These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for children learning about inspirational young people/ activists. This may be as a part of a cross-curricular study of heroes, study of ‘Significant Individuals’ in history, or as a part of a PSHE unit on positive contributions to society. The bundle contains organisers on: Greta Thunberg - Environmental Activist; Malala Yousafzai - Education/ Women’s Activist; Jaylen Arnold - Anti-Bullying Activist. 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.

This series of interesting and engaging lessons aims to equip children with a solid understanding of the life and significance of Florence Nightingale. Included are 4 double lessons, offering over 8 hours of learning content. The lessons included are: Introduction to Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale - Comparing Historical Sources Creating Florence Nightingale Timelines Comparing Florence Nightingale with other Significant Individuals In each lesson, the learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through logical, step-by-step activities. There are also clear hyperlinks for the video resources, and engaging, well-structured worksheets for the activities. In the past, I have used these lessons with children from across KS1 (years 1 and 2) however, with some adaptations they may be suitable for older year groups. All images are licensed for commercial use.

These resources are designed to help students gain understanding, assessment skills, and key interpretations of the ‘boat stealing’ section of William Wordsworth’s 'The Prelude.’ Students will complete this learning having gathered vital skills in: interpreting the significant meanings of the poem, understanding the poet’s ideas within the poem, analysing the features of form and structure, considering settings and themes, and understanding Wordsworth’s language devices. The bundle contains: -The comprehensive and engaging lesson, -The visually-appealing and informative knowledge organiser/ revision mat, -The 16 page comprehension booklet; The lesson included is interactive, employs a variety of different teaching and learning methods and styles, and is visually-engaging. Resources and worksheets etc. are all provided - just print and go!

This series of interesting and engaging lessons aims to equip children with a solid understanding of the changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. The lessons offer a detailed outline of life in each of these periods, in addition to the changes that took place between them. Children also learn vital skills in conducting historical investigations and interpreting texts, whilst developing their understanding of chronology. The lessons included are: Introduction to the Stone Age Living in the Stone Age Animals and Hominids of the Stone Age All About the Bronze Age All About the Iron Age Changes over Time In each lesson, the learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through logical, step-by-step activities. There are also clear hyperlinks for the video resources, and engaging, well-structured worksheets for the activities. In the past, I have used these lessons with children from across lower KS2 (years 3 and 4) however, with some adaptations they may be suitable for other year groups. All images are licensed for commercial use.

These whole class reading sessions aim to develop children’s comprehension of several extracts from Roald Dahl texts. There are ten sessions included in total - one session each for the following Roald Dahl texts: -The Witches; -Esio Trot; -George’s Marvellous Medicine; -The Twits; -The Magic Finger; -James and the Giant Peach; -The Enormous Crocodile; -Danny, the Champion of the World -The BFG -Matilda Each presentation contains a link to the relevant online chapters (on the first slide). This is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language. The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The sessions are best suited for children in years 2-3, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups. This style of whole class reading, in which you are able to dip into a different text each day, is great for broadening the number of texts that children are exposed to and increasing their enthusiasm for reading.

These 16-page resource booklets contain a wide range of challenging and engaging comprehension activities for use throughout the reading of six of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poems. 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 - suitable for all examining bodies. 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. The resources are provided in both Word (to allow for easy editing) and PDF (to ensure for consistency of formatting between computers). Activities within each booklet 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.’

These 16-page resource booklets contain a wide range of challenging and engaging comprehension activities for use throughout the reading of a range of Siegfried Sassoon’s World War I poems. 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 - suitable for all examining bodies. 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. Booklets are included for the poems: -Base Details -Suicide in the Trenches -They -Aftermath The resources are provided in both Word (to allow for easy editing) and PDF (to ensure for consistency of formatting between computers). Activities within each booklet 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.’

