We are a team of two sisters who specialise in primary education. We are determined to create resources of the highest standard that can be used without further preparation. Our lessons and assemblies have been designed to challenge children of all levels within a creative, engaging and inspiring context. Explore our shop to find lesson packs for languages, art and religious education, plans for assemblies and numerous high-quality resources to help you teach phonics, mathematics and literacy
We are a team of two sisters who specialise in primary education. We are determined to create resources of the highest standard that can be used without further preparation. Our lessons and assemblies have been designed to challenge children of all levels within a creative, engaging and inspiring context. Explore our shop to find lesson packs for languages, art and religious education, plans for assemblies and numerous high-quality resources to help you teach phonics, mathematics and literacy
An interactive 76 slide PowerPoint quiz for you to use for International Women’s Day or Women’s History Month. It contains 67 fascinating questions on pioneering women around the world, women’s history, celebrities and equal rights issues in 2025. Perfect for using with ages 9 - 16.
Use as a starter, an assembly, a filler or a main activity. All questions are multiple choice and fit into 6 different categories: Firsts for Women; Where in the World; World Leaders; Suffragettes and Social Activists; Guess Who and 2024-2025. After you have chosen an answer for each question, click again and the correct answer flashes, while the wrong answers fly off the page.
Extra facts are included to help your class learn even more.
The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is run as a slideshow.
I have also included an answer sheet.
This resource is a 3 lesson unit perfect for using to teach your key stage 2 class about the fun Jewish holiday of Purim.
The pdf plans are very detailed (11 pages plus 7 pages of resources). These lessons could be taught at any time of the year.
Lesson 1 teaches children about the story of Queen Esther and includes a drama hot seating activity.
Lesson 2 teaches children about how Jewish people celebrate Purim and includes a letter writing activity.
Lesson 3 consolidates the previous lessons and includes two art activities based on Purim celebrations.
Each lesson starts with an introductory session and finishes with a plenary. There are also lots of opportunities for whole class discussions. The plan includes three differentiated levels of objectives and all the necessary resources. There is also a 19 slide animated PowerPoint to accompany the lessons which tells the story of Queen Esther and how Jewish people celebrate Purim. (This is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.)
All of the documents are in a large zip file.
No further preparation required.
An enjoyable, interactive unit for your class.
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Jewish holiday of Purim - Year 3/4 comprehension
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Jewish holiday of Purim - 3 Lesson Plans - KS1
This bundle contains 3 assemblies perfect for you to use over the season of Lent.
The following topics are covered:
Ash Wednesday
Lent - Giving Something Up
Lent - Doing Good Deeds
Each assembly focusses on a story. They are all highly interactive, with opportunities for discussion and feedback throughout. One assembly focusses solely on the Bible story, one uses an anecdote relevant to the children’s experiences and one requires volunteers to act out a scenario, so they are a good mixture for using throughout the season. Each assembly contains a detailed pdf plan and an interactive PowerPoint presentation. (These are not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.) You can use the plans on their own or alongside the presentations.
No resources are needed, so the assemblies are ideal for you to use without requiring preparation.
Save 50% compared to buying each separately!
This is an assembly for you to use to teach children about Lent. It is suitable for ages 5-11. The theme is ‘giving something up’ and it is based on a Bible story about Jesus.
The 4 page pdf assembly plan is highly interactive, with plenty of opportunity for volunteers to take part or give answers or ideas. It includes questions for you to ask the children with answers. There is an introduction, a discussion, a Bible story, a further discussion and a final prayer/reflection.
I have also included a 19 slide PowerPoint presentation which gives details about Lent, includes the bible story from the plan and questions for discussion. (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open the presentation.)
You can use the plan on its own or alongside the presentation. No other preparation is needed.
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Lent Lesson - Giving Something Up - KS1
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This is an assembly plan for you to teach children about Lent and why Christians perform good deeds during Lent. It is suitable for ages 5 -11. The 4 page plan (pdf) includes an introduction, an anecdote relevant to the children, a parable, a reflection and a prayer to finish. It is highly interactive, with questions and answers throughout.
An optional 19 slide PowerPoint (This is not editable - click ‘Read Only’ to open) is also included. It contains information about Lent, the anecdote, suggested good deeds and an illustrated version of the parable.
No resources are needed, so the plan is ideal for you to use without requiring preparation.
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Lent Lesson Plan and Resources - Doing Good Deeds - KS1
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This is a 4 page plan for an assembly (pdf) on Ash Wednesday, with a focus on the theme of consequences for our actions. The plan is easy to follow and requires no resources, so is perfect for using at the last minute!
