Goldtopfox provides a range of primary school teaching resources, covering all areas of the curriculum. We will be adding engaging, interesting and useful resources on a regular basis, with a particular focus on internet safety, creative writing and original play scripts.
Goldtopfox provides a range of primary school teaching resources, covering all areas of the curriculum. We will be adding engaging, interesting and useful resources on a regular basis, with a particular focus on internet safety, creative writing and original play scripts.
This is an E-safety assembly or lesson, which explores the current trend of so-called ‘fake news’ online. Children can discuss what fake news is, consider how it can be harmful in many different ways, and identify strategies to avoid sharing it with others through social media. This is a highly valuable and topical resource, given recent concerns about children’s exposure to extreme, dangerous or conspiratorial views online.
This resource is most suitable for upper Key Stage 2 and is fully resourced with planning, an 18-slide teaching PowerPoint (containing independent tasks) and supporting templates.
Includes:
*18 slide teaching PowerPoint
*Templates for independent tasks
*Full lesson planning, linked to UK computing curriculum:
KS2: ‘Use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways to report concerns about content and contact.’
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 comprehension worksheets for use during guided reading or a book study of ‘The Witches’ by Roald Dahl. The focus is on developing key comprehension skills after shared reading and analysis of this well-loved book. Answers are also included!
The style of questioning varies across each chapter, and they cover a full range of important reading comprehension skills. Suggested extension and support activities are also included as part of the pack.
The worksheets are aimed at Key Stage 2 and can easily be used for Years 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Includes:
*Printable and editable comprehension worksheets for each chapter
*Answer key for comprehension worksheets
*Suggested alternative support and extension activities
This resource supports the reading objectives from the UK English curriculum for Key Stage 2.
A full unit of work for ‘The Witches’ is also available in the Goldtopfox shop, which includes teaching PowerPoints for each chapter of the book:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13095857
Please see the Goldtopfox shop for an extensive range of useful teaching resources:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/goldtopfox
This is a fully resourced primary scheme for guided reading or a book study of ‘The Witches’ by Roald Dahl. The focus is on reading and analysing this well-loved book, including developing key comprehension skills through shared and independent activities.
Each chapter of the book has its own teaching PowerPoint with pre-reading questions and discussion points, as well as independent comprehension tasks for the children to complete after reading. All activities are differentiated through the styles of questioning and cover a full range of important reading comprehension skills. Suggested extension and support activities are also included as part of the pack.
These engaging lessons give the children the opportunity to read, enjoy and discuss the book chapter-by-chapter, before reinforcing their skills on appropriate tasks. With all relevant resources included, the pack is also a great time-saver in the demanding area of preparing and planning effective guided reading lessons.
The lessons are aimed at Key Stage 2 and can easily be used for Years 3, 4, 5 and 6. They are fully resourced with planning and all relevant supporting materials (including answers!).
The timing of each chapter’s lesson is approximately 30 – 60 minutes, depending on your guided reading timetabling and the amount of depth that is suitable for your class.
Includes:
*22 Teaching PowerPoints (one for each chapter of ‘The Witches’)
*Printable and editable supporting materials, including comprehension worksheets for each chapter
*Answer key for comprehension worksheets
*Suggested alternative support and extension activities
*Full planning outline, linked to UK reading curriculum
This resource supports the reading objectives from the UK English curriculum for Key Stage 2.
Please see the Goldtopfox shop for an extensive range of useful teaching resources:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/goldtopfox
This is a Year 6 PSHE and Citizenship lesson about valuing differences, which focuses on the ways in which people are different to each other and why it is so important to respect this. Children can discuss what being different means to them, before exploring some ways in which we can acknowledge and value people’s differences. An independent or group task is also provided to reinforce the learning from the lesson.
The lesson is aimed at Year 6 but could also be used across upper Key Stage 2. It is fully resourced with planning and relevant supporting materials.
The timing of the lesson is approximately 45 – 60 minutes, but, depending on your PSHE timetabling, it can also be easily split into a pair of thirty-minute sessions.
