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I am an ex-primary head teacher and English, Maths and History specialist. I've mostly worked in KS2, often in Year 6. Although for the last two years, I've been working in Year 1, which has been delightful! All the resources have been used successfully with children in a range of schools all over the country. I am constantly reviewing and updating my resources. Please follow me to ensure that you have the most up to date versions of the resources you buy.

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I am an ex-primary head teacher and English, Maths and History specialist. I've mostly worked in KS2, often in Year 6. Although for the last two years, I've been working in Year 1, which has been delightful! All the resources have been used successfully with children in a range of schools all over the country. I am constantly reviewing and updating my resources. Please follow me to ensure that you have the most up to date versions of the resources you buy.
Michael Morpurgo - War Horse - 7 sessions of Guided Reading / Whole class activities
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Michael Morpurgo - War Horse - 7 sessions of Guided Reading / Whole class activities

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A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To be able to scan and skim pages to find evidence from a text. To be able to understand the relationship between characters To infer and interpret information from a text. To understand how the author shows the similarities between the German and English soldiers. To understand how and why an author links characters’ fates together. To respond to a completed text.
Berlie Doherty - Street Child - 7 sessions of Guided Reading / Whole class activities
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Berlie Doherty - Street Child - 7 sessions of Guided Reading / Whole class activities

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A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To make predictions based on information provided in the cover, blurb and introduction. To use inference and deduction to explain the main character’s current circumstances. To emphasise with the main character. To understand what life was like in Victorian London. To empathise with the main character at the lowest point of the novel. To make predictions based on inference and deduction. To reflect on a completed story.
The Victorians - the Abolition of Slavery - historical debate and investigation
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The Victorians - the Abolition of Slavery - historical debate and investigation

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Drawing on the new History Curriculum and focussing on Aims: Strands 4 and 5 this resource includes: A collection of ten quotes from contemporary sources, An explanation of five activities that can be carried out using these resources Planning Templates to support arguments and a chart to help summarise arguments about the Abolition of Slavery. Learning Objectives • To understand historical concepts such as continuity and change, cause and consequence, similarity, difference and significance, • To make connections, draw contrasts, analyse trends, frame historically-valid questions and create their own structured accounts, including written narratives and analyses • To understand the methods of historical enquiry, including how evidence is used rigorously to make historical claims, and discern how and why contrasting arguments and interpretations of the past have been constructed. Learning Outcomes: Pupils will be able to: • recognise and discern between arguments made for and against the Abolition of Slavery. • draw on primary resources to produce a reasoned debate on the pros and cons of slavery. • produce their own persuasive argument in favour (or against) the abolition of slavery. • produce a balanced argument on the advantages and disadvantages of slavery. • Produce their own written narrative of what led to the Abolition of Slavery
The Victorians - Child Labour - historical debate and investigation
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The Victorians - Child Labour - historical debate and investigation

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Drawing on the new History Curriculum and focussing on Aims: Strands 4 and 5 this resource includes: A collection of eleven quotes from contemporary sources, An explanation of five activities that can be carried out using these resources Planning Templates to support arguments and a chart to help summarise arguments about education Learning Objectives: • To understand historical concepts such as continuity and change, cause and consequence, similarity, difference and significance, • To make connections, draw contrasts, analyse trends, frame historically-valid questions and create their own structured accounts, including written narratives and analyses • To understand the methods of historical enquiry, including how evidence is used rigorously to make historical claims, and discern how and why contrasting arguments and interpretations of the past have been constructed. Learning Outcomes: Pupils will be able to: • Recognise the difference between fact and opinion • recognise and discern between arguments made for and against the role of education • draw on primary resources to produce a reasoned debate on the pros and cons of education. • produce their own persuasive argument in favour (or against) the introduction of universal education. • produce a balanced argument on the advantages and disadvantages of education. • Produce their own written narrative of life at school
Anne Fine - Flour Babies - 7 sessions of Guided Reading / Whole class activities
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Anne Fine - Flour Babies - 7 sessions of Guided Reading / Whole class activities

