#No additional resources needed. Click here to download lesson 1 for FREE. This unit includes 10 complete lesson plans, activities and a fully interactive PowerPoint to teach Year 3 children all about Non-Chronological Reports. They will begin by reading, exploring and identifying the features of this type of text before using their knowledge to plan and write their own non-chronological reports. They will have the option of 4 interesting sports to research (using the internet, nonfiction books or both), and will use this information to create their own reports in a similar style. They will create, share, edit and improve their drafts before creating a polished report ready for display! SPAG/GPS covered: Word Classes, Clauses, Conjunctions, Spellings and Suffix Rules. Lesson 1: To identify features of non-chronological reports Lesson 2: To recognise word classes and clauses Lesson 3: To understand how to create a formal tone Lesson 4: To apply spelling rules when adding suffixes Lesson 5: To plan a non-chronological report Lesson 6: To begin writing a non-chronological report Lesson 7: To extend sentences using conjunctions Lesson 8: To edit and improve my writing Lesson 9: To prepare and deliver a persuasive argument Lesson 10: To create a non-chronological report for display This bundle comes with an End of Unit Child and Teacher Assessment Sheet to allow each pupil to assess and reflect on their own learning. Total Number of Slides: 51 Lesson Plans Included? Yes Activities and Resources Included? Yes #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

This bundle includes 11 full lessons to support the teaching of the two units: Living Things and Habitats in the Year 4 Science curriculum. Each lesson comes with the necessary resources and annotated slides to help guide the teaching at each stage. These lessons can be used to support the Hamilton Trust Science plans. Lesson 1: To understand the characteristics of a living thing (Mrs Nerg) Lesson 2: To ask questions about local habitats and record observations Lesson 3: How are living things classified? Lesson 4: To record the details of local living things using close observational drawings Lesson 5: To create a large-scale work of art of an invertebrate Lesson 6: To understand how to group living things Lesson 7: To discuss environmental changes Lesson 8: To consider some of the natural changes that could happen to an environment Lesson 9: To create a graph to show temperatures recorded over time Lesson 10: To understand the impact of environmental change Lesson 11: To plan and implement positive changes to a local environment This bundle also comes with 4 formative assessments to assess pupils’ learning at different stages (after lessons 3, 6, 9 and 11). Total Number of Slides: 131 Lesson Plans Included? No - slides annotated. Activities and Resources Included? Yes #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

This bundle includes 5 complete lesson plans, resources and an interactive PowerPoint to support the learning of Biographies and Autobiographies. During this second and final week, children will now focus on autobiographies; in particular, ‘The Long Walk to Freedom’ by Nelson Mandela. They will be fascinated to learn about the political history of South Africa and how becoming an anti-apartheid activist contributed towards Nelson Mandela’s positive and negative experiences in life. Once pupils have developed their understanding of the purpose and structure of an autobiography through this example text, they will then begin to plan, write and edit their own during the final 3 lessons. SPAG/GPS covered this week: adverbials, head nouns and expanded noun phrases. Lesson 1: To read, understand and discuss an autobiography Lesson 2: To answer questions about Nelson Mandela’s autobiography Lesson 3: To plan an autobiography Lesson 4: To write an autobiography Lesson 5: To edit, improve and assess my autobiography Total Number of Slides: 28 Lesson Plans Included? Yes Resources Included? Yes #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

#No additional resources needed. Click here to download lesson 1 for FREE. This unit includes 10 lessons plans, activities and 2 fully interactive PowerPoints to teach Year 6 children all about instruction and explanation texts. They will begin by reading, exploring and identifying the different features of each type of text before using their knowledge to plan and write their own using the identified features. SPAG/GPS covered: Bullet Points, Colons, Semi-colons and Parentheses (Brackets, Commas and Dashes). Lesson 1: To identify the features of an explanation text Lesson 2: To write an instruction text using bullet points and colons Lesson 3: To read and answer questions about a text Lesson 4: To plan an instruction text Lesson 5: To write an instruction text Lesson 6: To use brackets, commas and dashes to indicate parentheses Lesson 7: To write and perform an informal explanation Lesson 8: To research and plan an explanation text Lesson 9: To write an explanation text Lesson 10: To prepare and present my explanation text Total Number of Slides: 54 Lesson Plans Included? Yes Activities and Resources Included? Yes #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

