KS1 bundle of 5 Halloween lessons/resources. 1. KS1 Powerpoint lesson. How to write a party invitation with a Halloween focus. A KS1 power-point of 14 slides which can be used as one lesson or extended over a longer period. There is a warm up, two activities and a final writing task. Included are examples of 2 invitations (birthday and Halloween party) for pupils to use in the lesson to spot the key features and help Lei correct his invitation (because no one has replied!). There are key questions to promote discussion and paired work. Also included is a simple invitation template for pupil use. Pupils can also use the important information/checklist to give paired feedback after writing their own invitation. 2. Halloween history and customs lesson of 34 slides. Includes activities and how to write a spell. 3. KS1 Set of 5 fun Halloween counting worksheets. Two worksheets x counting Halloween objects to 10, 1 worksheet each x counting to 15, 20 and 25. Each worksheet has a set of boxes at the bottom for pupils to write in their answers. 4. Set of 2 graded Halloween worksheets. Worksheet 1 - simple forward layout for hidden words. Worksheet 2 mix of up, down, f/w, b/w, diagonal layout. 5. Fun Halloween themed cut and stick make a monster activity. Template and sets of creepy features included.

Bundle of 5 resources including : Halloween powerpoint lesson of 34 slides including a simple history of Halloween and customs with activities for pupils including writing a spell. How to write a horror story A KS2 power-point of 19 slides which can be used as one lesson or extended over a longer period. Included are examples of 2 short horror stories (not too scary!) for pupils to use in the lesson to analyse against a Horror story features checklist. There are key questions to promote discussion and paired work. Also included is a simple planning and drafting grid. Pupils can use the grids to give paired feedback to improve their work prior to writing the final story. The lesson culminates in a spooky story reading presentation. Horror story template for pupil use with a reminder of the features of a horror story. Halloween word searches x 2 (one simple - forward words, one more challenging with words arranged up, down, f/w, b/w, diagonally). Halloween quiz of 15 questions and answers. Can be played as a team or pairs/individually following topic or lesson on Halloween. Useful as a post lesson assessment.

KS1 set of four resources including an interactive powerpoint lesson Signs of Autumn (41slides). Learning Objectives: To know the names of the Autumn months. To recognise the signs of Autumn around me. To explain why some small animals hibernate. To know the features of harvest and recognise harvest grain, fruit and vegetables. The slides include photographs of animals which hibernate (dormouse, bat, frog, grass snake etc) and do not hibernate (squirrels, badgers, rabbits/hares). At specific points there are short paired talk activities and simple class activities eg Name the harvest fruits, name the harvest vegetables, a grain chart activity, summer clothes and autumn clothes. There are 2 youtube links – a short Autumn song and a simple Autumn story. Cross curricular KOW /Science work on topics of ‘Seasons’, ‘Autumn’, ‘Animals’, ‘Nature’. Autumn Acrostic poetry templates (set of 4) Autumn, Leaf, Scarecrow, Farmer each with a linked word mat to help pupils begin each line of their poem. Leaf investigation template - simple to use with a easy to identify key. Maths data handling graph which scaffolds an Autumn walk /data collection with corresponding questions.

Nine separate powerpoint poems which I wrote to help pupils recognise the colours red, yellow, green, blue, orange, white, pink, black, brown. There are colour specific photos on each powerpoint. Each poem is written in a different style eg orange - acrostic.