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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

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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
KS1 Easter RE 4 week unit (Holy Week)
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KS1 Easter RE 4 week unit (Holy Week)

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This resource contains four lesson plans to teach children all about the Easter story. It is suitable for ages 4 -7. The four lessons are: 1) Palm Sunday 2) The Last Supper 3) Good Friday 4) Easter Sunday Each PDF plan contains detailed instructions, a list of objectives for three levels of abilities, a list of resources and cross-curricular links. All of the lessons contain an engaging starter, a whole class discussion or drama activity, written activity and plenary. Each lesson also includes an animated PowerPoint containing the relevant part of the story. (These are not editable. Click 'Read Only' to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows.) There are templates included which can be used for the literacy and art activities. No further preparation is required. All of the resources for each lesson are in the zip files. Each lesson is also available individually or as part of a larger bundle.
KS1 Bumper Christianity Lesson Pack
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KS1 Bumper Christianity Lesson Pack

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***FANTASTIC VALUE*** 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.)
Love Themed Assemblies - Valentine's day
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Love Themed Assemblies - Valentine's day

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This bundle contains 5 assemblies exploring the theme of love. Each assembly focusses on a Bible quotation or proverb. They are all highly interactive, with opportunities for discussion and feedback throughout. Each includes either an anecdote relevant to the children’s experiences or requires a volunteer to act out a scenario. There is a pdf plan and PowerPoint presentation for each assembly. You can use the plans on their own or alongside the PowerPoint presentations. (These are not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open the PowerPoint presentations.) The following assemblies are included: Forgiveness fosters love Love your neighbour Love does not keep a record of wrongs Love is not jealous Love is patient Each assembly finishes with a prayer/reflection. No resources are needed, so the plans are ideal to use without requiring preparation.
Love Assembly - Love is patient - Valentine's day
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Love Assembly - Love is patient - Valentine's day

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This is a 3 page plan and a 14 slide PowerPoint presentation for an assembly on love. In this assembly, children are encouraged to think about love being patient. The plan 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 a long anecdote on a childhood incident where the assembly leader is impatient. You can use the example in the plan or use an anecdote from your own childhood. There is a lot of opportunity for children to think about their own experiences of patience and love and to feedback. The assembly includes a quote from the bible and an example prayer/reflection to finish with.
Love assembly - Forgiveness fosters love - Valentine's day
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Love assembly - Forgiveness fosters love - Valentine's day

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This is a 3 page plan and a 13 slide PowerPoint presentation for an assembly on Love, with a focus on forgiving people who wrong you. 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 non-editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open the PowerPoint.) I like leading assemblies that are interactive, engaging and relevant to the children’s lives. This assembly involves a long anecdote on a childhood friendship. You can use the example in the plan or use an anecdote from your own childhood. There is a lot of opportunity for children to think about their own experiences of friendship and love and to feedback. This is followed by a quote from the bible to discuss and an example prayer/reflection to finish with.
Love Assembly - Love is not jealous - Valentine's day
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Love Assembly - Love is not jealous - Valentine's day

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This is a 3 page pdf plan and a 15 slide PowerPoint presentation for an assembly on love, with a focus on part of a Bible quote. In this assembly, children are encouraged to think about how love should not be jealous . The plan 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 non-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 using volunteers on the spot to act out a school scenario about jealousy. There is a lot of opportunity for all children to think about their own experiences of jealousy and love and to feed back. There is also an example prayer/reflection to finish with.
Lent Lesson - Giving Something Up - KS2
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Lent Lesson - Giving Something Up - KS2

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This is a lesson plan to teach children about Lent and why Christians give something up during Lent. It is suitable for ages 7-11. The 5 page lesson plan (pdf) includes details of a starter, an introduction to an event in Jesus' life, a brainstorming activity, a poem writing task and a final drama activity. The plan includes learning objectives for three levels of abilities and assessment for learning strategies. There is also a 15 slide PowerPoint presentation included, which gives details about Lent and tells the story of an event in Jesus' life linked to Lent. This is not editable. Please click 'Read Only' to open the PowerPoint. The plan also includes differentiated templates for the poem which the children write during the lesson. No further preparation required. You might also be interested in our Lent assembly and Key Stage 1 lesson plan on 'Giving Something Up': https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks1-lent-lesson-plan-and-resources-giving-something-up-11803029 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lent-assembly-giving-something-up-11514054
Lent Lesson Plans - three week unit - KS2
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Lent Lesson Plans - three week unit - KS2

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This bundle contains three great lesson plans to teach children all about Lent. It is suitable for ages 7 -11. The three lessons are: 1) Ash Wednesday/Start of Lent, 2) Lent - Giving Something Up; and 3) Lent - Doing Good Deeds. Each plan (pdf) 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. (This is not editable. Click 'Read Only' to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations). There are also templates which can be used for the literacy activities so that no further preparation is required! Each lesson is also available individually.