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
An animated 21 page PowerPoint presentation retelling the part of the Christmas story when the shepherds visit baby Jesus. It could be used as part of a lesson or for an assembly for children aged 4 -11.
The PowerPoint is not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open it. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.
A version of the PowerPoint is also included in our KS1 and KS2 lesson plans and assembly:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-re-lesson-the-shepherds-visit-jesus-ks1-11731759
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks2-christmas-re-lesson-the-shepherds-visit-jesus-11731513
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11790879
You might also be interested in our presentations which cover 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-the-birth-of-jesus-presentation-11729139
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-story-presentation-three-wise-men-visit-jesus-three-kings-epiphany-11729975
These are all available as part of a bundle of presentations:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-story-presentation-pack-11730775
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
This is a plan and resources for a Christmas RE lesson, with a focus on the middle of the story, when the shepherds visit Jesus. It is suitable for using with Key Stage 1.
The lesson plan includes a starter, a paired activity, a simple written activity and a plenary. There is a PowerPoint presentation of the story to use and a template for the written activity included in the price.
All the resources are in a zip file. They are:
5 page PDF Lesson Plan
22 Slide animated PowerPoint (This is not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.)
2 PDF page worksheets (colour and black & white)
No further preparation needed.
A version of the PowerPoint is available separately:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-story-presentation-the-shepherds-visit-jesus-11729266
You might also be interested in our KS2 lesson and assembly covering the shepherds visiting Jesus:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks2-christmas-re-lesson-the-shepherds-visit-jesus-11731513
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11790879
The lesson could be used individually or as part of a Christmas RE unit.
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.
This resource contains 4 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1 or lower ability year 2.
The theme in this pack is the Christmas story, which is split into four separate comprehensions:
Angel Gabriel visits Mary
The birth of Jesus
The shepherds visit Jesus
The Wise Men visit Jesus
Each comprehension contains 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.
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. There are three differentiated booklets on the story of The First Christmas.
The middle ability booklet is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper.
There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘where,’ ‘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 with short written extracts to read and 5 questions per page.
There is a colour and black & white version of each of the three booklets.
Answers are also included.
PDF file format.
(The comprehension is also available as four separate comprehensions on the Blossoming Minds website, which contain much more detailed versions of the story.)
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.
A bundle of 5 Christmas assembly plans, each accompanied by a PowerPoint with facts or a story.
All 5 plans (pdfs) are clear and simple, so are perfect for using at the last-minute.
The assemblies are interactive and relevant to the children’s lives. They involve children listening to anecdotes, acting out different scenarios, having discussions with partners and feeding back ideas. Each plan also contains an example prayer or reflection to finish with.
The following assemblies are included in the bundle:
Advent
Angel Gabriel visits Mary (Annunciation)
The birth of Jesus
The shepherds visit Jesus
The Wise Men visit Jesus (Epiphany)
In total there are 19 pages of assembly plans and 105 slides of animated PowerPoints. 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.
No further preparation needed.
This is a plan and resources for a KS1 RE lesson on Lent, with a focus on the theme of ‘Giving Something Up.’
The 5 page pdf lesson plan includes details of a group starter, a discussion, a drama activity, a group written activity, a poem writing activity and a plenary game. There are also differentiated targets, a list of resources and curriculum links and details about assessment for learning methods.
All activities are highly interactive and make the topic relevant to the children’s lives as well as introducing them to some facts about Lent and an event that happened during Jesus’ life.
There is a 15 slide PowerPoint presentation which contains details about Lent and the bible story used during the lesson. (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.) The differentiated templates for the poem writing activity and pictures for the group starter are also included.
The lesson could be used individually or as part of a Lent and Easter RE unit.
You might also be interested in our Assembly and Key Stage 2 lesson plan on Lent - Giving Something Up:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lent-lesson-plan-giving-something-up-ks2-11510182
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lent-assembly-giving-something-up-11514054
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. The comprehension is all about why we celebrate Shrove Tuesday and what it involves.
The booklets are based on the KS1 SATs reading paper. I have included 3 differentiated levels and answers. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘where,’ ‘why,’ ‘how’ 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.
PDF file format.
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.
A bundle of 4 Easter assemblies, perfect for using in the weeks leading up to Easter.
Each assembly contains a pdf plan and a non-editable PowerPoint to help you tell the story. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open. There is a different theme for each assembly to help children think about the true meaning of Easter. The themes are covered through anecdotes and acting to help make each assembly relevant to the children’s lives.
The following are included:
Palm Sunday (choosing the right path theme)
The Last Supper (betrayal theme)
Good Friday (sacrifices theme)
Easter Sunday (hope theme)
This resource is a bundle of activities perfect for using with your year 1 class in the days and weeks leading up to Easter.
The bundle contains:
Easter story comprehensions (4 pages)
Spring comprehensions (3 pages)
Maths activity booklet (20 pages)
Phonics activity booklet (20 pages)
This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2 all about foods that are eaten at Easter. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels.
There are a range of ‘how,’ ‘what,’ ‘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.
A great activity for the weeks leading up to Easter.
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
A collection of comprehension activities for year 2, all with the theme of Lent or Easter.
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 four comprehensions are a range of instructions, fiction and non-fiction.
The 4 topics explored in the comprehensions are:
Pancake recipe (instructions)
Easter food (non-fiction)
Easter story
Hot cross buns (instructions)
This is a 3 page plan and 10 slide PowerPoint for an assembly on Love, with a focus on loving your neighbour. It is easy to follow and requires no resources, so is perfect for using at the last minute! You can use the plan on its own or alongside the PowerPoint. (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open the PowerPoint.)
I like leading assemblies that are interactive, engaging and relevant to the children’s lives. So this assembly involves lots of discussion on what a neighbour is, before introducing the Bible quote and discussing a school-based scenario that the children can relate to. There is also an example prayer/reflection to finish with.
A collection of three RE lesson plans focussing on three of Jesus’ miracles.
The miracles covered in these plans are:
Jesus heals a sick man - the centurion’s servant
Jesus feeds the 5000
Jesus heals a blind man
The lessons are suitable for using with KS2 and are highly interactive. Each plan has lesson objectives and cross-curricular links. The plans give details of starters, drama activities, written activities and plenaries.
All resources are included in the price. This includes PowerPoint presentations of the three miracles. These are not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open them. Some of the images are only revealed when the presentations are played as slideshows with the animations.
In total there are 15 pages of lesson plans (PDFs), 77 animated PowerPoint slides and 9 pages of resources for the activities (PDFs).
These lessons are also available as part of a larger bundle of lessons on Jesus’ Miracles:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/jesus-miracles-6-week-unit-11591501
The PowerPoints are also available separately:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11590837
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
