This is a great resource if you are leading any training on whole class reading. It gives you ideas about how to teach the skills for reading and how to set up comprehension questions for a text based on different a different skill each day. It also includes resource ideas, a break-down of each day and how to build in reading for pleasure.

A whole scheme of work for year 5 or 6 that could last a whole term based around Buddhism. Included is a powerpoint which tells the story of the life of the Buddha in child-friendly speak. Includes learning intentions, success criteria, teaching points and suggested activities.

A whole scheme of work that could last for a term based around justice and freedom. Focuses on different religions and was designed to be a transition unit from year 6 to 7 for RE. Includes learning intentions and success criteria, suggested teaching ideas and activities for each lesson. Ideas for both AT1 and AT2 learning.

A unit of art - 3/4 lessons long based around the title ‘Who I am.’ Children learn how to sketch self-portraits using photos of themselves; practice printing using different medium and work on their colour mixing and pairing skills. This culminates in a multi-media piece whereby they use all of their skills to create a picture of themselves with a layered background of 2 tone colours and prints with their self-portrait. This links well to PSHE and to the book Wonder.

Three lessons based around the question ‘What can we learn from great leaders and inspiring examples in today’s world?’ The unit explores what qualities inspirational leaders have and then explores religious leaders such as Gandhi and Buddha and how they put their beliefs into action. The unit includes objectives, main teaching input, activities and differentiation to support SEN pupils and stretch the challenge the most able.

This is a full medium term plan for sewing worry monsters. It could serve as Art or DT. The plan includes full lessons; differentiation for extending greater depth children and supporting SEND children; activities to complete; learning objectives and ideas for how to sew the worry monster. It’s a great activity for year 5/6 children when they first move into their new year group and it’s something they can keep.

This English unit of work runs over 6 weeks and is based around the book ‘Stories from the Silk Road.’ It is the best way that I have found to enliven the topic ‘Islamic Civilisations’ and ensure that children learn deeply about it and this year, we taught it online, so it works well remotely. The plans include starters, main teaching, activities and differentiation, and I have uploaded all of the worksheets that I made to go alongside the unit. I can’t upload the smartboards due to copyright laws, so if you buy the unit and want these, leave me a comment with your email address and I can send them over to you.

This is a whole English lesson on the perfect progressive tense, aimed at year 6. It includes a smartboard with definitions and worked examples and a worksheet to practice this tense with answers and a differentiated sheet for children working below the year group. It’s hard to find anything on the internet for this part of grammar which is why I created it! I have also exported and uploaded the smartboard as a PDF in case your do not have notebook software.

This is a knowledge organiser for World War II. It includes a basic timeline, key vocabulary, leaders and a map of the allies and axis (I’ve had to delete the image as I don’t own it but it’s easy to find one on the internet!). I’ve also uploaded a differentiated one for SEND children. This can be used as an assessment guide, but also for parents and children to learn some basics about WWII at home.

This is a week’s worth of reading activities based around Act 1, Scene 1 of the Tempest. I can’t upload the text, but you can find it online or leave me your email address in the comments and I’ll send you it on email. The work is based around 5 days of activities around the reading skills - fluency, vocabulary, retrieval and inference and includes a mini-comprehension at the end. I have also included a lower ability version for children who might struggle with this which has snippets of the text included to support.

This resource is for years5/6 whole class guided reading. It focuses on a different skill each day and includes answers. It’s made a real difference to the level of reading in my class. You will need to download the poem ‘Talking Turkeys’ online, but it’s easy to find for free. The idea is to teach the skills and then take away the support a bit more each day so that by Friday, the children work independently.

Templates that you can use across the whole school for planning, teaching, recording and assessing group guided reading. Includes a page of question stems to use and pages to plan questions and record children’s answers on. Also includes the reading curriculum for each year group to help teachers focus in on key stems.

Full set of planning for writing horror stories based on the graphic novel and the novel Silverfin (young bond) by Charlie Higson. Fully differentiated with starters that link to grammar and resources to go with the lessons. The unit explores the features, language and structure of horror stories using the text and then culminates in the children writing their own horror story using the first few pages of the graphic novel Silverfin. Especially great for getting reluctant boys engaged!

A medium term plan for learning about World War II. It includes full lesson plans; differentiation for greater depth and SEN children; learning objectives linked to the NC; activities for the children to do including cross-curricular writing and examples of resources, such as books and websites, that can be used in lessons to support learning. It runs alongside my RE unit about the Holocaust, which you can purchase from my author page. They could be put together as one big History unit.

A unit of work to introduce children from year 3 or 4 to Judaism. Includes learning intentions, success criteria, teaching points and activity ideas. Could last a whole term. Lots of AT1 and AT2 learning.

A half-termly unit of work to introduce children to Sikhism. Includes learning intentions, teaching points and suggested activities. There is also a preparation lesson for visiting a Gurdwara.

A unit of work that could last a term for years 5 or 6 based around the 5 Pillars of Islam. Included are learning intentions, success criteria, suggested teaching points and ideas for activities. Lots of scope for teaching and learning through AT1 and AT2.

RE unit of work to introduce year 1 or 2 children to who Christians believe Jesus was through his parables. Includes learning intentions, teaching points and suggested activities. Lots of AT1 and AT2 learning and active tasks such as drama.