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Jellyfish Non-Fiction Text - Whole Class Reading!
This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s comprehension skills when reading non-fiction texts. This particular session focuses on their reading of an original information sheet (included) about jellyfish.
The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities.
The session is best suited for children in years 2-4, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.
Blue Whales Non-Fiction Text - Whole Class Guided Reading!
This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s comprehension skills when reading non-fiction texts. This particular session focuses on their reading of an original information sheet (included) about Blue Whales.
The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities.
The session is best suited for children in years 2-4, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.
Great White Sharks Non-Fiction Text - Whole Class Reading Session!
This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s comprehension skills when reading non-fiction texts. This particular session focuses on their reading of an original information sheet (included) about Great White Sharks.
The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities.
The session is best suited for children in years 2-4, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.
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David Walliams Whole Class Reading Bundle!
These whole class reading sessions aim to develop children’s comprehension of several extracts from David Walliams texts.
There are three sessions included in total - one session each for the following David Walliams texts:
-Gangsta Granny
-Billionaire Boy
-Mr Stink
The extracts for reading are included.
Following the reading, children partake in a series of activities aiming to develop their retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. Each session also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities.
The sessions are best suited for children in years 2-4, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.
This style of whole class reading, in which you are able to dip into a different text each day, is great for broadening the number of texts that children are exposed to and increasing their enthusiasm for reading.
Mr Stink - Whole Class Reading Session!
This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s comprehension of the opening chapters of David Walliams’ Mr Stink.
The resource pack includes the extract needed (the first chapter of the text - the second chapter is also included). This is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities.
The session is best suited for children in years 2-4, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.
Billionaire Boy - Whole Class Reading Session!
This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s comprehension of the opening chapters of David Walliams’ Billionaire Boy.
The resource pack includes the extract needed (the first chapter of the text - the second chapter is also included). This is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities.
The session is best suited for children in years 2-4, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.
Gangsta Granny - Whole Class Reading Session!
This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s comprehension of the opening chapters of David Walliams’ Gangsta Granny.
The resource pack includes the extract needed (the first chapter of the text - the second chapter is also included). This is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities.
The session is best suited for children in years 2-4, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.
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Roald Dahl Whole Class Reading Bundle!
These whole class reading sessions aim to develop children’s comprehension of several extracts from Roald Dahl texts.
There are three sessions included in total - one session each for the following Roald Dahl texts:
-George’s Marvellous Medicine
-The Twits
-The Magic Finger
Each presentation contains a link to the relevant online chapters (on the first slide). This is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities.
The sessions are best suited for children in years 2-3, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.
This style of whole class reading, in which you are able to dip into a different text each day, is great for broadening the number of texts that children are exposed to and increasing their enthusiasm for reading.
The Magic Finger - Whole Class Reading Session!
This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s comprehension of the opening chapters of Roald Dahl’s The Magic Finger.
It contains a link to the online chapter (on the first slide). This is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities.
The session is best suited for children in years 2-3, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.
The session works great in isolation, but was initially taught as part of a Roald Dahl link series over a week, with the class dipping into a different Roald Dahl text each day. The other two texts are George’s Marvellous Medicine and The Twits - the resources for both of these sessions are also available via this website.
The Twits - Whole Class Reading Session!
This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s comprehension of the opening chapters of Roald Dahl’s The Twits.
It contains a link to the online chapter (on the first slide). This is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities.
The session is best suited for children in years 2-3, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.
George's Marvellous Medicine - Whole Class Reading Session!
This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s comprehension of the opening chapter of Roald Dahl’s George’s Marvellous Medicine.
It contains a link to the online chapter (on the first slide). This is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language.
The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities.
The session is best suited for children in years 2-3, although with minor adaptations it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups.
Improving Punctuation English Lesson (Ancient Greeks Theme)
This lesson is designed to teach/ reteach KS2 children about the basic punctuation marks and when they should be used.
I wrote it for a KS2 class who persistently forgot to punctuate their work accurately, which was undermining their progress in other areas of writing. We were learning about Ancient Greeks at the time and hence this is the theme throughout the lesson.
The punctuation marks covered are:
-Full stops
-Exclamation marks
-Question marks
-Speech marks
-Commas
For each punctuation mark, children learn how and when they should use it and are shown an example. They are then given an opportunity to show their understanding by applying the punctuation mark in a descriptive sentence, using a picture stimulus. At the end of the session, children are given the opportunity to use all of the punctuation marks in a descriptive paragraph. A model example and a success criteria are included.
I have also included a scaffolded sheet that I used for the inclusion of some of the lower-achieving learners in the class.
I hope this helps. Enjoy!
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Writing Narratives KS2 Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for KS2 children when writing for a range of different narrative genres. The organisers are also perfect for teachers, parents and English subject leaders - aiding their planning and supporting of children’s knowledge development for the following narrative types:
-Adventure Stories
-Mystery
-Fantasy
-Science Fiction
-Historical Fiction
-Traditional Tales (inc. myths, legends, fables and fairy tales)
-Contemporary Fiction
-Playscripts
Each organiser has a particular focus on the content, language and structural features required to write effective narratives. They generally contain the following distinct sections:
-Overview of the narrative type;
-Content: Settings, Characters. Plot;
-Language: Word choices, word types, sentence structures, devices, punctuation checklist and word mat;
-Structure: Story mountain, whole text cohesion, paragraphing;
-Key Vocabulary.
The resources were designed to be printed onto A3 (however can also be printed in A4) and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to).
