Want an assembly to use during the National Walking Month of May? This assembly is all about the benefits of walking and how 10 minutes of brisk walking can be incorporated into our day. It covers some of the barriers we may experience in walking to school and how these could be overcome. There’s plenty of opportunity for discussion about the benefits and barriers.
During the assembly, pupils are introduced to case study pupils and encouraged to think of what they would say to these pupils so that they can see the value of walking.
There are then three worksheets which can be used to consolidate the main points from the assembly and to encourage pupils to reflect on what they have learnt.
Can be used to encourage walking to school or as part of a wider introduction to the benefits of walking.
Want to teach your Year 6 pupils how to avoid common errors when answering inference questions? This PowerPoint goes through three common SATS inference errors, one by one. There’s plenty of change to practise, with two texts (and sets of questions) per error.
The errors covered are:
Not using the clues (not using the evidence to help answer the inference question
Short answers (missing key parts of the answer and, thus, missing out on marks)
Dangerous general knowledge (using general knowledge in a SATS answer, rather than using the text to answer the question).
With six enjoyable texts and six sets of questions (three questions per text), there is plenty of SATS reading practice to be carried out here.
Please note that this resource is not editable for terms of use reasons.
Looking for an assembly to celebrate Space Day 2023? Here is all you need! A 34 slide assembly full of interesting facts about the solar system and planets. Key facts are introduced about the 8 planets in the solar system, as well as some more unusual ones! There is a true or fase quiz at the end for pupils to test their knowledge. To continue the Space Day theme, there are worksheets provided to accompany the worksheet. Pupils will enjoy consolidating their knowledge of the planets as they complete them.
The slides cover:
What the solar system is
Each of the 8 planets, in turn
Awards for the planets e.g. bumpiest planet award; coldest planet award
Did you know facts
True or false quiz
The worksheets are:
Write two facts about each of the planets
True or false activity
Design a poster about your favourite planet
Ancient Mayan Deities Lesson
This Ancient Mayan deities lesson teaches pupils about five of the most well-known Mayan gods and goddesses. There are then three activities for pupils to apply their knowledge of Ancient Mayan deities.
The deities covered are:
Itzamna
Chaac
Kukulcan
Kinich Ahau
Ix Chel
Pupils learn facts about each of the deities listed above, before applying their knowledge in the following activities:
Deciding which deity should win one of four ‘awards’ e.g. most powerful
Linking facts about the gods and goddesses
Designing a cloak for a deity
What’s included?
Lesson slides
3 worksheets
1 answer sheet for one of the worksheets
Profile sheet
Father’s Day Writing Lesson Emotive Language
This download is a Father’s Day writing lesson to teach Key Stage 2 pupils how to improve their use of emotive language. Pupils can choose to write the emotive letter to their father (for Father’s Day) or a special person in their lives. Although their is a mention to Father’s Day at the beginning, the lesson is designed to be inclusive of all family types.
Pupils learn to elicit emotion through:
Using the power of three
Using superlative adjectives
Using abstract nouns
Using examples to illustrate points
Pupils are tasked with writing the letter to a special person in their lives (which could be their father) to tell them why they are special to them. There are three differentiated challenges to allow pupils to stretch themselves.
The lesson guides pupils through the planning and writing process, with teacher examples and tasks given along the way.
Included: PowerPoint teacher’s presentation and PDF version of the same presentation.
Healthy Eating Week 2019 Complete Lesson Nutrition
This download is a Healthy Eating Week 2019 complete lesson. It includes an informative teacher presentation for use during Healthy Eating Week about the components of a balanced diet. The two worksheets are each differentiated three ways to allow all pupils to be challenged. The success criteria are reviewed at the end of the lesson.
Pupils learn about:
the different food groups and their nutritional benefits
foods which are included within the food groups
salt and sugar limits
Included: teacher PowerPoint and two differentiated worksheets
Abstract Nouns Lesson Bundle
The perfect bundle for teaching your students about abstract nouns! First, use the fun, informative and clear lesson presentation to give pupils an in-depth understanding of abstract nouns. Next, test their knowledge in the interactive quiz!
Includes:
1 x lesson presentation
1 x interactive 20 question quiz
SPaG / GPaS Lesson Starters Mystery Name
These downloads are SPaG starters. There are 15 grammar starters. Each with a theme e.g. nouns, adjectives, verbs, pronouns, synonyms and antonyms . Each activity reveals one letter of the bear’s name. By the end of the week, the bear’s name is revealed. Answers for each day and the end of the week are included.
Could be done as a whole class activity, or the slides could be printed so that pupils can complete individually or in pairs.
