In this lesson, students will compare the lives of rich and poor Victorian children. They will learn what jobs poor Victorian children did through videos and reading and will undertake research on each of these: ideas will be given. They will also learn about how the lives of Victorian children were changed as a result of the actions of Dr Barnardo and Lord Shaftesbury and will be tasked to write a persuasive letter to Queen Victoria arguing for the rights of Victorian children. All resources for this lesson are provided. This lesson is intended for KS2 but can easily be modified to suit KS3.

In this lesson, children will learn about the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic Stone Age. They will understand how humans evolved over this period and facts such as what they lived in and what they ate. They will complete a short quiz on what they have learnt and be tasked to create their own timelines of the period until modern day with date cards. All resources for this lesson are provided. This lesson is intended for KS2 but can easily be modified to suit KS3. Leave a review for this resource and send a copy of your receipt to resourcesforyou100@outlook.com to receive a FREE single resource of your choice!

In this lesson students will learn the difference between direct and indirect speech. They will identify this in a newspaper report and write their own version of a newspaper report using both versions of speech. This lesson is one of a block of lessons on journalistic writing. To view these please visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12170817

“The Highwayman” is a narrative poem written by Alfred Noyes, first published in 1906. It tells the story of an unnamed highwayman who is in love with Bess, a landlord’s daughter. In this lesson, students will write a diary entry from the perspective of a character. They will first look at the features of a diary and then look at WABOLLs (What a bad one looks like) and WAGOLLs (What a good one looks like). With the WAGOLL they will highlight it according to the features of a diary (example given). Then they will ‘hot seat’ different characters from the poem to better understand their perspectives before writing their own diary entry using the writing frame provided. This lesson is intended for KS2 but could be modified to suit KS3. This lesson is part of a sequence of 7 lessons on The Highwayman.

In this lesson, students will learn about the different Greek civilisations over time such as the Minoans, Mycenaean, Classical Age and Hellenistic period. They will learn how Greece was divided into individual city states but was one civilisation. They will then compare this to Greece today. Their task will then be to order the key events of the Greek period on the timeline given and pick one event in particular to research in detail and present to the class. Through teaching this lesson, students will gain a clear insight into Ancient Greek civilisation and will understand key moments in it’s history. This lesson is intended for KS2 but can easily be modified to suit KS3.

A help sheet to support children identify and use prepositions in their writing. If you would like to see some of my other resources, please visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/ResourcesForYou

In this lesson, students will understand what different narrative genres there are and will be tasked to guess the genre from the extract given. They will then learn what the different parts to a story are and what are the seven basic plots they can choose from. Finally, they will develop their own ideas for a story from the questions posed. This is the first in a 5 lesson sequence on story writing. The following lessons are: Setting description Planning story structure Character description Writing and reviewing stories All of the lessons include an engaging presentation and the relevant resources. This lesson is appropriate for KS2 children but can easily be modified to suit KS1- KS3 students.

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again is a children’s fantasy novel by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. The Hobbit is set within Tolkien’s fictional universe and follows the quest of home-loving Bilbo Baggins, the titular hobbit. This lesson is based on The Hobbit, Chapter 2. It looks at the rules for speech punctuation and how to alter speech according to different characters. Students will add in the correct speech punctuation to an extract as well as write the dialogue for a clip of the trolls. A great lesson for studying speech and/ or the novel. This lesson is one of a sequence of lessons on the Hobbit. These lessons can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/classic-fiction-the-hobbit-complete-teaching-sequence-12170346

This resource can either be displayed in the classroom or children can stick it into their books to remind them of the Golden Rules when answering comprehension questions. If you have enjoyed this resource and would like to see other resources from my shop, please visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/ResourcesForYou

In this pack of activities, you will get the following task sheets in a 26 page booklet! All about ‘me’ activity sheets General getting to know my class and classroom sheets Maths from Year 4 recap Science topics from Year 4 recap English- holiday recount writing Art task to sketch a portrait of your partner DT teamworking task to build a structure using spaghetti and marshmallows Geography local area research task History ordering dates on a timeline

Figurative language and comparing things using language such as metaphors and personification deviates from the literal meaning of words for the sake of more interesting writing. This resource can be displayed in the classroom, used as a word mat or stuck in to students’ books to help them better understand what different types of figurative language are and why they are used.

This supportive resource will help students understand how to accurately write and punctuate speech. Leave a review for this resource and send a copy of your receipt to resourcesforyou100@outlook.com to receive a FREE single resource of your choice!

This support sheet takes you through a lesson, detailing questions you might ask and follow-up activities you may carry out on the text studied. It also gives a comprehensive list of technical terms and how authors use language for effect. Should be helpful to any teacher wanting to lead Whole-Class Guided Reading effectively. Leave a review for this resource and send a copy of your receipt to resourcesforyou100@outlook.com to receieve a FREE single resource of your choice!

A supportive resource for building tension and suspense in writing. Leave a review for this resource and send a copy of your receipt to resourcesforyou100@outlook.com to receive a FREE single resource of your choice!

In this lesson, children look at poetic devices used- expanded noun phrases, onomatopoeia, alliteration and powerful verbs (examples are given). In pairs/ small groups, they then highlight the use of poetic devices in the poem on the printed sheet. As a class then discuss their use and the effect they have on the poem and the reader. The children then learn the poem off-by-heart considering rhythm, volume and expression. Leave a review for this resource and send a copy of your receipt to resourcesforyou100@outlook.com to receieve a FREE single resource of your choice!

During this lesson students will learn to identify and calculate the radius, diameter and circumference of a circle. They will then complete a number of reasoning and problem solving questions on circles. Worksheet provided with answers. Duration: 1 hour Leave a review for this resource and send a copy of your receipt to resourcesforyou100@outlook.com to receieve a FREE single resource of your choice!

A useful tool to support children when describing their characters. It covers physical traits and personality traits and can be printed as a display or as a useful hand out.

This is an excellent resource to help students structure their stories. It follows the Story Mountain structure of opening- build up- problem- resolution and ending as well as giving prompts for what to include at each stage. Word document included also if you wish to edit.

In this lesson, students will learn what square and cube numbers are, recognise relationships and patterns between them and problem solve using what they know in context.

Comparing and ordering fractions is an essential part of developing number sense. In this lesson, students will first compare fractions using bar modelling, then they will be taught how to compare fractions by expressing them in the same denominator and they will also look at how expressing fractions in the same numerator can be useful also. This comprehensive resource clearly explains the methods in the engaging presentation and comes with activities to practise these methods. It finishes off with a range of problem solving activities to help consolidate the methods and apply the concept to real life. Leave a review for this resource and send a copy of your receipt to resourcesforyou100@outlook.com to receieve a FREE single resource of your choice!