This year 2 comprehension booklet is about Europe’s top footballers! It would be perfect for celebrating Euro 2024 with your class. The booklet includes 3 differentiated levels. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘where,’ ‘who,’ ‘which’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is laid out in a booklet form, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-4 questions per page. There is a colour and black & white version of each booklet. Answers are also included. All of the booklets are in the zip file. PDF file format. No further preparation required. You might also be interested in our Year 2 Euro 2024 Football Maths We also have Year 1 Euro 2024 Football Maths Booklet Year 3 Euro 2024 Football Maths : All Topics

This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Italian lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for different items of clothing in Italian. 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/writing 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: 5 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/writing activity (Colour and Black & White worksheets and answers) No further preparation needed. This is lesson 2 of Unit 3 Italian designed by Blossoming Minds. Unit 1 Beginners Italian - Greetings and Introductions Bundle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12397072 Unit 2 Italian All About Me 5 lesson bundle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12516804 Unit 3 Italian Lesson Bundle : Family members, clothes and pets is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12589727

This is a plan and resources for a French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary to describe the landscape in different French speaking countries e.g. In Guadeloupe there are beaches. The children are taught sentences to describe eight French speaking countries or regions. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a longer unit on France and French speaking regions. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class listening game, a speaking activity, a reading and writing activity, a speaking task and a plenary whole class game. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file and are: Lesson Plan - 4 pages (PDF) An animated PowerPoint presentation - 20 pages (This is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.) Resource for listening game - 8 pages (PDF) Resources for Reading and Writing activity - 3 pages (PDF) No further preparation needed. It would be helpful but not essential if your class have completed our French countryside lesson: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12667431 This is Lesson 3, Unit 12 French by Blossoming Minds, but can be used as an individual lesson. You might be interested in Units 1, 2 and 3: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11769397

This is a set of comprehensions about the celebrations for King Charles III’s Coronation. They are aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 (ages 7-9). The comprehensions cover what a coronation is, a short history of Charles’s life, how Charles and others are celebrating, ways that children can get involved and the King’s charitable projects. 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 that are aimed at extending more able readers. (18 questions) The middle and lower ability booklets have the text split into five separate pages with questions on each page. The middle ability has 14 questions and the lower ability contains 12 questions. There are colour and black & white versions of each booklet. Answers are also included. All of the documents are in the zip file. Perfect for using around the Coronation celebrations or for a topic on King Charles III. I’m looking forward to using these with my Year 3 class! PDF file format. You might also be interested in our year 2 comprehensions on the Coronation: King Charles III’s Coronation Comprehensions Year 2

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' 'why' 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. Answers are also included. This comprehension is all about the tennis player, Serena Williams. PDF file format.

This resource is a comprehension activity for year 2. It is a fictional newspaper report, which I have written from the point of view of a reporter the day after Edith Cavell was shot. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels. There are a range of 'what' 'where' and 'when' questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. There is a one page newspaper report, followed by two pages of questions. Answers are also included. PDF file format. This comprehension is also included as part of the 5 lesson year 2 literacy unit on Edith Cavell: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-2-literacy-5-lesson-plan-edith-cavell-history-11541732

This resource is a booklet that can be used by children to revisit or revise the phonics phase 5 ‘ie’ sound. There are 10 pages of activities for children to complete. It could be used as a start-of-day activity, filler, phonics lesson or homework activity. Simply print and staple or use pages as individual worksheets. A fun, visually appealing way to reinforce a phoneme.

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a PowerPoint presentation that allows children to revise previous phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘thr.’ 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 ‘thr’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Segmenting and blending sounds in real ‘thr’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Filling in missing words - Writing a sentence with ‘thr’ sound - Revision of tricky phase 4 words

This resource is a booklet that can be used by children to revisit or revise the phonics phase 5 ‘ue’ sound. There are 10 pages of activities for children to complete. It could be used as a start-of-day activity, filler, phonics lesson or homework activity. Simply print and staple or use pages as individual worksheets. A fun, visually appealing way to reinforce a phoneme.

This is a presentation on the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, who became the first man to walk on the moon. Use it as part of a lesson or for an assembly. The presentation covers Neil’s childhood, his years as a pilot, becoming and astronaut and the expedition to the moon. The last part of the presentation includes some interesting questions to provoke discussion or for further exploration. Armstrong is one of the key historical figures mentioned in the KS1 curriculum, so this presentation would be perfect for introducing the explorer.

