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
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 21 page presentation describing the traditions of Christmas in France. It covers St Nicholas’ Day, decorations, food and Epiphany. Each slide has a short piece of text accompanied by a picture.
It could be used as part of a lesson or for an assembly for children aged 4 -11.
This is a plan for a Christmas assembly on the shepherds visiting Jesus, with a focus on giving thoughtful gifts. There is an attached PowerPoint with the story to help you make the assembly more visual. The plan is easy to follow, 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 linked to Christmas today. 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.
All the resources needed are included in the zip file:
4 page PDF assembly plan
21 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (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.)
No further preparation needed.
The PowerPoint is also available separately and with our KS1 and KS2 lesson plans:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11729266
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
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.
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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.
A 34 page presentation telling the story of Romeo and Juliet. It is an adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, suitable for ages 7 to 11. It could be used as part of a lesson or for an assembly.
Also perfect for using during Shakespeare Week.
This is a plan for an assembly on Good Friday, with a focus on the theme of making sacrifices. There is an optional PowerPoint on the Good Friday story included. The 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 you telling an anecdote about a recent event, as well as asking for volunteers to perform a school scenario. Children are encouraged to use these stories to think of small sacrifices they can make for others in their own lives. This is then linked to Jesus’s sacrifice on 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.
A version of the Good Friday PowerPoint story is available separately:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/good-friday-presentation-11542698
You might also be interested in my Good Friday KS1 Lesson Plan:
tes.com/teaching-resource/ks1-easter-re-lesson-good-friday-11830061
Good Friday KS2 Lesson Plan:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/good-friday-lesson-plan-easter-ks2-11515866
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 is a plan for an assembly about why we shouldn’t always follow the crowd, with a focus on William Shakespeare’s play ‘Romeo and Juliet’. There is a PowerPoint included that tells the story of Romeo and Juliet. The 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. This assembly not only uses the Shakespeare story to introduce the theme, but allows the leader to tell an anecdote linked to a school scenario. 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 and to feedback. There is also an example prayer/reflection to finish with.
(The PowerPoint is also available separately.)
A 24 page animated PowerPoint telling the story of the Twelfth Night. The story is an adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, suitable for ages 5 to 11. It could be used as part of a lesson or for an assembly for children aged 5 -11.
Also perfect for using during Shakespeare Week in March.
This is a plan for an assembly on Easter Sunday, with a focus on the theme of hope. There is an optional PowerPoint on the Easter Sunday story included. The 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 you telling an anecdote about a school scenario, before linking this to the story of Jesus rising again on Easter Sunday. 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.
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 and KS2 Easter Sunday lessons:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks1-re-rs-lesson-easter-sunday-11830810
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/easter-sunday-re-lesson-ks2-11515913
A bundle of activities for using on International Women’s Day or during Women’s History Month this March.
The bundle contains:
International Women’s Day Quiz (PowerPoint - click ‘Read only’ to open)
International Women’s Day Assembly
100 years of voting in Britain presentation
All suitable for using with KS3 or KS4.
This is a presentation on Florence Nightingale, the pioneering nurse who fought for more hygienic hospital conditions during the Crimean War.
Use it as part of a lesson or for an assembly for KS1 or KS2.
The presentation covers Florence’s childhood, early career, work during the Crimean War and ongoing legacy. The last part of the presentation includes some interesting questions to provoke discussion or for further exploration.
A slightly altered version of the presentation is also available as part of the Year 2 five lesson literacy unit:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/florence-nightingale-year-2-literacy-5-day-plan-history-12199874
This is a presentation on the nurse Edith Cavell, who sacrificed her own life for the soldiers she cared for in World War I.
Use it as part of a lesson or for an assembly for KS1 or KS2.
The presentation covers Edith’s childhood, early career, war work and legacy. The last part of the presentation includes some interesting questions to provoke discussion or for further exploration.
Please note: due to copyright reasons, no photos of Edith Cavell are included.
A slightly edited version of this presentation is also included as part of the 5 lesson year 2 literacy plan:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-2-literacy-5-lesson-plan-edith-cavell-history-11541732
A bundle of three presentations on pioneering nurses, all of whom are mentioned as key historical figures in the KS1 history curriculum.
Included in the bundle are:
Florence Nightingale
Mary Seacole
Edith Cavell
The presentation on Edith Cavell covers Edith’s childhood, early career, war work and legacy.
The presentation on Florence Nightingale covers Florence’s childhood, early career, work during the Crimean War and ongoing legacy.
The presentation on Mary Seacole covers her childhood, her first adventures around the world, her experiences in the Crimean war and her legacy.
The last part of each presentation includes some interesting questions to provoke discussion or for further exploration.
Use these as part of a lesson or for an assembly for KS1 or KS2.
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 presentation on the civil rights activist, Rosa Parks.
Use it as part of a lesson or for an assembly for KS1, KS2 or KS3.
The presentation covers life in Alabama in the 1950s, the Montgomery city buses, the bus boycott and how Rosa is remembered. The last part of the presentation includes some interesting questions to provoke discussion.
Please note there are no photos of Rosa Parks included, owing to copyright restrictions.
An inspirational activist, who would be perfect to study during Black History Month.
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 is a bundle of three presentations on Emily Davison, Emmeline Pankhurst and Millicent Fawcett, who all fought for votes for women.
The Emmeline Pankhurst presentation covers Emmeline’s childhood, the suffrage movement, her protests, her imprisonment and the results of the movement.
The presentation on Emily Davison covers Emily’s education, before moving onto her actions in the suffragette movement, her imprisonment and force feeding and finally her death and legacy.
The presentation on Millicent Fawcett covers her childhood, early political involvement and the successful suffrage movement.
Please note that there are no photos of the women included, owing to copyright restrictions.
The last part of each presentation includes some interesting questions to provoke discussion.
Use these as part of a lesson or for an assembly for ages 11 - 16.
