Hi! This is an 8-week William Morris Art Topic pack that has a full term of discreet lessons that build on previous skills learned. In this pack, there is a teaching PowerPoint, along with handouts for lesson that require them, 2 fonts for editing and There are scanned-in examples of what the work is supposed to look like for many of the lessons and the hand-outs that I used are also provided. The lessons include: lino printing, pattern replication and research tasks for artist style and background exploration.

**Home Learning, project-based activities, perfect for distance learning or homework. ** This is a ‘Dream House’-themed, distance learning project that will be used whilst the children are off school. This resource spreads across 4 tasks (these could be set weekly or daily) which last for an hour each. The activities see children wining the lottery and buying their dream house- they’ll need to: Write the advertisement for their property that they saw in the paper Write a moving setting description of their new home Design the colour pallette, their bedroom rug and bed sheets Buy furniture for their home by sticking to a strict budget Draw a floor plan for their new property Describe a secret room This download includes: PDF version of the 4-task home learning project Word Document version of the home learning project for editing 3 fonts for editing .docx Word documents Challenges to extend the higher-ability children This task would work great for KS2 (Key Stage 2) and it fits in with the Year 3 national curriculum expectation My Distance Learning Projects Perfect for whilst we’re away from school or for homework, these independent projects can help to develop your children’s writing and creativity in a variety of areas. X Distance Learning Project: Apocalypse Theme X Distance Learning Project: Detective Theme X Distance Learning Project: Space Theme X Distance Learning Project: Island Explorer Theme X Distance Learning Project: Designing a New Country I hope this resource helps you to save time and save stress! Thank you, and happy teaching! Miss Austin

Week 5 of my No-Prep, 6-week How To Train Your Dragon English teaching unit. This week’s focus is on personification, rhyming poetry and text comprehension using evidence from the text. How to Train Your Dragon is an incredible book to study, and this Chapter 12-14 unit pack helps to engage children in the text right from the start. With exciting, attractive and innovative worksheets designed to hook children in to the action from the get go, you can expect children to gain skills in using personification to describe, writing rhyming poetry in the ABCB pattern and providing evidence when answering comprehension questions. Included in this download: 1 week of planning included in page 2 of the PowerPoint for ease 41-page teaching PowerPoint that breaks down all worksheets & learning Key vocabulary break down for Chapter 12, 13, 14 and topical words Video clips suggested to complement planning Integrated QR codes for children’s independence purposes Identifying Personification worksheet The Story So Far worksheet Personification in Poetry worksheet Rhyming Poem Example worksheet Poetry Write-Up worksheet Chapter 14 Comprehension worksheet Newspaper Article Challenge worksheet Evaluation challenges for children to give their opinions on each poetic form 5 x starter/extension activities on the PowerPoint slides to push higher ability How To Train Your Dragon clip art (not for commercial use) 2 fonts to edit your resources with PDF & Word Document versions of every resource Looking for the rest of the unit? X Week 1 X Week 2 X Week 3 X Week 4 X Week 6 **Want to save money on the whole unit? ** X How To Train Your Dragon - Full Unit I hope this resource saves you time and stress Happy teaching! Miss Austin

Week 2 of my No-Prep 6-week How To Train Your Dragon English teaching unit. This week’s focus is on parts of speech (noun, adjective, adverb, verb), figurative language (similes & metaphors) and character description. Chapter 2 & 3 are covered. How to Train Your Dragon is an incredible book to study, and this Chapter 2 & 3 unit pack helps to engage children in the text right from the start. With exciting, attractive and innovative worksheets designed to hook children in to the action from the get go, you can expect children to gain skills in text comprehension, parts of speech identification and character description using figurative language! Also, my own Guided Reading Approach “AEE” (answer, explain & evidence) is included in this pack, with a multiple-page, child-friendly explanation included! Included in this download: 1 week of planning included in page 2 of the PowerPoint for ease ~ 40-page teaching PowerPoint that breaks down all worksheets & learning Key vocabulary break down for Chapter 2 and 3 Video clips to complement planning Integrated QR codes for children’s independence purposes Character information worksheet Dragon description worksheet 2 x Parts of Speech starter tasks (matching activities) 2 x Parts of Speech in context worksheets Identifying similes and metaphors in context worksheet Character description worksheet Chapter 2 & 3 comprehension, guided reading questions Hiccup clip art (not for commercial use) 2 fonts to edit your resources with PDF & Word Document versions of every resource Looking for the rest of the unit? Week 1 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Want to get in early on the whole unit? Due to be completed on July 12th 2020 How To Train Your Dragon - Full Unit - Growing Bundle I hope this resource saves you time and stress Happy teaching! Miss Austin

