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Poetry Appreciation KS2 Lesson Plan and Teaching Resources There is a PDF and an editable version of each file. You can find more KS2 English lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.

Ou 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 You can find more Phonics worksheets, activities, flash cards and lesson plans on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.

A 13 page eBook / PowerPoint about Amphibians for KS2 that could be used for a number of purposes, such as for guided reading, for children to research information about amphibians etc. Includes a PowerPoint version and a PDF version of the file, which can be seen in the preview. (Please ignore the 'preview for TES' file, as this has only been included so that a preview of the resource can be generated. You will find the resource without the logo in the zipped folder) You can find more similar resources on Birds, Mammals, Reptiles and Fish respectively in our TES store. You can also find other Science lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.

3 weeks (12 lessons) of planning and resources for teaching Recount Texts to Year 2 or Year 3. All of the resources needed for the lesson plans are included. A PDF and an editable version of each file is also included. Week 1 Day 1 - Giving a verbal recount Week 1 Day 2 - Recount comprehension (on a recount of a holiday) Week 1 Day 3 - Sequencing a recount Week 1 Day 4 - Connectives as sentence openers Week 2 Day 1 - Writing the beginning of a recount Week 2 Day 2 - Time connectives Week 2 Day 3 - Writing the middle of a recount Week 2 Day 4 - Recount comprehension (on a recount of a school trip) Week 3 Day 1 - Writing the final part of a recount Week 3 Day 2 - First and third person Week 3 Day 3 & 4 - Writing an entire recount (The Save Teachers’ Sundays logo can be quickly and easily deleted from the editable files once purchased) Please note: the planning refers to VCOP. If you do not use VCOP, the planning will need some adjustments, but the resources can be used with any system or strategy for teaching writing. You can find more English lesson plans and teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.

A set of lesson plans and resources for 4 lessons on writing recounts for Year 2, Year 3 or Year 4, including the following: - 4 lesson plans on writing recounts - 2 model examples of recounts - prompt slides, with images and tips on what to include - recounts writing frames - 4 sets of differentiated success criteria for writing recounts 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.) In each of the first 3 lessons, the children write one section of the recount each day. In the remaining lesson, they write an entire recount in one lesson. Please note: the 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.

A lesson plan, slide with instructions for the activity and lesson plan on using connectives / conjunctions as sentence openers. 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.

An activity on sequencing a recount (differentiated to 2 levels of difficulty), a slide on what to include in each section of a recount and a brief lesson plan for Year 2 or Year 3. There is a PDF version and an editable 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.

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.

A lesson plan, explanation slide and worksheets on First and Third Person. (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.

2 weeks (8 lessons) of planning and resources for teaching Instructions to Year 2 or Year 3. All of the resources needed for the lesson plans are included. A PDF and an editable version of each file is included. Lesson 1 & 3 - Giving instructions verbally Lesson 2 - Writing in the second person Lesson 4 - Comprehension on How To Make Salmon Sandwiches Lesson 5 - Comprehension on How To Go Fishing Lesson 6 & 8 - Writing instructions Lesson 7 - Nouns, verbs and adjectives (The Save Teachers’ Sundays logo can be quickly and easily deleted from the editable files once purchased.) Please note: the planning refers to VCOP. If you do not use VCOP, the planning will need some adjustments, but the resources can be used with any system or strategy for teaching writing. You can find more English lesson plans and teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.

A set of lesson plans and resources for 2 lessons on writing instructions for Year 2 or Year 3, including the following: - 2 lesson plans on writing instructions - 2 model examples of instructions - instructions writing frames - a set of differentiated success criteria for writing instructions 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 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.

A worksheet / activity and lesson plan on writing being in the second person. There is a PDF and an editable version of each file. You can find more English lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.

A worksheet / activity and lesson plan on identifying nouns, verbs and adjectives. There is a PDF and an editable version of each file. You can find more English lesson plans, worksheets 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 4 levels for Year 2 or 3 on a set of instructions (How To Go Fishing) Includes a PDF version and an editable version of each file: - instructions on How To Go Fishing - 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.

3 weeks (12 lessons) of planning and resources for teaching Explanation Texts to Year 2. All of the resources needed for the lesson plans are included. The content for the lessons is based on the topic of Life Cycles. A PDF and an editable version of each file is included. Lesson 1 & 2 - Researching and presenting about different animals’ life cycles Lesson 3 - Comprehension on the Life Cycle of a Honeybee Lesson 4 - Using commas in a list Lesson 5 - Comprehension on the Human Life Cycle Lesson 6 - Alphabetical order and using a dictionary Lesson 7 - Paragraphing Lesson 8 - Writing an explanation text about the Life Cycle of a Chicken Lesson 9 - Writing an explanation text about the Life Cycle of a Turtle Lesson 10 - Proofreading and Sentence construction Lesson 11 - Making notes to use to write an explanation text Lesson 12 - Writing an explanation text (The Save Teachers’ Sundays logo can be quickly and easily deleted from the editable files once purchased.) Please note: the planning refers to VCOP. If you do not use VCOP, the planning will need some adjustments, but the resources can be used with any system or strategy for teaching writing. this unit was updated on 19th September 2022. If you bought it before this date, please download and use the updated files. You can find more English lesson plans and teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.

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.