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The Entirely True Story of the Unbelievable Fib Novel Study
This 69 page resource is designed to be used during Reading Workshop and is to be used with The Entirely True Story of the Unbelievable Fib by Adam Shaughnessy.
ABOUT THE NOVEL: “What is the Unbelievable FIB?”
That’s the question eleven-year-old Prudence Potts discovers on a baffling card no one else in Middleton--except ABE, a new kid at school with a knack for solving riddles--seems to see. Then a mysterious man asks for ABE and Pru’s help investigating mythical beings infiltrating the town, and that’s just the first of many things Pru finds hard to believe.
Soon Pru and ABE discover another world beneath their quiet town, where Viking gods lurk just out of sight. And when the pair find themselves locked in a battle against a dangerously clever enemy, they must race to secure the Eye of Odin, source of all knowledge--and the key to stopping a war that could destroy both human and immortal realms.
ABOUT THE RESOURCE: Designed in alignment with the 2014 National Curriculum of England’s reading objectives for Year 6, the pack includes: Chapter Summaries, Comprehension Questions, Digging Deeper Opportunities (includes character studies and plot studies), Creative Writing Tasks, and Non-Fiction Tasks related to content of the novel (Thor, Loki, Odin, runes, Vikings).
Resource is provided as a PDF but a digital copy of the pack is available for editing and sharing on Google Classroom and Seesaw available with download.
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The Girl of Ink and Stars Novel Study
**Updated with new graphics, comprehension questions, and deeper learning activities.
This 100-page resource is designed to be used during Reading Workshop and is to be used with The Girl of Ink and Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave.
*Updated with opportunities for deeper learning
ABOUT THE NOVEL: Forbidden to leave her island, Isabella Riosse dreams of the faraway lands her father once mapped.
When her closest friend disappears into the island’s Forgotten Territories, she volunteers to guide the search. As a cartographer’s daughter, she’s equipped with elaborate ink maps and knowledge of the stars, and is eager to navigate the island’s forgotten heart.
But the world beyond the walls is a monster-filled wasteland – and beneath the dry rivers and smoking mountains, a legendary fire demon is stirring from its sleep. Soon, following her map, her heart and an ancient myth, Isabella discovers the true end of her journey: to save the island itself.
ABOUT THE RESOURCE: Designed in alignment with the 2014 National Curriculum of England’s reading objectives for Year 6, the pack includes:
- Chapter Summaries
- Comprehension Questions
- Digging Deeper Opportunities (includes character studies and plot studies)
- Creative Writing Tasks
- Non-Fiction Tasks related to content of the novel (baobab trees, wolves, cartography, glass).
Resource is provided as a PDF but a digital copy of the pack is available for editing and sharing on Google Classroom and Seesaw available with download.
The Magic Box Poetry Mini-Unit
**Aligned with the 2014 National Curriculum of England
Included are the resources to follow a sequence of sessions where they develop their own ideas before applying them to the style of the model poem.
Children are introduced to the poem and decide what they would include in their own magic box. After reviewing poetic devices, children return to their ideas and include poetic devices to make them stronger before drafting their own poems.
As a maths and arts link, children can then design and make the nets of their magic boxes before building them into their boxes. Children can then add items and illustrations to their boxes representing the different ideas from their poems.
Digital copy provided with download.
Lights, Camera, Action!: Cinema and Shadow
*Updated with new graphics
This resource has been planned for a 6-week Half-Term. It connects the curriculums for Design Technology, Science, Art, English, and History.
Children investigate light and how it travels while also studying the eye and the history of cinema, with a focus on special effects.
A zip file with PDF units and links to digital files for editing and sharing on Google Classroom and Seesaw is available with download.
Explain How the Eye Works with Diagrams
*Updated with new graphics
Children will participate in a science investigation about pupil dilation before doing a study of how light affects how we see.
Children will write an explanation text about how the eye works, including diagrams, with scaffolds provided.
This pack can be used alongside the pack for drawing an eye, which has an art focus as opposed to an English focus.
A digital copy of the pack is available for editing and sharing on Google Classroom and Seesaw by following the link provided with download.
Write a Persuasive Movie Review FREEBIE!
*Updated with new graphics
Children study the similarities and differences between old and modern cinema, with a focus on special effects.
Children then watch old and new versions of the same film (eg: King Kong) and write a movie review. They can either write a review of a new film for an old audience, or of an old film for a new audience.
This resource links with two other Outcomes in the same Topic related to light and cinema:
Writing a Report on special effects
Planning and filming a silent horror movie trailer that uses light and shadow
A digital copy for editing and sharing on Google Classroom and Seesaw is available by following the link provided with download.
Power Up Topic Plan with Computer Science, Chronology, and Writing Tasks
This BUNDLE brings together different SIX learning outcomes from the shop related to video games and video game controllers:
* DESIGN A VIDEO GAME CONTROLLER USING MAKEYMAKEY
* WRITING AN INFORMATION TEXT ABOUT MAKEYMAKEY
* EXPLANATION TEXT ABOUT CHANGES IN VIDEO GAME CHARACTERS
* DESIGN YOUR OWN VIDEO GAME CHARACTERS
* DESIGN YOUR OWN VIDEO GAME ON SCRATCH
* NARRATIVE WRITING ABOUT VIDEO GAMES
The download is a zip file of the different individual packs, each with digital files for editing and sharing on Google Classroom and Seesaw.
Video Game Narrative Writing
Children will write a narrative text about being pulled inside of a video game.
Scaffolds and planning checklists are provided to support children in their writing. Writing objectives from Year 6 are used, pulling from the 2014 National Curriculum of England and the Interim Framework.
A digital copy of the file is available for editing and sharing on Google Classroom and Seesaw by following the link provided with download.
Information Text About a MakeyMakey Controller
Children will consider video game controller design before discussing what makes a controller effective. Children will then write an informative text about how a MakeyMakey works, including what they can be used for and what makes them effective.
Scaffolds and planning checklists are provided to support children in their writing. Objectives from Year 6 are used, pulled from the 2014 National Curriculum of England and the Interim Framework.
Lesson plans, editable rubrics and classroom examples are included.
A digital copy of the file for editing and sharing on digital platforms is available with download.
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Reading Workshop Listen & Write FREEBIE *UPDATED
Updated with all new graphics and some new videos, this resource has QR codes linked to TED Ed talks on YouTube with think about it prompts for children to consider while watching, before completing a writing task in write about it (scaffolds provided).
More difficult videos are indicated with a * and a link to a digital file for editing and sharing on different digital platforms is also provided.
Great for retelling and demonstrating skills with cohesive devices!
Make me a Conquistador - CV Persuasive Writing FREEBIE!
*Updated with new graphics
Children will practice their writing with changes in formality by writing a cover letter and CV as a Conquistador.
Other packs that can support this pack:
Mayan Civilisation Study: History & Geography
Diet of a Conquistador: Science & DT
Mayan Civilisation Study: Art & DT
In the past, I have used this pack at the end of a unit looking at the Conquistadors and their conquest of the New World so that the children are able to contextualise the CVs. Alternatively, the King of Spain might post a job advert and the same English standards can be met that way.
A digital copy of the file is available for editing and sharing on Google Classroom and Seesaw by following the link provided with download.
'Pimp my Insect' Explanation Text FREEBIE!
*Updated with new graphics
In this resource, children will study different insects to see how they have adapted to their ecosystems.
Children will then design their own insect and write an explanation text about its adaptations and how they make it successful.
A digital copy of the resource is available to editing and sharing on Google Classroom and Seesaw by following link provided at download.
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