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This engaging and thought-provoking double lesson is designed to accompany class reading of the poem 'There’s a Rang-tan in My Bedroom.’ By the end of the double lesson, children develop a secure understanding of the key meanings of the poem and enhanced contextual knowledge about the plight of orangutans in south-east Asia. The comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation enables students to understand the text through: -Making predictions; -Understanding the key features of context; -Retrieving key information and inferring hidden meanings. The lesson includes key contextual information about orangutans and their habitat, plus their critically endangered status and reasons why. A research template is also provided (in both Word and PDF) to support a task which allows them to develop further contextual understanding. A link is provided to a video animation of the poem being read aloud, to support the children’s reading of the poem. Once they are familiar with the poem, the lesson includes a range of retrieval, vocabulary, inference and deeper discussion activites. For the main creative activity, children produce a persuasive poster encouraging others to act, in line with the main messages of the poem. Helpful examples of persuasive devices, in addition to a ‘Writing to Persuade’ helpsheet (in Word and PDF) are also provided. There is a lot of content here (the PowerPoint presentation is 22 slides long, in addition to templates/helpsheets), so I would suggest perhaps breaking this up over two or even three lessons. The resources are most suitable for students in lower KS2 (I originally used these resources with a year 3 class), but may be adapted for other age groups, depending upon the individual context of the school and students.

This resource booklet contains a wide range of age-appropriate, engaging, and meaningful comprehension activities for use throughout the reading of Lynne Cherry’s ‘The Great Kapok Tree.’ (Teachers have found them particularly useful in comprehension or guided reading sessions). They are perfect for aiding the progress of children towards meeting the KS1 expectations within the National Curriculum framework - there is explicit information within each task regarding which comprehension strands the task is designed to demonstrate. They also relate to key extracts, characters, and themes from the story, ensuring that children gain a deep understanding of the text. Activities within the booklet include: ‘Feed Jaguar!’ - to enable students to demonstrate that they can: ‘talk about their favourite words and phrases in the story;’ ‘Cherry’s Description’ - to enable students to demonstrate that they can: ‘Explain meanings of words that they know and ask the meaning of new words. Link the meaning of new words to words that they already know;’ ‘The Blurb’ - to enable students to demonstrate that they can: ‘Say what might happen next in a story based on what has happened so far;’ ‘Story Mountain’ - to enable students to demonstrate that they can: ‘Enjoy reading and discussing the order of events in books and how items of information are related.’ Plus many, many more activities (the booklet is 20 pages in length). I’ve also added it as a PDF in case the formatting differs on your computer. All images are licensed for commercial use.

This resource booklet contains a wide range of age-appropriate, engaging, and meaningful comprehension activities for use throughout the reading of Lynne Cherry’s 'The Great Kapok Tree.’ Teachers have found them particularly useful in comprehension or guided reading sessions. They are perfect for aiding the progress of children towards meeting the KS2 expectations within the National Curriculum framework. Children love learning from these resources, whilst they are also of great use to teachers, as there is explicit information within each task regarding which comprehension strands the task is designed to demonstrate. They also relate to key extracts, characters, and themes from the story, ensuring that children gain a deep understanding of the text. Activities within the booklet include: ‘Cherry’s Language Techniques’ - to enable students to demonstrate that they can: ‘Explain meanings of words that they know and ask the meaning of new words. Link the meaning of new words to words that they already know;’ ‘The Jaguar’ and 'The Birds of the Amazon’ - to enable students to demonstrate that they can: ‘Understand what is read by drawing on information from more than one paragraph, identifying key details that support the main ideas, and using quotations for illustration;’ ‘An Interview with Lynne Cherry’ - to enable students to demonstrate that they can: ‘Understand what is read by drawing on information from more than one paragraph, identifying key details that support the main ideas, and using quotations for illustration;’ ‘Storyboarders’ - to enable students to demonstrate that they can: ‘Read books that are structured in different ways and for a range of purposes.’ Plus many, many more activities (the booklet is 20 pages in length!) I’ve also added it as a PDF in case the formatting differs on your computer.

This engaging and thought-provoking lesson is the second in a series of three lessons designed to accompany the class reading of Lynne Cherry’s 'The Kapok Tree.’ This lesson covers the middle section of the text (from ‘a troupe of monkeys’ to ‘destroy that which gives us all life.’) The comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation enables students to understand the text through: -Retrieving key information; -Inferring hidden meanings; -Explaining important ideas. The lesson focuses on the techniques used by the animals in the story to persuade the man not to cut down the tree - considering the reasons that they give and the persuasive techniques that they use. The PowerPoint presentation (17 slides) guides students through each stage of the learning. For the deeper thinking task, children create their own persuasive poster, including some of the reasons and persuasive techniques - a helpsheet is provided to guide the children’s thinking (in both Word and PDF). There is a lot of content here, so I would suggest perhaps breaking this up over two lessons. The resources are most suitable for students in lower KS2 (I originally used these resources with a year 3 class), but may be adapted for other age groups, depending upon the individual context of the school and students.

