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Writing Narratives KS2 Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
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Writing Narratives KS2 Knowledge Organisers Bundle!

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These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for KS2 children when writing for a range of different narrative genres. The organisers are also perfect for teachers, parents and English subject leaders - aiding their planning and supporting of children’s knowledge development for the following narrative types: -Adventure Stories -Mystery -Fantasy -Science Fiction -Historical Fiction -Traditional Tales (inc. myths, legends, fables and fairy tales) -Contemporary Fiction -Playscripts Each organiser has a particular focus on the content, language and structural features required to write effective narratives. They generally contain the following distinct sections: -Overview of the narrative type; -Content: Settings, Characters. Plot; -Language: Word choices, word types, sentence structures, devices, punctuation checklist and word mat; -Structure: Story mountain, whole text cohesion, paragraphing; -Key Vocabulary. The resources were designed to be printed onto A3 (however can also be printed in A4) and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to).
Writing for Different Forms Huge Bundle!
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Writing for Different Forms Huge Bundle!

10 Resources
These engaging, varied, and informative lessons are designed to help students build their skills at writing for a number of different forms, through utilising a range of sophisticated and original language ideas, tasks, and techniques. Included in this bundle are lessons focusing on: - Diary Writing; - Recount Writing; - Writing Autobiographies; - Writing Newspaper Articles; - Writing Reviews; - Writing to Argue/Persuade; - Travel Brochure Writing; - Travel Writing: Constructing Imaginative Content; - Travel Writing: Crafting Imaginative Language; - Travel Writing: Creating Imaginative Structures; Also included are helpsheets for students to use when writing for a wide range of purposes (e.g. inform, explain, etc.) 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. Resources, worksheets, and lesson plans are all provided - there is everything included that you need to teach!
AQA Love/ Relationships Poetry Lesson Bundle!
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AQA Love/ Relationships Poetry Lesson Bundle!

6 Resources
These engaging, varied, and informative lessons have been designed to help students gain a valuable understanding of the content, language, and structure features of a range of Love and Relationships poems from the new AQA poetry anthology: - Simon Armitage - Mother, Any Distance - Lord Byron - When We Two Parted - Carol Ann Duffy - Before You Were Mine - Percy Bysshe Shelley - Love's Philosophy - Thomas Hardy - Neutral Tones In addition to this, the lesson on comparing poems is also included - essential for exam technique! Students will vital skills in: interpreting the significant meanings poems, understanding the writer's ideas within poems, understanding the social and historical contexts of poems, and analysing features of content, language, and structure. 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. Resources, worksheets, and lesson plans are all provided.
Writing for Different Forms Big Bundle!
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Writing for Different Forms Big Bundle!

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These engaging, varied, and informative lessons are designed to help students build their skills at writing for a number of different forms, through utilising a range of sophisticated and original language ideas, tasks, and techniques. Included in this bundle are lessons focusing on: - Diary Writing; - Recount Writing; - Writing Autobiographies; - Writing Newspaper Articles; - Writing Reviews. Also included are helpsheets for students to use when writing for a wide range of purposes (e.g. inform, explain, etc.) 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. Resources, worksheets, and lesson plans are all provided - there is everything included that you need to teach!
Writing Playscripts Lesson Bundle!
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Writing Playscripts Lesson Bundle!

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These engaging and detailed resources have been designed to make the writing of playscripts exciting, interesting, and easily accessible for all children. Throughout each lesson, students consider a different element of their writing (content, language, and structure) in order to produce imaginative and appropriate playscripts. Each lesson contains a comprehensive whole lesson PowerPoint, all the resources that you will need, and a detailed lesson plan. Included are the following lessons: 1. Writing Playscripts: Interesting Subject Matter 2. Writing Playscripts: Language and Devices 3. Writing Playscripts: Structure and Organisation All images are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on the final slide of the PowerPoint/ the bottom of worksheets.
The Bible - Big Lesson Bundle!
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The Bible - Big Lesson Bundle!

