A fun and easy-to-do 'back to school' activity for your new class, which is ideal for getting to know each other and for creating a first day display. The objective of the lesson is for the children to create an imaginative list of 10 things that they would like to have in their school bag for the first day of a new school year. Their choices can be as strange or as sensible as they like, allowing for plenty of creative writing opportunities. The resource has two writing frames - one for a simple decorative piece and one for adding more imaginative written details - so the task can easily be differentiated to your class' needs. I have used the activity across KS2, but it can also be easily adapted for younger children. Includes: • Teacher PowerPoint presentation - provides instructions and examples for introducing the activity. • Writing frame 1 - can be completed with personal details and the 10 chosen items and then used for display. • Writing frame 2 - can be used to add imaginative written details about each of the children's 10 items and can then also form part of the display. Please see the Goldtopfox shop for a full range of useful teaching resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/goldtopfox

This is a set of three activities, which are ideal for use during work connected to Roald Dahl and his books. They are also useful for celebrating Roald Dahl Day (September 13th) and can be used across KS1 and KS2. The activities focus on creative writing, but are also aimed at producing work for class displays. Activities: *Design a map for 'Roald Dahl Land', featuring drawings and writing linked to his books. *Write a fun information text about a Roald Dahl inspired weird and wonderful creature. *Create a fact file card/poster for a new giant for the BFG story. Included: *Teaching PowerPoint to introduce each activity, including examples of each task. *A variety of writing templates for the independent work. Please see the Goldtopfox shop for a full range of useful teaching resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/goldtopfox

This is a useful set of resources for some 'back to school' lessons and activities. It is best suited to KS2, although it can also be easily adapted for younger children. The overall aim of the activities is to welcome children to their new class, while also giving them some constructive work to do. The activities should also provide you with some useful displays for the start of a new term. The pack contains: *Teaching PowerPoint with introductions and examples for 2 activities - designing a personal shield and some serious or fun class rules. *Templates for: personal shield and a rules poster. *Back to school themed anagram and wordsearch puzzles - easier and harder versions. These activities are also part of a larger resource, which can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/back-to-school-activity-pack-11690777 Please see the Goldtopfox shop for a full range of useful teaching resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/goldtopfox

This pack is designed for teaching a fun, creative and fully differentiated English lesson on the use of adverbs as sentence openers. The Christmas theme also makes it ideal for use during the days leading up to the end of term. I have used this lesson across Years 3-6, with the differentiated worksheets helping to make it accessible for children of different ages and abilities. Includes: • Introductory PowerPoint presentation • Three differentiated worksheets (higher, lower and middle ability) • Full lesson plan Previous buyers please note: This lesson is adapted from an adverb lesson that is already available in my TES shop. Please see the Goldtopfox shop for a full range of teaching resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/goldtopfox

This is an ideal set of resources for a range of 'back to school' lessons and activities. It is best suited to KS2, although it can also be easily adapted for younger children. It includes plenty of creative art and writing, some puzzles and a differentiated mental maths activity, making it a handy resource for the first few days of a new term. The overall aim of the activities is to welcome children to their new class, while also giving them some constructive work to do. The activities should also provide you with some useful displays for the start of a new term. The pack contains: *Teaching PowerPoint with introductions and examples for 4 separate activities - design a personal shield; design a target/achievements wall; create a school superhero; design some serious or fun class rules. *Templates for: target wall, shield, superhero design and a rules poster. *Back to school themed anagram and wordsearch puzzles - easier and harder versions. *Mental maths - number bonds. This is differentiated 4 ways (bonds to 20, 100, 1000 and 1). *Answer sheets for the maths. Please see the Goldtopfox shop for a full range of useful teaching resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/goldtopfox

This is a useful set of resources for some 'back to school' lessons and activities. It is best suited to KS2, although it can also be easily adapted for younger children. The overall aim of the activities is to welcome children to their new class, while also giving them some constructive work to do. The activities should also provide you with some useful displays for the start of a new term. The pack contains: *Teaching PowerPoint with introductions and examples for 2 activities - design a target/achievements wall and create a school superhero. *Templates for a target wall and superhero design. *Back to school themed anagram and wordsearch puzzles - easier and harder versions. These activities are also part of a larger resource, which can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/back-to-school-activity-pack-11690777 Please see the Goldtopfox shop for a full range of useful teaching resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/goldtopfox

