This resource is a comprehension booklet aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 (7-9 yrs). It is a playscript adapted from Shakespeare’s play of** Romeo and Juliet**. The story is a romance and tragedy and covers the themes of love, family and loyalty among others. The story has been adapted so that is is suitable for ages 7-9. There are three differentiated booklets. The higher ability booklet has three 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. Perfect for using during** Shakespeare Week** (12th March) or for a Shakespeare or playwriting topic. PDF file format.

This is a plan and resources for a French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning how to label parts of the body in French. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a listening game, a speaking game, a written worksheet and a plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. These are: The plan A PowerPoint presentation Starter resources Resources for speaking game Written worksheet (This plan is Lesson 1, Unit 10 by Blossoming Minds, but can be used as an individual plan.)

These Year 3 World Cup and football themed maths questions are split into 3 differentiated levels. Each level contains 30 problems with answers. The questions cover all areas of the curriculum and are perfect for celebrating the World Cup with your class! The higher level (Super Super Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 3 curriculum and some questions from the Year 4 curriculum. The intermediate level (Super Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 3 curriculum. The lower level (Challenge) contains questions covering the Year 2 curriculum. There is a colour and black & white booklet for each level. No further preparation required.

This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for different breakfast items in French. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a food and drinks unit. The plan gives details of a game for a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class listening activity, an active speaking game, a reading activity and a plenary game. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file and are: Lesson Plan (PDF) 4 pages An animated 12 slide PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.) Starter ideas (PDF) 1 page Resource for listening activity (PDF) 16 pages colour and black & white Resource for speaking activity (PDF) 2 pages colour and black & white Reading activity (PDF) 3 pages colour and black & white and answers No further preparation needed This is Blossoming Minds’ Lesson 4 Unit 4 French, but can be used individually. You might be interested in units 1-3: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11769397

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘ir.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 3 and 4 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘ir’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘ir’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘ir’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘ir’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘ir’ sound - Revision of HFW

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘ph.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 3, 4 and 5 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘ph’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘ph’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘ph’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘ph’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘ph’ sound - Revision of HFW

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to reviseprevious phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘nch.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This PowerPoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 3 and 4 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘nch’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘nch’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘nch’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘nch’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘nch’ sound - Revision of phase 4 tricky words

This resource is a non-fiction comprehension booklet aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 (7-9 yrs). The theme for the booklet is harvest around the world and covers Thanksgiving in the USA, rice festivals in Asia, the yam festival in Ghana, a fruit festival in Thailand, the Jewish holiday Sukkot and the harvest moon festival in China. It is a perfect comprehension to use during the autumn term, but could be used throughout the year, as harvest is celebrated at different times of the year around the world. There are three differentiated booklets. The higher ability booklet has two pages of information for the children to read before they complete 2 pages of ‘what,’ ‘when,’ ‘who’ and ‘why’ questions. There are also true or false, multiple choice questions and some that require more detailed answers. There are 15 questions in total. The middle and lower ability booklets have the information split into four pages with questions on each page. The middle ability has 13 questions and the lower ability has 12 questions in total. There is a colour and black & white booklet for each level. Answers are also included. PDF file format. You might be interested in: Harvest around the world Comprehension Year 2 Harvest Around the World Presentation

This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for describing their height and size in French. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of an ‘All About Me’ French unit. The plan gives details of a whole class starter, how to teach the descriptive vocabulary, a whole class speaking and listening activity, a group sorting activity, reading activity and plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. There is a PowerPoint which includes an audio version of each French word or phrase to make it easier for anyone to be able to teach the lesson. You can also play the PowerPoint without the audio. All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file. These are: 5 page PDF Lesson Plan 7 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.) 12 PDF pages of resources for the speaking activity (colour and black & white versions) 8 PDF pages of resources for the sorting activity (colour and black & white versions) 5 PDF pages for the reading activity (colour and black & white worksheet and answers) No further preparation needed. This is lesson 5 of Unit 2 French designed by Blossoming Minds. You might be interested in Unit 1 French Greetings and Introductions: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11631397 Unit 2 French - All About Me - Age and Appearance is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11707339

