I am a primary school teacher and assistant head. I love my job and my aim is to produce high quality teaching resources that motivate learners and make life easier for teachers! All of my resources are ready to teach, differentiated and easy to adapt.
I don't make resources just to sell, all uploads have been made to be used in my own classroom. Therefore, I can vouch for their suitability, pitch and quality.
I am a primary school teacher and assistant head. I love my job and my aim is to produce high quality teaching resources that motivate learners and make life easier for teachers! All of my resources are ready to teach, differentiated and easy to adapt.
I don't make resources just to sell, all uploads have been made to be used in my own classroom. Therefore, I can vouch for their suitability, pitch and quality.
A 3 week fully resourced Shakespeare unit based on Richard the third. I have written it for upper KS2 but it could be adapted for any age or key stage, Each day is differentiated and resourced.
This is linked to the SOW for the wars of the Roses (also available on TES) and was taught as part of a cross-curricular unit
All the resources are included and there is a link for adaptable prezi presentations for each lesson. Here is a sneaky peek at the first one:https://prezi.com/tkkv-eemcyk4/shakespeare-opening-day/
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A comprehensive covering letter and personal statement which I wrote during my recent job search.
Although it obviously needed to be adapted to suit the needs of each school that I was applying for, I found that having a ‘base’ letter was extremely useful. I was shortlisted for each job I sent this application to (and gained a headship)
There was nothing on line at the time that I could use to guide/scaffold me, so I hope that someone finds this useful!
4 complete lessons, based on the skills and building blocks of good quality sentences.
Lesson 1 - Word classes and clauses (simple sentences)
Lesson 2 - Combining simple sentences (compound and complex sentences)
Lesson 3 - Subordination and positioning of additional clauses
Lesson 4 - preventing and fixing run on's, fragments and splices.
The stimulus for the unit is the short film 'The Alchemist's letter' which is available on You Tube and Literacy Shed.
All images are from Pixabay
A complete 5 week unit, based around the history and art of Ancient Egypt.
All resources and a power point for each lesson is included.
Children explore Canopic jars and then create a 3d construction, using recycled materials and mod-roc (could just as easily be paper mache)
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A complete 3-week scheme of work. Exploring, writing and retelling Greek Myths. Written for lower KS2 and fully linked to the new curriculum.
I have planned for a strong emphasis on Grammar and writing skills (clause structures, direct speech, word choices and figurative description techniques)
All stories are included and all resources have also been uploaded. There is a powerpoint for each day (except when in the final 2 days of Phase 3 - as the children are writing their extended outcomes at that point)
Please leave feedback, I am happy to help with any queries etc.
A complete set of history and English plans that are fully resourced and ready to teach. Purchasing saves 70% on indivdiual prices
There are 2 English units, based around Shakespeare and Richard the third.
Art explores medieval lettering styles and heraldry
History explores the causes and battles of the Wars, before exploring the discovery of Richards body.
A complete scheme of work (with accompanying resources) to teach 6 weeks of prehistoric art. Children will explore and create pictographs, petrographs and megaliths in the style of stone age artists.
There is a Prezi to accompany the unit too:
https://prezi.com/eutgytzncixe/prehistoric-art/
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A transition day lesson, full of ideas for getting to know your new class. Could be used on transition day, or on the first day of term. UPDATED FOR 2023
PowerPoint is fully adaptable to your needs, but takes you through the lesson plan step by step. All of the resources are included too. The activities all lead to potential displays for your classroom.
1,. Growth mindset poster activity - feeds into a discussion about the type of learners we want to be.
2. Guess Who bunting - children design their own piece to match their characters, using likes and dislikes etc… Makes an effective display for the start of the year.
3. A passport which will provide space for key information about students and mini art works to complete on transition day. Suitable for KS2. Could be printed onto a single sheet of A3 to make it large enough for display. (this would make it A5 on each surface)
4. A blank mobile phone template - for a Selfie portrait activity and display. I did it Snap chat style with text and images too. Made a really great display for September.
Ideas for other time fillers, to avoid running out of activities!
A Whole School set of complete lessons, written for the afternoon of Earth Day, pitched at each of the EYFS, KS1, LKS2 and UKS2 phases. They all touch on the problems posed by plastic pollution.
Children learn about the issues and then undertake various tasks.
Resource consists of a powerpoint presentation, with printable resources required for the lesson.
A MINI UNIT OF 5 LESSONS, BASED AROUND THE SONNETS OF SHAKESPEARE.
