Light is electromagnetic radiation which is visible to the human eye. This overview of Light details how light travels, how reflection and refraction work, how we see things, how shadows are formed and how we see colour. This is a useful document to use as a display, knowledge organiser or support sheet. Leave a review for this resource and send a copy of your receipt to resourcesforyou100@outlook.com to receive a FREE single resource of your choice! To view the six lessons on Light, please visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/ResourcesForYou/Primary science

In this unit of lessons, students will improve their ‘working scientifically’ skills by carrying out different investigations with a focus on presenting their results in different ways e.g. bar charts, scatter graphs, line graphs. All of the National Curriculum objectives for Year 5&6 working scientifically skills are covered in the 6 lessons and an overview plan is provided which outlines the resources needed for each lesson as well as the key areas covered. Leave a review for this resource and send a copy of your receipt to resourcesforyou100@outlook.com to receive a FREE single resource of your choice!

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In this lesson, students will learn that regular exercise keeps our heart and lungs healthy, and our bones and muscles strong. They will learn about the different types of exercise and will categorise different examples. They will learn all the key benefits of exercise linking also to the circulatory system before investigating the effect of exercise on their heart rate. They will take this further and investigate a hypothesis and will have to organise their experiment as well as record and present their results. A knowledge organiser of the unit is included. This lesson is 1/6 on Animals including Humans for Year 6. To view the other lessons, please visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/ResourcesForYou/Primary science

In this lesson, students will learn that there are three parts of the circulatory system: the heart, blood vessels and blood. They will look at blood vessels in detail as well as what the components of blood are through engaging PowerPoint slides, video and an online resource. They will be quizzed on what they have learnt. They will then create their own blood using different materials practically (instructions provided) before investigating different blood disorders. A knowledge organiser is included for the unit. This lesson is 1/6 on Animals including Humans for Year 6. To view the other lessons, please visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/ResourcesForYou/Primary science

In this lesson, children will learn how bronze became widely used and what it was used for. They will learn when the Bronze Age came to Britain and it changed people’s lives. They will look at what people wore, what jobs they did in the Bronze Age and what they lived in. Following this, they will complete a quick quiz on what they have learnt before reading a diary entry of a Bronze Age child. They will then create their own Bronze Age character using what they have learnt and complete a diary entry. All resources for this lesson are provided. This lesson is intended for KS2 but can easily be modified to suit KS3. Leave a review for this resource and send a copy of your receipt to resourcesforyou100@outlook.com to receive a FREE single resource of your choice!

In this lesson, children will learn about life in the Stone Age. They will look at artefacts and put forward ideas about Stone Age life. They will watch an interactive video about the Stone Age and then complete a jigsaw activity. For this, they will work in groups learning about one area of Stone Age life before taking their knowledge back to their original group and creating an informative poster about what they have learnt. The areas they will investigate are: animals, cave painting, food, homes, hunting and tools. By the end of the lesson, children will have a comprehensive understanding of life in the Stone Age. All resources for this lesson are provided. This lesson is intended for KS2 but can easily be modified to suit KS3. Leave a review for this resource and send a copy of your receipt to resourcesforyou100@outlook.com to receive a FREE single resource of your choice!

At its height, the Roman Empire ruled over much of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. In this lesson, students will learn about how the Roman Army was so successful. They will read sources, watch an informative video, learn about the different battle formations and what was required of Roman soldiers. They will be encouraged to enact the different battle formations, label the uniform of a Roman soldier and write a job application to become a soldier in the Roman Army. This lesson is intended for KS2 but can easily be adapted to suit KS3. Leave a review for this resource and send a copy of your receipt to resourcesforyou100@outlook.com to receieve a FREE single resource of your choice!

In this pack of activities, you will get the following task sheets in a 25 page booklet! All about ‘me’ activity sheets General getting to know my class and classroom sheet Maths from Year 5 recap Science topics from Year 5 recap English- holiday recount writing Art task to sketch a portrait of your partner DT teamworking task to build a structure using spaghetti and marshmallows Geography local area research task History ordering dates on a timeline This booklet is perfect for Year 6 pupils returning to school!

