Writing a Newspaper Report KS2 (Planning and Resources)
This Lesson pack is designed to help KS2 pupils learn more about how to write a Newspaper Report, such as the features of the text, planning a newspaper report and a wow lesson. The planning pack is suitable for all abilities and will teach children to write a detailed Newspaper Report, fully linked to the national curriculum.
Children will learn that the purpose of a Newspaper is to inform readers of what is happening in the world around them and draw on their own experiences to develop their writing.
In this lesson pack you will find three weeks of lesson planning and resources that support children as they learn to write a newspaper report. Lesson planning suitable for Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 students and fully linked to the national curriculum.
Lessons are child centred with independent, paired and group activities. Use the detailed and flexible planning to adapt to the individual needs of your class.
Planning Pack includes…
Long term planning with links to the KS2 national curriculum,
Engaging daily lesson plans (3 weeks writing project),
Full resourced lessons,
Assessment opportunities and resources,
Daily mini grammar lesson activities,
Planning user guide,
Writing an Adventure Story KS2 (Planning, Lessons and Resources)
This lesson pack is designed to help KS2 pupils to learn how to write an adventure story based on the book ‘Black Dog’ by Levi Pinfold, using Sentence Stacking lessons based on the latest in learning research (using Rosenshines’s Principles).
In this sequence of planning you will find daily lesson plans linked to the national curriculum, daily lesson resources, a WAGOLL story and a guide to using sentence stacking lessons. This planning is designed for the Year 3 and Year 4 curriculum but can be adapted for other year groups.
Lessons are child centred with independent, paired and group activities. Use the detailed and flexible planning to adapt to the individual needs of your class.
Planning Pack includes…
Long term planning with links to the KS2 national curriculum,
Engaging daily lesson plans (3 weeks writing project),
Full resourced lessons,
A checklist of grammatical features,
Assessment opportunities and resources,
Daily mini grammar lesson activities,
Planning user guide,
Conjunction and Complex Sentence Lesson Pack
KS2 English writing lesson to enhance children’s Non-Chronological Reports using complex sentences and conjunctions.
Lesson pack includes…
Lesson Plan,
Three differentiated activities,
Conjunction Starter,
Conjunctions Explanation Presentation,
Has been used and tested in observation lessons.
Lesson designed to support the writing of Non-Chronological Reports. Lesson included in Non-Chronological Report Writing - Planning, Lessons and Resources. KS2 English Planning Pack found here…
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/writing-a-non-chronological-report-ks2-planning-lessons-and-resources-12089854
Using the book 'The Arrival" as inspiration for our writing, this sequence of lessons builds children’s knowledge of using relative clauses, parenthesis and adverbials to write a Non-Chronological Report about an imaginary creature.
Find the features of a dragon WAGOLL,
Design an imaginary creature,
Planning sheet,
Writing using the principles of gradual release of responsibility,
Edit and feedback lesson to re-write and perform writing,
Suitable for UKS2.
Writing a Non-Chronological Report KS2 (Planning, Lessons and Resources)
This lesson pack is designed to help KS2 pupils learn more about how to write a Non-Chronological Report, such as the features of the text, planning a Non-Chronological Report and a wow lesson. The planning pack is suitable for all abilities and will teach children to write a detailed Non-Chronological Report, fully linked to the National Curriculum.
Children will learn that the purpose of a Non-Chronological Report is to inform readers of different facts and information and draws on their own experiences to develop their writing.
In this lesson pack you will find three weeks of lesson planning and resources that support children as they learn to write a Non-Chronological Report. Lesson planning suitable for Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 students and fully linked to the National Curriculum.
Lessons are child centred with independent, paired and group activities. Use the detailed and flexible planning to adapt to the individual needs of your class.
Planning Pack includes…
Long term planning with links to the KS2 national curriculum,
Engaging daily lesson plans (3 weeks writing project),
Full resourced lessons,
Assessment opportunities and resources,
Daily mini grammar lesson activities,
Planning user guide,
Unlock your students’ creativity with this comprehensive writing unit! Perfect for KS2, this resource guides students through planning and writing a disaster narrative based on the book “The Boy in the Tower”. With structured planning sheets, grammar exercises, collaborative editing sessions, and engaging activities like identifying narrative features, this unit is a must-have for developing narrative skills and fiction writing proficiency. It aligns with curriculum goals and includes success criteria, editing checklists, and prompts to enhance both independent and collaborative learning.
Download the skills that lead up to this Big write…
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13143767
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13145553
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13145557
Harry Potter Expanded Noun Phrases - Writing Lesson
KS2 English writing lesson to enhance children’s story writing skills using detailed character description with examples from the Harry Potter books.
Lesson pack includes…
Lesson Plan,
Writing Activities,
Adjectives Starter Activity,
Character Description Lesson Presentation,
Lesson designed to support the writing of fiction stories.
Has been used and tested in observation lessons.
