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KS2: Guided Reading Activities
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KS2: Guided Reading Activities

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Hello fellow teachers! Here’s a resource for years 3-4 and years 5-6 ( KS2 ) for independent guided reading activities. There’s a selection of activities to choose from and they are in the the following categories: short writing task long writing task text detective task (discrete grammar/punctuation) creative task Enjoy!
How to Train Your Dragon: Week 1 Unit
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How to Train Your Dragon: Week 1 Unit

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Week 1 of my No-Prep, 6-week How To Train Your Dragon English teaching unit. This week’s focus is on author fact files, research skills, prediction and comprehension. How to Train Your Dragon is an incredible book to study, and this Pre-Read & Chapter 1 unit pack helps to engage children in the text right from the start. With exciting, attractive and innovative worksheets designed to hook children in to the action from the get go, you can expect children to gain skills in text comprehension, independent research and plot prediction! Also, my own Guided Reading Approach “AEE” (answer, explain & evidence) is included in this pack, with a 6 page, child-friendly explanation included! Included in this download: 1 week of planning included in page 3 of the PowerPoint for ease 41-page teaching PowerPoint that breaks down all worksheets & learning Key vocabulary outline for Chapter 1 and the foreword (page 4) Video clips of the author talking about inspiration and planning (2 linked/included) Integrated QR codes for children’s author research purposes (page 7) Lap-book resources Author Research Planning Page worksheet Designing a Writing Room worksheet Questioning the Author worksheet Making Predictions worksheet Plot Recap worksheet Drawing Hiccup worksheet Chapter 1 comprehension, guided reading questions Hiccup clip art (not for commercial use) 3 fonts to edit your resources with PDF & Word Document versions of every resource Looking for the rest of the unit? Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 I hope this resource saves you time and stress Happy teaching! Miss Austin
Victorians Assembly || Dragon's Den Inventions || KS2
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Victorians Assembly || Dragon's Den Inventions || KS2

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A class assembly for Key Stage 2 on the Victorians and their inventions in the style of an episode of Dragon’s Den. This class assembly lasts for 15 minutes and includes 18 roles that range from having a single line up to having 6. In the pack, you will receive the PDF copy and an editable Word Document format. In order to edit this document and maintain the formatting, you must install the two fonts also included in this download. The inventions include the telephone, the flushable toilet, the lightbulb and a flop- the Hotchkiss Bicycle Railroad. The dragons include Deborah Meaden, Peter Jones and Duncan Bannatyne. A funny play that will be loved by children and adults alike! Enjoy. Miss Austin
Victorians Assembly || Schooling & Class System || KS2
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Victorians Assembly || Schooling & Class System || KS2

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A class assembly for Key Stage 2 on Victorian schools, the uniforms, the lesson format and the punishments. This class assembly lasts for 15 minutes and includes 16 roles that range from having a single line up to having ~6. In the pack, you will receive the PDF copy and an editable Word Document format. In order to edit this document and maintain the formatting, you must install the two fonts also included in this download. The props required are also listed, as well as there being a section for you to allocate roles on the front page. A funny play that will be loved by children and adults alike! Looking for a play on Victorian inventions instead? Click here! Enjoy. Miss Austin
How To Train Your Dragon: Week 4 Unit
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How To Train Your Dragon: Week 4 Unit

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Week 4 of my No-Prep, 6-week How To Train Your Dragon English teaching unit. This week’s focus is on 4 different forms of poetry (haiku, acrostic, kenning & shape poems). Chapters 8 - 11 are covered. How to Train Your Dragon is an incredible book to study, and this Chapter 8-11 unit pack helps to engage children in the text right from the start. With exciting, attractive and innovative worksheets designed to hook children in to the action from the get go, you can expect children to gain skills in online research, identifying syllables and poetry writing. Included in this download: 1 week of planning included in page 2 of the PowerPoint for ease 35-page teaching PowerPoint that breaks down all worksheets & learning Key vocabulary break down for Chapter 8, 9, 10 & 11 Video clips suggested to complement planning Integrated QR codes for children’s independence purposes Kenning Poetry worksheet Acrostic Poetry worksheet Shape Poetry worksheet Shape Poetry Challenge worksheet Counting Syllables worksheet (& answers) Haiku Worksheet Evaluation challenges for children to give their opinions on each poetic form 5 x starter activities on the PowerPoint slides Hiccup & Toothless clip art (not for commercial use) 2 fonts to edit your resources with PDF & Word Document versions of every resource Looking for the rest of the unit? X Week 1 X Week 2 X Week 3 X Week 5 X Week 6 Want to get in early on the whole unit? Due to be completed on July 12th 2020 X How To Train Your Dragon - Full Unit I hope this resource saves you time and stress Happy teaching! Miss Austin
How To Train Your Dragon: Week 2 Unit
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How To Train Your Dragon: Week 2 Unit

