An English Lead who has been teaching for over 10 years, sharing high quality, time saving resources so you can focus on your pupils and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
You will find bright and engaging resources that are designed to be picked up and easily taught by anyone.
Each resource is focused on progress, inspired by the Outstanding Teachers Course.
An English Lead who has been teaching for over 10 years, sharing high quality, time saving resources so you can focus on your pupils and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
You will find bright and engaging resources that are designed to be picked up and easily taught by anyone.
Each resource is focused on progress, inspired by the Outstanding Teachers Course.
An engaging pack for easily teaching predicting to KS2. Contains all you need for the week: plan, powerpoint, resources and answers. Includes sparky starters, meaty main activities and personalised plenaries.
Each lesson builds and expands on the previous one. All texts provided, a range of interesting genres and styles with modelled answers to comprehension questions.
Questions prompting higher order thinking and activities designed to develop comprehension skills and enhance reading assessment results.
Designed for year 5 reading focusing on the comprehension skill of predicting. Easily adaptable for all other KS2 classes.
Differentiated resources and activities for two ability groups.
All reviews welcome.
For a whole term’s worth of reading lessons click here to save yourself lots of time!
Engaging lesson pack teaching children how to solve area and perimeter word problems. Includes a detailed PowerPoint, worksheets, multi step questions, real world scenarios, differentiation, consolidation of key number skills and all the answers.
Use the step by step input which explains this skill whilst developing independence, confidence and enables pupils to reach the challenge activities.
Delight in seeing your class tackle and solve an extensive bank of questions set in real world contexts. Most are multi step and cover key KS2 number skills.
Develop mastery as this lesson caters to every child, the differentiated worksheets will ensure that every child moves on and that every child makes progress.
Print all the answers included for quick and easy marking.
Hand out the challenges provided so your pupils really master the concepts of area and perimeter.
Finish with an open ended plenary discussion to enhance their reasoning skills and give children the opportunity to discuss and consolidate their learning.
All reviews welcome.
You can find many more reliable and useful KS2 maths resources at my shop: Teachallenjoy
You might also be interested in:
- Calculating the perimeter of regular and irregular shapes
- Calculating the perimeter of composite shapes
- Converting fractions to decimals word problems
A useful list of questions for guided reading, reading discussions 1:1 and reading assessments in Year 2. 43 question templates under 12 categories which match the expectations of the National Curriculum and build confidence in reading.
Available in 3 formats to save you time and enhance your pupil’s reading:
A4 black and white questions sheet.
A4 colour coded questions sheet.
Colourful leaflet for discussing reading at home.
Can be used in guided reading, reading 1:1, writing comprehensions, at home to support parents and for assessment purposes.
Useful for teachers, TAs and parent helpers.
All reviews welcome.
Check out my other popular KS1 English resources:
Year 2 Grammar Glossary
Year 2 SMART Writing Targets
Year 2 Reading Corner Display
The fourth of seven engaging lessons which bring Scandinavia into the classroom. Discover interesting information, amazing videos and differentiated activities while covering key KS2 National Curriculum geography and English objectives. Teach an effective lesson with no preparation necessary, just glance through the PowerPoint and you’re ready to go.
This is written for KS2, ideally for years 4, 5 and 6 but could be easily adapted for year 3.
This lesson covers these important teaching points:
Where would people settle in Scandinavia? Map analysis
Why have people settled by the coast, waters and on flat land? Photo study and explanations
What are the capital cities like? Maps and facts to discuss
Where do they source water from? Map study
What natural resources do they trade and how?Children to use fact cards to complete a table
What have you learnt? Logo design task
Can you use your reasoning skills? Challenge pollution task
All resources are included, so just print the fact cards, tables and a detailed lesson plan and your lesson is ready.
All lessons in this unit are designed to link to and extend work in English with challenges linking to English objectives, e.g. persuasive writing features.
All reviews welcome.
