Settle Stories

World Book Day Event (LKS2)
2024-03-07 13:30 - 14:00 (Europe/London) | North Yorkshire
Join us for World Book Day 2024 where we’ll be joined by author, Lynne. W. Bailey. Lynne is the author of the middle-grade fantasy book series and will be talking all things books, heroes and villains. There is a resource available for after the event where the children will use Lynne’s tips and tricks create their own superhero or villain and use them in their own story.

World Book Day KS1
2024-03-07 09:30 - 10:30
Meet official World Book Day author, Alex Falase-Koya, the author of the popular MARV series. Alex is joining us to bring you a fantastic ‘meet the author’ workshop where he’ll delight your EYFS and KS1 students.

World Book Day (EYFS)
2024-03-07 09:30 - 10:00

National Fairytale Day - Masha & The Bear (LKS2)
2024-02-26 11:00 - 11:45
Fairy tales are an important part of storytelling: in many instances they are the first type of story that we hear as a child. Today is a day to celebrate fairy stories. This resource is a single lesson to accompany the live event.The pack is made up of a lesson plan, PPT and individualised resources – this is the perfect way to pay tribute to the world of fairy tales.
The PPT structures the lesson, and the worksheets complement the live event. This is a fully resourced lesson leaving nothing to be done other than print.

National Fairytale Day - Masha & The Bear (KS1)
2024-02-26 11:00 - 11:45

National Fairytale Day - Masha & The Bear (EYFS)
2024-02-26 11:00 - 11:45
Fairy tales are an important part of storytelling: in many instances they are the first type of story that we hear as a child. Today is a day to celebrate fairy stories. This resource is a single lesson to accompany the live event. The pack is made up of a lesson plan, PPT and individualised resources – this is the perfect way to pay tribute to the world of fairy tales.
The PPT structures the lesson, and the worksheets complement the live event. This is a fully resourced lesson leaving nothing to be done other than print.

Chinese New Year (UKS2)
2024-02-09 13:30 - 14:30
Chinese New Year is a huge celebration. It is an opportunity for educators to allow children to learn about cultural traditions that may differ from their own. This is a single lesson resource available for EYFS, KS1 and KS2 with a lesson plan, PPT and worksheet to accompany the live event that will allow the children to explore Chinese New Year.
The PPT structures the lesson, and the worksheets complement the live event. This is a fully resourced lesson leaving nothing to be done other than print.

Chinese New Year (LKS2)
2024-02-09 13:30 - 14:30

Chinese New Year (KS1)
2024-02-09 09:30 - 10:30

Chinese New Year (EYFS)
2024-02-09 09:30 - 10:30

Holocaust Memorial Day UKS2
2024-01-26 13:30 - 14:30
Holocaust Memorial Day is a time when we seek to learn the lessons of the past. The live event is a story of how the lessons of the past can inform our lives today and ensure that everyone works together to create a safer, better future. This is a single lesson with a lesson plan, PPT and worksheet to accompany a live storytelling event that will allow the children to learn about a significant event in history. The lesson will help develop literacy skills and will enhance their understanding of what a concentration camp may have been like.
This is a fully resourced lesson leaving nothing to be done other than print.

The Great Fire of London (KS1)
2024-01-16 13:30 - 14:30
Live storytelling event for Key Stage 1 at 1.30pm on 16th January 2024.
Captivate your KS1 pupils with a colourful and exciting rendition of the dramatic events of 1666.
The Great Fire of London comes alive as a professional storyteller narrates over a thrilling visual; the topic has never been more fun to learn.
To complement the live storytelling event our KS1 lesson resources are a fantastic starting point for the popular KS1 topic.
The lesson resources work well alongside the story; however, they can be purchased and delivered in any classroom separate from the story event.
The WOW lesson contains a single lesson for KS1 plus access to the live event. All resources for this topic consist of a lesson plan, video(if not joining the live storytelling), PPT and differentiated task worksheets.
This lesson looks at recalling and ordering the key events during the Great Fire of London. The lesson is enquiry based and focuses on the chronology of the event using a timeline to sequence.

Babushka LKS2
2023-12-08 13:30
Christmas is a huge celebration acknowledged by most schools in the UK. This year, we have chosen KS2 to look at the story of Babushka. The resource for each phase is a single lesson with a lesson plan, PPT and worksheet to accompany a live event that will allow the children to learn a little more about the celebrations happening around Christmas time.
The PPT structures the lesson, and the worksheets complement the live event. This is a fully resourced lesson leaving nothing to be done other than print.

