Embark on an exciting journey of discovery with our comprehensive EYFS Wider Curriculum Unit: Explorers. This engaging and immersive resource pack is designed to introduce young learners to the wonders of exploration through a variety of subjects, including science, art, history/geography, PE, and PSHE. Aligned with the EYFS framework, this 6-week unit provides a rich and diverse learning experience for early years children. Week 1 sets the stage with an Introduction to Explorers, igniting curiosity and setting the foundation for the weeks to come. In Week 2, children will dive into the captivating world of Famous Explorers, learning about their remarkable journeys and contributions. Week 3 takes an Arctic twist, as children explore Arctic Animals and their habitats, fostering an appreciation for biodiversity and the natural world. As the adventure continues, Week 4 invites children to become Rainforest Explorers, delving into the lush greenery and diverse ecosystems of the rainforests. Week 5 takes a plunge into the depths of the ocean, as children embark on an exploration of marine life and its fascinating wonders. Finally, in Week 6, children will reach for the stars as they venture into the vastness of space, learning about planets and the mysteries beyond Earth. Each week’s lesson plans and accompanying resources are provided in PDF format, ensuring easy access and convenience. With a focus on interactive and hands-on activities, our unit cultivates critical thinking, creativity, and physical development. Children will engage in experiments, create artwork inspired by explorers, embark on virtual field trips, and participate in team-building physical activities. Prepare to inspire and ignite the spirit of exploration in your early years classroom with our EYFS Wider Curriculum Unit: Explorers. Watch as children’s imaginations soar and their understanding of the world expands through this immersive, cross-curricular learning experience.

Embark on an exciting literacy journey with our EYFS Literacy Unit - Explorers! Packed with six weeks’ worth of engaging lesson plans and accompanying resources, this unit is perfectly aligned to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, ensuring seamless integration into your curriculum. Week 1: Introduction to Explorers Ignite curiosity and spark imagination as you introduce your little learners to the captivating world of explorers. Dive into interactive activities that promote early literacy skills, imaginative play and critical thinking. From discovering maps and compasses to exploring different types of exploration, this week sets the foundation for an adventurous learning experience. Week 2: Famous Explorers Bring history to life as your students explore the journeys of famous explorers from the past. Engage their imaginations through captivating stories and interactive tasks that encourage reading, writing and communication skills. Discover the expeditions of renowned figures such as Christopher Columbus, Marco Polo, Amelia Earhart and more. Week 3: Arctic Animals Take a chilly plunge into the Arctic region and explore the wonders of its unique wildlife. Through literacy-rich lessons, your students will encounter polar bears, penguins, seals and other fascinating creatures. Encourage their reading comprehension, vocabulary development and creative expression as they engage in activities centered around these captivating Arctic animals. Week 4: Rainforest Explorers Venture into the lush green rainforests and uncover its hidden treasures. From colourful toucans to slithering snakes, this week delves into the rich biodiversity found in rainforest habitats. Engage your students in literacy-focused tasks that enhance their understanding of descriptive language, storytelling and research skills. Week 5: Exploring the Ocean Dive deep into the enchanting world beneath the waves as your students explore the ocean. Through literacy-based activities, they will encounter fascinating marine life, learn about ocean ecosystems and develop a deeper appreciation for our planet’s vast oceans. Enhance their literacy skills through captivating tasks centered around ocean exploration. Week 6: Exploring Space Blast off into a cosmic adventure as your students set their sights on the wonders of space. From astronauts to rockets, planets to constellations, this week will spark their imagination and curiosity about the universe. Engage them in literacy activities that promote scientific vocabulary, comprehension skills and creative expression. Each week’s lesson plans and accompanying resources are meticulously crafted to support and enhance literacy development, communication skills and overall engagement. All materials are provided in PDF format, ensuring ease of use and compatibility across different devices. Buy now and unlock a treasure trove of resources that will inspire, educate and ignite a lifelong love of learning.

