I work in KS2 and love creating engaging lessons and resources for my children, as well as making my classroom a happy and positive learning environment!
I work in KS2 and love creating engaging lessons and resources for my children, as well as making my classroom a happy and positive learning environment!
‘Our Work is on Point’ display.
Display lettering reads:
Sharp Work
Our Work is on Point
and there are several different cactus patterns that can be printed and laminated ready for work to be pinned on.
My kiddies loved this display and I added real succulents on the table near the display for added wow factor.
‘Teacher Noticeboard’ lettering - Harry Potter/Daily Prophet themed.
Includes ‘messages’ and ‘to do’ list sheets, perfect for laminating and popping on your noticeboard next to a dry wipe marker!
‘Sharp Work
Our Work is on Point’ display lettering with several different A4 prints that are perfect to be laminated and used to pin children’s best work on.
My kiddies love this display and I added real succulents on the table infront of the display board.
A unit of work looking at the formal written method for multiplication (2D number x 1D number) and using a place value grid to multiply and divide by 10, 100 and 1000.
Objectives covered:
LI: To multiply by 10, 100 and 1000.
LI: To divide by 10, 100 and 1000.
LI: To use the formal written method to multiply a 1-digit number with a 3-digit number.
LI: To use my knowledge of other multiples to answer questions.
LI: To use the formal written method to multiply a 2-digit number with a 3-digit number.
Five lessons with some room to expand.
Aimed at Year Five.
All work on slides with opportunities to class mark to reduce marking load!
A lesson about where Egypt is in the world.
Children identify which continent Egypt is in and looks at the key geographical features of Egypt.
Children can use air dry clay to create the shape of Egypt and then paint on the features.
Suggested resources:
Google Earth, atlas, globe.
A Year Five unit of work on quest stories inspired by Beowulf. (We used a short copy in class as our model text, and read the book by Michael Morpurgo alongside the unit). Three weeks worth of lessons as we used two lessons to write the story, one to edit and improve, and one to write a final copy.
Please note For two of the lessons, one on dialogue and one on character description, I used Twinkl PPTs (NOT included) so a Twinkl subscription is beneficial, however you can always just add to the slides.
Lesson objectives as below…
LI: To write a story with an imaginary creature. (cold task)
LI: To memorise a text to help support my writing. (T4W)
LI: To understand the meaning, structure and features of a story.
LI: To identify the 5 part story structure.
LI: To write different story openings using description, action and dialogue. x2
LI: To develop a character description. x2 (TWINKL PPT ON SUPERLATIVE/COMPARATIVE)
LI: To create atmosphere through my use of language.
LI: To use dialogue in my writing. (INVERTED COMMAS PPT)
LI: To plan a quest story.
LI:To write a quest story.
LI: To edit and improve a quest story.
The slides are a Smart Notebook file, not a PPT.
There is also a PDF version of the slides but this is, of course, not editable.
LI: To know the names and order of the planets.
Success Criteria:
I can name all of the planets.
I can find a way to help me remember them.
I can identify and label the different planets.
LI: To learn about the planets in our solar system.
Success Criteria:
I can identify the different planets.
I can research facts about the different planets.
I can present my research in a fact file.
LI: To describe the movement of the Earth and other planets, relative to the Sun in the solar system.
Success Criteria:
I know the names and order of the planets in our Solar System.
I can explain the difference between rotation and revolution.
LI: To participate in a debate using my scientific understanding to explain my reasoning.
Success Criteria:
I can form an opinion based on research.
I can share my ideas with others.
I can listen and reflect on other peoples point of view.
LI: To understand about gravity and its effects on Earth. #
A Twinkl PPT for the debate lesson is useful to download if you have a Twinkl account, otherwise different sheets, books, internet for research.
7 Lessons exploring:
-Recap the digestive system
-The cardiovascular system
-Muscles
-Knowledge sharing
-Exercise
-Healthy eating
Lots of videos and opportunities for discussion and group work.
Files are as SMART Notebooks or PDFs.
You can enrich, adapt or expand on these lessons. If you also have a Twinkl account, their diagram worksheets are fab to go alongside!
Used for Year Six science lessons exploring the human body.
Reading Folder great to have lots of important information all in one place!
In PDF (not editable), Word and Pages format. Please note - fonts and pages will look different due to font types. Font types used are Shella Clean and KG Second Chances Sketch
I laminate the front and back pages and then bind to make a super little booklet.
Pages include:
Front cover/back cover
Daily reader checklist / frequent reader checklist
Reader checklist (class)
Reading Assessment (key curriculum objectives with checklist per term) - I use one per child.
Guided Reading grouping
Example guided reading rotations
Key texts pages to record key books per term
A ‘Stig of the Dump’ inspired character description used as a model text to help demonstrate sentence starters, sentences of three, fronted adverbials and powerful verbs/adjectives.
Links with topic work based on the stone age.
"Stumbling to his feet, the musty, stale smell of damp clung to Barney’s nostrils. "