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KS1 Writing Lesson Plans: Fun activities using 5 SENSES
Dive into these 5 Senses lesson plans, packed with playful activities, as you head to the beach. Children can enjoy the story Hello Ocean by Pam Muñoz Ryan. You can almost feel the salt spray on your face and smell the musky scent of ocean in the cool morning air in this great example of the 5 Senses in writing. Then it’s time to eat…
Resources include
Full Lesson Plans including 12 Activities
Printables and Worksheets
Story ideas
Excerpt from children’s story Ellie Sparrow and the Great Fire of London
Online resource links
Activities
Comprehension, speaking and listening, memory game, diary writing, drawing / painting, research and design
Learning objectives
English
• listen and respond appropriately to adults and their peers
• give well-structured descriptions, explanations and narratives for different purposes, including for expressing feelings
• use spoken language to develop understanding through speculating, hypothesising,
• imagining and exploring ideas
• listening to and discussing a wide range of poems, stories and non-fiction at a level beyond that at which they can read independently
• making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done
• predicting what might happen on the basis of what has been read so far
• sequencing sentences to form short narratives
• re-reading what they have written to check that it makes sense
• discuss what they have written with the teacher or other pupils
• develop positive attitudes towards and stamina for writing by:
writing narratives about personal experiences and those of others (real and fictional)
writing about real events
Art
• use drawing and imagination to develop their ideas
• use tone, pattern, line and shape in pictures.
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5 Paragraph Essay Structure: Lesson Plans and Examples
How do I write a good 5 Paragraph Essay? How does my thesis statement relate to the body of my essay? What about the conclusion? Here are practical answers; an antidote to anxiety in the classroom. Immediately, you can use these lesson plans and activities that contain an element of fun. Coupled with fit-to-purpose resources, your students will build confidence and skills as they learn to -
• Create a robust Thesis Statement that sets them up for success.
• Write Body Paragraphs using proven Point, Evidence, Analysis structure.
• Edit ideas so that they have time for analysis.
• Practice planning using a workable structure.
• Stay motivated, right to the end.
Please contact Claire Vorster for free resources, or with other questions.
Resources included in this pack
Confidence building activities
Mini and comprehensive writing / planning activities
Examples of Simple to Advanced Thesis Statements
Examples of Simple to Advanced Body Paragraphs
Sample templates to build essay structure
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Presentation Skills Lesson Plans: From Boring to Brilliant
How do I give a presentation? How do I learn to attend an interview, communicate effectively and grow in confidence? Here are practical answers; an antidote to anxiety. Immediately, you can use these lesson plans and activities that contain an element of fun. Coupled with fit-to-purpose resources, your students will build confidence and skills as they learn to -
• Know the difference between ineffective and successful presentations.
• Discover and see what stress and nerves do to the body.
• Develop ways to turn pressure to their advantage.
• Introduction to presentation skills in the context of business / marketing.
• Acquire practical skills that make for effective presentations.
• Stay motivated, right to the end.
Please contact Claire Vorster for free resources, or with other questions.
Resources included in this pack
Confidence building activities
Discussion starters
Expert advice and tips
Examples of presentations (good & bad)
Handouts
Online resources
Games
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Hero or Antihero? Creative Writing Lessons & Resources_15 to 18 yrs
With the right tools, your students can write confident and compelling narrative pieces. These bundled lessons apply secrets from master storytellers to build on existing skills, Students will discover how a character’s flaws or mistakes can become the engine for an electrifying plot. Your students will learn to -
• Craft compelling, honest, potentially hilarious characters using techniques including psychology.
• Quickly set themselves up for a successful first draft.
• See that it’s good for a story when nothing goes according to plan.
• Add a rough edge to the over-perfect characters that can make a story too obvious.
• Use a secret weapon when they are looking for character inspiration.
Activities
Speaking and listening, reading comprehension, planning, writing, reviewing.
Learning objectives
Reading
Understanding the author’s craft: story shape
Writing
Composition: generating ideas, planning and drafting
Composition: shaping and constructing language for expression and effect
Speaking and Listening
Developing active listening skills and strategies
Group discussion and interaction: Developing and adapting discussion skills and strategies
Resources included in this plan
Reading and Comprehension activities
Mini and Comprehensive writing activities
Famous quotes for discussion
Literary examples
Story prompts
Story planner for students
Online resource links
Plus
Bonus Antihero poster
Please contact Claire Vorster for free resources, or with other questions.