This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Spanish lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for different items of clothing in Spanish. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of an ‘All About Me’ unit. The plan gives details of a whole class game to use as a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class listening activity, a paired speaking and listening activity, a reading activity and plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file. These are: 4 page PDF Lesson Plan A 12 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.) 3 PDF pages of resources for the speaking and listening activity (Colour and Black & White versions and Answers) 3 PDF pages for the reading activity (Colour and Black & White versions and Answers) No further preparation needed. This is lesson 2 of Unit 3 Spanish designed by Blossoming Minds. Unit 1 Beginner Spanish Greetings and Introductions Bundle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11651388 Unit 2 Spanish All About Me 5 lesson bundle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11706377 Unit 3 Spanish lesson bundle : Family members, clothes and pets is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11762016

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 and resources for a beginner’s French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for different items of clothing in French. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of an ‘All About Me’ unit. The plan gives details of a whole class game to use as a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class listening activity, a paired speaking and listening activity, a reading/written activity and plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file. These are: 4 page PDF Lesson Plan A 12 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.) 3 PDF pages of resources for the speaking and listening activity (Colour and Black & White versions and Answers) 3 PDF pages for the reading/written activity (Colour and Black & White worksheets and answers) No further preparation needed. This is lesson 2 of Unit 3 French designed by Blossoming Minds. Unit 1 Beginners French - Greetings and introductions lesson bundle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11631397 Unit 2 French 5 lesson bundle - All About Me - Age and Appearance is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11707339 Unit 3 French Lesson Bundle - Family members, clothes and pets is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-lesson-bundle-family-members-clothes-and-pets-11769370

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’ and ‘how’ 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 comprehension is all about activities children can do in the spring. It covers woodland walks, pond dipping and making a nature notebook. Answers are also included. There is a colour and black & white version of each of the 3 booklets. (The preview pages show the title page and one of the pages from the middle ability booklet.) PDF file format.

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to reviseprevious phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘mp.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘mp’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘mp’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘mp’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘mp’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘mp’ sound - Revision of tricky words

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to reviseprevious phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘lk.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 3 and 4 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘lk’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘lk’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘lk’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘lk’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘lk’ sound - Revision of tricky words

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to reviseprevious phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘br.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 3 and 4 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘br’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘br’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘br’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘br’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘br’ sound - Revision of phase 4 tricky words

This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is all about China and covers key facts, Chinese tourist attractions, food and wildlife. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘when’ and ‘who’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is 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. PDF file format and editable Microsoft file format included in price.

This is a plan and resources for a beginners Spanish lesson to use with KS2. It involves children talking about how old they are and could be used after children have learnt numbers to 10. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the ‘ages’ vocabulary, a whole class game, a speaking activity, written activity and plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All the resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file. These are: 5 page PDF Lesson Plan A 21 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click the ‘read only’ button to open.) 6 PDF pages of resources for the Speaking activity (Colour and Black & White versions) 6 PDF pages for the Written activity (Colour and Black & White versions and answers) No further preparation needed. This is the second lesson in Unit 2 Spanish designed by Blossoming Minds. Unit 1 - Spanish Greetings and Introductions is available on Blossoming Minds’ shop on the TES here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11651388 Unit 2 Spanish All About Me is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-all-about-me-5-lesson-bundle-beginners-11706377 Units 1 and 2 are available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-lesson-bundle-1-term-beginners-11710541

This resource is a comprehension booklet aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 (7-9 yrs). It is a story adapted from Shakespeare’s play of Much Ado About Nothing. The story is a romance and comedy and covers the themes of mistaken identity, love and deceit. The story has been adapted so that is is suitable for ages 7-9. 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. Perfect for using during Shakespeare Week (12th March) or for a Shakespeare or playwriting topic. PDF file format.

A set of 10 PowerPoint activities to help prepare your class for the Phonics Screening Check. Each PowerPoint includes 40 words, one on each slide. 20 words are pretend or ‘alien’ words and 20 are real words. They are organised in the same way as the screening check, starting with four simple phase 2 words, before moving on to phase 3, 4 and 5 and concluding with more complex words. Get your class to call out together or choose targeted children to decode the words. Fit in during 5 minute gaps or use during a phonics lesson to make sure your entire class are prepared for the screening check!