During moderation, using HYPHENS was one area of writing most of my children always found hard to ‘tick off’. So to help them I compiled this hyphenated word bank. I left a space in each letter so they could add words of their own to it. But having them in front of them has definitely helped them to get hyphenated words in to their writing more. Some of them had to be explained to them for meaning, but now they love trying to fit some of the more unusual ones in to their writing. They also add words from their reading books to the list. I found this very useful as there isn’t much on hyphens out there to help us teachers! Enjoy! Check out my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/richbreeds New accounts and first-time buyers can get 90% OFF this resource by entering the code 90NOVEMBER at the checkout before November 30th!

I used the write stuff style planning with my class for Viking Boy by Tony Bradman. We wrote narratives using 5 plot points each with 3 learning chunks. The planning is also included. Also, as my class loved the format, we used the same style for Non-Fiction, newspaper reports. I made an example of a newspaper too as my class also did this for their computing sessions (word processing). I have included this too. We got really good fiction and non-fiction writing from all of the children using these resources. Any questions, please ask.

I made these 4 colourful visual A4 cards to put down the side of my board. I have a big arrow pointing at the required noise level for the class Silence Whispers Partner talk Group talk

I have been working on this for some time mapping out clear progression across the year groups. I used Pie Corbett grammar as an inspiration and I have also looked at individual writing genres and pieced them altogether for clear progression. Any Questions Please Ask

I created these checklist cards as English Coordinator to help embed grammar throughout the school. The children can use them to assess when they have done a piece of writing. I used both the national curriculum and Pie Corbett's progression in writing to put these together. They are very visual and give examples. This is the year 5 one. Had lots of good feedback from our school and cluster from children and staff. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/richbreeds

I created this sheet based on Excitable Edgar (The John Lewis Advert) to use with my class. Lots of the questions are open questions and could have various answers, hence I haven’t made an answer sheet. There is a link to the video which needs to be watched before the activity

My class planned a story about a girl called Elizabeth, who travels back in time to Ancient Egypt, where she encounters a problem she must resolve. I have created a series of 5 plot points, each containing 3 learning chunks. I used the year 3.4 curriculum for the grammar features

I created a series of questions based on Charlie and the Chocolate factory. e follow VIPERS skills in our school so I linked them all to that. They were very successful in my year 4 and 5 classes. Any questions- please ask.

I created a series of plot points and learning chunks in the style of The Write Stuff to get my children to write their own story. They loved it and had great stories from it. I have just put everything I made and used in this pack Any questions, please ask

I made these grids similar to the moderation sheets we use as teachers, but child friendly with pictures and examples to help the children understand what to look for in their writing. My children use these effectively and it also helps my teacher assessment and their understanding. It may help new year 6 teachers too! Check out my other great resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/richbreeds

A worksheet with 3 different tasks to help with grammar. Goes over different sentence types- exclamation, command , statement and question with examples. Nice and visual and colourful. Can be adapted slightly in need be. My year 5/6s loved doing this!

I created a knowledge organiser to use with my Year 5 and 6s on out new topic of Ernest Shackleton We are using the amazing book- Shackleton’s Journey by William Grill

I think this in the most useful resource I've made so far to help year 5 and 6 children with their writing. It has helped me get my books in order for writing moderation too! This word mat is to be photocopied double sided and laminated. It includes: All the year 5/6 curriculum spelling words Hyphenated Words Subordinating conjunctions Co-ordinating Conjunctions Modal Verbs Contractions (including spoken contractions) It is colourful, well set out and easy to use. I hope others find it as useful as our school does. It does help them when they are writing. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/richbreeds

This is a notebook file for a Creative Write/Big write lesson/task. The children have to write a story called 'The Secret Door'.

A storyboard sheet for Children to write about what is happening in each picture of 'The Rabbits by Shaun Tan

A peer assessment sheet I made for use in Ks2 There are 2 to a page and sticks easily in to a book

I made this for my classroom and it has been really successful. We have printed it on A3 paper and laminated it and it is displayed in the classroom. During the week, I choose 5 words that lots of the class are getting wrong. Under the tick I write the correct spelling and under the cross some of the incorrect spellings for that word children have used. I hope others find it as useful as my class have.