A set of resources looking at how things move on different surfaces; that some forces need contact between two objects but that magnets attract or repel each other or other materials, and comparing and grouping materials on the basis of whether they are atracted to a magnet.

A set of resources following the new science curriculum. Looks at simple series electrical circuits, common conductors and insulators.

A powerpoint about the life and discoveries of Copernicus, with a quiz about his seven assumptions.

Explanations of the terminology letter, capital letter, words, singular, plural, sentence, punctuation, full stop, question mark and exclamation mark.

Resources to teach a variety of homophones and near homophones POWERPOINT Introduction to homophones: Explains why the English language has so many homophones Year 2 Homophones with pictures: Includes be/bee, been/been, bare/bear, blew/blue, for/four, here/hear, knew/new, night/knight, know/no, one/won, pair/pear, plain/plane, quite/quiet, red/read, right/write, sea/see, where/wear, so/sew/saw, some/sum, son/sun, tail/tale, their/they're/there, through/threw, to/too/two, week/weak and which/witch Writing sentences with homophones: Activity for sentence writing The following powerpoints look at individual pairs/trios of homophones, explaining the differences, and giving sentences at the end to choose which one is the correct word: Homophones they're their there Homophones hear and here Homophones son and sun Homophones to two and too Homophones be and bee ACTIVITIES Homophone cards with pictures Homophone cards (just words) TEACHER RESOURCES Y2 Spelling Appendix: An adaptable outline plan Word List - With relevant words

2 powerpoint lessons and a worksheet: THE USE OF LY TO TURN ADJECTIVES INTO ADVERBS POWERPOINT Using ly to turn adjectives into adverbs: Explains what adverbs are and how to make them by adding ly to adjectives.Gives a list of words to add ly to. ACTIVITY Making adverbs worksheet: Writing sentences with adverbs USING THE SUFFIXES ER AND EST IN ADJECTIVES POWERPOINT Suffixes er and est as comparatives: Explains how they change the meaning of words. Gives a list of words to add the suffixes to and think of sentences with them in.

A powerpoint lesson and a jigsaw activity to teach the spelling guidelines: Hyphens can be used to join a prefix to a root word, especially if the prefix ends in a vowel letter and the root word also begins with one.

A set of powerpoints and activities to teach verb prefixes such as dis-, de-, mis-, over- and re-, with a recap of previously learnt prefixes. POWERPOINTS: Prefixes un- dis- and mis-: Looks at the 3 prefixes; how they change the meanings of words; and words they can be added to. Changing words into negatives with prefixes: un, de, anti, dis and il Prefix meanings: 9 prefixes and their meanings Prefixes dis, de, mis, over, re and pre: Looks at each prefix and words containing them individually, so one can be taught per session. PRINTABLE FILES (PDF): Prefix list and meanings Prefix word list dis de mis over & re (word file) Wordsearch x 6 (un-, dis-, de-, mis-, pre- and re-) Change the paragraph to the opposite meaning using prefixes worksheet Definitions worksheets x 4 Definitions matching cards Extension work - more prefixes x 3 worksheets Negatives

The picture grapheme and word mat: This word mat is to aid in the teaching and learning of sounds and tricky words in phase 3. Each letter is accompanied by a relevant picture, to give children visual cues to help them learn each grapheme. Each group is represented in a different colour, so that it is easy to focus on the letter sounds being learnt. Also on the word mat are the 12 tricky words from phase 3 for the children to learn. Grapheme and word mat: The second word mat is similar to the first, but with the visual cues removed, to help those children who know which letters represent which sounds, but still need prompts to recognise the written letters. Phase 3 word mat - contains visual cues for Jolly Phonics.

A variety of interactive and printable activities for reading and writing words ending with adjacent consonants. Includes: In the box games Matching words and pictures games Buried treasure game Writing activities Phoneme frames

MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION LO: solve one-step problems involving multiplication and division, by calculating the answer using concrete objects, pictorial representations and arrays with the support of the teacher. POWERPOINT ACTIVITIES: Introduction to doubles: An explanation of doubles with visuals Doubles: To 10 with visual cues Sets of 2 rap: introduction to remembering multiplication facts Grouping and sharing - twos: introduction to sharing objects between children so that they have 2 each. PDF PRINTABLE RESOURCES Array: In twos to 10 Array: In twos to 20 Array: In fives to 50 Array: In tens to 50 Flip flap twos Flip flap fives (2 versions) Flip flap tens

An introduction to fantasy stories - one powerpoint looks at the difference between fact and fiction; the second powerpoint guides the children through making up their own fantasy stories. The printable files are cards - each set has 12 images so the children can use them to choose a setting, main character and an object.

A set of 25 EYFS powerpoints to teach number (including number formation), counting, shapes and colours.

A set of number rhyme resources to use during an Animal topic in the Early Years. It includes display headings, rhymes, props etc. The rhymes are: 5 Baby turtles 5 Little birds 5 Little monkeys bouncing 5 Little monkeys swinging 5 Little spiders 8 Enormous dinosaurs