This is a set of fun summer themed maths word problems for the summer term in year 5. There are 3 differentiated levels. Each level contains reasoning questions with answers covering all topics of the curriculum. There are 60 pages of questions in total. The higher level (called Super Super Challenge) contains questions based on the year 5 and year 6 curriculum. The intermediate level (called Super Challenge) contains questions based on the year 5 curriculum. The lower level (called Challenge) contains questions based on the year 4 curriculum. PDF file format. No further preparation required.

This resource is a booklet that can be used by children to revisit or revise the phonics phase 5 ‘wh’ sound. There are 10 pages of activities for children to complete. It could be used as a start-of-day activity, filler, phonics lesson or homework activity. Simply print and staple or use pages as individual worksheets. A fun, visually appealing way to reinforce a phoneme. PDF file format.

This resource is a comprehension activity for year 2. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels. The booklet tells part of the Christmas story, when the shepherds are visited by angels and decide to travel to Bethlehem to meet Jesus. It could be used on its own, or with the three other parts of the story, available on my shop. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘how,’ ‘where’ and ‘who’ 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. PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.

This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for lower key stage 2, perfect for using in the run up to Christmas. There are three differentiated fact and answer sheets on Christmas in the Americas. This includes Argentina, Brazil, Jamaica and the USA. It is based on a mixture of the KS1 and KS2 SATs reading papers. There are a range of 'what, ’ ‘where,’ ‘how’ 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. PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.

This is a Christmas lesson plan and resources for a beginner’s Polish lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for ‘Happy Christmas,’ as well as six decorations in Polish. The plan gives details of a whole class game to use as a starter, how to teach the vocabulary (including how to pronounce trickier words), a paired reading activity, whole class listening activity, a writing 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. These are in the zip file and are: Lesson Plan (4 page PDF) An 11 page animated PowerPoint presentation - This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Sheets for the paired reading activity (4 pages PDF) - A colour and black & white version are included Written activity (3 pages PDF) - A colour and black & white version and answers are included You might be interested in: Polish lesson and resources - Greetings

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. Answers are also included. This comprehension is all about the Nobel Prize winning scientist, Marie Curie. Perfect for using in March for Women's History Month! PDF file format.

This resource is a comprehension activity based on the year 6 reading comprehension SATs paper. The theme is the story of Palm Sunday, which I have rewritten to resemble the style of the reading paper. There is a reading booklet and an accompanying question booklet, which contains a range of questions based on last year’s paper. Answers are also included. I have included 3 differentiated levels. The Higher Ability level (801 words) is similar to the SATs paper, whilst the Middle Ability (741 words) and Lower Ability (615 words) use slightly simplified wording in the reading and question booklet. PDF file format. Colour and Black & White versions are included in the price. You might also be interested in: KS1 Easter RE Lesson Pack - Palm Sunday Palm Sunday Lesson Plan and PowerPoint - KS2 (Easter) Palm Sunday Story Powerpoint Easter Assembly Plan - Palm Sunday

This resource is a 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,’ ‘who’ 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 the legend of St George. I hope you find it useful. PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.

This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Spanish lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for different breads and cakes in Spanish. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a food unit. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class listening game, a speaking and listening activity, a reading activity and a 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. These are in the zip file and are: Lesson Plan (PDF) 5 pages Animated PowerPoint presentation 11 slides (This is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.) Resources for speaking and listening activity (PDF - colour and black & white) 2 pages Reading task (PDF - colour and black & white and answers) 3 pages No further preparation needed. This plan is Blossoming Minds’ Spanish Lesson 2 Unit 4, but can be used individually. You might be interested in units 1-3: Beginner Spanish / 15 lessons

This is a plan and resources for a French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning how to talk about injuries in French. e.g. ‘I broke my arm.’ The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a speaking game, a speaking and listening activity, a reading 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 Resources for speaking game Reading worksheet Please note: It would be helpful if children can already name parts of the body before this lesson. You can buy Blossoming Minds’ Lesson 1, Unit 10 to teach them this. (This plan is Lesson 3, Unit 10 by Blossoming Minds, but can be used on its own.)