Lancashire Professional Development Service helps educational settings like schools and academies to realise the full potential of their children and young people, by providing professional training, bespoke consultancies and inspiring resources. All of our curriculum resources are designed by highly experienced teaching and learning consultants.
Lancashire Professional Development Service helps educational settings like schools and academies to realise the full potential of their children and young people, by providing professional training, bespoke consultancies and inspiring resources. All of our curriculum resources are designed by highly experienced teaching and learning consultants.
’Read and Respond’ unit to support home learning in English and Literacy, Reception - Week 3: Big Bad Bugs
This resource includes an electronic set of plans for parents for English and Literacy in Reception.
These newly created exciting ‘Read and Respond’ units will support home learning in English and Literacy. The ‘mini units’, available for Years 1-6 inclusive, provide daily English lesson plans and have been designed for you to send home to parents on a weekly basis. (Reception guidance for Literacy is also available, though in a slightly different format).
All the plans use text extracts freely downloadable from LoveReading4Kids, Oxford Owl or websites with free audio recordings.
Week 3 topic for Reception: Big Bad Bugs
It is suggested that each unit is sent to parents with an accompanying letter as a way of the class teacher personally introducing the unit of work. This will provide the teacher with the opportunity to address any particular sections of the plan, provide supporting materials (e.g. a writing frame) where appropriate and/or make reference to any prior learning. An editable example of how this might look is also included.
New plans will be released on a weekly basis every Thursday after Easter. Please check back for week 4 on Thursday 7th May.
‘Read and Respond’ unit to support home learning in English and Literacy, Year 6 - Week 5: Climate change.
This resource includes an electronic set of plans for parents for English and Literacy for Year 6.
These newly created exciting ‘Read and Respond’ units will support home learning in English and Literacy. The ‘mini units’, available for Years 1-6 inclusive, provide daily English lesson plans and have been designed for you to send home to parents on a weekly basis. (Reception guidance for Literacy is also available, though in a slightly different format).
All the plans use text extracts freely downloadable from LoveReading4Kids, Oxford Owl or websites with free audio recordings.
Week 5 topic for Year 6: Climate change.
It is suggested that each unit is sent to parents with an accompanying letter as a way of the class teacher personally introducing the unit of work. This will provide the teacher with the opportunity to address any particular sections of the plan, provide supporting materials (e.g. a writing frame) where appropriate and/or make reference to any prior learning. An editable example of how this might look is also included.
New plans will be released on a weekly basis every Thursday after Easter. Please check back for week 6 on Thursday 21st May.
’Read and Respond’ unit to support home learning in English and Literacy, Reception - Week 4: Down on the Farm
This resource includes an electronic set of plans for parents for English and Literacy in Reception.
These newly created exciting ‘Read and Respond’ units will support home learning in English and Literacy. The ‘mini units’, available for Years 1-6 inclusive, provide daily English lesson plans and have been designed for you to send home to parents on a weekly basis. (Reception guidance for Literacy is also available, though in a slightly different format).
All the plans use text extracts freely downloadable from LoveReading4Kids, Oxford Owl or websites with free audio recordings.
Week 4 topic for Reception: Down on the Farm
It is suggested that each unit is sent to parents with an accompanying letter as a way of the class teacher personally introducing the unit of work. This will provide the teacher with the opportunity to address any particular sections of the plan, provide supporting materials (e.g. a writing frame) where appropriate and/or make reference to any prior learning. An editable example of how this might look is also included.
New plans will be released on a weekly basis every Thursday after Easter. Please check back for week 5 on Thursday 14th May.
‘Read and Respond’ unit to support home learning in English and Literacy, Year 1 - Week 5: Rumble in the jungle
This resource includes an electronic set of plans for parents for English and Literacy for Year 1.
These newly created exciting ‘Read and Respond’ units will support home learning in English and Literacy. The ‘mini units’, available for Years 1-6 inclusive, provide daily English lesson plans and have been designed for you to send home to parents on a weekly basis. (Reception guidance for Literacy is also available, though in a slightly different format).
All the plans use text extracts freely downloadable from LoveReading4Kids, Oxford Owl or websites with free audio recordings.