8 Resources
These engaging and informative lessons provide students with a well-rounded introductory understanding of the Bible. Throughout the sequence of lessons, children understand the structure of the Bible, the content in different sections, and how to find Bible passages through references. Children learn that the Bible can be interpreted from fundamentalist or liberal perspectives. Furthermore, two sections of the Bible are explored in more depth: those relating to the Ten Commandments and the Creation story. The lessons are best taught in the following order: Introduction to the Bible Bible Structure and Referencing Types of Writing in the Bible The Ten Commandments Respect for the Bible Interpretations of the Bible The Creation Story Human Responsibility Each lesson contains a comprehensive and colourful Powerpoint (each of at least 15 slides), which guide teachers and students through the learning activities. Challenge activities are provided in order to enrich learning for higher-attaining learners. Where appropriate, eye-catching and helpful worksheets and templates (in both Word and PDF) are also included. Within most lessons, children are asked questions and set challenges to develop 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 national expectations for RE, and also the content prescribed by most diocese regions. The resources are suitable for home learning however the first couple of lessons work best if children have access to a physical Bible. All images are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on the final slide.
Lower KS2 Computing Systems and Networks - Big Bundle!
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Lower KS2 Computing Systems and Networks - Big Bundle!

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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.
Anglo-Saxons - Big Learning Bundle!
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Anglo-Saxons - Big Learning Bundle!

6 Resources
This bundle contains all of the resources needed for a complete Anglo-Saxon learning sequence, including the comprehensive lesson resources and informative knowledge organiser. The series of interesting and engaging lessons aims to equip children with a solid understanding of the changes in Britain throughout the Anglo-Saxon Period. In addition to the detailed knowledge that they obtain, children also learn vital skills in constructing timelines, interpreting sources and texts and developing their understanding of chronology. Each of the resource packs are designed to cover two teaching sessions (so 10 lessons in total) and they focus on: 1.Introduction to the Anglo-Saxons; 2.Rulers and Social Structure; 3.Daily Life 4.Battles and Conflicts 5.Religions and Beliefs 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. The knowledge organiser includes details of well-known Anglo-Saxon leaders and people, details of Kingdoms, a map showing how the Anglo-Saxons settled, information about battles and daily life, food, clothes and an Anglo-Saxons timeline. In the past, I have used these lessons with children from across upper KS2 (years 5 and 6) however, with some adaptations they may be suitable for other year groups. All images are licensed for commercial use.
Emma Carroll Whole Class Reading Big Bundle!
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Emma Carroll Whole Class Reading Big Bundle!

8 Resources
These whole class reading sessions aim to develop children’s comprehension skills, whilst introducing them to the novels of popular author Emma Carroll. The eight sessions include the extracts/ texts and presentations for whole class reading sessions on: -Escape to the River Sea; -Frost Hollow Hall; -In Darkling Wood; -Letters from the Lighthouse; -Secrets of a Sun King; -Sky Chasers; -The Girl Who Walked on Air; -When We Were Warriors. 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 upper 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.
World Continents - Huge Bundle!
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World Continents - Huge Bundle!

14 Resources
THIS HUGE BUNDLE CONTAINS ALL OF THE LESSONS, KNOWLEDGE ORGANISERS, AND GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES INFORMATION SHEETS FOR EACH OF THE SEVEN CONTINENTS. The lessons enable students to describe and understand the key aspects of physical geography (e.g. climates, vegetation belts, flora, fauna, mountains, and rivers) and human geography (e.g. types of settlement, populations, use of resources, and trade) for each of the different continents of the world. Each lesson follows the same clear, logical, bite-size learning journey, which guides students towards relevant and constructive learning objectives. Students become able to: -Identify the continent on a map, and identify the countries and regions within the continent; -Understand key information about the physical and human geography of the continent, through a fun, interactive quiz; -Retrieve, share, and describe their understanding of the physical and human geography of specific locations in the continent through comprehending information texts about the main geographical features; -Complete case studies of the physical and human geography of a location of their choice in each continent, and describe their findings to others; -Peer assess each others’ descriptions using the learning objectives. This resource pack includes seven lessons (one for each continent), each containing: -A visually engaging whole-lesson PowerPoint presentation; -Key case-study information sheets on 4 geographical features of the continent; -A blank case study template; All images are licensed for commercial use. These resources can be easily adapted to suit home/remote learning.
KS1 PE Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
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KS1 PE Knowledge Organisers Bundle!