Includes:
*Teaching PowerPoint
*Full lesson planning, linked to UK PSHE and Citizenship curriculum
*Printable supporting materials
This resource supports the following objectives from the UK PSHE and Citizenship curriculum:
KS2: ‘Developing good relationships and respecting the differences between people.’
Please see the Goldtopfox shop for more useful teaching resources:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/goldtopfox
A full and original Early Years/KS1 Christmas show play script, which is ready to perform and can also be adapted to your performance needs. All sound effect files are included in this version of the show.
Imagine the scene: Davey the Donkey is minding his own business in his field, when three sheep suddenly appear and tell him of the dreadful fate of Santa. He’s stuck in a chimney! How will the children get their presents? Too shy to make a suggestion, Davey watches as a selection of well known Christmas characters and farm animals try and fail to release the stricken Santa. Eventually, Davey saves the day using teamwork, donkey strength and his knowledge of an enormous turnip…
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: 4-6 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 script only version of this show can also be found in my store here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11362315
This is an internet safety assembly or lesson, which reflects on behaviour online and the impact that oversharing can have on mental wellbeing. Children can discuss social media use, consider how this can cause pressures and stress, and explore ways to find a better balance in their online and offline lives.
This resource is most suitable for upper Key Stage 2 and is fully resourced with planning and a 13-slide teaching PowerPoint (containing an independent task).
Includes:
*13 slide teaching PowerPoint
*Full lesson planning, linked to UK computing curriculum
KS2: ‘Use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways to report concerns about content and contact.’
Please see the Goldtopfox shop for a full range of useful teaching resources:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/goldtopfox
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:
*Full script
*2 supporting PowerPoints
*Sound effects
*Music files
Please note: an alternative version of this show is also available, containing the script only. This can be found here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11472173
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 full and original primary show play script, including all supporting resources, which can be used in a variety of teaching and performance areas.
It is a momentous moment in the history of space travel - the first manned mission to Mars! A group of (mostly) highly trained astronauts leads us on a thrilling journey to the ‘Red Planet’, complete with fascinating facts, dramatic action and dreams of alien life. Together, we learn about the reasons why people are so interested in Mars, including hopes for sustaining life there, as well as how difficult life can be for an astronaut. Of course, not all astronauts are as focused and scientific as others…
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, linking directly to the following topic:
IPC Milepost 3 unit, ‘Mission to Mars’
This product includes:
*Full script
*Supporting PowerPoint
*Sound effects
*Music files
Please note: an alternative version of this show is also available, containing the script only. This can be found here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11472153
Key information:
Age range: 8-13
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.
This a bundle of six full lessons for the Year 6 PSHE & Citizenship topic of ‘My Relationships’. They can be used to teach this unit of work to your class.
The sessions cover:
Friendship challenges
Cooperation, collaboration & compromise
Negative peer pressure
Positive peer pressure
Being assertive
Social media & digital citizenship
The PowerPoints can be used to teach the topics to your class, while all planning and supporting lesson resources are also included.
The timing of each lesson is approximately 45 – 60 minutes, but, depending on your PSHE timetabling, they can also be easily split into pairs of thirty-minute sessions.
Please note: some video links are included in the sessions, which should always be assessed for suitability prior to use!
Includes:
• 6 PowerPoint lesson presentations, covering all key teaching points
• Full planning for all 6 sessions
• All worksheets and activity support resources
These resources support the following objectives from the UK PSHE and Citizenship curriculum:
KS2: ‘Developing good relationships and respecting the differences between people.’
And specific to online safety:
‘What positive, healthy and respectful online relationships look like.’
‘How to recognise and display respectful behaviour online.’
Please see the Goldtopfox shop for more useful teaching resources:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/goldtopfox
This is a Year 6 PSHE and Citizenship lesson about relationships, which also covers internet safety. The focus is on exploring social media use in the context of developing better understanding of digital citizenship. Children will discuss what it takes to become a good digital citizen, including evaluating their own practice and suggesting areas in which to improve. A paired or small group social media themed task is also provided to reinforce the learning from the lesson.
The lesson is aimed at Year 6 but could also be used across upper Key Stage 2. It is fully resourced with planning and relevant supporting materials.
The timing of the lesson is approximately 45 – 60 minutes, but, depending on your PSHE timetabling, it can also be easily split into a pair of thirty-minute sessions.
Includes:
*Teaching PowerPoint
*Full lesson planning, linked to UK PSHE and Citizenship curriculum
*Printable supporting materials
This resource supports the following objectives from the UK PSHE and Citizenship curriculum:
KS2: ‘Developing good relationships and respecting the differences between people.’
And specific to online safety:
‘What positive, healthy and respectful online relationships look like.’
‘How to recognise and display respectful behaviour online.’
This resource is the sixth in a 6-part series of lessons, which can also be bought in the following bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-6-pshe-and-citizenship-unit-of-lessons-my-relationships-12887495
Other lessons in this unit are also available separately here:
https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=20240864&q=pshe&shop=goldtopfox
Please see the Goldtopfox shop for more useful teaching resources:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/goldtopfox
This is a Year 6 PSHE and Citizenship lesson about relationships, which focuses on developing assertiveness in a range of social situations. Children will discuss why being assertive is such an important quality, before experimenting with strategies for handling problems more assertively. A paired or small group roleplay task is also provided to reinforce the learning from the lesson.
The lesson is aimed at Year 6 but could also be used across upper Key Stage 2. It is fully resourced with planning and relevant supporting materials.
The timing of the lesson is approximately 45 – 60 minutes, but, depending on your PSHE timetabling, it can also be easily split into a pair of thirty-minute sessions.
Includes:
*Teaching PowerPoint
*Full lesson planning, linked to UK PSHE and Citizenship curriculum
*Printable supporting materials
This resource supports the following objectives from the UK PSHE and Citizenship curriculum:
KS2: ‘Developing good relationships and respecting the differences between people.’
This resource is the fifth in a 6-part series of lessons, which can also be bought in the following bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-6-pshe-and-citizenship-unit-of-lessons-my-relationships-12887495
Other lessons in this unit are also available separately here:
https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=20240864&q=pshe&shop=goldtopfox
Please see the Goldtopfox shop for more useful teaching resources:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/goldtopfox
This is a Year 6 PSHE and Citizenship lesson about relationships, which focuses on building understanding of positive peer pressure and its importance in our lives. Children will explore ways in which peer pressure can have a beneficial impact on decisions that we make and on our attitudes in school, before thinking of ways to become a more positive role model in school. An independent or paired task is also provided to reinforce the learning from the lesson.
The lesson is aimed at Year 6 but could also be used across upper Key Stage 2. It is fully resourced with planning and relevant supporting materials.
The timing of the lesson is approximately 45 – 60 minutes, but, depending on your PSHE timetabling, it can also be easily split into a pair of thirty-minute sessions.
Includes:
*Teaching PowerPoint
*Full lesson planning, linked to UK PSHE and Citizenship curriculum
*Printable worksheets
This resource supports the following objectives from the UK PSHE and Citizenship curriculum:
KS2: ‘Developing good relationships and respecting the differences between people.’
This resource is the fourth in a 6-part series of lessons, which can also be bought in the following bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-6-pshe-and-citizenship-unit-of-lessons-my-relationships-12887495
Other lessons in this unit are also available separately here:
https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=20240864&q=pshe&shop=goldtopfox
Please see the Goldtopfox shop for more useful teaching resources:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/goldtopfox
This is a Year 6 PSHE and Citizenship lesson about relationships, which focuses on building understanding of negative peer pressure and how it can influence our decisions. Children will discuss the meaning of peer pressure and how it can often be difficult to handle, before discussing examples that can commonly occur in school. An independent or paired task is also provided to reinforce the learning from the lesson.
