A template for getting to know a new class, getting a child’s perspective on their strengths and weaknesses, likes and dislikes etc. Can be used as a One Page Profile, an introductory first week back task or as a homework task. Contains a blank version which can be used if completing using ICT and a version with lines if handwritten. Both .doc templates so can be easily edited.

Leaflet template - can be edited to suit topic/need.

A PowerPoint presentation of Christmas pictures and a self and peer assessment sheet to support descriptive writing.

A PowerPoint with accompanying good & bad examples of ghost story introductions, focusing on development of description and speech punctuation skills.

Pictures of different streets during the Victorian times. Different images of a Victorian street with accompanying writing sheet. Includes Word and pdf formats. Used in a year 1 class, but can easily be used across Primary age phase.

A writing template, including images, for children to write a diary as a Victorian trapper. Used in year 1 class, but can easily be adapted for older children.

A collection of natural disaster photographs in a PowerPoint presentation. 'Good' and 'bad' example of a description for children to analyse. Fractured narrative guidance sheet & example fractured narrative.

Cloze Procedure activities used in a year 1 class for ‘nk’ words. Differentiated worksheets.

A template which can be used to display characters feelings, emotions or actions through the beginning, middle and end of a story or short film clip. Includes a blank version, smiley face LA version and 2 versions with a differing number of lines, for children to add in their own vocabulary related to emotions.

An Iron Man description example to be improved. Also includes a ‘good’ and ‘bad’ example of a letter. Differentiated capital letter activity where children need to add or correct capital letter errors. Used with a year 4 class.

Collection of photographs/paintings of a Victorian street, displayed on worksheets to support development of interesting adjectives etc. Photographs/paintings also displayed on PowerPoint for display on whiteboards. Used with a year 1 class but can easily be adapted for use across primary age phase.

A task for book by Philip Pullman ‘Clockwork’. Children to write their own blurb and preface for the book.

Differentiated activity where children compare rich and poor Victorian children, including a typical school day for rich Victorian children. Activity then asks children to compare a Victorian school day with their own school day.

Children to label and write about the features of the different layers of a rainforest. Differentiated worksheets, used in a year 1 class.

A lesson plan, PowerPoint and differentiated activities to support the teaching of clauses and the extension of simple sentences. Includes a detailed PowerPoint to teach clauses which includes a number of activities for children to complete on whiteboards throughout the session. Varied tasks differentiated by ability to apply the skills taught.

Questioning PowerPoint with activities to develop and improve questioning, including inference skills. Supporting worksheets for children to apply skills, following the 5 Ws for questioning - who, what, when, where and why. Inference grid can be used for any images, when displayed on white board. All ‘Task’ documents include a different image (however these are not showing on the previews). Easily edited to suit images related to topics.

Describing tropical fish activity. Includes a starter activity where children work as a group to develop interesting adjectives. Differentiated worksheets for independent writing activity and accompanying photographs of tropical fish.

Postcard writing templates & lesson intro based on a pirate scenario.

A lesson based on the Swansea Tidal Lagoon. Session explores the pros and cons of building a tidal lagoon in Swansea, South Wales. Use news reports to support the task. Various resources to support group discussion, culminating in a whole class discussion where children need to decide upon whether they think the tidal lagoon is a good idea or not.

A display to encourage children to use interesting sentence starters when writing. ISPACED - I (ing ending words), S (simile), P (preposition), A (adverb), C (connective), E (ed ending words), D (dialogue). Includes ISPACED title, headings for each of the letters and an example sentence for each technique.