Pupils read and sort the statements arguing for or against the return of the Benin Bronzes. This activity is good preparation for a class debate or for planning a written argument.

A list of adverbials of time and place for use with children practising writing sentences with fronted adverbials.

This is a fun introduction to verbal or written instructions in literacy. Pupils give each other instructions to draw the pictures on the cards and see how closely they can match the real picture!

This card sort activity is a good way of revising the features of instructions.

A list of powerful verbs for pupils to use during SPAG or writing activities.

Lesson 6. Off to Work we Go!: What did ordinary people do for jobs in the Kingdom of Benin? In this lesson pupils will study what jobs there were for ordinary people in the Kingdom of Benin. They will discover how the high quality of its produce helped Benin Kingdom to thrive. Pupils will find out what the main crops grown by famers were and then will have the chance to make and test recipes using two of Benin's main crops: yams and plantains. The PDF file contains the full lesson plan and two pupil activity sheets. For Upper KS2.

This activity allows pupils to read real historical sources about Boudica and to decide what each one can tell us about Boudica. This is a great activity for developing sourcework skills.

This worksheet helps pupils to act like different animals below and then write a list of verbs to show how each one moves.

A printable version of The Owl and the Pussycat poem.

A bundle of poetry resources for KS1 containing unit plans, performance poems, activities and worksheets.

A success criteria checklist for pupils to use when writing a set of written instructions.

A worksheet that pupils can use as a template to plan a story based on the book Escape from Pompeii.

This worksheet allows pupils to label a bunny using different similes.

A bundle of resources based on Tennyson's sea monster poem 'The Kraken', including a week-long unit plan, a copy of the poem, worksheets and activities.

This worksheet provides a template for pupils to create a comic strip version of the story of Charge of the Light Brigade.

The activity allows pupils to look at the poetic devices used in Poe's 'The Raven' and to investigate how each device contributes to the changing poetic mood.

Complete unit of work on the Shang Dynasty of Ancient China, including lessons plans, pupil resources and teacher's guide. Designed for Upper KS2 (4th-5th grade). This ten-lesson unit covers the following questions: 1. What was the Shang Dynasty? 2. What was it like in settlements around the Yellow River Plain? 3. How did Shang farmers provide food for their society? 4. What were the religious beliefs of the Shang Dynasty? 5. What was the Shang system of writing like? 6. What did the rulers of the Shang Dynasty do? 7. What do archaeological findings tell us about the Shang Dynasty? 8. Why is Lady Fu Hao’s tomb significant to historians? 9. Why did the Shang Dynasty fall in 1046 BC? 10. What have we learned about this period of history? All the plans and resources are produced by Ofsted-rated outstanding teachers.

This is a bundle of 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' resources, including a weekly unit plan, a printable poem, worksheets and activities.

This activity helps pupils to collect evidence from Poe's 'The Raven' poem to help them to decide whether this type of poetry is lyric. They can then use this to prepare for a written argument or a class debate.