I have designed 100 worksheets on Literacy crosswords for primary school children. I have used common English words. Ideal for 11+ preparation. Ideal for Literacy. Ideal for people learning English. Answer sheets are provided for all worksheets.

100 worksheets on simplifying fractions. Answer sheets provided. A good time filler or homework.

Please check out my bundles which provide great value. 1000 questions on division. Great for calculator use. Answers provided. Pupils divide a three digit number by a 2 digit one.

I’ve designed 100 sheets where pupils have to put the Arabic numeral to the Roman one. All answers provided. At least 20 questions per sheet. Later ones have 100. Lots of differentiation so the sheets start easy and get hard.

back to school activity pack. Ideal for year 4 and 5. Can be adapted for different years of course. I mainly taught in these years groups, and this planning helped so much in that tricky first week, There;s a bit of everything. Planning of course, rules, display, activities Just packed with vital little time savers. Some really goo VCOP stuff too. Plenty of resources. Give it a go!

This is some great planning for Christmas for Year 5 Literacy. I found the kids loved it. Advantages for you: kids are interested, it’s non religious so can be shown to everyone, you can watch the lovely short movie umpteen times so takes the strain off you. It’s based on a great little movie, voiced by the late great John Hurt. It will fill up the last two to three weeks nicely. Plus there’s non literacy planning for free. Some example planning : To analyse and create a character and setting description for 23 Degrees 5 Minutes North. I can express verbally what a character may be feeling, thinking or doing I can explain why I think a character may feel, think or do something I can describe a setting using figurative language Starter 5 mins Pen portrait of key characters in 23 Degrees 5 Minutes North: Children mind map/annotate information about the key characters that they know so far around an image of The Adventurer and Professor Erit. They add information about the internal feelings, thoughts and emotions within and the external information such as physical description, or known facts Activity 1 5-10 mins Use key questions and discussion in groups to think about answers to questions such as: Why am I here? Will I be able to find Professor Erit? Emphasise the importance of chn giving evidence to support their opinion when they give a response to these questions. Activity 10 mins Return to image of the Adventurer and Professor Erit. Using a different coloured pencil, chn should add information about these characters Main 20 mins Give chn an image of the setting and ask them to mind-map descriptive words, phrases or sentences they could use to describe the narrative setting. Model using the different kinds of sentence-types to record a setting description, using the vocabulary recorder in the mind-map. Chn use sentences to build suspense if they can. Plenary 5 – 10 mins Chn share their comments about the Adventurer and Professor Erit with the class. Chn to explain what they have now learnt about each character - using their skills of inference. Share best sentences to describe setting. Take a moment to add any extra information after the class discussion to their own work, using another coloured pencil.

Happily retired, decided to put together my Persuasive writing planning from my various schools. there’s a mass of stuff! Save yourself a shedload of time and enjoy your Sundays! Plenty of great powerpoints. From different years but concentrating on years 3 to 6. example planning : Main teaching: Explain that we are now looking at another text under the umbrella of persuasive texts. Explain that we may sometimes need to write a letter to a person or organisation in order to put across our point of view and persuade them to take a course of action or come around to our point of view. Revise what we need to include in a persuasive argument, explain that it is exactly the same in a letter but in a slightly different layout. Read the example of a persuasive letter from page 17 of the L4 study guide. Deconstruct and discuss. Elicit that the opening of the letter needs to be powerful and state the objective of the letter. Talk about the conclusion of the letter and how it also needs to be powerful. Ensure that children understand the structure of a letter (addresses etc). Activity 1 Bring children back together and draw up a list of good opening lines ‘I am writing to express my disgust’ etc. Explain that, tomorrow, children will be writing their own persuasive letter. Show them the title ‘TV adverts should be banned for junk foods’ Briefly discuss what is a ‘junk food’ and brainstorm reasons for not advertising them on TV. Encourages obesity which leads to illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes. Illnesses cost money (treatment on NHS) and days off work. Junk food produces a lot of litter. The packaging cannot be recycled. If children have a bad diet their performance at school is affected. This adversely affects their education and future prospects.

