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This presentation includes 5 whole lessons relating to Classic Fiction based on the Year 5 National Curriculum scheme of work. Within this unit you will find lessons linked to the Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling which can be sourced using the provided links. Week 2 of 3.
Lesson 1: To create a concept map
Lesson 2: To correctly punctuate subordinate clauses
Lesson 3: To use and punctuate embedded relative clauses
Lesson 4: To adapt a story to change the point of view
Lesson 5: To write a diary entry to show a new point of view
Total Number of Slides: 41
This presentation includes 5 whole lessons relating to Traditional Tales based on the Year 1 National Curriculum scheme of work. Within this unit you will find lessons based on the the tale ‘Anancy and Mr Dry-Bones’. Week 2 of 2.
Lesson 1: To write simple sentences using pronouns
Lesson 2: To act out a traditional tale
Lesson 3: To plan my own story based on a traditional tale
Lesson 4: To write my own story based on a traditional tale
Lesson 5: To create my own artwork based on a familiar tale
Total Number of Slides: 29
This detailed unit will allow pupils to revise the features of recounts as well as covering adverbials, commas and the perfect tense in depth. They will read and explore a range of texts (included in the resources) whilst identifying their features. They will conclude the unit by writing a fictional recount as they compose a sequel to the story ‘Hurricane’.
Required Texts:
‘The Day of Ahmed’s Secret’ by Florence Parry Heide and Judith Heide Gilliland
’Hurricane’ by David Wiesner
Total Number of Slides: 72
Worksheets Included? Yes
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This bundle includes: 15 complete (and editable) lessons plans, all necessary resources and 3 fully interactive PowerPoints to make this unit enjoyable and engaging. These lessons are centered around a variety of different musical instruments (both familiar and new) as children learn to explore, write and identify the features of information texts.
SPAG/GPS covered: coordinating and subordinating conjunctions, main and subordinate clauses , apostrophes to show possession and pronouns.
Lesson 1: To write about a musical instrument
Lesson 2: To prepare an oral presentation using conjunctions
Lesson 3: To read and answer questions about a text
Lesson 4: To explore and identify the features of an information text
Lesson 5: To use a range of conjunctions to form extended sentences
Lesson 6: To sort information into different headings
Lesson 7: To conduct independent research
Lesson 8: To write paragraphs using conjunctions
Lesson 9: To continue writing my information text
Lesson 10: To assess the work of others
Lesson 11: To research an instrument of my choice
Lesson 12: To sort my research into an organised plan
Lesson 13: To write the first draft of my information text
Lesson 14: To check, edit and redraft my information text
Lesson 15: To prepare and present my information text
Total Number of Slides: 80
Lesson Plans Included? Yes
Activities and Resources Included? Yes
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This presentation includes 5 whole lessons relating to Creating Images based on the Year 3 National Curriculum scheme of work. Within this unit children will revise and practise using adjectives, nouns and verbs. They will enjoy working together in small groups to memorise and perform small parts of a poem before performing together as a whole class. To end the week they spend time writing their own chant with a partner whilst applying the same structure and rhythm as ‘The Bug Chant’ by Tony Mitton.
Week 1 of 2.
Lesson 1: To create noun phrases
Lesson 2: To understand abstract nouns
Lesson 3: To write a prose description
Lesson 4: To memorise part of a poem
Lesson 5: To use adjectives and verbs to write my own chant
Total Number of Slides: 33
Success Criteria Included? Yes
Differentiated Activities and Resources? Yes
Resources Included? Yes
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Related Poem - ‘The door’ by Miroslav Holub (included)
This interactive PowerPoint contains the final 5 poetry lessons relating to Image Poems based on the Year 4 National Curriculum scheme of work. To conclude this unit pupils will practise writing descriptive sentences using comparative adjectives before editing their work to include fronted adverbials. They will learn the importance of a fronted adverbial as well as how and why these are used. Your class will become more engaged with poetry as they use their imaginations to visualise a range of different images when they ‘open a door’. They will then use these collaborative ideas to produce their own image poem (either independently or with a partner) before learning, rehearsing and performing their work during the final lesson.
Lesson 1: To write descriptive sentences
Lesson 2: To use fronted adverbials to improve my writing
Lesson 3: To plan a descriptive piece of writing
Lesson 4: To write an image poem
Lesson 5: To learn, prepare and perform my poem
Total Number of Slides: 29
Differentiation and Group Work? Yes
Resources Included? Yes
Lesson plan included? No
Week 2 of 2
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This presentation includes 5 whole lessons relating to Postcards and Letters based on the Year 2 National Curriculum scheme of work. Within this unit you will find lessons relating to the story ‘John Patrick Norman McHennessy - The Boy Who Was Always Late’ by John Burningham (which can be listened to on YouTube using the provided link).
Week 1 of 2.
Lesson 1: To create new ideas based on a story
Lesson 2: To recognise the features of a letter
Lesson 3: To practise writing my full name and address
Lesson 4: To write a postcard
Lesson 5: To write a letter to a given character
Total Number of Slides: 35
Resources Included? Yes
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This presentation includes 5 whole lessons relating to Postcards and Letters based on the Year 2 National Curriculum scheme of work. Within this unit you will find lessons relating to the story ‘Dear Greenpeace’ by Simon James (which can be listened to on YouTube using the provided link). This PowerPoint can be easily adapted to meet the specific needs of an individual class. Week 2 of 2.
