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We are a team of two sisters who specialise in primary education. We are determined to create resources of the highest standard that can be used without further preparation. Our lessons and assemblies have been designed to challenge children of all levels within a creative, engaging and inspiring context. Explore our shop to find lesson packs for languages, art and religious education, plans for assemblies and numerous high-quality resources to help you teach phonics, mathematics and literacy

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We are a team of two sisters who specialise in primary education. We are determined to create resources of the highest standard that can be used without further preparation. Our lessons and assemblies have been designed to challenge children of all levels within a creative, engaging and inspiring context. Explore our shop to find lesson packs for languages, art and religious education, plans for assemblies and numerous high-quality resources to help you teach phonics, mathematics and literacy
KS2 Christmas RE Unit (4 lessons)
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KS2 Christmas RE Unit (4 lessons)

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This is a pack of four RE plans, perfect for using during the Christmas season. The lessons are aimed at KS2 and are all highly interactive, using a range of enjoyable activities to teach the Christmas story and its messages. The themes that are covered include trust, refugees, spreading the word of God and similarities and differences. Each lesson includes a detailed PDF lesson plan with learning objectives, as well as a PowerPoint presentation telling the story. The PowerPoints are not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations. The Christmas story is split into the following lessons: Angel Gabriel visits Mary The birth of Jesus The shepherds visit Jesus The Wise Men visit Jesus In total there are 28 pages of lesson plans, games and worksheets (pdfs) and 97 slides of animated PowerPoints. All of the lessons are in zip files. No further preparation needed. Versions of the PowerPoints are also available separately: Christmas Story Presentation Pack You might also be interested in our KS1 lessons on the Christmas story: KS1 Christmas RE Unit - 4 lessons
Spanish Hobbies and Interests Lesson Bundle / Mi Tiempo Libre
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Spanish Hobbies and Interests Lesson Bundle / Mi Tiempo Libre

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This is a 5 lesson Spanish unit for beginners, perfect for using with KS2. It teaches children hobbies and interests vocabulary, covering days of the week, sports, hobbies, musical instruments and days out. All the plans (pdfs) give details of a starter, how to teach the new vocabulary, followed by a combination of listening activities, speaking activities, reading/writing activities and a plenary. Each lesson is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lessons are included in the price. This includes a PowerPoint for each containing the new vocabulary. The PowerPoint presentations are not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open them. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations. In total there are 75 pages of lesson plans, games and worksheets (pdfs) and 64 slides of animated PowerPoints. All of the lessons are in zip files. No further preparation needed. This is Unit 5 Spanish designed by Blossoming Minds. This unit could be combined with the four previous Blossoming Minds’ Spanish units: Beginner Spanish 20 lesson bundle
Italian All About Me 5 lesson bundle
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Italian All About Me 5 lesson bundle

