My planning for teaching Matilda in Year 6. Nice planning and powerpoint. Great to adapt for your personal planning. sample planning :

Some nice files on this interesting topic. About a dozen word documents with planning. A couple of useful adobe files. Worked well in my classroom!

33 worksheets I have used for guided reading. Please look at the piccie to get an idea of the books used. There’s Roald Dahl. It;s important that kids have some written record of what they have done in guided reading. This is good evidence I’ve linked them to app targets. Feel free to adapt. Just cut and paste the text questions.

Three weeks of plans. You get powerpoints. Looks at myths particularly Robin Hood and Welsh legends You get plenty of resources. Sample: Ask the children to TTYP and name some famous legends. Come back together and discuss (King Arthur, Robin Hood etc). Ask children what they think are the features of a legend? Establish that myths and legends are very similar but that Although legends often include mythical beings and supernatural events, their narrative spine is more closely connected to the real world of human history. The events in legends tend to seem more likely and less fictionalised than those in myths. Legends are usually based on real characters and events, even though these have been richly embellished and exaggerated over time. This gives the narrative an exciting quality because all the events seem to be within the realm of possibility even when the plot has become so widely adapted or updated that it is completely fictional. The plot of a legend usually focuses on an individual character, a cultural hero or a person respected and remembered (Jason, King Arthur, Robin Hood, William Tell, Roland) but there are also legends about places (Atlantis, Shangri-La), objects (the Holy Grail, the Philosopher’s Stone) and legendary animals (the Yeti, Loch Ness monster, Sasquatch, Chupacabra). Make a checklist for the working wall ‘Features of legends’ to include: Plot focuses on hero, struggle between hero and villain, journeys, rich vocabulary, imagery, metaphor, a more human story. Read ‘Robin Hood: Outlaw with a sense of humour’ from Hamilton Trust resources page 9. Make a list of attributes a hero, villain and side-kick should have in a legend HA: describe all 3 types of character, include more detail, use complex sentences (with, who, when – model for children) MA: write about all 3 characters – IR to support LA: make a character description of Robin Hood – mind map vocabulary first then write 5 good sentences about him. JS support

A fantastic planning set. Four weeks worth. J K Rowling. Worked very well when I was a teacher. Focuses on : Tales of the Beadle Bard’ and ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.’ Two long powerpoints included. In total you get : 4 Powerpoints 3 pdf files 7 word files that have 4 weeks planning on them 2 excel files Sample planning: Genre: Narrative Unit 1 - Stories by a significant children’s author. Focus Texts: ‘Tales of the Beadle Bard’ and ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.’ Objectives Primary Framework Group Discussion and Interaction: Understand the process of decision making. Understanding and interpreting texts: Infer writers’ perspectives from what is written and what is implied. Compare different types of narrative and information texts and identify how they are structured. Explore how writers use language for comic and dramatic effects. Engaging with and responding to texts: Reflect on reading habits and preferences and plan personal reading goals. Compare the usefulness of techniques such as visualisation, prediction and empathy in exploring the meaning of texts.

Gathered up my pland for year 5 from a great academy school. Mainly English and maths. sample: To use multiplication methods to multiply TU × U or HTU × U. On the board have a question: 76 x 4=? On their whiteboard ask the children to solve this. If they don’t know this then they don’t need to worry as I will be teaching them. Highers do 675 x 3=? On the progress board tally how many can do this. Teach them how to use the multiplication method. They follow in their yellow books. To use written methods to divide whole numbers. Ask the children who can divide 87 by 3? Highers do 87 by 4? Fill in the progress chart. Show them the chunking method. Hayley takes SEN out to show them how to use the number line to divide. Children follow in their yellow rough books. If the children understand it they carry on independently. Those that don’t sit there and follow until they understand. Targets. Ask the children who thinks they can achieve their targets now at the beginning of the lesson? Ask those who can’t remember them to look now in the front of their book. To know the key features of arguing a point of view. Link the reading with the work the group has been doing for the last two weeks. Introduction _ Explain that this week the group will be looking at another context for persuasive writing – presenting an argument in a letter. _ Discuss what the children have found out about persuasive texts. _ Read children their target for the week: ‘I am learning to organise my writing to present information clearly.’ Today they are going to see how one writer has done this. _ Explain that when reading ‘What a rip off’ you want the group to think about two things: (1) how the argument is structured, and (2) the language features. Read What a Rip Off.

