Year 3/4 English - writing a book review lesson plan and other resources:
- writing a book review lesson plan.
- writing a book review model review.
- writing a book review writing frame.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files).
You can find more KS2 English lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.
Year 3 English - identifying rhetorical questions lesson plan and worksheet:
- identifying rhetorical questions lesson plan.
- identifying rhetorical questions worksheet.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files).
You can find more KS2 English lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.
KS2 calendar worksheets, lesson plans and PowerPoint:
- two lesson plans (one suitable for trainees) on calendar for KS2
- 3 differentiated calendars for KS2 worksheets
- KS2 calendar PowerPoint
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files).
You can find more KS2 Maths lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.
KS1 Islam planning and resources. Each lesson plan has every resource needed to teach it:
Lesson 1) Introduction to Islam
Lesson 2) Life of Muhammad
Lesson 3) Five Pillars of Islam
Lesson 4) The Gregorian and Islamic calendars
Lesson 5) Ramadan
Lesson 6) Eid-ul-Fitr and other holy days
Lesson 7, 8 & 9) Mecca, the Hajj and Eid-ul-Adha
Lesson 10) The Qur’an
Lesson 11) Mosques
Lesson 12) Islamic art
There is a PDF and an editable version of every file.
Lessons 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9 require reading and so will be more suited to Year 2 / lower KS2.
You can find more KS1 RE lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.
Christian celebrations KS1 lesson plan, PowerPoint, worksheet, extension and plenary.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file.
Please note: This lesson was updated on 30th August 2022. If you bought it before this date, please download and use the updated files.
Year 3/4 Adventure Stories planning and resources. The unit is aimed at Year 3/4, but is set at a challenging level, so it may be suitable for older children too.
Each lesson plan has every resource needed to teach it:
Lesson 1) Comprehension.
Lesson 2) Understanding figurative language.
Lesson 3) Describing settings to create mood.
Lesson 4) Using its and it’s correctly.
Lesson 5) Describing characters.
Lesson 6) Comprehension.
Lesson 7) Showing characters feelings’ through actions.
Lesson 8) Writing a scene from a different view point.
Lesson 9) Punctuating direct speech.
Lesson 10) Planning an adventure story.
Lesson 11) Comprehension.
Lesson 12) Writing the opening, build up and problem of an adventure story.
Lesson 13) Adverbs.
Lesson 14) Writing the resolution and ending of an adventure story.
Lesson 15) Writing an adventure story in one lesson.
- 3 weeks of plans and resources.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file.
You can find more KS2 English lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.
Year 5 Living Things and Their Habitats planning and resources. Each lesson plan has every resource needed to teach it:
Lesson 1) Parts of a Flower
Lesson 2) Process of Sexual Reproduction in Plants
Lesson 3) Asexual and Sexual Reproduction in Plants
Lesson 4) Wind Pollination and Insect Pollination
Lesson 5) Self-Pollination and Cross Pollination
Lesson 6) Sexual Reproduction in Animals
Lesson 7) How an Embryo and a Foetus Develop
Lesson 8) Comparing Different Animal Life Cycles
Lesson 9) Researching and Presenting on Different Animal Life Cycles
Lesson 10) Famous Naturalists and Animal Behaviourists
- 10 Weeks Plans included for the whole unit.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file.
You can find more Year 5 Science lesson plans, worksheets and other teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.
Note: This unit was updated on 16th August 2022.
River Nile KS2 Lesson Plan and Worksheets / Activity (Diamond Nine on Why The Nile Was Important).
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file.
You can find more KS2 History lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.
Note: This lesson was updated on 25th August 2022. Please download the most recent version of it if you bought it before this date.
The Bible KS1 lesson plan, information text and worksheets. This lesson is best suited to Year 2 or lower KS2.
There are two versions of the information text - one of them has the key sentences highlighted to make it easier for the children to find the key information.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file.
Year 3 English - limericks lesson plan and other resources:
- limericks lesson plan.
- limericks PowerPoint.
- limericks success criteria.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files).
You can find more KS2 English lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.
Year 3 English - recognising first, second and third person lesson plan and worksheets:
- recognising first, second and third person lesson plan.
- recognising first, second and third person worksheets.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files).
You can find more KS2 English lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.
3 weeks (12 lessons) of planning and resources for teaching Explanation Texts to Year 2. All of the resources needed for the lesson plans are included.
The content for the lessons is based on the topic of Life Cycles.
A PDF and an editable version of each file is included.
