Writing planning sheet which helps to break down the features of narrative writing in Upper Key Stage 2 (Years 5 and 6). This is broken down into blank templates with skills the children can populate with their own ideas to more structured planning with good examples to help children with their grammar and application of the skills.

This resource supports children with writing up a science investigation. They often need support with what the structure is, how to start each paragraph and what a good write up should contain and this supports each step. It is aimed at children in KS2 but could be adapted for specific parts of upper or lower KS2.

This resource is for Year 5 or Year 6 classes. It contains different spelling rules and statutory spellings required to be spelt accurately across Year 5 and 6. With each weekly spellings there are 10 spellings and a dictation which includes 5 of the 10 words. There are spellings for each half term, for a full academic year (with the mindset that no spellings may be set over some holidays). The presentation version is helpful as students can see their own errors after writing and it can be useful for them to use to mark their own work.

Perfect for any teacher who is getting their pupils to write a report on the life of King Charles III. An A4 page of facts about King Charles III provides a fairly detailed snapshot of his family members, his time in the RAF and Royal Navy, charitable achievements, his love of gardening and some random facts too. There is a basic and an advanced planning structure sheet for children to use to support writing a non-chronological (biographical) report about the King of England’s life. There is also a skills based writing mat which can be used to encourage children to look for them to include the Upper Key Stage 2 writing skill objectives. 1 x fact sheet 1 x basic structured sheet 1 x advanced structured sheet 1 x writing mat with skill examples 1 x blank writing skills mat for children to record own examples within their plans.

Teach your pupils to use relative clauses (with pronouns) to meet the year 5 and 6 expected standards for writing in English. This resource is for teaching the skill practically and uses the book, The Escape Room by Christopher Edge as a basis for the sentences. You have a starting sentence and then the children cut the paper and insert their own relative clause where they think it should go. There are different versions to help with scaffolding the task for different ability children -with some sentences with the relative pronoun clause starters already inserted and example help sheets given too.

Teach your pupils to use relative clauses (with pronouns) to meet the year 5 and 6 expected standards for writing in English. This resource is for teaching the skill practically and uses the popular legendary tale, Beowulf as a basis for the sentences. You have a starting sentence and then the children cut the paper and insert their own relative clause where they think it should go. There are different versions to help with scaffolding the task for different ability children -with some sentences with the relative pronoun clause starters already inserted and example help sheets given too. Additionally, there is a challenge sheet which is for children to write their own relative clauses by editing existing sentences and the task to identify where the relative clauses are in the sentence.

This resource has been inspired by Alfred Noyes’ poem, The Highwayman. It provides 6 diary entries which provide different viewpoints from 3 of the main characters in the poem. There are mistakes in each of the diary entries so pupils need to work out the errors and then correct them as part of an editing task. Additionally, 2 self and peer checklists are provided to support children with what they need to find and edit. Answers are provided to help inform pupils why the mistakes need correcting too.

This resource provides diary entry examples suitable for KS2. There are 6 texts and each one has a different topic, speaker and style of writing. The examples are written so they engage pupils with the topic while allowing them to explore the features, which you’d expect to find in a diary entry.

This pirate pack contains many high-quality images of various fictitious pirates (male and female). It also has various setting images - this includes ships, islands and various ports. There are various writing structure sheets to support character and setting descriptions. This means the students have given adjectives, which are geared to different characteristics and settings. There are expanded noun phrases, figurative language examples and information (fact) sheets related to pirates.

Perfect for any teacher who is trying to inspire their pupils to write a non-chronological report on the life of a significant person. Michael Owen has been a role model for thousands and achieved at the highest level of professional football. His life is an interesting tapestry of interesting facts and he continues to succeed in many different activities and ventures. Two A4 pages of facts about Michael Owen provide a fairly detailed snapshot of his family members, his sporting achievements, interests and some random facts too. There is a basic and an advanced planning structure sheet for children to use to support writing a non-chronological (biographical) report about one of the world’s most prolific strikers. There is also a skills-based writing mat which can be used to encourage children to include Upper Key Stage 2 writing skill objectives. 2 x fact sheets 1 x basic structured sheet 1 x advanced structured sheet - (Scaffold) 1 x writing mat with skill examples - (Scaffold) 1 x blank writing skills mat for children to record their own examples within their plans.

This is a great worksheet for those KS2 teachers looking to put children’s understanding of adding ‘-ed clauses’ into their writing. It is a great writing tool and one that children can struggle with ideas for in Upper Key Stage 2 so this scaffolds their knowledge to get progressively harder. The word bank at the bottom is useful for the lesson and as a future reminder the children can turn back to for models and ideas.

Reading Log Checklists for Years 1 to 6 are an excellent, time-efficient method of keeping a log of all of your student’s achievements and next steps with their reading ability. You can quickly know what to work on them with as they read to you and target their reading with the gaps you can see over a prolonged period of time. Included is a Year 1 specific checklist, a Year 2 specific checklist, a combined Year 3/4 checklist and a combined Year 5/6 checklist, which all include how to gain a GDS mark by the end of the academic year. All of the objectives are guided by the National Curriculum 2014 (England) and some additional ones have been added as a way to meet ever demanding curriculum aims. An additional notes page can also allow you to record details from certain interactions. The pages are formatted so you can print each page double-sided and hole-punch the sheets.

This resource is an example of a narrative story for Year 5 (possibly 6) which centres around the story, Beowulf. It begins with Beowulf leaving Heorot to take on Grendel’s mother - the Sea-Hag. He travels across the landscape and then there is a battle scene. The writing pulls on a wide range of writing features expected at the end of KS2 and could be used as a handout or as a teaching point to display on the board. If you wish to take sentences from the text and get children to finish or reinvent them, this could be additional SPAG starters too. Look out for additional Beowulf-related sheets on my site to aid with delivering this writing topic.

This resource is for those looking to use a structured sheet to get their class to describe different parts of characters (in Beowulf) or the settings. Perfect for Upper Key Stage 2 and beyond. The character sheet provides artistic character interpretations and then a sheet which encourages students to focus on how they would describe the different parts of a character - showing that each character has a different style. The setting sheet provides 3 settings and focuses on the 5 senses to describe each location. Look out for additional Beowulf-related sheets on my site to aid with delivering this writing topic.

3 scaffolded story mountains for the legend of Beowulf. These focus on the story retold by Michael Morpurgo and summarise the first two parts (Grendel and the Sea-Hag). There is a blank story mountain, a prefilled story mountain and a partly scaffolded story mountain (this allows children to plan their own conclusion to the story. Look out for additional resources on my site which will support you if you choose to do this.

The legend of Beowulf is set in a landscape very different to what most students know now so it can be hard for children to write about. This resource **provides students with artistic interpretations of Beowulf in Heorot, the soldiers marching across the moors and the Sea-Hag’s cave. **The settings come with a list of nouns related to the image which suggest what could be described. There are also relatable adjectives, expanded noun phrases, similes and metaphors. Suitable for** Upper Key Stage 2 **and beyond. *Look out for more Beowulf related activities to support you with writing for this topic. *

Poetry can be hard enough when you need to rhyme, but making it specific to one topic can be even harder. This resource helps by providing a range of words that can be used as rhyming couplets, specific to the environment. This one-page handout will provide you with 60+ words to take inspiration from.

This resource is for those looking to provide a scaffolded word or sentence sheet to students to write their own setting description about an underground chamber or ancient room. Included is - adventurous vocabulary for children working at a lower KS2 level and another sheet for those working in Years 5 or 6, similes and metaphors, expanded nouns phrases and example descriptions based on the 5 senses.