Week 5 topic for Year 1: Rumble in the jungle
It is suggested that each unit is sent to parents with an accompanying letter as a way of the class teacher personally introducing the unit of work. This will provide the teacher with the opportunity to address any particular sections of the plan, provide supporting materials (e.g. a writing frame) where appropriate and/or make reference to any prior learning. An editable example of how this might look is also included.
New plans will be released on a weekly basis every Thursday after Easter. Please check back for week 6 on Thursday 21st May.
‘Read and Respond’ unit to support home learning in English and Literacy, Year 3 - Week 4: Crocodiles
This resource includes an electronic set of plans for parents for English and Literacy for Year 3.
These newly created exciting ‘Read and Respond’ units will support home learning in English and Literacy. The ‘mini units’, available for Years 1-6 inclusive, provide daily English lesson plans and have been designed for you to send home to parents on a weekly basis. (Reception guidance for Literacy is also available, though in a slightly different format).
All the plans use text extracts freely downloadable from LoveReading4Kids, Oxford Owl or websites with free audio recordings.
Week 4 topic for Year 3: Crocodiles.
It is suggested that each unit is sent to parents with an accompanying letter as a way of the class teacher personally introducing the unit of work. This will provide the teacher with the opportunity to address any particular sections of the plan, provide supporting materials (e.g. a writing frame) where appropriate and/or make reference to any prior learning. An editable example of how this might look is also included.
New plans will be released on a weekly basis every Thursday after Easter. Please check back for week 5 on Thursday 14th May.
‘Read and Respond’ unit to support home learning in English and Literacy, Year 2 - Week 5: Birds
This resource includes an electronic set of plans for parents for English and Literacy for Year 2.
These newly created exciting ‘Read and Respond’ units will support home learning in English and Literacy. The ‘mini units’, available for Years 1-6 inclusive, provide daily English lesson plans and have been designed for you to send home to parents on a weekly basis. (Reception guidance for Literacy is also available, though in a slightly different format).
All the plans use text extracts freely downloadable from LoveReading4Kids, Oxford Owl or websites with free audio recordings.
Week 5 topic for Year 2: Birds
It is suggested that each unit is sent to parents with an accompanying letter as a way of the class teacher personally introducing the unit of work. This will provide the teacher with the opportunity to address any particular sections of the plan, provide supporting materials (e.g. a writing frame) where appropriate and/or make reference to any prior learning. An editable example of how this might look is also included.
New plans will be released on a weekly basis every Thursday after Easter. Please check back for week 5 on Thursday 21st May.
‘Read and Respond’ unit to support home learning in English and Literacy, Year 5 - Week 4: Inventions.
This resource includes an electronic set of plans for parents for English and Literacy for Year 5.
These newly created exciting ‘Read and Respond’ units will support home learning in English and Literacy. The ‘mini units’, available for Years 1-6 inclusive, provide daily English lesson plans and have been designed for you to send home to parents on a weekly basis. (Reception guidance for Literacy is also available, though in a slightly different format).
All the plans use text extracts freely downloadable from LoveReading4Kids, Oxford Owl or websites with free audio recordings.
Week 4 topic for Year 5: Inventions.
It is suggested that each unit is sent to parents with an accompanying letter as a way of the class teacher personally introducing the unit of work. This will provide the teacher with the opportunity to address any particular sections of the plan, provide supporting materials (e.g. a writing frame) where appropriate and/or make reference to any prior learning. An editable example of how this might look is also included.
New plans will be released on a weekly basis every Thursday after Easter. Please check back for week 5 on Thursday 14th May.
‘Read and Respond’ unit to support home learning in English and Literacy, Year 4 - Week 5: Fantastic Beasts.
This resource includes an electronic set of plans for parents for English and Literacy for Year 4.
These newly created exciting ‘Read and Respond’ units will support home learning in English and Literacy. The ‘mini units’, available for Years 1-6 inclusive, provide daily English lesson plans and have been designed for you to send home to parents on a weekly basis. (Reception guidance for Literacy is also available, though in a slightly different format).
All the plans use text extracts freely downloadable from LoveReading4Kids, Oxford Owl or websites with free audio recordings.
Week 5 topic for Year 4: Fantastic Beasts.
It is suggested that each unit is sent to parents with an accompanying letter as a way of the class teacher personally introducing the unit of work. This will provide the teacher with the opportunity to address any particular sections of the plan, provide supporting materials (e.g. a writing frame) where appropriate and/or make reference to any prior learning. An editable example of how this might look is also included.