To teach Scandinavia throughout the curriculum, download my English and art units:
Scandinavia Art Unit
Scandinavia Story Writing Unit
You can find many more engaging and high quality resources at my Teachallenjoy Shop
The fifth of seven engaging lessons which bring Scandinavia into the classroom. Discover interesting information, amazing videos and differentiated activities while covering key KS2 National Curriculum geography and English objectives. Teach an effective lesson with no preparation necessary, just glance through the PowerPoint and you’re ready to go.
This is written for KS2, ideally for years 4, 5 and 6 but could be easily adapted for year 3.
This lesson covers these important teaching points:
What resources do they have in Scandinavia to create energy? Energy summaries
How else do they create energy? Burning waste videos
Where do they farm? Why? Maps and facts to discuss
What do they export each year? List of statistics for task
How do we draw a bar graph?Animated model with 5 helpful tips
What have you learnt? Bar chart task
Can we improve our energy sources in the UK? Challenge task
How else do they transport people and goods? Plenary discussion
All resources are included, so just print the fact cards, a detailed lesson plan find some graph paper and your lesson is ready.
All lessons in this unit are designed to link to and extend work in English with challenges linking to English objectives, e.g. persuasive writing features.
All reviews welcome.
To teach Scandinavia throughout the curriculum, download my English and art units:
Scandinavia Art Unit
Scandinavia Story Writing Unit
You can find many more engaging and high quality resources at my Teachallenjoy Shop
A bright and animated PowerPoint leading you through a week of engaging spelling lessons for years 5 and 6.
All words follow the pattern of using the letter string ‘ough’ from the year 5/6 new curriculum spelling lists.
Monday - Covers the word class of each spelling, patterns, rules and definitions.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - 5 effective spelling lessons enable children to learn these spellings in an active and successful way.
Friday - Includes a dictation containing the spelling words covered in the week. Shows how many words there are and how many spellings.
A helpful resource so that you can easily fit spellings into a busy week.
Lessons could be completed on white boards, draft books or English books.
Also includes a simple display of the spelling words so you can keep referring to them throughout the day.
All reviews welcome.
An eye-catching reading corner display for years 5 and 6, complete with titles, bunting, images, interactive elements, vocabulary, skills, book covers and extra free resources. Perfect for display boards, book shelves, ceiling mobiles and libraries.
A giant space themed reading display and reading resource pack to promote the love of reading. Glitter text, classic books and move-able elements, this display will save you time.
A useful display for teachers, children, parent helpers and visitors. It includes the year 5/6 reading learning objectives, so they’re accessible to everyone.
All the year 5 & 6 reading statements are simplified to child speak. This helps everyone to feel confident with knowing the learning objectives. Adults involved with the class will be able to ask effective questions when listening to children read. Assessments of children will be more accurate and relevant.
Children could also use the reading statements on an interactive display to self and peer assess and prompt reading discussions.
Whole package includes:
A large title
Year 5 and 6 New Curriculum reading Skills in bubbles
3 large space images
6 interactive doors to open to see new books
12 Reading Questions - linked to the curriculum
12 Bunting Triangles - with famous inspirational quotes about reading
16 Key Reading Vocabulary - cards to complete your display
Top Book Trump review cards
Book Recommendation sheets
A Reading Challenge
Easily adaptable to fit your space, could also be used in a library to prompt whole school progression.
All reviews welcome.
You might be interested in my other popular reading resources for yr 5/6:
Year 5 Reading Assessment Questions
Year 6 Reading Assessment Questions
Whole Term Yr 5/6 Reading Lessons
A complete lesson teaching factors, multiples, squares and cubes. Includes animated PowerPoint, worksheets, challenges and all answers. Ideal for UKS2, will engage and extend all the pupils in your class.
Download this lesson to teach these important concepts:
Factors
Multiples
Square numbers
Cube numbers
Use the colourful and animated PowerPoint to develop your pupil’s problem solving skills using RUCSAC and trial and error.
