A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’Holes’ By Louis Sachar This is lesson 5 in a series of 6. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 6 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a description of a setting using all of the descriptive techniques learned and developed during the series of lessons. There are also 2 additional lessons that complete the scheme ( a hot and a cold task) This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’The Boy In The Striped Pyjama’s ’ By John Boyne This is a lesson that teaches how emotive language is used to build empathy for characters and action. This is lesson 9 in a series of 12. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 12 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a short story, along a similar theme to the original text, using all of the descriptive techniques learned and developed during the series of lessons. The unit begins with a cold task, and ends with the short story planning and writing (hot task) This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Images sourced from Pixabay.

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 6 of the book ' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' by L Baum. Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on the themes, motifs and symbols of the novel. 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.The original text is in the public domain and available online. The lesson is part of a scheme 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, PowerPoint and resources for chapter 1 of the book ' The London Eye Mystery' by Siobhan Dowd Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on precise word choices and the use of the senses etc to create a powerful description. Scheme of work available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-london-eye-mystery-full-scheme-of-work-14-days-of-planning-presentation-and-resources-11696150 This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ' The London Eye Mystery' by Siobhan Dowd. (lesson 12 in a series of 14). Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on how to create and maintain a variety of moods and atmospheres in our writing. This is lesson 12 in a series of 14. The whole scheme of work is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-london-eye-mystery-full-scheme-of-work-14-days-of-planning-presentation-and-resources-11696150 This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete unit of work (8 days) for newspaper reports linked to the Tudors. Presentations and resources included. Aimed at year 3 or 4, fully differentiated 2 or 3 ways in each lesson. All images from PIXABAY or authors own.

A complete English lesson, based around Relative Clauses. Suitable for KS2 (as the lesson is fully differentiated) The lesson is suitable for both teaching and applying of the skill, and also as a revision lesson for Year 6. Children will learn about the skill, practice writing them as a class, before completing independent work containing them. Fully differentiated 3 ways. The lesson includes a plan, a detailed PowerPoint and three activities. Lesson resources are fully editable where possible. The lesson has an animal/fantasy theme All images are sourced from PIXABAY.

A complete English lesson, based around INVERTED COMMAS. Suitable for KS2 (as the lesson is fully differentiated) The lesson is suitable for both teaching and applying of the skill, and also as a revision lesson for Year 6. Children will learn about the skill, practice writing them as a class, before completing independent work containing them. Fully differentiated 3 ways. The lesson includes a plan, a detailed PowerPoint and three activities. Lesson resources are fully editable where possible. The lesson has an animal/fantasy theme All images are sourced from PIXABAY.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ' The London Eye Mystery' by Siobhan Dowd. (lesson 4 in a series of 14). Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on how to write a variety of sentence types, how to punctuate and use them for effect. This is lesson 4 in a series of 14. The whole scheme of work is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-london-eye-mystery-full-scheme-of-work-14-days-of-planning-presentation-and-resources-11696150 This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ' The London Eye Mystery' by Siobhan Dowd. (lesson 5 in a series of 14). Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on how to use a wide variety of punctuation in our sentences. This is lesson 5 in a series of 14. The whole scheme of work is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-london-eye-mystery-full-scheme-of-work-14-days-of-planning-presentation-and-resources-11696150 This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay.

2 complete lessons with PowerPoints and resources for the book ' The London Eye Mystery' by Siobhan Dowd. (lessons 6 and 7 in a series of 14). Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on how to open a story for greatest impact on the reader These are lessons 6 and 7 in a series of 14. The whole scheme of work is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-london-eye-mystery-full-scheme-of-work-14-days-of-planning-presentation-and-resources-11696150 This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete English lesson, based around Alan Peat's 2 pairs sentences. Suitable for KS2 (as the lesson is fully differentiated 3 ways) This lesson is designed as a standalone grammar/sentence skills lesson. However it would also fit neatly into a grammar or narrative unit based on sentence construction. Children will learn about the special sentence type, practice writing them as a class, before completing independent work containing them. Fully differentiated 3 ways. Where possible, all resources and PowerPoint's are fully editable. The lesson has an alien/space theme. All images are sourced from PIXABAY.

A complete English lesson, based around Modal Verbs. Suitable for KS2 (as the lesson is fully differentiated) The lesson is suitable for both teaching and applying of the skill, and also as a revision lesson for Year 6. Children will learn about the skill, practice writing them as a class, before completing independent work containing them. Fully differentiated 3 ways. The lesson includes a plan, a detailed PowerPoint and three activities. Lesson resources are fully editable where possible. The lesson has an animal/fantasy theme All images are sourced from PIXABAY.

A complete lesson based around David Dadau’s inspirational’SLOW WRITING’ technique. Aimed at upper KS2 and differentiated fully (3 ways) The lesson develops children’s ability to write precisely and consciously to create a vibrant and vivid description of a setting. Resources includes a full lesson plan, detailed PowerPoint and three levels of task based around a short film. All images and video clip are sourced from PIXABAY

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’ KING KONG’ by Anthony Browne. It is differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses onTHE 4 SENTENCE TYPES (STATEMENT, COMMAND, QUESTION AND EXCLAMATION) This is lesson 9 in a series of 12. The whole scheme of work is available here: The whole scheme includes a cold and a hot task, and culminates in the class writing a rampaging beast story (along the lines of KIng Kong in NYC) This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay. Fim images from publicdomain.com

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’ SKELLIG’ by David Almond. (lesson 3 in a series of 10). Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on how to useand create effective descriptions. The resources and PPT are fully editable wherever possible. The whole unit plan (10/11 lessons ) is inlcuded along with the resources for lesson 3. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing in my year six class. All images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’ SKELLIG’ by David Almond. (lesson 9 in a series of 10). Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on understanding the character . The resources and PPT are fully editable wherever possible. The whole unit plan (10/11 lessons ) is inlcuded along with the resources for lesson 9. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing in my year six class. All images sourced from Pixabay.

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.