A non-chronological report about Qatar, hosts of the 2022 World Cup, accompanied by 18 SATs style reading comprehension questions from assessment focuses including word meaning, retrieval, summarising, inference, prediction and comparisons.

Ideal for use alongside Qatar reading comprehension, includes features of non-chronological reports, note taking research/planning spider-diagram, example facts/figures/statistics, differentiation prompts & up-levelling writing quick wins sheet.

Lesson plan & resources to introduce/revise persuasive writing features to be used in the creation of a cross curricular (English/Geography) holiday brochure for Qatar. Includes LO/SC, information of features of persuasive writing, example holiday brochure WAGOLLs, ‘boxing up’ planning sheet & WAGOLL for Kolkata. Ideal for use in connection with the Qatar World Cup.

Thirty-four SATs/VIPERS (Vocabulary, Inference, Prediction, Explanation, Retrieval, Summary) questions on each verse of ‘The Highwayman’ by Alfred Noyes. Great for use as a one off lesson, or part of a longer unit on the narrative poem. With questions of varying difficulty to cut and paste for differentiation and suitable for students in UKS2 / KS3.

This writing prompt provides a stimulus for the writing of a mystery story based upon 'The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow'. Students imagine receiving an envelope dated 3rd November 1933 which is pushed under the door of their office from a ‘Johnny Hollow’. The envelope contains some old newspaper clippings, references to an ancient Greek goddess of death named Keres, and a faded photograph which the letter tells them to look at closely Pupils receive prompts regarding 'Where you will go', 'Who you will meet', 'What will happen', 'The mysterious atmosphere' and 'How to end the scene' as well as a WAGOLL story starter.

This writing prompt provides a stimulus for the writing of a journalistic report or biography based upon 'The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow'. Contains writing stimulus in the form of a letter from ‘Johnny Hollow’ and key features of writing genres for task (journalistic writing and biographies).

An example of a WAGOLL of good writing for a detective/mystery story using 'The Falcon's Malteser' by Anthony Horowitz as a stimulus.

A post SATs project to keep a whole class stimulated and engaged with a cross curricular approach covering maths, English, art and PSHE. Children research and prepare a presentation on a wide range of aspects of the running of a theoretical academy including time-table, classroom design and extra-curricular activities.

Level descriptors for national expectations in writing (working towards the expected standard and working at the expected level) written in pupil friendly language with examples of how to demonstrate each skill included. A very useful resource which has enabled a number of pupils to successfully meet national expectations.

A useful tool to accompany the breakdown of national writing standards and expectations document. The document breaks down the more general term 'cohesive devices' and gives pupils examples to use in their work in order to meet this part of the criteria.

A presentation particularly useful for assisting new staff or parents with calculation methods recommended by the current national curriculum. Takes individuals through addition, subtraction, multiplication and division methods step by step.

Elevate Resources presents, perfect for Black History Month, an English/Geography cross-curricular persuasive writing unit. Students research African nations tourists would love, revise the features of persuasive writing, read example persuasive tourism brochures, have the process of planning their own brochure modelled for them & draft a brochure of their own.

In celebration of Black History Month, Elevate Resources present an article about footballer Troy Deeney’s campaign for a more diverse curriculum accompanied by 17 SATs style reading comprehension questions for non-fiction text from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, Prediction & Comparisons + corresponding answers!

An Elevate Resources English/History cross-curricular Biography writing unit to celebrate Black History Month. The unit takes students through the process of gleaning biography features from biographies, researching historical black figures, supported note taking and organization of notes leading to the writing of a biography. Bullet point notes included for Alexandre Dumas, Octavia E Butler, Jack Johnson and Rebecca Lee Crumpler.

End of year report writing templates for English, Maths, Reading and Science: Comments to cover a range of pupil attainment, levels of application/effort and personality types. Fully editable to fit any individual child.

Reading comprehension questions on ‘Town is by the Sea’ by Joanne Schwartz and Sydney Smith following the ‘VIPERS’ format (Vocabulary, Inference, Prediction, Explanation, Retrieval, Summarise) ideal for SATs preparation. 27 questions in all, easily differentiated with accompanying answers!

Outstanding lesson sequence with overview, smart-board and accompanying resources. Children revise a wide range of punctuation rules, apply this knowledge in an engaging and fun punctuation symbol puzzle, then complete a writing task based on David Wiesner's 'Tuesday' with the aim of accurately using a full range of punctuation marks.

SATs style comprehension questions for each chapter of David Almond's 'Skellig'. Accompany the use of the novel as an independent or class reader with these 1, 2 &3 mark questions which require pupils to use skills from a full range of reading 'strands' or assessment focuses.

SATs style comprehension questions for each chapter of Louis Sachar's 'There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom'. Accompany the use of the novel as an independent or class reader with these 1, 2 & 3 mark questions which require pupils to use skills from a full range of reading 'strands' or assessment focuses.