Thus unit deals with Photosynthesis for year 6. Plus other Science topics. 8 nice powerpoints plus planning plus worksheets. Example planning : To understand that green plants need light in order to grow well To know that green plants make their own food using light in a process called ‘photosynthesis’ Sc1 To make careful observations of plant growth and explain these. To make simple oral predictions PUT CHILDREN IN GROUPS Begin lesson by showing ch. 2 plants; a green plant that has been kept in the dark for several weeks and a healthy plant. Give ch. time with talk partners to discuss the differences they observe and why these might be. Also ensure ch. can name all the parts and functions of the plant. Lead these observations into a discussion about what plants need to be healthy. Take suggestions and write on board. Ensure ch. understand that plants need light, water, air, warmth and minerals. Explain to ch. that plants need light the most of all the above to be able to grow well but seeds don’t need light to germinate. Why? Lead ch. into discussion about plants needing light to feed themselves and if they don’t get light they won’t grow just like if we don’t eat properly we won’t grow. Ask ch. to talk to talk partners about how plants feed themselves. Introduce term on board ‘PHOTOSYNTHESIS’ Explain that ‘PHOTO’ means light and ‘SYNTHESIS’ means making something. Explain how photosynthesis works and demonstrate through ppt. (See below) Ensure ch. understand the leaves are vital for photosynthesis and then pass around some leaves so ch. can observe the detail. Ask the ch. to make oral predictions about what would happen to the un-healthy plant at the beginning if it was left on the widow-sill for a few weeks. Ask the ch. what would happen to the healthy plants leaves if they were covered. Plenary Explain to ch. that we are now going to leave the un-healthy plant on window-sill and observe what happens over a period of the week. Take a photograph of it and allocate somebody the job of taking a photograph of it every day. At the end of the week, show photos on board as a slide show and ch. can write an explanation of what has happened. Discuss however that the plant will also need water, warmth and minerals. (Use a geranium plant as these perk up quickest when exposed to more light) Ask ch. to discuss what minerals are. Explain that next lesson we will be discussing the need for good minerals to aid growth.

Nice Summer planning for year 6. Focuses on the Shirt Machine. Plenty of planning and powerpoints etc.

A nice play for a Christmas assembly. About 12 pages. Sample : Part 1: KIRA - Narrator 1: The time leading up to Christmas is a busy one, and sometimes we can forget what the message of good news it brings. We would like you to imagine that this good news event is being broadcast to you today, live! EMILY - Narrator 2: Our report, and the beginning of Christianity, is set in Nazareth. In the town, Jewish families were living under Roman occupation. These families had become poor due to King Herod’s heavy taxes. Nearly all the money the Jews earned went to Herod and the Romans so that they could afford new weapons and lovely food and clothes. RICKY - Narrator 3: In the town lived a very religious Jewish family: the daughter of this family was called Mary. When Mary was about 14 years old she became engaged to Joseph, a talented carpenter. SONG: Nazareth (NATIVITY) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNDcWruJ4IY Things are really cool in Nazareth. Our city is full of joy, Cause this is where girl meets boy. Barely had a school in Nazareth. There they join hand in hand, side by side, they will stand. A wedding is being planned. Here in Nazareth. Nazareth our place to live. Always willing to forgive. Nazareth will bring us well. We can hear those wedding bells. Feeling in a fix in Nazareth. Rules are to be obeyed, Arrangements are being made. Got to get your kicks in Nazareth Baby, you’ll run away Start at a brand new day Still we can not betray Good old Nazareth.” <Play news theme – Have playing on a screen during broadcast?> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj5Rc60fJ2M ASHTON - Newsreader 1: Hello. And welcome to this breaking news update. We begin our report with the news of wedding preparations that are under way for Mary and Joseph who are pledged to be married. Tonight, however, Mary was woken from a deep sleep by a gentle voice.