In this assembly, children listen to an Old Testament story. There is a 16 slide animated PowerPoint included which contains the story. (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open the PowerPoint). The plan finishes by introducing children to what happens on Ash Wednesday and how this is linked to the story the children have heard and to their own lives.
The plan and the PowerPoint are in the zip file.
There is a lot of opportunity for children to think about their own experiences and to feedback. There is also an example prayer/reflection to finish with.
A perfect start to Lent.
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KS1 RE Lesson - Ash Wednesday - Lent
KS2 Ash Wednesday Lesson Plan (Lent)
This resource includes an assembly plan and 19 slide PowerPoint for you to use for Women’s History Month or International Women’s Day on 8th March. You can use it without any further preparation.
The assembly is suitable to use with KS2 or secondary aged children. The slideshow provides the opportunity to discuss why we might focus on women’s history, before moving on to give details on how women’s circumstances changed from ancient times to today. There are 10 slides which outline key achievements of 10 different women, from Marie Curie to J K Rowling.
The plan (pdf) gives details about how to use the slideshow. I like to lead assemblies that are interactive and relevant to the children’s lives, so the plan gives plenty of opportunity for children to discuss ideas, give feedback and reflect.
The PowerPoint and plan are in the zip file. The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.
Updated in February 2025.
A fully interactive PowerPoint quiz which contains 62 questions on books and authors suitable for KS2.
You can use this at any time of the year as a starter, an assembly, a filler or a main activity. All questions are multiple choice and focus on popular modern books as well as classics. After you have chosen an answer for each question, click again and the correct answer changes colour.
Example questions include:
Where does Heidi go to live? The seaside, On a canal boat or In the mountains
What sort of animal is Esio Trot? Snake, Tortoise or Toad
Who is headmaster at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? Professor Dumbledore, Miss Cackle or Professor Trelawny
The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open it. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is played with the animations.
I have also included a separate answer sheet.
No further preparation needed.
You might also be interested in my:
KS1 Book quiz : 50 questions
This is a lesson plan and resources to teach children about Lent and why Christians perform good deeds during Lent. It is suitable for ages 7-11.
The 4 page plan (pdf) includes details of a starter, an introduction to a parable, a writing task and a philosophical discussion for the plenary. It contains learning objectives for three levels of abilities.
A 21 slide animated PowerPoint (not editable - click ‘Read Only’ to open) containing the starter, information about Lent, suggested good deeds and an illustrated version of the parable is also included, as is an optional template for the written task.
No further preparation required.
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Lent Lesson Plan and Resources - Doing Good Deeds - KS1
Lent Assembly - Doing Good Deeds
This resource is a fictional comprehension activity for year 1. It tells the traditional tale of Beauty and the Beast and includes 3 differentiated levels. There is a colour and black & white version of each level.
Each level contains three short pieces of text with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say. Each passage is followed by 5 simple questions.
There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text from the middle ability so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them. This is not editable. Please click the ‘Read Only’ button to open it.
Answers are also included.
All of the documents are in the zip file.
No further preparation needed.
PDF file format.
This resource is a fictional comprehension activity for year 2. It tells the traditional tale of Beauty and the Beast and includes 3 differentiated levels.
The style and questions are based on the KS1 SATs reading paper. There is a colour and black & white version of each booklet.
There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘where,’ ‘why,’ ‘when’ and ‘how’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. There are four pages of pictures with short written extracts to read and 3-5 questions per page. The higher ability booklet has 18 questions in total. The middle ability has 15 questions and the lower ability has 13 questions. Answers are included. All of the booklets are in the zip file.
PDF file format.
This resource is a plan with all accompanying resources for teaching a lesson about Jesus feeding the 5000. It is aimed at 5-7 year olds and is highly interactive.
Included in the plan are lesson objectives, cross-curricular links and details of activities. The activities in this lesson include a discussion starter, a story-retelling task and plenary. All resources are included, with a PowerPoint version of the story attached. All you need to bring is some bread!
The resources are in the zip file:
4 page PDF lesson plan
21 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.)
7 PDF pages of templates for the main task (higher, middle and lower ability and answers)
No further preparation needed.
Enjoy!
The PowerPoint is also available separately:
Jesus’ Miracles : Feeding of the 5000 presentation
You might be interested in our KS2 lesson on Jesus feeding the 5000:
Jesus’ Miracles Lesson : Feeding the 5000 / KS2
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This is a bundle of 25 Spanish lessons, perfect for using with absolute beginners.
They cover greetings, introductions, where you live, age, appearance, family, clothing, pets, food and drink and hobbies and interests. They are aimed at children aged 7-11.
