End of YearWriting Lesson This PowerPoint is an end of year report for my teacher writing lesson. It is a fun writing lesson with sentence starters and modelled paragraphs to help students to structure their writing. During report writing season, why not ask your pupils to write a report on you? Care is taken to ensure that pupils are reminded to be respectful and modelled paragraphs help tailor students’ comments so they are appopriate. The activity is designed to be fun and engaging whilst also creating valuable teaching opportunities. Pupils learn: to use varied sentence openers to give examples to illustrate points to structure their writing using themed paragraphs There is opportunity for peer assessment at the end.

Famous Scientists Quiz This download is a famous scientists quiz. It’s the perfect end of year quiz or can be used as part of a unit on famous scientists. There are five fun areas for your students to explore in this famous scientists quiz. This science quiz is interactive: there are buttons to take the students to the different areas. Answers and student answer sheet are both provided. Areas included: Newton’s Tree: Students identify scientists from an image of them Inventors’ House: Students say which scientist invented the featured items Association Beach: Which scientists are associated with the featured items? Hall of Fame: Students identify fictional scientists from images The Laboratory: Students identify which scientists have been using the laboratory from the items left behind The science quiz is the perfect way to introduce students to some scientists they may not have previously known (although I have included well-known scientists too). I imagine this quiz leading on to a research activity, with students finding out more about those they didn’t know about before the quiz.

Resilience Workbook This resource is a resilience workbook. The five resilience monsters will teach your students about things that can get in the way of resilience. Varied and engaging, the tasks are designed to appeal to Key Stage 2 and 3 students. This attractive workbook is suitable for a whole class project or for individual students to complete. Activities include: True or false Identifying the resilience barriers in a short story Reflecting on the feeling of achieving a goal Identifying the skills they have that will help them to achieve a goal Included in this resource is an editable version of the workbook (created on PowerPoint) and a PDF of the same booklet for printing purposes.

These hockey worksheets are differentiated three ways. Answers are included for each worksheet. Included: General hockey fact sheet Fact sheet on hockey positions Bronze, silver and gold worksheets Bronze, silver and gold answers Ideal for non-participants . No additional resources needed as all theory required is given in the fact sheets.

This set of task cards and poems have an end of the school year theme. They focus on the reading strategy of inference. There are five engaging poems, each one with an accompanying task card and answer key. ENGAGING POEMS The poems have been written to engage students. They are all focused around the end of the school year. Because there are five poems included, there is plenty of scope for teachers writing their own additional questions or creating extra activities. A RANGE OF TASKS The five task cards all focus on the skill of inference. They encourage students to use the sentence stem, ‘I know this because in the text it says’ in order to give evidence for their answers. Each task card either has an answer key or suggested answer depending on the task given. WHAT’S INCLUDED? -5 poems - end of school year theme -5 task cards -5 answer cards -15 pages total

Mayan Gods Poems Comprehension This Mayan gods poems comprehension reading and history activity includes four poems about Ancient Mayan gods and goddesses. Each one then has a set of questions for pupils to revise their knowledge of each deity. This also gives pupils the chance to practise their reading comprehension skills. The deities covered are: Itzamna, Chaac, Ix Chel and Kinich Ahau. The cross-curricular nature of this activity means that children will be able to practise both their history skills (learning about Ancient Mayan gods) and reading comprehension skills at the same time. The comprehension questions include retrieval and inference questions and also author’s intent and vocabulary ones. There are a mix of circle the answer, one word, one sentence and longer answers. Some questions require evidence from the text. All answers are included (sample answers where more than one answer would be acceptable). What’s included? 4 poems about Ancient Mayan gods and goddesses 4 sets of questions (one about each god or goddess). Five questions per god / goddess 4 sets of answers

These are Halloween themed reading comprehension passages for KS2 that include a range of non-fiction winter texts for Key Stage 2, whilst also giving you a selection of Halloween reading comprehension activities. Each Halloween reading passage has a non-fiction reading text, followed by five varied comprehension questions. There are then three Halloween themed reading activities, which can be used with any of the passages. They are perfect for Key Stage 2 classes. Passages are: Why are cats associated with Halloween? How to make your own witch’s hat I’m a Halloween cauldron A short history of trick-or-treating How can I have a more eco-friendly Halloween? What’s included? nonfiction Halloween-themed text - one poem, one set of instructions, two explanation texts and an information text 20 comprehension questions - include questions on main idea and key details, quoting accurately from the text and vocabulary questions 3 reading comprehension activities - these can be used with any of the passages. There’s a comparison worksheet, a vocabulary worksheets and a main idea and key details worksheet Your class will enjoy the variety of passages and tasks. There is plenty to keep them busy, as they work through the questions and activities. The passages and activities could be printed out and given to students as a pack. This would make it perfect for a supply teacher day. There’s not much to prepare… All you need to do is print the sheets out and hand to the children! The three activity sheets are designed to delve deeper into key reading skills: The comparing worksheet requires children to find similarities and differences between passages The vocabulary worksheet requires children to find synonyms for particular pieces of vocabulary within the passage The main idea and key details sheet requires children to consider the overarching theme of the passage and the supporting key details

