Click for a FREE sample: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/top-10-ks2-vcop-speedy-starter-activities-12284853 Fully editable, child-centred and interactive VCOP Speedy Starter Activities. 75 Slides to be put up the board first thing in the morning or when you need a short, simple activity. Great way to start the day and get your kids motivated. Focusing on the Ros Wilson VCOP (Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers and Punctuation). Brought together from TES primary resouces and a range of other materials and ideas. Can also be printed off as card and used an as extension, reinforcement activity or for fast finishers.

Captain! Solve the murder before there’s a mutiny on the Jolly Roger! Ideal fun activity for KS2. Fits perfectly with KS2 piracy topic. Great for building problem solving logical skills in a child-centred interactive way. Break the 5 codes and find out who will have to walk the plank. INCLUDES SOLUTION and EXPLANATION.

Click for a FREE taster: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/top-10-perfect-plenaries-ks2-3-4-12284843 60+ varied, imaginative and creative plenary ideas for the perfect plenaries. An amazing range of imaginative, child-centred and interactive ideas for any lesson - maths, English, topic, science, music, geography, history, modern languages (French, German, Mandarin etc.), economics, philosophy, literature, biology, chemistry, physics, religious studies, computer studies (IT), drama, media studies, etc. No more plenary planning!

60+ activities, games and ice-breakers for a new class, back to school or circle time. Create teams, alliances, groups and ideas. Set expectations and boundaries. Laugh and have some fun with your class. Click for a FREE taster: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/top-10-new-class-icebreakers-and-circle-time-activities-12284835 Alone, in pairs, in groups and all together in a circle, these activities will create, inspire, facilitate and engage. Mix, choose randomly or with purpose. It’s up to you! Great to mix up friend groups and create new friendships and teams. No planning and only very minimal preparation required. All ages KS1-4 and abilities

The Earth Day Recycling Maths Game pdf with easy “snakes and ladders” style format. Children move around an A3 board adding and subtracting rubbish to their recycling bins. Suitable for KS1/SEN/EYFS pupils.

25 differentiated English and Maths activities to celebrate Earth Day / Earth Hour KS1/KS2. Includes word mats, crosswords, wordsearches, codewords (anagrams), maths calculations, colour by word and scavenger hunt. All abilities covered with chile (mild, medium, spicy) rating. No planning required.

All you need to teach adverbs and fronted adverbials. Fun and Easy to teach. No planning required. This lesson plan contains all of the information you need to teach adverbs and fronted adverbials. Easy to follow slides. Print out to make worksheets/workbook. In line with the English National Curriculum. Years 3-6 Objectives covered: Understand that adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. Create sentences using adverbs. Understand and use fronted adverbials.

FCE Cambridge Use of English Part 3: Key Word Transformation resource to support article: Skyscrapers? No, ‘water-scraper’! Easy to follow, engaging and easy to teach. No planning required! Excellent and diverse practice exercises with answers. Get your pupils ready for the Cambridge first certificate today! Use in conjunction with past paper FCE Use of English Part 3 which is available online. Skyscrapers? No, ‘water-scraper’!

GREAT FIRE OF LONDON YEAR 2 and KS1- work pack. Excellent and easy to use resource for teaching The Great Fire of London to Year 2/KS1. No planning required. Vocabulary, reading comprehension and quiz.

Easy to teach, no planning required. Teach Simple and Compound sentences with the conjunctions/connectives AND, OR, BUT, SO Easy to follow, fully editable PowerPoint. Print the pages you need to turn it into a workbook/ worksheets. Extensions and differentiation will stretch and challenge. Pupils will learn/WeAreLearningTo (WALT)/ LearningObjective(LO): I know that simple sentences have one subject and one verb. I know that compound sentences have two subjects and two verbs. I know that “and, or, but, so” are conjunctions. I can use conjunctions to connect two simple sentences to make a compound sentence.

Easy to teach resource. No planning required. Everything you need to teach Apostrophes for Possession and Omission. Use slides, print out worksheets or use white boards. Ever wondered when to you its and it’s? Here’s the answer! Your pupils will never make a mistake with contractions or belongings again! Clear explanation of when to use apostrophes for singular and plural nouns. Links easily with the National Curriculum. Great for both native speakers and EAL pupils. Outcomes and Objectives I can recognise an apostrophe. I can create possessive nouns using apostrophes. I know how to use possessive apostrophes with plural nouns. I can omit letters using apostrophes (contractions). I can tell distinguish between an apostrophe being used for possession and one being used for omission. I can convert contracted words to their full form. I know that a contracted word is more informal. **FREE **Bonus lesson on Possessive Adjectives!

Gothic Literature Unit for KS3. Includes child-centred interative reading and comprehension. Also includes fun activities, games and puzzles. No planning required. Focusing on Frankenstein, Dracula and The Red Room by H.G. Wells.

Child-centred interactive workbook to teach and learn imperative verbs and sentences. No planning required. 30 interesting and engaging slides will cover the whole unit with real world examples and practice.

Fun, interactive and child-centred resource to practice reading comprehension and vocabulary including the simple present tense and daily routines. Activities for KS3 and 4. The topic is FAMOUS PEOPLE. No planning required. Answers included.

Elmer the Elephant and Friends maths game pdf with easy “snakes and ladders” style format. Children move around an A3 board adding and subtracting elephant “patches” to their elephant boards. Suitable for KS1/SEN/EYFS pupils.

Space maths game pdf with easy “snakes and ladders” style format. Children move around an A3 board adding and subtracting stars to and from their planets. 1-4 players. Suitable for KS1/SEN/EYFS pupils.

Seasons maths game pdf with easy “snakes and ladders” style format. Children move around an A3 board adding and subtracting leaves to and from their seasonal trees, spring, summer, autumn, winter. 1-4 players. Suitable for KS1/SEN/EYFS pupils.

Rainforest maths game pdf with easy “snakes and ladders” style format. Children move around an A3 board adding and subtracting colours to and from their rainforest animals. 1-4 players. Suitable for KS1/SEN/EYFS pupils.

Solve the mystery to find out about the amazing contribution that Florence Nightingale made to nursing and medicine, and the lives she is still saving today. Also celebrating her birthday on the 12th May. Can be completed independently as part of Home Learning. Codebreaker style mystery for upper KS2 and KS3 which builds logic, mathematical and concentration skills in an interactive and interesting way. Includes full instructions and solution: Instructions 6 Clues Codebreakers Keyword Sheet Solution More information about Florence Nightingales contribution Fits perfectly with science, maths, ICT, Computing and PSHE topics.

Easy to teach lesson on Articles. No planning required. Everything your students need to know about a, an and the and when to use them. Objectives/Outcomes I can use articles correctly. I understand that articles are determiners. I know to use “a” before a consonant and “an” before a vowel.