Three weeks planning (and many covering resources) for persuasive writing which is based around a letter to the PM persuading them that the practice of ‘Lions bred for hunting’ in Africa should be banned. This was used in Y6, however can be adapted for Y5/7. The class had drama on a Wednesday, so each week covers 4 lessons.

2 weeks of planning and resources for 6 lessons (other lessons were based on working through tests) for developing comprehension skills linked to Newspapers. This was used for Y6, but can be adapted for Y5 or Y7. Articles were taken and copyright to First News Flipcharts use Activinspire ( a free download)

A reading questionnaire that as English Lead have used in my schools to assess the use and coverage of Reading for Pleasure in my school. It comes with an analysis (set to 30 per range, which just needs numbers to be inputted for Pie Charts to change). This was shared as an easy guide with SLT and for future provision to be set.

This is the script for a Y6 Leavers Assembly based on two children travelling through different eras from the past to find out what schooling was like. It has comical value, and even travels into the future, where schools are now on Mars, due to the mistakes of a certain world leader ignoring Global Warming. My class loved this script, and is based on 30 children in my class. However because there are many more roles, each child had 2+ roles - therefore it can be suitable for 1 or 2 form entry. Have fun with this script! We certainly did

This booklet can be used for revision, homework or even interventions. It contains a Reading section (fiction, non-fiction and poetry) which total 50 marks. It then contains a GPS section on some of the trickier topics. Then an Arithmetic test (20 marks), in line with the SATs test. Finally some Reasoning questions relating to the trickier topics. I used this as homework, then went through it as interventions.

This can be used by subject leaders of anyone carrying out a Guided REading Scrutiny. It can obviously be adapted according to school ethos/practices, as it is generic.

This is a support mat for children to use when writing (or as a display poster) which will help the children develop the cohesiveness of their writing. It states down strategies to use, examples of each and then the impact this has on the reader. This is aimed at KS2/3 children

This PowerPoint leads the children through two extracts from classics (Lord of the Flies and Treasure Island) - there are questions linked to the texts (including vocabulary choices, inference, and summarising the text). Prompts then follow to allow children the chance to still work independently, with clues to the mark allocations. There then follows the mark scheme. This process is repeated for both extracts. There are also two ‘Going deeper’ questions. I have used this with my children in class with great success. Due to the complexity of the text, this can be used with older children.

This resource includes the teacher text examples I use in class with my Y6 children for a variety of genres: poetry persuasion (animal testing) discussion (should robots replace teachers) report writing (snake) newspaper (linked to Kensuke’s Kingdom) Diary (linked to ‘Once’) Historical story: setting and characterisation (linked to ‘Once’) Contemporary narrative: setting and characterisation (linked to Skellig)

This is an article on Donald Trump from the Guardian dated 7.1.19. The related questions are 1-3 marks and include the mark scheme. This is suitable for Y6 preparing for SATs or children in Y7-8, as the text is challenging in vocabulary and content.

This resource is a display I have used in my classroom (Y6) to encourage the children to write more formally - like a text rather than spoken language. It includes 4 examples (both fiction and non-fiction) showing the children how spoken language can change to ‘text’ language. This has worked incredibly well developing their writing for the KS2 SATs.

This resource includes 30 of the spellings from the Y5-6 spelling list, with fun prompts to help remember spelling rules/patterns. I have used it as a display with my children and they loved it. It could also be minimised to go in trays for those who need it.

This resource includes questions for the whole of the book ‘Skellig’ - I have used these questions in Guided and Shared Reading, homework and intervention groups. As the chapters are quite short, there are on average 4-6 questions per chapter (obviously some have more). Answers will vary based on the evidence a child provides, therefore this only includes questions.

This assembly script is designed for Y6 leavers - focusing on being locked in ‘primary jail’ for various crimes and needed to perform tasks to escape to secondary school. Each child has committed a crime (e.g. crimes against handwriting/dad dancing etc). one child from each task escapes until they join a group at the end, who perform a dance - therefore when adapting to suit your class, you may need to change the crimes or order of children. It could be adapted to suit any transition year. Our class thoroughly enjoyed this play.

This display is for children studying the novel Once. It includes extracts and questions to engage the children and develop their inference skills at a deeper level.

This resource includes 6 weeks planning for Guided Reading. For each week, it allows for a test per week (one lesson), working through the test (one lesson) and three days of whole class shared reading. This process follows the Mastery approach for whole class, using support for those who need it, with greater depth questions for those moving on. It follows 2 weeks on newspapers (using First News) and 4 weeks using Kensuke's Kingdom. There is a presentation for each day, using Activinspire (this can be downloaded for free by simply searching on Google, if you do not have it). Each presentation begins with an extract and a 'general' question to discuss and answer. Followed by support questions and then greater depth thinking. I have used this with my Y6 and the progress by all has been remarkable.

Included are the Teacher Led questions for Guided Reading using the ORT books. It is based on the teacher reading once a week with each group. Included: Stage 14: Grace the Pirate Stage 14: The Canterville Ghost Stage 15: The Powder Monkey Stage 16: Melleron's Monsters Stage 16: Melleron's Magic Stage 16: Sister Ella Stage 16: Swivel-Head

Included are the Guided Reading Teacher Led questions related to the ORT non-fiction Stage 13-16 books. It is based on the teacher reading once a week with each group and spread over 1-2wks (depending on the book). Included: Stage 13: Hard Work Stage 14: Animals and Us Stage 16: Explosions Stage 16: Our Earth is Unique Stage 16: Pests, plagues and parasites Stage 16: What's Left Behind

Included are the Guided Reading Questions for the Teacher Led session based on the ORT Stage 14-15 Classics (Jungle Book, White Fang, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Black Beauty). It is based on the teacher leading a session once a week with a group, requiring the children to read chapters between at home (therefore the questions do not cover every chapter). Preparation questions are given.

These are the Teacher Led questions for Guided Reading sessions based on the ORT Stage 16 Classics. It is based on the teacher reading once a week with the children and may require children to read following chapters at home (therefore questions do not cover each chapter). Preparation questions can be given to the children the day before the teacher led session. 6 Novels are included (Treasure Island, The Lost World, Sherlock Holmes, Oliver Twist, Frankenstein and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde).