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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
This resource contains 4 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1.
The theme in this pack is the Easter Story. The story is split into 4 sections:
Palm Sunday
The Last Supper
Good Friday
Easter Sunday
Each comprehension contains a short piece 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. The text is followed by 5 questions, containing ‘what’ ‘who’ and ‘when’ questions and some multiple choice questions. Answers are also included.
There are three differentiated levels (PDFs). There is a colour and black & white version of each level.
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. The PowerPoint is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.
All of the documents are in the zip file.
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Year 2 The Easter Story Comprehension / Holy Week
A collection of three RE lesson plans focussing on three of Jesus’ miracles.
The miracles covered in these plans are:
Jesus heals a paralysed man
Jesus calms the storm
Jesus raises a man from the dead
The lessons are suitable for using with KS2 and are highly interactive. Each plan includes lesson objectives and cross-curricular links. The plans give details of starters, a drama activity, an art activity, written activities and plenaries.
All resources are included in the price. This includes PowerPoint presentations of the three miracles. The PowerPoints are not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open them. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations.
In total there are 14 pages of lesson plans (PDFs), 68 slides of animated PowerPoints and 12 pages of resources for the activities (PDFs).
All you need to bring is some wallpaper for the art activity in the Jesus calms the storm lesson.
These lessons are available as part of a larger bundle of lessons on Jesus’ Miracles:
/teaching-resource/jesus-miracles-6-week-unit-11591501
The PowerPoints are available separately:
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This resource is a comprehension booklet aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 (7-9 yrs). It is adapted from the Bible and tells the beginning of the Christmas story, when Angel Gabriel visits Mary.
There are three differentiated booklets. The higher booklet has two pages of text for the children to read before they complete a range of questions based on a mixture of the KS1 and KS2 SATs.
The middle and lower ability booklets have the text split into separate pages with questions on each page.
PDF file format.
An interactive advent calendar to use throughout the month of December. Just click on the date and you will be taken to a Christmas joke! A great start to the Christmas season. Perfect for all ages!
A set of four interactive PowerPoint Advent Calendars to use throughout the month of December with your year 2 class.
The four Advent Calendars included in the bundle are:
SPaG activities
Christmas Around the World Facts
Maths problems
Jokes
A great start to the Christmas season, which will get your whole class involved.
An interactive PowerPoint Advent Calendar to use throughout the month of December. Just click on the date and you will be taken to a Christmas themed SPaG problem!
The Advent Calendar covers a wide range of questions that are included in the Year 2 SPaG SATs paper and uses Christmas themed scenarios that the children can relate to. A great start to the Christmas season!
This resource is a plan and all required resources for an RE lesson about Good Friday, suitable for using with Key Stage 2. The 4 page PDF plan includes a starter, whole class discussion, an idea generating activity, a poem writing activity and a plenary. I have included the pictures needed for the starter (5 PDF pages), a template for the writing activity and a year 4's example (2 pages). Also included is an animated 18 slide PowerPoint that tells the story of what happened on Good Friday. (This is not editable. Click 'Read Only' to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is run as a slideshow.)
A thought-provoking, interactive lesson.
The PowerPoint is also available separately:
/teaching-resource/good-friday-presentation-11542698
You might also be interested in my Good Friday assembly and KS1 Good Friday lesson plan:
tes.com/teaching-resource/easter-assembly-good-friday-making-sacrifices-11846095
/teaching-resource/ks1-easter-re-lesson-good-friday-11830061
This resource is a plan and resources for an RE lesson about Easter Sunday, suitable for using with Key Stage 2.
The 4 page PDF lesson plan includes a starter, whole class discussion, a main drama activity, a written activity and a plenary, as well as details of differentiated objectives and curriculum links. There is a 22 slide animated PowerPoint included, which contains the pictures for the starter and the story of what happened on Easter Sunday and the following few weeks. (This is not editable. Click 'Read Only' to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is run as a slideshow.) A template for the written activity is also included. (1 PDF page)
A fun, interactive lesson.