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This is a 5 lesson Italian unit for beginners, perfect for using with KS2. It teaches children numbers, how to say their age, colours, how to describe their eyes and hair and how to describe their height and size. The lessons are highly interactive and allow children to practise a range of language skills. Lesson 1 - Numbers 1-10 This lesson teaches children numbers up to 10. The lesson plan gives details of a whole class starter game, how to teach the ‘numbers’ vocabulary, a paired game, a reading game, written activity and plenary activity. All the resources needed for the lesson are in the zip file. These are: 4 page PDF Lesson Plan 23 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open.) 4 PDF pages of resources for the reading game (Colour and Black & White sheets) 5 PDF pages for the written activity (Colour and Black & White sheets and an answer sheet) Lesson 2 - How old are you? This lesson teaches children to talk about how old they are. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the ‘ages’ vocabulary, a whole class game, a speaking activity, written activity and plenary. All resources needed for the lesson are in the zip file. These are: 5 page PDF Lesson Plan A 20 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.) 2 PDF pages of resources for speaking activity 6 PDF pages for the written activity (Colour and Black & White worksheets and answers) Lesson 3 - Colours This lesson teaches children the vocabulary for eight different colours in Italian. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the ‘colours’ vocabulary, a whole class listening activity, a game, reading activity and plenary game. All resources needed for the lesson are in the zip file. These are: 4 page PDF Lesson Plan A 12 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.) 2 PDF pages of resources for the game 2 PDF pages for the written activity (a worksheet and answers) Lesson 4 - What do I look like? This lesson teaches children the vocabulary for describing eyes and hair in Italian. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the eyes and hair vocabulary, a whole class listening activity, a game, written activity and plenary. All resources needed for the lesson are in the zip file. These are: 5 page PDF Lesson Plan A 14 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.) 1 PDF page for the speaking activity 1 PDF page for the Written activity Lesson 5 - Describing Myself This lesson teaches children the vocabulary for describing their height and size in Italian. The plan gives details of a whole class starter, how to teach the descriptive vocabulary, a whole class speaking and listening activity, a group sorting activity, reading activity and plenary. All resources needed for the lesson are in the zip file. These are: 5 PDF page Lesson Plan A 7 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.) 12 PDF pages of resources for the speaking activity (colour and black & white versions) 8 PDF pages of resources for the sorting activity (colour and black & white versions) 5 PDF pages for the written activity (colour and black & white versions and answers) No further preparation needed. This is unit 2 Italian designed by Blossomingminds. This unit could be combined with the ‘greetings and introductions’ unit (unit 1), also created by ‘Blossoming Minds.’: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/beginner-italian-greetings-and-introductions-bundle-12397072 You might be interested in Units 1 and 2 together: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12518073
Italian Lesson Bundle : Family members, clothes and pets
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Italian Lesson Bundle : Family members, clothes and pets

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This is a 5 lesson Italian unit for beginners, perfect for using with KS2. It teaches children family members, clothes, pets and pet descriptions. The final lesson in the unit revises lots of ‘All About Me’ vocabulary. All the lessons are highly interactive and allow children to practise a range of language skills. Lesson 1 - Family Members Children learn the vocabulary for grandad/grandmother/mother/father/brother and sister. The plan gives details of a whole class game to use as a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a paired speaking and listening activity, a whole class listening activity, a reading/writing activity and plenary. All resources needed are included: 5 page PDF Lesson Plan 11 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.) 34 PDF pages of Resources for listening activity (Colour and Black & White versions) 2 PDF pages for the Reading/Written activity (Colour and Black & White worksheets) Lesson 2 - Clothing Children learn the vocabulary for different items of clothing. The plan gives details of a whole class game to use as a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a whole class listening activity, a paired speaking and listening activity, a reading/writing activity and plenary. All resources needed are included: 5 page PDF Lesson Plan A 12 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.) 3 PDF pages of resources for the speaking and listening activity (Colour and Black & White versions and answers) 3 PDF pages for the reading/writing activity (Colour and Black & White worksheets and answers) Lesson 3 - Pets Children learn the vocabulary for different pets in Italian. The plan gives details of a whole class starter, an introduction to the vocabulary, a whole class writing activity, a speaking and listening activity, a reading activity and a plenary. All resources needed are included: 4 page PDF Lesson Plan A 13 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.) 2 PDF pages of resources for the speaking and listening activity (colour and black & white versions) 3 PDF pages for the reading activity (colour and black & white worksheet and answers) Lesson 4 - Pet Descriptions Children learn the vocabulary to describe different pets in Italian. The plan gives details of a whole class starter, an introduction to the vocabulary, a whole class listening activity, a speaking and listening activity, a written worksheet and a plenary game. All resources needed are included: 5 page PDF Lesson Plan An 18 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.) 1 PDF page resource for listening activity 3 PDF pages of resources for the writing activity (colour and black & white worksheet and answers) Lesson 5 - All About Me Revision This is a revision lesson that allows children to recap vocabulary used to talk about themselves. The plan gives details of a whole class starter, a recap of the vocabulary, a whole class listening and reading activity, a speaking and listening activity, a written worksheet and a plenary game. All resources needed are included: Starter template (1 PDF page) Lesson Plan (5 PDF pages) A 14 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open) Resource for reading/listening activity (7 PDF pages) Writing activity (2 PDF pages - colour and black & white versions) Plenary ideas (1 PDF page) This is Unit 3 Italian designed by Blossoming Minds. Unit 1 Beginners Italian - Greetings and Introductions Bundle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12397072 Unit 2 Italian All About Me 5 lesson bundle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12516804
French Favourites 5 Lesson Unit
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French Favourites 5 Lesson Unit

