This set of 19 different editing station cards can be used to help children focus on one aspect at a time when editing to improve their work. They can also be used to give to certain children to are secure in a particular writing area, so they can be peer coaches to the other children, encouraging children to edit without adult support. This resource is best suited to Upper Key Stage 2 children.

An easy to use planning sheet for writing a balanced argument from a scenario in the book Street Child, related to the character of Jim Jarvis.

An easy to follow persuasive letter writing template that can easily be adapted for any context. Mainly to be used for Upper Key Stage 2 children.

Year 5 Programme of study, using the No Nonsense Spelling Scheme. 36 weeks worth of spellings have been planned up until the end of Spring first half term, additional slides and resources have also been provided for you to incorporate into your planning when adapting lessons.

This resource can be used in reading lessons when tracking characters’ feelings throughout a story.

A WAGOLL balanced argument to use suited towards Upper Key Stage 2, when teaching the writing style of a balanced argument The WAGOLL is about whether Britain should have gone to war against Germany causing World War 2.

A Grammar unit of work suitable for Key Stage 2 children still struggling to identify different types of conjunction. Opportunities for selecting the most appropriate one to fit each sentence. The final task is for children to apply the conjunctions in an independent piece of writing.

An example of shared descriptive writing done with my year 5 class based upon when Stanley enters Camp Green Lake.

An example of a modelled write I did with the whole of my Year 5 class describing Stanley Yelnat’s journey to Camp Green Lake from the book Holes, by Louis Sachar.

These questions focus on on extract from the story of Rose Blanche. Understanding words in context practice Literal and retrieval questions for children to complete.

A short retrieval task for recapping.

Comprehension questions targeted towards upper key stage 2 children to practice their inference skills in reading and be able to use evidence from the text accurately to demonstrate their understanding. This resource can be used as part of whole-class reading lessons or in small groups for guided reading.

A collection of different writing opportunities for children reading the book Rose Blanche.

Comprehension tasksheets to develop inference skills in reading Bronze - LA Silver - MA Gold - HA The questions range from Chapters 1 - 8.