A toolkit to see, at a glance, what the most common spelling difficulties are in your class. Can be used from EYFS up to KS2. KS3 teachers may wish to use this with struggling pupils to identify their needs and where to pitch support. This resource contains: -A guide -A word list breakdown -Diagnostic text to be read aloud -A spreadsheet to record whole class responses and identify gaps easily.

A pack of ‘open a sentence’ resources featuring: -Emotions -Adverbs -Similes -Verbs -Time conjunctions These resources are perfect for uplevelling children’s writing in KS2. Keep together in a pack and challenge the children to use a different one each time.

This short 1 week unit can be easily adapted to your class and timescale. It uses the Jolly Christmas Postman as inspiration for letter writing, list making and invitations. 1 plan included letter planning format letter features resource invitation features resource A copy of the book is recommended!

A talk for writing based unit, similar to the Little Red Hen. This unit is designed for Y1 but could be easily adapted for Y2. Planning for 2 weeks is included, as well as a variety of resources for the unit. Perfect for the last few weeks of Christmas term. As a hook, you could decorate a Christmas tree at the beginning of the unit. #christmaswriting #year1 #littlegreenelf #talkforwriting

3 Powerpoint documents included using the Jane Considine approach. Planning sheets Independent writing stage slides Plot points slides (85 slides to support build up to writing) This unit of work will last around 3 weeks. Planned for a Year 2 class with a group of Y3 children included. Differentiation slides for LA.

A model character description of Jub to suit Y3/4. Ideal for unpicking the text, looking at punctuation and powerful language. Opportunities to edit and improve sentences.

A complete plan for 3 weeks fiction and a complete plan for 2 weeks non-fiction, based on the story of Little Red Riding Hood. The objectives cover both Year 1 and Year 2 ARE. In the 3 week plan you will see how the work is covered across the 3 weeks, using Talk for Writing as a basis of our work. One of the lessons on the plan is linked to our topic work, where we complete cross-curricular writing to hit our English objectives. This would be easily adaptable to your own topic. Included resources: 3 week narrative plan 3 week non-fiction plan - Instructions Story map example Suggested key vocab list Model story for retelling and story mapping - use other examples in books to share with the children. Wolf labelling sheet Model text for instructions - How to trap a wolf Comparing fairytale characters sheet Setting description word mats Self assessment grids- easily adaptable

A handy baseline for Year 1 Maths and English to see at a glance how children are doing in some basic activities. Different levels of activities available

A complete unit with planning for 3 weeks fiction including: Boxing up grid Oral story Word Bank Wanted poster writing frame Setting description word mats And 2-3 weeks non-fiction planning including: Self assessment grids This planning uses local landmarks as part of the planning so adapt this to suit. I have not included images etc from this as it wouldn’t be relevant.

An ideal unit for home-school or live lessons using Teams etc. This 3 week unit uses the first Harry Potter book as inspiration for various writing opportunities. Please note- this is just the planning overview, no resources are included but links and suggestions of where to find things are. You could use this as inspiration for lessons across the curriculum - potions making in science, history of magic, geography and map making - the marauders map, wizards of the world etc.

A seasonal2 week unit of work based on the story ‘Pumpkin Soup’ by Helen Cooper in a T4W style. The children will have various opportunities for writing and grammar focus within the unit, ending with writing an innovated version of the original story. Included: A unit plan Word bank ideas A pumpkin soup recipe Instruction layout (I use these in frames on tables to prompt the children, they can be adapted for use by the children in the lesson) Some additional resources for Pumpkin poetry In the plan I mention a model story, this is not included as you can write one to suit your grammar/spelling focus and children’s abilities. It is on the flipcharts to give you an idea.

Planning and resources for a Fiction Unit based on the book ‘Emily Brown and the Thing’. Planning suitable for Y1/2 class. Also included, Non-Fiction planning inspired by the book. Children learn a Non-Chronological report in T4W style and then innovate to create their own ‘Thing’.

Traction Man unit of work for mixed age class - Y1/2. A 3 week Fiction plan, in sessions which can be extended over 2 days or blocked across a whole morning so that you can block other subjects on different days. A 3 week NF plan focussing on Instructions with a Traction Man link. Children learn instructions in a T4W style and then create their own. Resources for lessons included.

A 3 week unit of work for Year 1 based on the Gingerbread Man. Narrative and Non-fiction. 2 weeks focusing on narrative and then 1 week on instructions. This plan can easily be stretched to 4 weeks as I tend to block my lessons to get more done, especially when doing a longer write with Year 1. I have provided most of the resources you will need to teach this unit but not included flipcharts as everyone teaches differently and some prefer powerpoint not ActivPrimary. Before this unit, I sent requests to parents and friends to ask them to send poststcards to school as it linked to our Geography for the term.

A 3 week unit of work based around the story of Chinese New Year. There are lots of opportunities here for Cross-Curricular links. We are using this unit as part of our topic ‘Around the World’. This year CNY is on Saturday 25th January so this plan fits just after Christmas holidays and ends the day before. It is easily shortened and adapted for 2 weeks or you could pick and choose activities to fit a week of planning. We are ending with a Chinese New Year party! There are lots of other resources easily available to accompany this unit across the curriculum from Twinkl, Mrs Mactivity and other similar sites. I have not included flipcharts for this unit but I have included success criteria grids, any activity proformas to use and a story for retelling. The grammar lessons that are built into the unit are subject to change depending on your class’s needs and the resources available in your classroom, therefore the activities are just a suggestion. Hope you find this useful!

A complete unit of work for a Year 1 class including some SEN based on Talk for Writing principles. This unit is for 2 weeks and has a PPT flipchart for use across the 2 weeks, resources and worksheets. The original story is readily available online. I used this unit at the end of Autumn Term and got some really super writing from my Year 1 children - some wrote 3 pages! Some of the other resources mentioned are available via Twinkl and other sites but these are not included in the bundle as I do not have the license to share.

Avery 16 labels you can edit and print for quick feedback to marking. Next step labels - Easily editable for whatever your focus is for the lesson. Handwriting praise labels - One cursive, one non-cursive - Easily editable for your school’s handwriting policy. Phonics praise labels - Perfect for early writers.

Ideally suited for lower KS1 or Reception, these activities are practical and help children to recognise words and numbers, make the word or number using playdoh/plastic letters etc and then write/form the word or number correctly. Included are the main sheets for recording on - easily adaptable and perfect for laminating for daily use. A list of Y1 common exception words for chopping and laminating A list of numbers 1-20. You just need: Extra tens frames for teen numbers Playdoh/letters