2 lessons with resources, lesson plan and worksheets. 1st Lesson: Learning objectives Children should learn: • how to test an idea about whether a material is suitable for a particular purpose • to take measurements and say what they found out Learning Outcomes Children will be able to: • make a suggestion about which material might be the most stretchy • test materials for stretchiness and collect measurements. Lesson name: Giant’s Tights- Children test different materials for a purpose. 2nd Lesson- Learning objectives Children should learn: • that materials are chosen for specific purposes on the basis of their properties • why different clothing materials are needed in different situations Learning outcomes Children will be able to: • identify reasons for using materials for particular purposes • identify a range of materials and correctly associate them with properties and uses Lesson name: All the wrong clothes Children decide the materials for clothes in different locations. Leave a review

This is a short unit that supports your local history teaching. It introduces the children to the idea of using the built environment as a historical source, introduces the concepts of old and new, and encourages them to think about the changes in their local area over time. It provides a wide range of opportunities for children to develop their spoken language. It is helpful if the children have: experience of recalling stories about the past; sequenced events on a time line; used everyday words relating to the passing of time; used pictures to find out about the past Includes lesson plans and all worksheets Lesson 1: Castles today Lesson 2: Lord John’s Castle Lesson 3: Let’s explore our local castle Leave a review

5 worksheets to inspire learning and encourage geographical curiosity both at home or at school. Focused on a location study: South Wales. Taken from Keystage 2 Geography Resource File. Available as PDF to print. These worksheets include: Rainfall and Temperature in the UK worksheet Climate Statistics in Cardiff Types of Coal The Railway Children Comprehension Reading a Map (Distrubition of Iron and Steel in South Wales)

Links to the objective: Reasoning about numbers or shapes Solve mathematical problems or puzzles,recognise simple patterns and relationships,generalise and predict.Suggest extensions by asking ‘What if…?’ Explain methods and reasoning orally and,where appropriate, in writing. 5 Sheets with Answers and example strategies to solve the problem. The overall aim is to help pupils to apply in a variety of situations the mathematics they have already learnt.The programme seeks to achieve this by teaching the strategies that will enable pupils to approach a variety of problems in a more logical and systematic way. The more specific aims of the programme are to promote the following: • willingness to attempt problems and to persevere; • confidence in one’s ability to solve problems; • awareness of problem-solving strategies; • awareness of the value of approaching problems in a systematic manner; • ability to select appropriate solution strategies; • ability to apply solution strategies accurately; • ability to monitor and evaluate one’s thinking whilst solving problems. The problems included: Goldfish Toy Cards Games Motorbikes and Cars Toyshop Piggy Bank Taken from Problem Solving Years KS1

The purpose of this lesson is: to consider a map of ancient Greece and to investigate city states and the way they were governed. Children should learn: • about the geography of ancient Greece; • that ancient Greece consisted of city states; • that different city states were governed in different ways. Class objective: • to discover how ancient Greece was organized. Children should be able to: • recognize that ancient Greece was organized into city states; • know that Athens and Sparta were city states; • understand that there are different models of government. Includes Lesson Plans and Sheets for activities

12 Lesson Unit Including all lessons and lesson activities. In this unit, children are introduced to the idea that people from other societies have been coming to Britain for a long time. Children find out how Viking influence spread through different parts of the world and how, over a period of years, the Vikings eventually settled in Britain. Children will develop their understanding of chronology, describe and identify reasons for and results of historical events, situation and changes. As well as consider different ways in which the past can be interpreted. Includes: Contents Introduction Medium-Term Plan Preparatory information Lesson 1 On the move Lesson 2 Invaders and settlers Lesson 3 Where did they come from and where did they go? Lesson 4 Longships Lesson 5 When did the Vikings arrive? Lesson 6 The riches of the monasteries Lesson 7 Illuminated letters and runes Lesson 8 Viking artefacts Lesson 9 Everyday Viking life Lesson 10 Viking visit Lesson 11 King Alfred and the Danelaw Lesson 12 Presenting the everyday life of Vikings in Britain Picture Prompt Sheets

Includes: Sheet 1: Tense – to change the tense of verbs. Sheet 2: Tense Challenge – to change the tense of verbs. Sheet 3: Tense Challenge – to keep the same tense throughout a piece of writing. Sheet 4:Tense Challenge – to change irregular verbs to the past tense. Taken from our Grammar and Creativity Year 3 book. Easy to follow and use. Leave a review

8 Activities for Years 1 or 2 linked to the study of 1950’s Britain. Activity 1: My Kitchen Today Activity 2: Understanding a 1950’s Kitchen Activity 3: Let’s Go Food Shopping in the 1950’s Activity 4: Favourite Food now and then Activity 5: New Toy, Old Toy (Sort the cards into the box 2 sheet activity). Activity 6: Draw your home Activity 7: Understanding the Names of Different Homes All worksheets can be done as homework or for home learning. Taken from the KS1 History Resources File (available to purchase on our website). Leave a review

2 lessons covering UK Counties and Major Cities Lesson 1: Counties in the UK Learning objectives Children should learn: • the UK is divided into countries and counties. Success criteria Children can: • understand that the countries in the UK are divided into counties and can name some of the counties. Lesson 2: Major Cities in the UK Learning objectives Children should learn: • about the major cities in the UK. Success criteria Children can: • understand that there are a number of major cities in the UK and can name and locate them. Taken from LCP’s LKS2 Geography Resource File

Racing to English Great resources for teaching English as an additional language. Free resource includes :- Set of photo cards and matching words. Picture Dictionary Sheet. Worksheets for oral and written work. If you are looking for a comprehensive English as an Additional language resource then see the full Racing to English resource on LCP’s website. For now, this is a great freebie that we wanted to share. Let us know what you think …