10 Resources
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for KS1 children, teachers and parents covering a comprehensive variety of physical education learning units. Included are knowledge organisers covering: -Athletics; -Dance; -Fitness; -Gymnastics; -Invasion Games; -Sending and Receiving; -Striking and Fielding; -Target Games; -Team Building; -Yoga. Each organiser contains sections focusing on the physical skills aspects, social and emotional skills, and thinking/ strategic skills. Key vocabulary and health and safety considerations are also detailed. The content is fully aligned with the national curriculum PE expectations for KS1. 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.
Ancient Egyptians Whole Class Reading Bundle!
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Ancient Egyptians Whole Class Reading Bundle!

3 Resources
These whole class reading sessions aim to develop children’s comprehension skills whilst introducing them to an interesting range of texts focusing on the theme of the Ancient Egyptians. The three sessions include the extracts/ texts and presentations for the whole class reading sessions on: -Secrets of a Sun King - Emma Carroll; -Julius Zebra: Entangled with the Egyptians - Gary Northfield; -Ancient Egypt Non-Fiction Text - Britannica Article 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 lower 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.
Julius Caesar - William Shakespeare - Lesson Bundle!
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Julius Caesar - William Shakespeare - Lesson Bundle!

7 Resources
This engaging, varied, and informative scheme of learning is designed to help students gain understanding, assessment skills, and key interpretations of William Shakespeare’s ‘Julius Caesar.’ 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 play, understanding the writer’s ideas within the play, analysing key characters, settings, and themes, and understanding Shakespeare’s language devices. The lessons included are: -Understanding Historical Context; -Act 1 Scene 1 - The Play Opening; -Act 1 Scene 2 - The Feast of Lupercal; -Act 3 Scene 1 - The Assassination Scene; -Act 3 Scene 2 - Mark Antony’s Speech; -Act 4 Scene 3 - The Ghost of Caesar; -Act 5 Scene 5 - Brutus: The Tragic Hero. 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. All of the lessons are interactive, employ a variety of different teaching and learning methods and styles, and are visually-engaging. Resources and worksheets are all provided as both Word and PDF files (remember to look inside the zip files).
Florence Nightingale - KS1 History Big Bundle!
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Florence Nightingale - KS1 History Big Bundle!

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This bundle contains all of the Florence Nightingale lessons, in addition to the knowledge organiser! The 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.
Lower KS2 Computer Systems and Networks - Lesson Bundle!
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Lower KS2 Computer Systems and Networks - Lesson Bundle!

3 Resources
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.
Year 5-6 Modern Fiction - Whole Class Reading Bundle!
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Year 5-6 Modern Fiction - Whole Class Reading Bundle!

12 Resources
These whole class reading sessions aims 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.The Unadoptables - Hana Tooke 2.The Lion Above the Door - Onjali Q. Rauf 3.Arctic Star - Tom Palmer 4.Boy Underwater - Adam Baron 5.Boy in the Tower - Polly Ho-Yen 6.The Abominables - Eva Ibbotson 7.Scavengers - Darren Simpson 8.Wolf Brother - Michelle Paver 9.The Silver Arrow - Lev Crossman 10.Wonder - R.J. Palacio 11.The Good Thieves - Katherine Rundell 12.The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair - Laura Williamson 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 5 and 6. They are also suitable for home/ remote learning.
Writing Historical Fiction - Lesson Bundle!
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Writing Historical Fiction - Lesson Bundle!

