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Elizabeth Fry Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Elizabeth Fry. It is particularly useful for those completing a history study of ‘Significant Individuals.’ It contains comprehensive sections entitled:
Overview;
Times in Her Life;
Important Vocabulary;
Elizabeth Fry Timeline;
Answers to the Important Questions;
Top Ten Facts.
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.
Queen Elizabeth II - Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Elizabeth II, as a part of their PSHE study of Britain and its values, history study of ‘Significant Individuals’, or cross-curricular learning about monarchs. It is also a useful resource for learning relating to the platinum jubilee. It contains comprehensive sections entitled:
Overview;
Times in Her Life;
Important Vocabulary;
Elizabeth II Timeline;
Answers to the Important Questions;
Top Ten Facts.
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.
Dinosaurs Knowledge Organiser/ Revision Mat!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising knowledge relating to the dinosaurs. It contains comprehensive sections on:
Overview - the who, what, when, where of dinosaurs;
Types of Dinosaurs - including Tyrannosaurus Rex, Triceratops, Stegosaurus and Brontosaurus, amongst others;
Key Questions about Dinosaurs - including ‘How do we know dinosaurs existed? and How are fossils formed?’ and more;
Dinosaur Timeline - including details about the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods;
Top Ten Dinosaur Facts!
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
The resource could be adapted for a variety of ages and abilities, but I originally used this with Key Stage 2 children.
Animal Classes - Pointless Game!
Based on the popular game show 'Pointless', this resource is perfect for use as a whole lesson resource, enrichment option, or revision tool. Editable, so that you can change to any other topic or change questions. (I've also added a blank template so that you can make your own games from scratch). Containing almost 30 slides of sound clips, engaging visuals, and suitably challenging questions, this resource is effective at both promoting engagement and enhancing learning.
There are several full rounds of questions to build or revisit knowledge of different animal classes and types - an important KS1 Science topic within the National Curriculum.
Round 1. Reptiles
Round 2. Animal Classes
Round 3. Anagrams Round
Round 4. Birds
The nature of this game ensures that the resource can challenge students of all levels.
Classifying Animals!
This detailed and engaging lesson enables students to gain an understanding of what animal classes are, and which animals belong to the different categories. Furthermore, they learn to categorise animals themselves, using scientific knowledge of the features of each animal class. Students justify their choices using critical thinking skills.
Students learn through a number of fun and interactive tasks, which enable them to:
- Define each animal class and understand its features;
- Exemplify each animal class, justifying their choices;
- Use research and investigative skills to categorise animals for whom the class is not immediately obvious;
- Evaluate the learning and understanding of themselves and their peers.
The resources include:
-Visually engaging and comprehensive whole-lesson presentation;
-Resources for the card-sorting activity;
-A categorising and justifying worksheet (and answer sheet for teacher);
-An investigation log;
-Step-by-step lesson plan.
All images are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on the final page of the slide.
KS2 Solar System Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for KS2 students learning or revising knowledge relating to the The Solar System. It contains comprehensive sections on:
- The Sun, Planets, and Dwarf Planets;
- Information about their moons;
- Other Bodies in the Solar System;
- Human Spaceflight;
- Timeline of Discovery;
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
Florence Nightingale Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for KS1 children learning about Florence Nightingale as a part of their history study of ‘Significant Individuals.’ It contains comprehensive sections entitled:
Overview;
Times in Her Life;
Important Vocabulary;
Florence Nightingale Timeline;
Answers to the Important Questions;
Top Ten Facts.
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.
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Edexcel Time and Place Poems Comprehension Activity Booklets!
These 16-page resource booklets contain a wide range of challenging and engaging comprehension activities for use throughout the reading of all 15 of the Edexcel ‘Time and Place’ poems from the newest anthology. Teachers have found the activities particularly useful throughout teaching, or for exam revision or guided reading sessions. They are perfect for aiding the progress of students towards meeting the key English Literature assessment objectives. Students have found these resources extremely engaging, and it is clearly highlighted within each task regarding which assessment strands the task is designed to demonstrate.
Each booklet is provided in both Word (to allow for easy editing) and PDF (to ensure for consistency of formatting between computers).