A PowerPoint of 100 'what if' questions, which can be used for discussion in your class. This is an ideal resource for use in KS2 and upper KS1 and covers a variety of topics: *PSHCE (friendships, target setting, relationships, changes, problem solving, etc.) *Internet safety *Personal safety *Moral decisions *Speaking and listening *Fun or unusual situations The 100 questions can be used in a variety of ways, including as a stimulus for discussion, ideas for independent work or just to explore a key topic for your class. They can also serve as part of a wider lesson or as handy 'time-fillers'. The questions can be worked through in order, selected by the teacher in advance or the children can pick them at random. Each main question also has 2 follow-up questions, allowing the children to discuss their ideas in pairs or small groups first. The PowerPoint has also been included in PDF form, in order to allow for easy printing. Please see the Goldtopfox shop for a full range of teaching resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/goldtopfox

This pack contains everything that you will need for teaching a week of instructions in English. All planning, worksheets and support resources are included, as well as the main teaching PowerPoint. The sessions are aimed at Years 3 and 4, but can easily be adapted for older or younger children. Each lesson contains full differentiation, both for challenging and supporting children. The pack includes: * Full teaching PowerPoint for 5 lessons * All planning for 5 lessons * All support materials and worksheets Please see the Goldtopfox shop for other useful teaching resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/goldtopfox

A full and original Early Years/KS1 Christmas Nativity play script, which is ready to perform and can also be adapted to your performance needs. This play tells the traditional Nativity tale, but from the perspective of a lovable guard dog named Lilly. After Mary and Joseph arrive at the stable, Lilly is given the task of ensuring that the familiar visitors arrive quietly and that nobody disturbs the baby or its parents. With her determined approach, Lilly seems to have everything under control, but a gang of mischievous rats and the local brass band might still spoil the special event. This is a fun and educational story for the Christmas period, which is enjoyable for children to read and perform, as well as being straightforward for teachers to organise and direct. Key information: Age range: 5-7 years Show running time: approx. 30 mins Number of parts: up to 30+ The show is designed for a class, year group or whole school Christmas performance and contains differentiated roles, in order to allow for inclusion of pupils of all abilities.

A full and original primary show play script, which can be used in a variety of teaching and performance areas. Brad, Sally and Mike are TV presenters with a very different take on history and technology. While Sally and Mike love to find out about how things were done in the past, Brad just can’t get enough of his internet-enabled communication tools. Through the stories of King Darius, Cleopatra and Chief Sitting Bull, we learn all about how great civilisations managed to keep in touch in years gone by…but will Brad be able to tear himself away from Twitter for long enough to notice? A class assembly for older primary children, with a fun take on how communication has developed through the ages. This is a fun and educational story, which is enjoyable for children to read and perform, as well as being straightforward for teachers to organise and direct. In addition, the show incorporates a number of cross curricular themes and links directly to the following topic: IPC Milepost 3 unit, ‘Making the News’ This product includes a show script only. Please note: an alternative version of this show is also available, containing full production notes, 2 supporting PowerPoints and all music files and sound effects. This can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12922277 Key information: Age range: 8-12 Show running time: approx. 30-40 mins Number of parts: up to 30+ The show is designed for a class or year group performance (or as a great way to begin/end a topic) and contains differentiated roles, in order to allow for inclusion of pupils of all abilities.

A back to school New Year special ! This pack is designed for teaching 1 to 2 English creative writing lessons at KS2. The topic is writing a short story with a New Year theme. The teaching PowerPoint contains a story opening for the class to read and analyse, followed by an independent writing task in which the children should continue and complete the story. Opportunities for the children to plan their ideas are also built in, allowing for the activity to be extended over 2 sessions. In addition, there is an optional challenge activity contained in the PowerPoint, as well as writing support sheets for any children that require them. All planning is also included in the pack. The flexibility of the activity means that I have been able to use it in Years 3/4 and in Years 5/6. Includes: • Teacher PowerPoint presentation (with challenge task included) • Two differentiated writing support sheets (lower and middle/higher ability) • Full planning grid, linked to English curriculum Note to previous buyers: this lesson has another version without the New Year theme - please check here to avoid a double purchase! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/short-story-creative-writing-lesson-ks2-english-11533062 Please see the Goldtopfox shop for a full range of teaching resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/goldtopfox