A set of lesson plans and resources for 4 lessons on writing explanation texts for Year 2 or Year 3, including the following: - 4 lesson plans on writing explanation texts - 2 annotated life cycle diagrams to use as a prompt for the children's writing - a model explanation text about the life cycle of a frog - a set of explanation text writing frames - a set of differentiated success criteria for explanation texts A PDF and an editable version of each file is included. (The Save Teachers' Sundays logo can be quickly and easily deleted from the editable files once purchased.) Please note: the 4 lesson plans follow a similar structure and refer to VCOP. The rest of the resources can be used even if you do not use VCOP - you will just need to adapt the lesson plans. You can find more English lesson plans and teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.

Comprehension / guided reading questions differentiated to 4 levels for Year 2 or 3 on a set of instructions (How To Make Salmon Sandwiches) Includes a PDF version and an editable version of each file: - instructions on How To Make Salmon Sandwiches - 3 sets of comprehension / guided reading questions at varying levels of difficulty - an answer frame for the least able children - answers to all of the questions - a brief lesson plan The Save Teachers' Sundays logo can be quickly and easily deleted from the editable files once purchased. You can find more English lesson plans and teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.

Comprehension / guided reading questions differentiated to 3 levels for Year 2 or 3 on a Recount text (about a school trip) Includes a PDF version and an editable version of each file: - a recount text about a school trip - 3 sets of comprehension / guided reading questions at varying levels of difficulty - an answer frame for the least able children - answers to all of the questions - a brief lesson plan The Save Teachers' Sundays logo can be quickly and easily deleted from the editable files once purchased. You can find more English lesson plans and teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.

Comprehension / guided reading questions differentiated to 3 levels for Year 2 or 3 on a Recount text (about a holiday) Includes a PDF version and an editable version of each file: - a recount text about a holiday - 3 sets of comprehension / guided reading questions at varying levels of difficulty - an answer frame for the least able children - answers to all of the questions - a brief lesson plan The Save Teachers' Sundays logo can be quickly and easily deleted from the editable files once purchased. You can find more English lesson plans and teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.

A lesson plan and activities / worksheets (differentiated to 2 levels) on Identifying Time Connectives. There is an editable and a PDF version of each file. (The Save Teachers' Sundays logo can be quickly and easily deleted from the editable files once purchased.) You can find more English lesson plans and teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.

Year 3 English - writing a shape poem lesson plan and other resources: - writing a shape poem lesson plan. - writing a shape poem prompt sheets. - writing a shape poem success criteria. There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files). You can find more KS2 English lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.

Year 3/4 English - facts and opinions lesson plan and worksheet: - facts and opinions lesson plan. - facts and opinions worksheet. There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files). You can find more KS2 English lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.

Year 3/4 English - writing a short myth or legend about 'a Slave Becoming a Gladiator' lesson plan and other resources: - writing a short myth or legend lesson plan. - writing a short myth or legend model story. - writing a short myth or legend writing frame. - writing a short myth or legend success criteria. - writing a short myth or legend ways to extend a story. There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files). You can find more KS2 English lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.

Year 3/4 English - distinguishing between nouns and verbs lesson plan and worksheet: - distinguishing between nouns and verbs lesson plan. - distinguishing between nouns and verbs worksheet. There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files). You can find more KS2 English lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.

Ee words spelling worksheets and dictation sentences for Year 1, with 3 versions of the worksheets: 1) plain text 2) cursive, without lead-in strokes 3) cursive, with lead-in strokes To see what the cursive versions of the worksheets are like, please go to https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-1-spellings-words-lists-new-2014-curriculum-6347734 where you can download a CVC version of them. (Note: these resources can be used as a 'one-off', but we recommend that instead they should be used as part of our whole spelling scheme. Please read the information files included in this download for details of why we recommend this.) You can find more Spelling worksheets and dictation sentences on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.