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This is a 5 lesson French unit for beginners, perfect for using with KS2. It teaches children the vocabulary to describe their favourites, covering book genres, music genres, film genres, animals and toys. The plans (pdfs) all give details of a starter, how to teach the new vocabulary, followed by a combination of listening activities, speaking activities, reading/writing activities and a plenary. Each lesson is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lessons are included in the price. This includes a PowerPoint for each containing the new vocabulary. (The PowerPoints are not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations.) In total there are 92 pages of lesson plans, games and worksheets (pdfs) and 73 slides of animated PowerPoints. All of the lessons are in zip files. No further preparation needed. This is Unit 11 French designed by Blossoming Minds but can be used individually. You might be interested in our other French lessons including Units 1, 2 and 3: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11769397
French 5 Lesson Unit Bundle : France
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French 5 Lesson Unit Bundle : France

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This is a 5 lesson French unit for beginners, perfect for using with KS2. It teaches children about France and French speaking regions. The lessons are: Lesson 1 - French Countryside - The children learn the vocabulary for places in the countryside in French e.g. lavender fields, rivers and mountains. Lesson 2 - Regions of France - The children learn the vocabulary to describe different regions of France e.g. In the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, there are mountains. The lesson teaches children sentences to describe seven different regions. Lesson 3 - French Speaking Countries - The children learn the vocabulary to describe the landscape in different French speaking countries e.g. In Guadeloupe there are beaches. The children are taught sentences to describe eight French speaking countries or regions. Lesson 4 - Paris - The children learn about tourist sites around Paris and how to describe in French places they would like to visit e.g I would like to visit the Eiffel Tower. There is also a bit of information in English about each of the eight places that are mentioned. Lesson 5 - French Festivals - The children learn about six festivals. There is the French word for each festival, a little bit of information in English and two more French phrases linked to the festival. The plans all give details of a starter, how to teach the new vocabulary, followed by a combination of listening activities, speaking activities, reading/writing activities and plenary. Each lesson is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lessons are included in the price. This includes a PowerPoint for each containing the new vocabulary. The PowerPoints are not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open them. In total there are 21 pages of lesson plans (PDFs), 88 PowerPoint slides and 32 pages of resources for the activities (PDFs). This is Unit 12 French designed by Blossoming Minds but could be used individually. This unit could be combined with units 1-5, all created by ‘Blossoming Minds.’ Beginner French 25 Lesson Bundle
Year 2 Spring and Easter Comprehension Pack
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Year 2 Spring and Easter Comprehension Pack

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A collection of 8 comprehension activities for year 2, perfect for using throughout the spring. Each activity comes in 3 differentiated levels. They are based on the reading SATs paper. The 8 topics explored in the comprehensions are: St. David’s Day (non-fiction) St. Patrick’s Day (non-fiction) Pancake recipe (instructions) Easter food (non-fiction) Easter story (fiction style) Hot cross buns (instructions) What can I do in spring? (non-fiction) Spring animals (non-fiction) PDF file format.
Jesus' Miracles : 6 week Unit
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Jesus' Miracles : 6 week Unit