This resource contain the same resources as the Harry Potter Character Description Lesson -
Harry Potter Character Descriptions - Writing Lesson
KS2 English writing lesson to enhance children’s story writing skills using detailed character description with examples from the Harry Potter books.
Lesson pack includes…
Lesson Plan,
Writing Activities,
Adjectives Starter Activity,
Character Description Lesson Presentation,
Lesson designed to support the writing of fiction stories.
Has been used and tested in observation lessons.
All About Me - Writing Non Fiction
Get to know your new class by using this modelled writing approach. Children write a information text over one week and create a report about themselves. Lessons cover a range of simple sentence structure and key text features such as headings and subheadings.
This pack includes…
Detailed lesson plans,
Lessons presentations including prompts and writing models,
Publishing layout to write their completed reports
This is a simple way to assess the gaps in children’s understanding early on in the year.
This planning uses the Initiate, Model and Enable approach which was developed using Rosenshine’s Principles for Learning.
Solve The Mystery - English Wow Lesson
Escape room based writing lesson. A rare diamond has been stolen. Find the clues, question the witnesses and catch the thief before its too late!
Lesson pack includes…
Lesson Plan,
Mystery Writing Record,
Pack of Clues,
Puzzle Starter Activity,
Has been used and tested in observation lessons.
Wow lesson designed to introduce the topic of News Reports. Lesson included in News Report Writing - Planning, Lessons and Resources - KS2 English Planning Pack found here…
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/news-report-writing-planning-lessons-and-resources-ks2-english-planning-pack-12060029
Have you ever been sick or on a course and need lessons to cover the day? It can be difficult to set the day up for a supply teacher. Simply add your timetable and leave these activities for your supply teacher to cover.
Leave your class in the confidence that they will have structured learning that builds on your own teaching without impacting your sequence of lessons.
Lessons include…
English,
Maths,
Reading,
Topic,
SMSC/ PHSE,
BBC Live lessons,
This is an English lesson designed for year six extended piece of writing. It can be used in conjunction with any Romeo and Juliet adaption.
It is designed on the principles of gradual release of responsibility where the teacher takes responsibility at the beginning of the lesson and gradually releases responsibility to pupils through group work and independent writing.
Each page of the presentation include notes on how the lesson could be delivered. This includes a WAGOLL for the lessons writing. Each lesson also includes a success criteria to be stuck in at the top of the page for assessment purposes.
This lesson has been used to prepare for Year 6 writing moderation.
Try a free lesson here: Romeo and Juliet Writing Lesson - Diary
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13049093
This writing topic contains six writing tasks each designed to support children in their independent writing. Each piece is moderation ready!
This is an English lesson designed for year six extended piece of writing. It can be used in conjunction with any Romeo and Juliet adaption.
It is designed on the principles of gradual release of responsibility where the teacher takes responsibility at the beginning of the lesson and gradually releases responsibility to pupils through group work and independent writing.
Each page of the presentation include notes on how the lesson could be delivered. This includes a WAGOLL for the lessons writing. Each lesson also includes a success criteria to be stuck in at the top of the page for assessment purposes.
This lesson has been used to prepare for Year 6 writing moderation.
Try a free lesson here: Romeo and Juliet Writing Lesson - Diary
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13049093
A set of cards that explain the 5 W’s. Useful for writing a Newspaper Report.
Resource included in News Report Writing - Planning, Lessons and Resources - KS2 English Planning Pack found here…
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/news-report-writing-planning-lessons-and-resources-ks2-english-planning-pack-12060029
Features of a News Paper Report Lesson
KS2 English writing lesson to enhance children’s newspaper reports using emotive language.
Lesson pack includes…
Lesson Plan,
News Report example,
Colour coded features checklist,
Lesson designed to support the writing of newspaper reports. Lesson included in News Report Writing - Planning, Lessons and Resources. KS2 English Planning Pack found here…
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/news-report-writing-planning-lessons-and-resources-ks2-english-planning-pack-12060029
12 Weeks of English Lessons - Fully planned, resourced and linked to the national curriculum.
In this sequence of planning you will find daily lesson plans linked to the national curriculum, daily lesson resources, a WAGOLL story and a guide to using sentence stacking lessons.
Lessons are child focused with independent, paired and group activities. Use the detailed and flexible planning to adapt to the individual needs of your class.
Planning Pack includes …
Long term planning with links to the KS2 national curriculum,
Engaging daily lesson plans,
Full resourced lessons,
A checklist of grammatical features,
Assessment opportunities and resources,
Daily mini grammar lesson activities,
Planning user guide,
Amazing Story Openers - Writing Lesson
HARRY POTTER
ALEX RIDER
NARNIA THE LION THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
PERCY JACKSON
KS2 English writing lesson to enhance children’s story writing skills using amazing story openers that hook the reader.
Lesson pack includes…
Lesson Plan,
Differentiated Writing Activities,
Starter Activity,
Story Openers Lesson Presentation,
Lesson designed to support the writing of fiction stories.
Has been used and tested in observation lessons.