3 Resources
This engaging and purposeful series lessons enables children to gradually build towards a well-structured historical fiction composition. The lessons build up an Ancient Egyptian historical fiction story, but could reasonably be adapted to aid children in constructing historical fiction pieces based on different eras. This resource contains all of the six lessons in the series. They are focused on: -Introduction to Historical Fiction; -Setting the Scene; -Developing Characters; -Narrative Structure; -The Climax; -Editing and Redrafting. The comprehensive PowerPoint presentations guide teachers and learners through a logical step-by-step learning journey - these include SPAG starters, individual/ partner/ group activities, modelled examples, and extended written opportunities (following clear objectives and success criteria. All of the worksheets and activity resources are provided (in both Word and PDF). These lessons were originally created for children in lower Key Stage 2 (Years 3 and 4).
Stig of the Dump Lesson Bundle!
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Stig of the Dump Lesson Bundle!

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This lesson bundle contains all 9 of the Stig of the Dump lessons, which aid students in developing a secure understanding of each of the chapters: -Chapter 1: The Ground Gives Way -Chapter 2: Digging with Stig -Chapter 3: It Warms You Twice -Chapter 4: Gone A-Hunting -Chapter 5: The Snargets -Chapter 6: Skinned and Buried -Chapter 7: Party Manners -Chapter 8: Midsummer Night -Chapter 9: The Standing Stones In each lesson, children are guided through the lesson via a colourful and comprehensive PowerPoint presentation, which includes a range of thought-provoking activities and model examples/ answers. The tasks are comprised of retrieval, vocabulary, inference, summarising, explaining and deeper thinking activities. Templates are also provided for a number of the creative activities. There’s a lot in the each lesson and so you may wish to either select the content that is pertinent to you/ your class or spread each lesson resource over two sessions. The resources are ideally pitched for children in lower KS2, but could feasibly be used with slightly older or younger children, depending upon the individual context of the school and students.
The Iron Man - Lesson Bundle!
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The Iron Man - Lesson Bundle!

5 Resources
This ‘The Iron Man’ lesson bundle contains all of ‘The Iron Man’ lessons, which aid students in developing a secure understanding of each of the chapters: -Chapter 1: The Coming of the Iron Man -Chapter 2: The Return of the Iron Man -Chapter 3: What’s to be Done with the Iron Man? -Chapter 4: The Space-Being and the Iron Man -Chapter 5: The Iron Man’s Challenge. In each lesson, children are guided through the lesson via a colourful and comprehensive PowerPoint presentation, which includes a range of thought-provoking activities and model examples/ answers. The tasks are comprised of retrieval, vocabulary, inference, summarising, explaining and deeper thinking activities. Templates are also provided for a number of the creative activities. There’s a lot in the each lesson and so you may wish to either select the content that is pertinent to you/ your class or spread each lesson resource over two sessions. The resources are ideally pitched for children in lower KS2, but could feasibly be used with slightly older or younger children, depending upon the individual context of the school and students.
African Country Study - Physical and Human Geography!
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African Country Study - Physical and Human Geography!

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This interesting and highly-stimulating lesson enables students to create their very own African country geography study presentations. The lesson format and resources enables them to engage with varied geographical concepts including biomes, population, rivers, lakes, mountains, climate, borders and capital cities. The lesson follows a clear, logical, bite-size learning journey, which guides students towards relevant and constructive learning objectives, and helps them to build their presentations. Over the course of this journey, they: -Remember key facts about the African continent to contextualise their learning; -Pick an African nation at random; -Follow a clear checkist and model example, enabling them to create presentations with the following sections: Physical Geography Key Facts, Human Geography Key Fact, Biomes and Climate, Rivers, Lakes and Mountains, and Capital City. -Presenting their country study, with reference to clear guidance on effective speaking and listening skills. -Self-assess their outcomes using the learning objectives. The lesson benefits from access to atlases and/or web-searching devices. This lesson resource is made up of a visually engaging whole-lesson PowerPoint presentation (17 slides), the countries for selection, and the checklist. The resources within this lesson can be easily adapted to suit home/remote learning.