Are you looking for Christmas around the world reading comprehension passages and questions? There are five Christmas around the world texts and Christmas around the world comprehension questions for each passage. There are over 75 comprehension questions in total. The four Christmas around the world texts focus on: Christmas in Spain Christmas in Britain Christmas in Australia Christmas in Mexico Christmas in Germany Each one is followed by either 15 or 16 questions about the passage for students to answer. There are then comprehensive answers for each question. The questions focus on vocabulary, retrieval from the text, making inferences or finding evidence. Each text has a passage about how Christmas is celebrated in that country, followed by a postcard, written in the first person, telling a friend about their celebrations. The comprehension questions focus on both of these texts. Following this activity, you may choose to compare and contrast the passages or have students research how Christmas is celebrated in another country of their choice. There are no materials, other than paper and pencil, required for these challenges, so they are easy for you, the busy teacher, at this time of year. Copyright © George and Smudge (I also make products under the name Ellie’s Tales for Learning) You may use this resource for your own classroom only.

Nowruz Lesson KS2 This Nowruz Lesson for KS2 introduces students to the festival of Nowruz - Iranian New Year. Students learn about Nowruz and then use this information to plan the celebrations for a boy called Kian. There is a Nowruz PowerPoint and a worksheet to use to plan Kian’s Nowruz. The PowerPoint covers: What is Nowruz? Customs and traditions Food Clothing Included in this lesson: 15 slide PowerPoint Worksheet

These are summer reading comprehension passages for Key Stage 2 that include a range of nonfiction summer texts for KS2, whilst also giving you a selection of summer reading comprehension activities. Each summer reading passage has a nonfiction reading text, followed by four comprehension questions. There are then three summer themed reading activities, which can be used with any of the passages. Passages are: Pool Day (A poem) Ice Cream Shop Menu The History of Sandcastles (a non-chronological report) Tyreece’s Summer Camp (Tyreece writes a postcard to his parents from Tucson, Arizona, where he is enjoying a sports summer camp How to Make a Seashell Windchime What’s included? 5 non-fiction summer themed passages - one poem, one set of instructions, one menu, one non-chronological report and a postcard 20 questions for KS2 - include questions on main idea and key details, quoting accurately from the text and vocabulary questions 3 reading comprehension activities - these can be used with any of the passages. There’s a comparison worksheet, a vocabulary worksheets and a main idea and key details worksheet Black and white versions of all passages and activities Front cover, so the pack can be given to students as an independent learning booklet (if you wish) Your class will enjoy the variety of passages and tasks. There is lots to keep them busy, as they work through the questions and activities. The passages and activities could be printed out and given to the children as a pack. This would make it perfect for a supply teacher day. There’s not much to prepare… All you need to do is print the sheets out and hand to students! The three activity sheets are designed to delve deeper into reading strategy: The comparing worksheet requires students to find similarities and differences between passages The vocabulary worksheet requires pupils to find synonyms for particular pieces of vocabulary within the passage The main idea and key details sheet requires students to find two main points and key details for the passage of their choice

Are you looking for Christmas worksheets for reading for your class? This set of Christmas reading comprehension questions focuses on the Christmas story, with a Christmas reading passage and 12 task cards, plus KS2 reading challenge cards. The story, Starbright’s Important Mission, tells the Christmas story through the eyes of the star. There are then 12 task cards requiring the children to reflect on their understanding of the story. The task cards focus on skills such as: Be an emotion detective: describe the emotion of the characters at specific points of the story Draw ‘mood journeys’ for three of the main characters Find the evidence to support key information Longer answers, requiring students to quote accurately from the text There are answers provided for each of the reading comprehension task cards. The answers are detailed and thorough, with sample answers where necessary. After the main task cards, there is also an example card, so that the children know what the ‘mood journeys’ should look like. There are also three challenge cards, to extend pupils’ learning if needed. The passages and activities could be printed out and given to students as a pack. This would make it perfect for a Christmas supply teacher lesson. There’s not much to prepare… All you need to do is print the sheets out and hand to your class.

