I’ve collated a range of book recommendations for my Year 5’s to display in my book corner throughout the year. I’m hoping these will act as hooks to engage my pupils and encourage them to read something new! Within this resource, there are 16 pages of recommendations: each page contains 3 book recommendations (48 recommendations in total) for pupils ranging from 9-12 years old. Each recommendation includes a quote, the book cover and a summary/blurb of the book. The recommendations are around A6 in size, but could be printed larger. I’ve opted for a green gender-neutral checkerboard design, as I know it’s a design which all pupils will enjoy. I hope your class are inspired by these as much as mine have been! please note: I’ve included more books than 1 per week, as I’ve tried to account for books being used within the curriculum

This lesson is the fifth and final of six lessons teaching the skill of collagraph (relief) printing using space as an inspiration (preferably for upper KS2). I have created this scheme using skills that I have acquired over the years, training in Print-making throughout my Fine Art degree and teaching Art and Design to KS2 for over 5 years. This has been a really popular scheme for my pupils, which teaches a variety of print-making skills: mono-printing, screen-printing, relief and collagraph (relief) printing. I’ve taught it within the classroom and an art room. It would be worth investing in screens for the screen printing lesson. Resource bundle includes: Lesson plan, Visual Language word mat, Lesson Powerpoint (PDF cursive, PPT and PPT cursive versions available - please note the powerpoints may need slight reformatting depending on your font settings) and accompanying resources/scaffolds. Each lesson includes a starter, modelling for each task, an evalution and an end of the lesson plenary. Slide one: LO: To design and create a collagraph relief plate. Slide two: Starter: What is relief printing? Slide three: Relief plate task and challenge Slide four: Verbal self-evaluation with modelling Slide five: End of the lesson quiz Slide six: End of the lesson quiz (answers) Slide one: LO: To create a collagraph relief print. Slide two: Starter: What printing techniques have you tried? Slide three: Collagraph printing task and challenge Slide four: Collagraph self-evaluation with modelling Slide five: End of the lesson quiz Slide six: End of the lesson quiz (answers)