This double lesson (approximately) has been created to help children explore the life of Queen Elizabeth II, especially in relation to her equestrian life. Children will learn: Facts about the Queen’s life, family and marriage How the Queen succeeded to the throne How various members of the royal family have a close relationship with horses How the Queen’s love of horses began The Queen’s links to horse racing Information about horse breeding Towards the end of the lesson, children will have fun watching a horse race via a YouTube video. Before watching the video, they must firstly look at the information on each horse and guess who will win. There are two races in total for the children to watch after predicting the results. At the end of the PPT, there is a 17 question quiz to see how much they have learnt!

A 17 question test (and answer sheet) to help embed the KS2 gammar. Questions include: Different types of nouns Recognising adjectives and adverbs Adverbials phrases Determiners Compound and complex sentences Identifying coordinating conjunctions Listing subordinating conjunctions Identifying main and subordinate clauses Apostrophes Present perfect tense

This bundle includes 11 full lessons to support the teaching of the two units: Living Things and Habitats in the Year 4 Science curriculum. Each lesson comes with the necessary resources and annotated slides to help guide the teaching at each stage. These lessons can be used to support the Hamilton Trust Science plans. Lesson 1: To understand the characteristics of a living thing (Mrs Nerg) Lesson 2: To ask questions about local habitats and record observations Lesson 3: How are living things classified? Lesson 4: To record the details of local living things using close observational drawings Lesson 5: To create a large-scale work of art of an invertebrate Lesson 6: To understand how to group living things Lesson 7: To discuss environmental changes Lesson 8: To consider some of the natural changes that could happen to an environment Lesson 9: To create a graph to show temperatures recorded over time Lesson 10: To understand the impact of environmental change Lesson 11: To plan and implement positive changes to a local environment This bundle also comes with 4 formative assessments to assess pupils’ learning at different stages (after lessons 3, 6, 9 and 11). Total Number of Slides: 131 Lesson Plans Included? No - slides annotated. Activities and Resources Included? Yes #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

This pack contains 6 weeks (30 days) worth of daily starter activities for KS2 Maths lessons. Each day, the children will either be presented with either a key number in the center of the slide, a time on a clock face, a 2D or 3D shape. They will then answer a series of differentiated questions involving word problems as well as their knowledge of the four operations, time and/or shape. Questions should be answered following the traffic light system with the green section being completed first, then the orange section and finally the challenge. Each daily slide also comes with answers for pupils to easily self-mark directly after the activity. PowerPoints can be easily adapted if necessary.

Becoming confident with times tables can sometimes be a challenge, so this pack has been created to help children learn them with ease! The Chilli Challenge consists of 12 different levels for your class to pass as they progress through each times table - starting at the very beginning with the 2x table all the way through to the 12x table. As the levels heat up, questions become more challenging; with division questions and bigger numbers. This useful pack also includes practice sheets for each of the times tables which can be easily printed out for daily practice - the perfect morning work! This pack contains: The Chilli Challenge (consisting of 12 different levels) Answer sheet (for quick marking!) The Chilli Challenge display poster (to monitor and record individual progress) Practice sheets for the 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 7x, 8x, 9x, 10x, 11x and 12x tables. #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

Help your class to understand how and when adverbs of manner should be used within a sentence with this simple worksheet. More able children could be further challenged by asking them to complete the questions independently using the information provided. #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

This handy list of adverbs can be used to teach and support children as they begin to modify verbs within their own writing. #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

This download contains: Self and Teacher Assessment Sheets differentiated for LKS2 and UKS2 A list of features A checklist which can be used for exploring the features of a diary entry An activity sheet which can be answered using any diary entry example text.

Have children practice the correct spellings of irregular verbs with this 20-question activity sheet. Questions can be either copied and answered directly into books or answered on the sheet. #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

#No additional resources needed This FREE lesson is the first of a 2-Week Unit based around diary recounts. This download includes a fully interactive PowerPoint, lesson scheme of work and resources. During this lesson children will begin reading the story ‘The Diary of a Killer Cat’ by Anne Fine before discussing and exploring the main features of this type of text. Click here to download the complete unit! Lesson 1: To explore the features of a diary entry Total Number of Slides: 12 Lesson Plan Included? Yes Resources Included? Yes #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

NB. A copy of ‘The Diary of a Killer Cat’ by Anne Fine is required to complete this unit. Click here to download lesson 1 for FREE. This bundle includes: a detailed scheme of work, all necessary resources and 2 fully interactive PowerPoints. These lessons are based upon the diary recount book ‘The Diary of a Killer Cat’ by Anne Fine which will help children to learn about this style of writing in a fun and engaging way. SPAG/GPS covered: Time Conjunctions, Adverbials of Time, Place and Manner, Inverted Commas and Prefixes. Lesson 1: To explore the features of a diary entry Lesson 2: To answer questions about a text Lesson 3: To write sentences using the prefixes un-, in-, dis- and mis- Lesson 4: To use adverbs to express manner Lesson 5: To use adverbs to express time and place Lesson 6: To correctly punctuate speech using inverted commas Lesson 7: To discuss ideas for a new character Lesson 8: To plan a diary recount Lesson 9: To write my own diary recount Lesson 10: To finish and edit my diary Total Number of Slides: 61 Scheme of Work Included? Yes Activities and Resources Included? Yes #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