Lesson 1: To correctly sequence the events of a story
Lesson 2: To practise spelling words with the /ul/ phoneme
Lesson 3: To plan the continuation of a story
Lesson 4: To write the first draft of my letter
Lesson 5: To create a final copy of my letter for display
Total Number of Slides: 32
Resources included? Yes
Closely following the Hamilton Trust scheme of work, we have produced these presentations to support the learning of Year 6 students. Required texts for this unit are ‘War Horse’ by Michael Morpurgo and ‘War Game’ by Michael Foreman. ‘One Boy’s War’ by Lynn Huggins-Cooper would also benefit this unit. Children will learn to recognise different types of sentences, write character descriptions, write dialogues, perform scenes from the book in addition to researching footballers who enlisted during WW1.
Total Number of Slides: 93
This presentation includes 5 whole lessons relating to Historical Stories based on the Year 6 National Curriculum scheme of work. Within this unit you will find lessons based on the two stories ‘War Horse’ and ‘War Game’.
This presentation is Week 2 of 3 of this unit.
Lesson 1: To create a guide for historical writers
Lesson 2: To write an authentic sounding dialogue between two characters
Lesson 3: To convert a section of War Horse into a playscript
Lesson 4: To complete, revise and perform a scene based on War Horse
Lesson 5: To identify and write relative clauses
Total Number of Slides: 38
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This presentation includes 5 whole lessons relating to Stories by the same Author based on the Year 3 National Curriculum scheme of work. Within this unit you will find lessons linked to the story ‘I’ll take you to Mrs Cole.’ Week 1 of 2.
Lesson 1: To read and discuss ideas about a story
Lesson 2: To use the silent ‘e’ rule to add suffixes
Lesson 3: To identify noun phrases within a sentence
Lesson 4: To use conjunctions to expand simple sentences
Lesson 5: To use powerful verbs
Total Number of Slides: 38
Resources Included? Yes
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This presentation includes 5 whole lessons relating to Stories by the same Author based on the Year 3 National Curriculum scheme of work. Within this unit you will find lessons linked to the story ‘I’ll take you to Mrs Cole.’ Week 2 of 2.
Lesson 1: To use conjunctions to express time, place or cause
Lesson 2: To discuss and plan a story based on one read
Lessons 3 & 4: To write a story based on one read
Lesson 5: To complete and edit my story to remove errors
Total Number of Slides: 39
Resources Included? Yes
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This presentation includes 5 whole lessons relating to Just So Stories based on the Year 5 National Curriculum scheme of work. Within this unit you will find lessons linked to different extracts which can be sourced using the provided links. Week 3 of 3.
Lesson 1: To plan a 'Just So Story’
Lesson 2: To begin writing my first draft
Lesson 3: To complete writing my first draft
Lesson 4: To edit and proofread my own work
Lesson 5: To prepare and perform my own writing
Total Number of Slides: 35
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Pupils will read historical fiction ‘War Horse’ by Michael Morpurgo.
Throughout the reading of this story they will practise writing dialogues, letters and descriptions of characters and settings. They will have the opportunity to convert a section of the story into a an authentic playscript and will have the opportunity to perform their scenes to an audience. To conclude the unit pupils will look at ‘One Boy’s War’ and ‘War Game’ in order to draw comparisons between these three historical stories.
Grammar Focus:
Relative Clauses and adding commas to clarify meaning and avoid ambiguity.
Total Number of Slides: 93
This presentation includes 5 whole lessons relating to Traditional Tales based on the Year 1 National Curriculum scheme of work. Within this unit you will find lessons based on the two stories ‘Dragon Dinosaur’ as well as ‘The House that Jack Built’. This presentation is Week 1 of 2.
Lesson 1: To read and discuss a familiar story
Lesson 2: To form my handwriting correctly
Lesson 3: To discuss my favourite story
Lesson 4: To write a well punctuated sentence
Lesson 5: To identify keywords
Total Number of Slides: 27
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This interactive presentation includes 5 interesting and engaging lessons relating to Songs and Repetitive Poems based on the Year 2 National Curriculum scheme of work. This exciting week of learning involves pupils actively engaging in their learning through performances and song writing. They will focus on the song ‘London’s Burning’ paying particular attention to its repetition, syllables and its use of the present tense. Children will enjoy creating sentences in both the past and present tense after learning how to add the -ing suffix correctly.
Week 2 of 2.
Lesson 1: To rehearse and learn a poem by heart
Lesson 2: To compose a performance with instruments
Lesson 3: To write verbs in the past and present tense
Lesson 4: To compose a verse for a song
Lesson 5: To create a class book of poems
Total Number of Slides: 30
Resources included? Yes
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If necessary, this PowerPoint can be easily adapted to meet the specific needs of your class.
Required Text:
‘Hurricane’ by David Wiesner
This interactive PowerPoint includes the final 5 lessons relating to Recounts based on the Year 6 National Curriculum scheme of work. During this final week, children will enjoy reading the story ‘Hurricane’ by David Wiesner whilst continuing to further develop their knowledge of recounts. Pupils will be reminded how to use commas correctly and will have the opportunity to apply these rules to their own writing. In addition to this, they will develop their cooperation skills by working in small groups to act out the continuation of the story before applying their knowledge and skills to a final fictional recount (to be teacher and self assessed).
This presentation is Week 2 of 2.
Lesson 1: To write a short recount of a story
Lesson 2: To read and identify the features of a recount
Lesson 3: To use role play to continue a story
Lesson 4: To understand and apply my knowledge of commas
Lesson 5: To make edits to a fictional recount
Total Number of Slides: 34
Worksheets Included? Yes
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This resource contains an easy to read list of causal conjunctions which can be used to support and extend pupil’s learning in a range of different lessons.
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Does your class know how to correctly use relative pronouns?
If not, this attractive poster can be displayed anywhere in the classroom for pupils to easily refer to during grammar related activities!
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