A number of resources that help children work towards creating their own instructions through creating potions in a more engaging manner using Harry Potter as an example. Lessons can include using the books and films to engage children with the ideas from the stories before then looking at writing instructions themselves. Included are: a word mat for a range of potion items that could be used; a word mat for a range of imperative verbs and time connectives and three different examples of instructions for creating potions that can be seen in the Harry Potter books and films. This includes then looking at making changes from the original instructions in the same way that can be seen in The Half Blood Prince through Snape's notes that make changes to the instructions (task for higher ability children).

Four differentiated worksheets that get children to look at different aspects of grammar within a sentence and the way they are made up, using particular colours for particular features. The first sheet gets children to simply identify the subject, predicate and any punctuation within the sentence using three different colours. The second sheet looks at the same three features as well as then moving on to getting children to look for fronted adverbials using a different colour. The third sheet looks at the features above and gets children to identify subordinate clauses within a sentence as well. The fourth sheet then gives children sentences that they need to start with a fronted adverbial before giving children sentences that they must add a subordinate clause to, playing around with the position of clauses afterwards. Attached is also the powerpoint that was used for the lesson as well.

Three reading comprehension activities linked to the chapters three, four and five of The Nothing to See Here Hotel. Each chapter has a comprehension activity that includes 10 questions that work on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately.

Three reading comprehension activities linked to the chapters nine, ten and eleven of The Nothing to See Here Hotel. Each chapter has a comprehension activity that includes 10 questions that work on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately.

Three reading comprehension activities linked to the chapters six, seven and eight of The Nothing to See Here Hotel. Each chapter has a comprehension activity that includes 10 questions that work on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately.

Included in this resource are at least 27 examples of words for words ending in: cious tious cial tial ant ance ancy ent ence ency able ably ible ibly As well as providing a list of different words to assign children for spellings, these lists can be used for many other activities including getting children to use dictionaries to define words, looking at prefixes and suffixes and the way in which the meaning of words change and finding words that they can change this way.

An activity that looks at being able to create a fast food business with children. This activity can be done over a day or over a number of days/ weeks through discrete sessions. In groups they will allocate themselves roles and take responsibility for different aspects of the business. This all ends in children having to show their advert and pitch, with one group being crowned the winner at the end. N.B: Children will need filming equipment for their advert whether it be a camera or iPad. Any fast food advert will do for the advert example. Any example pitch from the Apprentice will work appropriately.

Three reading comprehension activities linked to the chapters eighteen, nineteen and twenty of The Nothing to See Here Hotel. Each chapter has a comprehension activity that includes 10 questions that work on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately.

Three reading comprehension activities linked to the chapters twenty-one, twenty-two and twenty-three of The Nothing to See Here Hotel. Each chapter has a comprehension activity that includes 10 questions that work on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately.

Three reading comprehension activities linked to the chapters twenty-four, twenty-five and twenty-six of The Nothing to See Here Hotel. Each chapter has a comprehension activity that includes 10 questions that work on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately.

Three reading comprehension activities linked to the chapters twelve, thirteen and fourteen of The Nothing to See Here Hotel. Each chapter has a comprehension activity that includes 10 questions that work on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately.

Three reading comprehension activities linked to the chapters fifteen, sixteen and seventeen of The Nothing to See Here Hotel. Each chapter has a comprehension activity that includes 10 questions that work on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately.

A reading comprehension that can be used to introduce information about rivers. Included is the text which is then surrounded by questions around the outside that link to the text. Answers are also included on a separate document.

An information text about the Ancient Maya that then includes a vocabulary activity and a comprehension activity based on the text. Answers are also included for both activities.

Extracts from the first three Harry Potter books with three sets of differentiated questions attached with each extract. These activities will help children work on a range of comprehension skills using a story many are already aware of and engaged with. Questions range from simple retrieval to commenting on why particular language has been used. ***The extracts used are copyright of the author J.K Rowling.

Included are 8 different examples of information texts (non-chronological reports) that can be used with children in English for a wide range of reasons. Texts include: The Vikings Emperor Penguins Lions Velociraptors Crocodiles and Aligators Dolphins Giant Panda Green Anaconda

A fact file about the history of electricity that was written as part of the Year 6 Science curriculum for electricity with two different sets of questions and answers included.

A lesson that focuses on imperative verbs within the context of writing instructions. Included is the lesson presentation as well as two differentiated activities for children to work through (MA further differentiated through adult support).

Five different worksheets that focus on being able to use coordinating conjunctions in different ways. The different activities include: Fill in the gap - filling in the gap with the most appropriate coordinating conjunction Sentence combining - Combining two sentences together using a coordinating conjunction Complete the sentence - Complete each sentence that has an initial clause and coordinating conjunction following it that then needs completing Sentence expansion - Taking different sentences and adding to them using a coordinating conjunction Examples and non-examples - Different sentences that pupils need to look at and decide whether it is an example of coordinating conjunctions being used correctly or not, and if not to explain why not Each sheet also has an attached answer sheet, though this may vary depending on the open activities that can have a variety of answers.

Three differentiated worksheets that focus on non-finite clauses for children in either Year 5 or 6. Activities start with children being able to identify non-finite clauses before moving on to including them and then writing their own sentences that include non-finite clauses.