Babushka UKS2
2023-12-08 13:30

The Night Before Christmas KS1
2023-12-08 11:30
Christmas is a huge celebration acknowledged by most schools in the UK. This year, we have chosen KS1 to look at the poem ‘The Night Before Christmas’. The resource for each phase is a single lesson with a lesson plan, PPT and worksheet to accompany a live event that will allow the children to learn a little more about the celebrations happening around Christmas time.
The PPT structures the lesson, and the worksheets complement the live event. This is a fully resourced lesson leaving nothing to be done other than print.

Nativity EYFS
2023-12-08 09:30
Christmas is a huge celebration acknowledged by most schools in the UK. This year, we have chosen EYFS to look at the traditional Christian ‘Nativity’ story. The resource for each phase is a single lesson with a lesson plan, PPT and worksheet to accompany a live event that will allow the children to learn a little more about the celebrations happening around Christmas time.

Diwali KS1
2023-11-14 09:30
Diwali is a huge Indian festival, and it is a perfect way to introduce children to different cultures and traditions other than their own. This resource is a single lesson with a lesson plan, PPT and worksheet to accompany a live event that will allow the children to learn and understand this Hindu celebration.
The PPT structures the lesson, and the worksheets complement the live event. This is a fully resourced lesson leaving nothing to be done other than print.

Diwali EYFS
2023-11-14 09:30

Remembrance UKS2
2023-11-10 09:30
This is a single session for KS1 and KS2 based around the meaning of Remembrance Day and why it is such a significant event. There is a resource pack available for KS1, LKS2 and UKS2; it consists of a video (Poppies) which explains what Remembrance Day is and why it is such a significant celebration; a clear, detailed lesson plan; a lesson presentation and a task resource. The objectives are clear and linked to the national curriculum. Children will learn the history of Remembrance Day including the significance of the poppy, WWI and why we hold a two-minute silence.

Remembrance LKS2
2023-11-10 09:30

Remembrance KS1
2023-11-10 09:30

The Gunpowder Plot
2023-11-03 09:30
The Gunpowder Plot is a significant event in British history.
This resource is a single lesson with a lesson plan, PPT and worksheet to accompany a live event that will allow the children to learn about this moment in history and understand why we celebrate it annually on Bonfire Night.
The PPT structures the lesson, and the worksheets compliment the live event. This is a fully resourced lesson leaving nothing to be done other than download and print.

Atinuke (UKS2)
2023-10-18 13:30
Atinuke is the author of ‘Brilliant Black British History’.
This is an informative book which explores complex topics such as slavery, the Black Lives Matters movement, world wars and more.
This UKS2 resource is a single lesson with a lesson plan, PPT and worksheet to accompany a live event with the author Atinuke exploring significant black people who have impacted British history.
The PPT structures the lesson, and the worksheets compliment the live event. This is a fully resourced lesson leaving nothing to be done other than print.

Black History Month (UKS2)
2023-10-12 13:30
Mara Menzies invites KS2 to join her in Kenya where she will enlighten the children with her story about Rosa Parks.
The stories are a visual way to bring the topic alive and hook the children in.
Black History month is represented with unity. In this lesson, the children will show their own interpretation of unity by creating a piece of pop art artwork.
In KS2, the children will focus on mastering their drawing techniques by recreating the unity fist or their own representation symbol.
This lesson is a fun way to hook the children into the topic and create discussions around black history and unity. The lesson comprises of a lesson plan, PPT and task worksheets which are all linked to the national curriculum for art and design.

Black History Month (LKS2)
2023-10-12 13:30

Black History Month (KS1)
2023-10-10 09:30

National Poetry Day (LKS32)
2023-10-05 13:30
There are live events taking place throughout the day for key stages EYFE, KS1 & LKS2 to celebrate National Poetry Day.
EYFS at 9.30am – Join us for ‘If you should meet a crocodile’ and other rhymes at 9.30am.
KS1 at 11am – We’re performing ‘the old woman who swallowed a fly’ and other poems at 11.30am.
LKS2 at 1.30pm – Laugh and giggle with us while we share nonsense poetry and riddles at 1.30pm.

National Poetry Day (KS1)
2023-10-05 11:00

National Poetry Day (EYFS)
2023-10-05 09:30

National Ask a Stupid Question Day w/ Gav Cross (LKS2, UKS2)
2023-09-28 13:30 - 14:30