Introducing a fun and educational free resource for children to learn all about the planets in our solar system! This pack includes two sheets of beautifully designed fact cards that provide key information about the moon, sun, earth, mercury, venus, mars, neptune, uranus, saturn, and jupiter. Each card features an eye-catching illustration of the planet along with interesting facts such as its size, distance from the sun, number of moons, and more. These cards are perfect for classroom displays, science projects, or even as flashcards to help kids memorize important planetary information. Download now for a fun and engaging way to learn about the wonders of our solar system!

Introducing a fun and engaging resource for young learners to expand their vocabulary and reading skills - a free sight word sheet with space-themed words! Featuring colourful illustrations and easy-to-read words, this sheet is perfect for children aged 3-5 years old to learn and practice new words related to space. With 48 words in total, including planets, stars, rockets, and more, children will be excited to read and discover new things about the universe. The visual aids will help with retention and comprehension, making learning enjoyable and effective. This free resource is a great addition to any space-themed lesson plan or activity. Download now and blast off into the exciting world of space!

Welcome to our free resource of Rainforest Sight Words! This colorful and engaging sheet has been designed to help children aged 3-5 to learn and recognize sight words associated with the rainforest. Each word is accompanied by a beautiful picture of an animal, plant or insect that can be found in the rainforest, to provide a fun and visual aid for learning. This resource is perfect for use in the classroom or at home and can be printed out as many times as needed. Your little learners will love practicing their reading skills as they explore the fascinating world of the rainforest!

This 14 slide PowerPoint explains the Easter story and how the disciples felt when they lost their friend, Jesus, as he went to heaven. Children will talk about how it feels to lose a friend and what could happen. They will then learn about how the disciples lost Jesus as part of the Easter story. Children will then have reflection time to think about what makes their friends special to them and what they have that could remind them of a friend if they went away. There is also a prayer and notes at the bottom of the slide for a song recommendation. ks1 ks2 key stage 1 key stage 2 primary easter spring presentation

This 19 slide PowerPoint explains what Lent is and what it means to Christians. Children will talk about preparing for an event and describes the journey of Jesus through the desert. It also talks about resisting temptation and gives examples of what people give up for Lent. Children will then have reflection time to think about what they could do for Lent to help others. There is also a prayer and notes at the bottom of the slide for a song recommendation and any props that are needed. ks1 ks2 key stage 1 key stage 2 primary easter spring presentation

Have a celebration of all things reading with this bumper pack of magical wizard activities! These lessons are perfect if you need some activities for a themed book day or reading day. They are also great alongside a Harry Potter class novel. These four activities each come with a lesson plan, PowerPoint, worksheets and accompanying resources, such as a word bank. They also come with differentiated activities (easy, mid-level and hard). This resource includes: x4 Lesson plans x4 PowerPoints Editable word mat Colours and Verbs word mat Hogwarts house worksheet House qualities word mat Spells worksheet Potion worksheet Learning objectives: Lesson 1: I can design my own Hogwarts house. Lesson 2: I can create my own magical spell. Lesson 3: I can write my own potion recipe. Lesson 4: I can write my own Honeydukes setting description. Tags: year 3 year 4 year 5 year 6 ks2 magic wizarding world Harry broom spells Philosopher’s Potter

Bring some Christmas joy to your classroom with these 3 Christmas Poetry Lessons! Perfect for the last week of term or spread out across the Autumn term, these lessons are perfect to bring excitement to your classroom. Children will create their own Christmas poems - starting with learning all about rhyming words and creating rhyming phrases to creating an acrostic poem to writing a free verse poem all about the five senses (see, hear, touch, smell, taste) at Christmas. Each PowerPoint is easy to follow and guides the teacher through from starter, main input to task and plenary. Resources included: x3 lesson plans x3 PowerPoints (one for each lesson) Christmas Poem Template (for support) The Magic of Christmas poem x3 Acrostic poem templates (with and without lines) Christmas Acrostic poem example (for modelling) Christmas Senses Pictures Senses Inside and Outside at Christmas worksheet Lesson 1: L.O. I can use rhyming words to create a Christmas poem. Success Criteria: I can recognise rhyming words when saying them out loud. I can create a rhyming poem about Christmas I can create excitement through poetry. I can add other literary features (e.g. conjunctions, adjectives, similes). Lesson 2: L.O. I can use rhyming techniques to write an acrostic poem. Success Criteria: I understand different poem genres. I can use rhyming to create a poem. I can use techniques to create rhyming phrases with key words. I can use neat presentation and handwriting. Lesson 3: L.O. I can use my five senses to describe Christmas. Success Criteria: I understand different poem genres. I can use rhyming to create a poem. I can use techniques to create rhyming phrases with key words. I can use effective adjectives to describe the senses at Christmas time. y5 y6 outstanding reciprocal y3 y4 year 5 year 6 ks2 religious education Christianity xmas santa snow festive reciprocal reading activities english literacy writing creating poetry verse