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Week 2 of my No-Prep 6-week How To Train Your Dragon English teaching unit. This week’s focus is on parts of speech (noun, adjective, adverb, verb), figurative language (similes & metaphors) and character description. Chapter 2 & 3 are covered. How to Train Your Dragon is an incredible book to study, and this Chapter 2 & 3 unit pack helps to engage children in the text right from the start. With exciting, attractive and innovative worksheets designed to hook children in to the action from the get go, you can expect children to gain skills in text comprehension, parts of speech identification and character description using figurative language! Also, my own Guided Reading Approach “AEE” (answer, explain & evidence) is included in this pack, with a multiple-page, child-friendly explanation included! Included in this download: 1 week of planning included in page 2 of the PowerPoint for ease ~ 40-page teaching PowerPoint that breaks down all worksheets & learning Key vocabulary break down for Chapter 2 and 3 Video clips to complement planning Integrated QR codes for children’s independence purposes Character information worksheet Dragon description worksheet 2 x Parts of Speech starter tasks (matching activities) 2 x Parts of Speech in context worksheets Identifying similes and metaphors in context worksheet Character description worksheet Chapter 2 & 3 comprehension, guided reading questions Hiccup clip art (not for commercial use) 2 fonts to edit your resources with PDF & Word Document versions of every resource Looking for the rest of the unit? Week 1 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Want to get in early on the whole unit? Due to be completed on July 12th 2020 How To Train Your Dragon - Full Unit - Growing Bundle I hope this resource saves you time and stress Happy teaching! Miss Austin
British Sign Language - Six Week Course (Suitable for KS1&2)
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British Sign Language - Six Week Course (Suitable for KS1&2)

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Hi there, This resource pack is a prescriptive six week course for children for BSL. 6 stand alone lessons with all the resources sorted for you! Covered: alphabet, animals, numbers, days of the week, months, greetings. If you want any individual lesson, just message me and I can separate out those resources for you for a smaller price.
How To Train Your Dragon: Week 3 Unit
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How To Train Your Dragon: Week 3 Unit

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Week 3 of my No-Prep, 6-week How To Train Your Dragon English teaching unit. This week’s focus is on prepositions of place, figurative language (hyperbole, similes & metaphors) and character development. Chapters 4 - 7 are covered. How to Train Your Dragon is an incredible book to study, and this Chapter 4-7 unit pack helps to engage children in the text right from the start. With exciting, attractive and innovative worksheets designed to hook children in to the action from the get go, you can expect children to gain skills in text comprehension, parts of speech identification and character description using figurative language! Included in this download: 1 week of planning included in page 2 of the PowerPoint for ease 40-page teaching PowerPoint that breaks down all worksheets & learning Key vocabulary break down for Chapter 4, 5, 6 & 7 Video clips suggested to complement planning Integrated QR codes for children’s independence purposes Identifying Prepositions in Context worksheet Writing Prepositional Phrases worksheet Comparing Book to Movie worksheet Writing Instructions worksheet Me VS Hiccup worksheet for character empathy Writing to Hiccup worksheet Persuasive writing worksheet Identifying Figurative Language worksheet (similes, metaphors, hyperbole) 5 x challenge activities on the PowerPoint slides Hiccup clip art (not for commercial use) 2 fonts to edit your resources with PDF & Word Document versions of every resource I am currently teaching this unit and will be uploading new packs as they’re made, so follow me to stay up to date and to carry on the children’s learning consistently <3 Looking for the rest of the unit? Week 1 Week 2 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Want to get the whole unit? Due to be completed on July 12th 2020 How To Train Your Dragon - Full Unit I hope this resource saves you time and stress Happy teaching! Miss Austin
The Ickabog Starter Pack (Chapter 1 & 2)
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The Ickabog Starter Pack (Chapter 1 & 2)

