An English Lead who has been teaching for over 10 years, sharing high quality, time saving resources so you can focus on your pupils and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
You will find bright and engaging resources that are designed to be picked up and easily taught by anyone.
Each resource is focused on progress, inspired by the Outstanding Teachers Course.
An English Lead who has been teaching for over 10 years, sharing high quality, time saving resources so you can focus on your pupils and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
You will find bright and engaging resources that are designed to be picked up and easily taught by anyone.
Each resource is focused on progress, inspired by the Outstanding Teachers Course.
A useful list of questions for guided reading, reading discussions 1:1 and reading assessments in Year 3. Over 80 question templates under 14 categories which match the expectations of the National Curriculum and build confidence in reading.
Available in 3 formats to save you time and enhance your pupil’s reading:
A4 black and white questions sheet.
A4 colour coded questions sheet.
Colourful leaflet for discussing reading at home.
Can be used in guided reading, reading 1:1, writing comprehensions, at home to support parents and for assessment purposes.
Useful for teachers, TAs and parent helpers.
All reviews welcome.
Check out my other popular AFL resources:
Year 3 Writing Targets
Year 3 SMART Target Bank
Year 3 Reading Corner Display
A bundle for whole school English leaders.
Use these resources to write Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time bound writing targets in years 2-6.
Useful for teachers when writing targets so you can narrow down the statements from the National Curriculum into small steps which the children can understand.
Broken down into targets for punctuation, handwriting, grammar and composition.
You could print out one for each child and use as an assessment tool.
Or just use when marking to save time so you can quickly choose a high quality target personalised for each child.
All reviews welcome.
Year 6 writing objectives on one handy sheet. Separated into transcription, composition and grammar.
Useful for remembering what to cover, assessing work and for planning for progress.
You could have one sheet for each child or use as a resource on its own.
All reviews welcome.
You might also be interested in these resources for teaching English with the New Curriculum:
Year 6 Writing Assessment Guidance
Year 6 SMART Writing Targets
Year 6 Reading Assessment Questions
You can find all of this and more at my shop:Teachallenjoy
Raise awareness and understanding of mental health issues with this amazing bundle of 10 circle time sessions, 14 posters, 10 word searches and a 32 slide KS2 assembly.
Be prepared and organised for this important time.
Designed for Mental Health Awareness Weeks in primary schools.
Develop your pupil’s emotional wellbeing, language for discussing their emotions and provide them with coping strategies.
3 children in an average classroom are facing mental health problems and 75% of mental health issues arise before the age of 18. So we need to do all that we can to provide children with the tools to cope with these challenges and an understanding to support those around them as they grow.
A large bundle of resources for KS2.
A target sheet for a year 3 child, includes all of the objectives for this year group in child speak. Children can track their targets in the table and teachers can tick in the columns when these are evidenced and then achieved. The rocket sheet is an extra fun way for children to remember which target they are working on.
Learning Objectives for year 3 in easy to understand short phrases.
Can be stuck in the front of English books so children can refer to this in lessons or kept in a teacher’s file.
Teacher can choose how much evidence needs to be collected before the children achieve the target.
You can show recognition of the target achieved in their work with a sticker/star/symbol.
Encourages responsibility for learning and ensures the children know their targets.
All reviews welcome.
Check out my other resources for teaching and assessing primary English:
Year 3 Writing Assessment Guidance
Year 3 Reading Assessment Questions
Year 4 Writing Assessment Guidance
Year 4 Reading Assessment Questions
Whole School SMART Target Packs
A complete assembly on Martin Luther King Junior Day, including a 23 slide PowerPoint leading you through his life story and achievements. Bright, colourful and engaging, ideal for KS2, easily adaptable for KS1 and kS3.
Includes:
What is this day?
Who was Martin Luther King?
Family
Inequality
School Life
Later Life
Career
Civil Rights Movement
‘I have a dream’ speech
Changes
Achievements
Assassination
Video links
How is this day celebrated in America?
Time given at the end of the assembly for reflection, children can think of their own dreams for the future.
All reviews welcome.
Check out my other popular assemblies on important days:
World Kindness Day
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
National Speech and Debate Day
A useful document for assessing children’s writing in Year 5, guidance for you to have a better understanding of assessing with the New Curriculum.
Make your assessments quick, clear and useful so that your planning hits the spot.
Ensure progress for every child as you confidently identify their next steps and find any small essential gaps to fill.
See all of the writing statements in an easy to understand grid, sorted into three simple steps:
- Beginning/Entering
- Within/ Developing
- Secure
You can use these for one child or for the whole class to track and enhance their progress throughout the year.
