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 is a plan for a lesson about the birth of Jesus, with a focus on the journey to Bethlehem. It is suitable for using with Key Stage 2.
The 5 page pdf lesson plan includes learning objectives, a starter, a drama activity, a written activity and a plenary class discussion. There is a 30 slide animated PowerPoint presentation of the story to use. 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. Five pages of pictures for the starter and a 3 page PDF template for the written activity are also included.
A fun, interactive lesson with a focus on refugees, which could be used individually or as part of a Christmas RE unit.
The PowerPoint is also available without the lesson plan:
Christmas Story - The birth of Jesus Presentation
You might also be interested in our KS1 lesson plan on the birth of Jesus:
Christmas RE lesson - The birth of Jesus - KS1
This resource is a plan for a lesson about the Annunciation, when Gabriel visits Mary to tell her she will give birth to the baby Jesus. It is suitable for using with Key Stage 2.
The 5 page pdf lesson plan includes a starter, two individual written activities, whole class discussions and a plenary . There is a 23 page animated PowerPoint presentation of the story of the Annunciation to use. (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.
A fun, interactive lesson with a focus on trust, which could be used individually or at the start of a Christmas RE unit.
Alternatively, you can buy the PowerPoint without the lesson plan on Blossoming Minds’ shop or with our assembly on the Annunciation:
Christmas story presentation - Angel Gabriel visits Mary
Christmas assembly : The Annunciation
You might also be interested in our KS1 lesson:
Christmas RE lesson - Angel Gabriel Visits Mary - KS1
This resource is a plan for a lesson about the Annunciation, when Gabriel visits Mary to tell her she will give birth to the baby Jesus. It is suitable for using with Key Stage 1.
The 5 page pdf lesson plan includes a starter, two drama activities, a short written activity and a plenary whole class activity. There is a 22 slide animated PowerPoint presentation of the story of the Annunciation to use. 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 is also a colour and black & white pdf version of the template for the written activity.
A fun, interactive lesson with a focus on trust, which could be used individually or at the start of a Christmas RE unit.
I used this lesson with my Year 1 class and they really enjoyed it!
You can also buy the PowerPoint separately and with our assembly on the Annunciation:
Christmas story presentation - Angel Gabriel visits Mary
Christmas assembly : The Annunciation
You might also be interested in:
Christmas lesson - Angel Gabriel Visits Mary - KS2
This is a plan for a Christmas RE lesson, focusing on the part of the story when the shepherds learn the news about Jesus and visit him in Bethlehem. It is suitable for using with Key Stage 2.
The 5 page PDF lesson plan includes differentiated learning objectives, a starter, a drama activity, a written activity and a plenary. There is a 22 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation of the story to use. This is not editable. Please 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 fun, interactive lesson, with a chance for the children to use their imaginations to respond to the written task. It could be used individually or as part of a Christmas RE unit.
A version of the PowerPoint is also available separately:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-story-presentation-the-shepherds-visit-jesus-11729266
You might also be interested in our KS1 lesson and assembly on the shepherds visiting Jesus:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-re-lesson-the-shepherds-visit-jesus-ks1-11731759
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-11790879
This is a plan for a Christmas RE lesson, focusing on the end of the story when the Wise Men visit Jesus. The theme for the lesson is similarities and differences. It is suitable for using with Key Stage 2.
The 5 page PDF lesson plan includes a starter, a discussion activity, a written activity and a plenary. There is a 22 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation of the story to use. The PowerPoint 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.
All the resources are in the zip file. Perfect for using individually or at the end of a Christmas RE unit.
The PowerPoint is also available separately:
Christmas story presentation - Three Wise Men visit Jesus (Three Kings) - Epiphany
You might also be interested in our KS1 Epiphany lesson:
Epiphany RE lesson - The Wise Men Visit Jesus - KS1
You might also be interested in our Epiphany story comprehensions:
Christmas comprehension - The Wise Men Visit Jesus (Epiphany) - Year 2
The Wise Men (Epiphany) Comprehension - Christmas - Year 3 and 4
The Wise Men (Epiphany) - Christmas Story Comprehension - Year 6
An interactive animated PowerPoint advent calendar to use throughout the month of December. Just click on the date and you will be taken to a fascinating fact about Christmas in one of 25 places around the world! (The advent calendar is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.) Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is played with the animations.
A great start to the Christmas season. Perfect for all ages!
The advent calendar is in the zip file.
This is a plan and PowerPoint presentation for an assembly on The Last Supper, with a focus on the theme of betrayal. . The 5 page pdf plan is easy to follow and requires no resources, so is perfect for using at the last minute!
I like leading assemblies that are interactive, engaging and relevant to the children’s lives. So, this assembly involves an anecdote about a childhood friend who betrayed you. You can use the examples in the plan or use an anecdote from your own childhood. This is then linked to Judas betraying Jesus before the events of Good Friday. There is a lot of opportunity for children to think about their own experiences and to feedback. There is also an example prayer/reflection to finish with.
There is also an optional 34 slide PowerPoint which covers all parts of the assembly including the anecdote, The Last Supper story, the discussion/conclusion and the final prayer. This is not editable. (Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.) You can navigate to different parts of the PowerPoint from the first slide or run the whole PowerPoint from start to finish.
You might also be interested in the Last Supper Story PowerPoint and the KS1 and KS2 Last Supper lesson plans:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-last-supper-powerpoint-easter-11527775
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks1-easter-re-lesson-pack-the-last-supper-11828008
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-last-supper-lesson-plan-and-resources-easter-ks2-11515090
This resource contains 4 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1.
The theme in this pack is the Easter Story. The story is split into 4 sections:
Palm Sunday
The Last Supper
Good Friday
Easter Sunday
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 questions, containing ‘what’ ‘who’ and ‘when’ questions and some multiple choice questions. Answers are also included.
