We are a team of two sisters who specialise in primary education. We are determined to create resources of the highest standard that can be used without further preparation. Our lessons and assemblies have been designed to challenge children of all levels within a creative, engaging and inspiring context. Explore our shop to find lesson packs for languages, art and religious education, plans for assemblies and numerous high-quality resources to help you teach phonics, mathematics and literacy
We are a team of two sisters who specialise in primary education. We are determined to create resources of the highest standard that can be used without further preparation. Our lessons and assemblies have been designed to challenge children of all levels within a creative, engaging and inspiring context. Explore our shop to find lesson packs for languages, art and religious education, plans for assemblies and numerous high-quality resources to help you teach phonics, mathematics and literacy
This is a set of fun summer themed maths word problems for the summer term in year 2. There are 3 differentiated levels. Each level contains reasoning questions with answers covering all topics of the curriculum. There are 59 pages of questions in total.
The higher level (called Super Super Challenge) contains questions based on the year 2 and year 3 curriculum.
The intermediate level (called Super Challenge) contains questions based on the year 2 curriculum.
The lower level (called Challenge) contains questions based on the year 1 curriculum.
PDF file format
No further preparation required.
These Year 2 Euro 2024 and football themed maths questions are split into 3 differentiated levels. Each level contains 30 problems with answers. The questions cover all areas of the curriculum and are perfect for celebrating Euro 2024 with your class!
The higher level (Super Super Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 2 curriculum and some questions from the Year 3 curriculum.
The intermediate level (Super Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 2 curriculum.
The lower level (Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 1 curriculum.
A colour and black & white version of each booklet is included.
All of the booklets are in the zip file.
PDF file format.
No further preparation required.
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Year 2 Euro 2024 Footballers Comprehension
End of term Summer themed Year 2 Maths - all topics
Year 2 Dinosaur Maths - All Topics
Year 2 Summer Olympics Maths : All Topics
We also have
Year 1 Euro 2024 Football Maths Booklet
Year 3 Euro 2024 Football Maths : All Topics
This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Spanish lesson to use with KS2. It would be perfect to use as a third or fourth Spanish lesson, after children have learnt to say hello and talk about how they are feeling.
The focus in this lesson is on how to ask someone their name and to reply.
The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the ‘name’ vocabulary, a whole class game, a speaking and listening activity, reading/writing activity and plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills.
All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file and are:
The 4 page PDF lesson plan
A 10 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.)
1 PDF sheet for the speaking/listening activity
2 PDF sheets for the Reading/Writing activity (a worksheet and answers)
All you need to take with you is a ball or beanbag for the whole class game.
This is lesson 4 of Unit 1 Spanish designed by Blossoming Minds.
Unit 1 Spanish Greetings and Introductions Bundle is available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11651388
Unit 2 Spanish All About Me 5 lesson bundle is available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11706377
Units 1 and 2 are available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-lesson-bundle-1-term-beginners-11710541
A bundle of SPaG papers, worksheets, interactive whole class activities, group activities and more to help prepare your year 6 class for SATs.
Included in the bundle are:
3 original SATs SPaG papers
50 question PowerPoint covering ALL SPaG topics
A collection of 10 worksheets, 10 activities and 10 starters (in the form of a PowerPoint) covering some of the trickiest SPaG topics.
All answers are included.
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is all about dinosaurs!
There are 3 differentiated levels. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘how,’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The higher and middle ability booklets each have five pages of pictures with short written extracts to read and 4 questions per page. The lower ability booklet has five pages of pictures with simpler passages and 3-4 questions per page. Answers are also included.
There is a colour and black & white booklet for each of the three levels.
PDF file format
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Year 2 Dinosaur Maths - All Topics
Year 1 Comprehensions - Dinosaurs - 3 Levels
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2, perfect for using in the summer term. There are three differentiated texts about summer activities, with differentiated questions.
There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘who,’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is laid out in a booklet form, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 3-5 questions per page. The higher ability booklet has 18 questions in total. The middle ability has 15 questions and the lower ability has 12 questions.
