Narrative poetry planning frame and success rubric - editable

Reading report comment bank created for year 5 but would work for years 4-6. Varied sentence structure and abilities catered for. A full class of full paragraph comments including. Names and nouns replaced with X for ease of editing.

Full paragraph writing report comments. Written for year 5 but could be used for KS2 in general. Names and pronouns replaced with X for easy editing and adaptation. A full class of comments included.

A planning sheet designed to help with the planning process of writing a diary from the perspective of two different characters. Suitable for KS2 and KS3. Print in A3 for best use. I will be using this with my year 6 class to help them write in the style of Harry and Dudley from Harry Potter. They will be comparing the different points of view during the letter delivery scene. The skills section is there so they can include the literary techniques/year 6 writing skills they are planning to use.

Mystery Story Pack made for year 3 to suit KS2 including differentiated features checklists, guided write opener, differentiated planning sheets, useful mystery words and a descriptive prompt sheet. Can be used over 4-5 lessons.

10 pages of end of term activities and reflections. Great for finishing work or a one off lesson (maybe more for younger students!)

Each of the 100 high frequency words on an individual space-themed card. Can be used as flashcards or on display. Eight words per A4 paper as well as four blank cards for you to write on.

Exploring Older Literature - The Railway Children - Power of Perspective PowerPoint presentation full of drama activities to support writing from different perspectives. Intro slides plus 5 activity slides.

Story mountain planning guide. Great for printing out double sided in a3. Features story mountain template with lines for planning and each section of story mountain explained in colour code on the back. This includes reminders of literary techniques appropriate for different parts of a story.

Letter to santa writing frames in two formats. One is in traditional letter format and other has lines to write on Santa's beard. Both feature festive designs including Father Christmas!

pdf Presentation of various Critical thinking exercises great for lesson warm up or start/end of day routine. Suitable for year 3 +

Professional looking, double sided pen licence template including space for student photo, name, date and signatures. The back of the licence includes editable terms and conditions of owning the licence. Students love these when printed off and laminated! Big hit in all schools I have been in.

Newspaper writing frame template including blank copy and guidance copy for each section - editable

Word Searches for all occasions including Halloween, Christmas, Easter and each season.

Termly overviews of spellings to teach including a list of 12 to test each week. Spellings to test each week consist of 6 from the taught words, 2 unseen following the week’s rule, 2 from a previous week and 2 from the statutory/common exception list. A basic PowerPoint for each week giving a quick explanation of the rule, any useful links and the list of words for children to copy. All three terms included with gaps for SATs week and internal assessments.

Adventure story planning sheet made for year 3 students but suitable for KS2. Differentiated through increased scaffolded questioning and based on story mountain.

Venn diagram activity - perfect for a literacy starter. Students can sort the different genres into the Venn diagram to classify fiction or non-fiction.

Repeat after me!