WRITTEN FOR UPPER KS2 (YEAR 6 ) BUT FULLY DIFFERENTIATED, SO EASILY ADAPTED.
EACH LESSON INCLUDES A DETAILED PPT AND ALL RESOURCES.
A pack of resources all designed to make teaching the basics easier!
Includes 2 whole schemes of work that are ready to teach - all necessary resources included.
A narrative writing scheme of work, presentations and resources for a series of 6 lessons. There are also 2 additional lessons that sit at the start and end of the unit - a cold and a hot task.
Aimed at Upper KS2 but easily adaptable. Each lesson is differentiated at least 3 ways.
All lessons are ready to go. This unit is genuinely ready to reach and planned to a high quality.
Each lesson is also available separately and includes a presentation and all resources.
Editable versions are included wherever possible.
Lessons are designed to teach children how to write in a clear and concise way. In grammar starters and individual lessons there is a focus on editing basic errors and writing sentences that make sense.
This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing.
Images sourced from Pixabay.
An art scheme of work, for upper KS2, based around cultural diversity in tribes of people around the world. Chdn use batik, aboriginal symbols and T Shirt decorating.
We finished the topic, with a sleepover in school - with the children setting up camp in the field, and displaying all of their learning in and around their tents. We then invited the rest of the school and parents to come and share with us. We served foods and listened to music from the different cultural groups. Geography has been uploaded in a separate unit.
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A narrative writing scheme of work, presentations and resources for a series of 12/13 lessons. The unit starts with a cold task, and ends by writing a short story (hot task) on a similar theme to the text.
Aimed at Upper KS2 but easily adaptable. Each lesson is differentiated at least 3 ways.
All lessons are ready to go. This unit is genuinely ready to reach and planned to a high quality.
Each lesson is also available separately and includes a presentation and all resources.
Editable versions are included wherever possible.
Lessons are designed to teach children how to write in a clear and concise way. In grammar starters and individual lessons there is a focus on editing basic errors and writing sentences that make sense.
This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing.
Images sourced from Pixabay.
4 days of maths planning for year 4, all based around the place value of decimals, dividing and multiplying by 10/100 and 1000 and expressing tenths as fractions.
Resources and power-points are also included.
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A set of complete English skills lessons, based around a variety of different grammar skills.
*Skills covered are: *
Expanded noun phrases
Relative clauses
Powerful verbs
Modal verbs
Inverted commas.
The lessons are suitable for both teaching and applying of each skill, and also as a revision lesson for Year 6.
Children will learn about the skill, practice writing them as a class, before completing independent work containing them. Fully differentiated 3 ways. The lesson includes a plan, a detailed PowerPoint and three activities.
Lesson resources are fully editable where possible.
Each lesson has an animal/fantasy theme
All images are sourced from PIXABAY.
A 7 lesson unit of work, with presentations and resources for Persuasive Speeches about animal rights. Lesson 6 and & are bundled together as both are needed to complete the written task.
Aimed at Upper KS2 but easily adaptable. Each lesson is differentiated at least 3 ways.
All lessons are ready to go. This unit is genuinely ready to reach and planned to a high quality.
Each lesson is also available separately and includes a presentation and all resources.
Editable versions are included wherever possible.
Lessons are based on the understanding of the text type and its features. Coverage includes: use of AFORRESTPIE, Structures and PEEL paragraphs.
This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing.
All images sourced from Pixabay.
A complete scheme of work, presentations and resources for the book ’ The London Eye Mystery’ by Siobhan Dowd. Aimed at Upper KS2 but easily adaptable. Each lesson is differentiated at least 3 ways.
All lessons are ready to go (the only thing missing is the book!). This unit is genuinely ready to reach and planned to a high quality.
Each lesson is also available separately and includes a presentation and all resources.
I have zipped the files (as there are over 80 individual documents). However, I have also added some loose documents to show you a sample of the quality. Editable versions are included wherever possible.
There is a free sample lesson available here:https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-london-eye-mystery-lesson-2-clauses-and-commas-free-sample-lesson-11696165
Lessons are based on the understanding of the text and its themes, as well as key narrative, and descriptive writing skills. Coverage includes: advanced punctuation, Precise language choices, Characterisation, Mood and atmosphere development, sentence variety and structure, figurative devices and more.
This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing.
All images sourced from Pixabay. The red room by HG Wells extract is in the public domain.