Ea words spelling worksheets and dictation sentences for Year 1, with 3 versions of the worksheets: 1) plain text 2) cursive, without lead-in strokes 3) cursive, with lead-in strokes To see what the cursive versions of the worksheets are like, please go to https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-1-spellings-words-lists-new-2014-curriculum-6347734 where you can download a CVC version of them. (Note: these resources can be used as a 'one-off', but we recommend that instead they should be used as part of our whole spelling scheme. Please read the information files included in this download for details of why we recommend this.) You can find more Spelling worksheets and dictation sentences on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.

Short oo words spelling worksheets and dictation sentences for Year 1, with 3 versions of the worksheets: 1) plain text 2) cursive, without lead-in strokes 3) cursive, with lead-in strokes To see what the cursive versions of the worksheets are like, please go to https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-1-spellings-words-lists-new-2014-curriculum-6347734 where you can download a CVC version of them. (Note: these resources can be used as a 'one-off', but we recommend that instead they should be used as part of our whole spelling scheme. Please read the information files included in this download for details of why we recommend this.) You can find more Spelling worksheets and dictation sentences on the Save Teachers' Sundays website

Oi and oy words spelling worksheets and dictation sentences for Year 1, with 3 versions of the worksheets: 1) plain text 2) cursive, without lead-in strokes 3) cursive, with lead-in strokes To see what the cursive versions of the worksheets are like, please go to https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-1-spellings-words-lists-new-2014-curriculum-6347734 where you can download a CVC version of them. (Note: these resources can be used as a 'one-off', but we recommend that instead they should be used as part of our whole spelling scheme. Please read the information files included in this download for details of why we recommend this.) You can find more Spelling worksheets and dictation sentences on the Save Teachers' Sundays website

Organising sentences into paragraphs lesson plan and worksheet: - organising sentences into paragraphs lesson plan. - organising sentences into paragraphs worksheet. There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files). You can find more KS2 English lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.

Year 3 English - play script comprehension lesson plan and worksheets: - play script comprehension lesson plan. - play script comprehension worksheets with questions at 4 levels of difficulty. There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files). You can find more KS2 English lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.

Year 3 English - Persuasive Text comprehension on a text entitled 'Why We Need to Save Rainforests' lesson plan and worksheets: - persuasive writing comprehension lesson plan. - persuasive writing comprehension worksheets with questions at 4 levels of difficulty. There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files). You can find more KS2 English lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.

Th phonics worksheets, activities, flash cards, lesson plans and other teaching resources. There is a PDF and an editable Microsoft Office version of each of the following files: - 2 alternative lesson plans - a one-slide story to introduce the grapheme - a series of slides to introduce the grapheme by asking children to first listen for it in words, and then spot in the same words - cards with images and words containing the grapheme - a 'circle the correct word' worksheet - a 'join the letter to make the word' worksheet - an 'unscramble the letters to make the word' worksheet - a word search - an activity on drawing a line between matching words and images Note: You can easily delete the watermark logo from each of the Office files. You can find more Phonics worksheets, activities, flash cards and lesson plans on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.

Ew phonics worksheets, activities, flash cards, lesson plans and other teaching resources. There is a PDF and an editable Microsoft Office version of each of the following files: - 2 alternative lesson plans - a one-slide story to introduce the grapheme - a series of slides to introduce the grapheme by asking children to first listen for it in words, and then spot in the same words - cards with images and words containing the grapheme - a 'circle the correct word' worksheet - a 'join the letter to make the word' worksheet - an 'unscramble the letters to make the word' worksheet - a word search - an activity on drawing a line between matching words and images Note: You can easily delete the watermark logo from each of the Office files. You can find more Phonics worksheets, activities, flash cards and lesson plans on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.

Using commas in a list lesson plan and worksheet: - using commas in a list lesson plan. - using commas in a list worksheet. There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files). You can find more KS2 English lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.

Creating a glossary lesson plan and worksheet: - creating a glossary lesson plan. - creating a glossary worksheet. There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files). You can find more KS2 English lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.