Lesson 1 & 2 - Researching and presenting about different animals’ life cycles
Lesson 3 - Comprehension on the Life Cycle of a Honeybee
Lesson 4 - Using commas in a list
Lesson 5 - Comprehension on the Human Life Cycle
Lesson 6 - Alphabetical order and using a dictionary
Lesson 7 - Paragraphing
Lesson 8 - Writing an explanation text about the Life Cycle of a Chicken
Lesson 9 - Writing an explanation text about the Life Cycle of a Turtle
Lesson 10 - Proofreading and Sentence construction
Lesson 11 - Making notes to use to write an explanation text
Lesson 12 - Writing an explanation text
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Please note:
the planning refers to VCOP. If you do not use VCOP, the planning will need some adjustments, but the resources can be used with any system or strategy for teaching writing.
this unit was updated on 19th September 2022. If you bought it before this date, please download and use the updated files.
You can find more English lesson plans and teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.
3 weeks (12 lessons) of planning and resources for teaching Recount Texts to Year 2 or Year 3. All of the resources needed for the lesson plans are included.
A PDF and an editable version of each file is also included.
Week 1 Day 1 - Giving a verbal recount
Week 1 Day 2 - Recount comprehension (on a recount of a holiday)
Week 1 Day 3 - Sequencing a recount
Week 1 Day 4 - Connectives as sentence openers
Week 2 Day 1 - Writing the beginning of a recount
Week 2 Day 2 - Time connectives
Week 2 Day 3 - Writing the middle of a recount
Week 2 Day 4 - Recount comprehension (on a recount of a school trip)
Week 3 Day 1 - Writing the final part of a recount
Week 3 Day 2 - First and third person
Week 3 Day 3 & 4 - Writing an entire recount
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Please note: the planning refers to VCOP. If you do not use VCOP, the planning will need some adjustments, but the resources can be used with any system or strategy for teaching writing.
You can find more English lesson plans and teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.
Waterproof investigation KS1 lesson plan, worksheet and PowerPoint:
- waterproof investigation KS1 lesson plan
- worksheets for KS1 waterproof investigation
- KS1 waterproof investigation PowerPoint
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files).
You can find more KS1 Science lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.
Florence Nightingale Timeline KS1 lesson plan and worksheets / activity.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files).
You can find more KS1 History lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.
Note: This lesson was updated on 20th August 2020. Please download the most recent version of it if you bought it before this date.
Using the London Underground map lesson plan and worksheet:
- using the London Underground map lesson plan.
- using the London Underground map worksheet.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files).
You can find more KS2 Geography lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.
Water Cycle KS2 lesson plan, explanation text, diagram to label and plenary activity.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file.
You can find more KS2 Geography lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.
This lesson was updated on 29th August 2022. If you bought it before this date, please download and use the updated files.
Buddhism KS1 planning and resources. Each lesson plan has every resource needed to teach it:
Lesson 1 - Introduction to Buddhism
Lesson 2 - The Life of the Buddha
Lesson 3 - The Noble Eightfold Path
Lesson 4 - Five Moral Precepts
Lesson 5 - Buddhist temples
Lesson 6 - Buddhist monks
Lesson 7 - Buddhist prayer
Lesson 8 - Buddhist stories
Lesson 9 - Buddhist ceremonies
Lesson 10 - Buddhist Festivals: Wesak / Buddha Day
Lesson 11 - Buddhist pilgrimages
There is a PDF and an editable version of every file.
Lessons 5, 6, 7, 9 and 11 require reading and so will be more suited to Year 2 / lower KS2.
You can find more KS1 RE lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.
Guru Granth Sahib KS1 lesson plan (with links to videos) and worksheets / activity.
There is a PDF and an editable version of each file.
You can find more KS1 RE lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.
Please note: This lesson was updated on 31st August 2022. If you bought it before this date, please download and use the updated files.
Ywar 3/4 Persuasive Writing planning and resources. The unit is aimed at Year 3/4, but is set at a challenging level, so it may be suitable for older children too.
Each lesson plan has every resource needed to teach it:
Lesson 1) Rhetorical questions.
Lesson 2 & 3) Creating a persuasive brochure.
Lesson 4) Paragraphing.
Lesson 5) Presenting persuasive brochures (speaking and listening)
Lesson 6) Comprehension.
Lesson 7) Writing persuasively about a school trip.
Lesson 8) The difference between facts and opinions.
Lesson 9) Identifying fronted adverbials.
Lesson 10) Writing persuasively about why people should not be vegetarian.
Lesson 11) Comprehension.
Lesson 12) Writing persuasively about the Olympics.
Lesson 13) Debating.
Lesson 14) Using a range of punctuation.
Lesson 15) Comprehension.
Lesson 16) Writing persuasively about flying.
Lesson 17) Writing persuasively about why our school is the best.
Lesson 18) Possessive apostrophes.
Lesson 19) Writing a short persuasive play.
Lesson 20) Performing their plays.
- 4 weeks of plans and resources.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file.
You can find more KS2 English lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.
Please note: This unit was updated on 3rd September 2022. If you bought it before this date, please download and use the updated files.