The Lessons are:
1 - Greetings
2 - Emotions and Feelings
3 - Greetings for different times of day
4 - Introducing Yourself
5 - Where you live (countries)
6 - Numbers
7 - How old are you?
8 - Colours
9 - What do I look like? (eye and hair colour)
10 - Describing myself (height and size)
11 - Family Members
12 - Clothing
13 - Pets
14 - Pet Descriptions
15 - All About Me Revision
16 - Fruit and Vegetables
17 - Bread and Pastries
18 - Drinks
19 - Breakfast
20 - Dinner
21 - Days of the Week
22 - Sports
23 - Hobbies and Interests
24 - Musical Instruments
25 - Days Out
The plans (pdfs) all give details of a starter, how to teach the new vocabulary, followed by a combination of listening activities, speaking activities, reading/writing activities and a final task. Each lesson is highly interactive and allows children to practice a range of language skills.
All resources are included in the price. This includes a PowerPoint for each lesson containing the new vocabulary. The PowerPoint presentations are not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open them. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations.
In total there are 335 pages of lesson plans, games and worksheets (pdfs) and 349 slides of animated PowerPoints.
All of the lessons are in the zip file.
No further preparation needed.
This is Units 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Spanish designed by Blossoming Minds.
These lessons are also available as individual lessons or as smaller units from our shop:
Blossoming Minds
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This is a bundle of 25 French lessons, perfect for using with absolute beginners.
They cover greetings, introductions, where you live, age, appearance, family, clothing, pets, food and drink and hobbies and interests. They are aimed at children aged 7-11.
The Lessons are:
1 - Greetings
2 - Emotions and Feelings
3 - Greetings for different times of day
4 - Introducing Yourself
5 - Where you live (countries)
6 - Numbers
7 - How old are you?
8 - Colours
9 - What do I look like? (eye and hair colour)
10 - Describing myself (height and size)
11 - Family Members
12 - Clothing
13 - Pets
14 - Pet Descriptions
15 - All About Me Revision
16 - Fruit and Vegetables
17 - Bread and Pastries
18 - Drinks
19 - Breakfast
20 - Dinner
21 - Days of the Week
22 - Sports
23 - Hobbies and Interests
24 - Musical Instruments
25 - Days Out
The plans (pdfs) all give details of a starter, how to teach the new vocabulary, followed by a combination of listening activities, speaking activities, reading/writing activities and a final task. Each lesson is highly interactive and allows children to practice a range of language skills.
All resources are included in the price. This includes a PowerPoint for each lesson containing the new vocabulary. The PowerPoint presentations are not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open them. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations.
In total there are 363 pages of lesson plans, games and worksheets (pdfs) and 347 slides of animated PowerPoints.
All of the lessons are in the zip file.
No further preparation needed.
This is Units 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 French designed by Blossoming Minds.
These lessons are also available as individual lessons or as smaller units from our shop:
Blossoming Minds
This is a set of comprehensions about the celebrations for King Charles III’s Coronation. They are aimed at Year 2 (ages 6-7). The comprehensions cover what a coronation is, a short history of Charles’s life, how Charles and others are celebrating, ways that children can get involved and the King’s charitable projects.
There are three differentiated booklets. The booklets are split into five separate pages with questions on each page. The higher ability booklet has 15 questions, the middle ability has 13 questions and the lower ability contains 12 questions.
There are colour and black & white versions of each booklet. Answers are also included. All of the documents are in the zip file.
Perfect for using around the Coronation celebrations or for a topic on King Charles III.
PDF file format.
No further preparation needed.
You might also be interested in our Year 3 and 4 comprehensions on the Coronation:
King Charles III’s Coronation Comprehensions Year 3/4
This is a set of comprehensions about the celebrations for King Charles III’s Coronation. They are aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 (ages 7-9). The comprehensions cover what a coronation is, a short history of Charles’s life, how Charles and others are celebrating, ways that children can get involved and the King’s charitable projects.
There are three differentiated booklets. The higher ability booklet has three pages of text for the children to read before they complete a range of questions that are aimed at extending more able readers. (18 questions)
The middle and lower ability booklets have the text split into five separate pages with questions on each page. The middle ability has 14 questions and the lower ability contains 12 questions.
There are colour and black & white versions of each booklet. Answers are also included. All of the documents are in the zip file.
Perfect for using around the Coronation celebrations or for a topic on King Charles III. I’m looking forward to using these with my Year 3 class!
PDF file format.