The lesson is aimed at Year 6 but could also be used across upper Key Stage 2. It is fully resourced with planning and relevant supporting materials.
The timing of the lesson is approximately 45 – 60 minutes, but, depending on your PSHE timetabling, it can also be easily split into a pair of thirty-minute sessions.
Includes:
*Teaching PowerPoint
*Full lesson planning, linked to UK PSHE and Citizenship curriculum
*Printable worksheets
This resource supports the following objectives from the UK PSHE and Citizenship curriculum:
KS2: ‘Developing good relationships and respecting the differences between people.’
This resource is the third in a 6-part series of lessons, which can also be bought in the following bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-6-pshe-and-citizenship-unit-of-lessons-my-relationships-12887495
Other lessons in this unit are also available separately here:
https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=20240864&q=pshe&shop=goldtopfox
Please see the Goldtopfox shop for more useful teaching resources:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/goldtopfox
This is a Year 6 PSHE and Citizenship lesson about relationships, which focuses on developing strategies for cooperating, collaborating and compromising in the classroom. Children will discuss why cooperation, collaboration and compromise are so important, before reviewing ways of putting these principles into practise. A collaborative group task is also provided to reinforce the learning from the lesson.
The lesson is aimed at Year 6 but could also be used across upper Key Stage 2. It is fully resourced with planning and relevant supporting materials.
The timing of the lesson is approximately 45 – 60 minutes, but, depending on your PSHE timetabling, it can also be easily split into a pair of thirty-minute sessions.
Includes:
*Teaching PowerPoint
*Full lesson planning, linked to UK PSHE and Citizenship curriculum
*Printable supporting materials
This resource supports the following objectives from the UK PSHE and Citizenship curriculum:
KS2: ‘Developing good relationships and respecting the differences between people.’
This resource is the second in a 6-part series of lessons, which can also be bought in the following bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-6-pshe-and-citizenship-unit-of-lessons-my-relationships-12887495
Other lessons in this unit are also available separately here:
https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=20240864&q=pshe&shop=goldtopfox
Please see the Goldtopfox shop for more useful teaching resources:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/goldtopfox
This is a Year 6 PSHE and Citizenship lesson about relationships, which focuses on friendship and how to handle the challenges and problems that can exist within a peer group. Children can discuss what friendship means to them, before exploring some common friendship challenges and appropriate strategies for solving them. An independent or group task is also provided to reinforce the learning from the lesson.
The lesson is aimed at Year 6 but could also be used across upper Key Stage 2. It is fully resourced with planning and relevant supporting materials.
The timing of the lesson is approximately 45 – 60 minutes, but, depending on your PSHE timetabling, it can also be easily split into a pair of thirty-minute sessions.
Includes:
*Teaching PowerPoint
*Full lesson planning, linked to UK PSHE and Citizenship curriculum
*Printable supporting materials
This resource supports the following objectives from the UK PSHE and Citizenship curriculum:
KS2: ‘Developing good relationships and respecting the differences between people.’
This resource is the first in a 6-part series of lessons, which can also be bought in the following bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-6-pshe-and-citizenship-unit-of-lessons-my-relationships-12887495
Other lessons in this unit are also available separately here:
https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=20240864&q=pshe&shop=goldtopfox
Please see the Goldtopfox shop for more 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.
This is a great set of internet safety resources for Years 1, 2 and 3, which gives you everything you need for teaching about general internet safety and the dangers of cyberbullying.
Included:
*General internet safety lesson/assembly - covers online safety rules and a broad introduction to the topic.
*Cyberbullying lesson/assembly - what it is, how to avoid it and what to do if you see it.
*Printable workbook of 12 independent tasks to support the above lessons. Also includes a certificate for completing the 'course'.
Planning and differentiated activities are also included in both of the lessons.
These lessons and activities are probably best suited for Years 2 and 3, but can easily be used in Year 1 too.