Perfect to give your classroom the autumnal effect, this set of four different lettering sets and three types of bunting is great to decorate and celebrate fall. With easily readable letters and in PDF format, there is not only letters included but also numbers and common punctuation. classroom displays decor decoration

Ignite your students’ creativity and problem-solving skills with this exciting, newly redesigned Moon Buggy Design and Technology unit! Perfect for KS1 or KS2, this comprehensive resource takes your class on a journey from initial design concepts to the thrilling moment of testing their very own moon buggies. What’s Included: ★ 6 Engaging Lessons: Step-by-step lesson plans aligned with the D&T curriculum, guiding students through the entire design and construction process. ★ 6 Interactive PowerPoints: Visually stimulating presentations to introduce key concepts, inspire creativity, and support learning. ★ Teacher Guide & Instructions: Detailed guidance and tips for a smooth and successful teaching experience. ★ Action Plan Statements: Differentiated support for low-ability learners, helping them organize their ideas and plan their builds. ★ Example Pictures: Inspire students with real-world examples of moon buggies and design possibilities. ★ 8 Design Worksheets: Provide a structured framework for brainstorming, sketching, and refining designs, with a differentiated version for low-ability learners. Key Learning Objectives: ★ Identify key features of existing moon buggies ★ Design three different moon buggies and identify the most suitable design ★ Identify the design criteria that are important when making a moon buggy ★ Order steps to create an action plan and list the resources needed ★ Use different skills to make a quality finished vehicle ★ Test and evaluate the effectiveness of the finished moon buggies Why Choose This Resource? ★ Hands-On Learning: Students actively engage in the design and construction process, fostering creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills. ★ Curriculum-Aligned: Meets the national curriculum objectives for Design and Technology, ensuring a valuable learning experience. ★ Differentiated: Includes support for a range of abilities, ensuring all students can participate and succeed. ★ Teacher-Friendly: Clear instructions and resources make it easy to implement, even for those new to teaching D&T. I★ nspiring and Fun: Captures students’ imaginations and sparks a passion for STEM subjects. Launch your students’ learning into orbit with this out-of-this-world Moon Buggy D&T unit! Ideal for: KS1, KS2, Design and Technology, STEM, engineering, problem-solving, creativity, space exploration, space, theme, topic.

These spooky day of the week labels are brilliant to give your drawers a scare! I use these labels to organise my worksheets and resources into each day of the week so that I can quickly grab and go. PDF and JPEG format are included. They are frighteningly easy to attach - either use Sellotape or sticky back plastic to secure. Included: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday labels Next week label This resource is non-editable. There is an editable version here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12733532

I love using a drawer cart in my classroom as they are brilliant at helping you keep organised and prepared. The children love to see my updated drawer labels every few weeks and these Halloween style ones were a hit! I use my drawers to put resources and worksheets in for each day. I label mine with each day of the week, but these labels are editable so it is completely up to you. Keep your eyes peeled for other Halloween classroom decor. These labels fit most drawer carts but you can trim them down if necessary. These are the drawers I have used: https://amzn.to/3RN8VDd This file is in PowerPoint format and uses ‘Century Gothic’ font which is available on most Windows and Mac PCs. Copyright© Explore Education Resources All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only.