POWERPOINTS ANTS:10 page presentation, includes where they live, body parts, life cycle, ant attacks, and food. BUTTERFLIES: 15 page presentation, includes parts of a butterfly, life cycle of a butterfly, butterfly eggs, caterpillars, what caterpillars eat, how caterpillars change, what do butterflies eat, how do they fly, why are they different colours, and camouflage. EARWIGS: 11 page presentation, including how they grow, what they eat, where they live, are they pests, how they are born, and interesting facts. FLIES: 12 page presentation, includes what they eat, life cycle, houseflies, horseflies, mosquitos, crane flies, dung flies, and hoverflies. HONEY BEES: 10 page presentation, includes what they eat, where they live, arethey pests, bee stings, life cycle, what they look like close up, how they make honey, and a bee rhyme LADYBIRDS:10 pages, includes where they live, what they eat, life cycle, enemies, facts and a rhyme. SLUGS AND SNAILS: 9 page presentation, includes where they live, what they look like, how they move, life cycle, what they eat, and what eats them. SPIDERS: A 22 page presentation, includes spider body parts, legs, eyes, mouth, predators, webs, spiderlings, different types of common spiders - house spider, garden spider, woodlouse spider, wasp spider, spitting spider, and tarantula. WOODLICE: 7 page presentation, including where they live, are they insects, what do they look like, what do they eat, does anything eat them, and life cycle. WORMS: A 13 page presentation, includes can worms see, where they live, how they move, what and how they eat, how they breathe, their enemies, and how they are good for the soil. MINIBEAST FACT FILE: 24 page presentation, recapping different minibeasts I KNOW AN OLD WOMAN WHO SWALLOWED A FLY: -the rhyme DISPLAY resources A-Z LETTERING: Plus numbers and letters with a minibeast/leaf fill MINIBEASTS BANNER: Prints onto 2 A4 sheets MINIBEASTS DISPLAY BORDER: Attractive border to print out to frame your displays INSECTS LETTERING: Prints onto 2 A4 sheets. You can cut the letters out out or display it as a banner MINIBEASTS LETTERING:Prints onto 3 A4 sheets. You can cut the letters out out or display it as a banner NUMBER LINE: Ant number line to 20 LIFE CYCLES: 3 pages - the life cycles of a bee, butterfly and fly. ACTIVITIES CARDS - WORDS AND PICTURES: Match the words to the minibeast pictures. 16 different minibeasts, 32 cards in total MINIBEASTS FLASH CARDS: 39 different flash cards with photographs of common minibeasts. They can be used as cards or for display. MINIBEAST CLIPART: Colourful clipart to print MINIBEAST COLOURING: Large black and white pictures to colour WRITING BORDER: Minibeast writing border; lined and unlined TOPIC COVER: To colour in - 2 versions, insect/minibeasts

Two powerpoint lessons looking at the continents and oceans of the world. They both end with a recap quiz. Also in the pack are activities and display.

This set contains 26 alphabet flashcards in lower case and 26 in upper and lower case, both in Sassoon Primary font, with pictures matching each initial letter sound. There are also alternate lower case letters for f and k, plus ck, ll, ff, ss and zz. There are 2 cards per A4 page for you to print as many times as you like. They can be used as flashcards, for an alphabet frieze or other display work.

This progress tracker allows you to monitor the children’s attainment at a glance. All you need to do is add the details of your children and update the spreadsheet each term with the children’s progress in each area of learning. There are two versions, one includes a baseline column for on entry assessment. The tracker automatically collates data in the following areas: INFORMATION ON DIFFERENT GROUPS: Boys Girls Ethnicity Key person groups N1 (3 terms) N2 (3+ terms) Summer born children Non - summer born children AM/PM children Achievement in relation to attendance Achievement in relation to language COMPARING TWO GROUPS: Allows you to choose two of the above groups and gives a comparison bar chart INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN: Allows you to choose any child and see their progress from term to term INDIVIDUAL TERM 3 RESULTS: Allows you to choose any child and see the term 3 results of each area of learning in a bar graph. It can also be printed out for parents. Also included: Areas of learning: A condensed version for use in the setting Tracker sheets for each area of learning: Blank sheets to record children’s progress EYFS Progress Tracker Instructions: Step by step instructions of how to fill in the children’s names, DOBs etc. You will need Microsoft Excel version 2007 or later to view the tracker. It is very user friendly but it will be helpful if you have previous experience of using Excel.

A set of resources for display about Healthy Eating and different food groups. It includes food group posters, blank food group posters, images of different types of food that can be used for display or card games, headings and lettering.

A set of resources for KS1 to teach children about the geography, history and culture of the UK. GEOGRAPHY POWERPOINT LESSONS Geography of the UK: ENGLAND Geography of the UK: SCOTLAND Geography of the UK: WALES Geography of the UK: NORTHERN IRELAND Each powerpoint is approximately 20 pages long and includes information on: The location of the country in the world and in the UK The names of the ocean and surrounding seas The capital city Information on the capital city and key landmarks Islands Mountains Rivers Specific features such as castles, brochs, lochs, stone circles etc. Myths and Legends Traditions HISTORY POWERPOINTS HISTORY OF THE UK: A quick look through different periods in the history of the United Kingdom; how the UK has been invaded and settled, why places are as they are, and how the countries got their names. THE UNION FLAG: The story of how it came into being. It includes: Flag of England; Saint George, the story of St George and the Dragon, the St George's Cross The Flag of Wales The Flag of Scotland; St Andrew, the story of King Angus MacFergus The Flag of Britain, 1606 The Flag of the Protectorate; including the arms of Ireland Great Britain; the ensign armorial, 1707 St Patrick's Cross; the story of St Patrick The Union Flag Jacks How to draw the Union Flag THE NATIONAL ANTHEM THE ROYAL COAT OF ARMS: Explains what a coat of arms is and how they are created. Explains about the Royal coat of arms today. ACTIVITIES AND WORKSHEETS: Factfiles x 4: For fact finding missions, cities, rivers, mountains and a blank one. They contain boxes for text, lines for explanations and a blank map of the UK. Flag activities: 6 different flag sheets Map of UK Topic cover Jigsaw of the UK Simple outline plan in word with links and suggestions.