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Realistic Characters & Emotion: Creative Writing Lesson Plans for 12 to 14 yrs
Ray Bradbury’s advice on how to write confident and compelling narrative? “Let the world burn through you. Throw the prism light, white hot, on paper.”
With the right tools, your students can write narrative pieces that blaze. In these lessons they’ll gain the skills to become highly attuned to the world around them, develop their voices and create their best work. They will learn how to -
• Identify and develop strong ideas that add heat to a story.
• Use popular song lyrics to find story ideas.
• Beat writer’s block. Discover the technique that award-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin uses to make a great start, every time.
• Craft compelling stories that are relevant and timeless.
Time Allowance / Key Stage
3-4 lessons
KS3
Activities
Speaking and listening, planning, writing, reviewing.
Learning objectives
Reading
Understanding the author’s craft: story shape
Writing
Composition: generating ideas, planning and drafting
Composition: shaping and constructing language for expression and effect
Speaking and Listening
Developing active listening skills and strategies
Group discussion and interaction: Developing and adapting discussion skills and strategies
Resources included in this plan
Story prompts
Images
Quotes and song lyrics
Story planners for students (2 pages)
Online resource links
Please contact Claire Vorster with any questions. Many thanks!
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Realistic Characters & Emotion: Creative Writing Lesson Plans for 15 to 18 yrs
Ray Bradbury’s advice on how to write confident and compelling narrative? “Let the world burn through you. Throw the prism light, white hot, on paper.”
With the right tools, your students can write narrative pieces that blaze. In these lessons they will turn life’s strangest moments into a dramatic story. They’ll gain the skills to become highly attuned to the world around them, develop their voices and create their best work. They will learn how to -
• Identify and develop strong ideas that add heat to a story.
• Use popular song lyrics to find story ideas.
• Beat writer’s block. Discover the technique that award-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin uses to make a great start, every time.
• Craft compelling stories that are relevant and timeless.
Time Allowance / Key Stage
3-6 lessons
Activities
Speaking and listening, planning, writing, reviewing.
Learning objectives
Reading
Understanding the author’s craft: story shape
Writing
Composition: generating ideas, planning and drafting
Composition: shaping and constructing language for expression and effect
Speaking and Listening
Developing active listening skills and strategies
Group discussion and interaction: Developing and adapting discussion skills and strategies
Resources included in this plan
Story prompts
Images (copyright free)
Quotes and song lyrics
Story planners for students (2 pages)
Online resource links
Please contact Claire Vorster with any questions. Many thanks!
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Setting and Mood: Creative Writing Lesson Plans_15 to 18 yrs
Your students can have lots of fun creating compelling settings for their stories. These bundled lessons apply secrets from master storytellers to build on existing skills, Your students will learn to:
• Understand how settings can act as secondary characters in their stories.
• Use 5 senses as a secret weapon to uncover great ideas for a story.
• Learn how to structure their story for success.
• Bridge information with imagination to create fantastic fiction.
Please contact Claire Vorster for free resources, or with other questions.
Resources included in this plan
Reading and Comprehension Activities
Mini and Comprehensive Writing Activities
Famous quotes for discussion
Literary examples
Story prompts
Story planner for students
Online resource links
Activities
Speaking and listening, reading comprehension, planning, writing, reviewing.
Learning objectives
Reading
Understanding the author’s craft: story shape
Writing
Composition: generating ideas, planning and drafting
Composition: shaping and constructing language for expression and effect
Speaking and Listening
Developing active listening skills and strategies
Group discussion and interaction: Developing and adapting discussion skills and strategies
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Editing and Proofing: Creative Writing Lesson Plans _15 to 18 yrs
These bundled lessons apply secrets from master storytellers to help students discover how to review and edit their stories. They will learn to -
Let the mess out and fix problems later.
Throw away anything that isn’t plot.
Improve any confusing bits / plot holes.
Fix spelling, punctuation and grammar.
Uncover their stories in a new and improved way.
Please contact Claire Vorster for free resources, or with other questions.
Resources included in this plan
Reading and Comprehension Activities
Mini and Comprehensive Writing and Editing Activities
Famous quotes for discussion
Literary examples
Story prompts
Online resource links
Learning objectives
Reading
Understanding the author’s craft: story shape
Writing
Composition: generating ideas, planning and drafting
Composition: shaping and constructing language for expression and effect
Speaking and Listening
Developing active listening skills and strategies
Group discussion and interaction: Developing and adapting discussion skills and strategies
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Realistic Fiction: Structure, Planning & Writing Lessons for 11 to 14 yrs
With the right plot, your students can write confident and realistic narrative
pieces. Using these bundled lessons your students will discover techniques to
help them write stronger, more authentic stories. They will learn to -
• Quickly set themselves up for a successful first draft.
