This resource aims to provide learners with a range of learning experiences relating to the 2024 Olympics in Paris. The activities include: History of the Olympics - Timeline activity Host City of the Olympics - Factfile of Paris Offering their own city as a host - Persuasive Letter to the Olympic Committee. Sporting Events - Researching & creating an information text on different sporting events Olympic Logo - Designing a new olympic logo

This writing resource shows learners how to create a persuasive leaflet for their own theme park. They must use persuasive strategies to engage their reader and promote their park.

This resource focuses on describing setting during creative writing. It begins with a starter which focused on personification and teaches learners how to use personification and create it. The resource then shows a number of winter settings and encourages learners to describe the setting using the five senses. This can be printed as a page for learners to complete independently or in small groups. Alternatively, it can be completed as a whole class on the interactive whiteboard. The resource then talks the learners through the process of planning. This resource uses the story mountain format which has been attached as a pdf. Finally, the resource gives a modelled story opener to discuss with learners.

This is a full lesson on creating an Autumn acrostic poem. This pack includes: Teaching slides - with modelled text. Planning page Word Bank (both for display & printable) 4 x printable poem templates which can be coloured for display. Autumnal display bunting with other autumnal decor.

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This creative writing lesson focuses on describing a spooky character. The lesson begins with a simile starter activity which can be completed as a class or in groups. It also then includes a follow up similes worksheet that learners could complete independently. The resource then focuses on how we can describe a character by their: appearance behaviour/actions personality/attitudes The resource includes a modelled passage about a vampire where learners can identify what they learn about the character and sort it into the three categories. Again this can be completed as a whole class or in groups or there is a follow up worksheet that could be completed independently. The resource also includes: Planning page Word bank (with vocab for each of the three categories)

This resource teaches learners how to use persuasive strategies and use these to create a persuasive letter to Santa. It discusses the effect of different persuasive devices then provides a modeled letter that can be the basis of class discussion for learners to identify the strategies used and the effect they have. It also models the correct layout of a letter.

This writing resource teaches learners how to write an instructional text. It uses the theme of carving pumpkins to engage learners. The lesson can be completed using learners prior knowledge of carving pumpkins or after carving pumpkins as a class. This resource includes: Full teaching slides Planning Page Modelled text Word bank

Reflective Writing - The Best/Worst Day of My Life As pupils progress in their writing, it is important to teach them how to progress their basic recount writing into reflective writing. Rather than just retell events pupils will describe their thoughts/emotions and reflect on how these events impacted them positively or negatively. Pupils really enjoyed this writing piece and I emphasised that it didn’t have to be a hugely emotional experience which could upset them. The pupils had recently visited a residential stay so I felt that this was a good one to model for them as many of them had different experiences of it. This resource takes you through what it means to be reflective. It also provides examples for the pupils which allows them to discuss if the paragraph recounts or reflects. There is also a modelled writing piece which breaks the writing into sections for the pupils.

A twist on the standard fairytale story. Learners can roll a dice to help them build their story.

This lesson explains the purpose and audience of a persuasive text. It then teaches different persuasive strategies. It includes a writing task which is to persuade a family member to get you a new pet. It also contains a modeled letter which can be used as an example for learners.

Sentence opener and connective flashcards which can be displayed on literacy wall. Useful resource to remind learners to include these in their writing.

This resource revises what instructional writing is and the different kind of instructions we can get. It then goes on to model the layout and key features of an instructional text. The resource models a text on how to make fairy cakes, however this could be used as an example and changed. At the end of the resource there a few slides showing learners how to improve their instructions by adding in sentence openers, powerful verbs, adverbs and adjectives.

Upper Primary/KS2 Descriptive Writing Setting Lesson - Through the Keyhole This is setting focused writing lesson is a popular and engaging lesson for learners. The lesson provides an engaging story starter prompt which learners can use or come up with their own. The focus of the lesson is what the character ‘Mia’ sees through the keyhole. Learners may choose to keep this character or will adapt with their own ideas. The lesson can be solely focused on describing what is seen through the keyhole or more confident writers may wish to continue the narrative with the character stepping through the door. The lesson pack contains story starter prompt example settings and description opportunities for learners to work co-operatively planning pages (senses page or a simple mind map) an art template of a keyhole for displays setting word banks for the four picture prompts included

This writing lesson teaches and models how to use figurative and descriptive writing to create a spooky setting. It models an example for learners and contains a planning page for learners to plan their own writing in a setting of their choice.

Discursive Writing - Should Animals be Kept in Zoos. This resource explains discursive writing, models a table for learners to complete, provides a short planning format example, includes a modelled paragraph and contains a word bank for learners.

This is a full lesson on creating a Halloween acrostic poem. This pack includes: Teaching slides - with modelled text. Planning page Word Bank (both for display & printable) 6 x printable poem templates which can be coloured for display.

This resource teaches learners how to write a newspaper article by looking at the main features. It covers Names of newspapers Headlines Bylines/leadlines Formal tone

Halloween Imaginative Instruction Writing - How to Make a Magic Potion This is a great creative instructional writing lesson to engage learners during Halloween. It teaches learners how to write instructions and revises the different purposes of instructional writing. For more able learners, the resource demonstrates how learners can improve instructions by adding openers, powerful verbs, adverbs and adjectives. This resource also includes: Teaching slides Planning page. Printable word bank 2 differentiated modelled texts which could be adapted to suit different ages or abilities. 2 x writing templates which could be used for display. 1 x cauldron template and 1 x recipe book template. It also includes 5 different potion bottle templates for learners to design. These come in small or larger sizes. Display bunting saying - Our Magic Potions.