Split diagraph i_e can be adapted, bike, like etc.

Children to fill in gaps and can draw pic on back - invitation to invite parents to class assembly.

Headings, sub-headings, picture captions highlighted on example leaflets

A silly story captured in screen shots. Watch the film at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csdZQZmgKfQ I watched this short cartoon with my class who then cut the small images out, stuck them into their books and retold the story next to it with a focus on punctuation. They really enjoyed it because the story is so silly! Pictures can be used for many different activities but will hopefully save you some time!

The start of my advert topic to engage children, work in mixed-ability pairs and try to match the logo to the slogan

Information booklet to cplete for non-fiction texts, after a trip? Currently heading for Natural History but can be changed!

Instructions to make a jam sandwich, children had to write a clear set before making their own sandwich by following the instructions they'd written.

Simple plan template for children to plan a story before writing it.

Children to copy the author, title and illustrations from the front of a current/favourite book. can be used as independent activity during guided reading. Can add questions about predictions to bottom of sheet.

Questions which can be used for any text to get children thinking about the story after they have read it. Can be filled in my HA or scribed for LA. Makes for good assessment at the end of a story focus. Have stuck into their Literacy books.

Different sheets for the split diagraph a_e, was sent home as homework but can be used as independent phonics work. I hope you find the resource useful, Please leave feedback and I’ll upload more work ?

Plans for Letters and Sounds Phase 5

Can be used to recall any story - time saved instead of making own format from scratch.

Self assessment checklist can be stuck into children's books or laminated and left in trays.

A start to comparing language style. Children given Donaldson books and fill in table group or individual work. Differentiated 3 ways: repetition, repetition and rhyme and various languages. Can obviously change the photos by copying and pasting different pictures in.

Stories by the same author. Different sentences/phrases typed up from Julia Donaldson books: A squash and a squeeze, Sharing a shell and Follow the Swallow. My class really enjoyed spliting them into groups. SOme chose 'people, animal, object&' others chose to group sentences according to punctuation or language. They were allowed to chose whether to use a venn diagram (hoops on floor) or large carroll diagrams I made up. I used this as a start for thinking about similarities and differences in books by the same author.

Jigsaw instructions to talk through before making and eventually children writing their own set of instructions.

A table that children can use to fill in the title of a book and then any adjectives they can steal from the book...which they'll later use in their writing. (BA)

A format for children to use with a range of story books. Children read and select exciting words that they find in books. They can later use these words in their own writing.

Children given piles of story books. In small groups read the books and pick out any exciting words. Write the words in the treasure box.