A writing task created for my Year 1/2 class. Perfect as a one off lesson or as part of exploring the novel itself. Children can write their own ‘nonsense’ song. There is a chance to explore rhyming through this lesson, as the second and last line rhyme, however this is not essential. PDF A4 page. with black and white illustration for children to colour at the bottom. The characters also have speech bubbles which are taken directly from the story. There is also a word bank of words that rhyme with ‘ho’ to aid children with the writing.

Google slides created with links to 20 different child friendly podcasts. There is also a link to a website where you can create your own podcasts and upload them to spotify! You can change my bitmoji to make it your own. When you download it will take you to my google slides - I’d suggest making a copy so that you can edit and use at your own will without others interfering.

Activity based on the book ‘Holes’ by Louis Sachar.

A good science investigation - which shoes would be the best to wear for our own bear hunt? We tested the shoes on grass, water, ice and mud. As this is aimed for younger children there are different ways you could approach the sheet: Reception - fill in as a class Year 1 - fill in in groups Year 2 - fill in individually Children will say what they think about each shoe whether they will work in each different situation (my children said that they think the slippers would get soggy in the water and the sandals would mean your toes get cold in the snow etc.) They can then predict which ones they think will be best. And finally they can say if their prediction was right and what happened.

Christmas Quiz powerpoint (editable) including answers in notes section. Picture round not included but can just be removed or you can create your own. Quiz answer sheet included!

This is a maths investigation that includes: Challenge sheet with explanation of investigation Menus from different countries Problems to solve - which DJ is cheaper? Problems to solve - which decorations are cheaper? Used in Year 5 - suitable for HA year 4 or Year 6.

Whole topic planning based around the big question: Can we create planet friendly fashion? All AoLEs covered with What Matter statements and Progression Step 2 skill included. Tasks given for Literacy, Cymraeg, Science, Humanities (x2), Expressive Arts (Art and Music task). This was created for Years3/4 but can be easily adapted for Year 1/2 and 5/6. It is aimed for Progression Step 2 but there is one Progression Step 3 in there. This topic was completed over 6 weeks.