Print out the colourful worksheets provided with engaging word problems set in realistic contexts.
Hand out the reasoning challenges to extend your high achievers and challenge everyone else.
Share out the calculations for fast finishers to consolidate their learning so they develop mastery for these mathematical concepts.
Use all the answers provided for quick and easy marking.
Designed for the national curriculum objective:
Solve problems involving multiplication and division including using your knowledge of factors and multiples, squares and cubes.
All reviews welcome.
Check out my other popular maths word problems:
Adding &Subtracting Fractions
Area and Perimeter
Multiplying and Dividing Decimals
Use this resource to write Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time bound year 5 writing targets. Over 110 SMART targets on a 5 page word document, grouped into the National Curriculum areas of writing. Easy to copy and paste onto reports or print out to use when marking of for AFL involving the children.
Useful for teachers when assessing so you can narrow down the statements from the Curriculum into small next steps which the children can understand.
Broken down into targets for punctuation, handwriting, grammar and composition.
You could print out one for each child and use as an assessment tool.
Or just use when marking to save time so you can quickly choose a high quality target personalised for each child.
All reviews welcome.
You might also be interested in these high quality resources for the New Curriculum:
Whole School SMART Targets
Whole School Writing Assessment Sheets
Whole School English Writing Assessment Guidance
Whole School Guided Reading Questions
A useful list of questions for guided reading, reading discussions 1:1 and reading assessments in Year 1. 38 question templates under 10 categories which match the expectations of the National Curriculum and build confidence in reading.
Available in 3 formats to save you time and enhance your pupil’s reading:
A4 black and white questions sheet.
A4 colour coded questions sheet.
Colourful leaflet for discussing reading at home.
Can be used in guided reading, reading 1:1, writing comprehensions, at home to support parents and for assessment purposes.
Useful for teachers, TAs and parent helpers.
All reviews welcome.
Check out my other popular KS1 English resources:
Year 1 Writing Assessment Sheet
Year 1 Grammar Glossary
Year 1 Reading Corner Display
A complete assembly on Martin Luther King Junior Day, including a 23 slide PowerPoint leading you through his life story and achievements. Bright, colourful and engaging, ideal for KS2, easily adaptable for KS1 and kS3.
Includes:
What is this day?
Who was Martin Luther King?
Family
Inequality
School Life
Later Life
Career
Civil Rights Movement
‘I have a dream’ speech
Changes
Achievements
Assassination
Video links
How is this day celebrated in America?
Time given at the end of the assembly for reflection, children can think of their own dreams for the future.
All reviews welcome.
Check out my other popular assemblies on important days:
World Kindness Day
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
National Speech and Debate Day
A set of 19 Arctic poems written for children to understand, enjoy and learn from. Perfect for teaching a topic on the Arctic. All written in different styles; to engage, inspire and teach about the Arctic whilst developing key reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.
The poems are descriptive whilst using facts to educate and inspire.
Each poem could spark a whole lesson, they start discussions on important geographical issues about the Arctic:
What is the Arctic? What is it like there?
Global warming,
The future of the Sami people,
Understanding Inuit life,
Living with the polar night,
Taking responsibility for our world
Ice burgs
Glaciers
The Inuit Language
Arctic animals
Winter
Each poem comes with a simple explanation of its essential components. The children could use these as a scaffold before going on to write their own poem about the Arctic, or respond in a different way with a letter/poster/story/newspaper article etc.
A range of engaging but easy to imitate poetry styles are used:
Cinquains
Didactic Poems
Etherees
Free Verse
Ghazal Poems
Haikus
All the poems are written by me and the images are copyright free.
All reviews welcome.
You might also be interested in my poems about India
A complete KS2 science lesson, covering the life of Jane Goodall. Includes a detailed presentation, 2 video links, a true/false activity, a writing template and differentiation. Children can learn what type of person she was, her achievements and what we can learn from her.
Enthuse your pupils about being a scientist and discuss how not many women become scientists, what can we do to change this?