• Find great stories in the places they may least expect them.
• Understand the importance of having a secret story that drives their
characters.
• Create tension for the reader by escalating the stakes in their story.
• Discover what heavy weight boxing champion Muhammad Ali said about
defeat, and how it can help more than they think.
Activities
Speaking and listening, planning, writing, reviewing.
Learning objectives
Reading
Understanding the author’s craft: story shape
Writing
Composition: generating ideas, planning and drafting
Composition: shaping and constructing language for expression and effect
Speaking and Listening
Developing active listening skills and strategies
Group discussion and interaction: Developing and adapting discussion skills
and strategies
Resources included in this plan
Story Mountain
Reading and Comprehension Activities
Mini and Comprehensive Writing Activities
Famous quotes for discussion
Literary examples
Online resource links
Story Planner
Please contact Claire Vorster for free resources, or with other questions. Thank you!
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Realistic Fiction: Structure, Planning & Writing Lessons _14 to 18 yrs
With the right plot, your students can write confident and realistic narrative
pieces. Using these bundled lessons your students will discover techniques to
help them write stronger, more authentic stories. They will learn to -
• Quickly set themselves up for a successful first draft.
• Find great stories in the places they may least expect them.
• Understand the importance of having a secret story that drives their
characters.
• Create tension for the reader by escalating the stakes in their story.
• Discover what heavy weight boxing champion Muhammad Ali said about
defeat, and how it can help more than they think.
Activities
Speaking and listening, planning, writing, reviewing.
Learning objectives
Reading
Understanding the author’s craft: story shape
Writing
Composition: generating ideas, planning and drafting
Composition: shaping and constructing language for expression and effect
Speaking and Listening
Developing active listening skills and strategies
Group discussion and interaction: Developing and adapting discussion skills
and strategies
Resources included in this plan
Story Mountain for Advanced Climbers
Reading and Comprehension Activities
Mini and Comprehensive Writing Activities
Famous quotes for discussion
Literary examples
Online resource links
Please contact Claire Vorster for free resources, or with other questions. Thank you!
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Create Engaging Characters: Creative Writing Lessons & Resources _11 to 14yrs
From Sherlock Holmes to Mary Poppins, some characters stay with readers far beyond the final page. This bundled lesson guide will help your students to master the techniques required to create memorable and complex characters. Your students will learn to:
Bring characters to life using key details that contribute to their experience and journey.
Create a storytelling style that fits their unique characters.
Keep their character’s journey at the heart of their narrative.
Avoid the mistakes that turn readers off.
Learning objectives
Reading
Understanding the author’s craft
Writing
Composition: generating ideas, planning and drafting
Composition: shaping and constructing language for expression and effect
Speaking and Listening
Developing active listening skills and strategies
Group discussion and interaction: Developing and adapting discussion skills and strategies
Resources include
Range of activities
Visual character prompts
Examples of characterisation
Discussion starters
Comprehension questions
Online resource links
Please contact Claire Vorster with any questions. Many thanks!
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3 Act Story Structure: Creative Writing Lesson Plans for 12-14yrs
With the right tools, your students can write confident and compelling narrative pieces. These lessons apply secrets from a master storyteller to build on existing skills, adding a dynamic story telling element. Your students will learn how to -
• Develop a solid plot structure.
• Quickly set themselves up for a successful first draft.
• Get tools to keep their stories clear and on track.
• Discover how to use a writing prompt to find their starting point.
• Remove the fear from the thought of writing a whole story.
Please contact Claire Vorster for free resources, or other questions.
Time Allowance
1-2 lessons
Activities
Speaking and listening, planning, writing, reviewing.
Learning objectives
Reading
Understanding the author’s craft: story shape
Writing
Composition: generating ideas, planning and drafting
Composition: shaping and constructing language for expression and effect
Speaking and Listening
Developing active listening skills and strategies
Group discussion and interaction: Developing and adapting discussion skills and strategies
Resources included in this plan
Story prompts
Story planner for students (2 pages)
Online resource links
Please contact Claire Vorster with any questions. Many thanks
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Opening Lines & Hooks: Creative Writing Lesson Plans _11 to 14 yrs
There’s nothing quite like staring at a blank page. These bundled lesson plans apply secrets from master storytellers as students discover techniques to conquer those first line blues. They will learn to -
Grab the reader’s attention from the very first line and hold onto it.
