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.

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.

A 30 page pack of fun Christmas themed activities aimed at 5-7 year olds. There are a mixture of numeracy, literacy, phonics and art activities perfect for the end of term. Examples include counting carol singers, writing acrostic poems and completing sequences among many others. Children can work independently on activities during this busy part of the year or they could be used as part of a whole lesson. A colour and black and white version of the 30 page booklet is included. A great way to keep learning going right up to the end of term. I used this booklet with my year 1 class last year and they really enjoyed it! PDF file format

This resource is a Christmas themed phonics booklet, containing a wide range of activities suitable for phases 3 - 5. There are 20 pages of activities perfect for children to work on independently during phonics lessons, as a start of day activity or as a filler for the busy Christmas period. Alternatively, send home for parents to work on with children as a homework task. Activities range from filling in initial sounds, to sorting real and fake words, to filling in missing words. There is a colour and black and white version of the booklet. Just print and staple! PDF file format.

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.

A collection of Christmas themed Maths activities, perfect for using with year 1 at the end of term. The booklet contains 20 pages of activities that children can complete on their own as a start of day activity, a filler or a whole lesson. The tasks cover all areas of the year 1 curriculum, including addition, subtraction, counting, time, mass, height, capacity, shape, fractions and money. There is a colour and black & white version of the booklet. Answers are also included. PDF file format

This resource contains 4 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1 or lower ability year 2. They each contain 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. The theme in this pack is ‘How to make Christmas food.’ There are four different comprehensions: How to make Christmas puddings How to make trifle How to make mince pies How to decorate a Christmas cake 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.

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 Maths problem! The Advent Calendar covers all topics of the Year 3 Maths curriculum and uses Christmas themed scenarios that the children can relate to. A great start to the Christmas season! You might also be interested in our Year 3 Christmas Maths - all topics - 3 levels End of term Summer themed Year 3 Maths - all topics Year 3 Summer Olympics Maths : All Topics Year 3 Euro 2020 / 2021 Football Maths : All Topics

A 21 page presentation describing the traditions of Christmas in Germany. It covers Christmas markets, decorations, food and Christmas trees. 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 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.)

This resource is a comprehension activity based on the year 6 reading comprehension SATs paper. The comprehension text covers the part of the Christmas story when the shepherds visit Jesus. I have rewritten the Bible story to resemble the style of the SATs reading paper. There is a reading booklet of 3 pages, followed by 4 pages of questions, which are based on last year’s paper. There is also a mark scheme at the end of the booklet. I have included 3 differentiated levels. The HA level is similar to the SATs paper, whilst the MA and LA use slightly simplified wording in the reading and question booklet and could also be used by year 5s. PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.

This is a Christmas plan and resources for a beginner’s Italian lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for ‘Happy Christmas,’ as well as six decorations in Italian. The plan gives details of a whole class game to use as a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a paired reading activity, whole class listening activity, a writing activity and 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. These are in the zip file and are: Lesson Plan (4 page PDF) An 11 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open) Resources for paired activity (4 pages PDF colour and black & white) Written activity (3 pages PDF colour and black & white and answers) You might also be interested in our beginners Italian lessons. Beginner Italian 3 units : 15 lessons