7 activities to support the understanding of the Naples and Campania Region as part of a location study aimed at Keystage 2 children. Activity 1: Where is Italy? Activity 2: The Regions of Italy Activity 3: Base Map of Naples and the Campania Region Activity 4: Reading Train Timetables: Circumvesuviana line table (The train around the Bay of Naples). Activity 5: Holiday Brochure Activity 6: Understanding Volcanoes- The Vesuvius Crater Activity 7: A Section Through a Volcano. Leave a review

Part of LCP’s Teacher's Friend series, Help! I’m a Teacher is packed full of helpful hints and tips for student and newly qualified teachers (NQTs). Written in an unstuffy, unpretentious style by Chris Fenton, a former Headteacher with years of experience and professional nous. Full of anecdotes, its humorous and refreshing approach provides invaluable support for all school staff. Indeed, as a guide to the pinnacles and pitfalls of the academic year – it’s a must read for every teacher!

Read the adjectives and verbs and sort the words into two groups. Comic, humerous or funny Scary, threatening or unpleasant. Taken from UKS2 Literacy Resources File Leave a review

4 lessons focusing on how to locate their school Lesson 1: Who lives where? Learning objectives Children should learn: • that some children live far away from school while others live nearby and everyone travels different distances; • how to measure and compare the distance of the routes used by the children in their class. Lesson 2: The journey to school Learning objectives Children should learn: • that everyone travels to school in different ways; • how to design and carry out a survey; • to draw a simple graph; • how to analyse their findings. Lesson 3: Where is the school? Learning objectives Children should learn: • a sense of place: the relationship between home and school; • to draw a picture map Lesson 4: Describing my route to school Learning objectives Children should learn: • to describe geographical features on their route to school; • to compile a personal word bank of geographical terms; • to give descriptive directions using adjectives. Taken from LCP’s KS1 Geography Resource File Leave a review

Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a famous engineer who lived in Victorian times. He was a very good engineer and he won a competition to build a bridge over the River Avon. This bridge became the Clifton Suspension bridge. This unit links to the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements in the Programme of Study and considers the key historical enquiry question, How do we find out about Isambard Kingdom Brunel? It introduces the children to the idea of historical sources, introduces the concepts of old and new, and encourages them to think about the life and times of a famous person. The approach used could be applied to the study of other famous people. It provides a wide range of opportunities for children to develop their spoken language. It is helpful if the children have: ordered events in time and used everyday terms about the passing of time; answered questions about people/ events in the past using pictures and written sources; recounted episodes from stories about the past; looked for similarities and differences between today and the past. Lesson 1: How do we find out about a famous person? Lesson 2: The story of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Lesson 3: Recording the life of a famous person.

Taken from our Literacy Upper KS2 Resource file Includes lesson plans and resources Lesson 1: In my mind’s eye LO: Understand how description sets the scene for a story. Lesson 2: One powerful legend, two stories LO: To be able to compare different versions of a legend. Lesson 3: Enter Beowulf LO: To explore a character through drama and to give references to support ideas Lesson 4 Capturing the moment LO: To act out scenes from stories and to describe them in precise sentences. There are six units on fiction in this file for years 5 and 6. The third unit focuses on myths, legends and traditional stories. This unit covers reading and analysing features of the text types, comparing different versions of the same legend, exploring characters through drama, comparing written and oral narratives, evaluating performances and transferring oral text into written narrative. Leave a review

Includes Poster: Understanding Clauses – explanation. Sheet 1: Clauses – to identify the main clause and subordinate clause. Sheet 2: Clauses Challenge – to add a main clause to complete a sentence. Sheet 3: Clauses Challenge – to create complex sentences by adding subordinate clauses. Sheet 4: Relative Pronouns – to recognise and use relative pronouns. Sheet 5: Relative Pronoun Challenge – to drop in clauses beginning with who, when, where, which, that. Taken from LCP’s Grammar and Creativity Year 4 book Easy to follow Leave a review

3 worksheets focuses on the teaching of adverbs Sheet 1: to revise adverbs of manner Sheet 2: to revise adverbs of time, frequency and place. Sheet 3: to investigate how adverbs can affect adjectives Taken from Grammar and Creativity Year 6 (by LCP) Clear sheets that have instructions so easily to follow. Leave a review

Taken from our UKS2 WW1 Resources File. This is Unit 5. There are six units available for Upper Key Stage 2, each focusing on different curriculum subjects but also designed to complement one another to support cross-curricular planning. An overview, in the form of a Planning Chart, is also included. Each unit contains Activity ideas packed with facts, suggestions for different abilities and for working both in and out of the classroom, one Activity sheet, two Visual resources and a photocopiable Factsheet. Supporting the units are two Timelines, a World War I Glossary and two Maps of Europe showing how the geographical landscape and country boundaries changed as a result of the war. Lesson 1:A guide to Leper Lesson 2:The impact of the landscape Lesson 3: Belgium then and now Lesson 4: The creation of new countries Lesson 5:Here and there Lesson 6: Can you find your way around Leper? Lesson 7:National pride Leave a review

2 full lessons includes lesson plans resources and flipbook. 1st lesson: Learning objectives Children should learn: • that humans grow and change as they become older Learning Outcome: Children will be able to: • sequence pictures of people from youngest to oldest, giving reasons for their choices Children look at different stages of a humans life from baby to the elderly 2nd Lesson Learning objective: Children should learn: • that there are differences between humans • to collect and organise data and present it in a chart Learning outcomes Children will be able to: • count how many children have a particular feature and represent this information in a chart • interpret the chart Children create block graphs to focus on the similarities and difference of physical apperances. Such as ‘brown eyes’ and ‘blonde hair’ Leave a review