Download our popular two-week literacy unit of poetry planning for Years 1 and 2. This unit is perfect to go with a living things topic and is built around objectives from the National Curriculum. In this unit, children will read and listen to nature poems by Christina Rossetti and consider how the sounds and language patterns come alive when the poems are read aloud. Pupils will have the opportunity to create their own versions of the nature poems and to perform them. The aims of the unit for pupils are: • To listen to classic poems being read aloud • To identify patterns of language and recurring phrases • To use the voice in different ways to express ideas • To perform a poem off by heart The PDF file contains 10 full literacy lesson plans, copies of the poems and all accompanying pupil resources. Perfect for National Poetry Month! SPECIAL OFFER: new TES buyers can use code OUTSTANDINGOCT at checkout to download for free! You may also like our other KS1 poetry packs: Going to Sea Poetry Pack Summer Performance Poetry Pack Spring Performance Poetry Pack

Plans included; Interdisciplinary plan connected to the Experiences and Outcomes, Topic Lesson Plans, Novel Reading plans and Writing Lesson plans. Used with a primary 3 class.

Great for Primary or KS3 Students. Could be used in a project, for a cover lessons, homework/extension tasks. Includes 2x worksheets and inspiration/image resource sheet to help spark their imaginations!. All elements are designed to allow students to add their own colours and ideas as much as possible Just print out and you are ready to go. Happy Teaching :-)

A simple drag and drop interactive whiteboard resource aimed at introducing data handling to Rec>Y3 aged children. 7 PowerPoint slides designed to approach Pictograms\Pictographs in 3 different ways. Subjects: Fruit, colour, transport, pets, cake and pizza.

This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is all about dinosaurs! The booklet is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘how,’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is also laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets. The higher and middle ability booklets each have five pages of pictures with short written extracts to read and 4 questions per page. The lower ability booklet has five pages of pictures with simpler passages and 3-4 questions per page. Answers are also included. There is a colour and black & white booklet for each of the three levels. PDF file format You might also be interested in: Year 2 Dinosaur themed Maths: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-2-dinosaur-maths-all-topics-differentiated-levels-colour-and-black-and-white-12125325 Year 1 comprehensions on dinosaurs: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-1-comprehensions-dinosaurs-3-levels-colour-and-black-and-white-11852530

This KS1 microhabitats (or micro-habitats) activity is a fun way for children to explore where minibeasts would like within a garden. They’ll also think about why different minibeasts prefer different microhabitats. Use this resource to support a year 2 science lesson about local habitats/microhabitats or before exploring the microhabitats in your school grounds. This resource includes: A3 printable garden (with and without microhabitat labels) A4 printable garden (with and without microhabitat labels) 12 common minibeasts to place in the garden Minibeast ID sheet Guidance notes on how the resource could be used, including follow up questions to explore together. Primary science link: identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend on each other identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including micro-habitats

Here is a complete term's medium term planning based around the book Percy the Park Keeper. The pack includes a plan for each week detailing the Early Learning Goals covered, learning activities, enhanced provision opportunities, weekly homework and a curriculum plan overview which can be shared with parents.

The pack includes: Display banner- a long colourful banner for your display Display border- a colourful themed border to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size Word cards- words relating to the story Animal and crate flashcards- colourful cards to add to a display Cover picture- a poster of the picture from the book cover Animal photos- coloured photos of the different animals in the story Question cards- questions relating to the story- great to add to your display or to use as prompts during literacy A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story Animal alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on coloured animals from the story Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with animal pictures and lines below- these are in both colour and black and white Word searches- two word searches with words from the story to find Worksheets- a collection of worksheets about the story including match the clue to the animal, match the animal to the name, writing words to describe the animals and writing warning labels for the crates and boxes Crate tags and labels- make your own warning signs for the animal crates Crossword- solve the clues to find the words to complete the crossword Escaped animal posters- different worksheets to draw and write about animals escaped from the zoo Animal crates number line Size ordering worksheets Counting cards Dot to dot worksheets Worksheets- various worksheets with addition sums, subtraction sums and counting the animals Blank maths worksheets Matching pairs/ snap game Dominoes game Bingo- collect all of the pictures for your board in this colourful game Build a Zoo- spin the spinner and collect the animals needed for your zoo but make sure your animals don’t escape through the open gate! Tracing sheets Face masks- colour and decorate the animals face masks Colouring pictures Rhymes and songs- a collection of rhymes and songs on decorated sheets to learn Workbook cover Stick puppets to make Sequence pictures Large pictures- these are great to hold up with a whole class for retelling the story Book sized pictures- these can be used for retelling the story or creating your own flap book Animal and word matching- match the animals to the descriptive words Story sack labels Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.

Fun matching and counting with these bright and appealing Minibeast Dominoes. Instructions on how to play dominoes are included.

Literacy planning for 4 days for Reception linked to the story 'Rumble in the Jungle.'