Week 5 of 12- An exploration of daily life as an Egyptian slave, a merchant and a nobleman in the ancient Egyptian civilization. Children will create a daily schedule and engage in drama activities to immerse in the topic. This product contains an 24-slide Teaching PowerPoint and 4 main tasks that can be printed or completed digitally via PDF copies. The PPT guides students through learning the key details about daily life as 3 different sects of society: Slaves, merchants and nobles. The first task sees children reading and understanding definitions of topical vocabulary, then matching them up to the words using the worksheets included in this pack. Task 2 sees children research the daily life using the QR codes, videos and slides provided. Task 3 involves using Talk for Learning to discuss what they found, and Task 4 is a drama activity to explore how these different sects may have interacted with each other. These activities can be conducted individually or in small groups both physically or digitally. The focus is on recalling key facts and independent research using the internet. This product contains 5 activities, including: Whole-class Teaching PowerPoint on new information Linked YouTube video discussing the daily life of Egyptian slaves Task 1 worksheet pack on topical vocabulary matching Task 2 worksheets (x3) on slaves, merchants and nobles’ daily lives QR codes for further independent research This download includes: A 24-slide Teaching PowerPoint ‘How to use this product’ explanation within the PPT Outlined Tasks with signposted websites and worksheets PPT copies of the worksheets for editing PDF copies of the worksheets for formatting Outline of the planning with links to accessing the rest of the course A learning path to outline the focuses for the rest of the course 3 fonts for editing .ppt documents I hope this resource helps you to save time and save stress! Thank you, and happy teaching! Miss Austin

Week 1 of my No-Prep, 6-week How To Train Your Dragon English teaching unit. This week’s focus is on author fact files, research skills, prediction and comprehension. How to Train Your Dragon is an incredible book to study, and this Pre-Read & Chapter 1 unit pack helps to engage children in the text right from the start. With exciting, attractive and innovative worksheets designed to hook children in to the action from the get go, you can expect children to gain skills in text comprehension, independent research and plot prediction! Also, my own Guided Reading Approach “AEE” (answer, explain & evidence) is included in this pack, with a 6 page, child-friendly explanation included! Included in this download: 1 week of planning included in page 3 of the PowerPoint for ease 41-page teaching PowerPoint that breaks down all worksheets & learning Key vocabulary outline for Chapter 1 and the foreword (page 4) Video clips of the author talking about inspiration and planning (2 linked/included) Integrated QR codes for children’s author research purposes (page 7) Lap-book resources Author Research Planning Page worksheet Designing a Writing Room worksheet Questioning the Author worksheet Making Predictions worksheet Plot Recap worksheet Drawing Hiccup worksheet Chapter 1 comprehension, guided reading questions Hiccup clip art (not for commercial use) 3 fonts to edit your resources with PDF & Word Document versions of every resource Looking for the rest of the unit? Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 I hope this resource saves you time and stress Happy teaching! Miss Austin

Writing prompt/stimulus based on retelling the story of Little Red Riding Hood. Teaching PowerPoint and 4-way differentiated planning sheets included in this 29-Page pack. This can be delivered to a single class, year group or whole-school cohort, or even as an extra-curricular Creative Writing club task! Assessing writing is a subjective nightmare! With this independent writing assessment stimulus, children can engage in an exciting writing task centred around retelling the story of Red Riding Hood, with older year groups synthesizing the story by adding their own endings. As teachers, we can decide which planning sheet most accurately matches the children’s abilities or targets, and the writing they produce can be assessed against national or state standards. With Talk for Writing opportunities throughout the PowerPoint, children can discuss their use of vocabulary, ideas for plot and explore their characters’ emotions in peer work or small groups. Included in this download: 25-page teaching PowerPoint 4 different planning sheet options in PDF format 5 fonts for editing purposes Editable versions of PPT and worksheets to suit your classes’ needs! Looking for more writing stimuli? Look no further (: X Writing Stimuli | Narrative | Red Riding Hood Retelling X Writing Stimuli | Narrative | Spellbound I hope this resource saves you time and stress! Miss Austin

