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Firefly Learner is a professional online tutoring service which provides tutoring on a one-to-one or small group basis to learners of all ages. We specialise in the following areas:
- Elementary/ primary school tutoring in Maths, English & Science
- English as a second language (including IELTS and TOEFL prep)
- Phonics tutoring (learning to read & write from scratch)
- The Cambridge & British curricula
Miss Kaylee is a fully-qualified teacher from the UK who has worked in international schools around the world and has over ten years experience teaching ESL learners. She is a trained phonics specialist and has taught the American, British and Cambridge curricula.
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Respiration - Human Respiratory System Science Lesson PowerPoint + Consolidation
This resource is a PowerPoint presentation lesson which includes everything you need to teach children in KS2 and KS3 about the human respiratory system. It helps children name and identify the parts of the body involved in the respiratory system, describe the structure of the lungs and explain how oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged. It covers the chemical reaction which takes place in cell mitochondria in order to release the energy from glucose and it also explains the composition of blo
5th - 8th
Anatomy, Biology, General Science
Astronomy Basics - Stars - Science Lesson PowerPoint + Consolidation Activities
This resource is a PowerPoint presentation lesson which includes everything you need to teach students about the basics of astronomy. The lesson covers different kinds of celestial bodies, the life cycle of stars, how they are classified based on size, colour, temperature and type, well-known constellations and asterisms as well as key facts about some famous stars (Sirius, Proxima Centauri, Stephenson 2-18, Polaris, Rigel, Betelgeuse etc.) This lesson will help students describe the differences
4th - 7th
Astronomy, General Science, Physics
Solar System Science Lesson PowerPoint + Consolidation Activities
This resource is a PowerPoint presentation lesson which includes everything you need to teach children in KS2 and KS3 about the solar system. It helps children name, identify and describe each of the planets, order them in terms of their distance from the sun and explain how they are held in their orbits by gravity. It covers the relationship between gravity, mass and distance as well as introducing children to other objects in the solar system (dwarf planets, moons, asteroids, comets etc.) The
3rd - 6th
Astronomy, General Science, Physics
The Water Cycle - Science Lesson PowerPoint Presentation + Consolidation Activit
This resource is a PowerPoint presentation lesson which includes everything you need to teach children about the water cycle. It follows on nicely from my states of matter science lesson which can be found using this link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/States-of-Matter-Science-Lesson-PowerPoint-Presentation-Consolidation-Activit-15840100 This lesson describes the continuous movement of water and its change of states as it travels between the surface of Earth and its atmosphere. It
2nd - 5th
Earth Sciences, General Science, Physical Science
States of Matter- Science Lesson PowerPoint Presentation + Consolidation Activit
This resource is a PowerPoint presentation lesson which includes everything you need to teach children in KS2 and KS3 about states of matter (solids, liquids and gases) as well as the processes involved in changing them between different states (melting, solidifying/ freezing, evaporation and condensation). It explains particle theory and it also covers the difference between boiling and evaporating. It includes instructions for a variety of different science experiments and demonstrations to e
3rd - 6th
General Science, Physical Science, Physics
Lunar New Year/ Chinese New Year/ Tet Celebrations Lesson & Activies
This lesson teaches children all about the Lunar New Year/ Chinese New Year/ Spring Festival celebrations around the world. It is a PowerPoint presentation lesson which includes information slides as well as fun and interesting consolidation activities. It is complete with: √ Learning objective √ Success criteria √ Starter and plenary activities √ Review of relevant prior learning (name and identify the countries) √ Teaching input/ information slides √ Consolidation tasks √ All answer slides
3rd - 5th
