A complete lesson and resources for chapter 3 of the book ' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' by L Baum. Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on the Rashomon effect to enhance narrative and character understanding. The original text is in the public domain and available online. The lesson is also available as part of a scheme of work that is based on the understanding of the text and its themes, as well as narrative, non-fiction and descriptive writing skills. Touches on, and links well to American History at the turn of the 20th century. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Scheme of work available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-wizard-of-oz-full-narrative-scheme-of-work-12-days-of-planning-presentation-and-resources-11679928 All images sourced from Pixabay. Original illustrations are in the public domain.

A complete lesson and resources for chapter 2 of the book ' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' by L Baum. Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on contrasting details (the difference between Kansas and Oz) and how to use juxtaposition in writing. The original text is in the public domain and available online. The lesson is also available as part of a scheme of work that is based on the understanding of the text and its themes, as well as narrative, non-fiction and descriptive writing skills. Touches on, and links well to American History at the turn of the 20th century. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Scheme of work available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-wizard-of-oz-full-narrative-scheme-of-work-12-days-of-planning-presentation-and-resources-11679928 All images sourced from Pixabay. Original illustrations are in the public domain.

A complete lesson and resources for chapter 2 of the book ' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' by L Baum. Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on characterization with inference skills. The lesson focuses on pathetic fallacy and the use of weather to express mood and tone. The original text is in the public domain and available online. The lesson is also available as part of a scheme of work that is based on a full understanding of the text and its themes, as well as narrative, non-fiction and descriptive writing skills. Touches on, and links well to American History at the turn of the 20th century. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Scheme of work available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-wizard-of-oz-full-narrative-scheme-of-work-12-days-of-planning-presentation-and-resources-11679928 All images sourced from Pixabay. Original illustrations are in the public domain.

A complete lesson and resources for chapter 1 of the book ' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' by L Baum. Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on characterization with inference skills. The original text is in the public domain and available online. The lesson is also available as part of a scheme of work that is based on the understanding of the text and its themes, as well as narrative, non-fiction and descriptive writing skills. Touches on, and links well to American History at the turn of the 20th century. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Scheme of work available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-wizard-of-oz-full-narrative-scheme-of-work-12-days-of-planning-presentation-and-resources-11679928 All images sourced from Pixabay. Original illustrations are in the public domain.

A complete English lesson, written for year 5/6 and differentiated 3 ways. The objective covered is mood and tone, with a starter that looks at sentence and cohesion for sense. The planning uses the animated film: Alma, by Rodrigo Blaas, which is available on Youtube. All images are public domain from pixabay.com

A complete English lesson, written for year 5/6 and differentiated 3 ways. The objective covered is suspense writing, with a starter that looks at the passive voice. The planning uses the animated film: Francis Brandywine, which is available on You tube. Directed by Richard Hickey All images are public domain from pixabay.com

A complete English lesson, based around Alan Peat's 2a Sentences. Suitable for KS2 (as the lesson is fully differentiated) Children will learn about the special sentence type, practice writing them as a class, before completing independent work containing them. Fully differentiated 3 ways. The lesson has a dragon/monster theme. All images are sourced from PIXABAY.

A Complete POETRY lesson, which includes a detailed PPT, resources and planning. Children write a poem to describe themselves using precise adjectives and similes. Clear 3 way differentiation. UPDATED FOR 2019 The lesson is designed to help you get to know your class, whilst creating a fantastic display for the wall (ideal for the start of the year) Also suitable as part of a poetry unit, or for a PHSCE lesson. Ideal for KS2/3 Please leave feedback.

A whole week of planning, with resources and PPT’s. The children will explore the life of a Roman soldier, before performing and writing their own cadence calls and marching songs. These look brilliant in class assemblies or filmed for a blog or website. Please leave feedback.

A whole week of planning and resources, aimed at year 3/4. Linked to the Egyptian book of the dead. This week long unit really improved the writing in my class, taking the process step by step and modelling at each stage. They were then able to do the process independently in our subsequent units. The week opens by watching an animated version of the myth. Children then spend the week learning how to structure and write a 5 part action story, using description, showing not telling, suspense and detail. Designed to incorporate lots of shared writing and modelling as a class and in pairs.

A complete week of English planning, presentations and resources. written for year 3/ 4 but very easy to adapt for other age ranges. Every resource needed is included. Links with an Olympic and/or Ancient Greek topic. Perfect unit when preparing for a class or sharing assembly, as chdn create a performance poem at the end of the week. Objectives covered: Explore concrete (shape) poetry. Learn about the events at the ancient Greek games. Write poems using the laurel wreath shape (about Olympic events) Perform the poems in groups, creating a collaborative poem by combining your work. You could even create a laurel wreath to wear that also contains your poem! (great for class assemblies) Please leave feedback.

A complete week (5 days) of English planning, planned for year 4/5 but easily adaptable. There is a strong emphasis on word classes, noun phrases and adverbs - highlighting the need for precision throughout the week. All resources are included, along with a PowerPoint for each day. At the end of the week, the chdn write and perform a poem about the god of their choosing. Any questions please feel free to ask: D Please leave feedback. Thank you :)

A 4 lesson scheme of work, written to teach the spelling rules for plurals. Each lesson is designed to take about 20 minutes and includes a presentation, class worksheet, wordsearch and homework sheet. Please leave feedback.

A complete 3-week scheme of work. Exploring, writing and retelling Greek Myths. Written for lower KS2 and fully linked to the new curriculum. I have planned for a strong emphasis on Grammar and writing skills (clause structures, direct speech, word choices and figurative description techniques) All stories are included and all resources have also been uploaded. There is a powerpoint for each day (except when in the final 2 days of Phase 3 - as the children are writing their extended outcomes at that point) Please leave feedback, I am happy to help with any queries etc.

A series of 4 Poetry lessons, that teach and revise form poetry: 1. haiku 2. kenning 3. calligrams 4. concrete Linked to the theme of winter (and animals) , chdn create a different type of poem each day. All resources, presentations and resources are included.

A complete weeks worth of planning and resources. It is based around the novel 'Fire bed and bone' about the black death and the peasants revolt. Easy to adapt if the novel has not been used though (simply create a ballad about the black death instead) Prezi presentation and all resources also included.

I have run a very successful spelling bee at my school for over 5 years now. These are copies (adapted and improved year on year) that I use to organise and implement it. Includes word lists, instructions for teachers and parents, certificates, power point score board and proformas of letters to parents and teachers etc.. Any questions or queries, please just ask, I am happy to explain and/or clarify anything Please leave feedback.

2 weeks of non fiction planning. All of the resources and a power point for each day are provided too. Written for year 5 as part of a wider topic on the black death.

Outstanding lesson - Judged by HMI inspection. I originally planned this lesson when coaching and mentoring a year 4 teacher, to model challenge for the more able and guided groups. I updated and redrafted the plan to teach the lesson myself in year 5 for a HMI inspection, in 2014 for which the lesson was judged outstanding. All resources are included, and a Prezi presentation (which is fully editable and accessible on any computer with internet access) Please leave feedback.