Week 1 of 12- An introduction to the Victorians topic, key vocabulary, BC/AD and timeline chronology activities This product contains a 20-slide Teaching PowerPoint and 7 pages of worksheets that guide students through learning the chronology of where the Victorian era fell in the context of British and global history. The activities can be conducted as a class or in smaller groups both physically (using string and clothespins/pegs or laminated cards) or digitally. The focus is on problem solving, understanding the meaning of BC and AD and understanding the chronology of this pivotal era. This product contains 4 activities, including: ‘What do we already know?’ sticky note activity Understanding timelines (creating your own) Sorting British History events using physical or digital cards Sorting key images of Victoria using physical or digital cards A note-taking activity to improve summarizing skill This download includes: A 21-slide Teaching PowerPoint ‘How to use this product’ explanation within the PPT Outline of the planning with links to accessing the rest of the course Many fonts for editing .ppt & .docx documents Extra challenges to push on your critical thinkers History Resources by LiL Perfect for the classroom, home learning or even extra curricular clubs, these no-prep lessons make learning about History fun, exciting and (dare I say it…) easy! X The Victorians | Week 1 X The Victorians | Week 2: Queen Victoria X The Victorians | Week 3: Victorian Society X The Victorians | Week 4 X The Victorians | Week 5 X The Victorians | Week 6 X The Victorians | Week 7 X The Victorians | Week 8 X The Victorians | Week 9 X The Victorians | Week 10 X The Victorians | Week 11 X The Victorians | Week 12 X British Monarchy Clip Art I hope this resource helps you to save time and save stress! Thank you, and happy teaching! Miss Austin

A class assembly for Key Stage 2 on Victorian schools, the uniforms, the lesson format and the punishments. This class assembly lasts for 15 minutes and includes 16 roles that range from having a single line up to having ~6. In the pack, you will receive the PDF copy and an editable Word Document format. In order to edit this document and maintain the formatting, you must install the two fonts also included in this download. The props required are also listed, as well as there being a section for you to allocate roles on the front page. A funny play that will be loved by children and adults alike! Looking for a play on Victorian inventions instead? Click here! Enjoy. Miss Austin

Week 3 of 6- A no-prep lesson that explores sketching and shading techniques whilst drawing natural objects from observation. Children in grades 1-3 will learn to critique peer’s artwork kindly and use high-level artistic vocabulary to describe their own work. A perfect art unit for Autumn, Spring or Summer! This product contains a 16-slide Teaching PowerPoint that guides students through developing a sketching technique whilst looking at the definitions of topical vocabulary such as line, shape, texture, pattern, tone and sketch. Using the worksheet provided, children are encouraged to draw natural objects such as leaves or flowers with sketching pencils, using the ‘tickle the spider’ technique explained on the slides. Examples of what work may look like are included. This activity can be conducted as a class, or in smaller wellbeing groups to work on mindfulness or calming SEN children during the chaos of the school day. The focus is on gaining digital literacy skills, such as photo editing, uploading and downloading images from Google, cutting out images from their backgrounds and arranging them aesthetically. This lesson is likely to take 1.5-2 hours, and requires the use of natural objects obtained on a nature walk (either in a previous lesson in this unit or at the start of this one!) If you don’t have access to outdoor space for your students, images from online search engines can be used! This product contains 5 activities, including: ‘What do we remember from last week?’ questioning activity Structured artwork critique language outlined New vocabulary outlined for spelling or definition activities Exploring objects around us activity Drawing from Observation task (worksheet included) This download includes: A 16-slide Teaching PowerPoint ‘How to use this product’ explanation within the PPT Outline of the planning 3 fonts for editing .ppt & .docx documents Examples of what work could look like

Week 2 of 6- A no-prep lesson that explores photography and digital collages using iPads, and celebrates the use of nature within art. Improves digital literacy and Includes non-digital alternatives. Perfect for teaching in Fall, Summer or Spring with Grades 1-3! This product contains a 21-slide Teaching PowerPoint that guides students through learning the basics of photography and different shots that artists use. Children are encouraged to be out in nature, taking photos using these different shots ready for those images to be edited and manipulated when back in class. The Teaching PowerPoints guides children through the use of PicCollage (a free app) to create digital collages. This activity can be conducted as a class, or in smaller wellbeing groups to work on mindfulness or calming SEN children during the chaos of the school day. The focus is on gaining digital literacy skills, such as photo editing, uploading and downloading images from Google, cutting out images from their backgrounds and arranging them aesthetically. This lesson is likely to take 1.5-2 hours, involving a short stop outside to take some photos that could be as short or as long as you like! If you don’t have access to outdoor space for your students, images from online search engines could be used! This product contains activities, including: ‘What do we remember from last week?’ questioning activity Listed vocabulary for discussions on definitions or spelling practice Introduction to photography teaching slides Macro photography quiz game Digital nature collage task involving iPads and PicCollage Non-digital alternative using physical items from nature to collage This download includes: A 21-slide Teaching PowerPoint ‘How to use this product’ explanation within the PPT Outline of the planning 3 fonts for editing .ppt & .docx documents Links to websites for extra inspiration, if needed!