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A collection of six RE lesson plans focussing on six of Jesus’ miracles. The miracles covered in these plans are: Jesus heals a paralysed man Jesus calms the storm Jesus raises a man from the dead Jesus heals a sick man - the centurion’s servant Jesus heals a blind man Jesus feeds the 5000 The lessons are suitable for using with ages 7-11 and are highly interactive. There are lesson objectives and cross-curricular links. The plans give details of starters, drama activities, an art activity, written activities and plenaries. All resources are included in the price. This includes PowerPoint presentations of the six miracles. The PowerPoints are not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open them. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoints are played as slideshows with the animations. In total there are 29 pages of lesson plans (PDFs), 145 slides of animated PowerPoints and 21 pages of resources for the activities (PDFs). All you need to bring is some wallpaper for the art activity in the Jesus calms the storm lesson. The PowerPoint stories are also available separately: Jesus’ Miracles Story Presentations
French lesson bundle - Holidays (vacations) / Les vacances
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French lesson bundle - Holidays (vacations) / Les vacances

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This is a 5 lesson French unit for beginners, perfect for using with KS2. It teaches children vocabulary all linked to holidays, covering countries, transport, types of holidays, accommodation and holiday activities. The plans all give details of a starter, how to teach the new vocabulary, followed by a combination of listening activities, speaking activities, reading/writing activities and plenary. Each lesson is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lessons are included in the price. This includes a PowerPoint for each containing the new vocabulary. (This unit could be combined with the five previous Blossoming Minds’ French units to create an entire year’s lessons for your KS2 class!)
Year 1 Summer End of Term Bundle
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Year 1 Summer End of Term Bundle

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This resource is a bundle of activities perfect for using with your year 1 class during the summer term. The bundle contains: 3 x summer themed phonics booklets (20 pages each) 5 x summer themed comprehensions (1 page each) All about me transition booklet (20 pages) Mixed activity booklet (summer theme - 30 pages)
Transport Comprehensions Bundle - Year 1 and 2
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Transport Comprehensions Bundle - Year 1 and 2

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This pack contains six comprehension activities based around the theme of transport. Perfect for a mixed year 1-2 class. 3 of the comprehensions are aimed at year 1. Each comprehension has a short piece of text and five simple questions. There is also an accompanying PowerPoint for each to help you introduce the texts to your year 1s. 3 of the comprehensions are aimed at year 2. Each comprehension is based on the year 2 SATs reading paper and is differentiated 3 ways. The following topics are included: Aeroplanes Trains Cars PDF file format and editable Microsoft Word format included in the price.
French 5 lesson bundle - My Town - Ma Ville
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French 5 lesson bundle - My Town - Ma Ville

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This is a 5 lesson French unit for KS2. It teaches children vocabulary around the theme of ‘My Town.’ The topics covered include types of home, landmarks around town, directions, environments and describing a scene. The plans all give details of a starter, how to teach the new vocabulary, followed by a combination of listening activities, speaking activities, reading/writing activities and plenary. Each lesson is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lessons are included in the price. This includes a PowerPoint for each containing the new vocabulary. These PowerPoints are not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some images only appear when the PowerPoints are played with the animations. (This unit could be combined with other Blossoming Minds’ French units. This is unit 8 in the sequence.)
Bumper Year 2 Comprehensions - Autumn Term
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Bumper Year 2 Comprehensions - Autumn Term

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This is a pack of 13 year 2 SATs style comprehensions, perfect for using throughout the autumn term. Each booklet comes in 3 differentiated levels. They are all based on the reading SATs paper, containing a similar style of questions and a similar layout. There are a wide range of autumn topics covered, including: Autumn non-fiction (x 4) Harvest non-fiction (x2) Thanksgiving non-fiction Halloween non-fiction (x 2) Bonfire Night non-fiction (x 4) PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
French Lesson Bundle - KS2 - Schools
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French Lesson Bundle - KS2 - Schools