These 16-page resource booklets contain a wide range of challenging and engaging comprehension activities for use throughout the reading of a range of Wilfred Owen’s World War I poems. 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 - suitable for all examining bodies. 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. Included are booklets for the poems: -Dulce et Decorum Est -Anthem for Doomed Youth -Exposure -Futility -Strange Meeting The resources are provided in both Word (to allow for easy editing) and PDF (to ensure for consistency of formatting between computers). Activities within each booklet 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.’

This resource pack contains six engaging and informative lessons developing children’s understanding of computers and information technology. They aim to provide children with a foundation understanding of ideas relating to computers, information technology, networks and the internet. The lessons included are: Computers and their Benefits Information Technology Computers and IT in the World Around Us Connecting Computers 1 Connecting Computers 2 The Internet Each lesson is guided by a clear and comprehensive PowerPoint presentation and all of the templates/ worksheets needed for the lessons are provided (in both Word and PDF). In the past, these I have used these lessons have been implemented successfully with children between Years 2 and 4 - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for computing for these year groups. All images are licensed for commercial use.

This resource pack contains the six engaging and informative lessons AND both of the knowledge organisers - all of which have been designed to develop lower KS2 children’s understanding of computers and information technology. The lessons aim to provide children with a foundation understanding of ideas relating to computers, information technology, networks and the internet. The lessons included are: 1.Computers and their Benefits 2.Information Technology 3.Computers and IT in the World Around Us 4.Connecting Computers 1 5.Connecting Computers 2 6.The Internet Each lesson is guided by a clear and comprehensive PowerPoint presentation and all of the templates/ worksheets needed for the lessons are provided (in both Word and PDF). The key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for computing for these year groups. All images are licensed for commercial use.

These whole class reading sessions aim to develop children’s comprehension skills, whilst introducing them to the novels of popular children’s author Michael Rosen. The three sessions include the extracts/ texts and presentations for the whole class reading sessions on: -Michael Rosen’s Big Book of Bad Things; -What is Poetry? -Uncle Gobb and the Green Heads. Each whole class reading session contains a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. There is also a vocabulary check immediately after each extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language. The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The sessions are best suited for children within years 3-5, although with minor adaptations they could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups. The resources are also suitable for home/ remote learning.

These whole class reading sessions aim to develop children’s comprehension skills, whilst introducing them to a number of dinosaur non-fiction texts. The three sessions include the extracts/ texts and presentations for the whole class reading sessions on: -Everything You Know about Dinosaurs is Wrong! Nick Crumpton; -Tyrannosaurus Rex - Ben Garrod; -The Insiders Children’s Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs. Each whole class reading session contains a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. There is also a vocabulary check immediately after each extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language. The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The sessions are best suited for children across KS2, although with minor adaptations they could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups. The resources are also suitable for home/ remote learning.

These whole class reading sessions aim to develop children’s comprehension skills, whilst introducing them to a number of Geography non-fiction texts. The three sessions include the extracts/ texts and presentations for the whole class reading sessions on: -The World Book - USA, Mexico and Brazil; -Beach Explorer - How Beaches are Formed, Beach Plants and Animals -The Ordinance Survey Kids’ Adventure Book - Introduction to Maps Each whole class reading session contains a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. There is also a vocabulary check immediately after each extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language. The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The sessions are best suited for children within years 3-5, although with minor adaptations they could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups. The resources are also suitable for home/ remote learning.

These whole class reading sessions aim to develop children’s comprehension skills through a reading of extracts from a range of modern fiction texts. Included is everything that you need to teach 12 whole class reading sessions, based on the following texts: 1.Eagle Warrior - Gill Lewis 2.The Worst Class in the World - Joanna Nadin 3.The Train Mouse - Uwe Timm 4.To the Edge of the World - Julia Green 5.The Spybrarian - Jon Mayhew 6.The Abominables - Eva Ibbotson 7.The Lost Diary of Sami Star - Karen McCombie 8.Owen and the Soldier - Lisa Thompson 9.Contact - Malorie Blackman 10.The Outlaw Varjak Paw - S.F. Said 11.The Legend of Spud Murphy - Eoin Colfer 12.Sky Song - Abi Elphinstone Each resource pack includes the extract and all of the activities for the session, which the class are guided through via a comprehensive PowerPoint presentation. The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language. The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The sessions are best suited for children in years 3 and 4. They are also suitable for home/ remote learning.

