I am a teacher with many years experience, judged outstanding and I have decided to take some of my resources which I've shared to over half a million downloaders freely to my shop. I want to share and enjoy more time with my dogs in Cornwall. Thank you for buying and helping me live my dream - one pasty at a time :)
I am a teacher with many years experience, judged outstanding and I have decided to take some of my resources which I've shared to over half a million downloaders freely to my shop. I want to share and enjoy more time with my dogs in Cornwall. Thank you for buying and helping me live my dream - one pasty at a time :)
A series of lessons requiring little printing and almost walk in and deliver resource great for year 5 and 6. Some lessons require internet or computer room access. You also need Notebook or a converter such as Promethian etc. Includes homework/Prep/flip learning project on Family Tree and assessment.
Everything you need to pretty much walk in and teach (minimal printing). You will need Notebook or converter. Aimed for Year 5/6 but easily adaptable and certainly fine for Y4.
Enjoy your Sunday…
Detailed scheme of work with clear lesson planning. See also my guided reading resources for this topic. All pictures have been taken on site, are credited to English Heritage or to individual photographers from Pixabay and Shutterfly, copyright free.
I am an outstanding teacher with many years teaching experience as well as been Head of Teaching and Learning responsible for teachers and learning of several hundred children. These resources have had over 50000 free downloads but I am now moving to selling some of my most popular resources as I hope to reduce my hours to have more time for my dogs.
Thank you for buying.
Romans and water so far. I will add up more as I have time. You can copy and paste onto your moodle or VLE or school homework books. They are all EASY ON THE MARKING AS A BONUS!
A few lessons based around the theme of Ancient Olympics as part of the KS2 new curriculum topic Ancient Greece.
The lesson starts with guided reading and note taking modelling to pupils using reference books or internet links. Pupils have time to research and share information via a few options to suit your own class. Included are notes on how to have your own PE Olympics. Finally there are maths links and a true/false quiz as wrap up and plenary.There is a full unit you can download also at reduced rate. My lessons cover literacy skills and are matched to the New Curriculum.
My planning is judged outstanding and my lessons are consistently also judged outstanding. I work really hard and long hours so am happy to share the dozens of hours I have spent on this unit to save you time. I have shared my free resources on TES for many years and had HUNDREDS of thousands of free downloads. Now I have decided to sell my best downloads to help me plan towards retiring!
Lesson in the series of Ancient Greeks which you can use in response to children’s interests, all linked to the theme Ancient Greece.
This lesson looks at where in the world is Greece, countries in Europe and provides a framework for pupils to carry out independent research using the internet, recording answers on a worksheet, giving a clear scaffold and learning experience to keep children on task and avoiding ‘copying and pasting’. It is scaffolded with specific questions linking to specific websites and differentiated for MAP (middle ability pupils), LAP and HAP. It covers literacy skills and supports reading for information, note taking and sentence writing.
Maps, objectives, review and teaching pages are included, along with the differentiated worksheets.
Pictures have been referenced and are taken at the British Museum, freepiks, flickr (non licensed, fully copyright free to share) and other sites referenced on the notebook, all copyright free for educational purpose
You will need a selection of Greek topic books for this lesson or access to the internet although I have linked to some reading material that you can print suitable for KS2 if you do not have any.
The lesson starts with a reading for information modelled activity and how to take notes, proceeds to note taking and research and INCLUDES EXTRA RESOURCES SUCH AS a True or False quiz. There are ideas for running a Greek Olympics in your PE lesson included, for a maths lesson using historical sources and an English non fiction information text writing too.
This lesson include a lesson plan which is differentiated and can be edited. Each notebook file has all you need to deliver the lesson with links to videos, pictures etc. They include learning objectives,A RANGE OF starter activities to do quietly whilst taking the register, engaging learning activities and plenaries.
This lesson looks at the history of how marble statues and marble friezes from the sacred Parthenon came to be in the British Museum. |The notebook presentation includes background information and leads pupils through learning and onto debate and letter writing.
An outstanding lesson with all you need to teach the background, engage pupils and teach literacy skills through the curriculum. Includes a notebook file for projecting and leading pupils through the lesson.
Part of a full series on Ancient Greeks available either separately or as a full pack at a reduced cost.
I have been teaching over twenty years and have been an adviser and leader of teaching and learning in a school. I have been consistently judged as outstanding. I am still teaching and enjoy spending the time on thinking of ways to engage my class and to love their learning, producing high quality work.
I have tried all the lessons myself and used them in my own recent teaching.
Looking at famous buildings from around the world, the pupils are hooked into learning about architecture. A letter arrives from the original designer of the Parthenon / Acropolis and explains the process of Greek temple design.
Pupils are led through a notebook file of how to research, design and make their own temple and later write replies to Ictarus with their evaluations.
An outstanding lesson with images, the letter from the designer, links to good videos etc - all you need (except Greek non fiction books or photocopies of relevant pages from books about temples) to teach background knowledge, engage pupils and teach literacy skills .
Includes a notebook file for projecting and leading pupils through the lesson.
Part of a full series on Ancient Greeks available either separately or as a full pack at a reduced cost.
I have been teaching over twenty years and consistently judged as outstanding.
Lesson engages pupils in the story of the Trojan War by teaching pupils how to draw the Trojan Horse. The lesson includes links to video, snap shops and ideas for other cross curriculua work.
Lesson Plan and all the resources you need for an outstanding art/history lesson. Engaging activities and notebook file which leads you and the pupils through the lesson.
Part of a full series on Ancient Greeks available either separately or as a full pack at a reduced cost.
I have been teaching over twenty years and have been an adviser and leader of teaching and learning in a school. I have been consistently judged as outstanding including whilst been observed by a lead inspector teaching these lessons.