There are three differentiated levels (PDFs). There is a colour and black & white version of each level.
There is also a powerpoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text from the middle ability 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. The PowerPoint is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.
All of the documents are in the zip file.
A collection of three RE lesson plans focussing on three of Jesus’ miracles.
The miracles covered in these plans are:
Jesus heals a paralysed man
Jesus calms the storm
Jesus raises a man from the dead
The lessons are suitable for using with KS2 and are highly interactive. Each plan includes lesson objectives and cross-curricular links. The plans give details of starters, a drama activity, an art activity, written activities and plenaries.
All resources are included in the price. This includes PowerPoint presentations of the three miracles. The PowerPoints are not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open them. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations.
In total there are 14 pages of lesson plans (PDFs), 68 slides of animated PowerPoints and 12 pages of resources for the activities (PDFs).
All you need to bring is some wallpaper for the art activity in the Jesus calms the storm lesson.
These lessons are 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 available separately:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11590837
An interactive advent calendar to use throughout the month of December. Just click on the date and you will be taken to a Christmas joke! A great start to the Christmas season. Perfect for all ages!
This is a plan for a lesson about the birth of Jesus, with a focus on the journey to Bethlehem. It is suitable for using with Key Stage 1.
The 6 page pdf lesson plan includes learning objectives, a starter, whole class discussion, group drama activity, simple written activity and a plenary drama activity. There is a 26 slide animated PowerPoint presentation of the story to use. 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. A pdf template for the written activity is also included.
An interactive lesson with a gentle focus on Mary and Joseph as refugees, which could be used individually or as part of a Christmas RE unit.
The PowerPoint story is also available without the lesson plan -
Christmas Story - The birth of Jesus Presentation
You might also be interested in our KS2 lesson plan on the birth of Jesus:
The birth of Jesus Christmas RE lesson - KS2
This resource is a comprehension booklet aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 (7-9 yrs). It is adapted from the Bible and tells part of the Christmas story, when the Wise Men travel to Bethlehem to visit Jesus.
There are three differentiated booklets. 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.
The middle and lower ability booklets have the text split into separate pages with questions on each page.
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format.
This resource is a comprehension booklet aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 (7-9 yrs). It is adapted from the Bible and tells part of the Christmas story, when the shepherds travel to Bethlehem to visit Jesus.
There are three differentiated booklets. 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.
The middle and lower ability booklets have the text split into separate pages with questions on each page.
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format.
An interactive PowerPoint Advent Calendar to use throughout the month of December. Just click on the date and you will be taken to a Christmas themed SPaG problem!
The Advent Calendar covers a wide range of questions that are included in the Year 2 SPaG SATs paper and uses Christmas themed scenarios that the children can relate to. A great start to the Christmas season!
A set of four interactive PowerPoint Advent Calendars to use throughout the month of December with your year 2 class.
The four Advent Calendars included in the bundle are:
SPaG activities
Christmas Around the World Facts
Maths problems
Jokes
A great start to the Christmas season, which will get your whole class involved.
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.
This resource is a plan for a lesson about The Last Supper, suitable for using with Key Stage 2. The 4 page pdf plan includes a starter, a main drama activity, a written activity and a plenary drama activity. There is a 21 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation of the story of The Last Supper to use to introduce the lesson and a document with Da Vinci's painting, around which the writing activity is based. The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click 'Read Only' to open.
A fun, interactive lesson.
A version of the PowerPoint is also available separately:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-last-supper-powerpoint-easter-11527775
You might also be interested in the KS1 Last Supper Lesson Plan and Last Supper Assembly:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks1-easter-re-lesson-pack-the-last-supper-11828008
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/easter-assembly-the-last-supper-betrayal-11537067
This resource is a plan and resources for an RE lesson about Easter Sunday, suitable for using with Key Stage 2.
The 4 page PDF lesson plan includes a starter, whole class discussion, a main drama activity, a written activity and a plenary, as well as details of differentiated objectives and curriculum links. There is a 22 slide animated PowerPoint included, which contains the pictures for the starter and the story of what happened on Easter Sunday and the following few weeks. (This is not editable. Click 'Read Only' to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is run as a slideshow.) A template for the written activity is also included. (1 PDF page)
A fun, interactive lesson.
A version of the PowerPoint is also available separately:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/easter-sunday-presentation-11542787
You might also be interested in my KS1 Easter Sunday lesson and Easter Sunday assembly:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks1-re-rs-lesson-easter-sunday-11830810
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/easter-sunday-assembly-hope-11846159
This resource contains four lesson plans to teach children all about the Easter story. It is suitable for ages 7 -11. 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 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. Please 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 activities. No further preparation is required.
Each lesson is also available individually or as part of a larger bundle.
This resource is a plan for a lesson about Palm Sunday, suitable for using with Key Stage 2. The detailed 4 page pdf plan includes a starter, whole class discussions, a main drama activity, a written activity and a plenary. There is a 17 slide animated PowerPoint presentation of the story of Palm Sunday to use, which also includes some slides about Palm Sunday traditions. (This is not editable. Click 'Read Only' to open.)
A fun, interactive lesson.
A version of the presentation is also available separately:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/palm-sunday-story-powerpoint-11514314
You might also be interested in our KS1 Palm Sunday lesson plan, Palm Sunday assembly and Palm Sunday Year 6 comprehension:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks1-easter-re-lesson-pack-palm-sunday-11827772
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/easter-assembly-plan-palm-sunday-choosing-the-right-path-11536942
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-6-sats-comprehension-palm-sunday-3-levels-colour-and-black-and-white-11523938