A version of the PowerPoint is also available separately:
/teaching-resource/easter-sunday-presentation-11542787
You might also be interested in my KS1 Easter Sunday lesson and Easter Sunday assembly:
/teaching-resource/ks1-re-rs-lesson-easter-sunday-11830810
/teaching-resource/easter-sunday-assembly-hope-11846159
This resource contains four lesson plans to teach children all about the Easter story. It is suitable for ages 7 -11. The four lessons are:
1) Palm Sunday
2) The Last Supper
3) Good Friday
4) Easter Sunday
Each PDF plan contains detailed instructions, a list of objectives for three levels of abilities, a list of resources and cross-curricular links.
All the lessons contain an engaging starter, a whole class discussion or drama activity, written activity and plenary.
Each lesson also includes an animated PowerPoint containing the relevant part of the story. (These are not editable. Please click 'Read Only' to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows.) There are also templates which can be used for the literacy activities. No further preparation is required.
Each lesson is also available individually or as part of a larger bundle.
Save nearly 40% compared to buying each separately.
This resource is a plan for a lesson about The Last Supper, suitable for using with Key Stage 2. The 4 page pdf plan includes a starter, a main drama activity, a written activity and a plenary drama activity. There is a 21 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation of the story of The Last Supper to use to introduce the lesson and a document with Da Vinci's painting, around which the writing activity is based. The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click 'Read Only' to open.
A fun, interactive lesson.
A version of the PowerPoint is also available separately:
/teaching-resource/the-last-supper-powerpoint-easter-11527775
You might also be interested in the KS1 Last Supper Lesson Plan and Last Supper Assembly:
/teaching-resource/ks1-easter-re-lesson-pack-the-last-supper-11828008
/teaching-resource/easter-assembly-the-last-supper-betrayal-11537067
This resource is a plan for a lesson about Palm Sunday, suitable for using with Key Stage 2. The detailed 4 page pdf plan includes a starter, whole class discussions, a main drama activity, a written activity and a plenary. There is a 17 slide animated PowerPoint presentation of the story of Palm Sunday to use, which also includes some slides about Palm Sunday traditions. (This is not editable. Click 'Read Only' to open.)
A fun, interactive lesson.
A version of the presentation is also available separately:
/teaching-resource/palm-sunday-story-powerpoint-11514314
You might also be interested in our KS1 Palm Sunday lesson plan, Palm Sunday assembly and Palm Sunday Year 6 comprehension:
/teaching-resource/ks1-easter-re-lesson-pack-palm-sunday-11827772
/teaching-resource/easter-assembly-plan-palm-sunday-choosing-the-right-path-11536942
/teaching-resource/year-6-sats-comprehension-palm-sunday-3-levels-colour-and-black-and-white-11523938
This resource is a plan with all accompanying resources for teaching a lesson about Jesus calming the storm. 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 drama starter, short written task, art activity and plenary. All resources are included, with a PowerPoint version of the story attached. All you need to bring is some wallpaper for the art activity.
The resources are in the zip file:
5 page PDF Lesson Plan
27 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.)
6 PDF pages for the starter
2 PDF pages for the written activity
No further preparation needed.
Enjoy!
A version of the PowerPoint is available separately:
Jesus calms the storm presentation / Jesus’ Miracles
You might be interested in our KS2 lesson on Jesus calming the storm:
Jesus’ Miracles : Jesus calms the storm KS2 Plan
This bundle contains 3 RE lessons aimed at 5-7 year olds on the theme of Jesus’ miracles.
The miracles covered are:
Jesus calms the storm
Jesus heals a paralysed man
Jesus feeds the 5000
Lesson objectives, cross-curricular links and detailed descriptions of activities are included in the plans. The lessons include discussions, story-retelling, drama, simple written tasks and an art activity. Each lesson also has a starter and plenary. All resources are included in the price, as well as PowerPoint versions of the Bible stories. (The PowerPoints are not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when each PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.)
In total there are 31 pages of lesson plans and activities (PDFs) and 68 animated PowerPoint slides.
An interactive, thought-provoking unit perfect for introducing young children to Bible stories and their meaning.