There is a colour and black and white version of each booklet. Answers are also included.
All of the booklets are in the zip file.
PDF file format.
No further preparation required.
A collection of 20 football maths activities, perfect for using with year 1 during Euro 2024!
The booklet contains 20 activities that children can complete on their own as a start of day activity, a filler or a whole lesson. The tasks cover all areas of the year 1 curriculum, including addition, subtraction, counting, time, mass, height, capacity, shape, fractions and money.
A colour and black & white version of each booklet is included. Answers are also included.
The booklets are in the zip file.
PDF file format.
No further preparation required.
You might also be interested in our
Year 1 number and place value booklet
We also have:
Year 2 Euro 2024 Football Maths
Year 2 Euro 2024 Footballers Comprehension
This is a presentation on the poet, musician and writer, Benjamin Zephaniah.
Use it as part of a lesson or for an assembly for KS2, KS3 or KS4.
The presentation covers his childhood, early success, world tours, music, children’s poetry and current work. The last part of the presentation includes some interesting questions to provoke discussion and a list of some of his books.
Please note there are no photos of Benjamin Zephaniah included, owing to copyright restrictions.
A fascinating, inspirational poet, who would be perfect to study during Black History Month.
A 5 lesson literacy unit based around Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The unit is aimed at year 3 and 4 and gives details of the curriculum objectives covered. The children develop reading comprehension, speaking, planning, writing, editing and SPaG skills during the unit. This is achieved through varied, fun and interactive activities.
All five lessons include a SPaG or composition starter, which is always linked to *Romeo and Juliet. *
The main activity in lesson 1 is a reading comprehension of a simplified version of the play. It is differentiated 3 ways.
The main activity in lesson 2 allows children to practise their performance skills.
Lesson 3 allows children to begin learning playwriting skills, whilst in lessons 4 and 5, they plan and write their own play or scene, based on Shakespeare’s play.
All lessons include details of how to differentiate.
All resources needed in the lessons are included. There is also a PowerPoint presentation of the story.
PERFECT FOR USING DURING SHAKESPEARE WEEK.
(Please note, the presentation and comprehensions are also available separately.)
This resource is a poetry comprehension activity for year 2. The poem explores the different sights and sounds of the beach, using repetition of verbs and adverbs to describe the setting.
The resource includes 3 differentiated levels of booklet, which use different layouts and slightly altered content and questions to make them suitable for a whole range of abilities.
The middle ability booklet is laid out in a similar way to the KS1 SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short verses to read and 3-4 questions per page. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘where’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers.
Answers are included.
A great way to bring the seaside into your classroom this summer!
PDF file format.
This is a 5 lesson Italian unit for total beginners to use with KS2. It teaches children greetings, feelings, how to say their name and how to talk about where they live.
Lesson 1 - Greetings
In this lesson children learn to say ’hello’ and ‘goodbye.’
The lesson plan gives details of a group starter, how to teach the ‘greetings’ vocabulary, a whole class game, a speaking and listening activity, simple reading/writing activity and plenary. It is highly interactive and allows the children to practise a range of language skills.
All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. The resources include:
a 4 page PDF lesson plan;
a 10 slide animated PowerPoint presentation containing the vocabulary to act as a visual aid (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.);
a sheet for the starter; and
colour and black & white versions of the reading activity.
Lesson 2 - Feelings and emotions
The focus in this lesson is on how to ask 'how are you’ and reply.
The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the ‘feelings’ vocabulary, a speaking and listening activity, paired game, reading/writing activity and plenary discussion. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills.
All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in a zip file. These are:
The 4 page PDF Lesson plan
A 21 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open it. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow.)
5 PDF pages of resources for the speaking activity
2 PDF pages for the paired game
3 PDF pages for the Reading/Writing activity. There is a colour and black & white version of the worksheet and an answers sheet.
Lesson 3 - Greetings for different times of day
The focus in this lesson is on how to greet people at different times of the day.
