I have used this resource with my year 2 group of Expected/Working At and Greater Depth/Working Above readers to introduce them to reading chapter books. The children have really enjoyed the tasks. The children call this their ‘selfie questions’ as they answer them independently after reading in pairs. This resource contains planning for the entire book. Each session is based on 10 pages from the book. The questions cover a range of different types including retrieval, inference, prediction and clarification and each ‘selfie’ sheet has two extension tasks. This resource pack also includes my introduction lesson where the children use their prediction skills to explain what they thought the story would include, a recount of the story lesson and the summary lesson after completing the book to create their own book review. This is a resource which could also be used with Year 3 readers as well

This is a bundle of 8 class admin documents which will shorten your to do list as a Newly Qualified Teacher or Early Careers Teacher (ECT). These documents will help you to keep your classroom and admin tasks organised and quicker to complete. Contained within this bundle: ECT Mentor Meeting Template Class Homework Tracker Class PE Kit Tracker Class School Trip Tracker Class Parents evening tracker Class Assembly Tracker Class Photo Permissions Tracker Class Miscellaneous List

This resource is a table of a timeline including key scientific, biblical and historical events. We use this timeline along the corridor for our KS2 classrooms in a catholic school and it is very useful for encouraging and developing chronological skills and an awareness of what goes on in the world around us.

This is a fun Science assembly for year 1 in the autumn term. It has a catchy song (with bbc teach links). It covers, what is a animal, the different groups of vertebrate animals, the features to identify them, and a little prayer for if you work in Catholic school too. There are so many opportunities for fun acting and miming in this script too depending on the ability of your class. Hopefully it saves you some time for planning your own assemblies

I have used this resource with my year 2 group of Expected/Working At and Greater Depth/Working Above readers to introduce them to reading chapter books. The children have really enjoyed the tasks. The children call this their ‘selfie questions’ as they answer them independently after reading in pairs. This resource contains planning for the entire book. Each session is based on 10 pages from the book. The questions cover a range of different types including retrieval, inference, prediction and clarification and each ‘selfie’ sheet has two extension tasks. This resource pack also includes my introduction lesson where the children use their prediction skills to explain what they thought the story would include, a recount of the story lesson and the summary lesson after completing the book to create their own book review. This is a resource which could also be used with Year 3 readers as well.

I have always made it a point in my teaching to include famous figures from BAME/BIPOC backgrounds in all of my teaching practise. Here is a collection of 10 profiles of famous geographers and explorers who have had a profound impact on our world. I chose one of these to be displayed on my geography display board every half term and often refer to them in our pshe sessions. I use these profiles to help the children understand their scientific contributions and its impact to our society. I also use these profiles to interest and engage the children in our science or english lessons e.g. writing a fact file about these individuals. I hope this makes life easier in your own classroom. I rely on feedback from my customers, which helps me to improve the resources and products so please be kind enough to leave feedback on your purchases.

This powerpoint contains weekly spelling lists which will last the entire year for your Year 1 class. 5 spellings per week. These spelling lists progress through the 100 Common Exception Words that your students will need to learn for year 1. My cohort is very low so they are very simple spellings and this could also be used as a homework for a Reception class as well.

This is a resource I use often with EYFS and SEND children who need support with washing their hands independently. This handwashing Social Story" designed for young children aged 3-6. This resource is perfect for educators, parents, and caregivers seeking an enjoyable and educational way to teach proper handwashing techniques. With step-by-step instructions, widgets, and vibrant visuals, this social story helps children develop essential hygiene habits while having fun. Promotes healthy hygiene habits in a child-friendly and interactive format. Suitable for diverse educational settings, including preschools, special needs programs, and homeschooling. Enhances learning through engaging widgets and clear, age-appropriate language. Reinforces the importance of good hygiene and safety in today’s world. If this resource was helpful for you please rate and review.

I have always made it a point in my teaching to include famous figures from BAME/BIPOC backgrounds in all of my teaching practise. Here is a collection of 16 profiles of famous scientists who have had a profound impact on our world. I chose one of these to be displayed on my science display board every half term. I use these profiles to help the children understand their scientific contributions and its impact to our society. I also use these profiles to interest and engage the children in our science or english lessons e.g. writing a fact file about these individuals. I hope this makes life easier in your own classroom. I rely on feedback from my customers, which helps me to improve the resources and products so please be kind enough to leave feedback on your purchases.

