A scaffold to support children looking at model texts and unpicking their key elements e.g. purpose, vocab/ phrases, writer techniques e.g. rhetorical questions, short sentences, personification, modal verbs, etc. This helps children build up an understanding of the intended impact of the text and how the writer creates this. From here children understand the ‘steps to success’ or ‘writer’s toolkit’ or whatever you may call it!
Print and laminate, back to back meaning you have a slightly less complex card and a more challenging one. The cards offer sentence stems to support exploratory discussions - whole class and small group/ paired - across the curriculum.
Spelling Challenge Cards Level 1-5
Level 1 = phase 3 CEW and HFW
Level 2 = Phase 4 CEW and HFW
Level 3 = Phase 5a
Level 4 = Phase 5b
Level 5 = Phase 5c
Each challenge card is split into bronze, silver and gold (these aren’t progressive, they just offer milestones) Children take the sheets home and practice the words. When they are confident they can spell them, the parents cut the relevant slip off the bottom and send it in to say they are ready to be tested! Teachers can test all/ a random sample of the words to validate.
Each level has bronze, silver and gold certs. Each time a child gets a cert, we offer 3 raffle tickets (in the bundle) and 2 house points (you can add your own rewards!). We will run a termly raffle to win £20!
Templates for -
Science, Geography, History, RE, PSHCE, Art, DT, Computing, English, Maths.
See example card
Set up your own image/ statement/ calculation/ quote in the centre and create statements to show vrying opinions/ include misconceptions. These promote dicsussion and the unpicking of misconceptions as well as encourage children to strengthen their own understanding through discussion.
sentence stem cards to support book talk/ reading sessions
3 differing levels suitable for KS1, LKS2, UKS2
print, laminate and use over and over again.
a useful resource to laminate and have in the classroom to support high quality discussions around science investigations. Two levels of mat are included.
Support mats for Writing to Inform:
Card 1 - instructions
Card 2 - recount
Card 3 - recount without sentence checker
Card 4 - non-chronological report
Card 5 - non-chronological report without sentence checker
All cards come as a PDF and an editable Word document