An enjoyable and easy-to-manage short story creative writing lesson with a Halloween theme. This pack is designed for teaching 1-2 English writing lessons at KS2 and is great for developing text structure, grammatical awareness and imaginative language. *Note to my previous customers: This has been adapted from my ‘Short Story Writing Lesson’. This original version has also been available in my TES shop for some time, so please check that you haven’t already bought it! The topic is writing a short story with a spooky Halloween theme. The teaching PowerPoint contains a story opening for the class to read and analyse, followed by an independent writing task, in which the children can write their own Halloween stories or complete the example story. Opportunities for the children to plan their ideas are also built in, allowing for the activity to be extended over 2 sessions. In addition, there is an optional challenge activity contained in the PowerPoint, as well as writing support sheets for any children that require them. All planning is also included in the pack. The flexibility of the lesson means that I have been able to use it in Years 3/4 and in Years 5/6. Includes: • Teacher PowerPoint presentation (with challenge task included) • Two differentiated writing support sheets (lower and middle ability) • Full planning grid, linked to English curriculum Please see the Goldtopfox shop for a full range of useful teaching resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/goldtopfox

This is a fully resourced primary scheme for guided reading or a book study of ‘The Witches’ by Roald Dahl. The focus is on reading and analysing this well-loved book, including developing key comprehension skills through shared and independent activities. Each chapter of the book has its own teaching PowerPoint with pre-reading questions and discussion points, as well as independent comprehension tasks for the children to complete after reading. All activities are differentiated through the styles of questioning and cover a full range of important reading comprehension skills. Suggested extension and support activities are also included as part of the pack. These engaging lessons give the children the opportunity to read, enjoy and discuss the book chapter-by-chapter, before reinforcing their skills on appropriate tasks. With all relevant resources included, the pack is also a great time-saver in the demanding area of preparing and planning effective guided reading lessons. The lessons are aimed at Key Stage 2 and can easily be used for Years 3, 4, 5 and 6. They are fully resourced with planning and all relevant supporting materials (including answers!). The timing of each chapter’s lesson is approximately 30 – 60 minutes, depending on your guided reading timetabling and the amount of depth that is suitable for your class. Includes: *22 Teaching PowerPoints (one for each chapter of ‘The Witches’) *Printable and editable supporting materials, including comprehension worksheets for each chapter *Answer key for comprehension worksheets *Suggested alternative support and extension activities *Full planning outline, linked to UK reading curriculum This resource supports the reading objectives from the UK English curriculum for Key Stage 2. Please see the Goldtopfox shop for an extensive range of useful teaching resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/goldtopfox

This is a set of comprehension worksheets for use during guided reading or a book study of ‘The Witches’ by Roald Dahl. The focus is on developing key comprehension skills after shared reading and analysis of this well-loved book. Answers are also included! The style of questioning varies across each chapter, and they cover a full range of important reading comprehension skills. Suggested extension and support activities are also included as part of the pack. The worksheets are aimed at Key Stage 2 and can easily be used for Years 3, 4, 5 and 6. Includes: *Printable and editable comprehension worksheets for each chapter *Answer key for comprehension worksheets *Suggested alternative support and extension activities This resource supports the reading objectives from the UK English curriculum for Key Stage 2. A full unit of work for ‘The Witches’ is also available in the Goldtopfox shop, which includes teaching PowerPoints for each chapter of the book: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13095857 Please see the Goldtopfox shop for an extensive range of useful teaching resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/goldtopfox