Lots of powerpoints and planning for this Classic poem. Sample planning : Genre: Poetry Unit 2 – Classic/Narrative poems. Focus Texts: ‘The Highwayman’ by Alfred Noyes. ‘Maggie and the Dinosaur’ by Dave Ward. ‘The Works’ (poetry anthology) by Paul Cookson. ‘The Puffin book of utterly brilliant poetry’ (Anthology) edited by Brian Patten. Objectives Primary Framework 7. Make notes on and use evidence from across a text to explain events or ideas 7. Compare different types of narrative and information texts and identify how they are structured 7. Explore how writers use language for comic and dramatic effects 8. Compare the usefulness of techniques such as visualisation, prediction and empathy in exploring the meaning of texts 3. Understand the process of decision making Learning/Writing outcome: Investigate the structure of narrative poetry. Compose an extra verse to a classic poem. Work as part of a group to perform a poem and to evaluate performances. LO: Whole Class Shared Learning Guided and Independent Activities: Plenary: T Read and investigate a narrative poem. Prepare to share a narrative poem from an anthology: Maggie & the Dinosaur, p463 in The Works by Paul Cookson. Explain that an Anthology is a collection of poems specially chosen by a person: an anthologist. Highlight that Narrative poems are poems which tell a story. Point out that not all narrative poems have the same structure although each poem will probably have its own! They often have many verses just like a song, with each verse telling the next part of the story. Ask the children to respond to the narrative poem we shared. Which parts, lines & words did they enjoy the most? Did they like the way that the poem was read? Narrative poems are often long so they need to be read in a way that keeps the audience interested from start to finish. Just like a good story reader would make a story sound interesting. Children to be split into mixed ability groups of four and given copies of two poems:

During my time as a teacher, I enjoyed doing a Big Write or Big Writing. I’ve gathered all my materials together. I liked it as it kept the children occupied all week, leading to a big write on Friday Mornings. There’s some great ideas and powerpoints in here. I’ve included a lot of Greek Myths stuff as I remember this as the best Big Write. sample : To understand the features of myths Introduce the topic of Myths and Legends. Mind map any ideas about ‘myths’ children already have. Explain that the class will be building up their own myth. With each group working on a different aspect of the myth. Show success criteria – list of features of a myth. Read Theseus and the Minotaur, pick out the different features of the myth, evident in this story. Each group will discuss and write ideas for each section. LA (Supported by Ta) Group 1: Describe the hero of the myth. Group 2: Describe the monster of the myth. Children will write ideas, words on post-it notes. If this was a full lesson: Put together all the different groups’ ideas to build a storyboard for the class myth. As a class, decide on a title for our class ‘myth’. Children can: identify all the features of myths Features of a ‘myth’ · When and where is it set? · A hero/heroine · What is the problem? · Does the hero have special powers? · Fantastical beast · The hero’s journey · The conflict · The solution · How does it end? · Is it interesting? MA (Supported by ta) Group 3: Describe the setting of the myth. Group 4: Describe the journey the hero will make. Children will write ideas, words on post-it notes. HA (Supported by Ta) Group 5: Describe the problem the hero will face. Group 6: Describe the resolution to the problem. Children will write ideas, words on post-it notes.

Three weeks planning. Dramatic conventions. Pupils write a news report and tv script. sample: Chn to complete new KWL and explain that we are starting a new unit called dramatic conventions. What do you think this means? (Dramatic conventions may be categorized into groups, such as rehearsal, technical or theatrical. Rehearsal conventions can include hot seating, role on the wall and still images. Technical conventions can include lighting, dialogue, monologue, set, costuming and entrances/exits. Theatrical conventions may include split focus, flashback/flashforward, narration, soliloquy and spoken thought) Explain that we will be focusing on the technical conventions side especially the dialogue/script As a class watch part of this news round clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xb387rEINs How do they know what to say? How do they know what to do? How would this be scripted? What do you think it would be like? Discuss how this would have to be scripted just like in the news etc without being a play – explain that this can sometimes look similar to a play script but not always as they will see tomorrow. What do you think you would need to include in script writing?

nice easy lesson. sample: TTYP – why do authors use descriptive vocabulary? Take feedback and jot down ideas for the working wall – elicit the idea that, as a writer, it is our job to create an image in the reader’s mind. Show the part of ‘Matilda’ where the main character approaches Crunchem Hall for the first time. 22 min 30 to 24 min 30. Take part in ‘Book Talk’ on this visual text: How did we feel about Matilda when we watched her walk into the school under the arch? How did we feel about the school buildings and environment? What impressions have we made about Miss Trunchbull? How were we made to feel like that? How did the director manipulate our emotions? Show the ‘Likes, dislikes, patterns and puzzles’ board and explain the task . Task 1 11am-11.10am Engaging with the visual text. A – Australia group (Level 3a/4c): Children to fill in an individual ‘like/dislikes’ board. Children to focus particularly on the ‘patterns and puzzles’ sections. Working independently. Extension task – children to annotate a still from the film with adjectives to describe the setting. BA – Brazil group (Level 3b/c): Miss Greenwood to support and extend. Children to fill in an individual ‘like/dislikes’ board. SEN/BA – Mexico group (Level 2): Working with Miss Noble on a guided like/dislikes board. Extending children to talking about the atmosphere. Main Teaching 2 10 minutes (11.10am – 11.20am) Share some ideas from the task and explain that now we are fully immersed in the text, we are going to start to transfer the clip into a written text. TTYP – what does ‘atmosphere’ mean? Talk and agree that it means: a feeling or mood created by a particular place. I am going to attempt to describe the setting AND the atmosphere to the reader. I am going to write in third person and past tense. Elicit the use of the senses for a setting description. Model write with reference to s/c and sentence trick cards.

Some nice powepoints and planning. Couple of weeks work. maybe a shade under. sample: Discuss the life of L.S. Lowry Read a short biography from the internet and add any more information the children know or have already discovered themselves. Recap the features of a biography. Word/sentence Level Connectives – recap time connectives and how to use them. Make up some sentences with ‘later, after, before etc’ H/A Children to write a short biography of L.S. Lowry Study some of the portraits created by L.S. Lowry Mind-map/thought shower words to do with the subject of the picture – using the name as well if available. Read some good quality character descriptions (level 5) (VCOP) Vocabulary – note down wow words that you may wish to include in your character description to describe thoughts and feelings. H/A Children to create character descriptions Use different narrative techniques to engage and entertain the reader. Select words and language drawing on their knowledge of literary features and formal and informal writing Create a poem based on L.S. Lowry Listen to ‘Matchstalk men’ linking the song to the work of Lowry Look at the Lyric of the song – discuss how songs are like poems. Thought shower words to do with Lowry, his subjects and the scenes he created – think of emotive language Discuss how we could write a poem about Lowry’s life, or about subjects or about Salford when he was painting. Look at a range of poetry and discuss how it doesn’t have to rhyme, but can; how it often has a beat/meter

couple of lesson plans and some worksheets. Sample: Share L.O and STS with the children. Introduce the cover for the new book – what do you predict will happen in the story? I predict that…….because Why do you think the book is called Tuesday? Has the time got anything to do with it? I think that it is called Tuesday because…. Give children images taken from the book – what order should they go in? encourage groups to discuss the order as a group – explain that there is no right or wrong answer because they are predicting. Invite children to share the order they chose and justify their choices. CT model writing the story using the order they have chosen and time connectives. Model THINK, SAY, WRITE, CHECK method for writing. Remind children of noun phrases to add interesting detail. Encourage MA children to use complex sentences. Resources: Tuesday images Sentence starter flash cards (differentiated) Time flash cards Images for books Share LO and STS. What do we know about the story so far? What are the main events? Children to share their work from previous lesson. Watch: How has the order changed from what you predicted? Arrange key images from the story in chronological order on the working wall. Language starters to retell the story – ‘So far I have discovered that…’ ‘First, then, after that…’ Whilst x was… y was…’What is inference? Where have you seen it before? Why is it important with this text? Establish that it has no words so we must assume what is happening to tell the story. Use the PowerPoint to tell the story as a class. Share L.O. and vocabulary – where are we on the learning journey. Ink Waster – Jotters – 2 minutes to write down everything you remember about the story. Key Questions When did it happen? Where did it happen? Did anyone see anything? Display an image – Can you explain what is happening? Partner talk using language ladder openers to support – children to share with class. Give groups of children images from the story and time connective sentence starters – children to sort the pictures into the correct sequence and use time connectives to retell. Explain written task. What is a noun phrase? What is an adverbial phrase? How would these be applied to this piece of writing? CT model writing against STS

Some planning and powerpoints. Sample: (BOOKS) Go through the first few slides of the ppt. Discuss that we are going to be writing a letter pretending we are a soldier on the front line writing to their family or friend. Have an A3 letter on the board. What do chn notice straight away? Discuss the purpose. Why do we have the date? Why do we have the address? Resources: Checklist Letter example – one per child and A3 for WW (BOOKS) Quickly recap the lesson from yesterday. Quick fire feature checklist quiz Read the passage. Discuss any words that are unfamiliar. Chn are to work as a class to identify the main events. Can they now order the events? Remind chn that each event is a new paragraph Can we write linking words for each of the paragraphs? All chn are to have a go and write linking sentences/words in between their events. Resources: Read passage from war horse of an event for the chn to write a letter from.