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This is a 5 lesson French unit for KS2. It teaches children vocabulary linked to schools. The topics covered include rooms around school, times, subjects, transport and daily routine. The plans all give details of a starter, how to teach the new vocabulary, followed by a combination of listening activities, speaking activities, reading/writing activities and plenary. Each lesson is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lessons are included in the price. This includes a PowerPoint for each containing the new vocabulary. (This unit could be combined other Blossoming Minds’ French units. This is unit 7 in the sequence.)
Shakespeare  Comprehension Bundle - Year 3 and 4
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Shakespeare Comprehension Bundle - Year 3 and 4

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A bundle of 6 reading comprehension booklets that tell the stories of some of Shakespeare's most popular plays. All the booklets are aimed at Lower Key Stage 2, with each story adapted to be suitable for this age range, with a range of interesting questions. All six stories are differentiated for three different ability levels. The following are included: - Macbeth (story format) - Twelfth Night (story format) - Much Ado About Nothing (story format) - Romeo and Juliet (play format) - Hamlet (play format) - A Midsummer Night's Dream (play format) Perfect for a Shakespeare unit, a unit on play writing or for Shakespeare Week in March. PDF file format
Spanish Unit - Holidays / Las vacaciones
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Spanish Unit - Holidays / Las vacaciones

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This is a 5 lesson Spanish unit for beginners, perfect for using with KS2. It teaches children vocabulary all linked to **holidays, **covering countries, transport, types of holidays, accommodation and holiday activities. The plans all give details of a starter, how to teach the new vocabulary, followed by a combination of listening activities, speaking activities, reading/writing activities and plenary. Each lesson is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lessons are included in the price. This includes a PowerPoint for each containing the new vocabulary. (This unit could be combined with the five previous Blossoming Minds’ Spanish units to create an entire year’s lessons for your KS2 class!)
KS2 French Unit - Seasons, Dates and Weather
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KS2 French Unit - Seasons, Dates and Weather

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This is a 5 lesson French unit for KS2. It teaches children vocabulary around the theme of ‘Seasons, Dates and Weather.’ The plans all give details of a starter, how to teach the new vocabulary, followed by a combination of listening activities, speaking activities, reading/writing activities and plenary. Each lesson is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lessons are included in the price. This includes a PowerPoint for each containing the new vocabulary. (This unit could be combined with other Blossoming Minds’ French units. This is unit 9 in the sequence.)
Year 1 Christmas Comprehension Bundle
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Year 1 Christmas Comprehension Bundle

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A bundle of 7 comprehension packs , perfect for using with year 1 in the run-up to Christmas. Each pack contains four comprehension sheets, and an accompanying PowerPoint with a page for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions with your class before they complete them. The following comprehensions are included in the bundle: The Christmas story Christmas food instructions Christmas in France Christmas in Germany Christmas in Italy Christmas in Poland Christmas in Spain Please note, these comprehensions are also available as part of smaller and larger bundles.
French Lesson Bundle - The Body - KS2
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French Lesson Bundle - The Body - KS2

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This is a 5 lesson French unit for KS2. It teaches children vocabulary linked to the body. The topics covered include parts of the body, parts of the head, injuries, illnesses and healthy living. The plans all give details of a starter, how to teach the new vocabulary, followed by a combination of listening activities, speaking activities, reading/writing activities and plenary. Each lesson is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lessons are included in the price. This includes a PowerPoint for each containing the new vocabulary. (This unit could be combined other Blossoming Minds’ French units. This is unit 10 in the sequence.)
Year 2 Comprehension Pack - Living Things and Habitats  - Science
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Year 2 Comprehension Pack - Living Things and Habitats - Science

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A bundle of eight year 2 SATs style reading comprehension booklets, all with the theme of Living Things and Habitats. A perfect way to prepare for SATs and cover the habitats part of the Science curriculum. Each booklet contains a similar style of questions to the SATs reading paper and is laid out in a similar way. They are all differentiated three ways and contain answers. The following themes are covered: Habitats The Ocean The Seashore Woodlands Rainforest Animals Food Chains Microhabitats (free) Is it alive, dead or has never been alive? PDF file format and editable Microsoft Word format included in the price.