Week 5 of 6- A no-prep lesson that explores watercolour, the work of Paul Klee and the art of Hirameki- a Japanese doodle art! Children in years 1-3 will learn how to create a watercolor wash, emulate the work of famous artists and conduct research using internet search engines. This product contains a 26-slide Teaching PowerPoint that guides students through previous weeks’ learning (colour theory, critiquing peers’ work, photography basics) and develops their understanding of watercolours by looking at the work of Paul Klee and the Japanese art form of Hirameki. Children will be introduced to new vocabulary such as wash, saturation, research, tone and pattern. This activity can be conducted as a class, or in smaller wellbeing groups to work on mindfulness or calming SEN children during the chaos of the school day. The focus is on the ability to use watercolour paints in addition to improving digital literacy skills, using QR codes to conduct research on the chosen artist. This lesson is likely to take 2-3 hours, and requires the use of worksheets (included), paintbrushes, watercolor pallets, water pots and pencils for writing. iPads to aid digital research would be beneficial but are not necessary. This product contains 7 activities, including: ‘What do we remember from last week?’ matching activity An outline of watercolours with new vocabulary A short exploration of the work of Paul Klee Hirameki doodling activity worksheet QR code-linked extension task for researching Hirameki Artist research page (differentiated 2 ways for ability) Learning consolidation task (speech bubble) Bonus extension task focused on using fine liners create leaf line-drawings This download includes: A 26-slide Teaching PowerPoint ‘How to use this product’ explanation within the PPT Outline of the planning 3 fonts for editing .ppt & .docx documents PDF versions of worksheets to aid printing

Differentiated worksheets for children to present artist research, opinion & analysis along with a page for attempting to recreate and replicate the artist’s style. Sometimes, the way children present their research findings in art isn’t up to scratch with their practical work. This resource gives children the opportunity to show their findings neatly (with sentence starters, word banks and prompts to help guide their writing) and give opinions on the artists’ work. This resource is re-usable as it’s not artist-specific and gender-neutral pronouns are used. The second version of the artist research page is scaffolded for lower-ability writers. Included in this download: 3-page PDF for demonstrating knowledge on artists Word .docx versions of the pages so you can tailor the sheets to your students’ needs Lost in Chalk font for editing your resources in keeping with the current style Hand drawn page borders that can be used on other classroom materials (not for commercial use) Hand-drawn paint tube clip art that can be used on other classroom materials (not for commercial use) I hope this resource saves you time and stress! Happy teaching, Miss Austin

Hi there! This was originally on this website a few months ago and had over 600 downloads and great reviews! In this pack is an extensive powerpoint concerning past, present and future (and perfect!) tenses :) Enjoy x

Hi there! Here's another resource for you. This one talks about the Virgin Mary and compares her to the Egyptian goddess Isis. Lots of interesting parallels here! * Includes * Learning Objective: To compare female figures in different religions Success Criteria (Must, Should, Could) Comedic slides Introduction to ISIS the Egyptian Goddess and the link to Virgin Mary Task Lesson Plan Activity worksheet

Hi there! 2 lessons here for introducing chronological explanation texts! LO's, success criteria all sorted along with mulitple worksheets and presentations.

Hi there! Here's another lesson pack for you, this time with map reading and using grids in Maths and Geography. The Thursday's lesson is pretty intense- it involves a geocaching type event, with the class hunting around the playground using their own map of the playground that they have gridded up. Only thing you'd need to do is provide a map of your playground, or even classroom. LO's, success criteria and learning outcomes outlined. Lots of activities! Enjoy! Miss Ritchie

Hi there, The school I work at has such an amazing approach to planning, and so it looks like there'll be another full year of resources being uploaded to this site as I go. This pack includes individual lesson plans, resources and activities for the children, including a PowerPoint to take you through each day. Let me know if you need anything else. Miss Ritchie.

Hi there, Here's next week's maths plans ready for you to purchase if you need them! Introducing my Year 3's to addition and aubtraction using the column method; both expanded and compact. Differentiated worksheets.

Lots of resources to help for a lesson on Bridge design, a lesson on note taking or on American history. Em= lower, exp= middle, exc= highers. Let me know if this works for you!