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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

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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
KS1 Lent Lesson Bundle
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KS1 Lent Lesson Bundle

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This bundle contains three great lesson plans to teach children all about Lent. It is suitable for ages 5-7. The three lessons are: 1) Ash Wednesday/Start of Lent, 2) Lent - Giving Something Up; and 3) Lent - Doing Good Deeds. Each pdf lesson plan 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. (These are not editable. Click 'Read Only' to open them.) There are also templates which can be used for the activities so that no further preparation is required! Each lesson is also available individually. Save over 40% compared to buying each separately!
KS2 Bumper Christianity Lesson Pack
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KS2 Bumper Christianity Lesson Pack

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***FANTASTIC VALUE*** This resource contains 17 lesson plans and accompanying resources to teach children all about the Christian year. They can all be used individually or as a whole year's RE to teach about Christianity. They are suitable for ages 7 -11. The seven lessons are: Ash Wednesday/Start of Lent Lent - Giving Something Up Lent - Doing Good Deeds Palm Sunday The Last Supper Good Friday Easter Sunday Pentecost x 3 Harvest x 3 Angel Gabriel Visits Mary (Annunciation) The Birth of Jesus The Shepherds Visit Jesus The Wise Men Visit Jesus (Epiphany) Each pdf plan contains detailed instructions, a list of objectives for three levels of abilities, a list of resources and cross-curricular links. The lessons contain wide-ranging activities to maintain the children's interest, from poetry writing, to drama activities, to philosophical discussions. Each lesson contains a non-editable PowerPoint with a Bible story or relevant facts to help you teach the content of the lesson. There are also templates which can be used for the activities. No further preparation is required! Each lesson is also available individually or as part of smaller bundles for Lent, Easter, Pentecost, Harvest or Christmas. Save over 40% compared to buying each lesson separately.
Lent and Easter RE Unit - KS2
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Lent and Easter RE Unit - KS2

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This resource contains seven pdf lesson plans to teach children all about the Easter story. They can all be used individually or as a whole unit for Lent and Easter. They are suitable for ages 7 -11. The seven lessons are: 1) Ash Wednesday/Start of Lent 2) Lent - Giving Something Up 3) Lent - Doing Good Deeds 4) Palm Sunday 5) The Last Supper 6) Good Friday 7) Easter Sunday Each plan contains detailed instructions, a list of objectives for three levels of abilities, a list of resources and cross-curricular links. The unit contains wide-ranging activities to maintain the children's interest, from poetry writing, to drama activities, to philosophical discussions. Each lesson contains an animated PowerPoint with a Bible story or relevant facts to help you teach the content of the lesson. (These are not editable. Please click 'Read Only' to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoints are run 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 smaller bundles for Lent or Easter. You might also be interested in our KS1 Lent and Easter Unit: /teaching-resource/ks1-lent-and-easter-re-unit-7-lessons-11830938 Save over 40% compared to buying each lesson separately.
Lent Lesson Doing Good Deeds / KS2
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Lent Lesson Doing Good Deeds / KS2

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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. You might also be interested in: Lent Lesson Plan and Resources - Doing Good Deeds - KS1 Lent Assembly - Doing Good Deeds
KS1 Bumper Christian Celebrations Lesson Pack
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KS1 Bumper Christian Celebrations Lesson Pack

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Teach your KS1 class about every Christian celebration and festival throughout the year, with this bumper lesson pack. Each lesson plan contains detailed instructions, a list of objectives for three levels of ability, a list of resources and cross-curricular links. All lessons are highly interactive. They contain a huge variety of activities, such as poetry writing, art and drama. The lessons are: 1 and 2 - Harvest 3 - Angel Gabriel visits Mary 4 - The birth of Jesus 5 - The shepherds visit Jesus 6 - The Wise Men visit Jesus 7 - Ash Wednesday 8 - Lent: Giving something up 9 - Lent: Doing good deeds 10 - Palm Sunday 11 - The Last Supper 12 - Good Friday 13 - Easter Sunday 14, 15 and 16 - Pentecost Each lesson contains an animated PowerPoint with a Bible story or relevant facts to help you teach the content of the lesson. (These are not editable. 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 and art activities. All of the resources for the lessons are in the zip files. In total there are 149 pages of lesson plans, templates and worksheets (pdfs) and 284 slides of animated PowerPoints. Perfect to help you teach an entire year's worth of Christianity, with no further preparation! Save over 40% compared to buying each lesson separately.
Lent Assembly Plans
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Lent Assembly Plans

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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!
Lent Assembly - Giving Something Up
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Lent Assembly - Giving Something Up

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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. You might also be interested in: Lent Lesson - Giving Something Up - KS1 Lent Lesson - Giving Something Up - KS2
Jewish Holiday of Purim Unit for KS2
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Jewish Holiday of Purim Unit for KS2

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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. You might also be interested in: Jewish holiday of Purim - Year 3/4 comprehension Jewish Holiday of Purim Assembly Jewish holiday of Purim - 3 Lesson Plans - KS1