Includes a thorough lesson plan so your lesson is ready to go.
** Highlights**
Interactive 20 slide powerpoint full of information and helpful video links.
. * Engaging true or false activity.
Differentiated activities for a range of abilities and support sheet.
Extension challenge for children to move onto.
Differentiated note sheets for support.
Writing template with illustrations.
Interesting plenary to discuss.
Focuses on the new national curriculum lesson objectives:
Pupils might work scientifically by: observing and comparing the life cycles of plants and animals in their local environment with other plants and animals around the world (in the rainforest, in the oceans, in desert areas and in prehistoric times), asking pertinent questions and suggesting reasons for similarities and differences.
They should find out about the work of naturalists and animal behaviourists, for example, Jane Goodall.
All reviews welcome.
6 weekly plans, 6 teaching Powerpoints and all the resources needed for teaching key stage two reading for a whole term.
Includes effective starters, main activities and plenaries for everyday.
Each lesson in the week builds and expands on the previous one. All texts provided, a range of interesting genres and styles with modelled answers to comprehension assessment questions.
Highlights
Easy to use
Organised
Ready-to-go
Engaging
Scaffolds learning
Ensures progression
Saves time
Questions prompt higher order thinking and activities designed to develop comprehension skills and enhance reading assessment results.
Focusing on the comprehension skills of:
Asking questions
Identifying themes
Making comparisons
Predicting
Understanding and identifying figurative language
Summarising main ideas
Differentiated resources and activities for four groups of children (green LA, yellow M/LA, blue MA, red HA).
All reviews welcome.
Raise awareness and understanding of mental health issues with this amazing bundle of 10 circle time sessions, 14 posters, 10 word searches and a 32 slide KS2 assembly.
Be prepared and organised for this important time.
Designed for Mental Health Awareness Weeks in primary schools.
Develop your pupil’s emotional wellbeing, language for discussing their emotions and provide them with coping strategies.
3 children in an average classroom are facing mental health problems and 75% of mental health issues arise before the age of 18. So we need to do all that we can to provide children with the tools to cope with these challenges and an understanding to support those around them as they grow.
A large bundle of resources for KS2.
10 engaging and ready-to-go English lessons responding to and exploring the powerful video clip ‘The Piano’ by Aidan Gibbons found on the Literacy Shed.
Lots of high level questioning to probe deeper into this interesting clip and opportunities for paired, individual and group work.
Week 1 - Explore and respond to the story whilst developing writing skills (Talk for Writing -Imitate and Innovate).
Written for KS2 it covers many relevant teaching points:
relative clauses,
expanded noun phrases,
editing and improving language,
parenthesis,
creating an atmosphere,
showing change within characters,
describing settings,
building suspense,
summarising,
identifying word classes,
complex sentences.
Week 2 - Children write their own version of this story using and building on the writing skills learnt in the first week (Talk for Writing - Invent).
The week takes the children through writing the opening, middle and end of their memory story, then editing and publishing it.
Starters include: spellings, adding description, handwriting, editing punctuation and improving words.
Many more teaching points covered:
types of sentence openers,
how to start a story,
building suspense,
writing effective phrases to show change,
using synonyms
using a thesaurus
peer assessment
editing punctuation
editing for sense
editing to improve
Mixture of starters covering key SPAG elements from the New Curriculum.
There are resources to support the lower ability and daily challenges for the higher ability.
Ability groups in plan:
Green - Low ability
Yellow - Mid/low ability
Blue - Mid ability
Red - High ability.
All reviews welcome.
All resources, plans, PowerPoints and display included.
Display includes:
Title
Short explanation of the movie
Images from the movie
Powerful descriptive vocabulary cards
Features list of this genre
Sentence Opener ideas
Paragraph Opener ideas
Key events of movie on arrows for ordering
Modelled examples of creating an atmosphere
Modelled examples of expanded noun phrases
Modelled examples of relative clauses
Higher level thinking questions
10 experiments for years 5 and 6, includes instruction task cards, extensions, challenges and a scientific explanation. Inspire your pupils with a mini investigation for every day of British Science Week. 5 easy to set up and manage science activities for year 5. Plus 5 more simple but effective science activities for year 6.
