A week long unit on the classic poem What is Pink? by Christina Rossetti The unit helps children to understand classic poetry by introducing the poem in a way which they can easily understand. The children are asked to explore the theme of colour, read and discuss the poem as well as answer comprehension questions and then plan and write their own verses in a similar style. All resources are included such as planning sheets, comprehension questions and sheets and templates for writing. It could be easily adapted for Foundation Stage, Year 1 or Year 2.

A week long unit on the classic poem A Child’s Thought by Robert Louis Stevenson. The unit helps children to understand classic poetry by introducing the poem in a way which they can easily understand. The children are asked to read, discuss and perform the poem as well as answer comprehension questions and then plan and write their own verse in a similar style. All resources are included such as planning sheets, comprehension PPT and sheets and templates for writing. It has been used with an able Year 2 class and would also work for a Year 3 class.

Cursive handwriting sheets for individual letter formation practise. Each sheet has large letters to trace and smaller ones to copy. All letters are cursive and there are variations for the different cursive formations such as open and closed letters and straight and curved letters. Just choose the ones your school uses.

A proforma for Guided Reading with all the Year 3 objectives down the side and examples of key questions in the top box. Insert children's names in the columns and then record comments and question answers during a guided reading session. This is a word document so you can edit out my questions at the top (they are just an example) and change to suit the book you are using.

A list of reading targets linked to the coloured book bands from stage 1/pink to stage 11/lime. Useful for termly target setting or end of year report targets. Targets are divided into the different bands and there are several per coloured band.

A PowerPoint activity with some shared comprehension questions with a follow-up comprehension sheet of questions and answers about the poem. The questions are based around VIPERS (see Literacy Shed website). This activity has been used with an able Year 2 class but could also be used for Year 3.

An informative powerpoint which explains active and passive voice, giving examples and short interactive activities. Also included is two differentiated worksheets asking children to convert sentences from active to passive and vise versa. All images are taken from wpc clipart and are free from copyright.

An informative powerpoint which explains how to punctuate direct speech, giving examples and mistakes to identify. All images are taken from wpc clipart and are free from copyright.

A powerpoint presentation which explains the main different types of nouns.

A series of fact cards which could be used for display in your book corner or Library. Comprises of 16 fact cards.

A series of word mats for handwriting letter formation. I have done many variations but if you need a different variation, please email me at bw-helps-you@outlook.com.

A proforma for Guided Reading with all the Year 6 objectives down the side and examples of key questions in the top box. Insert children's names in the columns and then record comments and question answers during a guided reading session. This is a word document so you can edit out my questions at the top (they are just an example) and change to suit the book you are using.

A proforma for Guided Reading with all the Reception objectives down the side and examples of key questions in the top box. Insert children's names in the columns and then record comments and question answers during a guided reading session. This is a word document so you can edit out my questions at the top (they are just an example) and change to suit the book you are using.

A proforma for Guided Reading with all the Year 1 objectives down the side and examples of key questions in the top box. Insert children's names in the columns and then record comments and question answers during a guided reading session. This is a word document so you can edit out my questions at the top (they are just an example) and change to suit the book you are using.

A proforma for Guided Reading with all the Year 2 objectives down the side and examples of key questions in the top box. Insert children's names in the columns and then record comments and question answers during a guided reading session. This is a word document so you can edit out my questions at the top (they are just an example) and change to suit the book you are using.

A proforma for Guided Reading with all the Year 4 objectives down the side and examples of key questions in the top box. Insert children's names in the columns and then record comments and question answers during a guided reading session. This is a word document so you can edit out my questions at the top (they are just an example) and change to suit the book you are using.

A checklist for the Year 5 and 6 spelling assessment. This can be used to assess reading and spelling of the Year 5 and 6 spelling list. It is a word document so it is easily edited.

A checklist for the Year 1 spelling assessment. This can be used to assess reading and spelling of the common exception words for Year 1. It is a word document so it is easily edited.

A checklist for the Year 3 and 4 spelling assessment. This can be used to assess reading and spelling of the Year 3 and 4 spelling lists. It is a word document so it is easily edited.