A two week series of lesson ideas plus the core text needed. This is a simple unit of work, with an easy-to-remember core text which includes examples of many of the features in ‘expected’ year six writing. The simple core text allows less able writers to easily imitate independently at the end of the unit.

Five ‘only connect’ style walls. Each contains four groups of four words that are linked by word class or meeting. Suitable for a lesson starter, extension activity or plenary. Answers included. Good for group or partner discussion.

A knowledge organiser about the impressionist painter Claude Monet. It includes facts about his painting style and examples of his work. Suitable for all of KS2.

A knowledge organiser about Pointillism. It contains the key facts about the style and examples of work by Suerat and Signac. Aimed at LKS2.

Writing guides for different genre of non-fiction writing: non-chronological reports, recounts, discussion, persuasion, instructions and arguments. They have a checklist of features, a writing skeleton and examples of vocabulary that would be useful to the particular text type. Can be used for display or can be printed as knowledge organisers to help children write in foundation subjects.

A knowledge organiser for a geography earthquakes and volcanoes topic. Includes diagrams, facts and key vocabulary. Designed to be printed double sided on A4. One side covers volcanoes and one side covers earthquakes, longitude, latitude, timezones etc. Included are a pdf version and a publisher version for editing.

This a two week block of English work on discussion texts. It was originally planned for delivery as home learning during lockdown, but can be used at other times as well. The aim was to keep it simple enough to be completed at home without specialist adult support. It was designed for a Year Four/Five/Six class, but can be easily adapted for only one of these year groups. There are two core texts included so no additional resources need to be found or prepared.

This is a twelve question quiz with two questions relating to crime and punishment in the following eras: Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Tudors, Georgians, Victorians and the present day. Can be used as a pre-topic quiz, an end of topic quiz, or a recap later in the year to check retention.

Aimed at Year Five/Six, this SPAG quiz is designed to be used as a fun end of term activity, either in teams, individually or as part of home learning. There are ten questions (plus answers), covering aspects of the Year Five / Six curriculum.

A musical terms knowledge organiser that explains terms such as pitch, tempo etc as well as musical notation. Suitable for KS2.

A knowledge organiser for an UKS2 topic on rivers. Contains a diagram of a river with labels and key vocabulary. Included are an editable publisher version and a pdf .

A knowledge organiser aimed at upper KS2, containing key facts about Brazil.

A knowledge organiser about the second world war. Contains key facts and illustrations. Suitable for KS2.

A two-page knowledge organiser describing the main changes to the female and male body during puberty. Also included are two further versions of the knowledge organisers: one with blank boxes to fill in, and one with blank boxes plus subheadings.