Everyday a range of questions are provided to stimulate scientific thought and discussion. Children are also encouraged to think of their own questions to spark that scientific curiosity which this week is all about.
The extension activities and challenges further enrich the learning and engage every child.
A short equipment list is provided for each year group so you can quickly collect the things you need for the week.
Each activity is time flexible, they could take 10 minutes or easily extend to an hours lesson.
The science behind every activity is quickly and clearly explained with helpful images and diagrams.
Check out my other updated resources for British Science Week:
British Science Week KS2 Posters
British Science Week KS2 Homework Tasks
British Science Week KS2 Assembly
All you need to run an easy, engaging and exciting science week for KS2. Includes a KS2 assembly, homework tasks for every year group, posters and packs of experiments.
Every resource is ready to go, bright, colourful and clear.
All editable, detailed and relevant to the national curriculum objectives for KS2. Every activity is specifically written for year groups, and caters for every learning style.
KS2 British Science Week Resource Pack Includes:
KS2 Engaging Assembly
28 slide Assembly and written tasks with templates.
Inspiring Homework Activities
4 Homework Task Cards for each year group, all different activities to choose from.
Bright A4 Poster Pack
A pack of 14 inspirational quote posters of famous British scientists.
10 Quick and Easy WOW Investigations
A mini wow experiment for every day of the week for year 3, and different ones for year 4.
10 Amazing Eye Popping Investigations
A mini wow investigation for every day of the week for year 5, and different ones for year 6.
Check out my KS1 Bundle:
British Science Week KS1 Bundle
An engaging KS1 assembly on Charles Darwin’s life and achievements. Includes the complete PowerPoint assembly, reasoning questions, differentiated follow up writing resources and opportunities for discussion.
Involve the students with the interactive questions and inspire them to become scientists. Includes differentiated follow up writing activities with all the necessary resources.
Can be used on Darwin’s birthday February 12th or for starting a topic on famous scientists or explorers.
Key teaching points covered:
Darwin’s beliefs
Darwin’s early life and careers
His big break at 22
Adventures around the world
Darwin’s theories and the public’s views
His characteristics for success
Impact on the world
Darwin’s family life
Celebrating Darwin
Lots of opportunities for discussion and higher level thinking. All concepts explained clearly.
3 differentiated writing resources included to extend the assembly/input into a full lesson. Give your pupils opportunities to imaginatively respond to his amazing life.
Perfect for year 1 and year 2.
All reviews welcome.
Check out my other popular KS1 science resources:
Science Week Assembly
Science Week Posters
Science Week Investigations
The third of seven engaging lessons which bring Scandinavia into the classroom. Discover interesting information, amazing videos and differentiated activities while covering key KS2 National Curriculum geography and English objectives. Teach an effective lesson with no preparation necessary, just glance through the PowerPoint and you’re ready to go.
This is written for KS2, ideally for years 4, 5 and 6 but could be easily adapted for year 3.
This lesson covers these important teaching points:
What physical regions are in Scandinavia? Map analysis
What physical features are in Norway, Denmark and Sweden? Images and explanations for each
Who can remember these? Video analysis for AFL
What have we learnt? Children to show by explaining each map
Which country is this?Children to use their learning to figure out the images
All resources are included, so just print the maps and a detailed lesson plan and your lesson is ready.
All lessons in this unit are designed to link to and extend work in English with challenges linking to English objectives, e.g. persuasive writing features.
All reviews welcome.
To teach Scandinavia throughout the curriculum, download my English and art units:
Scandinavia Art Unit
Scandinavia Story Writing Unit
You can find many more engaging and high quality resources at my Teachallenjoy Shop
