A comprehensive set of resources for anyone to be able to teach a block on writing discussion texts. Planned for Year 5 but very easily adaptable to Year 4 or Year 6. Included are: Full lesson plans for 15/16 lessons, with differentiated activities for children. IWB slides for every lesson that go step by step through the lesson. (N.B. In the shared writing sessions, the example paragraphs just need playing around with to a new topic. Whilst I could have done these, it is more powerful to do them with the class at the time) Resource sheets required for lessons. Word banks for children to use. A self-assessment/ teacher assessment marking sheet that helps children assess as they write and can then be used for a simple marking sheet to pick out positives and targets for children.

Nine English activities linked to the story of The Three Brothers from Harry Potter/ Tales of Beedle the Bard. The story can be found in the book ‘The Tales of Beedle the Bard’ or can be found on YouTube clips from the scene in the Harry Potter film. Activities include: Three reading comprehension activities with answer sheets A definition task linked to words from the story Retelling the story from images Spelling task - spot the mistakes and correct them in the passage Finishing the story - Take the story starter and rewrite it Synonym activity - Replacing underlined words in a passage with synonyms Word class activity - A table to fill in with examples of nouns, adverbs, adjectives and verbs that can be seen in the story.

Included are 8 different examples of information texts (non-chronological reports) that can be used with children in English for a wide range of reasons. Texts include: The Vikings Emperor Penguins Lions Velociraptors Crocodiles and Aligators Dolphins Giant Panda Green Anaconda

A workbook suitable for children in Year 5 and 6. This 22 page booklet looks at a range of aspects, getting children to work through questions related to areas of grammar and in being able to use a dictionary accurately. It is perfect for 5-10 minute bursts during register time or can be used as an extended activity for a lesson if plans have fallen through/ changed, with children able to pick it up as and when.

A booklet full of knowledge organisers or revision sheets for maths that are perfect for use in Year 6 to build quizzes from and support understanding, or even to simply create displays from with key information and vocabulary. There are ten topics included with a page for each. Each one includes key information, models and key vocabulary. Units include: Place Value Four Operations Fractions Algebra Percentages Position and Direction Converting Units Decimals Perimeter, Area and Volume Properties of Shapes It is in PowerPoint format so can easily be adapted to suit but is also ready to go as it is, whether printed as a booklet or individual pages.

Three reading comprehension activities linked to chapters 6, 7 and 8 of The Boy at the Back of the Class. Each chapter has a comprehension activity that includes 20 questions that work on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately. A free example for Chapter One and Two can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-reading-comprehension-chapters-1-and-2-12426422

A reading comprehension that can be used to introduce information about rivers. Included is the text which is then surrounded by questions around the outside that link to the text. Answers are also included on a separate document.

A reading comprehension resource that acts as an introduction/ general overview for Buddhism, focusing on what it is, what Buddhists believe in, worship for Buddhists and the Four Noble Truths. This resource includes: A fact file about Buddhism (both in colour and black and white for ink saving purposes) 3 different comprehension activities of differing challenge - answers are included for these A vocabulary activity that requires definitions to be found for each word provided.

Three reading comprehension activities linked to chapters 3, 4 and 5 of The Boy at the Back of the Class. Each chapter has a comprehension activity that includes 20 questions that work on different skills as well as also having the answers included separately. A free example for Chapter One and Two can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-reading-comprehension-chapters-1-and-2-12426422

Extracts from all seven Harry Potter books with three sets of differentiated questions attached with each extract. These activities will help children work on a range of comprehension skills using a story many are already aware of and engaged with. Questions range from simple retrieval to commenting on why particular language has been used. ***The extracts used are copyright of the author J.K Rowling.

A worksheet and challenge worksheet that focus on multiplying decimal numbers by a single integer. Included is a main activity that provides practice as well as challenge activities that require more reasoning and problem solving. The answers are also included for each activity.

A quiz that is a bit of fun/end of topic assessment for evolution and inheritance in Year 6. It takes on the form of a Who Wants to be a Millionaire quiz with children competing individually, in teams or just doing it as a class as a bit of fun and a recap.

A quiz that gets children to try and identify 30 different flags from around the world. A fun geography activity for the end of the year or as a general activity to check knowledge of different flags.

A simple worksheet that gets children to work on modal verbs in various ways.

A PowerPoint that looks at how Remembrance Day began and why we 'celebrate' it. It also looks at Remembrance Sunday and why we have the poppy as our symbol.