This is a great resource that I would recommend for Year 3 students or students performing below the standard in Year 4. It can be used as a basis for interventions as well. I made these mainly in preparation of exams, but discovered that they are excellent for morning or afternoon work.

Literacy Pack contains a range of Goodnight Mr Tom materials to be adapted to suit needs: Inference from characters using a few paragraphs example Three sections of text to read with mark grades next to them (makes great homework) Greater-Depth diary example from William B. Uses very precise vocabulary Tom’s informal letter to a friend. These resources should be adjusted to suit needs; they form the basis for deep-text exploration.

A really simple little resource here. Just have the children cut out each statement and write: a) a single word impression and b) a sentence which starts ‘because’ after it

Taken from a book I wrote. There are hundreds of poems - all linked to a different curriculum standard. The whole of Maths KS2 is covered! Simply find the curriculum descriptor you are looking for, and there will be a poem for you. Every poem can also be a lesson! Each poem introduces the subject, clarifies the vocabulary and explores an example.

30+ reading examples specially designed to coax out answers that can only be found from detailed inference. Ideal resource for SATs revision. Pupils read as part of early morning work, afternoon work or during Literacy with the teacher. Each sheet contains a few paragraphs of reading and a question which relies on inference being drawn from the text. Answers are given on a separate sheet. There are many suggested approaches. Ideally, pupils will highlight key sentences and explain how they are clues and how they can be used together to form an answer. Please offer any ideas for improvements.

Suitable for pupils training for the 11 plus (I found the key word lists for this) or for KS2 vocabulary building. Match up the synonyms or the antonyms. Can easily be copied/printed onto card. Designed with National Curriculum Vocabulary in mind - but, will work with 11 plus pupils looking to extend their vocabulary. Contains: Synonym matching cards Antonym matching cards Extension of tricky definition matching cards Happy and Sad Synonym cards. (These are not to be matched, but to place in order of sadness/happiness)

If there is a group of children in your class who are ‘working at’ readers, but you know they could be ‘Greater Depth’ for upper KS2, then this resource will be helpful. This resource has been used to coach NQTs and newer-teachers, but can work for any teacher looking for a good intervention group for those predicted GD but are lagging behind. Story to read with class - complete with planning for 6 lessons. Contains: Short Story in word.doc and pdf Prologue and individual chapter lesson plans with handy tips Ideal for Year 6 (or even 11 plus) reading comprehension. Each lesson has been crafted to ensure maximum curriculum coverage.

Reading comprehension for pages 9 - 11 of the Giant’s Necklace. Questions aimed for Year 6 children as they are clearly SATs orientated. Would be best used during the first lesson of Giant’s Necklace. Let me know what you think.

Map with visual path arrows and key parts of book broken down into main bullet points. Ideal for use when reading the book with a individual - or a group. I used this to recap what had happened before.

Class plan for a Sci-Fi piece of writing. It has been completed in this case and can be modeled in front of the class, or, as I have done, print out blank copies for children to fill in. Should give those stories a bit of structure!

Contains: Exemplar Circus opening Example of teacher-lead writing Pictures to use (CC) for children to stick in

Print these out and put them on the children’s desk in the morning. They will be able to start work as soon as they come in.

Used for interventions. Small and large inferences can be made… Story can easily be extended… Lots to do with this!

Welcome to the intriguing and pseudo-scientific world of Cryptozoology. Whilst, and many readers will agree with the following, this appears to be a word created by the publishers for shock-value, this fascinating term has intriguing entomological roots. For those with inside knowledge – as you will presently be – Cryptozoology is a compound of the word Cryptid (an interesting term for an animal that is no yet discovered) and zoology (the scientific term for the study and classification of animals). Perhaps the reader may wish to explore more bizarre and apparently ‘scientific’-sounding words? Or, if the reader wishes to delve deeper into the matter, they have to but only read on to discover the world of The Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot and the other incredible animals of folklore. If you want to teach some informal formal writing that will capture every child’s attention, try my Cryptozoology resource. Every time I have used it, the children have written incredible things!

Contains: 3 sets of reading homework for Boy ITSP 1 Graph lesson graph for plotting emotions at the end of the story 1 Synonym sheet to stick onto the children’s desk for throughout the reading of the story for discussion

Contains: 1 Weekly Plan for Tuesday book 1 Frog Mask 1 set of hot seat questions for different abilities

Good introductory lesson for changing active into passive voice. Can be used just before SATs to recap and teach your class some last-minute tricks.

Reading sheets for a range of topics taken from various websites. They cover a wide range of topics and can be used as starters or to fill 10 / 20 minutes if you would like to teach your class something new. Some concepts are tricky, but most more-able children are able to explain them with a little instruction.

Use a dice for pupils to create their own sentences following different SPaG possibilities. Contains: Dice rule examples Dice roll table 7 story-orientated pictures note - for the sake of expedience, sub clauses are considered adverbials in this activity

Sample. Full version with 18 sets of cards and extensions available in my store Suitable for pupils training for the 11 plus (I found the key word lists for this) or for KS2 vocabulary building. Match up the synonyms or the antonyms. Can easily be copied/printed onto card. Designed with National Curriculum Vocabulary in mind - but, will work with 11 plus pupils looking to extend their vocabulary.