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A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To make predictions based on the blurb and cover of a book. To reflect on the opening of a story To emphasise with the main character. To understand how Simon’s character changes in the story. To consider the main purpose of the text To reflect on a completed text
Anglo Saxon Britain
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Anglo Saxon Britain

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A set of resources to enable you to bring the Anglo Saxon period to life. This includes a choice of two different sets of comprehension questions (the latter differentiated) , as well as two investigation type activities and a time line which can be used for display as well as at the start and end of the topic for assessment. Also inow ncluding a Time-line of British history to allow you to provide a context of where Anglo Saxon Britain fits in the larger history of the British Isles.
JK Rowling - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - complete half term's Guided Reading
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JK Rowling - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - complete half term's Guided Reading

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A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs: To look at the way that letters differ by author and purpose. To understand how an author drops hints into early chapters to reveal what will happen in the book. To understand how an author makes a dilemma truly difficult to overcome. To understand how an author develops character relationships. To understand how an author brings a story to a climax.
Anne Fine - The Angel of Nitshill Road - complete half term's guided reading.
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Anne Fine - The Angel of Nitshill Road - complete half term's guided reading.

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A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To be able to recognise the key features of a book / to be able to make informed predictions about a story. To evaluate the effectiveness of the opening chapter. To understand how an author chooses words to create a specific impression of a character. To understand how characters are developed. To be able to understand what can motivate characters. To understand how characters can be changed by one person’s positivity.
Phonics Phase 4 Week 2 CVC to CVCC and CCVC
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Phonics Phase 4 Week 2 CVC to CVCC and CCVC

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A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure. The week’s lessons cover: Revisit / Review Read and write Phase 3 ch, sh, th, ng, ai, ee, igh, oa using Week 02 - Revisit Phase 3 – digraphs.ppx Teach spelling the word CVC to CVC words read, write spell. Teach / Practice spelling the phase 4 High Frequency words p118 (Letters and Sounds) i.e. have, like some, come, was, you, me, he, she, be Practice reading and writing CVCC and CCVC Practice reading real and non-words. Apply reading sentences p122 (Letters and Sounds) Apply writing sentences p124 (Letters and Sounds)
Phonics Phase 5 Week 1 alternative /w/, /h/ and /f/
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Phonics Phase 5 Week 1 alternative /w/, /h/ and /f/

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Phonics Phase 5 Week 1 blended learning – alternative spellings for h (wh), w (wh) and f or ff (ph) A set of resources designed to support learning both at home and in the classroom. Please note all the youtube video clips can be accessed separately for free, which constitutes the home learning element of these lessons. The week’s lessons cover: Revisit / Review Read and write Phase 4 trigraphs ear, air, ure, (Week 01 - Revisit Phase 4 – trigraphs.pptx) Teach reading, writing and spelling words with wh (w), wh (h) , ph (f or ff) Teach / Practice spelling the phase 4 tricky words said, have, like so, do, some, come, little. Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes Apply reading sentences p142 (Letters and Sounds) Apply writing sentences p149 (Letters and Sounds)
Phonics Phase 4 Week 3 two syllable words – reading, spelling and writing.
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Phonics Phase 4 Week 3 two syllable words – reading, spelling and writing.

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A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure. The week’s lessons cover: Revisit / Review Read and write Phase /oo/ /OO/, u, ur using Week 03 - Revisit Phase 3 – digraphs.ppx Teach two syllable words: read, write and spell. Teach / Practice spelling the phase 4 High Frequency words p118 (Letters and Sounds) i.e, was, you, me, he, she, be, were, there, little, one, they, all, are Practice reading and writing two syllable words Practice reading real and non-words. Apply reading sentences p122 (Letters and Sounds) Apply writing sentences p124 (Letters and Sounds)
Phonics Phase 4 Week 4 two syllable words – reading, spelling and writing.
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Phonics Phase 4 Week 4 two syllable words – reading, spelling and writing.

