This is a fun modal verb track game designed to encourage children’s oracy skills Suitable for KS1, EAL and SEND children Players race round the track and when they land on a picture they have to choose the correct modal verb that matches the picture. eg I can cut out a picture. I might learn how to skateboard. This can help with speaking and listening skills- and be extended by making more complicated sentences. eg In the future, I might learn how to play the keyboard. Perfect for introducing modal verbs!

PSHE/RE Find someone who task… A great way to get your class to discover all the kind things that they and their peers have done during PSHE/ themed anti-bullying days or during RE. Each child has an easy to access sheet suitable for all. Walk around the class asking others if they have done any of the kind acts on the sheet- if they have, write their name or initial letter. Alternatively, each child has a different colour or own little symbol to record on their peers sheet. Afterwards, discussion around how kind the class is. Does it look different at the start of the year compared to the end?

This is a visual track game designed for SEND children but suitable for all! After learning about space, children can race each other around the board, asking and answering questions about what they have learnt. It might be that they have learned about a couple of astronauts or that they have learnt about the planets. Children can pre-plan a couple of questions using the question openers so that they are ready to play. A fun way to see what they know and a good opportunity for children to generate their own questions based on their learning.

Exciting and sequential planning for figurative writing sequence - SMARTboard covering 10 sessions aimed at year 4 or 5. Full SMARTboard focusing on sequential figurative language writing skills -including personification and similes Fun way to introduce personification where children draw the personification Engaging SPAG starters linked to the learning content Lots of opportunities to explore good examples of figurative language Text mapping a good model text with tier 2 and 3 vocabulary examples in spelling strategies to embed new vocabulary worksheets included for children to record their own examples of figurative language using a picture opportunities for children to add to the expanded success criteria throughout the sessions How to draft, edit and make focused improvements- a clear step by step guide This will get your children writing in an engaging and thoughtful way. My year 4’s produced some really good independent writing from this.