Looking for a set of outstanding PE lessons for KS1 with the theme of Amazing Animals? Look no further! This Amazing Animals Dance unit has been carefully planned to support children in mastering basic movements and developing balance, agility, and coordination. These five lessons are designed to help children respond to music using different actions, explore whole body actions to create linked shapes and balances, and perform dances using simple movement patterns. The lessons also use The Gruffalo to encourage children to imitate animal actions, link movements together, and create different shapes and movements to represent animals. Each lesson includes warm-up activities, a main activity, and a cool-down section to help children stretch and relax their bodies. These lessons are perfect for any KS1 class wanting to explore the exciting world of Amazing Animals! Have any issues with this resource or a request? Contact us directly for the quickest response at: explore_education@outlook.com subject leader lead coordinator key stage one

A complete lesson on the film Jaws! Students watch a 10 minute clip of Jaws (choose a dramatic section at the start of the film) and do an extract analysis using the planning and prompt sheets provided. Power Point includes additional prompts, starter and plenary ideas and lesson objectives. Resources included are: * Planning Sheet * Prompt Sheet * Additional Images (if required, these can be printed off and placed around the room for immediate impact to go with the starter.) For great more lessons and resources visit my shop here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Copyright free: to the best of my knowledge all images are copy right free.)

The pack includes: Display banner- a long colourful banner for your displays Display border Animal photos- a collection of coloured photos of the animals in the story Title poster- a colourful A4 poster Story words Park photos Character pictures Large leaves- coloured leaves to add to your displays Animal fact cards- fact cards about the different animals in the story Animal footprints- flash cards showing the different footprints of the animals in the story- great for discussion, identifying footprints found and recreating the prints in the sand tray Acorn alphabet- an alphabet line on acorns Autumn leaves alphabet Large Autumn themed letters- a complete alphabet with both lower and upper case letters Favourite part of the story worksheet- draw and write about your favourite part Wordsearch- find the hidden Percy words Speech bubble worksheet- fill in the speech bubbles of the characters Favourite story and animal worksheet- draw or write about your favourite part of the story and your favourite animal Matching worksheet- match the animal pictures to their names Describing worksheet- think of some words to describe the animals Acorn number line- a number line from 0-50 Animals number line- a number line from 0-50 on the different animals in the story Addition worksheets- 2 differentiated worksheets to add the numbers on the acorns Subtraction worksheets- 2 differentiated worksheets to subtract the numbers on the acorns Counting worksheets- 2 differentiated worksheets to count the animals Missing number worksheets- 2 differentiated worksheets tofill in the missing numbers on the animals Songs and rhymes- a collection of themed songs and rhymes to learn Face masks- black and white face masks to make of Percy and the animals Colouring sheets- a collection of colouring sheets Large characters- large pictures of Percy and the animals- great for collage and art work Large leaves- black and white outlines of some different leave Percy's tools- black and white pictures of some of the tools which Percy uses 'Welcome to Percy's Hut' sign- a long banner Character flashcards Face masks- colour face masks of Percy and the animals Percy's hut- a coloured and black and white picture of Percy's hut Percy's tools- coloured pictures of some of the tools which Percy uses Board game- a Percy themed board game to make and play Matching pairs- find the matching pairs or use the cards for a game of 'snap' Bingo- a picture bingo game Picture dominoes Pictures of Percy and the animals in the story Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by, the authors or publishers of the story or any related stories or products.

A 28 page booklet based on Roald Dahl's novel The Giraffe, the Pelly and Me. It is suitable for KS1 and lower KS2. Worksheets can be printed out individually for differentation as some involve writing, others drawing and some reference work. Includes:- Descriptive writing, imaginative writing, writing a conversation, Persuasive writing, diary writing, newspaper writing, writing character profiles and acrostic poems. Also includes ideas for team work, new vocabulary, character profiles, reviews and designing adverts and posters.

A set of 26 zoo animals to label. Perfect for an animal study or as an activity pre/post a field trip to the zoo. Options: ♦ Cut and glue the labels into the correct boxes. ♦ Use the word bank to write the words into the correct boxes. The 26 Animals: Bear Crocodile Cheetah Elephant Flamingo Frog Giraffe Gorilla Hippopotamus Kangaroo Koala Lion Lizard Monkey Panda Parrot Peacock Penguin Polar Bear Rhinoceros Sloth Tiger Toucan Tortoise Walrus Zebra There are 5 labels on each picture. All pages are ‘landscape’ orientation and designed on A4 size paper. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

4 days of Literacy planning linked to the story 'The Rainbow Fish' for Reception.

A simple cut and stick activity, matching animal babies to their parent.

Animals and Their Habitats Matching Activity, Where is My Home? Cut out Animals cards. Glue animals on each suitable habitats area. This matching activity is a great way to test your children on their knowledge of animals and their habitats! Learning Objectives Students will be able to identify and discuss different habitats. 40 animals 9 habitats Ocean, Rainforest, Freshwater, Forest, Polar, Mountain, Desert, Grassland, Domestic Poster Pictures by Freepik Large group work size> Animals and Their Habitats Matching Activity Where is My Home? PYP Sharing the Planet I really appreciate your careful review and helpful suggestion. If you take time to look for teaching resources, please contact me. I can help to make or arrange your teaching material data. I am working as an assistant for international school teacher for a few years. I can create what you want from your images. Thank you, Green Apple (ichibansake.com)

Fun Easter quiz using powerpoint aimed at yr2/3. It features 20 questions on the Easter story, Easter traditions, chocolate and animals.

Flash cards for displays etc.