A selection of debates, art and written tasks to keep them busy until the end of term.

To help your children create stories, they roll the dice and select the option that comes up. I did this with my class and they loved it! The funny thing is that when they roll an option they don’t want, they suddenly know what they want to write anyway, so win-win! :-)

I used this to train staff in September 2021 to prepare for an OFSTED inspection. Our focus was on quality first teaching using the basic principles set out in Rosenshine’s little book. It comes with a quiz, incorporating elements of the taught material, for staff to try out.

Concise, fun lessons which cover an artist’s work, a short discussion, skills practice and a short final piece. Can be easily extended if you want! With short explanatory videos to help teach.

I’ve used this as art lead to show my staff how to teach art in KS2. I’ve used Van Gogh as an example here to show hoe I would create a unit of work from his work, Cafe at Night.

Relating to cognitive behavioural approaches and art therapy ideas, I’ve been preparing some sessions for my children in upper KS2 for when they return to school. The focus is very much on metacognition and having the emotional vocabulary to describe feelings, but indirectly and through famous artworks and philosophical stories. This resource is lessons 1 and 2 of the series, where children reflect on themselves and ho others see them. I’d love to hear feedback as I produce more in the series!

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These engaging, challenging debates fit into the new OFSTED framework, looking for emphasis on debate. Drawing upon reading, speaking and listening skills, these lessons have proven to be a huge hit with my Year 5 and 6 children!

Introductory games, worksheet and golden rules presentation included, which should take a teacher and his/her new class all the way up to breaktime :-) Contents: speaking activity game morning starter printable/editable resource for the children editable powerpoint slides for the teachers, with notes attached The ‘passport’ sets up targets for the child for the year and provides a nice way to reflect throughout. Designed to facilitate a smooth start to the year. I also used the time we had to design a logo for the front of the passports- r you could just stick your school’s logo on the front.

Focusing on self-improvement related to PSHE, this lesson was a big hit among the children in year 6. It draws upon a philosophical story called the Devil’s Gambit, relating to addiction, which I’ve adapted into a tale about bad habits. Note on the resources are in the Powerpoint presentation .

Information on the Victorians and the school system to compare to today with a writing prompt at the end. Key vocabulary and writing exemplar included, with some evidence sheets to supplement.

Specifically focusing on summarising a text for its purpose, I use this as a standalone lesson with my year 6s!

Using theoretical ideas about free will and determinism, the children get to discuss the big stuff here, applying the free will/determinism concept to their own lives. A great fun lesson which the upper KS2 kids loved!

It’s report season, but why not let your kids give you some honest feedback? Are you brave enough? :-)

With less questions than the usual SATs test, this resource was used in my class this week in an hour session, allowing enough time to discuss the vocabulary and practice answering questions worded in a similar way to the tests from the last two years. The theme is ‘Mummies’, which the boys enjoyed. This is a non-fiction paper, but with longer texts and no subheadings.

Focusing on areas of weakness in my year group, I made a series of these presentations for the kids to prepare them for the reasoning papers. The independent work was a few problems from previous SATs papers. Hope they help!

8 different texts with main text and LA (lower ability) differentiated texts. These have been fantastic in boosting up my class' SATs reading scores. If this receives good reviews, many more will be uploaded!

Just a 20-minute assembly with a few role models in science to discuss.

Part of Healthy eating week, this activity gets the children to focus on balance and a more holistic version of health. Tried it out today and it was good!

One of the best trips of my school year, this! A booklet with specific directions to exhibits and clear questions to help the children access the artwork. The pack comes with a parent letter template (editable) and a safety/behaviour briefing presentation. Enjoy the trip!