New plans will be released on a weekly basis every Thursday after Easter. Please check back for week 6 on Thursday 21st May.
’Read and Respond’ unit to support home learning in English and Literacy, Reception - Week 5: Trio of traditional tales
This resource includes an electronic set of plans for parents for English and Literacy in Reception.
These newly created exciting ‘Read and Respond’ units will support home learning in English and Literacy. The ‘mini units’, available for Years 1-6 inclusive, provide daily English lesson plans and have been designed for you to send home to parents on a weekly basis. (Reception guidance for Literacy is also available, though in a slightly different format).
All the plans use text extracts freely downloadable from LoveReading4Kids, Oxford Owl or websites with free audio recordings.
Week 5 topic for Reception: Trio of traditional tales
It is suggested that each unit is sent to parents with an accompanying letter as a way of the class teacher personally introducing the unit of work. This will provide the teacher with the opportunity to address any particular sections of the plan, provide supporting materials (e.g. a writing frame) where appropriate and/or make reference to any prior learning. An editable example of how this might look is also included.
New plans will be released on a weekly basis every Thursday after Easter. Please check back for week 6 on Thursday 21st May.
‘Read and Respond’ unit to support home learning in English and Literacy, Year 1 - Week 4: Bunnies
This resource includes an electronic set of plans for parents for English and Literacy for Year 1.
These newly created exciting ‘Read and Respond’ units will support home learning in English and Literacy. The ‘mini units’, available for Years 1-6 inclusive, provide daily English lesson plans and have been designed for you to send home to parents on a weekly basis. (Reception guidance for Literacy is also available, though in a slightly different format).
All the plans use text extracts freely downloadable from LoveReading4Kids, Oxford Owl or websites with free audio recordings.
Week 4 topic for Year 1: Bunnies
It is suggested that each unit is sent to parents with an accompanying letter as a way of the class teacher personally introducing the unit of work. This will provide the teacher with the opportunity to address any particular sections of the plan, provide supporting materials (e.g. a writing frame) where appropriate and/or make reference to any prior learning. An editable example of how this might look is also included.
New plans will be released on a weekly basis every Thursday after Easter. Please check back for week 5 on Thursday 14th May.
‘Read and Respond’ unit to support home learning in English and Literacy, Year 2 - Week 4: Horrid Henry
This resource includes an electronic set of plans for parents for English and Literacy for Year 2.
These newly created exciting ‘Read and Respond’ units will support home learning in English and Literacy. The ‘mini units’, available for Years 1-6 inclusive, provide daily English lesson plans and have been designed for you to send home to parents on a weekly basis. (Reception guidance for Literacy is also available, though in a slightly different format).
All the plans use text extracts freely downloadable from LoveReading4Kids, Oxford Owl or websites with free audio recordings.
Week 4 topic for Year 2: Horrid Henry
It is suggested that each unit is sent to parents with an accompanying letter as a way of the class teacher personally introducing the unit of work. This will provide the teacher with the opportunity to address any particular sections of the plan, provide supporting materials (e.g. a writing frame) where appropriate and/or make reference to any prior learning. An editable example of how this might look is also included.
New plans will be released on a weekly basis every Thursday after Easter. Please check back for week 5 on Thursday 14th May.
‘Read and Respond’ unit to support home learning in English and Literacy, Year 3 - Week 5: Shoes.
This resource includes an electronic set of plans for parents for English and Literacy for Year 3.
These newly created exciting ‘Read and Respond’ units will support home learning in English and Literacy. The ‘mini units’, available for Years 1-6 inclusive, provide daily English lesson plans and have been designed for you to send home to parents on a weekly basis. (Reception guidance for Literacy is also available, though in a slightly different format).
All the plans use text extracts freely downloadable from LoveReading4Kids, Oxford Owl or websites with free audio recordings.
Week 5 topic for Year 3: Shoes.
It is suggested that each unit is sent to parents with an accompanying letter as a way of the class teacher personally introducing the unit of work. This will provide the teacher with the opportunity to address any particular sections of the plan, provide supporting materials (e.g. a writing frame) where appropriate and/or make reference to any prior learning. An editable example of how this might look is also included.
New plans will be released on a weekly basis every Thursday after Easter. Please check back for week 6 on Thursday 21st May.