24 Hour Clock Story and Task Cards
This resource is a 24 hour clock story with task cards (answers included). Engage your pupils in the topic of the 24 hour clock with the fun story of Dingalong the doorbell. Included in the story are many times given using the 24 hour clock. Following the story, give your students the task cards (with ‘extra for experts’ included).
The task cards focus on:
Time comprehension + answers
Converting from 24 hour clock to 12 hour clock + answers
Applying knowledge of time to write own paragraph for the story (no answers given for this as it is an open task for pupils to complete)
Last Supper Workbook
This download is a Last Supper workbook. This attractive and colourful workbook consists of 16 pages (including answer pages where relevant). There is a selection of fun and varied activities for your students to complete focusing on the different events of the Last Supper. The events covered include eating the Last Supper, praying in the Garden of Gethsemane and Judas’s betrayal. The activities require students to reflect on the feelings and motivations of the people involved.
Palm Sunday Workbook
This download is a Palm Sunday Workbook. This attractive and colourful workbook consists of 16 pages (including answer pages where relevant). There is a selection of fun and varied activities for your students to complete focusing on the different events of Palm Sunday. The events covered include the disciples fetching the donkey, Jesus riding into Jerusalem and Jesus visiting the temple. The activities require students to reflect on the feelings and motivations of the people involved.
Determine the Theme of a Poem
This download is a determine the theme of a poem set of two poems with accompanying task cards. The two poems each have four task cards with accompanying answer cards related to determining the themes.
Included in this resource:
2 poems
8 task cards
6 answer cards (2 activities do not need answer cards)
This no-prep vocabulary reading comprehension activity teaches students about:
Figurative language - similes and metaphors / personification / hyperbole
Connotative vocabulary
There are six poems, which are spring and summer themed, and then six task cards, each with their own accompanying answer card.
NO PREPARATION REQUIRED
The texts and task cards require no preparation and could be printed out or completed on PowerPoint). The answer slides give students the opportunity to self-check or aid the teacher in their marking.
ENGAGING ACTIVITIES
The six task cards are completed in a number of different ways. There are questions to answer, tables to complete and ordering activities. Each task card has its own answer card too. Teachers can use these for marking work, or students can use if the task has been set as distance learning.
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
6 poems - spring and summer themed
6 task cards
6 answer cards
20 pages total
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
Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension Tasks - Diary Entry
These reading comprehension diary entry tasks bring a little something different to your reading comprehension lessons. There are three diary entry texts from three members of a class: two classmates and their teacher. Each entry then has a series of comprehension questions (and answers) about the text.
Your students will enjoy reading the three diary entries, all based on the first day back after the summer holidays. Each one gives a slightly different perspective of the day. There are ten questions based on each one, with a mix of multiple choice, shorter answers and longer responses required.
There is also a bonus set of comprehension questions based on comparisons between all three entries, as a whole. This gives students the chance to evaluate all three texts.
What’s included?
Three diary entries
Three sets of comprehension questions
Bonus set of questions based on all three texts
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
This poetry reading comprehension supports students in distinguishing their own point of view from the author (or in this case, the poet). There are six poems in which the poet expresses their point of view on a particular topic. the accompanying six task cards then ask students to consider how their own point of view compares.
NO PREPARATION REQUIRED
The poems and task cards require no preparation and can be printed or completed digitally (on slides). The tasks are open-ended, meaning there is no right or wrong answer. There is therefore no need for an answer key.
A RANGE OF POEMS
The six poems cover a variety of contentious topics such as:
-Not wanting a pet
-Only having a small number of friends
-Digital books are a bad idea
-We must stop throwing away so much waste
-Being bored indicates a lack of imagination
The poems are written in such a way to encourage students to decide whether they agree or disagree.
ENGAGING ACTIVITIES
The six task cards are completed in a number of different ways. There are questions to answer, tables to complete and longer, open-ended tasks.
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
Six poems
Six task cards
Twelve slides total
This no-prep figurative and connotative language reading comprehension activity teaches students about:
Figurative language - similes and metaphors / personification / hyperbole
Connotative vocabulary
There are six nonfiction texts, which are endangered animal themed, and then six task cards, each with their own accompanying answer card.
NO PREPARATION REQUIRED
The texts and task cards require no preparation and could be printed out or completed on PowerPoint. The answer slides give students the opportunity to self-check or aid the teacher in their marking.
ENGAGING ACTIVITIES
The six task cards are completed in a number of different ways. There are questions to answer, tables to complete and ordering activities. Each task card has its own answer card too. Teachers can use these for marking work, or students can use if the task has been set as distance learning.
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
6 nonfiction texts - endangered animals theme
6 task cards
6 answer cards
20 pages total