These whole class reading sessions aim to develop children’s comprehension skills when reading a range of texts related to the topic of vikings. The three sessions include the extracts/ texts and presentations for the whole class reading sessions on: -How to Train Your Dragon - Cressida Cowell -Leif Erikson - Factfile (non-fiction text) -Two Terrible Vikings - Francesca Simon Each whole class reading session contains a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. There is also a vocabulary check immediately after each extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language. The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The sessions are best suited for children in years 3-5, although with minor adaptations they could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups. These resources are suitable for home/ remote learning.

These interesting and highly-stimulating lessons enable students to develop an in-depth understanding of the physical and human geography features of the African continent. It culminates with them creating their very own African country geography study presentations. The scheme promotes engagement with varied geographical concepts including biomes, population, rivers, lakes, mountains, climate, borders and capital cities. The lessons included are: 1.African Overview - Facts and Key Information 2.African Rivers and Lakes 3.Country Study - Egypt (inc. Sahara Desert) 4.Country Study - Kenya (inc. the Savanna) 5.The Congo Rainforest 6.Creating Country Studies Each lesson contains eye-catching and comprehensive presentations, in addition to all of the worksheets and activity templates needed. Some of the lessons benefit from access to atlases and/or web-searching devices. The scheme is most fitting for children across Key Stage 2. The resources within this lesson can be easily adapted to suit home/remote learning.

These whole class reading sessions aim to develop children’s readng fluency and comprehension skills, whilst simultaneously building their understanding of the Easter story and Easter traditions. The three sessions include the extracts/ texts and presentations for the whole class reading sessions on: -The Easter Story; -The History of Easter Eggs; -Pete the Cat: Big Easter Adventure. Each whole class reading session contains a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. There is also a vocabulary check immediately after each text is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language. The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The sessions are best suited for children across years 1-2, although with minor adaptations they could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups. The resources are also suitable for home/ remote learning.

In these engaging and informative lessons, children are gradually introduced to the story of the life of Moses. The lessons included are: -Slavery and Liberty in Egypt; -Moses’ Early Life; -Moses and the Burning Bush; -The Ten Plagues of Egypt; -The Parting of the Red Sea. Each lesson contains a comprehensive Powerpoint presentation and all of the activity resources that you need to teach the lesson. Each lesson contains opportunities for children to build their knowledge of this important historical character and the religion of Judaism, whilst also developing their own personal spirituality. In the past, I have used these lessons with children from across Key Stage 2 - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for RE, and also the content prescribed by most diocese regions. All images are licensed for commercial use.

These whole class reading sessions aim to develop children’s readng fluency and comprehension skills, whilst simultaneously building their understanding of toys, through a range of fiction and non-fiction texts. The three sessions include the texts and PowerPoint presentations for the whole class reading sessions on: -Toys in Space - Mini Grey -The Paper Dolls - Julia Donaldson -History of Toys (non-fiction text); Each whole class reading session contains a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. There is also a vocabulary check immediately after each text is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language. The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The sessions are best suited for children in KS1 (years 1 and 2), although with minor adaptations they could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups. The resources are also suitable for home/ remote learning.

These whole class reading sessions aim to develop children’s readng fluency and comprehension skills, whilst simultaneously focusing their attention upon the dedication, love and care of mothers. The three sessions include the extracts/ texts and presentations for the whole class reading sessions on: -The Best Mother: C.M. Surrisi; -Her Mother’s Face: Roddy Doyle; -Mother Teresa Non-Fiction Text. Each whole class reading session contains a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. There is also a vocabulary check immediately after each text is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language. The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The sessions are best suited for children across years 2-3, although with minor adaptations they could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups. The resources are also suitable for home/ remote learning.