Activities across the booklets are as consistent, to provide an equal understanding of each poem, and include (amongst many others):
‘Analysing Context’ - helping students to ‘Show understanding of the relationships between texts and the contexts in which they were written.’
‘Analysing Subject Matter, Language and Structure’ - to help students to ‘Analyse the language, form and structure used by a writer to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate.’
‘Diary Entry’ - to help students to ‘Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation. Make an informed personal response, recognising that other responses to a text are possible and evaluating these.’
‘The Speaker’ - to help students to ‘Read, understand and respond to texts. Students should be able to: maintain a critical style and develop an informed personal response use textual references, including quotations, to support and illustrate interpretations.’
Romans Pointless Game!
Based on the popular game show ‘Pointless,’ this resource is perfect for use as a whole lesson resource, enrichment option, or revision tool. Editable, so that you can change to any other topic or change questions. (I’ve also added a blank template so that you can make your own games from scratch). Containing 24 slides of sound clips, engaging visuals, and suitably challenging questions, this resource is effective at both promoting engagement and enhancing learning. There are several full rounds of questions to build or revisit knowledge of Romans.
Round 1. Roman Leaders/ Emperors
Round 2. Places in the Roman Empire
Round 3. Key Dates
Round 4. Objects and Ideas in Roman Times
Round 5. Roman Words
The nature of this game ensures that the resource can challenge students of all levels.
A blank template has also been added, so that you can create your own games!
The Solar System Knowledge Organiser/ Revision Mat!
This detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising knowledge relating to The Solar System. It contains comprehensive sections on:
- The Sun, Planets, and Dwarf Planets - including classification, mean distance from the sun, size, and key composition information;
- Other Bodies in the Solar System - including comets, the asteroid belt, the Kuiper belt, and the Oort cloud;
- Human Spaceflight;
- Timeline of Discovery;
Key words and ideas are categorised logically for easy reference. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
Buildings and Settlements Over Time - KS2 Geography Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students revising knowledge relating to buildings and settlements over time, as a part of their study of their KS2 geography study. It contains comprehensive sections on:
-Overview;
-Ancient and Medieval Buildings and Settlements;
-Early Modern Buildings and Settlements;
-Modern Buildings and Settlements;
-Key Vocabulary;
-Timeline: Construction of Landmark Buildings
The organiser is designed to help children to learn the relevant place, human and physical geography knowledge from the KS2 Geography National Curriculum. Key concepts include: Settlements, rural, urban, resources, trade, energy, facilities, and many more.
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3 or A4, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.
The Olympic Games - Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning everything about the Olympics. This may be as a part of their history, PE or PSHE study, or within cross-curricular/ tutor group activities. It contains comprehensive sections entitled:
Overview;
History of the Olympics (Ancient Olympics, Reviving the Games, The Modern Olympics);
Important Vocabulary;
Olympic Games Timeline;
Answers to the Important Questions (e.g. Where were the ancient Oympics held? How are the host cities decided? etc);
Top Ten Olympics Facts.
The resource is designed to be printed onto either A4 or A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.
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Pride and Prejudice Lesson Bundle!
This engaging, varied, and informative scheme of learning is designed to help students gain understanding, assessment skills, and key interpretations of Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice.’ Made up of a wide-range of interesting and exciting lessons, students should complete this scheme having gathered vital skills in: interpreting the significant meanings of the text, understanding the writer’s ideas within the text, analysing key characters, settings, and themes, and understanding Austen’s use of language.
Stimulating, visual, and easily adaptable, these lessons provide suggested learning objectives and outcomes for students of a wide-range of abilities - The vast majority of tasks are differentiated to allow for different abilities and needs in your classroom. Each lesson loosely follows this logical learning journey to ensure that students learn in bite-size steps:
- Engaging
- Defining/ Understanding
- Identifying/Remembering
- Analysing/ Creating
- Peer or self evaluating.
All of the lessons are interactive, employ a variety of different teaching and learning methods and styles, and are visually-engaging. Whole-lesson PowerPoints, activity resources, worksheets, and lesson plans are all provided.
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Churches - Lesson Bundle!
