This is a complete lesson with PowerPoint and resources needed to teach reading from non-fiction books under the theme of stories with historical settings

A complete MTP with suggested books, websites and stimuli. Also included are the Sheffield stats objectives covered for reading, writing, spag and speaking and listening for a complete journey

A complete lesson on Stories with historical settings looking at answering questions in character

A complete lesson teaching Stories with historical settings looking at performing using intonation and body language

A complete lesson teaching reading response to stories with historical settings looking at asking questions

A lesson around writing in character as Mr Willy Wonka writing the message that goes on the golden ticket

A lesson on writing a superhero poem based on well known superheroes including Spiderman as the example given

A lesson writing a Non-chronological Report on the Oompa Loompas. Using the information we are given in the book Charlie and the Chocolate factory to create a report being as creative as we they can in a non-fiction format

The second part of the lesson on writing a Non-chronological report on the Oompa Loompas to go with the planning lesson which can be downloaded as a separate lesson

An activity where children can either self or peer assess their own work or it can be used to analyse recounts at the start of the unit of work

A collection of Year 6 comprehension texts for questions and analyse

An activity where children are times reading a text and completing a short task

Simple strategies for decoding when children are reading. The poster can be displayed in the classroom or minimised and laminated for individual children during independent/guided reading. The colourful poster has sounds and images to make decoding words simple.

Simple text with a variety of questions ranging from skim and scan to inference. Text can be copied onto word so that it can be shared with the class

A writing task sheet and planning sheet for a writing assessment based on the story Cuda of the Celts, which can be bought online. An excellent book which shows aspects of Celtic history which we studied for historical settings. This resource can be adapted to other historical texts where two characters from different backgrounds meet.

A simple self/teacher assessment of success criteria for text interrogation. Can be edited to suit different abilities within different year groups

A simple self/teacher assessment of success criteria for using time and cause conjunctions. Can be edited to suit different abilities within different year groups

A simple self/teacher assessment of success criteria for retrieving and recording in reading. Can be edited to suit different abilities within different year groups

Balanced argument information and activity for writing a balanced argument/writing assessment