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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
An interactive PowerPoint to help your class revise the first half of phase 3 phonics.
The PowerPoint consists of 20 activities that focus on the skill of reading. They could be used as fillers for a whole month, or as part of a phonics lesson.
Example activities include:
speed reading
finding the odd one out,
finding as many ‘ch’ words as possible before the timer finishes…
…and many more!
I have created the PowerPoint to use with my year 1 class throughout the month of September as a revision activity, so some of the activities have an autumn/back to school theme. However, you can easily use them at any point in the year.
14 phase 3 sounds are covered, up to the ‘ee’ sound.
This is the first in Blossoming Minds’ new series of phonics filler activities! Follow us to see when we add more.
A selection of 6 presentations on a variety of black figures from the past two centuries, perfect for using during Black History Month.
The slideshows cover prominent figures who have had a variety of roles in history.
Included are:
Benjamin Zephaniah
Mary Seacole
Mo Farah
Nelson Mandela
Rosa Parks
Serena Williams
This is a set of 6 PowerPoint presentations. Each PowerPoint includes all the Phase 4 high frequency words. There is one word on each slide and the words are in a different order on each PowerPoint. Each PowerPoint has images with a different theme that is unconnected to the words. There are 6 themes - birds, minibeasts, seasons, pirates, dinosaurs and transport.
Get your class to call out together or choose targeted children to decode the words.
Use throughout the year - fit in during gaps or use during a phonics lesson.
This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a 40 slide Powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the alternative ‘ea’ sound. It covers the ‘ea’ sound pronounced ‘e’ and takes 15-20 minutes.
This non-editable PowerPoint is split into different sections:
Revision of phase 5 phonemes in a random order
Introduction to the ‘ea’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
Spotting the odd one out (the picture with a different ‘ea’ sound)
Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘ea’ words
Phoneme counting
Phoneme spotting in sentences
Writing words with the ‘ea’ sound
Writing a sentence with the ‘ea’ sound
(Click ‘Read Only’ to open the PowerPoint.)
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This resource is a giant interactive PowerPoint with interactive lessons for ALL phase 3 phonemes- 26 sounds!
Simply click on the sound and you will be taken to the appropriate lesson. Each lesson takes 15-20 minutes and is split into the following sections:
Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order
Introduction to new sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
Spotting the odd one out
Reading words
Phoneme counting
Phoneme spotting in sentences
Writing words with sound/filling in missing words
Writing a sentence
Revision of tricky words
This resource contains over 1300 slides! It means you can be prepared for at least 5 weeks worth of phonics lessons. Simply open the PowerPoint each day and you are ready to teach!
This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a 44 slide Powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit one of the alternative ‘a’ sounds. It covers the ‘a’ sound as in ‘path’ and takes 15-20 minutes.
This non-editable PowerPoint is split into different sections:
Revision of phase 5 phonemes in a random order
Introduction to the ‘a’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
Spotting the odd one out (the picture with a different ‘a’ sound)
Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘a’ words
Phoneme counting
Grapheme spotting in sentences
Writing words with the ‘a’ sound
Writing a sentence with the ‘a’ sound
Revision of tricky words
(Click ‘Read Only’ to open the PowerPoint.)
This interactive PowerPoint quiz is perfect for using in the 2022 Australian CBCA Book Week. It contains 76 questions. The first 70 questions cover famous books from Australia and around the world. This is followed by one question on each of the books in the CBCA 2022 short list for ages 7-12.
You can use this as a starter, an assembly, a filler or a main activity. All questions are multiple choice and focus on popular modern books as well as classics. After you have chosen an answer for each question, click again and the correct answer changes colour. 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.
Example questions include:
Who visits Narnia first? Peter, Edmund or Lucy
Which of these books does Hermione Granger like to read? Albus Dumbledore’s Guide to Magic, The History of Hogwarts or Hogwarts: A History
Where do Jane, Michael and Mary Poppins have a tea party? On the ceiling, In the nursery or In Wonderland
What is the name of The Magic Pudding that always reforms after being eaten? Arthur, Albert or Alexander
A separate answer sheet is also included.
You might be interested in our 2023 book quiz:
Quiz for CBCA Book Week 2023
This interactive PowerPoint quiz is perfect for using in the 2022 Australian CBCA Book Week. It contains 76 questions. The first 70 questions cover famous books from Australia and around the world. This is followed by one question on each of the books in the CBCA 2022 short list for ages 7-12.
You can use this as a starter, an assembly, a filler or a main activity. All questions are multiple choice and focus on popular modern books as well as classics. After you have chosen an answer for each question, click again and the correct answer changes colour. 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.
Example questions include:
Who visits Narnia first? Peter, Edmund or Lucy
Which of these books does Hermione Granger like to read? Albus Dumbledore’s Guide to Magic, The History of Hogwarts or Hogwarts: A History
Where do Jane, Michael and Mary Poppins have a tea party? On the ceiling, In the nursery or In Wonderland
What is the name of The Magic Pudding that always reforms after being eaten? Arthur, Albert or Alexander
A separate answer sheet is also included.