This unit includes 10 complete lesson plans, activities and fully interactive PowerPoints to teach Year 2 children all about Information Texts. Throughout this unit they will begin by learning about cats and dogs by reading the two stories ‘Dogs’ and ‘Matilda’s Cat’ by the award winning author and illustrator Emily Gravett. They work in small groups to answer text-related questions as well as retelling the story of ‘Matilda’s Cat’ as they apply their knowledge of the -ing suffix. During week 2, they will begin to explore the features of information texts using the provided resources. They will research, plan and write their own information pages which they will then self assess at the end of the week. Download Lesson 1 for free here Lesson 1: To create dogs with opposite characteristics Lesson 2: To answer comprehension questions about dogs Lesson 3: To correctly spell words using the -ing suffix Lesson 4: To retell a short story Lesson 5: To describe an animal using expanded noun phrases Lesson 6: To explore the features of a nonfiction text Lesson 7: To research and plan an information text Lesson 8: To correctly use new and familiar punctuation marks Lesson 9: To begin writing an information text Lesson 10: To edit and improve my information text Total Number of Slides: 52 Lesson Plans Included? Yes Activities Included? Yes #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

No additional resources #StressFreeTeaching This presentation includes 5 whole lessons relating to Postcards and Letters based on the Year 2 National Curriculum scheme of work. Within this unit you will find lessons relating to the story ‘Dear Greenpeace’ by Simon James (which can be listened to on YouTube using the provided link). This PowerPoint can be easily adapted to meet the specific needs of an individual class. Week 2 of 2. Lesson 1: To correctly sequence the events of a story Lesson 2: To practise spelling words with the /ul/ phoneme Lesson 3: To plan the continuation of a story Lesson 4: To write the first draft of my letter Lesson 5: To create a final copy of my letter for display Total Number of Slides: 32 Resources included? Yes

This presentation has been created to teach and revise the differences between formal and informal language. Children can use whiteboards to complete various activities throughout this PowerPoint.

This easy-to-use and adaptable interactive PowerPoint includes 5 whole lessons relating to Observational Poetry based on the Year 5 National Curriculum scheme of work. During week 1 of this 2-week unit children will practise reading and understanding a selection of poems (included) as they work together to identify various poetic devices. Pupils will enjoy discussing objects and creating powerful images (with a partner) in preparation for writing their own observational poems during lesson 3. SPAG/GPS covered throughout these lessons include expanded noun phrases and relative clauses. Related Poems: ‘Sharp Freckles’ and ‘Don’t be Scared’ by Carol Ann Duffy ‘The Cow’ by Robert Louis Stevenson ‘Sir Autumn’, ‘The Matter of Holes’ and ‘Granny Granny Please Comb my Hair’ by Grace Nichols ‘Personal Helicon’ by Seamus Heaney Lesson 1: To analyse a selection of poems Lessons 2: To create expanded noun phrases based on observations Lesson 3: To write an observational poem Lesson 4: To explore relative clauses Lesson 5: To use similes, metaphors and personification Total Number of Teaching Slides: 28 Lesson Plan Included? Yes Resources Included? Yes Differentiation? Yes No additional resources needed #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

NB. A copy of ‘The Diary of a Killer Cat’ by Anne Fine is required to complete this unit. Click here to download lesson 1 for FREE. This bundle includes: a detailed scheme of work, all necessary resources and 2 fully interactive PowerPoints. These lessons are based upon the diary recount book ‘The Diary of a Killer Cat’ by Anne Fine which will help children to learn about this style of writing in a fun and engaging way. SPAG/GPS covered: Time Conjunctions, Adverbials of Time, Place and Manner, Inverted Commas and Prefixes. Lesson 1: To explore the features of a diary entry Lesson 2: To answer questions about a text Lesson 3: To write sentences using the prefixes un-, in-, dis- and mis- Lesson 4: To use adverbs to express manner Lesson 5: To use adverbs to express time and place Lesson 6: To correctly punctuate speech using inverted commas Lesson 7: To discuss ideas for a new character Lesson 8: To plan a diary recount Lesson 9: To write my own diary recount Lesson 10: To finish and edit my diary Total Number of Slides: 61 Scheme of Work Included? Yes Activities and Resources Included? Yes #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

