A seven-week plan for a series of sessions for a Debate Club aimed at Year 5 and 6 pupils. Each session is approximately 45 minutes long and is aimed at a group of roughly 20 children, although all resources can definitely be adapted for longer/shorter sessions and for larger/smaller groups. The plan begins with an introduction to debating, followed by looking at different structures for formal debates, vocabulary to enhance debates and some slightly more informal balloon debating to end off the sessions. Each session has a starter aimed at developing oracy and confidence in debating. The pack includes the detailed mid-term plan and powerpoints for each session, as well as a few extra resources.

A lesson which recaps the meaning of similes and introduces metaphors as a device to describe stormy weather at sea. Aimed at a mixed-ability Year 3 class, this pack includes: Lesson Plan Powerpoint slides Word bank LA scaffolded template Starter resources

In this lesson, children work together in groups, pairs and as a class to develop powerful vocabulary to describe the setting seen in the painting “A Shipwreck on Stormy Seas” by Claude-Joseph Vernet (Take One Picture focus painting 2022). The end result is paired setting descriptions which are typed up by the class teacher for a display opportunity. Planned for a mixed ability Year 2 class. Pack includes: Lesson Plan Powerpoint slides with activities (two versions - ppt and pptx for compatibility. These are the same file but saved in different formats, so if one doesn’t open for you, the other will.) A template for typed up paired descriptions A template for whole class ideas for vocabulary An example of the template above filled in to demonstrate expectations

This lesson explores the question “What was the Windrush Generation and Scandal?” through different media and drama. It includes a starter activity to get pupils thinking about what it feels like to move to a new place. It then presents background information about the Windrush voyage, using links to videos and photos. Pupils take part in a hot seat activity, providing an opportunity for the teacher to assess what they have understood of the history and the people involved. Download includes: Lesson plan (including success criteria and links to the current Primary History and Geography curriculum) Powerpoint slides (with external links) A template to stick in to pupils’ books, which can either be added to as a class on word, or can be written on by the pupils themselves. Originally pitched to a high-ability Year 2 class, but could be easily used and adapted for older children.

A script for a long assembly or short show (approximately 20-25 minutes) entertaining assembly or show with 26 parts, based in a Victorian Music Hall. It includes narration, joke-telling, poetry reading and suggestions for songs and a dance (note, this will need to be choreographed independently. I suggest looking up youtube videos of simple English folk dance or Morris dance.) The download also includes an editable costume letter to send to parents and an Excel spreadsheet detailing parts and rough number of lines to help plan which pupil has which role.

A roughly 40-minute lesson used as an interview lesson which introduces personification as a device to describe natural disasters; more specifically, tsunamis. It is aimed at a mixed ability Year 4 class, but could be adapted to higher or lower levels. The lesson includes discussion of what a tsunami is, what personification is, an excerpt from the book “Running Wild” by Michael Morpurgo and a self-assessment task, before a main writing task. Resource pack includes: Detailed lesson plan, including timings and links to the National Curriculum. Lesson slides in both Powerpoint and Notebook format. Word bank. Writing template. A scaffolded template for LA writers.

A lesson looking at alliteration in poetry resulting in the children creating their own alliterative animal poem. Originally made for a mixed-ability Year 4 class, but could easily be adapted for the years above and below. Links well to topics on animals, especially rainforest animals. The lesson includes a starting activity which reminds pupils of the purpose of adjectives, verbs and nouns. It continues to look at an example of an alliterative animal poem to help elicit the pupils’ own ideas about what alliteration means. The class then work together to come up with alliterative words to describe and animal and apply this to whiteboard work, before selecting an appropriate challenge and writing their own poem. Resource includes: Lesson slides in Powerpoint format. Lined templates for writing up poems in neat. Example alliterative poem to inspire structure and ideas.

This is a powerpoint lesson leading your class to investigate centred square numbers (a branch of recreational maths). It begins by recapping what a square number is, then introduces the term “centred square number” and involves discussion about what pupils think it might be and why. Pupils are then shown how to discover which numbers are centred squares. Finally, the lesson provides 3 options for investigation based on how confident pupils feel. The lesson lends itself well to group work and encourages logical discussion, problem-solving and independence. Ideal for a “Maths Day” activity, or a one- off lesson to develop the above skills.

This is a powerpoint lesson leading your class to investigate “Lucky Numbers” (a branch of recreational maths). It begins by asking pupils what they think a lucky number is, encouraging use of mathematical vocabulary. It continues to introduce step-by-step instructions to discover if a number is “lucky” or “unlucky”. Finally, the lesson provides 3 options for investigation based on how confident pupils feel. The lesson lends itself well to group work and encourages logical discussion, problem-solving and independence. Ideal for a “Maths Day” activity, or a one- off lesson to develop the above skills.

A lesson looking at the rhyming and rhythmic structure of limericks, resulting in the children having a go at creating their own limerick. Originally made for a mixed-ability Year 4 class, but could be adapted for the years above and below. The lesson includes a starting activity which encourages pupils to consider what poetry is. It continues to briefly review the poet Edward Lear and his nonsense poetry, specifically his limericks for children. The pupils work in pairs to look at examples and explain what they think a limerick is, before class discussion takes place on the structure and form of limericks. The class work together to make their own limerick, before pupils choose their own challenge and create a limerick of their own. Resource includes: Lesson slides in Powerpoint format. Two limerick templates including rhyming wordbanks to support less confident pupils. A rhyming wordbank to support slightly more confident children with ideas.