You might be interested in our 2023 book quiz:
Quiz for CBCA Book Week 2023
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2 on Rosa Parks. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels with answers. Rosa Parks is listed as a significant individual in the Key Stage 1 History curriculum.
Please note no photos of Rosa are included, owing to copyright restrictions.
There are a range of ‘what’ and ‘when’ 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 and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page.
This interactive PowerPoint quiz is perfect for using in the 2020 Australian CBCA Book Week. It contains 25 questions on The Glimme by Emily Rodda. The Glimme is in the CBCA 2020 short list for ages 7-12.
You can use this as a starter, an assembly, a filler or a main activity. All questions are multiple choice. After you have chosen an answer for each question, click again and the correct answer changes colour. The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click the ‘read only’ button to open.
Example questions include:
What is in the glass roofed room in Edge House? Painted panels, Plants or Dragons
Why is he renamed Penn? His mum was called Penny, He likes to write or He likes to draw
How long does Teller have to complete his mission? 1 year, 1 month or 1 week
What special gift does Lone Annie have? She can heal people, She can visit the past or She can see the future
(There are no illustrations from the book included because these are copyrighted.)
The quiz is in the zip file.
You might be interested in our longer 78 question quiz:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/quiz-for-cbca-book-week-2020-the-glimme-by-emily-rodda-78-questions-12364302
You might also be interested in our two quizzes on The Secrets of Magnolia Moon by Edwina Wyatt:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/quiz-for-cbca-book-week-2020-the-secrets-of-magnolia-moon-67-questions-12413025
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/quiz-for-cbca-book-week-2020-the-secrets-of-magnolia-moon-25-questions-12413298
This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a 39 slide Powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the alternative ‘s’ sound. It covers the alternative 's’ sound as in ‘sugar’ and takes 15-20 minutes.
The PowerPoint is split into different sections:
Revision of phase 5 phonemes in a random order
Introduction to the ‘s’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
Spotting the odd one out (the picture with a different ‘s’ sound)
Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘s’ words
Phoneme counting
Phoneme spotting in sentences
Writing words with the ‘s’ sound
Writing a sentence with the ‘s’ sound
(The PowerPoint is not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open it.)
I’ve used this PowerPoint with classes for phonics lessons. I’ve included a page of instructions to accompany it.
This interactive PowerPoint quiz is perfect for using in the 2020 Australian CBCA Book Week. It contains 25 questions on The Secrets of Magnolia Moon by Edwina Wyatt. The Secrets of Magnolia Moon is in the CBCA 2020 short list for ages 7-12.
You can use this as a starter, an assembly, a filler or a main activity. All questions are multiple choice. After you have chosen an answer for each question, click again and the correct answer changes colour. The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click the ‘read only’ button to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations. The quiz is in the zip file.
Example questions include:
What is Mama Moon’s job? She teaches oboe, She teaches piano or She teaches painting
Which flowers remind Magnolia and Mama Moon of Daddy Moon? Buttercups, Snowdrops or Daisies
(There are no illustrations from the book included because these are copyrighted.)
You might be interested in our longer 67 question quiz:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/quiz-for-cbca-book-week-2020-the-secrets-of-magnolia-moon-67-questions-12413025
You might also be interested in our two quizzes on The Glimme by Emily Rodda:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/quiz-for-cbca-book-week-2020-the-glimme-by-emily-rodda-78-questions-12364302
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/quiz-for-cbca-book-week-2020-the-glimme-by-emily-rodda-25-questions-12364642
This animated PowerPoint quiz is perfect for using in the 2020 Australian CBCA Book Week. It contains 67 questions on The Secrets of Magnolia Moon by Edwina Wyatt. The Secrets of Magnolia Moon is in the CBCA 2020 short list for ages 7-12.
You can use this as a starter, an assembly, a filler or a main activity. There are several questions for each of the 10 chapters. You can use the links to jump to different chapters or back to the main menu. All questions are multiple choice. After you have chosen an answer for each question, click again and the correct answer changes colour. The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click the ‘read only’ button to open it. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations. The quiz is in a zip file.
Example questions include:
Where is Imogen May moving to? Barrow, Thistledown or Crocus Town
What is Mama Moon’s job? She teaches oboe, She teaches piano or She teaches painting
Which flowers remind Magnolia and Mama Moon of Daddy Moon? Buttercups, Snowdrops or Daisies
What pets does Grandma Moon have? A blackbird, cats and a pig, A canary, cats and a goose or A blackbird, dogs and a pig
(There are no illustrations from the book included because these are copyrighted.)