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Writing Narratives KS1 Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for KS1 children when writing for a range of different narrative genres. The organisers are also perfect for teachers, parents and English subject leaders - aiding their planning and supporting of children’s knowledge development for the following narrative types:
-Adventure Stories
-Mystery
-Fantasy
-Science Fiction
-Historical Fiction
-Traditional Tales (inc. myths, legends, fables and fairy tales)
-Contemporary Fiction
Each organiser has a particular focus on the content, language and structural features required to write effective narratives. They generally contain the following distinct sections:
-Overview of the narrative type;
-Content: Settings, Characters. Plot;
-Language: Word choices, word types, sentence structures, devices, punctuation checklist and word mat;
-Structure: Story mountain, whole text cohesion, paragraphing;
-Key Vocabulary.
The resources were designed to be printed onto A3 (however can also be printed in A4) and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to).
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Writing Historical Fiction - Primary Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for primary teachers, parents and English subject leaders when delivering historical fiction learning units.
They also double-up as a handy help-mat for children throughout the planning and writing of their historical fiction creative writing attempts.
Each organiser has a particular focus on the content, language and structural features required to write effective historical fiction texts, and contain distinct sections covering:
-Historical Fiction Overview;
-Content: Settings, Characters, and Quests;
-Language: Descriptive Devices, Dialogue, Conjunctions, Punctuation Checklist and Word Mat;
-Structure - Titles, Structure Mountains and other tips;
-Key Vocabulary
The content is fully aligned with the National Curriculum age-related expectations for children across Years 1-6 in writing.
They are designed to be printed onto A3 (although they can be printed onto A4), and are provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use.
Writing Historical Fiction - Upper KS2 Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for upper KS2 children when writing historical fiction narratives. The organiser is also perfect for teachers, parents and English subject leaders - aiding their planning and supporting of children’s knowledge development for this writing text type.
The organiser has a particular focus on the content, language and structural features required to write effective historical fiction stories at upper KS2. It contains distinct sections covering:
-Historical Fiction Overview;
-Content: Settings, Characters, and Plot;
-Language: Descriptive Devices, Dialogue, Conjunctions, Punctuation Checklist Archaic Language and Sentence Openers;
-Structure - Titles, Structure Mountains and other tips;
-Key Vocabulary
The content is fully aligned with the age-related expectations for upper KS2 children in writing. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
Writing Historical Fiction - Lower KS2 Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for lower KS2 children when writing historical fiction narratives. The organiser is also perfect for teachers, parents and English subject leaders - aiding their planning and supporting of children’s knowledge development for this writing text type.
The organiser has a particular focus on the content, language and structural features required to write effective historical fiction stories at lower KS2. It contains distinct sections covering:
-Historical Fiction Overview;
-Content: Settings, Characters, and Plot;
-Language: Descriptive Devices, Dialogue, Conjunctions, Punctuation Checklist and Word Mat;
-Structure - Titles, Structure Mountains and other tips;
-Key Vocabulary
The content is fully aligned with the age-related expectations for lower KS2 children in writing. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
Writing Historical Fiction - KS1 Knowledge Organiser!
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for KS1 children when writing historical fiction narratives. The organiser is also perfect for teachers, parents and English subject leaders - aiding their planning and supporting of children’s knowledge development for this writing text type.
The organiser has a particular focus on the content, language and structural features required to write effective historical fiction stories at KS1. It contains distinct sections covering:
-Historical Fiction Overview;
-Content: Settings, Characters, and Plot;
-Language: Descriptive Devices, Dialogue, Conjunctions, Punctuation Checklist and Word Mat;
-Structure - Titles, Structure Mountains and other tips;
-Key Vocabulary
The content is fully aligned with the age-related expectations for KS1 children in writing. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
Show, Don't Tell - Writing About Emotions!
This engaging and highly-purposeful lesson enables children to write about emotions and feelings using vivid imagery.
Children learn how to show, not tell in their writing, focusing on precise details relating the senses. This helps to make their writing more immersive - painting an image in the mind of the reader with their words.
Children learn through:
-Defining and understanding what is meant by showing, not telling;
-Considering how each of the major emotions/ feelings can be shown;
-Turning their ‘showing’ simple sentences into compound and complex sentences;
-Editing and enhancing their showing sentences through consideration of precise verbs, adverbs and the use of analogies.
Provided in this resource pack are:
-Colourful and comprehensive PowerPoint presentation, offering a step-by-step guide through the lesson;
-Showing Emotions table template;
-Showing Emotions helpsheet (for LAP students).
The worksheets/ templates are provided as Word (for ease of editing) and PDF (to prevent formatting issues between devices).
The lesson was originally created for children in upper KS2, however with minor adaptations could easily be suitable for those in lower KS2 or lower KS3.
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Writing Poetry - Complete Primary Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for the development of poetry within your primary school. The organisers are perfect for teachers, parents, and English subject leaders - aiding their planning and supporting of children’s knowledge development for the following poetry forms.
There are 16 knowledge organisers in total:
-KS1 Acrostic Poems
-KS1 Shape Poems
-KS1 Diamantes
-KS1 Haikus
-KS1 Riddles
-KS1 Free Verse Poems
-Lower KS2 Clerihews
-Lower KS2 Kennings
-Lower KS2 Romantic Poems
-Lower KS2 Limericks
-Lower KS2 Free Verse Poems
-Upper KS2 War Poetry
-Upper KS2 Sonnets
-Upper KS2 Ottava Rima
-Upper KS2 Narrative Poems
-Upper KS2 Free Verse Poems
Each organiser has a particular focus on the content, language and structural features required to write effective free verse poems. They generally contain the following distinct sections:
-Overview of the poetry form;
-Content: What to include, the five senses, communicating a message, themes, messages, subject matter;
-Language: Word choices, word types, poetic devices, punctuation checklist and word mat;
-Structure: Poem length, syllables, rhyme, line lengths, line breaks, stanzas, rhythm, metre;
-Key Vocabulary.
The resources were designed to be printed onto A3 (however can also be printed in A4) and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to).