A variety of resources that can be used to mark Remembrance Day in school. Included are: A PowerPoint that includes information and images about Remembrance Day that can be used as an introduction. This comes in two forms, one with a normal background and one with a poppy background. An information text about Remembrance Day including how it came to be and how it is marked in the U.K. There are also two activities linked to this with one being a vocabulary task and one being a comprehension activity. Answer sheets are included for both. The poem ‘In Flanders Field’ (there are two versions - one is a normal version and one has numbered lines for getting children to find answers via line numbers) that also includes a vocabulary activity and a comprehension activity with answers included. A wordsearch activity with some of the words linked to Remembrance Day as well as the answers.

A comprehension activity linked to the first two pages of Chapter Sixteen of Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. Included are 11 different questions that work on a range of comprehension skills including retrieval, inference, explanation and vocabulary. An answer sheet is also included for the task.

A set of pictures that can be used as writing prompts for independent or engaging writing in KS2 English lessons.

A set of pictures that can be used as writing prompts for independent or engaging writing in KS2 English lessons.

An activity based around -oy for children. Included are cards with all the letters of the alphabet and the oi phoneme where children can then practise seeing what words they can create when blending sounds together. Recommended to print two sets of the letter cards.

An activity based around -ure for children. Included are cards with all the letters of the alphabet and the ure phoneme where children can then practise seeing what words they can create when blending sounds together. Recommended to print two sets of the letter cards.

Different word cards that include the long oo phoneme on them that children can read through blending together.

Different word cards that include the ay phoneme on them that children can read through blending together.

An activity based around -sh for children. Included are cards with all the letters of the alphabet and the sh phoneme where children can then practise seeing what words they can create when blending sounds together. Recommended to print two sets of the letter cards.

A blending activity for Phase 2 that requires children to use different letters to try and make words. Also included are word cards with examples of what they can make.

A lesson/s that tries to inspire children to create independent writing. All credit due to Pobble with this then being taken and created as a lesson presentation and resources with ideas that children can then take and write about. Also included are some of my own word mats that children can use to support them with ideas. The prompt used for this lesson set is Unwanted Visitors which can be found on Pobble on the 28th February.

A list of stories that link History and English together. This certainly isn't a comprehensive list but gives a good start to finding stories that link to historical topics. Topics include: Ancient Rome, Greece and Egypt, with Prehistoric stories included Vikings and the Middle Ages 16th and 17th Century 18th and 19th Century 1900-1939 World War Two and Post-War Britain U.S.A History

A lesson presentation that can be used for writing instructions. It is aimed at children who are confident at writing them so only need a brief recap, focussing on key aspects like structure and language.

An activity that requires children to decide between an -er word and -est word for each sentence to decide which makes the most sense.

A sequence of lessons of four lessons for whole-class reading comprehension lessons based on a text on Remembrance Day. Included is the PowerPoint with all four lessons (written with 5/6 in mind but easily adaptable), the information text about Remembrance Day and an activity and answer sheet for each lesson. The focus over the week covers vocabulary, retrieval, inference and the ability to summarise.

A lesson that focuses on modal verbs. Included is a PowerPoint that introduces and works on modal verbs in different ways as well as having a mixed grammar starter. Also included is a worksheet that includes the starter questions, a passage of information about modal verbs to be able to go back to and a variety of questions/ tasks. An answer sheet is also included.

Three reading lessons aimed at Upper Key Stage 2 focusing on neurodiversity, specifically with a focus on dyslexia. Included is the text, a PowerPoint for the three lessons and an activity for each lesson with the focus being on vocabulary, summarise and retrieval over the 3 days.

A set of pictures that can be used as writing prompts for independent or engaging writing in KS2 English lessons.

Different word cards that include the oy phoneme/ grapheme on them that children can read through blending together.

An activity that requires children to find the definition for different words related to an extract from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Also included is the extract for children to read/ then understand better.