I have always made it a point in my teaching to include famous figures from BAME/BIPOC backgrounds in all of my teaching practise. Here is a collection of 7 profiles of famous french speaking individuals who have had a profound impact on our world. I chose one of these to be displayed on my french board every half term. I use these profiles to help the children understand french culture, it’s language and its impact to our society. I also use these profiles to interest and engage the children in our french lessons e.g. writing a profile in french about these individuals. I hope this makes life easier in your own classroom. I rely on feedback from my customers, which helps me to improve the resources and products so please be kind enough to leave feedback on your purchases.

This resource is my medium term planning template that I use when I plan a unit of Design Technology or Food Technology. I hope this makes life easier in your own classroom. I rely on feedback from my customers, which helps me to improve the resources and products so please be kind enough to leave feedback on your purchases.

This resource is my medium term plan that I used to teach DT in Autumn 1 in Year 2. It contains differentiation and my lesson overview on how I taught the children to make shadow paper toys over the course of the half term. I hope this makes life easier in your own classroom. I rely on feedback from my customers, which helps me to improve the resources and products so please be kind enough to leave feedback on your purchases.

This resource is my medium term plan that I used to teach DT in Spring 1 in Year 2. It contains differentiation and my lesson overview on how I taught the children to make shadow puppet theatres over the course of the half term. I hope this makes life easier in your own classroom. I rely on feedback from my customers, which helps me to improve the resources and products so please be kind enough to leave feedback on your purchases.

This is a lesson I usually do towards the start of the year so that the children can make something that truly reflects them that we can use for the rest of the year on our All about Me display boards. It includes the making a paper doll activity and uses inclusive language and examples throughout. This would also be a good transition activity to use in July or meeting your new class in September. I hope this planning saves you some time and energy. I rely on feedback from my customers, which helps me to improve the resources and products so please be kind enough to leave feedback on your purchases.

This is a free resource I have created for my colleagues as DT lead. It contains useful website suggestions to help you with your own DT and FT planning. I hope it makes finding ideas for DT planning a lot easier. If you find this resource helpful please leave a rating and review.

This is a fun Science assembly for year 2. It has 2 catchy songs (1 with youtube links). It covers, what is a plant, what plants need to grow, the different parts of the plants, the importance of a plants in the food chain and a little prayer for if you work in Catholic school too. There are so many opportunities for fun acting and miming in this script too depending on the ability of your class. Hopefully it saves you some time for planning your own assemblies.

I have used this resource with my y2 group of Greater Depth readers and the children have really enjoyed the tasks. The children call this their ‘selfie questions’ as they answer them independently. Each page is based on 5 pages from the book. The questions cover a range of different questions types including retrieval, inference, prediction and clarification and each ‘selfie’ sheet has an extension task. To find more resources visit my TES shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/HappyChappy19

This resource is one that I use often on my tables to encourage and build vocabulary in the children’s independent writing. This resource contains 15 different word mats which focus on building language and vocabulary skills based on size, shape, time, personality traits and the 5 different senses. It does not just focus on the senses as a whole but also focuses on how we can further describe them, for example separate mats for unpleasant and pleasant smells along with positive and negative emotions. These mats are both KS1 and KS2 friendly. They also use visuals to help reinforce which sense is being described. These can be used independently, as part of a vocabulary, SPAG or English display, as part of a lesson or as an aid for independent work.

This is a resource I use in my own KS1 classroom and is really useful when forming and extending questioning sentences and supporting questioning language used by my students. 7 key question words. Simply print, cut out and display. This resource is ideal for ECT’s needing to decorate a classroom. If you find this resource useful please rate and review Thank you!

In my last two schools we would focus on a Unicef article of the week and refer to it in our teaching as part of being rights respecting schools. I have created a template of the 42 different rights which pertain to children and this can be printed and added to a noticeboard or display for easy referral. They can also be used in your planning or to help you track which articles you have used in your own planning. I use these each week to inform my planning and for display purposes so my children can see and read which article we are focusing on this week. Further information: https://www.unicef.org.uk/what-we-do/un-convention-child-rights/ Here is the PDF where I used the phrasings of the UN convention of the rights of the child: https://www.unicef.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/UNCRC_summary-1_1.pdf