All reviews welcome.
Check out my other popular resources for teaching English with the New Curriculum:
Year 5 Writing Assessment Sheets
Year 5 SMART Writing Targets
Year 5 Reading Assessment Questions
You can find all of this and more at my shop:Teachallenjoy
A bright and clear seating plan useful for teachers and your students. Five effective seating plans for different classrooms, lessons, children and times of year. Includes colour coded tables for differentiation. Professional plans to put up on your wall and save you time.
Two sets of colour coding:
1. Colour coded for ability
2. Colour coded for groups
Labelled for subjects. Lots of spare tables and chairs so can edit each plan.
Start the term with a focused, organised and refreshed classroom.
All reviews welcome.
You can find many more reliable and useful KS2 resources, lessons and plans at my shop: Teachallenjoy
You might also be interested in these inexpensive and free resources:
* Noisemeter
* Behaviour Management CPD Pack
* Observed Lesson Plan Template
An engaging assembly about public speaking and debating. 18 Interactive slides lead you through 6 key areas in this topic. Includes aspirational role models, ideas and stories. This animated presentation will explain, inspire and motivate children to try out this essential life skill.
Areas covered
How to debate
The purposes of public speaking
Famous speeches
Famous speakers
Famous debaters
Famous debates.
Highlights of this colourful resource:
Each section contains an equal balance of role models, including gender, race and era.
Top quality open questions are provided throughout to encourage higher level thinking and discussion.
It includes a model showing the essential cycle needed for debating.
A copy of a speaking and listening success criteria for speaking and debating.
A video link to a famous debate.
Ideas for celebrating debating.
You can find many more reliable and useful KS2 resources at my shop: Teachallenjoy Shop
You might also be interested in:
Whole School Speaking and Listening Success Criteria
Discussion Text Week of English Planning and Resources Imitate
Discussion Text Week of English Planning and Resources Invent
All the year 1 objectives on one handy sheet. Separated into transcription, composition and grammar.
Useful for remembering what to cover, assessing work and for planning for progress.
You could have one sheet for each child or use as a resource on its own.
All reviews welcome.
You might also be interested in these resources for teaching English with the New Curriculum:
Writing Target Sheet Year 1 and 2 Pupils
Year 1 Assessment Guidance
Year 1 Reading Assessment Questions
You can find all of this and more at my shop: Teachallenjoy
A useful document for assessing children’s writing in Year 2, guidance for you to have a better understanding of assessing with the New Curriculum.
Make your assessments quick, clear and useful so that your planning hits the spot.
Ensure progress for every child as you confidently identify their next steps and find any small essential gaps to fill.
See all of the writing statements in an easy to understand grid, sorted into three simple steps:
- Beginning/Entering
- Within/ Developing
- Secure
You can use these for one child or for the whole class to track and enhance their progress throughout the year.
All reviews welcome.
Check out my other popular resources for teaching English:
Year 2 Writing Assessment Sheets
Year 2 SMART Writing Targets
Year 2 Reading Assessment Questions
A useful document for assessing children’s writing in Year 6, guidance for you to have a better understanding of assessing with the New Curriculum.
Make your assessments quick, clear and useful so that your planning hits the spot.
Ensure progress for every child as you confidently identify their next steps and find any small essential gaps to fill.
See all of the writing statements in an easy to understand grid, sorted into three simple steps:
- Beginning/Entering
- Within/ Developing
- Secure
You can use these for one child or for the whole class to track and enhance their progress throughout the year.
All reviews welcome.
Check out my other popular resources for teaching English:
Year 6 Writing Assessment Sheets
Year 6 SMART Writing Targets
Year 6 Reading Assessment Questions
You can find all of this and more at my shop:Teachallenjoy
Celebrate this week in your school and heighten your pupil’s awareness of mental health. Use these 14 colourful and thought provoking posters to promote discussion and awareness. Use as a circle time focus or as a calming plenary.
Designed for Mental Health Awareness Weeks in primary schools.
Enhance your pupil’s understanding of their emotions and how to deal with them. Engage your pupil’s in this important and relevant dialogue. Enable your students to have a positive mental health.
Posters cover these main topics:
Trying new activities
Balanced diet of life
When to ask for help
Sharing worries
Understanding feelings
Coping strategies
E-safety guidance
Explaining your feelings
Knowing your feelings
Goals
Support options available
Why not use my Emotion Cards to further develop your pupils EQ. Or check out my circle time activities for years 3 and 4.
Or download a complete lesson on Dreams and Aspirations here.
You can find more high quality KS2 resources at my shop.
