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General resources for primary education based on my 15 years as a teacher and working with children.

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General resources for primary education based on my 15 years as a teacher and working with children.
Text for gathering evidence for Year 2 reading objectives
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Text for gathering evidence for Year 2 reading objectives

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A great time-saver! This is a paragraph designed for the winter. It is a debate about school closures in heavy snow which is an engaging for children. It includes GPC, common exception and poly-syllabic words as well as words with common suffixes. I recorded my children reading the text and marked the words read correctly which then hit numerous objectives on the interim framework both on working towards and working at expected level. I also expanded the work so children then created their own debate regarding school closures in the snow.
A set of workbooks  and PowerPoints covering the whole Year 3 Grammar and Punctuation curriculum
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A set of workbooks and PowerPoints covering the whole Year 3 Grammar and Punctuation curriculum

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Three workbooks with a range of information and activities covering the Grammar and Punctuation curriculum. The activities are differentiated with challenges and each workbook gets progressively more challenging with reduced scaffolding. There are also some accompanying PowerPoints which link to the pages in the workbooks. I used these workbooks and PowerPoints to teach the grammar and punctuation curriculum and they were also excellent reference books for children to look back through to remind themselves of the different concepts. Less able children completed the first activities whilst more able children moved onto the more difficult work at the bottom of the pages. Writing on the PowerPoints has been left to show examples and can be deleted by clicking on the writing. I hope this is helpful. I found it very useful and was great evidence for coverage!
Whole year fortnightly planning for English - year 2 and 3
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Whole year fortnightly planning for English - year 2 and 3

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This weekly planning can be used week after week with minimal adjustments and can be applied to almost all genres. I have used this in years 2 and 3 successfully. It is a HUGE time saver and since I have followed it, I have seen SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS in my children’s reading and writing. The result is a piece of evidence for reading and writing each week, completed independently by the children and gives them the confidence to take ownership of their targets and work largely independently. It will need to be adapted to suit your class and the type of writing you want to cover.
Handwriting Workbook 2 (Part of a set)
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Handwriting Workbook 2 (Part of a set)

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This is the second handwriting book in the set. They look very similar so it won’t be as obvious what level children are working on. Workbook 2 is for children beginning to learn how to join letter together. Each letter has two pages to practice on. There are example letters and grey versions to go over. There are also practice pages at the back if children need to do some more of certain letters. Print as many off as you need and turn into workbooks the children can use independently as daily practise. I always used them first thing in the morning with some relaxing music. I monitored the children as I walked around the room correcting mistakes and children knew to get their work checked before turning the page. Children worked at their own pace so some were on different workbooks and all children were challenged at the right level for them. I hope it is helpful. Have a look for other time saving, useful resources.
Year 2 SATs
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Year 2 SATs

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A selection of texts, quick assessments and comprehensions to provide evidence of objectives in year 2 reading SATs.