To be used after researching both significant historical figures. I used this activity with a Year 2 class, but it could easily be adapted to suit LKS2.

I used this worksheet with a Year 2 class after reading a children’s illustrated version of ‘A Long Walk to Freedom’. There are two differentiated sheets (including illustrations, a word bank and a challenge activity) to support children to write a detailed biography of Nelson Mandela’s life.

Differentiated questions for a KS1/LKS2 class to complete following research about Florence Nightingale’s life.

A design booklet for children to explore, design, make and evaluate their own biscuits after reading the story of Biscuit Bear by Mini Grey. This resource is part of a unit of work around Mini Grey, Biscuit Bear and The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon. Please see my other resources for more!

A worksheet differentiated two ways for children to complete whilst investigating the hardness of a variety of rocks. Includes sentence prompts and a word bank for LA children.

A practical volume investigation for KS2/KS3 pupils This lesson was used for an observation after the children had spent a week learning about volume. The children construct boxes and investigate volume by cutting different sized squares from the corner of a grid to find out which dimensions give the greatest volume. Lots of opportunity for discussion and reasoning. I delivered this lesson the day before Eid so linked it to party boxes, but it could be easily adapted! Differentiated 5 ways and includes IWB flipchart, activity sheets and worksheets.

Two differentiated comprehension worksheets based on Roald Dahl-themed recipes/instructions. Comprehension questions cover a range of skills including retrieval, authorial intent and word choice.

Three differentiated worksheets for children to demonstrate their understanding of place value and partitioning three-digit numbers.

To be used prior to reading A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Originally used as a carousel activity of book covers, images and extracts for children to annotate, predicting and inferring information about the plot, characters and setting.

A template for children to research and present their findings about the author, Mini Grey. This resource is part of a unit of work around Mini Grey, Biscuit Bear and The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon. Please see my other resources for more!

A PowerPoint presentation showing each of the planets and their names in German with games to help children remember key vocabulary to describe each planet. The worksheet follows on from the presentations and asks children to draw and label the planets in German and then describe each using size and colour vocabulary.

A clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation and worksheet about Christmas in Germany.

Bright and colourful posters/flashcards displaying the months of the year in German.