A poem based on a teacher asking a pupil what they want to be when they grow up. There are then multiple versus as different ideas come to the pupil. it then continues where your class or child adds their own versions, and illustrate accordingly. just added lesson idea for reception and KS1 lesson idea for KS2 Assembly idea display headings and poem. Add pictures of different jobs etc or get the class to draw them.

An assembly that starts by looking at values in the Mr Men and Little Miss universe,it then moves onto your school values (slide 4, edit to suit your school), then personal values. This then leads into British Values focused assembly.

A KS2 assembly covering what is resilience and 10 tips to become more resilient. it starts as a mystery assembly asking what these five characters have in common luke skywalker, cinderella, harry potter, matilda and katniss everdeen. this is the starter for discussing resilience.

A power point looking at surrealism and then some of Salvador Dali's work. with a slide of information and then some ideas for creating your own work. art looked at is metamorphosis of narcissus, the rose, the phantom wagon, Galatea of spheres and the lobster phone. either work through or pick your fav ones

A complete project for packaging including templates Overview As part of the Design and Technology topic of packaging the pupils will pick one of the ‘Toy’ concepts listed below. They will Develop how the toy will look from the descriptions, photos and accessories provided. Also look at how the toys wording (slogan and advertising) will look using their Art/DT book. Decide what type of box or combination of boxes would be best for their toy/s to be displayed in, and what the box/es contains. The aim is that at the end of the topic that they should have a complete presentation / display on their chosen toy.

A story for assembly about forgiveness. Tommy is the best footballer at school, until an accident happens in a lunch time game, that causes him to get an injury that he blames Robert for. will he forgive Robert or bear a grudge?

Blank templates for pupils to fill in with their ideas of British values. There is a Union Jack, Tree, Picture Frame, Cup of Tea and route master bus. A completed set should make a good classroom or corridor display

An assembly looking at the four seasons. When they occur and what causes them, looking at the definition of the solstice and equinox and when they occur. ending with a poem and asking the question if you have time, what do the seasons mean to you?

Two poems as starters for world kindness day. Might help and inspire. Both poems are only one page long.

A helpful reminder of what to check with a pupils written work. PURR, punctuation, check you have all the relevant capital letters, commas full stops etc. Understandable, does your sentence or paragraph make sense? Reword, have used some words repetitively, can you change them for something else, are there any wow words you can use? Finally Recheck, does it still answer the question or task assigned? Congratulations PURR.

RROAR The Black Cat way of problem solving A way of looking at solving a mathematical problem that puts emphasis on understanding the question and setting out the working out to highlight the strategy used and enabling a greater chance of identifying working out errors on either the recheck or marking. Read Recognise Organise Answer Recheck

Its the last week of the school year and no one wants to be there. Attached is a challenge game consisting of twenty smaller games that cover, Maths, English, Drama, Art, PSHE, general knowledge, research skills, Logic puzzles and PE. All times are for suggestion, depends on your class. It is designed for fun and keeping the class occupied.

A quick checklist for pupils when they are preparing a piece of fiction / creative writing

A quick and easy form to be used after an event, course or training etc. to document what went well, what did not go well, what was useful, learnings for next time and how relevant information will be fed back to a larger audience.

A set of sheets and aids to use for a few PSHE lessons on rules, it looks at family rules, school rules and then creating your own sport and what its rules will be.

Storms and Shipwrecks Puzzle & Games Word Search Puzzle A word search puzzle Chase the Pirate A game for two people Items required Pack of playing cards Game board (print on a3 paper) Pirate piece Navy piece Objective If you are the pirate your aim is to get to the pirate harbour that are based at the corners of the game board before the navy boat catches and sinks you, or you capture the navy ship or sink it with your cannon. if you are the navy your aim is to capture or sink the pirate ship. Walking the plank Objective The aim is to not walk the plank and get back onto the ship. The game is for two to four players. Items required Pack of playing cards Game board (print on a3 paper) Counters

A descriptive poem about a ship in a storm on the open waves. Can be used as a way of getting a class to write their own poem

Create your own zoo, calculate the profit and loss, have a grand opening day event with your own tag line. An exercise in creating a working business with overheads, operating costs and dealing with customers. have a grand opening, see what spending extra can get you in return. For extension can be performed by hand or on a computer, with added extra of cross curriculum work by creating information sheets about their favorite animals. also a check sheet to help the teacher to check the pupils calculations

A cheeky school pupil describes what they did over the summer holidays in poem form then asks what you would say you did in the summer holidays. a bit of fun that is aimed at encouraging a class to use poetry to describe their summer holidays week by week.