scenario ‘email’ introduced the task to the children. Differentiated ICT activities then introduced which all lead to solving different problems. Whole class work together on differentiated activities, before coming together to share the results of their findings.

Questioning PowerPoint with activities to develop and improve questioning, including inference skills. Supporting worksheets for children to apply skills, following the 5 Ws for questioning - who, what, when, where and why. Inference grid can be used for any images, when displayed on white board. All ‘Task’ documents include a different image (however these are not showing on the previews). Easily edited to suit images related to topics.

Fruit tasting activity where children taste various fruits. Children record what they like and dislike about the fruits. Children then conduct a ‘survey’ of all children in the class. Following this, children to create a bar chart/tally/tick chart to collect whole class data. Used with a year 1 class, but can easily be adapted to suit.

Postcard writing templates & lesson intro based on a pirate scenario.

Two activities to support teaching of solar system, space & time topics. One activity looks at a hypothetical scenario based on different spacecraft traveling to different planets at different speeds. Second activity looks at the average temperature of planets and asks children to create a line graph/bar chart and answer questions based on the given data.

Differentiated activities to support teaching of Pictograms, based on the theme of rainforest animals.

A lesson to support teaching of coordinates and positional language in Key Stage 1 Foundation Phase/Stage. Includes lesson plan, differentiated activities and supported resources such as scenario scrolls.

A collection of resources to support the teaching of the solar system. Resource include: 1) vocabulary related to the solar system, which children need to research and find definitions. 2) A template for a ‘Wikipedia’ style entry about a famous astronaut. 3) Questions for children to explore about stars. 4) Planets of the solar system worksheets which includes task for children to come up with their own mnemonic. All .doc or .ppt formats so can easily be adapted.