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We create outstanding learning experiences that engage and excite children in their schoolwork and make teachers' lives easier by saving them precious time, enabling a better work/life balance.
We are committed to promoting creative thinking, cross curricula learning, emotional intelligence and mindfulness to children of all ages. The future is here.
Designed to be adaptable and flexible in length to suit your needs, this challenging yet engaging mini-project contains 11 separate & complete activities for your class to undertake that result in them creating a new band or music group.
Packed with learning, creativity and the demonstration of acquired skills, the project is designed to keep your class occupied and learning for an entire day, with minimal input from you, but could even be extended over a longer period of time.
The project is audience and purpose driven with children engaging in research, independent learning, planning, journalistic writing, speaking and listening, art édesign and creative problem solving activities.
Designed for pairs or 3’s in upper KS2, and to provide engagement and challenge for even the brightest members of the class whilst being accessible to all. Suitable also for KS3 and higher ability Y4.
All images either sourced from openclipart.org or owned by tftf.
This complete lesson teaches children all about the oa sound. A thought provoking starter is followed by a teaching input including two videos and a variety of engaging and interactive activities that make the learning fun and memorable for the children. The included worksheets contain a variety of enjoyable yet educational learning activities and a final plenary is included to finish off the lesson that consolidates the learning, resulting in a flexible, engaging lesson full of variety. Suitable for an introduction or revision lesson
Great for recaps, interventions and consolidating children's understanding with a different kind of phonics learning experience for your class.
Everything you need for 10 complete lessons on phonics included here. Each lesson contains a PowerPoint presentation, worksheet(s) plus teachers' notes. Also included is a bonus lesson on the introduction of adding full stops and question marks to writing.
Contains:
- ai sound
- ay sound
- ea sound
- ee sound
- words ending in at
- words ending in y
- igh sound
- oa sound
- or sound
- ue sound and
- Demarcating sentences with question marks and full stops.
Suitable for foundation stage/reception, KS1, SEN or EAL provision.
All images sourced from openclipart.org or owned by TFTF
The whole alphabet neatly laid out over 26 A4 size handwriting practice sheets.
Hours of handwriting practice to have up your sleeve and help rapidly improve your class' handwriting. Could also be used for homework.
Each letter has its own page and the sheets focus on developing the formation of lower case basic letter shapes that are non-cursive.
Suitable for all ages and stages that need help with basic letter formation including nursery, SEN, KS2 or EAL children.
All images sourced from openclipart.org or owned by tftf.
This pack contains 14 worksheets covering a range of Space theme or topic related activities.
Designed for you to base lessons upon or always have something up your sleeve if your class need occupying.
Activities include:
- writing tasks
- creative tasks
- artistic tasks
- poetry
- researching
- word search activities plus
a blank line guide sheet plus a blank art sheet both with a space/planets themed border.
All with a modern and cool style designed to engage children of all ages.
All images either sourced from openclipart.org or owned by tftf.
Nine complete lessons with everything you need to teach, designed to help children write more effective sentences and develop their understanding of grammar.
All lessons match the new curriculum for English statutory requirements from Appendix 2: Vocabulary, grammar and punctuation.
Everything needed to teach the lessons is included – just print and teach.
All lessons have starter, teaching input (2 require no PowerPoint), plenary, worksheets, differentiation, answers and teachers’ notes.
Lesson/learning objectives include:
-Introducing inverted commas to punctuate direct speech
-Using a wider range of conjunctions
-Apostrophes to mark plural possession (girls’ names)
-Apostrophes to mark singular possession in nouns (girl’s name)
-Appropriate choice of noun or pronoun
-Prepositions of cause, time and place (3 lessons)
-Demarcating sentences with ? ! and .
Learning pitched at lower KS2 ability (age 7-9) but can be taught to any age or KS for extension or support.
All images sourced from openclipart.org or owned by tftf.
This pack can provide up to 30 lessons if you wish. With this bundle you will never be short of Space related learning for your class.
Designed to save you time and provide your class with engaging and memorable learning activities.
Contains:
- 3 x complete space themed creative writing lessons that can each be completed over 3 lessons!
- A complete 7 lesson Space Art and DT unit containing original, engaging and easy to teach lessons: MTP included.
- A 14 worksheet Space activity pack containing fun, educational, cross-curricula activities.
- Display lettering and title sheets for your class wall
- A word document of links to 14 wonderful space related web resources to save you time.
Designed for KS2 (Year 5) but there’s no reason why it couldn’t be used for Y2 or KS3.
All images sourced from openclipart.org or owned by tftf.
Fun and engaging complete lesson suitable for SPAG work, designed to meet the new 2014 curriculum. 3 unique differentiated activities/worksheets each with extension. Starter, teaching input and plenary all on included PowerPoint. Suitable for expanding vocabulary and openers for VCOP lessons. Children get to help stop an out of control robot during the lesson input and the learning activities, perfect for helping improve boys' engagement with writing. Adaptable for individual or partner work and suitable for upper KS2 or more able year 3 and year 4.
Complete lesson with starter, teaching input and peer-assessment based plenary all on the included PowerPoint. Children discuss, plan (on a specially designed sheet) and then create writing based upon an inspiring Stone Age story starter writing prompt - ensuring an original, well thought out piece of cross-curricula writing that is full of their own ideas. Suitable for big writing, creative writing, assessment, moderation or just a regular English lesson. There is also a sheet included where children can draw and colour an illustration for the story they created. Variable length: can be done in 1 hr or extended to nearer 2 hrs if required. Children will also practice empathy skills and have the opportunity to demonstrate historical knowledge.