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A pack of 2 chapter-projects based on JK Rowling’s new book, The Ickabog. 9 activities (each with multiple tasks) that are grammar and creative themed. ~ This resource can be used in the classroom or electronically! ~ JK Rowling has published her new children’s book, The Ickabog, online for everybody to enjoy whilst at home. She is also hosting an illustration competition for children to design her characters and setting- the winners will be published with the book in November 2020! Links to this competition and how to enter are included in the ‘introduction’ pages. Chapter 1 Project: With 4 jam-packed tasks (each with multiple activities), children will work through the first chapter: drawing the main characters & settings, designing the famous Cornucopia pastries, finding definitions for tricky words and creating a fantasy map for the country. Included: PDF version of the Chapter 1 Home Learning project Editable .docx Word document version of the project 2 fonts to edit resources with Chapter 2 Project With 5 jam-packed tasks (each with multiple activities and worksheets provided), children will work through the second chapter: recapping what happened in the first chapter (setting, character, plot), making predictions for the future, identifying nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs in context. Included: PDF version of the Chapter 2 Home Learning project Editable .docx Word document version of the project 2 fonts to edit resources with
William Morris Art Topic (8 weeks of lessons)
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William Morris Art Topic (8 weeks of lessons)

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Hi! This is an 8-week William Morris Art Topic pack that has a full term of discreet lessons that build on previous skills learned. In this pack, there is a teaching PowerPoint, along with handouts for lesson that require them, 2 fonts for editing and There are scanned-in examples of what the work is supposed to look like for many of the lessons and the hand-outs that I used are also provided. The lessons include: lino printing, pattern replication and research tasks for artist style and background exploration.
KS1/KS2: Word Class Wordsearch
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KS1/KS2: Word Class Wordsearch

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Hi, All! Here’s a little resource for your convenience- a wordsearch where childrne then must categorise the words into the following word classes: pronoun, determiner, adjective, adverb, verb, noun, conjunction. Enjoy!
Guided Reading: Ottoline & the Yellow Cat
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Guided Reading: Ottoline & the Yellow Cat

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Ottoline and the Yellow Cat Guided Reading Packet – Comprehension, inference, summary, questioning, author’s intention, and prediction. This download includes a massive Guided Reading mega-booklet with a term’s worth of independent activities suitable for Key Stage 2 children. Children will make predictions for the text based on a front cover and blurb, ask questions to improve knowledge of character, summarise to write their own blurb, compare to other texts… I could go on!! Everything you need to deliver the objectives above is included. This download includes: 12-page PDF document of the guided reading packet (inc. title & quote answer page) 12-page editable .docx Word document version of the guided reading booklet I hope this resource helps you to save time and save stress. Thank you and happy teaching! Miss Austin
KS2: Diary Writing (Entire Unit)
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KS2: Diary Writing (Entire Unit)

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Hello Fellow Teachers, Here is a large pack for an entire unit of diary writing lessons. It’s a week long, and all of the planning, resources, evaluations, examples, success criteria and word banks are provided! Even included two fonts for you so that you can edit the .doc format files at your leisure! Hopefully all of the above should help to turn the focus back to teaching as opposed to all of the other stuff we have to do! If you’re looking for home-learning projects, here are links to the resources I’ve put together for whilst the children are distance learning and off school. LKS2 Space themed: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/space-lks2-home-learning-project-12282480 UKS2 Space themed: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/space-6-week-english-project-for-ks2-12269809 Apocalypse themed: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/apocalypse-6-week-english-project-12270297 Detective themed: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/detectives-7-week-english-project-12270301 Romans & Celts themed: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romans-and-celts-home-learning-project-12278939
Year 4: Electricity (Switches in a Circuit)
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Year 4: Electricity (Switches in a Circuit)

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Hi there! Here is a resource for Year 4/5 science 'switches in a circuit' Included in this pack is a powerpoint that outlines LO's, success criteria, full input for the lesson, class activity for the main and a plenary. Let me know if I can provide anything else for you! Enjoy teaching, Miss Ritchie xxx Reviews: sarah_maylor "Excellent resource - just what I was looking for. Thanks."
Diary Writing: Planning Sheet
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Diary Writing: Planning Sheet

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Hi Teachers! Here is a diary planning resource. It comes as part of a larger set, which you can find at this link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks2-diary-writing-entire-unit-12301089