We are a team of two sisters who specialise in primary education. We are determined to create resources of the highest standard that can be used without further preparation. Our lessons and assemblies have been designed to challenge children of all levels within a creative, engaging and inspiring context. Explore our shop to find lesson packs for languages, art and religious education, plans for assemblies and numerous high-quality resources to help you teach phonics, mathematics and literacy
We are a team of two sisters who specialise in primary education. We are determined to create resources of the highest standard that can be used without further preparation. Our lessons and assemblies have been designed to challenge children of all levels within a creative, engaging and inspiring context. Explore our shop to find lesson packs for languages, art and religious education, plans for assemblies and numerous high-quality resources to help you teach phonics, mathematics and literacy
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘where’ and ‘when’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is also laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page.
This comprehension is all about Christmas in Germany and covers food, Christmas markets, decorations and Christmas trees.
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
This is a bundle of non-fiction comprehensions about Christmas in five different countries:
France;
Germany;
Spain;
Italy; and
Poland.
Each comprehension is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels.
PDF file format & editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
This resource is a comprehension activity for year 2. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels. The booklet tells part of the Christmas story, when the shepherds are visited by angels and decide to travel to Bethlehem to meet Jesus. It could be used on its own, or with the three other parts of the story, available on my shop.
There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘how,’ ‘where’ and ‘who’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is also laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page.
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
This resource contains 4 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1 or lower ability year 2.
They each contain a short piece of text with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say.
The text is followed by 5 simple questions.
The theme in this pack is ‘Christmas in Poland.’ There are four different comprehensions:
Advent in Poland
Polish decorations
Christmas Eve
Polish food
There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them.
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
This resource is a comprehension activity for year 2. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels. The booklet tells the final part of the Christmas story, when the three Wise Men visit Jesus. It could be used on its own, or with the three other parts of the story, available on my shop.
There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘how’ and ‘who’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is also laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page.
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
An animated 24 page PowerPoint presentation retelling the main part of the Christmas story, when Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem and Jesus is born. The PowerPoint is not editable (Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.) Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a Slideshow with the animations. It could be used as part of a lesson or for an assembly for children aged 4 -11.
This PowerPoint is also available with our KS1 and KS2 lesson plans on the birth of Jesus:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks1-christmas-re-lesson-the-birth-of-jesus-11731416
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks2-christmas-re-lesson-the-birth-of-jesus-11731016
You might also be interested in our PowerPoint presentations covering the whole Christmas story:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-story-presentation-angel-gabriel-visits-mary-11727560
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-story-presentation-the-shepherds-visit-jesus-11729266
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-story-presentation-three-wise-men-visit-jesus-three-kings-epiphany-11729975
These presentations are also available as part of a bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-story-presentation-pack-11730775
A pack of four animated PowerPoint presentations (89 slides) retelling the Christmas story. They are suitable for using as part of a lesson or for an assembly for children aged 4 -11.
The story is split into the following parts:
Angel Gabriel visits Mary
An animated 22 page Powerpoint presentation retelling the first part of the Christmas story, when Angel Gabriel visits Mary (the annunciation).
Jesus is born
An animated 24 page PowerPoint presentation retelling the main part of the Christmas story, when Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem and Jesus is born.
The shepherds visit the baby Jesus
An animated 21 page PowerPoint presentation retelling the part of the Christmas story when the shepherds visit baby Jesus.
The Wise Men visit Jesus
An animated 22 page PowerPoint presentation retelling the end of the Christmas story when the Wise Men visit baby Jesus.
The PowerPoints are not editable (Please click ‘Read only’ to open.) Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations.
No further preparation needed.
Versions of the PowerPoints are also included with our KS1 and KS2 lessons on the Christmas story:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks1-christmas-re-unit-4-lessons-11732497
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12506236
A collection of comprehension booklets for year 2 retelling the Christmas story. Each booklet tells a different part of the story and comes in 3 differentiated levels. They are all based on the reading SATs paper, containing a similar style of questions. They are also laid out in the same way as a SATs booklet to provide the children with greater experience.
The story is split into the following sections:
Angel Gabriel visits Mary
The birth of Jesus
The shepherds visit baby Jesus
The Wise Men visit baby Jesus
An interactive PowerPoint advent calendar to use throughout the month of December. Just click on the date and you will be taken to a phase 3 phonics activity! Activities range from reading keywords as they explode out of crackers, to writing sentences about Christmas pictures. All phase 3 sounds are revised, along with a few phase 2 sounds in a wide variety of scenarios, perfect for your whole class.
A great start to the Christmas season.