Complete lesson with easy to understand instructions and photocopiable mask templates. Simple everyday art resources are used creatively to create awesome masks your class will love, that are great for display or to inspire and compliment cross-curricula drama and writing. Starter, teaching input and reflective self-evaluation plenary worksheets are all included, plus an optional writing activity for early finishers. Included PowerPoint teaches children about Stone Age hair and hygiene, putting the lesson within an easily understandable historical context. Part of a 6 lesson complete unit of Stone Age art and design/DT available to buy from the TES.
This complete and easy to teach lesson comes with 3 levels of differentiated worksheets/activities. Starter, teaching input (with click-able links to video content) and an engaging plenary all included on the PowerPoint. Can be used in a series of lessons based on the new curriculum statutory requirement: compare and group together different kinds of rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple physical properties. Also suitable for any KS2 science or geography lesson about sedimentary rocks.
Complete, easy to teach lesson with starter, engaging teaching input (including videos) and fun plenary activity all included on the PowerPoint. Children will learn all about the formation, properties and appearance of igneous rocks. Two differentiated activities/worksheets included in the Learning Activities pack with Two different options for approaching to the work included in the Teachers' Notes.
Complete lesson with starter, teaching input and peer-assessment based plenary all on the included PowerPoint. Children discuss, plan and then create writing based upon an inspiring Roman story starter writing prompt - ensuring an original, well thought out piece of cross-curricula writing that is full of ideas. Other writing genres can also be applied to the plan. Suitable for big writing, creative writing, assessment, moderation or just a regular English lesson. There is also a creative drawing sheet included and lined writing sheet. Variable length: can be done in 1 hr or extended to nearer 2 hrs if required. Children will also practice empathy skills and have the opportunity to demonstrate historical knowledge.
Cave painting but with a difference...Starter, teaching input and reflective plenary instructions all included on the PowerPoint. Full colour real cave painting images in A4 and A5 size, reflective self-evaluation worksheet and writing extension activity for early finishers all included in the Learning Activities pack. This stunning, yet easy to teach, cross-curricula lesson will be memorable for your class for years to come and can potentially create huge, beautiful works of art for display - but with very little mess! This is no ordinary cave painting/art lesson as children will use and develop a wide range of artistic and cognitive skills as they are required to copy the style yet also creatively imagine what else might be there. Full instructions included in the concise Teachers' Notes.
This easy to teach cross-curricula art lesson comes complete with starter, teaching input, full colour images and reflective self-evaluation plenary worksheets, plus an optional writing activity for early finishers. PowerPoint teaches children about Stone Age use of fur, putting the lesson within an easily understandable historical context. Children test technique before committing to their final work which, when mounted, would make an outstanding display. Pastels and pencils are the recommended art technique but other techniques can also be applied. Could be taught in an hour if needs be or extended to a whole afternoon or morning. Part of a 6 lesson complete unit of Stone Age art and design/DT available to buy from the TES.
Lots of discussion and 2 interesting videos help to make this vital life skill accessible to all children. Starter and plenary all included on the PowerPoint and the lesson comes with a creative, fun learning activity that can be done individually or in pairs. Especially great if your class are having difficulty with social and emotional issues or for children with SEN.
This intriguing lesson is designed to stimulate deep thought and discussion, exploring the issues of our choices, our nature and the idea of taking responsibility for our actions. Children are introduced to the idea of the moment of choice and see how they can make better choices with their friendships and in social situations. Contains philosophical questions in response to a video stimuli that will spark intriguing discussions. These discussions lead on to a creative drama activity that explores the idea of making the right choice. Complete lesson with starter, plenary, learning activities, questions and resources all included.
This complete lesson comes with starter, teaching input, bbc video links, questions, discussions, learning activity introduction, extension work and plenary all on the PowerPoint. This is an easy to teach yet engaging and deeply thought provoking lesson that even includes open-ended philosophical questions for your class to ponder (these are optional). Children learn all about what is really important in friendships and how to keep a friendship then demonstrate their learning by blending English skills with their knowledge of the objective, before solving a problem requiring creative thinking for the extension work.
Complete cross-curricula lesson with unique, easy to understand graphic instructions that children can follow (easier instructions included as well).
Children create an incredible 3D Stone Age flint axe with easy to source art/DT materials and included axe head template. Starter, teaching input and reflective self-evaluation plenary worksheets are all included, plus an optional writing activity for early finishers.
Included PowerPoint teaches children a little about how stones were used in the Stone Age, putting the lesson within an easily understandable historical context.
Part of a 6 lesson complete unit of Stone Age art and design/DT available to buy from the TES.
Complete cross-curricula lesson with unique, easy to understand graphic instructions that children need to comprehend and then follow. Children plan, practice and then create an incredible 2D Space scene picture complete with planets, stars and a rocket using a variety of artistic mediums with easy to source, commonly found in school, art materials. Starter, brief teaching input and reflective self-evaluation plenary worksheets are all included, plus an optional writing activity for early finishers. Lesson length approx 2 hours KS1 children may need to have the lesson adapted slightly, information on this is in the teachers' notes.