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This resource is a 2 lesson unit on Harvest, suitable for using with key stage 1. There are details of activities and differentiation for each lesson.

The first lesson involves children learning about the history of British harvest. They take part in an interactive starter, watch a PowerPoint about harvest, do a drama activity and a written activity, finishing with a philosophical discussion.

The second lesson allows children to learn about Thanksgiving in America and how harvest is linked to thankfulness. Children take part in a written starter, watch a PowerPoint on Thanksgiving and write a poem.

All resources are included in the price. They are in a zip file. They are:

• 8 page PDF lesson plans
• 20 slide animated PowerPoint about Harvest Festival (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.)
• 21 slide animated PowerPoint about Thanksgiving (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.)
• 16 PDF pages of pictures for the starter activity in Lesson 1
• 4 PDF pages for the discussion in Lesson 1
• 6 PDF pages of colour and black & white differentiated worksheets for the written activity in lesson 1
• 6 PDF pages of colour and black & white differentiated worksheets for the poem writing activity in lesson 2

No further preparation is needed

The two PowerPoints are also available separately:
Harvest Festival Presentation
Thanksgiving PowerPoint Presentation

A Key Stage 2 version of these plans is available:
Key Stage 2 Harvest RE Unit

The PowerPoint from Lesson 1 is also available with our Harvest Festival Assembly:
Harvest Festival Assembly