The Sound Collector Poem The Sound Collector and Tear Thief comparison sheet FREE RESOURCES TO USE IN CLASS - PLEASE SHARE BUT DO NOT SELL ON.

This MTP is for 5 weeks to cover the ‘Home learning’ period whilst we are off school due to the Coronavirus outbreak. It is aimed at KS1 but you could easily edit and adapt to suit other year groups. I have tried to add in websites and links where appropriate to help support children and parents working at home. I hope you find this a useful document!

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 test analysis from this years KS1 Maths papers against TAF

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 whole school curriculum map to show progression through the skills in each subject. Colour coded for each year group. Ideal for mixed year group schools to match objectives.

These activities are suited to KS2 for guided reading sessions or for use in English lessons to show response to the text. 4 different worksheets with boxes for ‘wonder’, ‘observe’ and ‘infer’ (the 4 images are different ones from the book) Wonder- Children write questions that come to mind when they look at the image Observe - What can they see - be specific, expand your ideas, explain clearly Infer- Children make inferences using clues from the image 1 worksheet comparing an image of a child from the past with the boy in the story. Encouraging children’s use of inference and also to encourage them to explore the differences between the characters. I will be uploading planning and resources for my entire Flotsam unit shortly. Check out my other resources.

A running record using an extract from ‘Owl Babies’. This is suitable for assessing WTS in KS1 TAF. Could also be used with more able Year 1 children. No comprehension questions included, just the 2 page running record.

A powerpoint workbook including comprehension questions for whole class guided reading or individual reading assessment linked to end of KS1 TAF. Also included is a short extract of text suitable for use with individual children and a space at the bottom for notes.

A boxing up template, easily enlarged to A3, suitable for planning a news report. A boxing up template for a non-chronological report. A boxing up template for a story. A boxing up template for poems

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

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.

A selection of different resources and running records/ questions to use when assessing reading at KS1. These are recommended for EXS. These are for the text ‘A squash and a squeeze’ They contain a comprehensive running record document with CEW, multisyllable words etc highlighted as well as comprehension questions. There is also a simple extract of text and some questions which link to the whole text. The story with images and accompanying questions are also included on a Powerpoint if you don’t have the book.

A running record for use in KS1 to assess reading at EXS. The running record has accompanying comprehension questions for the child to answer as part of the assessment. There is an additional worksheet for use with WTS children based on making inferences. This could also be used as a whole class guided reading activity. I have also included a PPT workbook with images and text from the story with questions if you do not have the book.

A running record to assess Y2 children in reading. Contains common exception words, suffix words and multi-syllable words - colour coded. At the end there is a short section with comprehension questions to gather further information regarding the child’s understanding of the text and add comments for evidence gathering. I have trialled this resource with my class this year, assessing them in September and then again in May to show progress.

A running record to help with assessing reading in Y2. This running record extract is from Chapter 1 of George’s Marvellous Medicine. It features common exception words, suffix words and multi-syllable words. There are some comprehension questions at the end for gathering further evidence. I have been using this alongside my other document, The Smartest Giant in Town, to assess my Y2 readers (and some of my top Y1) and gather evidence in case of moderation.

A running record with comprehension questions at WTS for KS1 assessment. Suitable for use in Y1/2 and with low ability Y3. The second sheet is a simple typed version for use in whole class guided reading, for text marking etc.

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 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.