Geography, Religion, World History
Diet & Growth - Science Lesson PowerPoint Presentation + Consolidation Activitie
To achieve a healthy, balanced diet, we need six key nutrients: carbohydrate, protein, fat, water, vitamins and minerals. We also need fibre to ensure we have a healthy digestive system. This resource is a PowerPoint presentation lesson which includes everything you need to teach children in KS2 and KS3 about how to achieve a healthy, balanced diet. It covers good sources of each nutrient and how they each impact our bodies. It also explains why different people and different lifestyles require
5th - 8th
Biology, General Science, Health
Food Chains & Food Webs - Science Lesson PowerPoint Presentation + Consolidation
Food chains shows how energy is transferred as one organism eats another. They form a linear sequence from producers, to consumers (herbivores, omnivores and carnivores) to decomposers. Arrows indicate the direction that energy flows. Food webs provide a more realistic illustration of the complex network of feeding relationships in an ecosystem. This resource is a PowerPoint presentation lesson which includes everything you need to teach children in KS2 about food chains and food webs. It is co
3rd - 6th
Earth Sciences, General Science, Other (Science)
What do plants need to grow? Experiment - Science Lesson PowerPoint & Tasks
This lesson introduces children to experiments and how to run a fair test with an experiment investigating what plants need to grow healthily. This PowerPoint presentation lesson is complete with consolidation activities and can be used to introduce children to the concept of experiments and/ or to teach them about plants and what they need to grow. This lesson is part of a unit of lessons teaching children about plants and their life-cycle. This resource is a PowerPoint presentation lesson wh
3rd - 6th
Earth Sciences, Environment, Other (Science)
Interesting Plants around the World - Science, Geography & English Lesson Power
This lesson introduces children to different climates around the world through the context of plants. The lesson includes information slides and consolidation activities about plants and the climates in which they grow. It also includes three differentiated reading comprehension activities (sunflowers, Venus flytraps and pricky pears). This resource is a PowerPoint presentation lesson which includes everything you need to teach children in KS2 about different climates around the world and some
3rd - 5th
General Science, Geography, Reading
Is, Are and Am - Present Tense Forms of the Verb 'to be' - Lesson & Activites
This is a full lesson teaching the difference between when to use ‘is’, when to use ‘are’ and when to use ‘am’. ‘Am’ is used only with I and when writing in the present tense. ‘Is’ is used with singular nouns and pronouns. ‘Are’ is used with plural nouns and pronouns. This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes a full lesson’s worth of activities. The notes section also includes teaching tips, ideas and further explanations. The presentation includes: √ Learning objective √ Three s
2nd - 5th
Grammar
How to write a story - Grades 1 & 2 lesson complete with all related activities!
This resource includes everything you need to teach children in grades 1 and 2 how to write stories. The resource is a PowerPoint presentation lesson complete with: √ Learning objective √ Success criteria √ Starter and plenary activities √ Review of relevant prior learning √ Teaching input/ information slides √ Examples of good story writing (character description, setting description, problem descriptions, resolutions etc.) √ Speaking, reading, writing and grammar tasks √ Differentiated consoli
1st - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Literature
Non-fiction writing - Fact Files Lesson for Grade 1 & Grade 2- PPT & activities!
This resource includes everything you need to teach children in grade 1 & grade 2 how to write a non-fiction text in the context of fact files. The resource is a PowerPoint presentation lesson complete with: √ Learning objective √ Success criteria √ Starter and plenary activities √ Review of relevant prior learning √ Teaching input/ information slides √ Examples of a good non-fiction fact file √ Speaking, listening, reading & writing tasks √ Differentiated consolidation tasks (3 levels) √ Suppor
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing
How To Write A Book Review Writing Lesson - Teaching PowerPoint + Activities!
