A great little set of forms for either Supply Teachers or teachers preparing for daily or short term cover. They have simple headings that help teachers pick out the key goings-on needed for a good handover. Each sheet offers different ways of presenting the information, so that you can find one that will suit you and your setting, but, obviously, feel free to adapt. Forms include: Checklists and times for what should happen during the day Space to say what work was completed and marked Comment boxes for: Highlights of the Day; Helpful Children; Behaviour (good and bad); Absent children, accidents etc; and any other further comments Supply Teacher signature and contact details If you find these useful, please look out for my Teacher Lesson Planner and Reflections, which follow a similar format and are available from TES resources via My Shop for free. Follow me on twitter @EmmisStories to keep up with my latest resources and news

Developed to get KS1 and LKS2 children thinking about key historical questions - why, when, where, what, who, how, can - here is a lesson plan and resources to get you going on any investigation into the past. Any inquiry is about detection, so frame the whole exercise like one of adventure and discovery, and it can be fun for everyone. The lesson plan is clear and easy to use, including aims and success criteria, detailed hints about how to carry out the activities, and lists of resources and follow-up tasks. I’d love to know how you get on with these resources, so please leave a review or follow me on twitter @EmmisStories

NEWER VERSIONS NOW AVAILABLE! - See here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-witches-spell-cauldron-bother-12200222 Three sets lesson plans, worksheets and full notes on how to deliver fab experiences to get young children thinking! Inspired by The Witches’ Spell in Macbeth by William Shakespeare, these sessions are part of a longer unit covering all areas of curriculum, but are great as stand alone sessions too. In this pack are three lesson plans and the printable resources you’ll need. The children are given opportunities to make music, sort objects, and create a cauldron of their own. Aims and success criteria are made clear, as are the key words and resources needed for the activities that take place. Differentiation is built into the sessions, and the lessons can be seen as a starting point for your own ideas. Learning Objectives and Assessment for Learning boxes are included on the worksheets to help you with your marking. There is scope for further development into a longer term project, with potion making and further potion and magical activities etc.

A creative and fun set of lesson plans linked by the theme of a Treasure Chest. Relevant to the EYFS and the National Curriculum, any teacher, supply teacher or NQT can pick up and use these lesson plans. All resources or their alternatives should be easily found in teaching bases, and there is a good mix of teacher- and child-led activities. Each plan has carefully constructed aims and success criteria, learning sequences and relevant key words, lists of requirements and resources, and additional notes to help you have great lessons. The lessons include: list writing, counting and addition, drawing and painting, designing and making, music and drama, sorting and classifying. Differentiation at three levels in built in to the plans, and there is ample opportunity for extension or ideas to develop into bigger projects. Worksheets are included were applicable, but these are here to give you an idea of what could be added to workbooks or to inspire your own alternatives. ****NEW! Revised and new lesson plans now included and extra resources added, including Learning Objectives on the sheets ready to use or edit. **** PDF versions also included to prevent any problems with format when downloaded (hopefully). Please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pirates-galore-6013941 for my FREE pirate resources I’d love to hear how you get on, so leave a message in the review section or contact me via twitter @EmmisStories