Free verse is an open form of poetry, which in its modern form arose through the French vers libre form. It does not use consistent metre patterns, rhyme, or any musical pattern. It thus tends to follow the rhythm of natural speech. In this lesson, Children learn what free verse poetry is and how poems are structured. They look at example free verse poetry and identify repetition, rhythm, stanzas and how imagery is created. They then have a go writing their own free verse poem as a cold task based on an image using the scaffold provided. This lesson is the first in a 6 lesson sequence covering two weeks of teaching. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/imagery-poetry-complete-teaching-sequence-12148213

“The Highwayman” is a narrative poem written by Alfred Noyes, first published in 1906. It tells the story of an unnamed highwayman who is in love with Bess, a landlord’s daughter. In this lesson, students will write a diary entry from the perspective of a character. They will first look at the features of a diary and then look at WABOLLs (What a bad one looks like) and WAGOLLs (What a good one looks like). With the WAGOLL they will highlight it according to the features of a diary (example given). Then they will ‘hot seat’ different characters from the poem to better understand their perspectives before writing their own diary entry using the writing frame provided. This lesson is intended for KS2 but could be modified to suit KS3. This lesson is part of a sequence of 7 lessons on The Highwayman.

In this lesson, students will learn about the different Greek civilisations over time such as the Minoans, Mycenaean, Classical Age and Hellenistic period. They will learn how Greece was divided into individual city states but was one civilisation. They will then compare this to Greece today. Their task will then be to order the key events of the Greek period on the timeline given and pick one event in particular to research in detail and present to the class. Through teaching this lesson, students will gain a clear insight into Ancient Greek civilisation and will understand key moments in it’s history. This lesson is intended for KS2 but can easily be modified to suit KS3.

Lesson objective: To generate and describe linear number sequences In this lesson, students will be taught how to identify the rule of a number sequence. They will then complete a range of problems which require them to identify and generate their own number sequences by finding the rule in one and two-step equations. 3 differentiated activity sheets are provided with answers. Duration: 1 hour This is an engaging lesson which comes with an interactive power point presentation and all corresponding activity worksheets. It is designed for Year 6 but could easily be modified to suit lower KS2 and KS3.

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again is a children’s fantasy novel by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. The Hobbit is set within Tolkien’s fictional universe and follows the quest of home-loving Bilbo Baggins, the titular hobbit. This lesson is based on The Hobbit, Chapter 2. It looks at the rules for speech punctuation and how to alter speech according to different characters. Students will add in the correct speech punctuation to an extract as well as write the dialogue for a clip of the trolls. A great lesson for studying speech and/ or the novel. This lesson is one of a sequence of lessons on the Hobbit. These lessons can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/classic-fiction-the-hobbit-complete-teaching-sequence-12170346

This sequence of lessons is based on the Victorian period. The model story ‘The Fall’ tells the story of a young coal miner who is nearly involved in a mine disaster. The lessons cover how to write a story, links to the Victorians and SPAG coverage. The unit lessons follow this sequence: Lesson 1- Show what you know Lesson2- whole class guided reading on the story ‘The Fall’ Lesson 3- identifying suspense Lesson 4- Identifying adverbials and subordinate clauses Lesson 5- Planning own historical fiction story Lesson 6- whole class guided reading- Queen Victoria Lesson 7- Writing the opening Lesson 8- Writing the build up Lesson 9- Writing the problem Lesson 10- Writing the resolution and ending Lesson 11 & 12- Writing own historical fiction story Lesson 13-15- editing, improving and sharing stories These lessons are intended for use with Year 5 & 6 children, however they can be easily modified to suit KS3 and lower KS2. Leave a review for this resource and send a copy of your receipt to resourcesforyou100@outlook.com to receive a FREE single resource of your choice!

Persuasive Advertising is a type of product promotion that aims to persuade a consumer for buying a particular product. In this lesson, students will learn the FREDEPTORS acronym for: F- facts and font R- repetition E- exaggeration D- description E- emotive language P- pictures T- the rule of three O- opinions R- rhetorical questions S- slogans They will look at a range of persuasive adverts and will be challenged to decide how they are made persuasive to their audience. They will then try to sell an item themselves using these techniques using the activity sheet provided.

In this lesson students will learn the difference between direct and indirect speech. They will identify this in a newspaper report and write their own version of a newspaper report using both versions of speech. This lesson is one of a block of lessons on journalistic writing. To view these please visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12170817