An interactive PowerPoint advent calendar to use throughout the month of December. Just click on the date and you will be taken to a phase 5 phonics activity! Activities range from finding rhyming words to singing phase 5 phonemes. All phase 5 sounds and tricky words are revised in a wide variety of scenarios, perfect for your whole class to enjoy.
A great start to the Christmas season.
This resource is a Christmas themed phonics booklet, containing a wide range of activities suitable for phases 3 - 5.
There are 20 pages of activities perfect for children to work on independently during phonics lessons, as a start of day activity or as a filler for the busy Christmas period. Alternatively, send home for parents to work on with children as a homework task.
Activities range from filling in initial sounds, to sorting real and fake words, to filling in missing words.
There is a colour and black and white version of the booklet.
Just print and staple!
PDF file format.
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A bumper pack of 18 comprehension booklets, perfect for using throughout the autumn term with your year 2 class. Each comprehension is differentiated 3 ways and is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper.
The following themes are covered:
Harvest
Autumn
Halloween
Bonfire Night
Christmas
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels.
There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘when’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is also laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page.
This comprehension is all about what happens around us in the winter. It covers daylight hours, weather, plants and animals.
A bundle of four comprehensions, which together tell the whole of the Christmas story. Each comprehension booklet is aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 (7-9 yrs). There are three differentiated booklets for each part of the story. The higher booklet has two pages of text for the children to read before they complete a range of questions based on a mixture of the KS1 and KS2 SATs papers.
The middle and lower ability booklets have the text split into separate pages with questions on each page.
The story is split into the following comprehensions:
The Annunciation
The birth of Jesus
The shepherds visit Jesus
The Wise Men visit Jesus
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
This pack contains six comprehension activities based around the theme of European countries. Perfect for a mixed year 1/2 class.
3 of the comprehensions are aimed at year 1. Each comprehension has a short piece of text and five simple questions. There is also an accompanying PowerPoint for each to help you introduce the texts to your year 1s.
3 of the comprehensions are aimed at year 2. Each comprehension is based on the year 2 SATs reading paper and is differentiated 3 ways.
The following topics are included:
France
Germany
Spain
PDF file format and editable Microsoft Word format included in the price.
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This resource contains 17 lesson plans and accompanying resources to teach children all about the Christian year. They can all be used individually or as a whole year's RE to teach about Christianity. They are suitable for ages 7 -11. The seven lessons are:
Ash Wednesday/Start of Lent
Lent - Giving Something Up
Lent - Doing Good Deeds
Palm Sunday
The Last Supper
Good Friday
Easter Sunday
Pentecost x 3
Harvest x 3
Angel Gabriel Visits Mary (Annunciation)
The Birth of Jesus
The Shepherds Visit Jesus
The Wise Men Visit Jesus (Epiphany)
Each pdf plan contains detailed instructions, a list of objectives for three levels of abilities, a list of resources and cross-curricular links.
The lessons contain wide-ranging activities to maintain the children's interest, from poetry writing, to drama activities, to philosophical discussions.
Each lesson contains a non-editable PowerPoint with a Bible story or relevant facts to help you teach the content of the lesson. There are also templates which can be used for the activities.
No further preparation is required!
Each lesson is also available individually or as part of smaller bundles for Lent, Easter, Pentecost, Harvest or Christmas.
This bundle contains three great lesson plans to teach children all about Lent. It is suitable for ages 5-7. The three lessons are:
1) Ash Wednesday/Start of Lent,
2) Lent - Giving Something Up; and
3) Lent - Doing Good Deeds.
Each pdf lesson plan contains detailed instructions, a list of objectives for three levels of abilities, questions and answers for the children, whole class discussions and literacy activities for the children to do at their desks. Each lesson contains a PowerPoint with relevant facts and stories. (These are not editable. Click 'Read Only' to open them.) There are also templates which can be used for the activities so that no further preparation is required!
Each lesson is also available individually.
A collection of non-fiction comprehension activities for year 2 about pancake day. Each booklet comes in 3 differentiated levels. They are all based on the reading SATs paper, containing a similar style of questions. They are also laid out in the same way as a SATs booklet to provide the children with greater experience.
The following comprehensions are included:
How to make a pancake
What is Shrove Tuesday?
Mardi Gras
This resource is a set of non-fiction comprehension booklets for year 2 all about Mardi Gras, the history of Mardi Gras and the celebrations in New Orleans . There are 3 differentiated levels.
The booklets are based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and answers are included. There are a range of ‘what’ and ‘where’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is also laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures with short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page.
PDF file format.
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels.
There are a range of ‘how,’ ‘what,’ ‘when’ and ‘who’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is also laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page.
This comprehension is all about what activities children can do in the winter. It covers building snowmen, making bonfires and celebrating different festivals.
