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 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.
***FANTASTIC VALUE***
Teach your KS1 class about every Christian celebration and festival throughout the year, with this bumper lesson pack.
Each pdf plan contains detailed instructions, a list of objectives for three levels of ability, a list of resources and cross-curricular links.
All lessons are highly interactive. They contain a huge variety of activities, such as poetry writing, art and drama. The following festivals are included:
- Harvest (x 2)
- Christmas (x 4)
- Lent (x 3)
- Easter (x 4)
-Pentecost (x 3)
Perfect to help you teach an entire year's worth of Christianity, with no further preparation!
(Each lesson is also available individually or as part of smaller bundles.)
This resource contains seven pdf lesson plans to teach children all about the Easter story. They can all be used individually or as a whole unit for Lent and Easter. They are suitable for ages 4 -7. The seven lessons are:
1) Ash Wednesday/Start of Lent
2) Lent - Giving Something Up
3) Lent - Doing Good Deeds
4) Palm Sunday
5) The Last Supper
6) Good Friday
7) Easter Sunday
Each plan contains detailed instructions, a list of objectives for three levels of abilities, a list of resources and cross-curricular links.
The unit contains wide-ranging activities to maintain the children's interest, from poetry writing, to drama activities, to circle time activities to art projects.
Each lesson contains an animated PowerPoint with a Bible story or relevant facts to help you teach the content of the lesson. (These are not editable. 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 and art activities.
All of the resources for the lessons are in the zip files.
Each lesson is also available individually or as part of smaller bundles for Lent or Easter.
You might also be interested in our KS2 Lent and Easter Unit:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lent-and-easter-re-unit-11516036
A bundle of 3 reading comprehension booklets that tell the stories of some of Shakespeare's most popular tragedies.
All the booklets are aimed at Lower Key Stage 2, with each story adapted to be suitable for this age range . The texts and questioning are differentiated for three different ability levels.
The following are included:
- Macbeth (story format)
- Romeo and Juliet (play format)
- Hamlet (play format)
Perfect for a Shakespeare unit, a unit on play writing or for Shakespeare Week in March.
PDF file format. Answers included.
A bundle of 3 reading comprehension booklets to introduce your children to some of the most famous plays in the English language. Also perfect for teaching your class about how plays are formatted.
All the booklets are aimed at Lower Key Stage 2, with each play adapted to be suitable for this age range . The texts and questioning are differentiated for three different ability levels.
The following are included:
- Hamlet
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Romeo and Juliet
PDF file format. Answers included. (Also available as part of other bundles.)
A bundle of 3 reading comprehension booklets that tell the stories of some of Shakespeare's most popular romantic comedies.
All the booklets are aimed at Lower Key Stage 2, with each story adapted to be suitable for this age range . The texts and questioning are differentiated for three different ability levels.
The following are included:
- Much Ado About Nothing (story format)
- Twelfth Night (story format)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (play format)
Perfect for a Shakespeare unit, a unit on play writing or for Shakespeare Week in March.
PDF file format. Answers included.
A bundle of 3 reading comprehension booklets to introduce your children to the works of Shakespeare.
All the booklets are aimed at Lower Key Stage 2, with each play adapted into a fictional story format suitable for this age range . The texts and questioning are differentiated for three different ability levels.
The following are included:
- Macbeth
- Twelfth Night
- Much Ado About Nothing
PDF file format. Answers included. (Also available as part of other Blossoming Minds' bundles.)
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 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.
A 5 lesson literacy unit based around Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The unit is aimed at year 3 and 4 and gives details of the curriculum objectives covered. The children develop reading comprehension, speaking, planning, writing, editing and SPaG skills during the unit. This is achieved through varied, fun and interactive activities.
All five lessons include a SPaG or composition starter, which is always linked to *Romeo and Juliet. *
The main activity in lesson 1 is a reading comprehension of a simplified version of the play. It is differentiated 3 ways.
The main activity in lesson 2 allows children to practise their performance skills.
Lesson 3 allows children to begin learning playwriting skills, whilst in lessons 4 and 5, they plan and write their own play or scene, based on Shakespeare’s play.
All lessons include details of how to differentiate.
All resources needed in the lessons are included. There is also a PowerPoint presentation of the story.
PERFECT FOR USING DURING SHAKESPEARE WEEK.
(Please note, the presentation and comprehensions are also available separately.)
This is a 5 lesson Spanish unit for beginners, perfect for using with KS2. It teaches children hobbies and interests vocabulary, covering days of the week, sports, hobbies, musical instruments and days out.
All the plans (pdfs) give details of a starter, how to teach the new vocabulary, followed by a combination of listening activities, speaking activities, reading/writing activities and a plenary. Each lesson is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills.
All resources needed for the lessons are included in the price. This includes a PowerPoint for each containing the new vocabulary. The PowerPoint presentations are not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open them. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations.
In total there are 75 pages of lesson plans, games and worksheets (pdfs) and 64 slides of animated PowerPoints. All of the lessons are in zip files.
No further preparation needed.
This is Unit 5 Spanish designed by Blossoming Minds.
This unit could be combined with the four previous Blossoming Minds’ Spanish units:
Beginner Spanish 20 lesson bundle
This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Spanish lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for different musical instruments they might play. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a longer hobbies and interests unit.
The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class listening game, a reading game, a reading and writing 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. They are in the zip file and are:
Lesson Plan (5 page PDF)
A 12 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.)
Resources for reading activity (4 pages PDF colour and black & white)
Written worksheet (3 pages PDF colour and black & white and answers)
No further preparation needed.
This is Lesson 4, Unit 5 Spanish by Blossoming Minds, but can be used individually.
You might be interested in Units 1-4:
Beginner Spanish 20 lesson bundle
This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Spanish lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for different places they would like to visit in town. For example, the park or the funfair. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a longer hobbies unit.
The plan gives details of a game for a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class listening game, a speaking and listening activity, a written 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. These are in the zip file and are:
Lesson Plan (5 pages PDF)
A 12 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.)
Starter vocabulary (2 pages PDF)
Resource for listening game (12 pages colour and black & white PDF)
Resource for speaking and listening activity (2 pages colour and black & white PDF)
Written worksheet (2 pages colour and black & white PDF)
No further preparation needed.
This is Lesson 5, Unit 5 by Blossoming Minds, but can be used individually. You might be interested in units 1-4:
Beginner Spanish 20 lesson bundle
This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s Spanish lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for hobbies and interests, such as going to the cinema and playing computer games in Spanish. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a longer hobbies unit.
The plan gives details of a game for a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class listening game, a speaking activity, a written activity and a plenary 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 11 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.)
Resources for speaking and listening activities (PDF) 4 pages colour and black & white
Written activity (PDF) 2 pages colour and black & white
This is Lesson 3, Unit 5 Spanish by Blossoming Minds, but can be used individually.
You might be interested in Units 1-4:
Beginner Spanish 20 lesson bundle
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
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)
A collection of 20 Easter themed Maths activities, perfect for using with year 1 at the end of term.
The booklet contains 20 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.
PDF file format
This resource is a bundle of activities perfect for using with your year 1 class in the days and weeks leading up to Easter.
The bundle contains:
Easter story comprehensions (4 pages)
Spring comprehensions (3 pages)
Maths activity booklet (20 pages)
Phonics activity booklet (20 pages)
A 20 page Easter themed phonics booklet, containing a wide range of activities to help children revise phases 3 - 5.
Perfect for children to work on independently during phonics lessons, as a start of day activity, or as a filler for the busy end-of-term 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 & white PDF version of the booklet (both are in a zip file).
Just print and staple!