A great way to turn your classroom into something OUT OF THIS WORLD! This classroom decor set lets you jazz your classroom up in style with a range of resources, some of them editable for you to adapt to your class. This brilliant galaxy inspired set includes: Binder covers (including teacher binder, NQT/ECT folder, assessment, pupil progress and more) Two different types of bunting Days of the week Drawer labels Editable labels Alphabet letters Months of the year Numbers Schedule (a visual timetable) Table names Voice level-o-meter Welcome signs (all years, American and English)

Perfect for creating a display in the summer, this freebie lettering set includes uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers and some punctuation too. Uploaded in PDF format.

Perfect for creating a display about animals, this freebie lettering set includes uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers and some punctuation too. Uploaded in PDF format.

Perfect for creating a display about a 1980s topic, this freebie lettering set includes uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers and some punctuation too. Uploaded in PDF format.

Enhance your KS1 art curriculum with this engaging African Art Unit consisting of 5 outstanding lessons, suitable for KS1 and lower KS2. These lessons foster creativity, tidy skills, and various art techniques. What’s included: ★ Detailed PowerPoints and lesson plans for each session. ★ Examples of display pictures for inspiration. Key Objectives: ★ Explore different lines and pencil pressures while setting a standard for high-quality work in sketchbooks. ★ Recap the importance of an organised workspace and resource care. ★ Develop skills in powder paint mixing and painting. ★ Create captivating collages using a variety of materials, focusing on texture and pattern. You might also be interested in… ☆ AFRICA Homework Grid - 30 Activities and Worksheets ☆ KS1 PE African Animal Dance Unit - 4 Outstanding Lessons ☆ KS1 Art Unit: Exploring Mark Making Techniques and Drawing Skills - x6 Lessons Tags: Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, year 1, African landscape art, Africa activities, topic, geography, South African art, lesson plan, African pattern art, African animals, printing, painting, artists, artwork, shading, shades of color, color wheel. Elevate your art lessons with this comprehensive African Art Unit for KS1 and lower KS2.

Explore Judaism and The Torah with this comprehensive 5-lesson resource pack for Religious Education (RE) classes. Each lesson includes detailed plans, interactive PowerPoints, and relevant worksheets/resources. Lessons cover topics such as synagogue significance, Torah teachings, the Talmud’s role, Jewish home features, and the importance of the mezuzah. Engage students in understanding Jewish values, rituals, and cultural identity. This resource aids educators in delivering engaging RE content effectively. Lesson 1: Understanding the Synagogue and the Torah’s Role Discover the significance of the synagogue in Jewish worship and unravel the importance of The Torah in guiding daily lives. This lesson introduces students to the sacred components of the synagogue and explores the connection between worship and daily living. Engaging discussions and multimedia resources facilitate a comprehensive understanding. Lesson 2: Embracing Torah Teachings and Values In this lesson, students delve into key teachings from The Torah, including the Ten Commandments and ethical principles. Engage in interactive discussions on how these teachings shape Jewish values and practices. Students will explore the impact of Torah teachings on their daily lives and reflect on their significance within the community. Lesson 3: Unveiling the Tenakh and the Role of the Talmud Navigate the intricacies of the Tenakh’s three sections: Torah, Nevi’ism, and Ketuvim. Gain insights into the importance of The Torah in Jewish life and the role of the Talmud in interpreting and applying these teachings. Through engaging activities and discussions, students explore the depth of Jewish teachings and their practical application. Lesson 4: The Essence of a Jewish Home and the Mezuzah’s Significance Discover the heartwarming world of Jewish homes, as students explore key features such as the mezuzah, Shabbat traditions, and kosher practices. Unpack the symbolism behind the mezuzah and its integration into daily life. A creative design activity allows students to envision their own Jewish homes, fostering deeper connections to cultural traditions. Lesson 5: Jewish Home Traditions: Integrating Values and Rituals Embark on a captivating exploration of Jewish traditions within the home. Students will delve into the significance of Jewish values and rituals, discovering how they enrich family life. Engaging visuals and stories illustrate the connection between traditions and daily routines. Students will conclude the lesson with a profound understanding of cultural identity integration. KS1 KS2 LKS2 UKS2 Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 Y1 Y2 outstanding ofsted observation Christian Christianity Bible god jewish