‘Read and Respond’ unit to support home learning in English and Literacy, Year 4 - Week 4: The Abominables.
This resource includes an electronic set of plans for parents for English and Literacy for Year 4.
These newly created exciting ‘Read and Respond’ units will support home learning in English and Literacy. The ‘mini units’, available for Years 1-6 inclusive, provide daily English lesson plans and have been designed for you to send home to parents on a weekly basis. (Reception guidance for Literacy is also available, though in a slightly different format).
All the plans use text extracts freely downloadable from LoveReading4Kids, Oxford Owl or websites with free audio recordings.
Week 4 topic for Year 4: The Abominables.
It is suggested that each unit is sent to parents with an accompanying letter as a way of the class teacher personally introducing the unit of work. This will provide the teacher with the opportunity to address any particular sections of the plan, provide supporting materials (e.g. a writing frame) where appropriate and/or make reference to any prior learning. An editable example of how this might look is also included.
New plans will be released on a weekly basis every Thursday after Easter. Please check back for week 5 on Thursday 14th May.
‘Read and Respond’ unit to support home learning in English and Literacy, Year 5 - Week 5: Titanic.
This resource includes an electronic set of plans for parents for English and Literacy for Year 5.
These newly created exciting ‘Read and Respond’ units will support home learning in English and Literacy. The ‘mini units’, available for Years 1-6 inclusive, provide daily English lesson plans and have been designed for you to send home to parents on a weekly basis. (Reception guidance for Literacy is also available, though in a slightly different format).
All the plans use text extracts freely downloadable from LoveReading4Kids, Oxford Owl or websites with free audio recordings.
Week 5 topic for Year 5: Titanic.
It is suggested that each unit is sent to parents with an accompanying letter as a way of the class teacher personally introducing the unit of work. This will provide the teacher with the opportunity to address any particular sections of the plan, provide supporting materials (e.g. a writing frame) where appropriate and/or make reference to any prior learning. An editable example of how this might look is also included.
New plans will be released on a weekly basis every Thursday after Easter. Please check back for week 6 on Thursday 21st May.
‘Read and Respond’ unit to support home learning in English and Literacy, Year 6 - Week 4: Robots - Part Two.
This resource includes an electronic set of plans for parents for English and Literacy for Year 6.
These newly created exciting ‘Read and Respond’ units will support home learning in English and Literacy. The ‘mini units’, available for Years 1-6 inclusive, provide daily English lesson plans and have been designed for you to send home to parents on a weekly basis. (Reception guidance for Literacy is also available, though in a slightly different format).
All the plans use text extracts freely downloadable from LoveReading4Kids, Oxford Owl or websites with free audio recordings.
Week 4 topic for Year 6: Robots - Part Two.
It is suggested that each unit is sent to parents with an accompanying letter as a way of the class teacher personally introducing the unit of work. This will provide the teacher with the opportunity to address any particular sections of the plan, provide supporting materials (e.g. a writing frame) where appropriate and/or make reference to any prior learning. An editable example of how this might look is also included.
New plans will be released on a weekly basis every Thursday after Easter. Please check back for week 5 on Thursday 14th May.
‘Read and Respond’ unit to support home learning in English and Literacy, Year 5 - Week 1: Ancient Greece
This resource includes an electronic set of plans for parents for English and Literacy for Year 5.
These newly created exciting ‘Read and Respond’ units will support home learning in English and Literacy. The ‘mini units’, available for Years 1-6 inclusive, provide daily English lesson plans and have been designed for you to send home to parents on a weekly basis. (Reception guidance for Literacy is also available, though in a slightly different format).
All the plans use text extracts freely downloadable from LoveReading4Kids, Oxford Owl or websites with free audio recordings.
Week 1 topic for Year 5: The Greeks.
It is suggested that each unit is sent to parents with an accompanying letter as a way of the class teacher personally introducing the unit of work. This will provide the teacher with the opportunity to address any particular sections of the plan, provide supporting materials (e.g. a writing frame) where appropriate and/or make reference to any prior learning. An editable example of how this might look is also included.
New plans will be released on a weekly basis every Thursday after Easter. Please check back for week 2 on Thursday 23rd April.
‘Read and Respond’ unit to support home learning in English and Literacy, Year 1 - Week 1: Hairy Maclary
This resource includes an electronic set of plans for parents for English and Literacy for Year 1.