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A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure. The week’s lessons cover: Revisit / Review Read and write Phase or, ar, ow, and oi using Week 03 - Revisit Phase 4 – digraphs.ppx Teach two syllable words: read, write and spell. Teach / Practice spelling the phase 4 High Frequency words p118 (Letters and Sounds) it’s, from, children, just, little, there, one, out Practice reading and writing two syllable words Practice reading real and non-words. Apply reading sentences p122 (Letters and Sounds) Apply writing sentences p124 (Letters and Sounds)
Phonics Phase 5 Week 2 alternative graphemes for /ai/
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Phonics Phase 5 Week 2 alternative graphemes for /ai/

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AA set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure. The week’s lessons cover: Revisit / Review Read and write alternative spellings for h (wh), w (wh) and f or ff (ph) (Week 02 - Revisit wh, h, w, wh,pptx) Teach reading, writing and spelling words with ay, ai, split digraph a-e Teach / Practice spelling the phase 4 tricky words said, have, like so, do, some, come, little. Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes Apply reading sentences p142 (Letters and Sounds) Apply writing sentences p149 (Letters and Sounds)
Phonics Phase 5 Week 3 alternative graphemes for /ai/
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Phonics Phase 5 Week 3 alternative graphemes for /ai/

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A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure. The week’s lessons cover: Revisit / Review Read and write alternative spellings for h (wh), w (wh) and f or ff (ph) and alternative ai – ay, a-e (Week 03 ai sound,pptx) Teach reading, writing and spelling words with ai, ey, eigh Teach / Practice spelling the phase 4 tricky words do, some, come, little. Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes Apply reading sentences p142 (Letters and Sounds) Apply writing sentences p149 (Letters and Sounds)
Phonics Phase 4 Week 1 CVC to CVCC & CCVC
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Phonics Phase 4 Week 1 CVC to CVCC & CCVC

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A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure. The week’s lessons cover: Revisit / Review: Read and write Phase 3 GPCs j, v, w, x, y, z, zz, qu using Week 01 Revisit Phase 3 GPCs.pptx Teach spelling the word CVC to CCVC words read, write and spell. Teach / Practice spelling the phase 4 High Frequency words p118 (Letters and Sounds) i.e. said, have, like so, he, she, we, me, be Practise reading GPCs: -air, ee , sh, Practise reading real and non-words. Apply reading sentences p122 (Letters and Sounds) Apply writing sentences p124 (Letters and Sounds)
Phonics Phase 5 Week 5 alternative graphemes for /ee/
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Phonics Phase 5 Week 5 alternative graphemes for /ee/

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A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure. The week’s lessons cover: Revisit / Review Read and write alternative spellings /ai/ ey, ea, eigh and aigh and /ee/ ea, ee, split digraph ee (Week 05 ee sound.pptx) Teach reading, writing and spelling words with /ee/, ey, y Teach / Practice spelling the phase 4 tricky words any, many, please, people Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes Apply reading sentences p142 (Letters and Sounds) Apply writing sentences p149 (Letters and Sounds)
Phonics Phase 5 Week 6  – alternative graphemes for /igh/
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Phonics Phase 5 Week 6 – alternative graphemes for /igh/

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A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of closure. Please note all the youtube video clips can be accessed separately for free, which constitutes the home learning element of these lessons. The week’s lessons cover: Revisit / Review Read and write and spell alternative spellings /ee/ ea, ee, ie, ey, y split digraph e-e (Week 06 ee sound less common.pptx) Teach reading, writing and spelling alternative /igh/ - y, ie and split digraph i-e Teach / Practice spelling the phase 4 tricky words words eyes, my, by, people Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes Apply reading sentences p142 (Letters and Sounds) Apply writing sentences p149 (Letters and Sounds)
Phonics Phase 5 Weeks 1 - 4 - school and distance learning pack
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Phonics Phase 5 Weeks 1 - 4 - school and distance learning pack

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A month’s resources allowing you to deliver the phonics lessons to children in school or at home in the event of a class, school or local closure. The resource consists of: a youtube version of each class based lesson for use when your pupils are learning at home. planning, resources, interactive whiteboard lessons both for Promethean and Smartboard, a PowerPoint starter and all additional resources required to deliver the same lesson yourself.