The PowerPoints are also available separately:
Jesus’ Miracles Story Presentations
A simple 20 page animated PowerPoint presentation retelling the story of Jesus healing a paralysed man. This is one of Jesus’s miracles.
The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images only appear when the presentation is played with the animations.
This could be used as part of a lesson or for an assembly for children aged 4 -11.
This PowerPoint is also included in our KS1 and KS2 lessons:
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This is a plan for a Christmas assembly on the birth of Jesus, with a focus on journeys and refugees. There is an attached PowerPoint with the story and relevant facts for the assembly. The plan is easy to follow and requires no resources, so is perfect for using at the last minute!
I like leading assemblies that are interactive, engaging and relevant to the children’s lives. So this assembly involves discussions and chances for the children to be involved. There is a lot of opportunity for the children to think about their own experiences, current events and to feedback. There is also an example prayer/reflection to finish with.
All the resources needed are included in the zip file:
4 page PDF assembly plan
27 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.)
No further preparation needed.
The PowerPoint story is also available separately:
/teaching-resource/resource-11729139
You might also be interested in our KS1 and KS2 lessons on the birth of Jesus:
/teaching-resource/ks1-christmas-re-lesson-the-birth-of-jesus-11731416
/teaching-resource/ks2-christmas-re-lesson-the-birth-of-jesus-11731016
This bundle contains three great lesson plans to teach children all about Lent. It is suitable for ages 7 -11. The three lessons are:
1) Ash Wednesday/Start of Lent,
2) Lent - Giving Something Up; and
3) Lent - Doing Good Deeds.
Each plan (pdf) contains detailed instructions, a list of objectives for three levels of abilities, questions and answers for the children, whole class discussions and literacy activities for the children to do at their desks. Each lesson contains a PowerPoint with relevant facts and stories. (This is not editable. Click 'Read Only' to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations). There are also templates which can be used for the literacy activities so that no further preparation is required!
Each lesson is also available individually.
Save over 40% compared to buying each lesson individually.
An interactive animated PowerPoint advent calendar to use throughout December. Just click on the date and you will be taken to a Spanish Christmas phrase! Sometimes there are some extra facts accompanying the phrase to teach children about Christmas in Spain. (The advent calendar is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open.) A great start to the Christmas season. Perfect for all ages!
The advent calendar is in the zip file.
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Spanish Christmas Lesson - La Navidad
An 18 page animated PowerPoint presentation retelling the story of Jesus’ crucifixion. It could be used as part of a lesson or for an assembly for children aged 4 -11. The presentation is non-editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open. Please note that some of the images are only revealed when the presentation is run as a slideshow with the animations.
A version of the PowerPoint is also included with my KS1 and KS2 lesson plans:
/teaching-resource/ks1-easter-re-lesson-good-friday-11830061
/teaching-resource/good-friday-lesson-plan-easter-ks2-11515866
You might also be interested in my Good Friday assembly:
/teaching-resource/easter-assembly-good-friday-making-sacrifices-11846095
An animated 25 page PowerPoint presentation retelling the story of Jesus healing the centurion’s servant. This is one of Jesus’s miracles. 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. It could be used as part of a lesson or for an assembly for children aged 4 -11.
The PowerPoint is also included with our KS2 lesson:
Jesus heals the sick plan and resources / Jesus’ Miracles
This is a lesson plan with accompanying resources focussing on the miracle of Jesus feeding the 5000. It is suitable for using with key stage 2.
The plan gives details of a starter, an introduction to the story, a drama activity, written activity and plenary whole class activity. Lesson objectives and cross-curricular links are also included in the plan. The lesson allows children to improve literacy and speaking and listening skills within an RE lesson. There is a PowerPoint of the Bible story included in the price.
All resources that are needed are included. They are in the zip file:
5 PDF page lesson plan
18 slide animated PowerPoint story presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.)
1 slide PowerPoint to prepare for the written task (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.)
1 PDF page template for the written task
No further preparation needed.
The PowerPoint story is available separately:
Jesus’ Miracles : Feeding of the 5000 presentation
You might be interested in our KS1 lesson on Jesus feeding the 5000:
KS1 Jesus feeds the 5000 / Jesus’ Miracles lesson