Three great powerpoints. Two great flipcharts. Planning. Sample: Discuss fantasy settings we know so far as a whole class using Fantasy PP 1. Reinforce the concept of a fantasy setting by showing lion, witch and wardrobe where child walks into Narnia clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMYU5vSaal8 In talking partners discuss adjectives describe the setting. Beach ball/Bean bag ideas. Feedback to group. Recap yesterday’s learning. Then use the Fantasy PP 2 and go through with the children how to create their own fantasy world. Explain the activity – children to create on paper their own fantasy world and label it. Must include: Setting Characters Magical objects Watch the clip from Harry Potter in the magic shop and encourage the children to look out for all the magic objects: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDR5XgHHLBY and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szEFdhOHtrI (0-40 seconds) Make a list of all the objects they could see, what they could be for, using Fantasy PP 3. Explain the activity; children will be creating a magic object from their setting they created yesterday or a new one. What does it look like? What is it called? Etc

14 weeks of short term plans Great for cutting and pasting into your own personal school timetable. I’ve included a sample week in the visible upload. The zip contains the lot. sample year 2. Register Activity Chn finish work from Meet Your New Teacher day. 9am: Input: Welcome the children to their first day of year 2! Talk about how we were feeling before coming into school, did we get very much sleep last night? Share with the children how you were feeling too! Introduce the chn to the text of the week: First day jitters by Julia Danneberg. Read the story together and discuss the twist at the end. (Ask questions throughout) T focus for morning: x2 groups of 6 L.O. To use features of a non-chronological report W.I.L.F I can… Include a heading Use subheadings to organize my writing Talk about the difference between facts and fiction (All about me) Chn create a 3D profile, including a self-portrait drawing of their head, to be used for display. Chn complete section boxes all about their family, friends, hobbies etc. Cut out the sections and arrange them inside the folded top. Put together the body parts on colored backing card, ready for the head to be attached later. Label with name sticker. 9am: Input: Quickly recap the story for this week and remind ourselves of the main character, how she was feeling and why? Introduce class bear, explain that he was also feeling very nervous about meeting new chn and starting year 2. Display a page from (bear’s) diary, ask the chn to highlight the adjectives they can see. (perform an action when they hear an adjective word) T to highlight them in a colour as they read. Explain the independent challenge is to match up the adjective words to the different emotion cards. T focus for morning: x2 groups of 6 L.O. To use adjectives W.I.L.F I can… Use capital letters and full stops Use first person Use commas between adjectives Check my sentences make sense (Writing it in the present tense) Chn to write a short diary entry about how they were feeling the night before they came back to school, include adjectives to describe how you were feeling. *Have Monday’s 3D profiles out on a table to finish off. TA focus for first thing: To assess SPP chn against current targets, make notes and set up folders for works to begin.

A 46 slide powerpoint that details Characterisation and contains exciting group work. The pupils create characters using the top tips.

Planning for writing a piece of jounalism. Full planning. Great powerpoint and lots of detail. Pupils write a piece with the teacher’s help. Model write for 2011 short writing task. A speech to my class persuading them to support the charity of my choice – charity to buy books for foreign schools. 8 for composition and effect 4 for sentence structure Hello 6J My name is Chloe and I would like to persuade you to support the ‘Books for foreign countries’ charity with the money that we hope to raise. There are many reasons for my choice and I am going to tell you about them today. Surely you agree that every child deserves an education? Isn’t this a fundamental human right? I think it is. Yet in some countries, children aren’t as lucky as us. Recently, I have been writing to a young girl in Bali, Indonesia. In 2002, a tsunami struck Bali millions of people died, thousands were injured, few survived. Bali is a poor country and finding the money to rebuild lives wasn’t easy. Most schools were swept away CHECKLIST: PERSUASIVE WRITING. Features of persuasive writing Achieved ü What sort of persuasive writing is it? e.g. letter, poster/flyer, travel brochure, advert, catalogue, book blurb etc. Is the point of view clearly explained in an introduction? Is there a series of points with elaboration? (Elaboration means adding more detail.) Is it in the present tense? Does it use logical connectives? e.g. because, consequently, as a result, however, nevertheless etc. Does it use emotive language (e.g. strong adjectives)? Does challenge the reader? E.g. using adverbs and phrases; Clearly, Surely, Obviously, Everyone knows that… etc Is there a clear conclusion or final statement?