You might also be interested in our shorter 25 question quiz:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/quiz-for-cbca-book-week-2020-the-secrets-of-magnolia-moon-25-questions-12413298
You might also be interested in our two quizzes on The Glimme by Emily Rodda:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/quiz-for-cbca-book-week-2020-the-glimme-by-emily-rodda-78-questions-12364302
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/quiz-for-cbca-book-week-2020-the-glimme-by-emily-rodda-25-questions-12364642
A 20 page booklet for EYFS or KS1 on the theme of ‘All About Me.’ It is perfect for using in the transition process into years 1 or 2, either before children move to their new class, to send home over the summer holidays or to use with your new class.
Children have the opportunity to draw and write about their interests, home, friends and school life throughout the booklet.
PDF file format.
If you are looking for a booklet for transition into years 3 or 4 we have created this one:
All About Me Transition Booklet - Lower Key Stage Two
This is a pack of four RE plans, perfect for using during the Christmas season.
The lessons are aimed at KS2 and are all highly interactive, using a range of enjoyable activities to teach the Christmas story and its messages. The themes that are covered include trust, refugees, spreading the word of God and similarities and differences.
Each lesson includes a detailed PDF lesson plan with learning objectives, as well as a PowerPoint presentation telling the story. The PowerPoints are not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations.
The Christmas story is split into the following lessons:
Angel Gabriel visits Mary
The birth of Jesus
The shepherds visit Jesus
The Wise Men visit Jesus
In total there are 28 pages of lesson plans, games and worksheets (pdfs) and 97 slides of animated PowerPoints. All of the lessons are in zip files.
No further preparation needed.
Versions of the PowerPoints are also available separately:
Christmas Story Presentation Pack
You might also be interested in our KS1 lessons on the Christmas story:
KS1 Christmas RE Unit - 4 lessons
This interactive PowerPoint quiz is perfect for using in the 2024 Australian CBCA Book Week. It contains 54 questions. The first 48 questions cover famous books from Australia and around the world. The theme this year is ‘Reading is Magic’ and so I have chosen books that have a magical element or are from the fantasy genre. These are followed by one question on each of the books in the CBCA 2024 short list for ages 7-12.
You can use this as a starter, an assembly, a filler or a main activity. All questions are multiple choice and focus on popular modern books as well as classics. After you have chosen an answer for each question, click again and the correct answer changes colour. 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.
Example questions include:
What is Matilda’s third and final miracle? Making a glass tip over, Writing on the chalkboard or Making a child fly
What are Mildred Hubble’s best friends called? Ethel and Margot, Maud and Enid or Esmerelda and Mirabelle
In Enid Blyton’s book, what do you climb to find different worlds at the top? The Distant Bush, The Magical Moon or The Faraway Tree
Who are the Pudding Thieves who are trying to steal The Magic Pudding? A kangaroo and an alligator, A possum and a wombat or A platypus and a dingo
A separate answer sheet is also included. The quiz and the answers are in the zip file.
No further preparation needed.
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,' 'where' 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. Answers are included.
This comprehension is all about Emily Davison. Perfect to use as part of a KS1 history topic or just for general interest for comprehension practice.
PDF file format.
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension booklet for year 2. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels with answers.
The booklet is all about the artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder, who painted peasant scenes in Renaissance Holland and is mentioned as a key historical figure in the KS1 history curriculum. Perfect to use as part of a KS1 history or art topic or just for general interest for comprehension practice.
There are a range of 'what,' 'who' 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.
PDF file format.
This resource contains seven pdf lesson plans to teach children all about the Easter story. They can all be used individually or as a whole unit for Lent and Easter. They are suitable for ages 4 -7. The seven lessons are:
1) Ash Wednesday/Start of Lent
2) Lent - Giving Something Up
3) Lent - Doing Good Deeds
4) Palm Sunday
5) The Last Supper
6) Good Friday
7) Easter Sunday
Each plan contains detailed instructions, a list of objectives for three levels of abilities, a list of resources and cross-curricular links.
The unit contains wide-ranging activities to maintain the children's interest, from poetry writing, to drama activities, to circle time activities to art projects.
Each lesson contains an animated PowerPoint with a Bible story or relevant facts to help you teach the content of the lesson. (These are not editable. Click 'Read Only' to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows.) There are also templates which can be used for the literacy and art activities.
All of the resources for the lessons are in the zip files.
Each lesson is also available individually or as part of smaller bundles for Lent or Easter.
You might also be interested in our KS2 Lent and Easter Unit:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lent-and-easter-re-unit-11516036
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Teach your KS1 class about every Christian celebration and festival throughout the year, with this bumper lesson pack.
Each pdf plan contains detailed instructions, a list of objectives for three levels of ability, a list of resources and cross-curricular links.
All lessons are highly interactive. They contain a huge variety of activities, such as poetry writing, art and drama. The following festivals are included:
- Harvest (x 2)
- Christmas (x 4)
- Lent (x 3)
- Easter (x 4)
-Pentecost (x 3)
Perfect to help you teach an entire year's worth of Christianity, with no further preparation!
(Each lesson is also available individually or as part of smaller bundles.)