Review the first lines of famous novels and develop their own style.
Saturate their stories with atmosphere and meaning.
Write to inform and entertain. And be ruthless about the editing process.
Please contact Claire Vorster for free resources, or other questions.
Activities
Speaking and listening, reading comprehension, planning, writing, reviewing.
Learning objectives
Reading
Understanding the author’s craft: story shape
Writing
Composition: generating ideas, planning and drafting
Composition: shaping and constructing language for expression and effect
Speaking and Listening
Developing active listening skills and strategies
Group discussion and interaction: Developing and adapting discussion skills and strategies
Resources included in this plan
Reading and Comprehension Activities
Mini and Comprehensive Writing Activities
Famous quotes for discussion
Literary examples
Story prompts
Story planner for students
Online resource links
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Hero or Antihero? Creative Writing Lessons & Resources_11 to 14 yrs
With the right tools, your students can write confident and compelling narrative pieces. These bundled lessons apply secrets from master storytellers to build on existing skills, Students will discover how a character’s flaws or mistakes can become the engine for an electrifying plot. Your students will learn to -
• Craft compelling, honest, potentially hilarious characters using various writing techniques.
• Quickly set themselves up for a successful first draft.
• See that it’s good for a story when nothing goes according to plan.
Resources included in this plan
Reading and Comprehension Activities
Mini and Comprehensive Writing Activities
Famous quotes for discussion
Story prompts
Story planner for students
Online resource links
Plus
Bonus Antihero poster
Activities
Speaking and listening, reading comprehension, planning, writing, reviewing.
Learning objectives
Reading
Understanding the author’s craft: story shape
Writing
Composition: generating ideas, planning and drafting
Composition: shaping and constructing language for expression and effect
Speaking and Listening
Developing active listening skills and strategies
Group discussion and interaction: Developing and adapting discussion skills and strategies
Please contact Claire Vorster for free resources, or with other questions.
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Writing Dialogue: Creative Writing Lesson Plans_11 to 14 years
Realistic dialogue elevates and sharpens any story. With this bundle of lessons your students will discover how and why conversations can drive their plot forward. And, what characters think or don’t say can reveal even more. Your students will learn to -
Explore what informs and motivates their characters’ dialogue.
Recognise and avoid common pitfalls when framing conversations.
Look for authenticity in the way their characters speak.
Punctuate and format correctly, before they start tearing their hair out!
Please contact Claire Vorster for free resources, or other questions.
Resources included in this plan
Reading and Comprehension Activities
Mini and Comprehensive Writing Activities
Famous quotes for discussion
Literary examples
Story prompts
Story planner for students
Online resource links
Learning objectives
Reading
Understanding the author’s craft: story shape
Writing
Composition: generating ideas, planning and drafting
Composition: shaping and constructing language for expression and effect
Speaking and Listening
Developing active listening skills and strategies
Group discussion and interaction: Developing and adapting discussion skills and strategies
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Writing Dialogue: Creative Writing Lesson Plans_15 to 18 years
Realistic dialogue elevates and sharpens any story. With this bundle of lessons your students will discover how and why conversations can drive their plot forward. And, what characters think or don’t say can reveal even more. Your students will learn to -
Recognise terrible dialogue in books and movies and discover fixes.
Explore what informs and motivates their characters’ dialogue.
Recognise and avoid common pitfalls when framing conversations.
Look for authenticity in the way their characters speak.
Punctuate and format correctly, before they start tearing their hair out!
Please contact Claire Vorster for free resources, or other questions.
Activities
Speaking and listening, reading comprehension, planning, writing, reviewing.
Learning objectives
Reading
Understanding the author’s craft: story shape
Writing
Composition: generating ideas, planning and drafting
Composition: shaping and constructing language for expression and effect
Speaking and Listening
Developing active listening skills and strategies
Group discussion and interaction: Developing and adapting discussion skills and strategies
Resources included in this plan
Reading and Comprehension Activities
Mini and Comprehensive Writing Activities
Famous quotes for discussion
Literary examples
Story prompts
Story planner for students
Online resource links
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Setting and Mood: Creative Writing Lesson Plans_11 to 14 yrs
Your students can have lots of fun creating compelling settings for their stories. These bundled lessons apply secrets from master storytellers to build on existing skills, Your students will learn to:
• Understand how settings can act as secondary characters in their stories.