These newly created exciting ‘Read and Respond’ units will support home learning in English and Literacy. The ‘mini units’, available for Years 1-6 inclusive, provide daily English lesson plans and have been designed for you to send home to parents on a weekly basis. (Reception guidance for Literacy is also available, though in a slightly different format).
All the plans use text extracts freely downloadable from LoveReading4Kids, Oxford Owl or websites with free audio recordings.
Week 1 topic for Year 1: Hairy Maclary
It is suggested that each unit is sent to parents with an accompanying letter as a way of the class teacher personally introducing the unit of work. This will provide the teacher with the opportunity to address any particular sections of the plan, provide supporting materials (e.g. a writing frame) where appropriate and/or make reference to any prior learning. An editable example of how this might look is also included.
New plans will be released on a weekly basis every Thursday after Easter. Please check back for week 2 on Thursday 23rd April.
This resource includes an electronic set of plans for parents for English and Literacy from Reception to Year 6.
These newly created exciting ‘Read and Respond’ units will support home learning in English and Literacy. The ‘mini units’, available for Years 1-6 inclusive, provide daily English lesson plans and have been designed for you to send home to parents on a weekly basis. (Reception guidance for Literacy is also included, though in a slightly different format).
All the plans use text extracts freely downloadable from LoveReading4Kids, Oxford Owl or websites with free audio recordings.
Week 4 topics include: Down on the farm ( R ), Bunnies (Y1), Horrid Henry (Y2), Crocodiles (Y3), The Abominables (Y4), Inventions (Y5), Robots Part - Two (Y6).
It is suggested that each unit is sent to parents with an accompanying letter as a way of the class teacher personally introducing the unit of work. This will provide the teacher with the opportunity to address any particular sections of the plan, provide supporting materials (e.g. a writing frame) where appropriate and/or make reference to any prior learning. An editable example of how this might look is also included.
New plans will be released on a weekly basis every Thursday after Easter. Please check back for week 5 on Thursday 14th May.
This resource includes an electronic set of plans for parents for English and Literacy from Reception to Year 6.
These newly created exciting ‘Read and Respond’ units will support home learning in English and Literacy. The ‘mini units’, available for Years 1-6 inclusive, provide daily English lesson plans and have been designed for you to send home to parents on a weekly basis. (Reception guidance for Literacy is also included, though in a slightly different format).
All the plans use text extracts freely downloadable from LoveReading4Kids, Oxford Owl or websites with free audio recordings.
Week 5 topics include: Trio of traditional tales ( R ), Rumble in the Jungle (Y1), Birds (Y2), Shoes (Y3), Fantastic Beasts (Y4), Titanic (Y5), Climate change (Y6).
It is suggested that each unit is sent to parents with an accompanying letter as a way of the class teacher personally introducing the unit of work. This will provide the teacher with the opportunity to address any particular sections of the plan, provide supporting materials (e.g. a writing frame) where appropriate and/or make reference to any prior learning. An editable example of how this might look is also included.
New plans will be released on a weekly basis every Thursday after Easter. Please check back for week 6 on Thursday 21st May.
This resource includes an electronic set of plans for parents for English and Literacy from Reception to Year 6.
These newly created exciting ‘Read and Respond’ units will support home learning in English and Literacy. The ‘mini units’, available for Years 1-6 inclusive, provide daily English lesson plans and have been designed for you to send home to parents on a weekly basis. (Reception guidance for Literacy is also included, though in a slightly different format).
All the plans use text extracts freely downloadable from LoveReading4Kids, Oxford Owl or websites with free audio recordings.
Week 1 topics include: Sharks! ®, Hairy Maclary (Y1), Julia Donaldson Characters (Y2), The Twits (Y3), The Train to Impossible Places (Y4), The Greeks (Y5), It’s Magic! (Y6).
It is suggested that each unit is sent to parents with an accompanying letter as a way of the class teacher personally introducing the unit of work. This will provide the teacher with the opportunity to address any particular sections of the plan, provide supporting materials (e.g. a writing frame) where appropriate and/or make reference to any prior learning. An editable example of how this might look is also included.
New plans will be released on a weekly basis every Thursday after Easter. Please check back for week 2 on Thursday 23rd April.
