A comprehensive set of resources for anyone to be able to teach a block on writing discussion texts. Planned for Year 5 but very easily adaptable to Year 4 or Year 6. Included are: Full lesson plans for 15/16 lessons, with differentiated activities for children. IWB slides for every lesson that go step by step through the lesson. (N.B. In the shared writing sessions, the example paragraphs just need playing around with to a new topic. Whilst I could have done these, it is more powerful to do them with the class at the time) Resource sheets required for lessons. Word banks for children to use. A self-assessment/ teacher assessment marking sheet that helps children assess as they write and can then be used for a simple marking sheet to pick out positives and targets for children.

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 workbook suitable for children in Year 5 and 6. This 22 page booklet looks at a range of aspects, getting children to work through questions related to areas of grammar and in being able to use a dictionary accurately. It is perfect for 5-10 minute bursts during register time or can be used as an extended activity for a lesson if plans have fallen through/ changed, with children able to pick it up as and when.

A quiz that gets children to try and identify 30 different flags from around the world. A fun geography activity for the end of the year or as a general activity to check knowledge of different flags.

A PowerPoint that looks at how Remembrance Day began and why we 'celebrate' it. It also looks at Remembrance Sunday and why we have the poppy as our symbol.

A British History quiz that includes 20 questions about British history, including a range of topics and spanning over 1000 years. Also included is a bonus round worth up to an extra 23 points. This is useful for some end of term fun or as a general quiz to check children's general knowledge of British history and can be done individually or in teams.

Fully planned, differentiated and resourced unit of work looking at information texts. Included are all the slides, planning and resources needed to run each lesson, with 14-15 lessons that focus on key features of information texts and work on different skills before completing their own independent writing. Written for Year 5 but easily adaptable between Year 3 and Year 7. Skills include: researching and planning, reading comprehension, using generalisers, creating a glossary and structuring a text with sub-headings and a topic phrase.

50 page Powerpoint that introduces the continent of North America to children. Within the Powerpoint, the 23 sovereign states of North America are included. Included are the flags for every country, the capital city and currency for each country as well as two to three facts for every country in North America. Useful for introducing North America or countries within North America as well as being able to create a fact file using the slides.

Learn all about 12 famous scientists using these fact files. Learn about their childhood, education and some of their key work in science. Perfect for displays or for reading to gain knowledge. Included are: Albert Einstein Alexander Fleming Charles Darwin Dian Fossey Galileo Isaac Newton Ivan Pavlov Louis Pasteur Nikola Tesla Robert Oppenheimer Sally Ride Stephen Hawking

Teach children all about Evolution and Inheritance with this block of differentiated lesson plans and resources. These six lessons take children on a journey developing their understanding of Evolution and famous scientists work. N.B. These lessons are planned for 1 and a half - 2 hour lessons so if you teach Science for one hour a week then you will get more than six lessons from them. Lesson One - Offspring variation Lesson Two and Three - Climate adaptations Lesson Four - Fossils Lesson Five - Evolution/ adaptations Lesson Six - Famous Scientists Also included is a fun Who Wants to be a Millionaire style assessment.

Perfect for back to school - Use these as a fun activity to get to know the children in your class. Each question gets children thinking and can require them to justify their decision. Questions can include set criteria e.g. cleaning the toilet with your toothbrush and then having to use it. Some are simply silly, fun questions whilst some will offer deep insight into the nature of individuals. Simply print them out, and either laminate them or cut them out and stick them on card. 116 question cards included. Whilst they can be used at the start of the year as a fun way to get to know individuals, they can also be used throughout the year. Have a day a week where one is used, getting children to do a straw poll with hands up and then discussing or getting children to write on a whiteboard and a reason why. They could also record them in a notebook to show their thinking. These can also be taken further by getting children to think of their own, getting them to think about questioning and ensuring that the two topics are related to one another and have a similar level of reward/ punishment with these then becoming discussion points.

Three extracts from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 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.

80 different questions for Chapter One of Billionaire Boy. These can be used for guided reading sessions or to give children as activities. To support guided reading sessions, all questions have the relevant page numbers (paperback) and answers at the end. N.B. You will need to provide the text itself.

Attached is a full set of differentiated planning and resources for six lessons for electricity that cover the curriculum aims for Year 6. Included within this are tips for writing scientifically, looking at what needs to be included as well as a model example of a conclusion and what makes it good. Lesson One - The history of electricity - Reading Comprehension with answers included Lesson Two - Staying safe with electricity Lesson Three - What make good conductors Lesson Four - Circuits and symbols Lessons Five and Six - Conducting an experiment into variations in how components function During the unit of planning children will get to work on different skills including practising their reading comprehension, creating posters and writing scientifically.