The plan gives details of a starter whole class game, how to teach the ‘greetings’ vocabulary, a whole class game, a speaking and listening activity, reading/writing activity and plenary whole class discussion. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills.
All the resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in a zip file. These are:
The 5 page PDF lesson plan
A 15 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open it. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow.)
3 PDF pages for the game
3 PDF pages for the Reading/Writing activity. There is a colour and black & white version of the worksheet and an answers sheet.
Lesson 4 - Introducing yourself/Saying your name
The focus in this lesson is how to ask someone their name and to reply.
The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the ‘name’ vocabulary, a whole class game, a speaking and listening activity, reading/writing activity and plenary discussion. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills.
All the resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in a zip file. These are:
The 4 page PDF lesson plan
A 10 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is run as a slideshow.)
1 PDF sheet for the speaking/listening activity
2 PDF pages for the Reading/Writing activity ( a worksheet and answers sheet)
All you need to take with you is a ball or beanbag for the whole class game.
Lesson 5 - Where you live
The focus in this lesson is how to ask someone where they live and reply.
The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the ‘countries’ vocabulary, a whole class listening activity, a speaking activity, writing activity and plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practice a range of language skills.
All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in a zip file. These are:
The 4 page PDF lesson plan
A 14 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.)
3 PDF sheets for the speaking activity
2 PDF pages for the writing activity (A worksheet and answers)
This is Unit 1 Italian designed by Blossomingminds.
Unit 2 is available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12516804
You might be interested in Units 1 and 2 together:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12518073
This resource is a 3 lesson unit on Pentecost, suitable for using with key stage 2. There are details of activities and differentiation for each lesson. The first lesson involves children writing a poem, the second focusses on drama and the third allows for a more detailed piece of reflective writing, so it is perfect for extending literacy skills into RE. There are three powerpoints included in the price. One tells the story of Pentecost and the other two help with the introduction for Lessons 1 and 3 .
The learning objectives covered are:
Do I understand the symbols of Pentecost?
Can I understand how people celebrate Pentecost?
Do I understand the symbols of Pentecost?
Can I understand how people celebrate Pentecost?
Can I understand how the Christian Church began?
Do I understand the events of Pentecost?
The powerpoint presentation of the story is also available on its own.
This resource is a comprehension booklet aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 (7-9 yrs). It is a playscript adapted from Shakespeare’s play of** A Midsummer Night’s Dream**. The story is a romance and comedy and covers the themes of love, mistaken identities and magic. The story has been adapted so that is is suitable for ages 7-9.
There are three differentiated booklets. The higher booklet has three pages of text for the children to read before they complete a range of questions based on a mixture of the KS1 and KS2 SATs.
The middle and lower ability booklets have the text split into separate pages with questions on each page.
Perfect for using during** Shakespeare Week** (12th March) or for a Shakespeare or playwriting topic.
PDF file format.
This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s French lesson to use with KS2. It would be perfect to use as a second French lesson, after children have learnt to say hello. The focus in this lesson is on how to ask ‘how are you’ and reply.
The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the ‘feelings’ vocabulary, a speaking and listening activity, paired game, reading/writing activity and plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills.
There is a PowerPoint which includes an audio version of each French word or phrase to make it easier for anyone to be able to teach the lesson. You can also play the PowerPoint without the audio.
All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file. These are:
The 4 page PDF lesson plan
A 21 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.)
5 PDF sheets for the speaking activity
2 PDF sheets for the paired game
3 PDF sheets for the Reading/Writing activity (colour and black & white versions and an answer sheet)
No further preparation needed.
This is lesson 2 of Unit 1 French designed by Blossoming Minds.
Unit 1 French - Greetings and introductions lesson bundle is available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11631397
Unit 2 French - All About Me - Age and Appearance is available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11707339
This is a lesson plan and resources for a beginner’s Italian lesson to use with KS2. It would be perfect to use as a first Italian lesson, as it involves children learning the most basic vocabulary of ‘hello’ and ‘goodbye.’