No additional resources needed This interactive PowerPoint and 5 lesson plans conclude this unit about stories with Familiar Settings based on the Year 2 National Curriculum scheme of work. This week, children will continue to focus on ‘Gorilla’ by Anthony Browne, ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’ by Judith Kerr as well as the well-known story ‘There’s No Such Thing As A Dragon’ by Jack Kent. Using these stories, they will begin to develop ideas, plan and write their own stories using the character that they created at the end of week 1. During lesson 3, they will also have fun playing a board game with a partner as they practise reading and spelling words containing the /j/ phoneme! Lesson 1: To create an interesting problem for my story Lesson 2: To plan my own story Lesson 3: To read and spell words with the phoneme /j/ Lesson 4: To create a good story opening Lesson 5: To use my ‘writing toolbox’ to complete my story Total Number of Slides: 32 Resources included? Yes Lesson Plans Included? Yes If necessary, this PowerPoint can be easily adapted to meet the specific needs of your class. Physical copies of the books would be beneficial, but links are provided. #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme Week 1: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-2-fiction-familiar-settings-week-1-of-2-12192909

This subordinating conjunctions word mat can be used to aid learning within different genres of writing. This handy list can be cut out and stuck into children’s books or laminated and stored within the classroom to be used when needed. #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

#No additional resources needed. Click here to download lesson 1 for FREE. This unit includes 10 lessons plans, resources and 2 fully interactive PowerPoints to teach Year 5 children all about instruction and explanation texts. Children will begin by working in small groups to identify the main features of each type of text before applying their knowledge to their own written work. They will enjoy writing instructions for different technological devices such as: escalators, elevators and mobile phones in addition to using the internet to research and explain a range of unusual gadgets! To end and consolidate their learning during Week 2, children will have the opportunity to invent their own mode of transport which they will then plan and create a detailed guide for. This guide will include features of both explanation and instruction texts. SPAG/GPS covered: causal conjunctions, adverbs of time, parentheses (brackets, commas and dashes). Lesson 1: To discuss and identify the features of instructions Lesson 2: To write instructions using adverbs Lesson 3: To write an instructional text Lesson 4: To answer research questions using the internet Lesson 5: To write and present an explanation text Lessons 6 &7: To use brackets, commas and dashes to indicate parentheses Lesson 8: To plan an information guide for a new invention Lesson 9: To write a guide for a futuristic mode of transport Lesson 10: To edit and redraft my guide Total Number of Slides: 50 Lesson Plans Included? Yes Activities and Resources Included? Yes #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

No additional resources needed This presentation includes 5 poetry lessons relating to Image Poems based on the Year 4 National Curriculum scheme of work. Throughout this week children will cover many different grammar aspects such as: similes, metaphors, noun phrases, adverbs and prepositional phrases. They will learn to identify similes and metaphors within a selection of poems (included) and will practise converting these from one to the other. To end the week, children will enjoy writing fun and lively adverb poems followed by a short self assessment. Week 1 of 2 Lesson 1: To use similes to create powerful images Lesson 2: To extend sentences using prepositional phrases Lesson 3: To convert metaphors in to similes Lesson 4: To use adverbs to begin a sentence Lesson 5: To write an adverb poem Total Number of Slides: 26 Differentiation? Yes Resources Included? Yes #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

This interactive primary PowerPoint includes 5 lessons relating to Choral and Performance Poetry based on the Year 6 National Curriculum scheme of work. Lesson 1: To identify features of a performance poem Lesson 2: To analyse a performance poem Lesson 3: To create expanded noun phrases Lesson 4: To explore the vocabulary used within a poem Lesson 5: To write a poem in the subjunctive form Total Number of Slides: 31 Resources and Poems Included? Yes Full Lesson Plan Included. #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

This word mat and poster can be used to aid learning when writing descriptions about food. This handy list can be cut out and stuck into children’s books or laminated and stored within the classroom to be used when needed. #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme

This short interactive PowerPoint teaches children how to structure a piece of writing through the correct use of paragraphs. They will also learn how to identify Fronted Adverbials within a sentence and sort these into time, place or number. Contains discussion and practice questions. Number of slides: 10 #stressfreeteaching_dreamscheme