Assessing Reading. Pupil Self-Assessment - Tracking progress sheet. Pupils can self assess their own reading attainment using the following progress indicators: I can do this very well. I can do this quite well. Not bad, not fantastic. I need to practise a bit more. I need to practise this a lot more. Fully editable.

Topic: China. Homework Task - Small research project. Fully editable.

Chinese New Year will be celebrated on Saturday 10th February 2024 Attached is a fully updated Chinese New Year whole school assembly. I used something similar during an OFSTED inspection and the inspectors made a special mention about how interactive, inclusive and enjoyable it was … the school went on to achieve an ‘OUTSTANDING’ report. . Duration of assembly: 15 minutes (approx.) . Included in your purchase is a 27-slide PowerPoint to display and refer to whilst delivering your assembly AND an assembly manual. The assembly begins by wishing the children ‘Happy New Year’ in Chinese … ‘Gong Hey Fat Choy!’ (on slide 2). . PowerPoint contents: . Slide 3: Some basic facts about China (ending with the fact that China is famous for Kung Fu). Slide 4: A video of Bruce Lee performing some Kung Fu. Slide 5: If you have a child(ren) in your school who practice Kung Fu, ask them to perform a small routine in front of the school … there is also some appropriate music on this slide for the child(ren) to perform to … just click on the picture and the music will begin. Slides 6 - 9: These slides explain the Chinese Zodiac. It tells the children that it is the ‘YEAR OF THE DRAGON’. On Slide 7, there is a link to a short Chinese New Year cartoon for the children to watch. Slides 10 - 23: This is a lovely story for you (or some children) to read aloud … it’s about a family preparing for Chinese New Year. On slide 20 there is also a link to a dragon/lion dance video (attached). Slides 24 - 27: Sing the song ‘Gong xi, Gong xi’ (which means “Congratulations!”). English lyrics/music provided PLUS Chinese lyrics/music too! . HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR 2024!

A small PowerPoint presentation showing the UK climate regions and average UK temperature and rainfall. Also attached is an activity worksheet for your student’s to complete. Activities include: Using a key to colour in climate regions on a UK map. Labelling the climate regions. Filling in the table that describes the climate conditions in the 4 regions of the UK.

Focus: WORD KNOWLEDGE and DICTIONARY SKILLS. Learning Intention: To predict and clarify. Activity: Student’s must find a word they are unfamiliar with, predict what it means then clarify using a dictionary. Great activity for exploring and deepening vocabulary knowledge. Ideal for 7+ (depending on ability). Fully editable.

Students can summarise a text by identifying the key features. 1 worksheet. Fully editable. Ideal for 5 to 9 years.

** A 3-4 hour art project based on the famous artist 'Paul Klee'. ** Step by step instructions provide your students with an innovative way of creating some Cubism artwork! ** 20-slide PowerPoint. ** Fully editable.

A complete ‘Games’ Unit of Work for Early Years or Reception. 6 lessons. Warm up, main activities and cool downs for each lesson. Very easy to follow … even for a non-specialist!

I usually begin each school year by reminding the children of the 3 primary colours: Red, yellow and blue. Then they use the colour wheels to make secondary colours: Red + yellow = orange Red and blue = purple Yellow and blue = green Colour mixing wheels are ideal for art lessons especially if you are trying to make different ‘shades’ of a colour. I’ve also attached another activity for making different colours.

A lovely class assembly about liking yourself (self respect). This assembly tells the story of ‘Lily the Leopard’ who learns to accept and like the way she looks. Full script - 5 pages. Prayer, slide show and song included. Ideal for upper KS1 or KS2 Fully editable. 15 - 20 minutes long (approx.)

A lovely assembly with music embedded onto one PowerPoint. Theme: LOVE . Ideal for Valentine’s Day! Age range: 3+ Approximately 10 - 15 minutes. Slide 1: Entrance song Slide 2: Can the children guess the theme of the assembly from the picture shown? Slide 3: Answer is revealed (to the song ‘Love is in the Air’). Slide 4: Think/Pair/Share Activity: Can the children think of some ways of SHOWING LOVE without words? Slides 5 & 6: Answers - Ways to show love without words. Slides 7 & 8: A 5-minute cartoon related to LOVE. Slide 9: Think/Pair/Share Activity linked to the cartoon: How did the characters describe their love for each other? Slide 10: Prayer. Slide 11: End song (with lyrics).

Approximately 15 - 20 minutes long. 26 slides Song, music and prayer included. Slide 1: Opening slide. Slide 2: Why do people drop litter? Students to discuss and share their thoughts. Slides 3 to 20: The consequences of dropping litter (to the environment, wildlife and oceans). Slide 21: A short prayer about our world and the importance of looking after it. Slide 22: Song (with lyrics and music) Slide 23: A ‘poster’ competition persuading people not to drop litter (optional) Slide 24: Setting up a litter-picking group in your school (optional) The final slide shows how long it takes for litter to decompose … you may like to refer to this IF the children ask you about it.

An assembly to celebrate and be thankful for who we are. 16 slides. Ideal for all. 10 - 15 minutes (approx.) Questions and short story to reflect upon. Prayer and song included. Fully editable.

Colour Wheels + Colour Mixing Sheets + Lesson Plan + PowerPoint Colour wheel templates to make the 3 primary colours: Red (magenta), yellow and blue (cyan) Colour wheel templates to make secondary colours: Red + yellow = orange Red and blue = purple Yellow and blue = green Colour wheel templates to mix colours and to make different ‘shades’ of colour. Also attached is an additional colour-mixing worksheet.

Scotland - Unit of Work & PowerPoint. 35 slides and fully editable. The aim of this UOW is to learn more about Scotland. Learning intentions covered: To locate Scotland on a world map. To design a traditional tartan pattern. To draw and describe Saint Andrew’s Cross. To design and make gillies (traditional Scottish footwear). To identify the national flower of Scotland. To compare traditional British and Scottish food. To name and locate 2 Scottish cities. To write instructions. To describe how disagreements can be resolved. To enjoy and celebrate some Scottish traditions.

Scotland - Traditional Clothing. Students can colour in and design their own tartan patterns.

A great game to develop inference skills. 10 slides. Ideal age range: 8+ Fully editable. Instructions: One student will be chosen as ‘the guesser’. They will sit under the interactive whiteboard. The teacher will flash one word on the screen. Students in the audience will try to describe a time when they felt this way. They may NOT use the word on the screen! The guesser will try to guess the word on screen.

Attached is a 3-page INFERENCE activity booklet. Activity: Students must read through a variety of situations (15 in total) and choose the most appropriate outcome for each. 3 pages. Ideal for 7+. Fully editable.

2 activities for students to complete BEFORE and AFTER reading Fiction. Activities can be used as ‘link’ activities in Guided Reading or just a ‘stand alone’ activities. Appropriate for 5 - 11 years. Fully editable.

Subject: Reading Focus: Visualisation. Visualisation is any technique for creating images, diagrams, or animations to communicate a message. 3 great worksheets - The 5 senses, Hiding activity and Visualisation worksheet. 5 pages in total. 7 - 11 years. Fully editable.