You might also be interested in our year 2 comprehensions on the Coronation:
King Charles III’s Coronation Comprehensions Year 2
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This is a bundle of 20 Spanish lessons, perfect for using with absolute beginners. They are aimed at KS2.
The Lessons are:
Lesson 1 - Greetings
Lesson 2 - Emotions and Feelings
Lesson 3 - Greetings for different times of day
Lesson 4 - Introducing Yourself
Lesson 5 - Where you live (countries)
Lesson 6 - Numbers
Lesson 7 - How old are you?
Lesson 8 - Colours
Lesson 9 - What do I look like? (eye and hair colour)
Lesson 10 - Describing myself (height and size)
Lesson 11 - Family Members
Lesson 12 - Clothing
Lesson 13 - Pets
Lesson 14 - Pet Descriptions
Lesson 15 - All About Me Revision
Lesson 16 - Fruit and Vegetables
Lesson 17 - Bread and Cakes
Lesson 18 - Drinks
Lesson 19 - Breakfast
Lesson 20 - Dinner (including several dishes from Spain)
The plans all give details of a starter, how to teach the new vocabulary, followed by a combination of listening activities, speaking activities, reading/writing activities and a plenary. Each lesson is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills.
All resources are included in the price. This includes a PowerPoint for each lesson containing the new vocabulary. The PowerPoint presentations are not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open them. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations.
In total there are 290 pages of lesson plans, games and worksheets (pdfs) and 285 slides of animated PowerPoints. All of the lessons are in zip files.
No further preparation needed.
This is Units 1, 2, 3 and 4 Spanish designed by Blossoming Minds.
(These lessons are also available as individual lessons or as smaller units.)
This is a plan and resources for a beginners Italian lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for different pizzas in Italian. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a food unit.
The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class listening game, a speaking and listening activity, a reading/written activity and a plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills.
Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file and are:
Lesson Plan - 4 pages (PDF)
A 12 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.)
Resources for listening game - 4 pages (colour and black & white) (PDF)
Resources for speaking and listening activity - 2 pages (colour and black & white) (PDF)
Reading/Written activity - 3 pages (colour and black & white and answers) (PDF)
This lesson made me hungry!
This plan is Blossoming Minds’ Italian Lesson 2 Unit 4, but can be used individually.
You might be interested in Units 1-3:
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This is a plan and resources for a beginners Italian lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for different fruit and vegetables in Italian. The plan could be used for an individual lesson, or as part of a food unit.
The plan gives details of a paired game to use as a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a group speaking activity, a reading game, a written activity and a paired plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills.
Resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file and are:
Lesson Plan - 5 pages (PDF)
An animated PowerPoint presentation - 11 slides (This is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.)
Resources for the reading game - 4 pages (PDF) (colour and black & white)
Template for the written activity - 2 pages (PDF) (colour and black & white)
Please note: You will need a few chopped up fruits and vegetables for the lesson. Details are included in the plan
This plan is Blossoming Minds’ Italian Lesson 1 Unit 4, but can be used individually.
You might be interested in units 1, 2 and 3:
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This is a 5 lesson French unit for beginners, perfect for using with KS2. It teaches children about France and French speaking regions.
The lessons are:
Lesson 1 - French Countryside - The children learn the vocabulary for places in the countryside in French e.g. lavender fields, rivers and mountains.
Lesson 2 - Regions of France - The children learn the vocabulary to describe different regions of France e.g. In the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, there are mountains. The lesson teaches children sentences to describe seven different regions.
Lesson 3 - French Speaking Countries - The children learn the vocabulary to describe the landscape in different French speaking countries e.g. In Guadeloupe there are beaches. The children are taught sentences to describe eight French speaking countries or regions.
Lesson 4 - Paris - The children learn about tourist sites around Paris and how to describe in French places they would like to visit e.g I would like to visit the Eiffel Tower. There is also a bit of information in English about each of the eight places that are mentioned.
Lesson 5 - French Festivals - The children learn about six festivals. There is the French word for each festival, a little bit of information in English and two more French phrases linked to the festival.
The plans all give details of a starter, how to teach the new vocabulary, followed by a combination of listening activities, speaking activities, reading/writing activities and plenary. Each lesson is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills.
All resources needed for the lessons are included in the price. This includes a PowerPoint for each containing the new vocabulary. The PowerPoints are not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open them.
In total there are 21 pages of lesson plans (PDFs), 88 PowerPoint slides and 32 pages of resources for the activities (PDFs).
This is Unit 12 French designed by Blossoming Minds but could be used individually.
This unit could be combined with units 1-5, all created by ‘Blossoming Minds.’
Beginner French 25 Lesson Bundle
