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I am an ex-primary head teacher and English, Maths and History specialist. I've mostly worked in KS2, often in Year 6. Although for the last two years, I've been working in Year 1, which has been delightful! All the resources have been used successfully with children in a range of schools all over the country. I am constantly reviewing and updating my resources. Please follow me to ensure that you have the most up to date versions of the resources you buy.

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I am an ex-primary head teacher and English, Maths and History specialist. I've mostly worked in KS2, often in Year 6. Although for the last two years, I've been working in Year 1, which has been delightful! All the resources have been used successfully with children in a range of schools all over the country. I am constantly reviewing and updating my resources. Please follow me to ensure that you have the most up to date versions of the resources you buy.
Anne Fine - A sudden puff of glittery smoke - three weeks of  guided reading activities
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Anne Fine - A sudden puff of glittery smoke - three weeks of guided reading activities

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A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To understand how we can use clues like blurb, contents and covers to decide what a book is about To understand how an author can update a traditional theme or idea. understand how an author can communicate character’s feelings and opinions
A complete half term's  guided reading bundle for Y5 or Y6
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A complete half term's guided reading bundle for Y5 or Y6

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A collection of 5 differentiated books suitable for a typical Year 5 or Year 6 Class. Sherlock Holmes- Above Expectations (text included) Harry Potter - At Expectations - higher Double Act - At Expectations - middle The Witches - At Y5 expectations Cool! - Working towards expectations.
Anne Fine - Bill's new frock - 4 weeks guided reading
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Anne Fine - Bill's new frock - 4 weeks guided reading

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A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To emphasis with a central character placed in a strange situation. To understand how an author develops her characters through their interaction. To understand how a character reacts to a dilemma. To be able to predict the outcome of a short story.
Ted Hughes - The Iron Man - 3 weeks guided reading
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Ted Hughes - The Iron Man - 3 weeks guided reading

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A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To understand how an introductory chapter often sets the scene, To understand how an author can use characters to show different viewpoints. To reflect on a complete text,
Grammar Hammer 4 - Display package
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Grammar Hammer 4 - Display package

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Resources linked to Assertive Mentoring Grammar Hammer 4 criteria. Display includes: - 33 connectives taught in GH4, -16 pairs of homophones, - 44 fronted adverbials sorted into 5 different types, and - Wordle style word clouds for eight commonly used synonyms.
Grammar Hammer 4 - Response work to Grammar Hammer weekly test - Promethean flipchart
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Grammar Hammer 4 - Response work to Grammar Hammer weekly test - Promethean flipchart

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A resource for all teachers using the Assertive Mentoring Grammar Hammer system A flipchart for use with Promethean whiteboard Simply carry out the first Grammar Hammer test mark it and put this up on Whiteboard. Children can then carry out corrections for any part of the test they got wrong. There are challenge activities for children getting everything correct. NB it is recommended that no child corrects more than 5 questions.
Terry Deary - The Terrible Tudors - four weeks Guided reading
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Terry Deary - The Terrible Tudors - four weeks Guided reading

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A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To make comparisons between similar experiences today and those in the past. To be able to understand the conventions of a non-fiction text. To be able to skim and scan for information in a whole text
Grammar Hammer 4 - Response work to Grammar Hammer weekly test - Smartboard
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Grammar Hammer 4 - Response work to Grammar Hammer weekly test - Smartboard

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A resource for all teachers using the Assertive Mentoring Grammar Hammer system An Interactive Whiteboard file for use with Smart's notebook. Simply carry out the first Grammar Hammer test mark it and put this up on Whiteboard. Children can then carry out corrections for any part of the test they got wrong. There are challenge activities for children getting everything correct. NB it is recommended that no child corrects more than 5 questions.
Jeff Kinney - Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Old School - half term's guided reading
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Jeff Kinney - Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Old School - half term's guided reading

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A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To be able to identify key features of a diary. To be able to understand how the main characters interact. To use inference and deduction to understand a character better To be able to understand how the main characters interact. To be able to identify features of the (comedy) horror genre To be able to describe alternatives to a story’s plot
Roald Dahl - Fantastic Mr Fox - a complete half term's guided reading
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Roald Dahl - Fantastic Mr Fox - a complete half term's guided reading

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A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To use recall and retrieve evidence to describe the main characters in a short novel. To be able to emphasis with the main characters of a story. To be use information within a text to predict what will happen in a story. To use inference and deduction to explain the different characters’ behaviour. To consider whether or not it is ever acceptable to steal To explore how the layout and language of a book contributes to its meaning.
Anne Fine - The Country Pancake - 5 weeks guided reading.
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Anne Fine - The Country Pancake - 5 weeks guided reading.

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A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To understand how we can use clues like blurb, contents and covers to decide what a book is about. To understand how Anne Fine introduces the characters in the story. To understand how words and effects like italics can contribute to a story. To understand how stories can be written from different viewpoints. To understand how a writer uses language and punctuation to help convey a character’s feelings.
Roald Dahl - George's Marvellous Medicine - complete half term's guided reading.
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Roald Dahl - George's Marvellous Medicine - complete half term's guided reading.

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A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. To understand how Roald Dahl creates truly loathsome characters To see how an author builds suspense. To understand how an author can use poetry features to make his book more enjoyable. To empathise with the main characters of a novel. To make predictions based on the text. To understand how an author brings a story to a close.
Roald Dahl - the BFG - a complete half term's guided reading
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Roald Dahl - the BFG - a complete half term's guided reading

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A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. To look at how an author can drop hints about a story at the very beginning of a book. To understand how an author decides how to make up nonsense words. To understand how dialogue can be used to develop characters. To understand how an author develops a particular aspect of a fantasy world. To understand how dialogue can be used to move a plot forward. To reflect on the whole book and the way it ends
Roald Dahl - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - complete half term's (7 weeks) guided reading.
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Roald Dahl - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - complete half term's (7 weeks) guided reading.

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A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To understand how an author develops sympathy for a character. To understand why different fonts can be used when a book is typeset. To understand how a single event can be used to change the narrative of a story. To understand how an author brings a central character to life. To understand how an author teaches his readers. To understand how figurative speech can be used to bring an object to life. To understand how endings can be used to begin new stories.
Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol - six sessions of Guided Reading / Whole class activities
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Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol - six sessions of Guided Reading / Whole class activities

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This set also includes a PDF of A Christmas Carol A series of questions, answers and reading journal activities based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To use cover, contents and preface to make predictions. To read and understand a classic text. To understand how memories can help change a person. To understand how an author can have a character changed by what he experiences first hand. To understand how knowledge of the future can help change a person. To understand the many different ways an author can show a character has changed.
Francesca Simon - Horrid Henry - 4 sessions of Guided Reading / Whole class activities
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Francesca Simon - Horrid Henry - 4 sessions of Guided Reading / Whole class activities

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A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To understand how an author introduces a character To understand how an author chooses names to help develop characters. To make predictions about a story. To be able to make predictions based on knowledge of the stories an author tells.