Retrieval activity for the Great Fire of London for Year 2. Ideal as a recap at the end of teaching the topic. Cops and robbers style activity - children have 2 minutes to write as many things down as they can in the first column and then they are allowed to ‘steal’ ideas from their class mates. *Photographs/pictures are taken from the internet and are not my own.

A retrieval activity to recap on knowledge learnt during Geography topic on Japan/Leeds for Year 2. Could be used in Year 3 for a recap. Bingo style activity where children move around the classroom and ask different children a question, recording their answer and their name.

Retrieval Activity to recap on knowledge learnt in Science on ‘plants’ in Year 2. Could be used in Year 3 to see how much they remember at the start of a Science lesson. *All photos/pictures are not my own and have been taken from the internet.

4 lessons for whole class reading in Year 2, based on the book - Vlad and the Great Fire of London. *Photographs/pictures have been taken from the internet and are not my own.

Smartnote book file for The Bear and the piano by David Litchfield and some word document resources. Two sheets are from Twinkl but I have not included them. *Photographs and pictures are not my own and have been taken from the internet.

Powerpoint quiz for the first week back after Summer with a new class of ‘Things you should know!’ Various questions such as ‘Who is the Queen?’ ‘How many months are there in a year?’ Etc. Ideal for Year 1, 2 or 3. *Photographs are taken from the internet and are not my own.

A Smartnote book file plus other word documents to support the teaching of reading in Year 2 (6-7 year olds) on the book - Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl. This resource has pictures and photographs which have been taken from the internet and some of the resource ideas are not my own and have been taken from other sources. Some resources I have taken from Twinkl which I have not included. Each lesson focuses on a specific reading skill, namely retrieval, inference, summarising, vocabulary and prediction.

"Welcome to Lance’s Learning Lab! Dive into a comprehensive 6-week reading plan for Year 5 or Year 6 students, centered around the captivating book ‘Journey to Jo’burg’ by Beverley Naidoo. This meticulously crafted resource includes 17 engaging lessons complete with detailed lesson plans, Smart notebook slides, and accompanying worksheets for starters and independent activities. Each lesson focuses on a different content domain, clearly labeled for easy navigation. Designed for shared use across school clusters, our resource offers seamless integration into your curriculum. While we’ve included all necessary materials for a rich reading experience, please note that additional resources such as the ‘Reading Football’ PowerPoint and a book review template are available elsewhere. Please be aware that a significant portion of the resource relies on Smart notebook technology, with 141 slides. Therefore, ensure compatibility before purchasing. Enhance your students’ reading journey with Lance’s Learning Lab – where learning comes to life!"

A book review template for children to fill in after finishing reading a book.

Ideal for children in year 5/6 when they start to hit puberty and feel like their emotions are all over the place. Helpful information for them to realise they aren't alone. Information is edited from child-line, NSPCC and other websites - plus tips and ideas written by me.

Two worksheets ideal for lessons or homework on apostrophes for possession.

2 differentiated starter activities for year 4 upwards. One worksheet is for those children who still need to practise their times tables and they must fill in the missing spaces. The other worksheet is for those children who know their times tables and have to spot the mistakes in the grid. Ideal as a starter activity in the morning.

Two Smart notebook files and worksheets for dividing and multiplying using mental methods. Children learn how to divide by 2, 4, 5 and 10 and multiply by 2, 4, 5 and 10 plus a little bit extra on multiplying by 8 and 9. There is also a starter worksheet for children to re-cap on the mental methods of dividing. Ideal for year 5.

A fun activity for children to multiply and divide by 10, 100 and 1000. Differentiated for different abilities. Laminate and enjoy!

A lesson for children to write their own blog about anti bullying. Also comes with some template sheets that the children can copy up their neat version onto. Could actually get the children to type up and put on a real blog. The smart notebook includes links to videos the children can watch about bullying. The lesson looks at writing informally about a topical issue.

Using this resource, children create a leaflet informing people about a theme park they have designed. This smart note book also has information for children about how to use punctuation for bullet points in a list consistently.

Smart notebook activity - getting the children to write a short adventure story featuring a mysterious cave. The success criteria is largely based for year 6 children but could be edited for other year groups.

A worksheet designed for children to practise using the present progressive. Useful ready for key stage 2 SATs this year (2016).

A worksheet for children to complete about the past progressive form, ready for key stage 2 SATs.

SATs style questions for children to do whilst the register is being taken in the morning and the afternoon. There are enough worksheets for a week. I will be uploading some more. The questions are either to do with SPAG or maths. It covers lots of different objectives and is good for revision on the lead up to SATs.