This pack provides coverage of around half of the spelling objectives for year 3 and 4 as detailed in Appendix 1 of the English National Curriculum: The pack is fully editable and includes: • A suggested year 4 spelling half-termly teaching sequence • Word Lists containing sets of the statutory and example spellings. These can be given to pupils or enlarged to create posters • Look Cover Write Check sheets containing statutory and example spellings • A PPT containing example words accompanied by rules, guidance and word lists • Dictation sentences containing a mix of statutory and example spellings • A PPT containing a range of teacher led spelling tasks to help pupils practise their spellings • A PPT containing a range of spelling tasks to help pupils learn their set spellings independently For a resource offering complete coverage of all of the year 3 and 4 spelling objectives please see details of the year 3 and 4 bundle.

A Christmas poetry lesson based on the poem / song ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ with PPT presentation and comprehension tasks. Also includes guidance for four follow-up activities with links to literacy, art, music and maths. A flexible resource with the potential for extension into a short unit of work. Suitable for KS2. The 32 slide PPT contains: • The poem with supporting visual images • Background information about the poem • Discussion questions • Details of follow-up activities. The resource also includes: • A copy of the poem. Useful for pupils to read, make annotations or highlight. • Two differentiated comprehension worksheets. Worksheet A contains a straightforward literal task and an activity requiring pupils to visualise aspects of the poem. Worksheet B is more challenging and contains tasks linked to exploring the poet’s use of language and expressing opinion.

A PPT based lesson designed to help pupils recognise and understand the use of adverbs of time, manner and place. The 13 slide PPT contains explanation, activities and practice exercises for pupils to complete as well as opportunities for discussion.

A complete poetry lesson based on a classic Japanese haiku: Matsuo Basho’s frog poem. Includes a PPT presentation and comprehension tasks. Also includes activities designed to help students create their own haikus. These activities are ideal for helping pupils consider word choice, editing, syllables and layout. A flexible resource with the potential for extension into a short unit of work. The 12 slide PPT contains: • The poem with supporting visual images • Background information about the poet and poem • Discussion questions • Details of follow-up activities which explore how haikus are written and provide guidance supporting students in writing their own. The resource also includes: • A copy of the poem and translations. Useful for pupils to read, make annotations or highlight. • Two differentiated comprehension worksheets. Worksheet A contains literal questions and an activity that requiring pupils to visualise the poem. Worksheet B contains more challenging activities requiring pupils to compare and contrast vocabulary and express their opinion.

Resources to support fiction writing in KS1. Includes three story maps / planning sheets, a vocabulary card and a self / peer assessment checklist. The story maps / planning sheets can be used prior to writing a fiction story. They are suitable for both creating a story map based on a model text, or planning a story. The fiction vocabulary card can be used to support students during writing. It contains a selection of vocabulary lists enabling students to be more ambitious in their word choice when writing. Word lists are linked to areas such as characters, settings, feelings etc. The self / peer assessment checklist is useful at the editing stage. It can be used to help students easily identify areas where improvement is needed. The fiction vocabulary card can also help to support students in the editing process. All resources are fully editable allowing teachers to adapt them to meet the needs of their class.

The Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test paper frequently features questions linked to determiners. This PPT based lesson will help Year 6 students revise this area. The 16 slide PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a mini- assessment containing five SATs style questions linked to determiners is included with an accompanying answer sheet.

The Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test paper frequently features questions linked to simple past and present perfect. This PPT based lesson will help Year 6 students revise this area. The 13 slide PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a mini- assessment containing five SATs style questions linked to simple past and present perfect is included with an accompanying answer sheet.

The Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test paper frequently features questions linked to subordination and coordination. This PPT based lesson will help Year 6 students revise this area. The 16 slide PPT contains explanation, examples and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a mini- assessment containing five SATs style questions linked to subordination and coordination is included with an accompanying answer sheet.

A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 4 sentence objective requiring pupils to understand ‘noun phrases expanded by the addition of modifying adjectives, nouns and preposition phrases.’ The PPT contains explanation, examples, activities and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a short assessment test containing five SATs style questions linked to the objective is included with an accompanying answer sheet.

A PPT based lesson linked to the statutory Year 4 text objective requiring pupils to understand ‘Appropriate choice of pronoun or noun within and across sentences to aid cohesion and avoid repetition’. The PPT contains explanation, examples, activities and exercises as well as opportunities for discussion. In addition, a short assessment test containing five SATs style questions linked to the objective is included with an accompanying answer sheet.

A PPT lesson containing a self assessment exercise to help students identify how they could improve their handwriting.