All the year 2 objectives on one handy double sided sheet. Separated into transcription, composition and grammar.
Useful for remembering what to cover, assessing work and for planning for progress.
You could have one sheet for each child or use as a resource on its own.
All reviews welcome.
You might also be interested in these resources for teaching English with the New Curriculum:
Year 2 Writing Assessment Guidance
Year 2 SMART Writing Targets
Year 2 Reading Assessment Questions
You can find this and more at my shop:Teachallenjoy
A useful document for assessing children’s writing in Year 1, guidance for you to have a better understanding of assessing with the New Curriculum.
Make your assessments quick, clear and useful so that your planning hits the spot.
Ensure progress for every child as you confidently identify their next steps and find any small essential gaps to fill.
See all of the writing statements in an easy to understand grid, sorted into three simple steps:
- Beginning/Entering
- Within/ Developing
- Secure
You can use these for one child or for the whole class to track and enhance their progress throughout the year.
All reviews welcome.
Check out my other popular resources for teaching English with the New Curriculum:
Writing Target Sheet Year 1 and 2 Pupils
Year 1 Writing Assessment Sheet
Year 1 Reading Assessment Questions
A useful document for assessing children’s writing in Year 4, guidance for you to have a better understanding of assessing with the New Curriculum.
Make your assessments quick, clear and useful so that your planning hits the spot.
Ensure progress for every child as you confidently identify their next steps and find any small essential gaps to fill.
See all of the writing statements in an easy to understand grid, sorted into three simple steps:
- Beginning/Entering
- Within/ Developing
- Secure
You can use these for one child or for the whole class to track and enhance their progress throughout the year.
All reviews welcome.
Check out my other popular resources for teaching English with the New Curriculum:
Year 4 Writing Assessment Sheets
Tear 4 SMART Writing Targets
Year 4 Reading Assessment Questions
You can find all of this and more at my shop: Teachallenjoy
A useful document for assessing children’s writing in Year 3, guidance for you to have a better understanding of assessing with the New Curriculum.
Make your assessments quick, clear and useful so that your planning hits the spot.
Ensure progress for every child as you confidently identify their next steps and find any small essential gaps to fill.
See all of the writing statements in an easy to understand grid, sorted into three simple steps:
- Beginning/Entering
- Within/ Developing
- Secure
You can use these for one child or for the whole class to track and enhance their progress throughout the year.
All reviews welcome.
Check out my other popular resources for teaching English:
Year 3 Writing Assessment Sheets
Year 3 SMART Writing Targets
Year 3 Reading Assessment Questions
A useful list of questions for guided reading, reading discussions 1:1 and reading assessments in Year 5. 60 question templates under 12 categories which match the expectations of the National Curriculum and build confidence in reading.
Available in 3 formats to save you time and enhance your pupil’s reading:
A4 black and white questions sheet.
A4 colour coded questions sheet.
Colourful leaflet for discussing reading at home.
Can be used in guided reading, reading 1:1, writing comprehensions, at home to support parents and for assessment purposes.
Useful for teachers, TAs and parent helpers.
All reviews welcome.
Check out my other popular assessment resources:
Year 5 SMART Targets
Year 5 Writing Assessment Guidance
Year 5 Reading Corner Display
A complete Year 1 grammar pack including an A4 grammar glossary, grammar memory cards, grammar flash cards and an engaging PowerPoint which introduces these technical terms and gives children the opportunity to practice finding each one.
A colourful and useful resource designed to increase your pupil’s progress when learning English with the New Curriculum. Enhance the confidence of every child, parent, TA and Teacher with these clear and up-to-date glossaries.
All the technical vocabulary used in the new curriculum explained for children from year 1. Every word class and sentence type explained with clear helpful examples.
Useful to have as a large display or as a laminated mat for the tables. Very useful stuck in English or SPAG books to encourage independence, revision and confidence during lessons.
Can also be stuck in homework books to support children with explaining these new technical terms to parents and carers at home.
All reviews welcome.
Check out these other popular resources:
Whole School SMART Targets
Whole School Writing Assessment Sheets
Whole School Guided Reading Questions
Useful KS1 target sheets.
Can be used with the children stuck in their English books or kept in a teacher’s file.
Teacher can choose how much evidence needs to be collected before the children achieve the target.
Can show recognition of target achieved in work with a sticker/star/symbol.
Encourages responsibility for learning and ensures the children know their targets.
All reviews welcome.
You might also be interested in these resources for teaching English with the New Curriculum:
Year 1 Writing Assessment Guidance
Year 1 Reading Assessment Questions
Year 2 Writing Assessment Guidance
Year 2 Reading Assessment Questions
