A useful document for assessing children’s writing in Year 6, guidance for you to have a better understanding of assessing with the New Curriculum. Make your assessments quick, clear and useful so that your planning hits the spot. Ensure progress for every child as you confidently identify their next steps and find any small essential gaps to fill. See all of the writing statements in an easy to understand grid, sorted into three simple steps: - Beginning/Entering - Within/ Developing - Secure You can use these for one child or for the whole class to track and enhance their progress throughout the year. All reviews welcome. Check out my other popular resources for teaching English: Year 6 Writing Assessment Sheets Year 6 SMART Writing Targets Year 6 Reading Assessment Questions You can find all of this and more at my shop:Teachallenjoy

An engaging week of Christmas story writing for KS2. Includes planning, PPTs, resources and modelled texts, all ready-to-go. Enjoy teaching the well planned writing activities for each day, designed for a variety of learners. Short games, quizzes and videos are provided for starter activities and all challenges and plenaries are included. Each day use the structured activities to fine-tune their writing, extend their goals and build their self-esteem. By the end of the week each student will have written, edited and published their own version of this wonderful festive story. Ensure progress whilst exploring Scandinavian culture. Engage your pupils with Christmas and give them freedom and aspirations with their writing using these high quality and thorough PowerPoints. KS2 Writing Teaching Points Covered: Using other verbs for said, Correcting speech punctuation, Improving sentence openers, Choosing appropriate paragraph openers, Comparing extracts of modelled versions, Magpie-ing effective words, Using a range of relative clauses, Writing powerful personification phrases, Thinking of unusual similes and metaphors, Learning how to create atmosphere. Hand out the text extracts showing how characters change to capture that tricky KS2 writing skill. Relax while your pupils use peer assessment so your marking will be quick and delightful. Print out the story included about a creature who is similar to Father Christmas, but different. Be amazed at how it has been written to include essential writing skills for this age group such as relative clauses, parenthesis, powerful description, sentence openers and conjunctions. All resources and a detailed plan included so you will have time to go out and enjoy the wonderful feeling of Christmas throughout December. All reviews welcome. You might also like a week of exploring the Nisse tale activities to boost the children’s confidence and understanding of the story. For high quality cross curricular units on Scandinavia follow the links below: Scandinavia Geography Unit Scandinavia Art unit Or browse through my shop to find many more inexpensive, engaging and time saving resources.

An essential resource for teaching expanded noun phrases. Includes an engaging PowerPoint and complete word bank kits. This pack teaches how to construct expanded noun phrases. Grouped word banks scaffold the learning. It teaches children how to start with a simple noun phrase such as 'the dog' or 'the lady' and add in 8 new elements to the phrase. 3 simple noun phrases are modelled with the 'machine'. Used in year 5, also appropriate for all other KS2 classes. A|l reviews welcome.

A complete lesson on modal verbs, with an engaging PowerPoint, posters, word bank, differentiated activities and answers. All you need to make your class confident with using modal verbs in their writing. Written for year 5 but easily adaptable for all KS2 year groups. An easy to use PowerPoint leads you through the lesson. Explaining to the children about modal verbs, their purposes, rules, when to use them and order of probability. Themed on the Simpsons it will engage your class. Bright, colourful, clear and memorable. A differentiated lesson with 4 writing activities provided and a challenge. All answers included. All reviews welcome.

A colourful and engaging display explaining modal verbs for KS2. Includes titles, posters, word banks, modelled sentences and much more. Editable and ready to print, this pack is ready to pop up on your display and save you time. This extensive pack includes all that you need to teach modal verbs through your display. Bright and colourful posters, questions and key words are all ready to print and put up on your wall to inspire children, enhance learning and ensure progress in English. Display includes: Title Visual representations of the meanings of modal verbs Sentence starters using modal verbs for different purposes Groups of hot and cold modal verbs Key words sorted by intensity and colour coded Modal verbs in the negative form Groups of modal verbs which work in the future and past tense and those that don’t These display cards could also be used in writer’s toolkits to support children using modal verbs during writing lessons. Created on PowerPoint so easily editable to your needs. For a whole lesson on modal verbs, including resources, click here Check out my other popular grammar resources: KS2 SPAG Word Banks KS2 SPAG Word Searches Whole School Grammar Glossaries Relative Clause Lesson

A set of 10 original poems written for children about India, describing its culture, landscape, physical and human features. Perfect for a KS2 geography topic on India. All the poems are written in different styles; to engage, inspire and teach about this fascinating country whilst developing key reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. India Geography Topic Each poem could spark a whole lesson enabling children to learn, discuss and write about the culture of India. They cover these geographical aspects of India: Indian culture Mumbai Western Ghats Thar dessert Taj Mahal Goa Beaches Himalayas Kerala River Ganges Collection of Poems These poems are written to describe India whilst modeling essential writing skills such as: alliteration, rhyming, rhythm, personification and similes. Presented as word documents and all together on one PowerPoint with some higher-order questions to consider. This pack includes 10 poems using these different styles: Kennings Haiku Diamente Repeated starting words Kyrielle Shape Poem All the poems are written by me and all images used are copyright free. All reviews welcome. You can find many more engaging and useful resources at my shop: Teachallenjoy You might also be interested in my Arctic Poem collection

