In this lesson, students will learn about classification and the Linnaean system. They will learn about Carl Linnaeus and his work on the taxonomy of plants. They will study similarities and differences between different plants, learn about non-flowering plants and plants which don’t make seeds and from this information will create their own classification keys. Finally they will use the online link to have a go at classifying plants by their leaves. This is an engaging lesson which comes with an interactive power point presentation and all corresponding activity worksheets. It is designed for Year 6 but could easily be modified to suit lower KS2 and KS3. This lesson is 1/5 lessons on Living Things & Their Habitats. To view the other lessons, please visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/ResourcesForYou/Primary science 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!

Gravity or gravitation, is a natural phenomenon by which all things with mass or energy, including planets, stars, galaxies, and even light are brought toward (or gravitate toward) one another. In this lesson, students will be taught what gravity is and how it affects us and how it is different in space. They will learn about Sir Isaac Newton and how weight is different to mass. They will then carry out two experiments- in the first experiment they will measure objects with scales and a newton meter in order to show the difference between weight and mass. After this, they will compare the mass and speed of falling objects to investigate whether the heavier an object, the faster it falls. Both investigations come with a worksheet to follow. This lesson is 1/6 lessons on Forces. To view the other lessons, please visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/ResourcesForYou/Primary science 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!

Text types in literature form the basic styles of writing. Factual texts merely seek to inform, whereas literary texts seek to entertain or otherwise engage the reader by using creative language and imagery. This is a comprehensive resource which details common features of the following text types: -recounts -non-chronological reports -newspaper reports -discussion -persuasion -instructions -explanation -poetry -narrative These are some of the common features of each text type. However, features can differ depending on the audience and purpose of a text and so these serve as a guideline only. Useful for KS2 and KS3 as a supportive resource for both teachers and students. 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!

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 Tolkien’s novel The Hobbit and explores the beginning of the story. Students will analyse the content and structure of the text as a class before answering comprehension questions and complete a drawing task using description from the text. 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 about Queen Victoria through her diary, videos and reading a biography. They will then ‘hot seat’ someone from the class as Queen Victoria to pose their own questions. Following this, they will answer comprehension questions on her biography and complete true/false questions using what they have learnt. Finally, they will be tasked to write a diary entry as Queen Victoria herself. 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!

Persuasive Advertising is a type of product promotion that aims to persuade a consumer for buying a particular product. In this lesson, students will learn the FREDEPTORS acronym for: F- facts and font R- repetition E- exaggeration D- description E- emotive language P- pictures T- the rule of three O- opinions R- rhetorical questions S- slogans Students will look at a range of adverts and identify what features make them persuasive. They will then be given a planning frame and will plan and produce their own persuasive adverts. 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 why it is important to have an understanding of measurement, what volume, length, capacity and mass mean and what the conversions are for metric measurements. In the activity, they will estimate the measurements of different things and will work on converting between measures before completing practical measurement tasks. Three differentiated worksheets and answer sheets are provided. By the end of the lesson, they will have developed a good understanding of metric measurement conversions. Duration: 1-2 hours 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!

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!

This lesson will cover the objective: multiply one-digit numbers with up to two decimal places by whole numbers. Students will first be taught how to use the column and grid methods to complete these calculations and reminded of the importance of place value. They will then practise using these methods on simple calculations and word problems. Differentiated worksheets are provided which require students to first work out calculations mentally, then use the methods learnt with simple calculations and then with word problems. By the end of the lesson they will have consolidated their understanding of multiplying decimals by integers and been challenged to do so in context. Answers are provided for the worksheets. 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!

At its height, the Roman Empire ruled over much of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. In this lesson, students will investigate what life was like for the people of Rome. They will investigate: food & drink, clothing, housing, jobs and leisure activities using the source links provided. Following this, they will complete the critical thinking task of completing a Venn diagram looking at the similarities and differences between Ancient Roman and modern life. They will carry out a debate arguing for and against a statement and will finally write a diary account as a Roman. 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 receieve a FREE single resource of your choice!

In this lesson, students will learn how Athens was governed as a direct democracy. They will learn what the key words- oligarchy, monarchy and tyranny is and will understand how the direct democratic model worked in Athens. They will also learn about the Athenian criminal court system and will then enact two different scenarios using drama to better understand the systems. They will be given two scenarios to write down their arguments either for/against and as a class will role play these. This lesson is heavily guided with all of the information needed included. A video and a quiz also makes it engaging for all. 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!

Personification is the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. This lesson focuses on using personification in poetry. It comes with an engaging powerpoint presentation and the related lesson plan and example poems. Children learn what personification is and why it is used in poetry. They then consider the effect of the personification used relating to images shown, thinking critically. In pairs/ small groups, the children then read a number of poems making use of personification discussing how they feel about the poems and language used. As a class then complete a modelled write, taking words and phrases from the children to create a stanza/verse of a poem based on the video clip on Australian bushfires. The children then write an additional stanza to the poem independently making use of metaphors for effect. For the extension task, children guess what image is being described in the poems using the personification for clues. 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!

Metaphors are a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. This lesson focuses on using metaphors in poetry. It comes with an engaging powerpoint presentation and the related lesson plan, activity sheet and example poems. Children learn what metaphors are and identify them in poems as a class, discussing their effect on the poem and the reader. They then do this in pairs/ small groups reading a number of poems and creating their own metaphors for images given. As a class then complete a modelled write, taking words and phrases from the children to create a stanza/verse of a poem based on the video clip. The children then write an additional stanza to the poem independently making use of metaphors for effect. 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!