This resource includes everything you need to teach children grades 2 to 5 how to plan and write engaging and well-structured book reviews. The resource is a PowerPoint presentation lesson complete with: √ Learning objective √ Success criteria √ Differentiated starter activity (3 levels) √ Teaching input/ information slides √ Example of a good book review √ Feature checklists for each part of a review √ Whole class/ shared writing activities √ Independent writing tasks √ Speaking, listening,
2nd - 5th
English Language Arts, Reading, Writing
Adjectives, Adverbs & Fronted Adverbials - Uplevel Your Writing English Lesson
This is a full lesson teaching how to identify nouns and verbs in order to describe them using adjectives and adverbs. It also covers how to use different kinds of fronted adverbials to begin your sentences. This PowerPoint presentation lesson is complete with all the activities you need to consolidate these skill and also includes descriptive writing tasks so that learners can apply their learning. Nouns are people, places, things and animals. Adjectives describe nouns. Verbs are actions (thi
2nd - 4th
Creative Writing, Grammar, Vocabulary
Embedded Clauses - Full Grammar Lesson + Activities
Everything you need to teach a complete and outstanding lesson on how to use embedded clauses! Plus, there’s no printing required - all the activities are included in the presentation! A clause is a group of words containing a verb and expressing a complete idea. An embedded clause is a type of clause that comes in the middle of a main clause and which adds extra information. An embedded clause is punctuated with commas either side of it. E.g. The tornado, which the people had been warned about,
2nd - 5th
Grammar, Reading, Writing
Present Simple Tense & Subject-Verb Agreement Rule - Full Lesson + Activities
A full lesson presentation teaching how to follow the subject-verb agreement rule to write in the present simple tense correctly. The present simple tense is used to talk about our habits and routines and to make statements about general truths. When we use the present simple tense, we need to make sure our subjects and verbs agree with each other. The subject of a sentence is the one that does the verb. If the subject is singular, we add an ‘s’ to the end of the verb when using the present simp
3rd - 6th
Grammar, Reading, Writing
English Narrative Writing Lesson - Building Suspense - Teaching PowerPoint with
This resource includes everything you need to teach children grades 3 to 6 how to write fantastic narrative stories filled with suspense, drama and excitement. The resource is a PowerPoint presentation lesson complete with: √ Learning objective √ Success criteria √ Starter and plenary activities √ Review of relevant prior learning √ Teaching input/ information slides √ Examples of good character descriptions & feature identification tasks √ Speaking, reading, writing and grammar tasks √ Explan
3rd - 6th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
Skimming/ Skim-reading - A Complete Lesson with Activities
This is a full lesson teaching how to skim-read a text, complete with all the activities you need to consolidate this skill. What is the difference between skimming and scanning? When we skim-read, we read a text quickly to get the main idea (the gist). We want to find key information such as who the text is about, where they are and what is happening. On the other hand, scanning is where we read a text to find specific information such as the answer to a question. We still read quickly, but thi
3rd - 6th
Reading, Reading Strategies
Past Continuous/ Past Progressive Tense - Full Lesson + Activities!
A full lesson presentation (PowerPoint) teaching how to use the past continuous/ past progressive tense. The past continuous tense is made from the past tense form of the verb 'to be' (was or were) + the progressive/ continuous form of the verb (a verb with the -ing suffix). It is used to describe background actions and long actions, usually that happened at the same time as something else. This lesson presentation on the past continuous tense includes: √ Learning objective √ Three success crite
3rd - 6th
Grammar, Reading, Writing
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About the store
Experience
Firefly Learner is a professional online tutoring service which provides tutoring on a one-to-one or small group basis to learners of all ages. We specialise in the following areas:
- Elementary/ primary school tutoring in Maths, English & Science
- English as a second language (including IELTS and TOEFL prep)
- Phonics tutoring (learning to read & write from scratch)
- The Cambridge & British curricula
Miss Kaylee is a fully-qualified teacher from the UK who has worked in international schools around the world and has over ten years experience teaching ESL learners. She is a trained phonics specialist and has taught the American, British and Cambridge curricula.
Teaching style
Growth mindset, mastery approaches, Singapore and Shanghai maths, White Rose maths
My lesson PowerPoints include all the usual elements necessary for an outstanding lesson; starter and plenary activities (AFL and AOL), teaching input slides, mini-plenaries, differentiated consolidation activities (including a range of paired, group, whole-class and independent activities). They also include all answer slides and additional notes in the notes section of each slide for suggestions on how to deliver each activity.
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