An engaging assembly or lesson for raising awareness and understanding of mental health. Includes a 32 slide PowerPoint, interactive activities, reflection time, starter and plenary, higher level questioning, AFL and real life scenarios. Designed for Mental Health Awareness Weeks in primary schools. Could also be a useful PSHE lesson on discussing and coping with feelings. Takes the children through these key question: What is mental health? A child friendly definition. Why is mental health important? Explains how many children in an average class have mental health problems and more interesting facts. What do people think about mental health now? Explains the stigma associated with mental health and the importance of seeing a doctor for body and mind illnesses. What should we do when things get tough? Strategies for coping with intense feelings, inspirational quotes from well known fairy tales and reasons for keeping active. How do I keep my mind healthy? 3 easy everyday activities that can keep your mind healthy. What about other people? Supporting others with mental illness, medication and public perceptions. Who has mental health problems? 4 inspirational stories of famous people sharing their experiences. What have we learnt today? It is so important to talk about our emotions, ask for help when we need support and to look after our minds and bodies. Who can we ask for help? 4 sources of support supplied. Lots of opportunities for discussion and higher level thinking. All concepts explained clearly. All child friendly terms used. Relevant for KS2 and KS3. Check out my other updated resources for mental health awareness week: Emotion Cards Year 3-4 Week of Circle Time on Mental Health Year 5-6 week of Circle Time on Mental Health Mental Health Awareness Posters Self Esteem PSHE Lesson

Celebrate this week in your school and heighten your pupil’s awareness of mental health. Use these 14 colourful and thought provoking posters to promote discussion and awareness. Use as a circle time focus or as a calming plenary. Designed for Mental Health Awareness Weeks in primary schools. Enhance your pupil’s understanding of their emotions and how to deal with them. Engage your pupil’s in this important and relevant dialogue. Enable your students to have a positive mental health. Posters cover these main topics: Trying new activities Balanced diet of life When to ask for help Sharing worries Understanding feelings Coping strategies E-safety guidance Explaining your feelings Knowing your feelings Goals Support options available Why not use my Emotion Cards to further develop your pupils EQ. Or check out my circle time activities for years 3 and 4. Or download a complete lesson on Dreams and Aspirations here. You can find more high quality KS2 resources at my shop.

An engaging lesson which develops children’s understanding of relationships. A 27 slide PowerPoint leads you through 7 key teaching points for KS2 PSHE. Lots of interactive activities, high level thinking questions, key vocabulary, case studies, real life scenarios and a video link. Complete lesson structure included to warm up, accelerate and cool down the learning. Starter Input discussions Small paired and group activities Reflection time A writing activity Mini assessment Plenary Most children will leave the lessons knowing how to describe healthy and unhealthy relationships online and in the real world and what to do when you feel unhappy in a relationship. Ideal for a KS2 class, easily adaptable for KS1. Teaching Points: explaining what relationships are, describing healthy relationships, exploring why it is important to be accepting in relationships understanding giving and taking in relationships identifying unhealthy relationships solving small problems in relationships being safe in online relationships All the activities inspire high quality dialogue, reflection and progress in class. Designed to engage the children with talking about mental health and provide them with strategies to enhance their understanding of their relationships and emotions and therefore safeguard their mental health. A range of mental health support options are offered if children feel they need to follow up/delve deeper with anything covered in class. All reviews welcome. You might also be interested in my other mental health lessons covering: Self Esteem Dreams and Aspirations Understanding Emotions Or why not check out my mental health awareness week resources: KS1 Mental Health Bundle KS2 Mental Health Bundle

98 Videos of every letter of the alphabet as a capital and lowercase in cursive handwriting. Example sentences and words for pupils to copy containing the focus letters. Large selection of phonic digraphs for handwriting practice as well. Have the best handwriting class in school! All reviews welcome. Check out my Teachallenjoy Shop for more amazing resources.

The sixth part of seven engaging lessons which bring Scandinavia into the classroom. Discover interesting information, amazing videos and differentiated activities while covering key KS2 National Curriculum geography and English objectives. Teach an effective lesson with no preparation necessary, just glance through the PowerPoint and you’re ready to go. This is written for KS2, ideally for years 4, 5 and 6 but could be easily adapted for year 3. This lesson covers these important teaching points: Who are the Scandinavians? Video link explaining Viking history How do Scandinavians celebrate Christmas? Lesson starter craft activity What will my mind map look like? Discussion and mind map examples What makes each country in Scandinavia unique? Fact cards covering food, religion, music, art, festivals, symbols, royalty, language and immigration How are these elements linked?Discussion of ideas Which time zone is Scandinavia in? Challenge task Who is from Scandinavia? Famous person research extra challenge task All resources are included, so just print the fact cards if you’d like and a detailed lesson plan and your lesson is ready. All lessons in this unit are designed to link to and extend work in English with challenges linking to English objectives, e.g. persuasive writing features. All reviews welcome. To teach Scandinavia throughout the curriculum, download my English and art units: Scandinavia Art Unit Scandinavia Story Writing Unit You can find many more engaging and high quality resources at my Teachallenjoy Shop

