Early years celebrations resources

A collection of 20 comprehension activities for year 1 on the theme of Christmas around Europe. All the comprehensions contain a short piece of text with picture clues for tricky words and five simple questions. There are also accompanying PowerPoints for you to read the texts through with your class if you wish. This pack contains: 4 comprehensions on Christmas in Germany 4 comprehensions on Christmas in Spain 4 comprehensions on Christmas in France 4 comprehensions on Christmas in Poland 4 comprehensions on Christmas in Italy

This resource contains 4 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1 or lower ability year 2. They each contain a short piece of text with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say. The text is followed by 5 simple questions. The theme in this pack is 'Christmas in Poland.' There are four different comprehensions: Advent in Poland Polish decorations Christmas Eve Polish food There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them. PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.

This resource contains 4 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1 or lower ability year 2. They each contain a short piece of text with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say. The text is followed by 5 simple questions. The theme in this pack is 'Christmas in Italy.' There are four different comprehensions: December in Italy Nativity scenes Christmas food La Befana (the kind witch who delivers gifts on Epiphany) There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them. PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.

This resource contains 4 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1 or lower ability year 2. They each contain a short piece of text with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say. The text is followed by 5 simple questions. The theme in this pack is 'Christmas in Spain.' There are four different comprehensions: Nativity Scenes Christmas Eve Epiphany Christmas in Catalonia There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them. PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.

This bundle includes four different Reading Comprehension Worksheets suitable for higher intermediate advanced ESL learners. The texts describe different "Special Holidays" and Festivals from around the world. The texts are non fictional and incorporate accurate historical and cultural information. After carefully reading each story / text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including: questions, True or False, gap filling exercises, crosswords, word search exercises, matching exercises and engage in in-depth classroom discussions on topics relevant to each text. The vocabulary used in the texts is rather advanced and can also be used for IGSCE, TOEFL or IELTS vocabulary building purposes.

An interactive advent calendar to use throughout the month of December. Just click on the date and you will be taken to a Spanish Christmas phrase! Sometimes there are some extra facts accompanying the phrase to teach children about Christmas in Spain. A great start to the Christmas season. Perfect for all ages!

An interactive advent calendar to use throughout the month of December. Just click on the date and you will be taken to a French Christmas phrase! Sometimes there are some extra facts accompanying the phrase to teach children about Christmas in France. A great start to the Christmas season. Perfect for all ages!

An interactive advent calendar to use throughout the month of December. Just click on the date and you will be taken to a Christmas joke! A great start to the Christmas season. Perfect for all ages!

For September 2017. Here is a fully editable 14 slide assembly PowerPoint for use at the start of a new term. Slides encourage students to consider how they might approach the new term. Each slide illustrates a different focus .... friendship, engagement in learning, helpfulness, involvement, fun, keeping safe, meeting targets ...... The resource is provided as a pdf and also as a fully editable PowerPoint so that you can edit to suit the particular needs of your cohort. Suitable for KS2 and 3 assemblies. Good luck for the new academic year.

Here is a medium term plan based around the topic 'Let's Go' which primarily focuses on the Country Brazil. This planning can be altered to suit any event or country that the class may be looking at.

Students draw the facial expressions and trace the feelings words. This pack includes 4 Feelings Mini-books: 1. Snowman's Feelings Mini-Book 2. The Leprechaun's Feeling's Mini-Book 3. Bunny's Feelings Mini-Book 4. Jack-o-Lantern's Feeling's Mini-Book

Halloween 2017 PowerPoint Presentation - saved in 2 versions of PowerPoint for people using an older version of PowerPoint. It could be used in an assembly or in class. Halloween is on Tuesday 31st October. I have included some previews of the sides. It covers: What is Halloween? When did it start? Why do people trick or treat? Why Pumpkins? Halloween around the world? Keeping Safe at Halloween. An embedded video from YouTube - You will need an internet connection to view it. It is easy to edit and adapt for your needs. Check out my other KS2 resources and planning here