Planning for Literacy Lesson. Pupils will focus on a soldier who was fighting at Dunkirk. Main character Jimmy Jones Medic in WW2. Lovable, friendly and family orientated but also proud and doesn’t talk about his experiences during the war. Two daughters and several grandchildren. Grandson Bobby will be in the story briefly. Present Scene A bonfire and fireworks event at the local park. Jimmy is enjoying himself with his family. Noisy, crowded, smells of hotdogs and candyfloss, feeling his Grandson’s hand in his. Seeing a father piggy back his children, having fun, children squealing in delight at the sparklers in their hands. Wishing his wife was there to experience this. Past Scene The beaches of Dunkirk, there were explosions here too as Luftwaffe bombed the boats. People being carried here too, carried to me as a medic. How can I help them? I have no supplies, no way of easing their pain. Soldiers scream in pain and give up on life. Gunfire and shells all around me, the chaotic sound of warfare. A ring of flames. Smell sweat on my bloody uniform. Damp clothes. Lice crawling over my body. Trigger The sound of wood crackling on the bonfire brings a distant memory and the sound of an exploding firework causes the flashback to begin… Ending Bobby ‘Daddy, what’s wrong with Grandpa?’ Jimmy’s son gently on his father’s forearm ‘Dad?’. ‘It’s nothing Son, ‘ he cleared his voice gruffly and tried to come back to the present.

77 files in total. The preview gives you an idea of the flavour. Sample planning: Reading as a Reader Introduction Discuss the purpose of instructions, what could they be used for? Allow the children to discuss for 1 minute the different types of instructions that there are that they know of. Take feedback and write on spider diagram. Inform the children that they are going to be going through several types of instructions over the next couple of days and analysing them as a reader. What made them successful for them, what they would have done differently etc. Main Activity Discuss the ‘Witches Fingers Recipe’ with the children, What do they notice straight away that is useful for us as readers? Annotate on WB. Inform them that we are now going to create these treats reflecting on the information provided and how useful it was for us as readers. Split the class into 2 groups - Create the treats – discussing the instructions as they go along. Ask the children to complete the reflection sheet in pairs. Discuss the instructions with the children and their reflection sheets, what made them successful? What would they have done better? Why? How would it have changed these instructions? Were the children ablet o follow the instructions? Were they able to evaluate the effectiveness of these instructions as a reader? Were they able to identify some of the key features that made them effective, such as the layout etc? Introduction Remind the children that they are evaluating instructions as a reader. Inform them that today, they are going to be evaluating different card game instructions and their effectiveness. Also that we are not to support them, as they need to evaluate them themselves and they are going to tell me whether they were effective instructions at the end of the lesson and why. Main Activity Children are to be in mixed ability reading pairs, read through the instructions and follow the instructions independently and play the card games. Carousel the pairs to the different games, allowing them 10 minutes at each activity.

Loads of planning. Great to reinforce sats work. About a month’s work. sample: Short Activity One Taught session. Use the two contrasting passages (from lesson support materials in purple Ros Wilson book). One written at L4/5 and one at L2/3. Play ‘Spot the differences’ – what makes one higher than the other? Use to establish the idea of levels and assessment. Identify differences in punctuation, openers, connectives and vocabulary. Use to establish that these are the four features that can easily make a difference to the level of pupils’ writing. Show the Punctuation Pyramid. If you only use a full stop, you are punctuating at level one. Name all the pieces of punctuation – pick a few of the level 4 pieces and ask how it is used – exemplify if time permits. Short Activity 2 Taught session Read the text ‘The Monster’ from lesson support materials. Highlight or underline examples of the four generic targets using a colour code. Children to continue this in pairs. Discuss the passage sharing likes and dislikes. Emphasise the suspense. How does the writer achieve it? Talk about language and punctuation.

Lovely powerpoints and planning. Sample : Give out copies or enlarge Fog by Carl Sandberg (see resources). Read the poem together. Write ‘personification’ on the f/c and discuss what this means. Write a definition: Giving human traits to non-human or abstract things. Or making a non-human thing do things that only a human can do. Enlarge or give out copies of Two Sunflowers Move in a Yellow Room by William Blake (see resources). Discuss how the sunflowers are given human characteristics – they talk, they feel tired, they want a room with a view! Return to the poem Fog. In this, it is almost as if Fog is alive – either human or possibly feline (cat-like). Look again at Two Sunflowers Move in a Yellow Room. Underline the words ‘topaz tortoises’. Do chn know what these last lines mean? Discuss whether it matters if we are not sure of the exact meaning of all the words in a poem. Why might it not matter? Because it is the sound and the rhythm of the words which is as important as their meaning in a poem. Look up topaz to find its meaning. Does this help us understand what the last two lines mean? Easy Working with the teacher, and using a copy of Fog, chn brainstorm other types of weather. They make a list and then write a short sentence or phrase which personifies that weather, e.g. The wind yells in the gaps between the buildings. TD