I h ope that the resources save you time and energy and engage your pupils. I have tried all the lessons myself and used them in my own recent teaching.
Objectives support English skills and cross curricula skills. Matched to the New Curriculum.
Introductory lessons teaches pupils to use and interpret evidence . KWL activity to discover pupil interests and base knowledge for the topic, Ancient Greece and Ancient Greeks. Jigsaw vase activity with follow up ideas and activities included which is basically looking at the pictures to find out a bit about Ancient Greece and interpreting the evidence.
All from the New Curriculum Historical inquiry objectives.
Lesson Plans and all the resources you need for engaging lessons. Engaging activities and notebook file which leads you and the pupils through the series of lessons. It’s almost ready to go although some printing would enhance lessons. Suitable and easy enough to walk in and deliver!
Part of a full series on Ancient Greeks available either separately or as a full pack.
I have been teaching almost thirty years and have been an adviser and leader of teaching and learning in a school. I have been consistently judged as outstanding. My pupils really enjoyed these lesson and they set the scene for a great unit on Ancient Greece.
Looking at and interpreting evidence (guess the teacher from artefacts shown in the pictures on the notebook - fairly non-personalised so you could use as yourself to save time or adapt the notebook)
KWL activity to discover pupil interests and base knowledge
Jigsaw vases with follow up looking at the pictures to find out a bit about Ancient Greece from artefacts. This series of lesson plans was taken by a Lead Inspector for OFSTED/National Leader of Education and Executive Head for his own schools and training. He said they were exemplary examples of high expectations, carefully planned and differentiated lessons which engaged pupils fully.
Happy Sundays :)
Part of a full series on Ancient Greeks available either separately or as a full pack.
I have been teaching over twenty years and have been an adviser and leader of teaching and learning in a school. I have been consistently judged as outstanding.
I h ope that the resources save you time and energy and engage your pupils. I have tried all the lessons myself and used them in my own recent teaching.
Objectives support English skills and cross curricula skills. Matched to the New Curriculum.
Stand alone lesson (part of series also available for download individually or as a set at reduced price). This lesson uses ‘Marathon’ as a hook and shares various facts about Greek warfare with the Persians, with links and leads on to the task - writing a news report about the Battle of Marathon. Includes a lesson plan and a notebook file for leading the pupils through the learning.
The whole series is tested and written by an experienced teacher with experience of leading teaching and learning in numerous schools, as an advisor and judged outstanding over many years. Still a practicing classroom teacher! :)
Sharing resources to help reduce planning time for those who still want good quality resources that support the New Curriculum, literacy skills and all levels of learners.
A stand alone lesson from a complete series of Ancient Greeks Lesson Plans, Notebooks and resources. The series includes dozens of lessons about various topics and questions which you can use in response to children’s interests, all linked to the theme Ancient Greece.
This lesson uses pictures of sources (all provided int he Note book from British Museum, Freepiks and Fashion Era for educational purposes) encouraging pupils to ask questions, think of possible answers and then shares factual information around the popular theme of ‘What did the Ancient Greeks wear and look like?’
The note book includes information about ‘What did AG wear?’ ‘What do we know about AG jewlerry?’ What was popular hairstyles in AG?’ etc.
Everything you need for an inquiry based lesson.
Pupils demonstrate understanding with differentiated written tasks.
Lesson in the series of Ancient Greeks Lesson Plans, Notebooks and resources. The full series includes lessons about various Ancient Greece topics and questions which you can use in response to children's interests, all linked to the theme Ancient Greece.
This lesson looks at where in the world is Greece, looks at countries in Europe and provides a framework for pupils to carry out independent research using the internet, recording answers on a worksheet, giving a clear scaffold and learning experience to keep children on task and avoiding 'copying and pasting'. It is scaffolded with specific questions linking to specific websites and differentiated for MAP (middle ability pupils), LAP and HAP.
The note book includes maps, objectives, review and teaching pages. Along with the differentiated worksheets pupils can browse specific websites and record learning. Basically everything you need for the lesson and to enjoy your Sunday!
Lesson 2 in a series of Ancient Greeks Lesson Plans, Notebooks and resources for the New Curriculum.
The series includes lessons about various topics and questions which you can use in response to children’s interests, all linked to the theme Ancient Greece.
This lesson places Greeks in chronological time and looks at a few of the main events in Greek history.
I am an outstanding teacher with 25 years experience. These lessons were taken as exemplary examples by a lead Inspector and National Leader of Education for his use as a trainer with schools.
The note book includes links to interactive timelines and useful websites, worksheets for children and an initial chronology assessment task.
Written by an experienced teacher, judged to be consistently outstanding. I have shared my free resources and plans on TES for several years and have had tens of thousands of downloads.
Thank you for downloading the resources. I hope you enjoy teaching the lessons and if you have any feedback please feel free to let me know.
This is a series on Ancient Greeks available either separately or here as a full pack at a reduced cost.
I have been teaching over twenty years and have been an adviser and leader of teaching and learning in a school. I have been consistently judged as outstanding. A Lead OFSTED inspector, Executive Head and National Leader of Education took these plans as exemplary examples for his training and coaching of teachers in his own schools.
I h ope that the resources save you time and energy and engage your pupils. I have tried all the lessons myself and used them in my own recent teaching.
Objectives support English skills and cross curricula skills. Matched to the New Curriculum.
Happy Sunday! :)
Feedback welcome and I will update the resources annually to ensure still current.
Egypt, Egyptians, Ancient Egypt
Happy holidays if you have saved a holiday planning. If you want to email me any links to your Egypt resources or the resources I can upload them in the next series 3.
A few of these are not my own but I have left the author in the author properties... Can't remember where collected from so can't reference on all of them.