Throughout this series of lessons, children learn all about churches and what happens in them. The following engaging and informative lessons are included:
Features of churches
Symbols in churches
Christian church denominations
Quiz and extended activity
Each lesson contains a colourful, comprehensive Powerpoint to guide teachers and children through the activities and learning. All necessary worksheets, templates, and video links are also included.
I originally used these lessons with Year 3 and 4 children, but feel that they can also be easily adopted for any children from Years 2-6.
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Prominent Writers - Big History Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for children learning about prominent writers - past and present. It is useful as a part of a history study of significant people over time, or an English study of famous writers. Included in this bundle are 8 knowledge organisers, spanning different eras, countries, genders and ethnicities:
William Shakespeare
Charles Dickens
Beatrix Potter
Maya Angelou
Dr Seuss
Roald Dahl
Geoffrey Chaucer
J.K. Rowling
Each knowledge organiser contains comprehensive sections entitled:
Overview;
Key Times in their Life;
Important Vocabulary;
Timeline of their Life;
Answers to the Important Questions;
Top Ten Facts.
The resources are designed to be printed onto A3 or A4, and are provided as both PDF and Word versions (so that you can edit if you want to). They are most suitable for children in KS2 and KS3. All images used are licensed for commercial use.
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Ancient History Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing knowledge organisers offer complete reference points for students learning or revising knowledge relating to each of the following ancient history topics:
Ancient Egypt;
Ancient Greece;
The Romans.
Each organiser contains a number of comprehensive sections explaining the key elements of the topic, timelines detailing key times and events, diagrams and images to visually aid understanding, and key facts to extend the learning of higher attaining students.
The resources are designed to be printed onto A3, and are provided as both PDFs and Word documents (so that you can edit should you wish to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
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KS2 History Knowledge Organisers Huge Bundle!
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for students learning or revising knowledge relating to 16 KS2 history topics, including:
The Ancient Egyptians
The Ancient Greeks
The Vikings
The Romans
The Aztecs
Baghdad c.900AD
World War I
World War II
Tudors and Stuarts
The Great Fire of London
Anglo-Saxons
The Shang Dynasty
Ancient Sumer
The Peasants’ Revolt
Boudica
The Hundred Years’ War
Each organiser contains a number of comprehensive sections to guide learning and revision including:
Overviews of the era;
Annotated maps/ diagrams;
Timelines;
Rulers/ Emperors/ Prominent People;
Daily Life at the time;
Important facts/ dates
The resources are designed to be printed onto A3, and are provided as both PDF and Word versions (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
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KS1 Significant Individuals - Activists - Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for children learning about activists, as a part of their study of ‘Significant Individuals.’ Included in this bundle are knowledge organisers about:
Martin Luther King;
Emmeline Pankhurst;
Nelson Mandela;
Guy Fawkes.
Each knowledge organiser contains comprehensive sections entitled:
Overview;
Key Times in their Life;
Important Vocabulary;
Timeline of their Life;
Answers to the Important Questions;
Top Ten Facts.
The resources are designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.
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KS1 Significant Individuals Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about ‘Significant Individuals.’ Included are knowledge organisers about:
Nelson Mandela;
Neil Armstrong;
Florence Nightingale;
Stephen Hawking;
Marie Curie;
Elizabeth I;
Winston Churchill;
Martin Luther King.
Each knowledge organiser contains comprehensive sections entitled:
Overview;
Times in the Individual’s Life;
Important Vocabulary;
Life Timeline;
Answers to the Important Questions;
Top Ten Facts.
Each resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.
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KS1 Significant Individuals Huge Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for children learning about writers, as a part of their study of ‘Significant Individuals.’ Included in this bundle are 20 knowledge organisers, about:
Florence Nightingale
Mary Seacole
William Booth
Mother Teresa
Marie Curie
Tim Berners-Lee
Stephen Hawking
Isaac Newton
Robert Scott
Amy Johnson
Christopher Columbus
Neil Armstrong
Winston Churchill
Queen Victoria
Queen Elizabeth I
Abraham Lincoln
Nelson Mandela
Martin Luther-King
Guy Fawkes
Emmeline Pankhurst
Each knowledge organiser contains comprehensive sections entitled:
Overview;
Key Times in their Life;
Important Vocabulary;
Timeline of their Life;
Answers to the Important Questions;
Top Ten Facts.
The resources are designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.