Hello, thank you for looking around my shop. I am a teaching deputy head teacher, with 16 years of experience, who works in a rural primary school. I know how wearing many hats can eat into your time but understand how important excellent resources are for engaging pupils so they make accelerated progress. I have included lots of free resources in my shop but placed a small charge for resources which have taken me many hours to create. I hope you enjoy them and use them to motivate your pupils.
Hello, thank you for looking around my shop. I am a teaching deputy head teacher, with 16 years of experience, who works in a rural primary school. I know how wearing many hats can eat into your time but understand how important excellent resources are for engaging pupils so they make accelerated progress. I have included lots of free resources in my shop but placed a small charge for resources which have taken me many hours to create. I hope you enjoy them and use them to motivate your pupils.
This is a display which is eye catching as well as useful to have displayed all year round. It reminds pupils the importance of considering the best possible conjunction to use each time they want to write and. It has an explanation why pupils should try to only use and in lists furthermore a list of possible alternative words for pupils to use.
Here are some team work cards which explain each member's responsibilities. I use these every time I put pupils into groups so they can practise all of the roles. This really develops their confidence as many pupils do not get these opportunities unless you manage different team roles.
The roles are as follows: Leader, Organiser, Motivator and Reporter. Below is an example of what the Leader is.
As the leader you are responsible for ….
• Making sure everyone has a role or task to complete
• Making sure it is finished on time
• Making the final decision if your group cannot agree
• Speaking with an adult if your group is struggling
Simple mnemonics really help pupils to remember key information they need to write great advertisements. This one is: SEAQAB
S logan
E xaggeration
A lliteration
Q uestions
A djectives
B enefits
This display has an explanation for each part and it has 13 pages which include large letters to display the SEAQAB mnemonic clearly on your wall.
This is a whole school tracking AFL tracking system for Maths. Each year group's required objectives are broken down into 3 phases as it is using the Hampshire phase model for the new curriculum. There is a tracking sheet for year 1 to year 6 created using Excel.
These are pupil tracking sheets for Reading, Writing and Maths. There is a commentary section at the bottom where you can record pupils who need targeting and what interventions you plan to provide them. This allows you to target interventions across the school and monitor what has impact which allows you to make better than expected progress for the pupils in your school.
Simple mnemonics really help pupils to remember key information they need to improve their writing. This one is: PAMPAS
P owerful verbs
A dverbs
M etaphors
P owerful nouns
A djectives
S imiles
This display has an explanation for each part and it has 13 pages which include large letters to display the PAMPAS mnemonic clearly on your wall.
This bundle includes 3 units of work with all the resources and display elements you will need for your Working Walls.
The 3 units are:
Creative Writing unit based on Leon and the Place Between by Angela McAllister & Grahame Baker-Smith
Flashbacks unit based on Orange in No Man's Land by Elizabeth Laird
Performance Poetry unit based on Sound Collector by Roger McGough
These units of work use the 3 stage planning process of:
• Stimulate and generate
• Capture, sift and sort
• Create, refine and evaluate
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. Acticitives 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.
Having matching style tray labels is always a great way to improve the appearance of your classroom. I have chosen a green and light blue border for these labels but this is easy to adjust to suit your preference by double clicking either the text or the label. I have also included a blank sheet of tray labels in green, red and blue so you can either add your own make your own with a different border.
Tray labels include:
• Whole punches
• Scissors
• Scrap paper
• Rulers
• Pencil sharpeners
• Colouring pencils
• Plain paper
• Squared paper
• Line guides
• Lined paper
• Scrap paper
• Whiteboards
• Whiteboard pens
• Book labels
• Stickers
• Homework
• Reading records
• Glue sticks
• House point chart
• Achievers award
• Wet play games x4
• Highlighters
• PPA
• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday
• Whiteboard cleaners
• Treasury tags
• Felt tips
• Book labels
• Mirrors
• Counters
• Place Value Cards
• Arrow Cards
• Multiplication Grids
• 100 Squares
• Dienes
• Numicon
A Venn diagram for Reading, Writing and Maths in PowerPoint. To add your pupils just insert a text box where they need to go. This is a simple tool for class teachers to use to track the progress of the pupils in their class throughout the year.
This is a colourful display that is great to have displayed all year round. It explains what a simple, compound and complex sentence is. Each type of sentence has a description and an example with each part colour coded.
This is a great whole book planned guided reading unit based on the book Mysterious Traveller by Mal Peet & Elspeth Graham. The story tells of an old man finding an abandoned baby in the desert who he adopts as his own grand-daughter. he teaches her how to track her way through the desert and she travels with him while he guides traders through the deserts of northern Africa. When he loses his vision she becomes his eyes and they work in tandem on their adventures. I have planned a unit of work that is split into 9 different reading comprehensions as each set of questions has between 6 and 8 questions and covers 5 pages of the book.
I have also included printer friendly pages where there are 3 copies of the questions on each page so it is easy to prepare for lessons. I have included all the answers too as this is a great time saver. The questions are designed to easily fit English books as I have adjusted the margins so they fit. I hope your class enjoys this book as much as mine have always done.
This is a PowerPoint with a Story Mountain which is invaluable for pupils planning good stories. I have also included it in a pdf version for ease of printing.
This is a something I get the pupils to complete before they write to focus their minds on why, what and for who they are writing. It also includes a larger version for display on a working wall.
Purpose
• What does the writing aim to do?
• Persuade, advise, inform, explain, describe analyses, review, and comment or instruct?
Audience
• Who is the text written for?
• Your teacher, friends, parents, head teacher or younger pupils.
Viewpoint
• What is the point you are trying to make?
• Have you written a theme that runs through the story?
Form
• Consider the formality of the piece.
• Is it a formal or informal? What tense is it written in; 1st person (I), 2nd person (you) or 3rd person (he/she/they).
• What types of words or phrases are being used?
• Technical, scientific, descriptive, informative, factual, emotive, serious or humorous.
• What linguistic devices are being used?
• Fact, opinion, rhetorical questions, hyperbole (exaggeration), irony, anecdote or puns.
• How is the text presented?
• Headlines, sub-headings, slogans, bullet points, diagrams, captions or in columns.
This is a resource I have made to support pupils with their writing and spelling. Exposing pupils to better words choices increases their vocabulary and ultimately the quality of their work.
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 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 short poetry unit based on the great poem The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes. The end piece of writing is a retelling of the story but from another character's perspective. This unit includes lots of drama and role play to stimulate the pupil's ideas. I have included all the resources you will need and have listed the learning objectives below:
Stage 1: Stimulate and generate learning outcomes
• To deduce information about a character from a picture.
• To recite poetry.
• To explore the themes of a text.
• To use drama to explore characters’ feelings.
• To tell a story from a character’s perspective.
Stage 2: Capture, sift and sort learning outcomes
• To identify the language used for effect.
• To write metaphors.
• To tell a story from a character’s perspective.
• To recount a story as a news report.
Stage 3: Create, refine and evaluate learning outcomes
• To write a story from a character’s perspective.
• To revise, edit evaluate and improve my writing.
• Perform own writing by reading it to a group.
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 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 word mat of words with the prefix inter. 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.