The lesson plan gives details of a group starter, how to teach the ‘greetings’ vocabulary, a whole class game, a speaking and listening activity, simple reading/writing activity and plenary. It is highly interactive and allows the children to practise a range of language skills.
All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. The resources include:
a 4 page PDF lesson plan;
a 10 slide animated PowerPoint presentation containing the vocabulary to act as a visual aid (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.);
a sheet for the starter; and
colour and black & white versions of the reading activity.
This is lesson 1 of Unit 1 Italian designed by Blossomingminds.
Unit 1 is available here:
Beginners Italian - Greetings and Introductions Bundle
Unit 2 is available here:
Italian All About Me 5 lesson bundle
This resource is a plan and all required resources for an RE lesson about Good Friday, suitable for using with Key Stage 2. The 4 page PDF plan includes a starter, whole class discussion, an idea generating activity, a poem writing activity and a plenary. I have included the pictures needed for the starter (5 PDF pages), a template for the writing activity and a year 4's example (2 pages). Also included is an animated 18 slide PowerPoint that tells the story of what happened on Good Friday. (This is not editable. Click 'Read Only' to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is run as a slideshow.)
A thought-provoking, interactive lesson.
The PowerPoint is also available separately:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/good-friday-presentation-11542698
You might also be interested in my Good Friday assembly and KS1 Good Friday lesson plan:
tes.com/teaching-resource/easter-assembly-good-friday-making-sacrifices-11846095
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks1-easter-re-lesson-good-friday-11830061
A plan and resources for a KS1 Easter RE lesson on Good Friday, with a focus on emotions.
The 5 page PDF lesson plan includes details of a paired starter, an introduction to the story, a circle time activity, a simple written activity and a plenary whole class discussion. There are also differentiated targets, curriculum links and details about assessment for learning methods.
All activities are highly interactive and make the topic accessible to the children.
There is a 16 slide animated PowerPoint presentation telling the story. This is not editable. Click 'Read Only' to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is played as a Slideshow. The templates for the written activity are also included. (3 PDF pages)
The lesson could be used individually or as part of a Lent and Easter RE unit.
A version of the PowerPoint is available separately:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/good-friday-presentation-11542698
You might also be interested in my Good Friday assembly and KS2 Good Friday lesson:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/easter-assembly-good-friday-making-sacrifices-11846095
tes.com/teaching-resource/good-friday-lesson-plan-easter-ks2-11515866
A set of 10 PowerPoint activities to help prepare your class for the Phonics Screening Check.
Each PowerPoint includes 40 words, one on each slide. 20 words are pretend or ‘alien’ words and 20 are real words. They are organised in the same way as the screening check, starting with four simple phase 2 words, before moving on to phase 3, 4 and 5 and concluding with more complex words.
Get your class to call out together or choose targeted children to decode the words.
Fit in during 5 minute gaps or use during a phonics lesson to make sure your entire class are prepared for the screening check!
This is a lesson plan and resources for a beginners French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for ‘Happy Christmas,’ as well as six decorations in French.
The plan gives details of a whole class game to use as a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a paired reading activity, whole class listening activity, a simple writing activity and plenary whole class game. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills.
All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. These are:
A 4 page PDF Lesson Plan
An 11 slide animated PowerPoint presentation. This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.
Sheets for the paired reading activity (PDF) - A colour and black & white version are included.
Written activity (PDF) - A colour and black & white version are included.
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Advent Calendar - French Christmas Phrases - Noel
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. The theme of the comprehension is ‘living in space’ and the booklet covers what it is like for astronauts living in space stations, including what they eat, how they sleep, how they exercise and what they do in their spare time. It would be perfect for using during ‘World Space Week’ in October, during a space topic or during ‘Science Week.’
The booklets are based on the KS1 SATs reading paper. I have included 3 differentiated levels. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘where,’ ‘how’ and ‘who’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is also laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets. There is a title page with helpful words followed by four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 4 questions per page. Each differentiated level contains 16 questions in total.
There is a colour and black white PDF version of the booklet for each level and answers are also included.