An engaging 22 slide powerpoint teaching pupils about Ruth Benerito’s invention and how it changed the world. Includes a teaching PowerPoint, input, experiment, video link, differentiation, plan, all printables and an extension task. The complete PowerPoint teaches the science behind creasing and how this affected the cotton industry in the 1960’s. Visual and bright images make the theories easy to understand and will spark curiosity for science. Includes: A hands on experiment to do at the start of the lesson as an opener and engagement tool. A helpful video link of Ruth explaining what she has achieved and how. A range of activities for differentiation. A challenge focusing on a clear and short biography of Ruth Benerito explaining why she is such an inspirational scientist and what she achieved in her life. A detailed and easy-to-follow plan. A lesson written for a year 5 class based on the new curriculum learning objective: They should find out about how chemists create new materials, for example, Ruth Benerito, who invented wrinkle-free cotton. All reviews welcome.

5 complete lessons teaching the story of Beowulf. There are engaging starters, inputs, differentiated activities and plenaries in a clear and easy to use Powerpoint. Slides cover key writing skills such as relative clauses, openers, word classes, sentence structure, linking sentences for cohesion and expanded noun phrases. Covers the innovate and invent phases of Talk for Writing. There are clear explanations and modelling of how to create suspense for the tense parts of the story and a grammar activity on the different types of nouns. Useful for any class in KS2, differentiated success criteria Green - LA Blue and yellow - MA Red - HA All reviews welcome.

An engaging set of 5 lessons teaching KS2 children how to recommend books. Save time by using this complete PPT, plan and all the necessary resources to inspire your readers this week. Enhance vocabulary, engage children and enjoy teaching. Every lesson includes a sparky starter, meaty main activity and personalised plenary. Questions prompt higher order thinking and activities are designed to develop comprehension skills and enhance reading assessment results. Each lesson builds and expands on the previous one. Differentiated resources and activities for two ability groups. Written for year 4 or 5 but easily adaptable for all other KS2 classes. All reviews welcome.

A week’s plan, 76 slide powerpoint and complete resources for KS2 reading focusing on the comprehension skill of understanding and identifying figurative language. Written for UKS2 but easily adaptable for all other KS2 classes. Engaging and relevant starters, main activities and plenaries planned for everyday. Differentiated resources and activities for four groups of children (green LA, yellow M/LA, blue MA, red HA). Questions prompting higher order thinking and activities designed to develop comprehension skills and enhance reading assessment results. Each lesson builds and expands on the previous one. All texts provided, a range of interesting genres and styles with modelled answers to comprehension assessment questions. All reviews welcome. You might also be interested in my other popular reading lessons: Identifying Themes Summarising Texts Predicting When Reading

An engaging Scandinavian art unit covering the key elements of art: pattern, line, shape, tone, colour. Includes 6 differentiated and fully resourced lessons to engage and enthuse your pupils. Simply download the 86 slide PowerPoint leading you through the unit, all paper resources and a detailed plan. Your pupils will be amazed and inspired by some well known and unusual Scandinavian Artists and their fantastic work. Lessons will focus on exploring the artistic elements, imitating key styles and designing and creating their own verisons of the art. Highlights Video links modelling artistic techniques Art history included Starters and plenaries Cross curricular links Easy to resource Simple but effective painting tasks Every lesson is differentiated with three stages of complexity and contains an engaging and interesting starter and plenary. Learning Objectives covered: Lesson 1: To identify and connect patterns in art Lesson 2: To explore tone and line in Scandinavian artist’s sketches Lesson 3: To use watercolour for effect in a fairyland Lesson 4: To create light using mixed media Lesson 5: To imitate the style of Edvard Munch’s ‘Scream’ Lesson 6: To imitate the colour and movement in Edvard Munch’s ‘Scream’ Download 6 complete animated lessons working through a range of media (pen, pencil, watercolour and pastels) to encourage creativity and develop artistic skills. Cross curricular links: Geography - Scandinavia Landscapes, History – Famous artists, English – Evaluating and analysing art, PSHE – Emotions. All reviews welcome. Check out my popular geography unit on Scandinavia: click here to teach excellent cross curricular links.

A colourful and engaging PowerPoint leading you through a week of memorable spelling lessons for years 5 and 6. All words follow the pattern of using the rule -i before e except after c and exceptions from the year 5/6 new curriculum spelling lists. Monday - Covers the word class of each spelling, patterns, rules and definitions. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - 5 thorough and effective lessons to enable children to learn these spellings in an engaging and successful way. Friday - Includes a dictation containing the spelling words covered in the week. Shows how many words there are and how many spellings. A helpful resource so that you can easily fit spellings into a busy week. Lessons could be completed on white boards, draft books or English books. Also includes a simple display of the spelling words so you can keep referring to them throughout the day. All reviews welcome.