A complete lesson based on the classic poem ‘The City Mouse and the Garden Mouse’ by Christina Rossetti. Includes guidance for performance. This lesson has been designed to meet the following National Curriculum objectives: • Listening to and discussing a wide range of poems, stories and non-fiction at a level beyond that at which they can read independently (Year 1) • Learning to appreciate rhymes and poems, and to recite some by heart (Year 1) • Continuing to build up a repertoire of poems learnt by heart, appreciating these and reciting some, with appropriate intonation to make the meaning clear (Year 2) The 9 slide PPT contains: • The poem with supporting visual images • Background information about the poet and poem • Discussion questions • Guidance for performing the poem • An optional writing activity which requires pupils to write in role The resource also includes differentiated comprehension worksheets. The discussion questions and comprehension worksheets enable pupils to gain a good understanding of the poem prior to performance. The optional writing activity enables teachers to extend the lesson into a two or three session unit of work should they wish to do so.

A complete lesson based on the classic poem ‘Caterpillar’ by Christina Rossetti. Includes guidance for performance. This lesson has been designed to meet the following National Curriculum objectives: • Listening to and discussing a wide range of poems, stories and non-fiction at a level beyond that at which they can read independently (Year 1) • Learning to appreciate rhymes and poems, and to recite some by heart (Year 1) • Continuing to build up a repertoire of poems learnt by heart, appreciating these and reciting some, with appropriate intonation to make the meaning clear (Year 2) The 9 slide PPT contains: • The poem with supporting visual images • Background information about the poet and poem • Discussion questions • Guidance for performing the poem • An optional writing activity which requires pupils to explain the lifecycle of a butterfly The resource also includes differentiated comprehension worksheets. The discussion questions and comprehension worksheets enable pupils to gain a good understanding of the poem prior to performance. The optional writing activity enables teachers to extend the lesson into a two or three session unit of work should they wish to do so. Also useful for studying lifecycles.

A complete lesson based on the classic poem ‘Hopping Frog’ by Christina Rossetti. Includes guidance for performance. This lesson has been designed to meet the following National Curriculum objectives: • Listening to and discussing a wide range of poems, stories and non-fiction at a level beyond that at which they can read independently (Year 1) • Learning to appreciate rhymes and poems, and to recite some by heart (Year 1) • Continuing to build up a repertoire of poems learnt by heart, appreciating these and reciting some, with appropriate intonation to make the meaning clear (Year 2) The 9 slide PPT contains: • The poem with supporting visual images • Background information about the poet and poem • Discussion questions • Guidance for performing the poem • An optional writing activity in which pupils compare two similar creatures The resource also includes differentiated comprehension worksheets. The discussion questions and comprehension worksheets enable pupils to gain a good understanding of the poem prior to performance. The optional writing activity enables teachers to extend the lesson into a two or three session unit of work should they wish to do so.

A complete lesson based on the classic poem ‘A White Hen Sitting’ by Christina Rossetti. Includes guidance for performance. This lesson has been designed to meet the following National Curriculum objectives: • Listening to and discussing a wide range of poems, stories and non-fiction at a level beyond that at which they can read independently (Year 1) • Learning to appreciate rhymes and poems, and to recite some by heart (Year 1) • Continuing to build up a repertoire of poems learnt by heart, appreciating these and reciting some, with appropriate intonation to make the meaning clear (Year 2) The 9 slide PPT contains: • The poem with supporting visual images • Background information about the poet and poem • Discussion questions • Guidance for performing the poem • An optional writing activity which requires pupils to explain the lifecycle of a chicken The resource also includes: • A copy of the poem • Differentiated comprehension worksheets The discussion questions and comprehension worksheets enable pupils to gain a good understanding of the poem prior to performance. The optional writing activity enables teachers to extend the lesson into a two or three session unit of work should they wish to do so. Also useful for studying lifecycles.

A complete lesson based on the classic poem ‘Hurt No Living Thing’ by Christina Rossetti. Includes guidance for performance. This lesson has been designed to meet the following National Curriculum objectives: • Listening to and discussing a wide range of poems, stories and non-fiction at a level beyond that at which they can read independently (Year 1) • Learning to appreciate rhymes and poems, and to recite some by heart (Year 1) • Continuing to build up a repertoire of poems learnt by heart, appreciating these and reciting some, with appropriate intonation to make the meaning clear (Year 2) The 9 slide PPT contains: • The poem with supporting visual images • Background information about the poet and poem • Discussion questions • Guidance for performing the poem • An optional writing activity which requires pupils to list or describe the minibeasts in the poem The resource also includes differentiated comprehension worksheets. The discussion questions and comprehension worksheets enable pupils to gain a good understanding of the poem prior to performance. The optional writing activity enables teachers to extend the lesson should they wish to do so.