A significant contribution to society through football and in World War One makes Walter Tull an inspirational person to study as part of Black History Month. This resource provides facts and scaffolded notes/planning sheets to teach others about his achievements and his enduring legacy. Aimed at children in KS2 (Years 3, 4, 5, 6), this resource provides - 2 pages of facts which are broken into sections 1 basic planning format 1 advanced planning format

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.

Perfect for any teacher trying to inspire their pupils to write a non-chronological report on the life of a significant person. Mary Seacole was overlooked in her lifetime, due to her skin colour, but now is one of the most remembered healthcare workers of her time. This is great for Black History Month. Two A4 pages of facts about Mary Seacole provide a fairly detailed snapshot of her family members, her achievements, her legacy and some random facts too. There is a basic and advanced planning structure sheet for children to use to support writing a non-chronological (biographical) report about one of the world’s most prolific black women. 2 x fact sheets 1 x basic structured sheet 1 x advanced structured sheet - (Scaffold)

If you want to encourage children in Year 5 to be more independent by including a wider range of skills in their writing or practise a specific target then these will help. There are 8 sheets, each with writing targets and a given example. Cut these Year 5 National Curriculum writing skills up into strips and place them somewhere in your classroom. Then encourage children to take a particular skill. (By colour-coding them, you may find that telling children to go to the red target is easier.) Children will learn to independently challenge themselves in any subject lesson by choosing these slips as an additional way they have looked to improve their work by including a wider range of skills.

This character description aid will help anyone writing a description about the characters April or Tör from the book, The Last Bear by Hannah Gold. Containing adjectives specific to Tör and April about their personalities and appearance. There are example noun phrases and a short modelled piece of writing for each character to show how writing skills can be brought together.

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.

The 'Sea-Hag’ in the story of Beowulf can be hard to describe in a unique and vibrant character description. Using this word bank and variety of sentence examples (based on a variety of senses and writing skills) inspires students to choose vocabulary carefully and challenge them to use more adventurous vocabulary. This comes with a list of relatable adjectives, an artistic interpretation of the Sea-Hag, examples of expanded noun phrases, metaphors, similes and up to 5 sentences for each of the 5 senses. *Look out for other Beowulf related resources on my site which can aid you in teaching this writing topic. *

Beowulf can be hard to describe uniquely and engagingly but this resource will aid students to do so. Suitable for Upper Key Stage 2 and 3. Using this word bank and a variety of sentence examples (based on a range of senses and writing skills) inspires students to choose vocabulary carefully and challenge them. Having example sentences for them to magpie or use as a structure will give them the confidence to explore. This comes with a list of relatable adjectives, an artistic interpretation of Beowulf, examples of expanded noun phrases, metaphors, similes and up to 5 sentences for each of the 5 senses. *Look out for other resources on my site which will help with any Beowulf themed writing topics. *

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. *

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.

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.

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.

12 Mr Bean-inspired diary entries which are based around some of the events which you may have seen in his television series. The diary entries are from the point of view of Mr Bean and touch on some of the events. This is ideal as a model for children in KS2 and Upper Key Stage 2 (Years 5 & 6) who could use this as a basis and then look to edit and improve the diary entries too. Some of the entries may be based around the same event but it provides an example of how you could write differently about the same event.

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.

Perfect for any teacher who is getting their pupils to write a report on the life of Dame Jane Goodall. An A4 page of facts about Jane Goodall provides a fairly detailed snapshot of her scientific importance, family, personal achievements and some random facts too. There is a basic and advanced planning structure sheet for children to use to support writing a non-chronological (biographical) report about one of the world’s most recognised wildlife expert life. 1 x fact sheet 1 x basic structured sheet 1 x advanced structured sheet - (Scaffold)

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.

Perfect for any teacher who is trying to inspire their pupils to write a non-chronological report on the life of a significant scientist. Sir Isaac Newton has been a highly studied and renowned scientist for hundreds of years. His achievements in the field of science and maths have helped to understand the world around us significantly - the apple to the head is only part of the story. 1 A4 page of facts about Sir Isaac Newton provides a fairly detailed snapshot of life and achievements. 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 celebrated scientists. There is also a skills-based writing mat which can be used to encourage children to include Upper Key Stage 2 writing skill objectives. 1 x fact sheet 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.

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 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.