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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
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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
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These 15 lessons will teach Year 4 children all about Aesop’s Fables. Throughout the unit they will study various fables including The Tortoise and The Hare, The Fox and The Grapes, The Town and The Country Mouse and many more.
Grammar covered throughout this unit includes:
Using and punctuating direct speech.
Extending their range of sentences with more than one clause.
Using conjunctions to express time or cause.
To end the unit, children will have the opportunity to discuss, plan and write their own fables in depth whilst focusing on the correct structure, relevant morals, spelling accuracy and correct punctuation marks with regards to written dialogue.
Total Number of Slides: 122
These 15 Interactive PowerPoint lessons have been created to support the learning of Greek Myths within Year 3. The required text for this unit is ‘The Orchard Book of Greek Myths’ by Geraldine McCaughrean however, other books relating to Greek Myths should also support this unit.
Total Number of Slides: 86
NB. A copy of ‘The Diary of a Killer Cat’ by Anne Fine is required to complete this unit.
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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
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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
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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
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This presentation includes 5 whole lessons relating to Stories by the same Author based on the Year 3 National Curriculum scheme of work. Within this unit you will find lessons linked to the story ‘I’ll take you to Mrs Cole.’ Week 1 of 2.
Lesson 1: To read and discuss ideas about a story
Lesson 2: To use the silent ‘e’ rule to add suffixes
Lesson 3: To identify noun phrases within a sentence
Lesson 4: To use conjunctions to expand simple sentences
Lesson 5: To use powerful verbs
Total Number of Slides: 38
Resources Included? Yes
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This presentation includes 5 whole lessons relating to Stories by the same Author based on the Year 3 National Curriculum scheme of work. Within this unit you will find lessons linked to the story ‘I’ll take you to Mrs Cole.’ Week 2 of 2.
Lesson 1: To use conjunctions to express time, place or cause
Lesson 2: To discuss and plan a story based on one read
Lessons 3 & 4: To write a story based on one read
Lesson 5: To complete and edit my story to remove errors
Total Number of Slides: 39
Resources Included? Yes
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Throughout this two week unit children will learn to sequence a familiar story, write descriptive phrases, label pictures and create short sentences. In addition to this, they will also focus on the correct use of capital letters and apostrophes.
These excellent stories celebrate the power of imagination and have been carefully chosen to help engage young minds.
Total Number of Slides: 85
Resources Included? Yes
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Throughout this two-week unit children will read and discuss the stories ‘John Patrick Norman McHennessy - The Boy Who Was Always Late’ by John Burningham and ‘Dear Greenpeace’ by Simon James (which can both be listened to on YouTube using the provided links). Children will be inspired to write letters and postcards relating to both of these wonderful stories.
Grammar Focus - Pupils will learn how to use punctuation correctly, including
capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks.
Total Number of Slides: 67
Resources Included? Yes
This bundle includes 15 lesson plans, interactive PowerPoints and all resources needed to teach children about traditional folktales. This unit focuses on the tales: The Little Red Hen, Tiger Child and Rama and Sita.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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 ‘John Patrick Norman McHennessy - The Boy Who Was Always Late’ by John Burningham (which can be listened to on YouTube using the provided link).
Week 1 of 2.
Lesson 1: To create new ideas based on a story
Lesson 2: To recognise the features of a letter
Lesson 3: To practise writing my full name and address
Lesson 4: To write a postcard
Lesson 5: To write a letter to a given character
Total Number of Slides: 35
Resources Included? Yes
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This presentation includes 5 whole lessons relating to Aesop’s Fables based on the Year 4 National Curriculum scheme of work. Within this unit you will find lessons linked to different fables which can be sourced from any Aesop’s Fables books for children. Week 2 of 3.
Lesson 1: To use conjunctions to link clauses
Lesson 2: To identify different character traits using evidence from a text
Lesson 3: To create extended sentences using clauses to express time and cause
Lesson 4: To write a letter using extended sentences
Lesson 5: To discuss morals in fables
Total Number of Slides: 50
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.
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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.
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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
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