A series of 8 lessons spread out over 2 weeks looking at performance poetry. References the Beyond Booked Up - Books Trust Performance Poetry lessons which can be found online. Ideal for Upper Key Stage 2 (Year 5 or 6)

The second week in a 3 week unit of ‘The Highwayman’ poem by Alfred Noyes. Includes all resources needed to teach this unit. Other weeks available for sale also from my shop. Ideal for an Upper Key Stage 2 class - currently being used on a Year 5 class.

The third week in a 3 week unit of ‘The Highwayman’ poem by Alfred Noyes. Includes all resources needed to teach this unit. Other weeks available for sale also from my shop. Ideal for an Upper Key Stage 2 class - currently being used on a Year 5 class.

The first week in a 3 week unit of ‘The Highwayman’ poem by Alfred Noyes. Includes all resources needed to teach this unit. Other weeks available for sale also from my shop. Ideal for an Upper Key Stage 2 class - currently being used on a Year 5 class.

A one off lesson to baseline pupils using descriptive writing. Aimed primarily at Years 3 and 4, it uses the Write Stuff approach to break down the writing into smaller chunks, focusing on quality not quantity.

A range of KS2 Free write lessons using images from Pobble 365 to inspire independant writing.

A series of 4 lessons that focus on language collection, emotion, free verse poetry and creation for a classroom display. Based on the book ‘Moth’ by Isabel Thomas and Daniel Egneus. Aimed at Year 6 but can be used with any Key Stage 2 class.

A unit of lessons all designed for pupils to write independant biographies about Charles Darwin. Aimed at Upper Key Stage 2. Works well with the Year 6 Cornerstones Unit ‘Darwin’s Delights’ or Victorians.

A Year 6 SATs revision lesson focusing primarily on use of past and present progressive tense. Uses some resources from Twinkl.

A Year 6 SATs revision lesson focusing primarily on pronouns. Uses some resources from Twinkl.

A Year 6 SATs revision lesson focusing primarily on conjunction usage. Uses some resources from Twinkl.

A lesson designed to recap pupil’s understanding of word classes and applying them in a variety of ways before using knowledge to answer SATs based questions. Includes resources from Twinkl.

A series of lessons designed to encourage children to learn about the story of Oliver Twist, starting with experience lessons with drama, followed by scaffolded lessons using the Write Stuff approach and concluding with their own stories for independent writing. Ideal for a Year 5 or 6 cohort.

A set of 3 lessons using the Waitrose Robin Advert to create descriptive narrative. Uses ‘The Write Stuff’ approach by Jane Consadine for prompting and supporting with quality writing. Part of a 2 week set of lessons.

A set of 5 lessons using the Waitrose Robin Advert to create descriptive narrative. Uses ‘The Write Stuff’ approach by Jane Consadine for prompting and supporting with quality writing. Part of a 2 week set of lessons.

A 7 lesson unit on mystery story writing linked to Ancient Egypt. Starts with setting descriptions, story planning, build up and action sequence with opportunities to edit and redraft throughout. Children can then free write their own endings to show a development in their writing from heavily scaffolded, removing some support in the middle of their stories to get a totally independant ending.

A week long unit to tie in with a topic on Ancient Egypt. Children learn to write a diary entry as an Ancient Egyptian by collecting key facts and information, drama, looking at features of diaries before writing their own which they publish and produce.

The second week in a two week unit focusing on the film “The Alchemist’s Letter”. Each lesson provides guided writing opportunities to describe a scene and explore character’s emotions. This links to the first week already available on TES in my shop where children explore two of the character’s feelings and how the machine works. Aimed at Year 5 but can easily be used with a Year 6 class also.

The first week in a two week unit focusing on the film “The Alchemist’s Letter”. Each lesson provides guided writing opportunities to describe a scene, explore character’s emotions and explain how the machine works using drama and images. This then leads on to a second week (coming soon) where children explore two of the character’s memories, add their own happy memory to the machine and then explore morals before editting and refining. Aimed at Year 5 but can easily be used with a Year 6 class also.

The second week in a 2 week unit of non-chronological planning. Focuses on planning, writing first drafts and editting. Can be extended to then create a ‘Big Write’ piece based on their editted work.