Simple text with a variety of questions ranging from skim and scan to inference. Text can be copied onto word so that it can be shared with the class

A writing task sheet and planning sheet for a writing assessment based on the story Cuda of the Celts, which can be bought online. An excellent book which shows aspects of Celtic history which we studied for historical settings. This resource can be adapted to other historical texts where two characters from different backgrounds meet.

Unit cover with suggested books, purpose for writing and objectives for reading, writing and spag

A Powerpoint teaching the use of inverted commas linked to Cuda of the Celts and a success criteria grid to fit the lesson. Task sheets can be bought separately or as a lesson bundle

An assessment sheet for self or peer assessment after writing a setting. Includes the success criteria for writing a setting

An activity where children are times reading a text and completing a short task

An activity where children are times reading a text and completing a short task

Four days planning for the SPAG part of the Stories with historical settings unit. It covers time and cause conjunctions, inverted commas, past tense and Topic vocabulary linked to the book Cuda of the Celts

Planning for a week of writing looking at stories with a historical settings. Included are planned lessons on planning a story, check and editing our writing and then the first three paragraphs of Place, Person and Problem

A unit front cover for Historical settings - writing objectives

A set of example recounts written about events occurring during WW2

A full piece of writing using the 5Ps of place, people, problem, panic and peace. This is a shared piece of writing and can be used to demonstrate how each section has been written or ahred as a whole story

This PowerPoint is a guide to how children can describe the place where the action will take place adding details to show mood

An activity where children can either self or peer assess their own work or it can be used to analyse recounts at the start of the unit of work

Group task sheets linked to the lesson on inverted commas

A PowerPoint based lesson guiding the children through a shared writing for introducing their characters in their people paragraph in their story with a historical setting

A lesson on writing a character evaluation of Villains in stories linked to Superheroes

A collection of travel guide research sheets that can be used as differentiated sheets. One is completed as an example, the Australia travel guide. This could also be used for children to use to write up the research into a detailed guide. There are example places given which can be changed to fit the country/area you are studying.

A PowerPoint for teaching two poetry lessons writing and performing their own Chocolate poem based on Kit Wright's Poem The Magic Box. Included are the poems The Magic Box by Kit Wright and Chocolate Cake by Michael Rosen