• Use 5 senses as a secret weapon to uncover great ideas for a story.
• Learn how to structure their story for success.
• Bridge information with imagination to create fantastic fiction.
Please contact Claire Vorster for free resources, or with other questions.
Resources included in this plan
Reading and Comprehension Activities
Mini and Comprehensive Writing Activities
Famous quotes for discussion
Literary examples
Story prompts
Story planner for students
Online resource links
Activities
Speaking and listening, reading comprehension, planning, writing, reviewing.
Learning objectives
Reading
Understanding the author’s craft: story shape
Writing
Composition: generating ideas, planning and drafting
Composition: shaping and constructing language for expression and effect
Speaking and Listening
Developing active listening skills and strategies
Group discussion and interaction: Developing and adapting discussion skills and strategies
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Editing and Proofing: Creative Writing Lesson Plans _11 to 14 yrs
These bundled lessons apply secrets from master storytellers to help students discover how to review and edit their stories. They will learn to -
Let the mess out and fix problems later.
Throw away anything that isn’t plot.
Improve any confusing bits / plot holes.
Fix spelling, punctuation and grammar.
Uncover their stories in a new and improved way.
Please contact Claire Vorster for free resources, or with other questions.
Resources included in this plan
Reading and Comprehension Activities
Mini and Comprehensive Writing and Editing Activities
Famous quotes for discussion
Literary examples
Story prompts
Online resource links
Learning objectives
Reading
Understanding the author’s craft: story shape
Writing
Composition: generating ideas, planning and drafting
Composition: shaping and constructing language for expression and effect
Speaking and Listening
Developing active listening skills and strategies
Group discussion and interaction: Developing and adapting discussion skills and strategies
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Descriptive Writing Lessons, Examples & Essay Help for 14 to 18 yrs
Good descriptive writing is one of the key elements to a great story. These bundled lessons apply secrets from master storytellers to build on existing skills, Your students will learn to -
• Understand the difference between descriptive and narrative writing.
• Identify and use simple techniques, which paint a vivid sensory picture and engage the reader.
• Bridge information with imagination to create descriptive writing that builds credibility.
• Create authentic settings in every story that they write .
• Use a secret weapon to uncover great ideas for a story.
Please contact Claire Vorster for free resources, or with other questions.
Resources included in this plan
Reading and Comprehension Activities
Mini and Comprehensive Writing Activities
Literary examples
Story prompts
Story planner for students
Online resource links
Learning objectives
Reading
Understanding the author’s craft: story shape
Writing
Composition: generating ideas, planning and drafting
Composition: shaping and constructing language for expression and effect
Speaking and Listening
Developing active listening skills and strategies
Group discussion and interaction: Developing and adapting discussion skills and strategies
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KS1 Great Fire of London - 4 Full Lesson Plans and Resources
One little spark, that’s all it took to start the Great Fire of London. Here are four lesson plans plus all the resources you need to turn up, engage, inspire and teach KS1 Great Fire of London. Lessons include listening and speaking, history, fiction, writing, art and drama. Watch the sparks fly!
Learning outcomes:
English
• listen and respond appropriately to adults and their peers
• give well-structured descriptions, explanations and narratives for different purposes, including for expressing feelings
• use spoken language to develop understanding through speculating, hypothesising
• imagining and exploring ideas
• listening to and discussing a wide range of poems, stories and non-fiction at a level beyond that at which they can read independently
• making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done
• predicting what might happen on the basis of what has been read so far
• sequencing sentences to form short narratives
• re-reading what they have written to check that it makes sense
• discuss what they have written with the teacher or other pupils
• develop positive attitudes towards and stamina for writing by:
writing narratives about personal experiences and those of others (real and fictional)
writing about real events
History
• learning about:
events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally [for example, the Great Fire of London, the first aeroplane flight or events commemorated through festivals or anniversaries]
the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements.
• use inquiry skills to gain information from photographs and written text
• understand and create a timeline
• offer opinions and suggestions about why things happened
Art
• use drawing and imagination to develop their ideas of 17th Century London.
• Use tone, pattern, line and shape in pictures.
Drama
• develop confidence using movement
• develop spatial awareness
• act out a story
• facilitate the creation and communication of ideas
Lessons include excerpts and an illustration from the popular children’s novel Ellie Sparrow and the Great Fire of London. These lessons are written by author and tutor Claire Vorster. Enjoy!