This engaging and thought-provoking lesson is the first in a series of three lessons designed to accompany the class reading of Lynne Cherry’s 'The Kapok Tree.’ This lesson covers the opening section of the text (up to the end of the bee page - ‘all living things depend on one another.’) The comprehensive and colourful PowerPoint presentation enables students to understand the text through: -Making predictions; -Understanding the key features of context; -Retrieving key information. The lesson includes key information about the author, Amazon rainforest and deforestation, in addition to a range of retrieval, vocabulary, inference and deeper thinking activities. The PowerPoint presentation (16 slides) guides students through each stage of the learning. For the deeper thinking research task, a worksheet/ template is provided to guide the children’s thinking (in both Word and PDF). There is a lot of content here, so I would suggest perhaps breaking this up over two lessons. The resources are most suitable for students in lower KS2 (I originally used these resources with a year 3 class), but may be adapted for other age groups, depending upon the individual context of the school and students.

An engaging, challenging, age-appropriate quiz, which features 50 questions in total, in addition to a tie-breaker question (if needed). The quiz includes 5 rounds of 10 questions each: Round 1: Santa Round 2: The Nativity Story Round 3: Christmas Traditions Round 4: Christmas Food Round 5: A Bit of Everything! Each question is multiple choice, with 4 possible answers. Answers are revealed after each question. Tried and tested, and always popular, this quiz helps to provide structure in an engaging way in the lead-up to the Christmas break. Enjoy!

An engaging, challenging, age-appropriate quiz, which features 50 questions in total, in addition to a tie-breaker question (if needed). The quiz includes 5 rounds of 10 questions each: Round 1: Santa Round 2: The Nativity Story Round 3: Christmas Traditions Round 4: Christmas Food Round 5: A Bit of Everything! Each question is multiple choice, with 4 possible answers. Answers are revealed after each question. Tried and tested, and always popular, this quiz helps to provide structure in an engaging way in the lead-up to the Christmas break. Enjoy!

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning everything about the Olympics. This may be as a part of their history, PE or PSHE study, or within cross-curricular/ tutor group activities. It contains comprehensive sections entitled: Overview; History of the Olympics (Ancient Olympics, Reviving the Games, The Modern Olympics); Important Vocabulary; Olympic Games Timeline; Answers to the Important Questions (e.g. Where were the ancient Oympics held? How are the host cities decided? etc); Top Ten Olympics Facts. The resource is designed to be printed onto either A4 or A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.

An engaging, challenging, age-appropriate quiz, which features 60 questions in total, in addition to a tie-breaker question (if needed). The quiz includes 6 rounds of 10 questions each: Round 1: All About Christmas Round 2: Humanities Round 3: Sport Round 4: Maths and Science Round 5: Film, Music and TV Round 6: A Bit of Everything! Tried and tested, and always popular, this quiz helps to provide structure (and opportunities to reinforce learning) in an engaging way in the lead-up to the Christmas break. Enjoy!

This fun and original assembly is designed to teach children all about Firework Night, including: -Why we have firework night (the Gunpowder Plot); -Why firework night is fun for so many people; -How firework night can be dangerous without safety precautions; -Top tips for staying safe on firework night. The slides are visually-engaging and well-presented, and the subject matter is tailored to the interests and needs of young people. A script is provided (in both Word and PDF formats) for playing out the events of the gunpowder plot. It includes links to well-chosen videos to emphasise/ reinforce key points, in addition to suggested entrance and exit music. There is enough here for a 30/ minute assembly (it is 17 slides long, plus a 3 page script), but of course you can cut bits out/ tailor to your own individual needs. No further resources are required, everything that you need to present the assembly is included.The assembly was originally pitched at primary-aged children (KS1-KS2), but would be suitable for older children with only minor vocabulary/ language adaptations. The assembly is tried and tested and has always been received well. Hope that you find it useful!

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students revising knowledge relating to buildings and settlements over time, as a part of their study of their KS2 geography study. It contains comprehensive sections on: -Overview; -Ancient and Medieval Buildings and Settlements; -Early Modern Buildings and Settlements; -Modern Buildings and Settlements; -Key Vocabulary; -Timeline: Construction of Landmark Buildings The organiser is designed to help children to learn the relevant place, human and physical geography knowledge from the KS2 Geography National Curriculum. Key concepts include: Settlements, rural, urban, resources, trade, energy, facilities, and many more. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3 or A4, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising knowledge relating to Kings and Queens of England/Britain over time. It is perfect for supporting a history unit on British monarchs. It contains comprehensive sections on: -Kings and Queens Overview; -Early Monarchs: Alfred the Great and Edward the Confessor; -Medieval Monarchs: William I and King John -Modern Monarchs: Anne of Great Britain, Elizabeth II -Key Vocabulary; -Kings and Queens Timeline. The organiser covers concepts such as Danelaw, kingdoms, heirs, the Norman Conquest, the Magna Carta, and unification. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included). It is most suitable for students in lower KS2, but could feasibly be used for slightly older and younger children with only a few tweaks.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for children learning about Elizabeth II, as a part of their PSHE study of Britain and its values, history study of ‘Significant Individuals’, or cross-curricular learning about monarchs. It is also a useful resource for learning relating to the platinum jubilee. It contains comprehensive sections entitled: Overview; Times in Her Life; Important Vocabulary; Elizabeth II Timeline; Answers to the Important Questions; Top Ten Facts. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.