A scaffold to support children looking at model texts and unpicking their key elements e.g. purpose, vocab/ phrases, writer techniques e.g. rhetorical questions, short sentences, personification, modal verbs, etc. This helps children build up an understanding of the intended impact of the text and how the writer creates this. From here children understand the ‘steps to success’ or ‘writer’s toolkit’ or whatever you may call it!
Print and laminate, back to back meaning you have a slightly less complex card and a more challenging one. The cards offer sentence stems to support exploratory discussions - whole class and small group/ paired - across the curriculum.
a useful resource to laminate and have in the classroom to support high quality discussions around science investigations. Two levels of mat are included.
sentence stem cards to support book talk/ reading sessions
3 differing levels suitable for KS1, LKS2, UKS2
print, laminate and use over and over again.
Templates for -
Science, Geography, History, RE, PSHCE, Art, DT, Computing, English, Maths.
See example card
Set up your own image/ statement/ calculation/ quote in the centre and create statements to show vrying opinions/ include misconceptions. These promote dicsussion and the unpicking of misconceptions as well as encourage children to strengthen their own understanding through discussion.
Spelling Challenge Cards Level 6-9
Level 6 and Level 7 = Y3/4 statutory words
Level 8 and Level 9 = Y5/6 statutory words
These follow on from the KS1 spelling bundle also in my TES store.
Each challenge card is split into bronze, silver and gold (these aren’t progressive, they just offer milestones) Children take the sheets home and practice the words. When they are confident they can spell them, the parents cut the relevant slip off the bottom and send it in to say they are ready to be tested! Teachers can test all/ a random sample of the words to validate.
Each level has bronze, silver and gold certs. Each time a child gets a cert, we offer 3 raffle tickets (in the bundle) and 2 house points (you can add your own rewards!). We will run a termly raffle to win £20!