This FREE lesson is the first of a 2-Week Unit on instructions and explanation texts. This download includes a fully interactive PowerPoint, lesson scheme of work and resources. During this lesson children will read, discuss and explore instruction texts as they work in small groups to identify the main features. Click here to download the complete unit! Lesson 1: To discuss and identify the features of instructions Total Number of Slides: 7 Lesson Plan Included? Yes Resources Included? Yes #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

#No additional resources needed. Click here to download lesson 1 for FREE. This unit includes 10 lessons plans, resources and 2 fully interactive PowerPoints to teach Year 5 children all about instruction and explanation texts. Children will begin by working in small groups to identify the main features of each type of text before applying their knowledge to their own written work. They will enjoy writing instructions for different technological devices such as: escalators, elevators and mobile phones in addition to using the internet to research and explain a range of unusual gadgets! To end and consolidate their learning during Week 2, children will have the opportunity to invent their own mode of transport which they will then plan and create a detailed guide for. This guide will include features of both explanation and instruction texts. SPAG/GPS covered: causal conjunctions, adverbs of time, parentheses (brackets, commas and dashes). Lesson 1: To discuss and identify the features of instructions Lesson 2: To write instructions using adverbs Lesson 3: To write an instructional text Lesson 4: To answer research questions using the internet Lesson 5: To write and present an explanation text Lessons 6 &7: To use brackets, commas and dashes to indicate parentheses Lesson 8: To plan an information guide for a new invention Lesson 9: To write a guide for a futuristic mode of transport Lesson 10: To edit and redraft my guide Total Number of Slides: 50 Lesson Plans Included? Yes Activities and Resources Included? Yes #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

Help children to develop their understanding of parentheses with this free practise worksheet and answers.

This FREE lesson is the first in a 3-Week Unit on Information Texts. This download includes a fully interactive PowerPoint and scheme of work. During this lesson, children will sort a selection of musical instruments according to their family classifications before writing about an instrument of their choice. Click here to download the complete unit! Lesson 1: To record information about a musical instrument Total Number of Slides: 7 Lesson Plan Included? Yes Resources Included? N/A #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

#No additional resources needed. Click here to download lesson 1 for FREE. This bundle includes: 15 complete (and editable) lessons plans, all necessary resources and 3 fully interactive PowerPoints to make this unit enjoyable and engaging. These lessons are centered around a variety of different musical instruments (both familiar and new) as children learn to explore, write and identify the features of information texts. SPAG/GPS covered: coordinating and subordinating conjunctions, main and subordinate clauses , apostrophes to show possession and pronouns. Lesson 1: To write about a musical instrument Lesson 2: To prepare an oral presentation using conjunctions Lesson 3: To read and answer questions about a text Lesson 4: To explore and identify the features of an information text Lesson 5: To use a range of conjunctions to form extended sentences Lesson 6: To sort information into different headings Lesson 7: To conduct independent research Lesson 8: To write paragraphs using conjunctions Lesson 9: To continue writing my information text Lesson 10: To assess the work of others Lesson 11: To research an instrument of my choice Lesson 12: To sort my research into an organised plan Lesson 13: To write the first draft of my information text Lesson 14: To check, edit and redraft my information text Lesson 15: To prepare and present my information text Total Number of Slides: 80 Lesson Plans Included? Yes Activities and Resources Included? Yes #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

This check list can be used to support children as they learn to identify and apply the features of an instruction text. #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

This check list can be used to support children as they learn to identify and apply the features of an explanation text. #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

This FREE lesson is the first of a 2-Week Unit on instructions and explanation texts. This download includes a fully interactive PowerPoint, lesson scheme of work and resources. During this lesson, children will read and compare 3 different explanation texts as they identify and record their common features. Click here to download the complete unit! Lesson 1: To identify the features of an explanation text Total Number of Slides: 6 Lesson Plan Included? Yes Resources Included? Yes #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

#No additional resources needed. Click here to download lesson 1 for FREE. This unit includes 10 lessons plans, activities and 2 fully interactive PowerPoints to teach Year 6 children all about instruction and explanation texts. They will begin by reading, exploring and identifying the different features of each type of text before using their knowledge to plan and write their own using the identified features. SPAG/GPS covered: Bullet Points, Colons, Semi-colons and Parentheses (Brackets, Commas and Dashes). Lesson 1: To identify the features of an explanation text Lesson 2: To write an instruction text using bullet points and colons Lesson 3: To read and answer questions about a text Lesson 4: To plan an instruction text Lesson 5: To write an instruction text Lesson 6: To use brackets, commas and dashes to indicate parentheses Lesson 7: To write and perform an informal explanation Lesson 8: To research and plan an explanation text Lesson 9: To write an explanation text Lesson 10: To prepare and present my explanation text Total Number of Slides: 54 Lesson Plans Included? Yes Activities and Resources Included? Yes #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme