This is a great 2-week unit where pupils write a mini saga about a mythical creature. This requires them to really edit and refine their work as they are only allowed to use 50 words to tell the story with. I base this unit around the fantastic book; ‘The Atlas of Monsters’ by Stuart Hill & Sandra Lawrence which shows where mythical monsters come from around the world. Pupils will choose one of these mythical beasts and research them then write their myth in a challenging mini saga. This unit makes pupils in my class really consider their word choices and how best to write an engaging and effective story in such few words. I have listed the learning objectives for all of the lessons below. Also, I have included all of the worksheets, PowerPoints, links and resources you will need to teach this unit straight away. Stage 1 - Stimulate and generate- Learning outcomes • To evaluate how engaging a mythical story is • To gather information in note form • To summarise facts about a given subject • To retrieve and record information from text • To discuss words and phrases that capture the reader’s interest and imagination Stage 2 - Capture, Sift and Sort- Learning outcomes • To evaluate and edit by assessing the effectiveness of other people’s writing and suggest improvements • To identify the main ideas drawn from more than one paragraph and summarise these • To write expanded noun phrases Stage 3 - Create refine evaluate- Learning outcomes • To plan and organise my ideas to effectively support my writing • To plan and organise my ideas to effectively support my writing • To publish a mini sage Stimulate and generate = This usually starts with a hook to interest the class where the class realise who they are going to write for so they have a clear purpose and audience. Activities can include reading excellent model texts, drama or researching more about the author or the content of the book. Capture, sift and sort = This is the part of the unit where pupils look at key features, practise skills they will need in order to complete the final piece or new learning for objectives they have not learnt yet. Create, refine, evaluate = This is where you bring all you have learnt together and plan the final piece before you write it and then edit it to improve the piece. This can include self, peer or teacher led reviewing.

This is a word mat for Homonyms that I use with my class. A Homonym is a word that has the same spelling or pronunciation as another word but a different meaning or origin.

This is a word mat with synonyms for: • Good • Bad • Happy • Sad • Fast • Slow Each word has 40 different synonyms which allows pupils to build their vocabulary as these are commonly used words.

This is a simple display that gives examples of the three different types of words. I use this on my working wall as pupils can get easily confused by the different terms. It also includes a list of each types of words which can also be used as word mats.

This is a word mat I have made for use in my class. A Homophone is a word that has the same sound as another but different meanings and or different spelling.

This is a 3 and a ½ week unit of work where pupils create their own charity inspired leaflet. The book used to stimulate the thoughts of being unselfish and thinking of others is ‘The Selfish Giant’ by Oscar Wilde. This is a great story with a strong moral of sharing one’s wealth in order to find happiness. The end piece is a digitally created persuasive leaflet where pupils create logos, slogans and persuasive writing to produce an engaging charity inspired leaflet. This unit of work is targeted best at Year 4 - 6 pupils. I have included all the resources you need to start teaching this tomorrow. Below are all the learning objectives and resources included for the unit: Stage 1- Stimulate and generate - Learning outcomes • To write a letter to a persuade • To understand themes in a book • To draw inferences from the text. • To retrieve and record information from a piece of text. • To discuss philosophical ideas • To find the meaning of words Stage 2 - Capture, Sift and Sort- Learning outcomes • To find the key features of a leaflet • To write a persuasive slogan • To write captions • To write an engaging opening statement • To write a heading and subheadings • To use causal conjunctions Stage 3 - Create refine evaluate- Learning outcomes • To retrieve and record information from a piece of text • To design a campaign slogan and logo • To write an engaging opening statement • To plan and organise my ideas to effectively support my writing Resources Include: • Selfish Giant LOs PowerPoint • 1 – Sign • 2 - Themes in a book • 3 - Extract of the Selfish Giant • 4 - Philosophical Questions • 5 - The Selfish Giant Word Mat • 6 - Key Features of Leaflets • SEAQAB PowerPoint • 7 – Slogans • 8 – To write captions • iPads & Computers • 10 - Headings & Subheadings • 11 – Causal Conjunctions • 15 – Plan a Leaflet This unit of work uses the 3 stage planning process of: Stimulate and generate = This usually starts with a hook to interest the class where the class realise who they are going to write for so they have a clear purpose and audience. Activities can include reading excellent model texts, drama or researching more about the author or the content of the book. Capture, sift and sort = This is the part of the unit where pupils look at key features, practise skills they will need in order to complete the final piece or new learning for objectives they have not learnt yet. Create, refine, evaluate = This is where you bring all you have learnt together and plan the final piece before you write it and then edit it to improve the piece. This can include self, peer or teacher led reviewing.

This is a great template that has boxes to write questions for the different domains: • Word reading • Inference • Language for effect • Comprehension – Monitor & Summarise • Comprehension – Clarify • Comprehension – Reason & Explain • Comprehension – Select & Retrieve • Themes and conventions It also includes a table to record your pupil’s performance in each of these domains. This is a great way to collect evidence of pupils reading ability. I have included a pdf for printing easily and a word version so you can alter it however you want.

This is a sentence starter display for ADD SPICES which stands for: • Adverbs • Drop in clause • Describing word • Similes • Preposition • Ing word • Connective • Ed word • Sub-ordinate clause There is an explanation next to each spice jar which has the first letter of the acronym. This is a great display to have up all year round as a visual reminder to your class.

This is a word mat of words with the prefix anti. This is targeted at years 3 and 4 as it is part of the spelling curriculum. This is a useful resource for pupils to use to improve their spellings as well as a useful tool to improve their word choices and quality of their writing. It has two versions; one with colour and the other just in black and white to save on printing costs.

This is a word mat of words with the prefixes ir and im. This is targeted at years 3 and 4 as it is part of the spelling curriculum. This is a useful resource for pupils to use to improve their spellings as well as a useful tool to improve their word choices and quality of their writing. It has two versions; one with colour and the other just in black and white to save on printing costs.

This is a word mat of words with the prefix sub. This is targeted at years 3 and 4 as it is part of the spelling curriculum. This is a useful resource for pupils to use to improve their spellings as well as a useful tool to improve their word choices and quality of their writing. It has two versions; one with colour and the other just in black and white to save on printing costs.

This is a word mat of words with the prefix super. This is targeted at years 3 and 4 as it is part of the spelling curriculum. This is a useful resource for pupils to use to improve their spellings as well as a useful tool to improve their word choices and quality of their writing. It has two versions; one with colour and the other just in black and white to save on printing costs.

This is a word mat of words for the suffix able. This is targeted at years 3 and 4 as it is part of the spelling curriculum. This is a useful resource for pupils to use to improve their spellings as well as a useful tool to improve their word choices and quality of their writing. It has two versions; one with colour and the other just in black and white to save on printing costs.

This is a word mat for the suffix ible. This is targeted at years 3 and 4 as it is part of the spelling curriculum. This is a useful resource for pupils to use to improve their spellings as well as a useful tool to improve their word choices and quality of their writing. It has two versions; one with colour and the other just in black and white to save on printing costs.

This is a word mat for the suffix cious and tious. This is targeted at years 3 and 4 as it is part of the spelling curriculum. This is a useful resource for pupils to use to improve their spellings as well as a useful tool to improve their word choices and quality of their writing. It has two versions; one with colour and the other just in black and white to save on printing costs.

This is a word mat of words for the suffix cial and tial. This is targeted at years 3 and 4 as it is part of the spelling curriculum. This is a useful resource for pupils to use to improve their spellings as well as a useful tool to improve their word choices and quality of their writing. It has two versions; one with colour and the other just in black and white to save on printing costs.

This is a set of word mats for the year 5 and 6 word lists. It has two versions; one with colour and the other just in black and white to save on printing costs.

This is a word mat of prefix re words. This is targeted at years 3 and 4 as it is part of the spelling curriculum. This is a useful resource for pupils to use to improve their spellings as well as a useful tool to improve their word choices and quality of their writing. It has two versions; one with colour and the other just in black and white to save on printing costs.

This is a set of word mats for the year 3 and 4 word lists. It has two versions; one with colour and the other just in black and white to save on printing costs.