Supports the following objective from the UK computer science curriculum:
KS1: 'Use technology safely and respectfully, keeping personal information private; identify where to go for help and support when they have concerns about content or contact on the internet or other online technologies.'
Please see the Goldtopfox shop for a full range of useful teaching resources:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/goldtopfox
This is a printable E-safety workbook, which can be used to support children's understanding of internet safety in Years 1 to 3.
The worksheets contain 12 independent activities, plus a number of additional challenge tasks. Full details:
Page 1: E-safety rules colouring poster
Page 2: Template to create own e-safety rules poster
Page 3: Spot and colour examples of information that should not be shared online
Page 4: Activity to identify sensible online behaviour and actions
Page 5: Short cloze passage about internet safety
Page 6: Same as page 5, but a simpler version with first letter of each missing word provided
Page 7: Design an ID badge for an e-safety superhero
Page 8: Internet safety wordsearch and acrostic poem
Page 9: Cyberbullying colouring poster
Page 10: Template to create own anti-cyberbullying poster
Page 11: Sort examples of respectful and disrespectful online language
Page 12: Sort good and bad examples of online chat
Page 13: Templates to design an e-safety badge
Also included is a certificate template (PDF and editable Publisher versions) to award to the children when they have completed the tasks.
This resource supports the following objectives from the UK computer science curriculum:
KS1: 'Use technology safely and respectfully, keeping personal information private; identify where to go for help and support when they have concerns about content or contact on the internet or other online technologies.'
This workbook could also be used alongside 2 of my other e-safety resources:
E-safety lesson:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/e-safety-assembly-and-lesson-for-ks1-and-ks2-11491041
Cyberbullying lesson;
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/cyberbullying-assembly-and-lesson-for-internet-safety-in-ks1-and-ks2-11498551
Alternatively, you can buy all 3 of these resources in one bargain bundle!
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/e-safety-workbook-and-lessons-bundle-for-years-1-2-and-3-11632329
Please see the Goldtopfox shop for more useful teaching resources:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/goldtopfox
This a bundle of the 6 popular internet safety assemblies and/or lessons that I currently have in my shop. They are ideal for Safer Internet Day or at any other time of the year.
The sessions cover:
*Social media
*Online gaming and digital citizenship
*Online ‘stranger danger’
*General internet safety
*Cyberbullying
*Digital footprints
The PowerPoints can be used for whole school or year group assemblies, but the included planning and independent activities also make them ideal for class teaching. Several of the sessions have KS1 and KS2 versions, but all can be adapted to different age groups.
Please note: some video links are included in the sessions, which should always be assessed for suitability prior to use!
Includes:
• 6 PowerPoint presentations, covering all key teaching points
• Full planning for all 6 sessions
• All worksheets and activity support resources
These resources support the following objectives from the UK computer science curriculum:
KS1: ‘Use technology safely and respectfully, keeping personal information private; identify where to go for help and support when they have concerns about content or contact on the internet or other online technologies.’
KS2: ‘Use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways to report concerns about content and contact.’
Please see the Goldtopfox shop for more great e-safety and general teaching resources:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/goldtopfox
This is my second bundle of three e-safety assemblies and lessons for primary schools. They are ideal for Safer Internet Day or at any other time of the year.
The sessions cover:
*Social media
*Online gaming and digital citizenship
*Online ‘stranger danger’
The PowerPoints can be used for whole school or year group assemblies, but the included planning and independent activities also make them ideal for class teaching.
Please note: some video links are included in the sessions, which should always be assessed for suitability prior to use!
Includes:
• 3 PowerPoint presentations, covering all key teaching points
• Full planning for all 3 sessions
• All worksheets and activity support resources
These resources support the following objectives from the UK computer science curriculum:
KS1: ‘Use technology safely and respectfully, keeping personal information private; identify where to go for help and support when they have concerns about content or contact on the internet or other online technologies.’
KS2: ‘Use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways to report concerns about content and contact.’
Please see the Goldtopfox shop for more great e-safety and general teaching resources:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/goldtopfox