Roman Numerals Game This game is a Roman numerals starter activity. The students are tasked with finding the Roman numerals with a value higher than 30 before the teacher. This fun and engaging activity is an exciting way for pupils to consolidate their Roman numerals knowledge. The teacher must click on all the Roman numerals with a value higher than 30 on their interactive grid on the board. Meanwhile the pupils are finding the Roman numerals on their identical grid. Who will find them all first? Included is: An interactive teacher PowerPoint (editable) with a 30 second timer included A pupil activity sheet (not editable)

Female Football Heroes Biography Lesson Inspired to teach your pupils more about female footballing heroes? This female football heroes biography lesson teaches pupils about some of the greats in women’s football, whilst also teaching / revising biography writing skills. They learn about six of the best female football players of all time and choose one to write a biography about. Also included in this resource is a template that all / some of your students can use to structure their biography, a quotation-writing worksheet and a sheet of illustrations, which pupils can use to illustrate their biography. What’s included? Lesson PowerPoint packed full of facts/activities Three supporting printables

Euro 2022 Women’s Slideshow This Euro 2022 Women’s Slideshow teaches the children everything they need to know about the women’s Euros (of course won by the lionesses!). Students learn about the history of the women’s Euros, the stadiums, the countries taking part, the trophy and lots more. This is a fun and interactive slideshow, with quizzes, interactive activities and discussion points. No other resources, printing or worksheets required. What’s included? 26 slides These slides include: Introductory questions Match the facts to reveal the flags A brief history of the women’s Euros Which countries took part? Top scorers England and Northern Ireland Captains Key games The trophy True or false interactive quiz

England Lionesses Euros Comprehensions Capture the excitement of the England Women’s Euro 2022 winning team with this set of four reading comprehension tasks. Each set focuses on a different team member (four in total). Each of these four England Euro 2022 activities feature a text for pupils to read all about the player. There are then five questions about each one. The comprehension questions are a mixture of retrieval, inference, author’s intent, support with evidence and agree/disagree questions (amongst others). There is an answer page for each activity too, featuring sample answers to help with assessing work. This resource contains: Four texts focusing on England women’s Euro 2022 team members A set of five questions for each team member An answer sheet for each member Image credits

Perfect Year 6 Easter Holiday Reading Homework! Do you need the perfect Easter themed reading comprehension? This one is interactive and would be perfect for your Year 6 students as Easter holiday reading homework. All answers to the 20 tasks are given to students, so no marking required. This interactive Easter reading comprehension is designed to be as inclusive as possible with no written answers required. Where appropriate, there are Explain It thought bubbles for students to explain their answers on paper. These could be set for all students, or just those requiring more of a challenge. us d Easter themes (new beginnings) are introduced, giving opportunity for RE links. I also like to explore different family types in my stories. This one features a boy, his step mum and baby brother. What’s Included? A 20 question interactive PowerPoint, also including correct/incorrect slides

Reading Ordering Events Mystery KS2 This order the events and solve the mystery reading comprehension activity is a fun way to help your students learn how to order events in a text. They have to order the events to solve the mystery of who threw the ice bucket of water over Mr Lee, everyone’s favourite Year 5 teacher! In this activity, students are given accounts written by each of the five suspects. They must order the events to check who is telling the truth. By the end of the activity, they will be able to see who is lying and therefore who threw the ice bucket! The activity teaches students how to use a colour-coded key to help order the events. With this in mind, there is a separate copy of the texts for pupils to use to practise this technique. What’s included? 14 slide solve the mystery activity (PowerPoint) 3 page pupil copy of texts

Charshanbe Suri Lesson This Charshanbe Suri lesson teaches students about the preparation for the festvial of Nowruz, known as Charshanbe Suri. In the lesson, they must use what they have learnt from the PowerPoint to design an invitation for a Charshanbe Suri party. This lesson teaches students: What Charshanbe Suri is About the custom of spoon banging About fireworks and bonfire displays Included in this resource: 13 slide PowerPoint 2 worksheets

Haft Seen Table Lesson This haft seen table lesson teaches students about the seven symbolic items placed on the haft seen table during the festival of Nowruz. During the lesson, pupils plan their own new year table with seven symbolic items of choice. Covered in this lesson: What is the haft seen table? What are the seven items? What do the items symbolise? Creating own new year table There are three worksheets included (two of them are differentiated versions of the same sheet) and a PowerPoint to guide the children through the lesson. Included: 13 page PowerPoint 3 worksheets

Want to get your pupils excited about the Women’s World Cup 2023? Then this PowerPoint is just what you need! Perfect for an assembly about the Women’s World Cup, or to use with your class, it is packed full of information and interactive elements to teach them all they need to know for Australia and New Zealand 2023! There is a mixture of information slides and interactive ones to keep your pupils’ interest. By the end of the presentation, they will know about the history, venues, players and more! What’s included? Slide about the history of the competition Slide about the teams involved Slide about the players to look out for Slide about the trophy Interactive matching game Interactive quiz