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I am a primary school teacher and assistant head. I love my job and my aim is to produce high quality teaching resources that motivate learners and make life easier for teachers! All of my resources are ready to teach, differentiated and easy to adapt. I don't make resources just to sell, all uploads have been made to be used in my own classroom. Therefore, I can vouch for their suitability, pitch and quality.

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I am a primary school teacher and assistant head. I love my job and my aim is to produce high quality teaching resources that motivate learners and make life easier for teachers! All of my resources are ready to teach, differentiated and easy to adapt. I don't make resources just to sell, all uploads have been made to be used in my own classroom. Therefore, I can vouch for their suitability, pitch and quality.
Street child 2 of 2
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Street child 2 of 2

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This is the second upload for this unit. Please see the other upload for further details. A 3 week unit based around the brilliant book, Street Child by Belie Doherty.
Wars of the Roses and Richard III
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Wars of the Roses and Richard III

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A complete set of history and English plans that are fully resourced and ready to teach. Purchasing saves 70% on indivdiual prices There are 2 English units, based around Shakespeare and Richard the third. Art explores medieval lettering styles and heraldry History explores the causes and battles of the Wars, before exploring the discovery of Richards body.
ALL ABOUT ME  -  PORTRAIT POETRY - COMPLETE LESSON FOR A NEW CLASS
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ALL ABOUT ME - PORTRAIT POETRY - COMPLETE LESSON FOR A NEW CLASS

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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.
Persuasive Speech Writing         (Children's rights)
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Persuasive Speech Writing (Children's rights)

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2 weeks planning for persuasive speech writing. Written for my Year 6 class but could be adapted. My class found it challenging but loved it - some great writing came from it too. All resources have been included, I have also made 2 prezi presentations available on-line. (link is in the resources) Please comment if useful. It would be lovely to know if my hard work has helped someone :)
Whole School Spelling Bee
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Whole School Spelling Bee

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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.
SLOW WRITING - SUSPENSE WRITING - COMPLETE LESSON
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SLOW WRITING - SUSPENSE WRITING - COMPLETE LESSON

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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 suspenseful scene in a story. Resources includes a full lesson plan, detailed PowerPoint and three levels of task based around a series of images. All resources and PowerPoint are fully editable. All images and video clip are sourced from PIXABAY
YEAR 6 GRAMMAR BOOSTER PLANS
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YEAR 6 GRAMMAR BOOSTER PLANS

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i have written this 5 week plan, and gathered/made resources for it for my year 6 class. This is in preparation for this years SPAG test. I will need to upload the other resources in a separate post. The videos referred to are the grammaropolis songs available on u tube Please comment ... It is polite as they are hard work :)
Ancient Olympics - Greek Playscripts
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Ancient Olympics - Greek Playscripts

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A 2 week plan, based on ancient greek play scripts. All of the resources are also here for you. Some have been adapted from elsewhere so thank you in advance for any inspiration received! I wrote this plan for my year 4 class but it is easily adapted for other year groups. Please comment if you have used it !
Fiction Revision week   - Tribal stories
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Fiction Revision week - Tribal stories

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A second week of narrative revision for upper KS2, based on The Immortal Monkey (a short animation available on the literacy shed WEBSITE) Includes all of the resources that I have made/gathered too. Written for year 6 but could easily be adapted Please comment if you use it :)
PIG HEART BOY YEAR 6 - LESSON 10 - TO ADAPT A PIECE OF WRITING FOR IMPACT
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PIG HEART BOY YEAR 6 - LESSON 10 - TO ADAPT A PIECE OF WRITING FOR IMPACT

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A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’ PIG HEART BOY’ by Malorie Blackman. Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on adapting writing for impact and effect This is lesson 10 in a series of 14. 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 dilemma story This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay.
Shakespeare  English Full scheme of work (Richard III)
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Shakespeare English Full scheme of work (Richard III)

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A 3 week fully resourced Shakespeare unit based on Richard the third. I have written it for upper KS2 but it could be adapted for any age or key stage, Each day is differentiated and resourced. This is linked to the SOW for the wars of the Roses (also available on TES) and was taught as part of a cross-curricular unit All the resources are included and there is a link for adaptable prezi presentations for each lesson. Here is a sneaky peek at the first one:https://prezi.com/tkkv-eemcyk4/shakespeare-opening-day/ Please leave feedback and enjoy :)
ALAN PEAT SENTENCES BUNDLE  KS2     BUNDLE 1
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ALAN PEAT SENTENCES BUNDLE KS2 BUNDLE 1

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A set of 6 individual, standalone lessons. Each lesson has been written to teach 1 of the fantastic sentence types from Alan Peat. Each lesson is fully resourced- including Powerpoint, plan and 3 way differentiation. I have used the lessons very successfully in upper KS2, taught as part of wider units and for standalone lessons where sentence skills need to be developed. All lessons have a monster/beast theme. All images sourced from PIXABAY
ULTIMATE ALAN PEAT BUNDLE
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ULTIMATE ALAN PEAT BUNDLE

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A complete set of all my HUGELY POPULAR ALAN PEAT sentence lessons. A set of 18 individual, standalone lessons. Each lesson has been written to teach 1 of the fantastic sentence types from Alan Peat. Each lesson is fully resourced- including Powerpoint, plan and 3 way differentiation. I have used the lessons very successfully in upper KS2, taught as part of wider units and for standalone lessons where sentence skills need to be developed. Bundle represents a saving of £45 Also available as individual lessons and as 3 smaller bundles (see below) Bundle 1, 2 and 3 are also available, each containing a different set of ALAN PEAT sentence lessons. Bundle 1 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/alan-peat-sentences-bundle-ks2-11748039 Bundle 2 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/alan-peat-sentences-bundle-ks2-bundle-2-11798906 Bundle 3 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/alan-peat-bundle-3-11872727 All lessons have a monster/beast or dragon theme. All images sourced from PIXABAY
BOYS SENTENCES -COMPLETE LESSON. (ALAN PEAT) KS2
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BOYS SENTENCES -COMPLETE LESSON. (ALAN PEAT) KS2

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A complete English lesson, based around Alan Peat’s BOYS 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.
Street Child  part 1 of 2
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Street Child part 1 of 2

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Written for my year 6 class, children loved the text and really enjoyed the unit. Links perfectly with a Victorian history topic.
YEAR 6    NEWSPAPER REPORTS  COMPLETE WEEK
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YEAR 6 NEWSPAPER REPORTS COMPLETE WEEK

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Written as a revision unit for my year 6 class. Based on the short film 'The mystery of mister hollow;' (available on the literacy shed website) Plan is for one week, all resources are included. Chdn write a newspaper report at the end of the week. (could easily be stretched over 2 weeks, if editing and redrafting)